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Q.1) With reference to India, the terms „Halbi, d) Sachar Committee

ho and Kui‟ pertain to:
a) Dance forms of Northwest India Q.5) Social Justice has been ensured in various
b) Musical instruments provisions of the Constitution of India. In this
c) Pre-historic cave paintings context, which of the following best reflects
the term Social Justice:
d) Tribal languages
a) Guaranteeing equal outcomes for all
individuals.
Q.2) With respect to Scheduled Tribes in India,
b) Eliminating barriers that disadvantage all
consider the following statements:
citizens.
1. Only Parliament can amend the list of
c) Providing equal access to resources and
Scheduled Tribes by adding or removing
opportunities.
communities through legislation.
d) Upholding the same legal rights for
2. According to the latest Census, the tribal
everyone regardless of background.
population in India has declined to less
than 7 percent of total population.
Which of the statements given above is/are Q.6) Which fundamental right safeguards the
correct? rights of Parsis to act as custodians of their
cultural heritage and enable them to
a) 1 only
determine the methods for its preservation?
b) 2 only
a) Right to practice and propagate their
c) Both 1 and 2
religion freely
d) Neither 1 nor 2
b) Right to equality
c) Cultural and Educational Rights
Q.3) Consider the following criteria:
d) Right to freedom of speech and expression
1. Indications of primitive traits
2. Geographical isolation
Q.7) Which of the following statements is not
3. Distinctive culture correct regarding the provisions of The
4. Income levels Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
5. Shyness of contact with the community at (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989?
large a) Coercing a member of Scheduled Caste or
How many of the criteria given above are Scheduled Tribe to consume inedible or
considered for the specification of a offensive substances is crime under the Act.
community as a Scheduled Tribe in India as b) The Act penalizes those who wrongfully
laid out by Lokur Committee of 1965? occupy or cultivate land belonging to a
a) Only two member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled
b) Only three Tribe.
c) Only four c) Non-Scheduled Caste or Non-Scheduled
d) All five Tribe public servants who intentionally
neglect their duties under this Act may face
imprisonment from six months to one year.
Q.4) Which of the following committee
d) The economic boycott of members of
examined the social, economic, and
Scheduled Tribes or Scheduled Castes is
educational status of the Muslim community in
not an offence under this act.
India?
a) Xaxa Committee
b) Lakdawala Committee
c) Elwin Committee

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Q.8) Consider the following Rights: c) All three

1. Rights of self-cultivation and habitation d) None
2. Right to grazing, fishing, and access to
water bodies in forests Q.11) With reference to land reforms in
3. Community right to intellectual property independent India, which one of the following
and traditional knowledge statements is correct?
4. Right to protect, regenerate, conserve, or a) The ceiling laws were aimed at family
manage community forest resources holdings and not individual holdings.
5. Right to unrestricted commercial b) The major aim of land reforms was to
exploitation of forest resources provide agricultural land to all the landless.
How many of the rights given above are c) It resulted in the cultivation of cash crops
provided to the forest dwelling tribal as a predominant form of cultivation.
communities and other traditional forest d) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to
dwellers under the provisions of Scheduled the ceiling limits.
Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006? Q.12) Consider the following statements:
a) Only two Assertion (A): According to the Economic
b) Only three Survey 2022-23, The Total Fertility Rate of
c) Only four Kerala is 1.8 whereas that of Bihar is 3.0.
d) All five Reason (R): Kerala has a higher level of
education, income and urbanization as
Q.9) Consider the following statements compared to Bihar.
regarding birth rate and death rate in India: Select the correct answer using the codes
1. Unlike birth rate, death rate has not given below:
registered a sharp fall in India in last couple a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct
of decades. explanation of A.
2. The availability of medical facilities and b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
scientific advancements has made correct explanation of A.
childbirth in India safer and more c) A is true but R is false.
accessible. d) A is false but R is true.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? Q.13) Which of the following situations most
a) 1 only appropriately manifests the concept of 'Social
b) 2 only Capital'?
c) Both 1 and 2 a) Reduced crime rates in a community with
d) Neither 1 nor 2 strong social bonds.
b) An expanded tax base in a country, leading
Q.10) In the context of „social movements‟, to increased public spending on healthcare
consider the following statements: and education.
1. It is a sustained collective action most often c) Construction of the road and railway
directed against government policy. network in the country to improve the
2. Members participating in a social quality of life of her citizens.
movement have shared objectives and d) Government investments in natural
ideologies. resources to foster sustainable
3. They are essentially spontaneous and development.
disorganized.
How many statements given above are
correct?
a) Only one
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Q.14) Consider the following statements 2. The Constitution provides for reservation
regarding the Tribes in India: of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs),
1. Tribals are those people who essentially Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward
practice shifting agriculture. Classes (OBCs) in the Lok Sabha and State
2. Tribal societies generally exhibit a lesser Legislative Assemblies.
degree of social hierarchy in comparison to 3. The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act
non-tribal societies. empowers states to introduce reservation
3. The Xaxa committee's recommendations for the OBCs, even in Private educational
included emphasis on establishing agro- institutions.
based training institutions and related How many of the above statements are correct
labor-intensive processing industries in regarding the step taken to address caste-
tribal regions. based discrimination in India?
How many of the statements given above are a) Only one
correct? b) Only two
a) Only one c) All three
b) Only two d) None
c) All three
d) None Q.18) With reference to the socio-political
terms and their description, consider the
Q.15) Which one of the following statements following pairs:
regarding Human Rights is not correct? 1. Community identity - Sikhs from all over
a) Human Rights derive their inspiration from the world celebrating the birth anniversary
moral principles of Guru Nanak.
b) They are applicable, subject to their 2. Nation- People speaking common language
adoption by States looking out for each other.
c) The International Covenant on Civil and 3. Communalism - Two religious' groups in
Political Rights was adopted by the United India engaged in conflict with each other
Nations in the year 1948 over their religious differences.
d) The universalism of Human Rights is How many of the pairs given above are
challenged by the cultural relativists. correctly matched?
a) Only one
Q.16) Which one of the following statements is b) Only two
incorrect about socialism/socialists? c) All three
a) Socialists analyse society in terms of d) None
income distribution.
b) Socialism emphasizes on the centrality of Q.19) With reference to 2011 Census, consider
community. the following religious groups in India:
c) Socialists believe that class divisions in 1. Sikhs
society are a fact and therefore 2. Christians
irremediable. 3. Jains
d) Socialism believes that material benefits 4. Buddhists
should be distributed on the basis of need. Arrange the above groups in terms of their
population, starting with the largest and select
Q.17) Consider the following steps: the correct answer using the code given
1. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes below:
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 a) 1-2-3-4
strengthened the legal provisions punishing b) 2-1-4-3
acts of violence or humiliation against c) 2-1–3-4
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Q.20) Consider the following statements: Q.23) Consider the following options regarding
1. Urban areas provide anonymity that helps the Green Revolution:
the poor people to engage in low status 1. Increased economic inequality for marginal
work that they would not be able to do in farmers in comparison to the wealthy
the village. landowners.
2. Informal nature of jobs in rural areas 2. Disproportionate growth of Social Indices
pushes the people to look for formal jobs in as compared to agricultural growth.
urban areas. 3. Decreased regional economic disparities
3. Decline of common property resources in 4. Increased level of food security for the
rural areas population
How many of the above are correct reasons for How many of the above were the social
the migration of people from rural to urban impacts of Green Revolution in India?
areas? a) Only one
a) Only one b) Only two
b) Only two c) Only three
c) All three d) All four
d) None
Q.24) Consider the following options regarding
Q.21) Consider the following statements about Globalization:
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) 1. Promotion of nuclear family
in India: 2. Casualization of workforce
1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union 3. Women empowerment
Territory. How many of the above can be considered as
2. A stagnant or declining population is one of impacts of globalization in India?
the criteria for determining PVTG status. a) Only one
3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the b) Only two
country so far. c) All three
4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included d) None
in the list of PVTGs.
Which of the statements given above are Q.25) With reference to demographic dividend,
correct? consider the following statements:
a) 1, 2 and 3 1. It occurs when there is an increase in
b) 2, 3 and 4 fertility rate and decline in mortality rate.
c) 1, 2 and 4 2. It necessarily leads to economic growth.
d) 1, 3 and 4 3. A country must go through demographic
transition to receive demographic
Q.22) Consider the following harvest festivals dividend.
in India: How many statements given above are
Festival State correct?
1. Nuakhai Arunachal Pradesh a) Only one
2. Bissu Mela Assam b) Only two
3. Ugadi Karnataka c) All three
How many of the pairs given above are d) None
correctly matched?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
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Q.26) Consider the following pairs: c) It received widespread support in the

Social Movement Leader/ Person States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and
Associated Andhra Pradesh.
d) It led to the formation of Dravidar
1. Silent Valley Gaura Devi
Kazhagam (DK) party by E.V. Ramaswamy
Movement
Naicker.
2. Chipko Movement Sugatha Kumari
3. Bhoodan Movement Jayprakash Q.29) With reference to National Population
Narayan Register (NPR) consider the following
4. Dalit Panthers‟ Namdev Dhasal statements:
Movement 1. It is prepared under the provisions of
How many of the pairs given above are Census Act, 1948.
correctly matched? 2. It is prepared by the Office of the Registrar
a) Only one General under the Ministry of Home
b) Only two Affairs.

c) Only three 3. It is optional for a „usual resident of India‟

to register in the NPR.
d) All four
4. NPR database would contain demographic
as well as biometric details.
Q.27) Consider the following statements
How many statements given above are
regarding the recommendations made by the
correct?
Fazl Ali Commission (1953) on the
reorganization of States: a) Only one

1. It accepted „Linguistic homogeneity‟ as the b) Only two

basis of reorganization of the States. c) Only three
2. It provided for the partition of Bombay d) All four
between Gujarati and Marathi speaking
people. Q.30) Consider the following statements
3. It recommended for the creation of a Sikh regarding the „Dependency Ratio‟:
state for the Punjabi speaking population. 1. It can be used to understand the relative
4. It rejected the demand to carve out tribal economic burden of the workforce.
states from Assam and Bihar. 2. Presently, the total dependency ratio in
How many of the statements given above are India is around 50 percent.
correct? Which of the statements given above is/are
a) Only one correct?
b) Only two a) 1 only
c) Only three b) 2 only
d) All four c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.28) Which of the following statements is
incorrect regarding the „Dravidian Movement‟? Q.31) Who among the following has not written
a) Certain sections of this movement about partition of India in his works?
supported the formation of a separate a) Saadat Hasan Manto
Nation. b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b) It largely used non-violent means to c) Bhisham Sahni
achieve its objectives.
d) Narendranath Mitra

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Q.32) With reference to Minorities in India, 3. Intangible cultural heritage of a country

consider the following statements: can be commodified for commercial
1. The Indian Constitution explicitly defines purposes.
the term „Minority‟. How many statements given above are
2. The States can declare communities as correct?
minorities within their territorial a) Only one
jurisdiction. b) Only two
Which of the statements given above is/are c) All three
correct? d) None
a) 1 only
b) 2 only Q.36) Consider the following statements:
c) Both 1 and 2 1. Matrilineal societies are those in which
d) Neither 1 nor 2 women exercise authority and dominance
in society.
Q.33) Consider the following events regarding 2. Presently, no evidence of the existence of
the integration of Princely States into the any Matrilineal group can be found in India.
Indian Union: Which of the above given statements is/are
1. Signing of Instrument of Accession by the correct?
Maharaja of Jodhpur. a) 1 only
2. Police action for the accession of b) 2 only
Hyderabad. c) Both 1 and 2
3. Referendum in Junagarh. d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Signing of Instrument of Accession by the
Maharaja of Kashmir. Q.37) What is meant by Social Equality?
Choose the correct chronological order of the a) Every person should perform the functions
events given above. according to his/her status.
a) 1-3-2-4 b) No effort should be made to modify the
b) 1-4-2-3 existing social system.
c) 3-1-2-4 c) No person should be made to suffer a
d) 1-4-3-2 position of relative inferiority in relation to
other people due to caste, race or religion.
Q.34) Which one of the following is not a d) Special effort to improve the weaker
principle of Panchsheel? sections of the society.
a) Non-alignment
b) Peaceful Co-existence Q.38) As per the Constitution of India, which
c) Mutual respect for each other‟s territorial among the following characteristics usually
integrity and sovereignty qualify for being in the Central/State list of
d) Mutual non-interference in each other‟s Other Backward Classes in India?
internal affairs 1. Social Backwardness
2. Educational Backwardness
Q.35) With reference to concept of 3. Economic Backwardness
Commodification, consider the following 4. Political Backwardness
statements: Select the correct answer using the codes
1. It is a process of transforming something given below.
into a product that can be bought and sold a) 1 and 2 only
in the market. b) 3 and 4 only
2. It is responsible for making commodities c) 2 and 4 only
penetrate in societies and expand their d) 1 and 3 only
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Q.39) With reference to the „caste system‟ in their Rehabilitation Act, 2013” are made
the Indian subcontinent, consider the cognizable and non-bailable.
following statements: Select the correct answer using the code given
1. Caste as an institution is an exclusive below:
characteristic of the Hindu society. a) 1 only
2. Caste became a rigid institution during the b) 2 only
Rig Vedic period. c) Both 1 and 2
3. Castes were traditionally linked to the d) Neither 1 nor 2
occupation.
How many statements given above are Q.43) Which among the following is the correct
correct? statement about gallantry award „Param Vir
a) Only one Chakra‟?
b) Only two a) This award can be given to an individual
c) All three only once in his/her lifetime
d) None b) On its medal, four replicas of „Indra Vajra‟
are embossed
Q.40) Consider the following statements c) Till date, 50 people have been awarded with
regarding the post-independence partition of Param Vir Chakra
Punjab into the states of Punjab and Haryana: d) This award was instituted on 26th January
1. The Punjab Suba Movement demanded a 1952
separate state of Punjab for the Punjabi
speaking people. Q.44) Which of the following is/are the
2. The division of Punjab came into effect reasons of emergence of regionalism in India?
during the Prime Ministership of Pandit a) Uneven development
Jawaharlal Nehru. b) Fear of losing cultural identity
Which of the statements given above is/ are c) Political prominence of regional parties
correct? d) All of the above
a) 1 only
b) 2 only Q.45) Which of the following most suitably
c) Both 1 and 2 captures the meaning and essence of
d) Neither 1 nor 2 „globalization”?
1. It is about conducting external relations
Q.41) The „Gujral Doctrine‟ relates to which one between two or more States of the world.
of the following Issues? 2. It is a process of coming together of world-
a) Build trust between India and its wide social relations bypassing territories.
neighbours 3. It refers to thinking trans territorially about
b) initiate dialogue with all insurgent groups global risks affecting people.
in India 4. It has a wishful vision of suprastate
c) Undertake development activities in Naxal- governance
dominated areas Select the correct answer using the code given
d) Ensure food security below:
a) 1 and 4 only
Q.42) Which of the following statements is/are b) 2 and 3 only
correct regarding the steps taken to deal with c) 2, 3 and 4 only
the practice of manual scavenging in India? d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1. The National Commission for Safai
Karamcharis has been established as a
Constitutional body.
2. Offences under the “The Prohibition of
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Q.46) Which is the correct chronological order Q.49) Which one of the following is not an
of the following events of Post independent Indian form of Socialism?
India? a) Democratic Socialism
1. Shimla Agreement b) Radical Socialism
2. Indo-Soviet Treaty c) Communitarian Socialism
3. Farakka Accord d) Nehruvian Socialism
4. Tashkent Agreement
Select the correct answer using the code given Q.50) Match List I with List II and select the
below: correct answer using the codes given below
a) 4-2-1-3 the lists:
b) 3-2-1-4 List I List II
c) 2-3-4-1 (Concept) (Explanation/Aim)
d) 1-2-3-4 A. Pluralist 1. Power is always
democracy exercised by a
Q.47) With reference to the Indian Society, the privileged few
term „Sanskritization‟ generally refers to- B. People‟s 2. Highest and
a) a process where a caste at the lower stage democracy harmonious
of social strata adopts customs and way of development of
life of a caste which is at the higher stage of individual
social strata. capabilities.
b) a process of incorporation of Indic Studies C. Developmental 3. Social equality
in education against western hegemony. democracy through common
c) a process of imitation of physical ownership of wealth.
parameters of western culture but value D. Elitist 4. Capacity of groups
system in the society remains indigenous. democracy to ensure
d) A process of decline in the influence of Governmental
religion over the lives of people. Responsiveness.
Select the correct answer using the code given
Q.48) Great efforts were needed to for below:
strengthening unity in Post Independence ABCD
India, on account of presence of linguistic and a) 4 3 2 1
other diversities. In this context, which of the b) 4 2 3 1
following best reflects the actions which have c) 1 2 3 4
helped in maintenance of unity in Post d) 1 3 2 4
Independence India?
1. Commitment to practices of pluralism
through democratic means.
2. Building the loyalties of various groups in
society
3. Imposition of a single identity and the
denunciation of diversity
4. Crafting responsive policies of cultural
recognition
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 and 4 only

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