List of top Social Science Questions

How did nationalism, aligned with imperialism, lead Europe to disaster in 1914? Explain with examples.

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option:

Column I (Role)	Column II (Scholar)
a. The song Vande Mataram	i. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Picture of Bharat Mata with spiritual qualities	ii. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Bardoli Satyagraha	iii. Abanindranath Tagore
d. Poona Pact in 1932	iv. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The Indus Valley Civilization was linked to the __________ region through coastal trade as early as 3000 BCE.

Two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): The Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonisation of America was decisively under way by the mid-sixteenth century.
Reason (R): The Spanish conquerors had the most powerful conventional weapons.

Identify the place where the secret underground society named ‘Young Europe’ was founded by Mazzini.

Arrange the following events of ‘print culture’ in chronological order and choose the correct option:

I. Publication of ‘Sambad Kaumudi’
II. Publication of weekly magazine ‘Bengal Gazette’
III. ‘Vernacular Press Act’ was implemented
IV. The first printed edition of the ‘Ramcharitmanas’

Identify the given picture and choose the correct option:

Which one of the following is the oldest printed book in Japan?

Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option: I. Salt Satyagraha
II. Kheda Satyagraha
III. Rowlatt Satyagraha
IV. Ahmedabad Mill Workers Satyagraha

What is the main problem in the present industrialization of India?

Explain the functioning of `Self-Help Groups'.

Differentiate between the formal and informal sources of credit.

Define the term `Body Mass Index'. Explain the method of its calculation.

Explain `Disguised Unemployment' with example.

Suggest any three measures for labour safety in the unorganised sector.

Smt. Deepti is a resident of X country. Her country is a developed country. Which of the following would be a characteristic of her country?

Which of the following is an example of public sector?

Which one of the following is the purpose of collateral in a loan?

Why is Rupee accepted as a medium of exchange in India?

Study the following table and arrange the States from lower to higher on the basis of `Life Expectancy at Birth' and choose the correct option:

Options:

Why do some countries impose tariffs on imported goods in the context of globalization? Choose the correct reason from the following options:

Two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option: Assertion (A): Agricultural production related activities are included in the tertiary sector.
Reason (R): Tertiary sector is called the service sector. Options:

``The creation of linguistic states was the first and a major test for democratic politics in India.'' Explain the statement.

Why is power sharing necessary in a democracy? Explain.

Compare the Belgian model and the Sri Lankan model of power sharing.