Sample MCQs for Social Science X Board Exam

He was the Chief Minister and the Chief Architect of the movement for National Unification of Prussia:

• Kaiser William I

• Hitler

• Otto von Bismarck

• Giuseppe Mazzini

Deposits in the bank accounts that can be withdrawn on demand are called

• Demand Deposit

• Recurring Deposit

• Fixed Deposit

• Withdrawal Deposits

Which of the following is not a human reason of soil erosion?

• Mass cutting of trees

• Washing down of top soil by fast running water

• Wrong agriculture practices

• Extraction of minerals found under surface

Which of the following is another name for primary sector

• Service Sector

• IT Sector

• Agriculture and related sector

• Industrial Sector

The system of Panchayati Raj involves

• The Village, Block and District level

• The Village, District and State levels

• The Village, and State levels

• The village, state and Union Levels

Kharif crops harvested in the month of

• September-October

• November-December

• July-August

• January-February

Identify the correct statement with regard to democratic government:

• Democracy does not lag behind dictatorship

• Democracy is not a guarantee of economic growth

• Economic growth is better in non-democratic government

• The USA has one-party democratic government with remarkable economic development

Who proclaimed the dams as the 'temples of modern India'?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Sardar Patel

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Indira Gandhi

Which of the following is not true about development?

• the notion of development is different for people from different sections of society.

• the notion of development can never be conflicting for people from different sections of society.

• the notion of development always go hand in hand for industrialists and tribal people.

• the notion of development is only associated to higher income.

Choose the statement that is correct about the distinguishing features of communalism.

• It leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions can live as equal citizens within one nation.

• A communal mind does not lead to quest for political dominance of one's own religious community.

• A secular constitution is sufficient to combat communalism.

• Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.