List of top Social Science Questions

Look at the given picture. The work being done in the picture comes under which one of the following economic sectors?
Doctor and child
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Rural poor families are still dependent on informal sources of credit.
Reason (R): For obtaining loans from banks, collateral and special documents are required.
Which one of the following sectors has the highest share in employment in India?
Which one of the following steps has been taken by the Election Commission of India to reform political parties?
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Multi-party system has been adopted in India.
Reason (R): It is capable of accommodating all social and geographical differences in India.
Which one of the following is a scheduled language as per the Constitution of India?
Read the following provisions regarding Secularism in the Indian Constitution and choose the correct option.
  • I. The Indian State has not adopted any religion as its official religion.
  • II. The Constitution gives freedom to all the citizens to practice and propagate any religion.
  • III. The Constitution declares any kind of discrimination done on the basis of religion to be legal.
  • IV. It gives the government the right to intervene in religious matters for ensuring equality within religious communities.
Two statements, I and II are given below. Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Statement I: Women are now actively contributing to various professions including roles as doctors, engineers, lawyers, managers and university teachers.
Statement II: Political expression of gender division and political mobilization helped to improve women’s role in public life.
Choose the most appropriate option regarding the division of legislative rights in India.
Subject List in Indian ConstitutionSubjects
Union ListDefence and Commerce
State ListPolice and Agriculture
Concurrent ListForest and Communication
Residuary SubjectsComputer Software and Trade
In one of the small villages, a farmer borrows money from the village moneylender at a high monthly interest rate but is not able to repay it back. Next, he borrows it from a bank at a lower interest rate. Gradually he earns and pays back the loan to the moneylender and the bank. Which of the following best describes the role of the bank in this credit situation?
Two statements, I and II are given below. Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
  • Statement I: Division of power is good for democratic systems.
  • Statement II: It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups.
Which one of the following religions emerged from eastern India and spread in several directions through intersecting points on the ‘silk routes’ ?
In which one of the following states is the 'bamboo drip irrigation system' prevalent?
Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option.
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i. Kazirangab. Assam
ii. Jim Corbettc. Uttarakhand
iii. Sunderbansd. West Bengal
iv. Bandhavgarha. Madhya Pradesh
Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option.
  1. Formation of Khilafat Committee in Bombay
  2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  3. Bardoli Satyagraha
  4. Withdrawal of Non-Cooperation Movement
Which one of the following is the highest 'bauxite' producing state of India?
In the beginning of the 19th century, ——a girl married in a very orthodox household wrote an autobiography called 'Amar Jiban'. Who was she?
Who among the following hosted the ‘Vienna Congress’ in 1815?
(a) Two places ‘A’ and ‘B’ have been marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:
A. The place where Gandhiji started Satyagraha for indigo peasants.
B. The place where Gandhiji broke the Salt Law.
On the same political outline map of India, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols:
(i) Naharkatiya – Oil field
(ii) Talcher – Major Coal Mines
(iii) Narora – Atomic Power Plant
(iv) Tuticorin – Major Sea Port
Describe any five steps taken to save fresh water from industrial pollution.
“There is a need for protection and support of the workers in the unorganised sector.” Examine the statement with examples.
Analyse the importance of democracy in reducing poverty and inequality.
Describe the role of manufacturing industries in the economic development of a country.
Analyse the importance of democracy in accommodation of social diversity.