Social Science Chapter 21 : SOCIEAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES

SOCIAL SCIENCE CHAPTER 21. SOCIEAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES

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1. The activity against one's own government with the help of local people is called ....
   1.   Terrorism
   2.   Insurgency
   3.   Guerrilla
   4.   Communal riot
2. Which state is surrounded on three sides by the borders of Bangladesh?
   1.   Nagaland
   2.   Tripura
   3.   Assam
   4.   Arunachal Pradesh
3. In which year was our country divided?
   1.   1944
   2.   1947
   3.   1942
   4.   1948
4. Which one of the following statements is not true?
   1.   Assam has been influenced by many militant organizations.
   2.   India has never supported terrorism.
   3.   Insurgency has a wider meaning than terrorism.
   4.   There is a very thin line between terrorism and insurgency.
5. Which Article of the Constitution gives protection to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes against social injustice and other types of exploitation?
   1.   19
   2.   15
   3.   46
   4.   29
6. Which one of the following statements is not true?
   1.   People migrate elsewhere for business due to terrorism.
   2.   Terrorism leads to social unity.
   3.   Terrorism diminishes the feelings of brotherhood.
   4.   Terrorism flares up the communal conflicts very often.
7. Find the wrongly matched pair.
   1.   BLTF-Nagaland
   2.   KNA - Manipur
   3.   TUJF - Tripura
   4.   ULFA-Assam
8. Which separate state was demanded by the militant organisation of Punjab?
   1.   Uttarakhand
   2.   Punjab
   3.   Arunachal Pradesh
   4.   Khalistan
9. What per cent of jobs are reserved for Scheduled Castes in every state?
   1.   15%
   2.   21%
   3.   7.5%
   4.   10%
10. Which operation was carried out by the army to remove the terrorists from the Golden Temple of Amritsar?
    1.   Operation Blue Star
    2.   Operation Blue
    3.   Operation Golden Star
    4.   Operation Punjab
11. In which five year plan, hostels were opened and a scheme was launched to offer scholarship to children of backward castes?
    1.   Second
    2.   Fourth
    3.   Third
    4.   First
12. People of which religions are included in the list of scheduled castes?
    1.   Hindu and Christian
    2.   Buddhist and Sikh
    3.   Christian and Sikh
    4.   Hindu and Sikh
13. After which year did terrorism increase in Jammu-Kashmir?
    1.   1988
    2.   1998
    3.   1962
    4.   1971
14. State government provides facilities for the children of minorities to get education in their ....
    1.   regional language
    2.   foreign language
    3.   national language
    4.   mother tongue
15. Which state has been influenced by many militant organizations?
    1.   Manipur
    2.   Tripura
    3.   Assam
    4.   Nagaland
16. What are the factors responsible for social tension and inter-class violence?
    1.   casteism and secularism
    2.   secularism and non-secularism
    3.   regionalism and political groupism
    4.   casteism and linguistic barrier
17. Which one of the following statements is not true?
    1.   For revolutionary every citizen of the country is a brother.
    2.   Terrorism is a national problem.
    3.   The terrorists do not care for any citizen.
    4.   Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides.
18. By whose order the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has been specially referred to on the advice of the governor of the respective states?
    1.   Speaker of Parliament
    2.   Chief Minister
    3.   Vice President
    4.   President
19. As which castes are the castes included in the schedule of the Article 341 of the Constitution known?
    1.   minority
    2.   all tribe
    3.   scheduled tribes
    4.   scheduled castes
20. To believe or follow a religion or a sect is said to be ....
    1.   non-communalism
    2.   religiousness
    3.   conversion
    4.   secularism
21. When was Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Organization founded?
    1.   1992
    2.   1995
    3.   1998
    4.   1985
22. What per cent of jobs are reserved for Scheduled Tribes?
    1.   9%
    2.   15%
    3.   7.5%
    4.   12%
23. In which state of India is there no insurgency?
    1.   Assam
    2.   Andhra Pradesh
    3.   Gujarat
    4.   Chhatisgadh
24. How many backward castes did the Mandal Commission list?
    1.   82
    2.   3743
    3.   52
    4.   3651
25. On what is the social structure of India based?
    1.   Casteism
    2.   Religion
    3.   Communalism
    4.   Groupism
26. One of the greatest challenges against the unity and oneness of India is .... OR Which factor is a hindrance in the development of person, society and country?
    1.   communalism
    2.   regionalism
    3.   linguisticism
    4.   casteism
27. Those people, who are isolated geographically, living a separate social lifestyle, have different culture and are economically and educationally backward, are identified as ........
    1.   non-developed castes
    2.   minority castes
    3.   scheduled tribes
    4.   scheduled castes
28. What is formed for backward castes?
    1.   Gandhi commission
    2.   Ambedkar commission
    3.   National commission
    4.   Indira commission
29. Find the wrongly matched pair.
    1.   KNF – Arunachal Pradesh
    2.   NDBF-Assam
    3.   NSCN - Nagaland
    4.   NLFT-Tripura
30. Who determines the list of the communities under Articles 341 and 342?
    1.   The Vice president
    2.   The Governor
    3.   The President
    4.   The Prime Minister
31. To which state do ULFA and UMF naxalite organizations belong?
    1.   Tripura
    2.   Manipur
    3.   Assam
    4.   Nagaland
32. Which people do not believe in human rights?
    1.   Nationalists
    2.   Terrorists
    3.   Fundamentalists
    4.   Revolutionaries
33. People who compare religions and declare or try to prove that their religion is different and the best are called....
    1.   naxalites
    2.   fanatics
    3.   liberalists
    4.   terrorists
34. Which one is not the factor for stimulating insurgency in north-east India?
    1.   Numerous tribes
    2.   Forested and mountainous region
    3.   Cooperation of the government
    4.   Relations between terrorists organizations
35. In which state is the oldest uprising activity going on in the north-east India?
    1.   Manipur
    2.   Nagaland
    3.   Meghalaya
    4.   Arunachal Pradesh
36. In which state of India Naxalite originated?
    1.   West Bengal
    2.   Orissa
    3.   Bihar
    4.   Andra Pradesh
37. The insurgent organizations. named NLFT and ATTF belong to the state ..........
    1.   Meghalay
    2.   Arunachal Pradesh
    3.   Tripura
    4.   Nagaland
38. Which Article of the Constitution gives recognition to the scheduled castes?
    1.   341
    2.   342
    3.   345
    4.   346
39. In which House of the Indian Parliament is there no reservation for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe?
    1.   Assembly
    2.   Vidhan Parishad
    3.   Lok Sabha
    4.   Rajya Sabha
40. Which sentiment prevails among the people of India because of humaneness respect for all religion and tolerance ?
    1.   sacrifice
    2.   unity
    3.   communalism
    4.   diversity
41. Which state has suffered the most because of terrorists?
    1.   Gujarat
    2.   Jammu-Kashmir
    3.   Maharashtra
    4.   Uttar Pradesh
42. What is the local form of terrorism?
    1.   Insurgency
    2.   Conflicts
    3.   Crime
    4.   Intrusion
43. What type of problem is terrorism?
    1.   Regional
    2.   National
    3.   Provincial
    4.   Global
44. When was Nagaland declared a separate state?
    1.   1963
    2.   1972
    3.   1951
    4.   1965
45. Which Article of the Constitution makes provision for reservation in state government jobs?
    1.   19(9)
    2.   16(6)
    3.   13 (3)
    4.   16(4)
46. Being inspired by whose leadership in China. Naxalites started their insurgency movement in India?
    1.   Dr Sia-Yat-Tsung
    2.   Chi-Hwang-Tina
    3.   Mao-Tse-Tung
    4.   Sumo-Yat-Senna
47. In which state was there an insurgency for the demand of separate Khalistan?
    1.   Jammu-Kashmir
    2.   Punjab
    3.   Madhya Pradesh
    4.   Himachal Pradesh
48. Which people are in majority in India?
    1.   Muslim
    2.   Jain
    3.   Hindu
    4.   Christian
49. Which is the single largest minority in India?
    1.   Christian
    2.   Sikh
    3.   Muslim
    4.   Parsi
50. The concept of minority at national level......... from that at the state level.
    1.   lowers
    2.   highers
    3.   differs
    4.   opposes
51. In which state is Naxalbari region situated?
    1.   West Bengal
    2.   Assam
    3.   Orissa
    4.   Bihar
52. Which Panch was appointed for the 'other socially and educationally backward, classes' in 1972 in Gujarat?
    1.   Desai Panch
    2.   Nanda Panch
    3.   Kshatriya Panch
    4.   Baxi Panch
53. Which Article of the Constitution has abolished 'untouchability'?
    1.   17
    2.   32
    3.   29
    4.   15
54. According to the early concept, the social structure was based on ...........
    1.   economic arrangement
    2.   professional arrangement
    3.   state arrangement
    4.   religious arrangement
55. What per cent reservation in educational institutions in Gujarat was recommended by the Baxi Panch?
    1.   12%
    2.   10%
    3.   5%
    4.   7%
56. Which national award is given for the welfare, upliftment, social change, capacity, justice and human respect?
    1.   Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru national award
    2.   National gaurav award
    3.   Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar national award
    4.   Mahatma Gandhi national award
57. Any educational institution taking government grant cannot impart ..........education.
    1.   Science
    2.   religious
    3.   language
    4.   script
58. Which association is formed by illegal inhabitants of Tripura?
    1.   Tripura Tigers Force
    2.   Tripura Upajati Jupa Samiti
    3.   Kuki National Front
    4.   National Liberation Front of Tripura
59. Which commission had prepared a list of 3743 types of backward class communities in 1978?
    1.   Desai Commission
    2.   Libahhan Commission
    3.   Mandal Commission
    4.   Baxi Commission
60. What is the demand of NDFB and NBLT naxalite organizations?
    1.   United Assam
    2.   United Bodoland
    3.   Separate Bodoland
    4.   United Nagaland
61. Thousands of Pandit families have left their native place and are living as refugees in other states. Which state did they belong to originally?
    1.   Uttar Pradesh
    2.   Punjab
    3.   Kashmir
    4.   Delhi
62. According to which Article, every citizen of India has a right to preserve a cultural set up of his own?
    1.   18
    2.   15
    3.   29
    4.   42
63. In which state do the organizations of Naga and Kuki fight for political and religious purposes?
    1.   Meghalaya
    2.   Nagaland
    3.   Tripura
    4.   Manipur
64. What is the percentage of reservation in government jobs for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes?
    1.   15% and 8.5%
    2.   15% and 7.5%
    3.   7.5% and 15%
    4.   8.5% and 15%
65. Terrorism leads to .......... of the society.
    1.   Unity
    2.   Integration
    3.   Love for Nation
    4.   Disintegration
66. Where did the army carry out 'Operation Blue Star' to remove the terrorists?
    1.   Red Fort of Delhi
    2.   Golden Temple of Amritsar
    3.   Ram Mandir of Ayodhya
    4.   Jalianwala Bagh of Amritsar
67. Which type of country India is?
    1.   Secular
    2.   Hinduism
    3.   Casteism
    4.   Communal
68. Which Article of the Constitution gives recognition to the scheduled tribes?
    1.   343
    2.   342
    3.   341
    4.   340
69. Which is the dangerous organization that was born to fight against foreigners?
    1.   Naxalite
    2.   Kuki
    3.   Maoist
    4.   ULFA
70. Which tribes live in far off forests and hilly regions?
    1.   scheduled castes
    2.   obc tribes
    3.   scheduled tribes
    4.   hilly tribes
71. What is the base to decide scheduled castes?
    1.   Caste
    2.   Religion
    3.   Communalism
    4.   Untouchability
72. Recognition should not be given to any party having a ....... bias.
    1.   regional
    2.   cultural
    3.   national
    4.   communal
73. How many backward classes did the Baxi Panch list?
    1.   27
    2.   52
    3.   10
    4.   82
74. Due to multi-religious country, India has become a land of ............. treasure.
    1.   cultural
    2.   communal
    3.   political
    4.   religious
75. A person who fights without any personal gain and due to his love for motherland is known as .........
    1.   Revolutionary
    2.   Fighter
    3.   Leaders
    4.   Rebel
76. Which Article of the Constitution empowers the Governors to create special laws for the benefit of the scheduled tribes and protect them?
    1.   19 (5)
    2.   14 (8)
    3.   16 (6)
    4.   12 (7)
77. What is directly affected by terrorism?
    1.   Social
    2.   Religious
    3.   Regional economy
    4.   Political
78. When did the naxalite movement start in India?
    1.   1963
    2.   1967
    3.   1980
    4.   1988
79. Find the wrongly matched pair.
    1.   ATTF-Tripura
    2.   NSCN - Bodoland
    3.   Naxalites - West Bengal
    4.   UMF-Assam
80. What have the people of India achieved through their collective efforts while forgetting religion, caste and language?
    1.   freedom
    2.   tolerance
    3.   liberty
    4.   non-secularism
81. From what point of view do the fanatics see the citizen?
    1.   Divided
    2.   Cultural
    3.   Social
    4.   Communal
82. NLFT: Tripura: ULFA: ....
    1.   Nagaland
    2.   Andhra Pradesh
    3.   Punjab
    4.   Assam
83. Find the wrongly matched pair.
    1.   Article 342 - schedule tribe
    2.   Largest minority community - Hindus
    3.   Article 341-schedule caste
    4.   Communal act - against the feelings of constitution
84. Which commission has formulated the policy for backward class?
    1.   Election Commission
    2.   Mandal Commission
    3.   Baxi Panch
    4.   Schedule caste cell
85. What is the percentage of reserved seats in government jobs for the backward classes listed by the Mandal Commission?
    1.   52
    2.   40
    3.   27
    4.   14
86. Which castes are included in the schedule of the Article 342 of the Constitution?
    1.   majority castes
    2.   minority castes
    3.   scheduled castes
    4.   scheduled tribes
87. According to which Article of the Constitution, can the state not discriminate against any citizen?
    1.   28
    2.   29
    3.   15
    4.   18
88. Which is a global problem?
    1.   Communalism
    2.   Fascism
    3.   Terrorism
    4.   Casteism