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CTET Social Studies / Social Science - CTET Previous Question Paper February 2016

Pasupuleti Mallikarjuna జూన్ 22, 2016 0

Directions Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options,

1. Who among the following sailors sailed westwards across the Atlantic Ocean to find a sea-route to India?
  • (1) Vasco da Gama
  • (2) Xuan Zang
  • (3) Christopher Columbus
  • (4) Fa Xian


2. among the following dynasties introduced Malayalam language and script in its inscriptions?
  • (1) The Cholas
  • (2) The Kushanas
  • (3) The Cheras
  • (4) The Pandyas


3. The Revolt of Songram Sangma in 1906 took place because
  • (1) the Muslim traders in Bengal rose against the unequal terms of trade set by the British 
  • (2) The peasants in Champaran revolted against the indigo planters
  • (3) the Patidar peasants of Gujarat rebelled against the high land revenue demand of the British
  • (4) the tribal groups in Assam reacted against the colonial forest laws


4. The Simon Commission sent by the British to India in 1927, was opposed because
  • (1) it had no Indian representative on
  • (2) it had only English educated Indian representatives
  • (3) it had very few Indian representatives as compared to the British
  • (4)  It had Indian woman representative


5. Veteran Gandhian leader Potti Sriramulu went on hunger strike in 1952, demanding the formation of which of the following States?
  • (1) Tamil Nadu
  • (2) Telangana
  • (3) Kerala
  • (4) Andhra Pradesh


6. Who among the following was an exponent of the notion of Wahdat-i-deen that upholds the essential of all religions?
  • (1) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • (2) Baji Muhammad
  • (3) Maulana Azad
  • (4) Sayyid Ahmad Khan


7. The main latitude that passes almost halfway through India is
  • (1) the Equator
  • (2) the Arctic Circle
  • (3) the Tropic of Capricorn.
  • (4) the Tropic of Cancer


8. Which one of the following defines "Earth Day?
  • (1) The motion of the earth around the sun in its orbit
  • (2) The days on which the days and nights are equal all over the earth
  • (3) The distances between the longitudes
  • (4) The period of one rotation of the  earth around its axis


9. India's research stations named Maitri' and Dakshin Gangotri' are located in which one of the following continents?
  • (1) Australia
  • (2) Europe
  • (3) Africa.
  • (4) Antarctica.


10. Consider the following two statements A and B about ocean currents and choose the correct answer
A. The warm ocean currents originate near the Equator and move towards the Poles.
B. The cold ocean currents carry water from lower latitudes to higher latitudes.
  • (1) A is true and B is false
  • (2) Both A and B are false
  • (3) Both A and B are true
  • (4) A is false and B is true


11. "Transhumance' refers to
  • (1) seasonal movement of people for their livelihood
  • (2) urban to rural migration of labour force during harvesting period
  • (3) seasonal movement of people wi their livestock in search of new pastures
  • (4) seasonal movement of wild animals


12. Chinook', a local wind, blows in which of the following regions?
  • (1) The Velds
  • (2) The Pampas
  • (3) The Prairies
  • (4) The Savannas


13. Which one of the following atmospheric layers helps in radio transmission?
  • (1) Stratosphere
  • (2) Thermosphere
  • (3) Troposphere
  • (4) Mesosphere


14. Which one of the following is a variety of gold wrought?
  • (1) Silk
  • (2) Jute
  • (3) Cotton
  • (4) Nylon


15. Population density refers to
  • (1) the number of people living in a unit area of the earth's surface
  • (2) the way in which people are spread across the earth's surface
  • (3) the number of people living in a particular area
  • (4) the number of people living during a specific time


16. Which one of the following methods is used to take out minerals lying near the surface of the earth?
  • (1) open-cast mining
  • (2) Shaft mining
  • (3) Quarrying
  • (4) Drilling


17. Basket weaving' is an example of which one of the following types of industry?
  • (1) Cooperative sector
  • (2) Large scale
  • (3) Small scale
  • (4) Joint sector


18.  Which one of the following statements about monarchy is incorrect?

  • (1) In a monarchy, people can raise questions about the decisions taken by the monarch.
  • (2) The monarch does not have to explain the decisions taken by him/her.
  • (3) In a monarchy, people cannot question the decisions taken by the monarch
  • (4) The final decision-making power lies with the monarch

19. On which one of the following rivers is Krishna Raja Sagar Dam constructed?
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