Social Studies MCQ (1 Mark)

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

In which sector new services like biotechnology and information technology are now appearing?

Who is known as the Father of Communism?

Which of the following river form braided channels?

Amnesty International is an international organisation for

Read the information given below and select the correct option
The Constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights were established as 'natural and inalienable' rights, that is, they belonged to each human being by birth and could not be taken away. It was the duty of the state to protect each citizen's natural rights. With the help of given information, choose which of the following rights was not established as 'natural and inalienable' rights?

Arrange the following in correct sequence with respect to the period in which the event occurred:
i. Fire Decree declared
ii. Second World War
iii. Enabling Act was passed
iv. Hitler became Chancellor of Germany

How many members are elected to the National People's Congress from all over China?

Which of the following is/are true with refernce to Chief Election Commissioner ?
A. He/She is appointed by the President.
B. Once appointed, he/she is not answerable to the President or the government.

For how many days the Rajya Sabha can delay a money bill?

Village Palampur is situated about 10 kilometres west of Surat. In a village, males of families work as labourers while the females are responsible for household jobs. The income of all the families in the village is meagre. Subsequently, the programme was launched by the government. Under this programme, a collective group was formed by 15 women. Each member of the group deposits Rs. 100 as savings every month. To meet their needs, members can take small loans from the group itself or through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy. Based on the above case, name the programme by which government organised women into selfhelp groups.

_____________ is/are the real source of power in a democratic country.

World War Second began with the German invasion of

Which of the following is true with reference to the resignation of Prime Minister ?
A. If he/she resigns the entire ministry quits.
B. The Prime Minister gives his resignation to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Read the given table that shows some important features of PDS in India. Read the data and select the appropriate option from the following.

Name of Scheme	Year of introduction	Coverage target group	Latest Volume	Issue Price (Rs per kg.)
PDS	Up to 1992	Universal	-	Wheat (W): 2.34 Rice (R): 2.89
RPDS	1992	Backward blocks	20 kg of foodgrains	Wheat: 2.80 Rice: 3.77
TDPS	1997	Poor and nonpoor BPL APL	35 kg of foodgrains	BPL W: 4.15, R: 5.65 APL W: 6.10, R: 8.30
National Food Security Act (NFSA)	2013	Priority households	5 kg per person per month	Wheat: 2.00 Rice: 3.00 Coarse grains: 1.00

In which year the scheme with differential price policy was adopted?

Quarrying and mining are included in the:

Which of the following Right seek the enforcement of fundamental rights?