History
In India, …………. laid the foundation of film making in 1913.
(a) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(b) Aga Khan
(c) Dada Saheb Phalke
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:
(c) Dada Saheb Phalke
Indian Standard Time is …………..
(a) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours 30 minutes
(b) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 3 hours 50 minutes
(c) behind Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours 30 minutes
(d) behind Greenwich Mean Time by 3 hours 50 minutes
Answer:
(a) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours 30 minutes
In India, the executive power is vested in the ………………. .
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Speaker
President
Tipu Sultan died in the battle of in 1799.
(a) Mysore
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Srirangapatna
(d) Buxar
Answer:
(c) Srirangapatna
In the Presidential System, ……….. is the executive head.
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Lok Sabha Speaker
(c) President
(d) Governor
President
In April 1927, Dr. Ambedkar started the newspaper.
Bahishkrut Bharat
The density of various materials is not the same in the interior of the earth. Tell it is right or wrong.
Right
Candidates to the Lok Sabha are elected through ……….. .
(a) Territorial constituencies
(b) Religious constituencies
(c) Local bodies
(d) Proportional Representation System
Territorial constituencies
Continental crust is made up of __________ .
silica and magnesium.
Parliamentary System of government is considered as a contribution of United States of America. Tell it is right or wrong.
False, Presidential system of govt.
What is included in the material sources of history?
The material sources of history include various objects, monuments, places, coins, sculptures, etc.
How much time does the earth take to complete one rotation?
Answer:
The earth takes nearly 24 hours to complete one rotation.
Tell components of Parliament.
President, Lok sabha and Rajya sabha
Came to be known as ‘World Factory’.
Answer:
England.
Tell types of bills.
Ordinary bill, Money bill and Constitutional amendment bill,
Explain Capitalism:
Answer:
1. Many traders participated in the competition for trade with Asia after the discovery of the new sea routes to the east.
2. As it was not possible to carry out trade single-handedly, it was decided by the traders to pool their resources to raise capital for trade.
3. Many trading companies like the East India Company were formed.
4. Trade with Oriental countries was very profitable and responsible for economic prosperity.
5. The ruling powers gave protection and trade concessions to these companies.
6. This led to the accumulation of wealth in Europe. This wealth was used as capital for trade and commerce which gave rise to capitalism in Europe.
What are the two parts of the crust? What is the basis of classification?
Answer:
Continental crust and the Oceanic crust are the two parts of the crust.
The crust is classified on the basis of whether it lies below the land or the ocean.
The part of the crust lying below the continent is known as the continental crust.
The part of the crust lying below the ocean is known as the oceanic crust.
Kind of emergencies.
National, State and Financial
What is meant by the local time of a place?
Answer:
When the sun is directly overhead at a particular place, it is considered as noon at that place and that time is considered as a local time of that place.
Enumerate the functions of the Council of Ministers.
Answer:
The functions of the Council of Ministers are as follows:
1. The Council of Ministers takes initiative in the process of Law-making by drafting the bills/proposals.
2. It introduces and discusses the bills/ proposals in the House.
3. It introduces bills on various subjects like education, agriculture, industry, health, foreign relations, etc. in the Parliament, conducts discussions on them and tries to get them approved by the Parliament.
4. It also takes the responsibility of implementing the policies approved by the Parliament.
Maps and drawings are important sources of history.
Answer:
(1) We come to know about the changing nature of a city or a location from the map.
(2) They are important from the view of study of architecture of a building as well as phases of development of a particular area.
(3) The development of Bombay city can be understood through the plans drafted by architects and engineers who made the original plan of Bombay Port Trust. Therefore, we can say that maps and drawings are important sources of history.
Canada has 6 different standard times.
Answer:
The longitudinal extent of Canada is between 52°37′ W and 141° W.
Thus, the difference between the extreme east and west longitude passing through Canada is 88 degrees.
The difference between the local time at extreme east and west longitude passing through Canada is 352 minutes i.e. 5 hours and 52 minutes.
Therefore, it is not practically helpful to consider single standard time in Canada. Therefore, for synchronizing the routine activities in the country, Canada has 6 different standard times.
No-confidence motion is an effective tool of keeping a check over the Executive.
Answer:
In the Parliamentary System, the Executive is dependent upon the confidence of the Legislature in them.
If the Legislature feels that the Executive does not work in accordance to its wishes, it can pass a no-confidence motion against the Executive.
If the Legislature passes the no-confidence motion with a majority, then the Executive has to resign.
The Constitution has provided this tool to prevent the Executive from misusing its powers.
Hence, no-confidence motion is an effective tool of keeping a check over the Executive.
European rulers started giving military protection and trade concessions to the trading companies.
Answer:
1. With the discovery of new sea routes to the east, trade with oriental countries became very profitable. Thus, European trade prospered.
2. Competition for trade began among many European nations.
3. The traders pooled their resources and formed trading companies like the East India Company.
4. As this trade brought economic prosperity, the European rulers started giving military protection and trade concessions to these trading companies.
How are members of the Lok Sabha elected?
Answer:
As per the Constitution, there can be a maximum of 552 members in Lok Sabha.
General elections to Lok Sabha are held after every five years and members are directly elected by the people.
To ensure equal representation to all sections of the community, some seats are reserved for members belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
In case there is no representation from the Anglo-Indian community, the President can appoint two members from this community to the Lok Sabha.
Thus, Lok Sabha is the representative body of the citizens of India.