Social Studies MCQ (1 Mark)

The advantage of opening of the Suez canal to India

Which scheme has been implemented to encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status?

What was the other name of the October Revolution?

A narrow valley with steep, rocky walls located between hills or mountains is known as:

On the political map, A is marked as a metropolitan city characterized by River Yamuna and is located at the terminal part of the Aravali hill range. Identify it from the given options. 

__________ is a practice where the worker is forced to render service to the master free of charge or a nominal remuneration.

In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France. He was 20 years old and married to the Austrian princess. Upon his accession, the new king found an empty treasury. Long years of war had drained the financial resources of France. Added to this was the cost of maintaining an extravagant court at the immense palace of Versailles. Whom did Louis XVI get married to?

Arrange the following events in chronological order:
i. The Great Economic Depression begins.
ii. The mass murder of the Jews begins.
iii. Second World War begins.
iv. First World War begins.

Democracy is based on the fundamental principle of __________ .

Which of the following is true with reference to minimum condition of a democratic election?
A. Everyone should be able to choose.
B. The candidate preferred by people should not get elected.

On the given map of France, A is marked as one of the port cities from where the merchants of France sailed to buy slaves from African countries. Identify it from the following options.

Who headed the Second Backward Classes Commission in 1979?

Tejpal Singh works as a peasant in the village. His income from agricultural production is very less. The money is not enough to sustain his family of six-that includes his wife and four children. His wife- Savita is unemployed and wishes to work for earning extra income. Recently, a new scheme has been launched in the village. Under the scheme, one-third of the proposed jobs have been reserved for women. This scheme helped Savita to get the job in the village. Name the scheme which helped Savita to get a job.

In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?

Hitler's world view was based on the principals of:

Read the statement and choose the correct answer.
A. Lok Sabha is more powerful than the rajya Sabha
B. Both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have equal power.

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 non - poor   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

The target of which scheme was to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas?

Women generally look after __________

What is PIL?