Coimbatore District

One Mark Questions Test November – 2023

Social Science
Time : 1.00 hr CLASS – 10 Marks : 100
Choose the correct answer: 70X1=70
1. Which country emerged as the strongest in East Asia towards the close of nineteenth century?
a) China b) Japan c) Korea d) Mongolia
2. To which country did the first Secretary General of League of Nations belong?
a) Britain b) France c) Dutch d) USA
3. With whom of the following was the Lateran Treaty signed by Italy?
a) Germany b) Russia c) Pope d) Spain
4. Which part of the world disliked dollar imperialism?
a) Europe b) Latin America c) India d) China
5. Who initiated the formation of League of Nations?
a) Roosevelt b) Chamberlain c) Woodrow Wilson d) Baldwin
6. When was the Charter of the UN signed?
a) June 26, 1942 b) June 26, 1945 c) January 1, 1942 d) January 1, 1945
7. When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
a) 1979 b) 1989 c) 1990 d) 1991
8. Who was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association?
a) M.G. Ranade b) Devendranath Tagore c ) Jyotiba Phule d) Ayyankali
9. Who issued the Tiruchirappalli proclamation of Independence?
a) Marudhu brothers b) Puli Thevar c) Veerapandya Kattabomman d) Gopala Nayak
10. Where were the sons of Tipu Sultan sent after the Vellore Revolt?
a) Calcutta b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Mysore
11. When did the Partition of Bengal come into effect?
a) 19 June 1905 b) 18 July 1906 c) 19 August 1907 d) 16 October 1905
12. Who set up the first Home Rule League in April 1916?
a) Annie Basant b) Bipin Chandra Pal c) Lala Lajpat Rai d) Tilak
13. Which Act introduced Provincial Autonomy?
a) 1858 Act b) Indian Councils Act, 1909 c) Government of India Act, 1919 d) Government of India Act, 1935
14. Who was arrested during the anti-Rowlatt protests in Amritsar?
a) Motilal Nehru b) Saifuddin Kitchlew c) Mohamed Ali d) Raj Kumar Shukla
15. Who set up the satyagraha camp in Udyavanam near Madras?
a) K. Kamaraj b) C. Rajaji c) K. Santhanam d) T. Prakasam
16. ……………………established a full-fledged printing press in 1709, at Tranquebar.
a) Caldwell b) F.W. Ellis c) Ziegenbalg d) Meenakshisundaram
17. India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in ……….
a) 1918 b) 1917 c) 1916 d) 1914
18. _________ River is known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’. a. Narmada b. Godavari c. Kosi d. Damodar
19. _____________ Plains are formed by the older alluviums. a. Bhabar b. Tarai c. Bhangar d. Khadar
20. Western disturbances cause rainfall in _________. a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Punjab d) Madhya Pradesh
21. Climate of India is labelled as _________.
a) Tropical humid b) Equatorial Climate c) Tropical Monsoon Climate d) Temperate Climate
22. _________ dam is the highest gravity dam in India.
a) Hirakud dam b) Bhakra Nangal dam c) Mettur dam d) Nagarjuna Sagar dam
23. The soil which is rich in iron oxides is __________. a) Alluvial b) Black c) Red d) Alkaline
24. The Anthracite coal has ___________.
a) 80 to 95% Carbon b) Above 70% Carbon c) 60 to 70% Carbon d) Below 50% Carbon
25. The famous Sindri Fertilizer Plant is located in…….. a) Jharkhand b) Bihar c) Rajasthan d) Assam
26. The length of Golden Quadrilateral superhighways in India is a) 5846 km b) 5942 km c) 5630 km d) 5800 km
27. The National Remote sensing Centre(NRSC) is located at . a) Bengaluru b) Chennai c) Delhi d) Hyderabad
28. The latitudinal extent of Tamil Nadu is
a) 8°5′N to 13°35′N b) 8°5′S to 13°35′S c) 8°0′N to 13°5′N d) 8°0′S to 13°05′S
29. The district with largest mangrove forest cover in Tamil Nadu is
a) Ramanathapuram b) Nagapattinam c) Cuddalore d) Theni
30. Which of the following passes is not located in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu?
a) Palghat b) Shencottah c) Bhorghat d) Achankoil
31. The delta which is known as Granary of South India is
a) Cauvery delta b) Mahanadi delta c) Godavari delta d) Krishna delta
32. Second staple food of the people of Tamil Nadu is……… a) Pulses b) Millets c) Oilseeds d) Rice
33. How many times has the Preamble to the Constitution of India amended? (a) Once (b) Twice (c) Thrice (d) Never
34. We borrowed the Fundamental Duties from the
(a) American Constitution (b) Canadian Constitution (c) Russian Constitution (d) Irish Constitution
35. The Constitutional Head of the Union is
a) The President b) The Chief Justice c) The Prime Minister d) Council of Ministers
36. What is minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha?
a) 18 years b) 21 years c) 25 years d) 30 years
37. Which among the following is not one of the powers of the Governor?
(a) Legislative (b) Executive (c) Judicial (d) Diplomatic
38. The High Courts in India were first started at
(a) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras (b) Delhi and Calcutta (c) Delhi, Calcutta, Madras (d) Calcutta, Madras, Delhi
39. The Panchaseel treaty has been signed between
a) India and Nepal b) India and Pakistan c) India and China d) India and Sri Lanka
40. Non – military issues are……. a) Energy security b) Water security c) Pandemics d) All the above.
41. Mc Mahon Line is a border between
a) Burma and India b) India and Nepal c) India and China d) India and Bhutan
42. Which two island countries are India’s neighbours?
a) Sri Lanka and Andaman island b) Maldieves and Lakshadweep island
c) Maldieves and Nicobar island d) Sri Lanka and Maldieves
43. Primary sector consist of a) Agriculture b) Automobiles c) Trade d) Banking
44. India’s life expectancy at birth is ______ years. a) 65 b) 60 c) 70 d) 55
45. Who is the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
a) Ministerial conference b) Director General c) Deputy Director General d) None of these
46. GATT’s first round held in a) Tokyo b) Uruguay c) Torquay d) Geneva
47. ………… extended assistance through its Public Law 480.
a) United States of America b) India c) Singapore d) UK
48. ………. is the only state in India to adopt universal PDS. a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Karnataka
49. Income tax was introduced in india for the first time in the year __________ . a) 1860 b) 1870 c) 1880 d) 1850
50. The three levels of governments in India are
a) Union, state and local b) Central, state and village c) Union, municipality and panchayat d) None of the above
51. ‘The Detroit of Asia’ is ___________. a) Tuticorin b) Coimbatore c) Chennai d) Madurai
52. Which one of the following is not a industrial developing agency? a) TIDCO b) SIDCO c) MEPZ d) SIPCOT

Choose the correct statement :

53. Assertion: A new wave of economic nationalism which expressed itself in protectionism affected the world trade.
Reason: This was because the USA was not willing to provide economic aid to the debtor countries.
a) Both A and R are correct b) A is right but R is not the correct explanation
c) Both A and R are wrong d) R is right but it has no relevance to A

54. i) In 1948, the Soviets had established left wing government in the countries of Eastern Europe that had been
liberated by the Soviet Army.
ii) The chief objective of NATO was to preserve peace and security in the North Atlantic region.
iii) The member countries of SEATO were committed to prevent democracy from gaining ground in the region.
iv) Britain used the atomic bomb against Japan to convey its destructive capability to the USSR.
a) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct b) (i) and (ii) are correct c) (iii) and (iv) are correct d) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

55. Assertion (A):Puli Thevar tried to get the support of Hyder Ali and the French.
Reason (R): Hyder Ali could not help Puli Thevar as he was already in a serious conflict with the Marathas.
a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
b) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
c) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
d) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct

Fill in the blanks :

56. In the Balkans…….. had mixed population.
57.The Vietnam Nationalist Party was formed in ………..
58. Britain Prime Minister …….. resigned in 1940.
59. …….. was known as the “Father of modern China”.
60.Ramakrishna Mission was established by …………
61.The Palayakkarars system was put in place in Tamil Nadu by ……….
62.Chota Nagpur Act was passed in the year …………..
63.Khilafat Movement was led by………..
64. ……………….was the founder of the Madras branch of the Muslim League.
65.The first Woman Legislator in India was ……….
66. A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as ……………….
67.Sesahachalam hills, a Biosphere reserve is situated in ………….
68.The city which is called as the Manchester of South India is………..
69. The major import item of India is………….
70. The plateau which lies between the Nilgiris and Dharmapuri districts is …………..

71. 1900 - 1920 Draw Two timelines for the given years. 2X5=10
i) 5 Indian events
ii) 5 world events

72. Mark the following countries on the world map. 10X1=10

i. Great Britain ii. Germany iii. France iv. Italy v. Morocco vi. Turkey vii. Serbia viii. Greece ix. Russia x. Japan

73. Mark the following places on the map of India 10X1=10

i.Karakoram Range ii. River Ganga iii. Malwa Plateau iv.Direction of South-West monsoon winds v.Gulf of Mannar
vi.Coffee growing area vii.Andaman Nicobar Islands viii. A region of black soil ix. Chilika lake x.Mount Everest