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1. 14. 27. 40. 53.

2. 15. 28. 41. 54.

3. 16. 29. 42. 55.

4. 17. 30. 43. 56.

5. 18. 31. 44. ×

6. 19. 32. 45. ×

7. 20. 33. 46. ×

8. 21. 34. 47. ×

9. 22. 35. 48. ×

10. 23. 36. 49. ×

11. 24. 37. 50. ×

12. 25. 38. 51. ×

13. 26. 39. 52. ×

Total Marks

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1. ✓

2. ✓ ✓ ✓

Signature of Evaluators Registration No. Signature of the Deputy Chief

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General Instructions :

i) The Question-cum-Answer Booklet consists of objective and subjective types of

questions having 56 questions.

ii) Space has been provided against each objective type question. You have to

choose the correct choice and write the complete answer along with its alphabet

in the space provided.

iii) For subjective type questions enough space for each question has been

provided. You have to answer the questions in the space.

iv) Follow the instructions given against both the objective and subjective types of

questions.

v) Candidate should not write the answer with pencil. Answers written in pencil

will not be evaluated. ( Except Graphs, Diagrams & Maps )

vi) In case of Multiple Choice, Fill in the blanks and Matching questions,

scratching / rewriting / marking is not permitted, thereby rendering to

disqualification for evaluation.

vii) Candidates have extra 15 minutes for reading the question paper.

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete

statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct

alternative and write the complete answer along with its alphabet in the space

provided against each question. 15 × 1 = 15

1. The Governor General who planned to have all season trunk roads all over the

country was

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Lord William Bentinck

(C) Lord Cornwallis

(D) Lord Wellesley.

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2. The journalist who was jailed for his anti-British writings from Bijapur was

(A) Jaya Rao Nargund

(B) R. R. Diwakar

(C) Hanumantha Rao Mohare

(D) K. C. Reddy.

Ans :

3. The project undertaken to provide shelter to the refugees from East Pakistan

who were settled in Orissa is

(A) Hirakud project

(B) Ganga Cauvery Project

(C) Dandakaranya project

(D) Mundgod and Bailukuppe project.

Ans :

4. The correct group of NAM leaders among the following is

(A) Sukarno, Mussolini, Nehru, Nasser

(B) Nehru, Gandhiji, Nasser, Tito

(C) Sukarno, Nasser, Tito, Nehru

(D) Tito, Nasser, Nehru, Adolf Hitler.

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5. The result of New Deal policy was

(A) U.S.A. once again became an economic power

(B) Friendship between U.S.A. and China improved

(C) America entered into World War II

(D) America lost its hold on Pearl Harbour.

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6. Hitler was from Germany whereas Mussolini was from

(A) America

(B) Russia

(C) Italy

(D) China.

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7. The year which is declared as Women Empowerment Year is

(A) 2001

(B) 2010

(C) 1999

(D) 2004.

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8. An exclusive attachment or loyalty to one’s own region or state is

(A) Communalism

(B) Regionalism

(C) Linguism

(D) Casteism.

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9. The religious head of Tibet who took shelter in India was

(A) Chou En-lai

(B) Mao Tse-tung

(C) Dalai Lama

(D) Sun Yatsen.

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10. Mango shower is the name given to pre-monsoon shower in

(A) Karnataka

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala.

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11. Mahogony is to Evergreen vegetation, whereas date and palm is to

(A) Mangrove vegetation

(B) Tropical deciduous vegetation

(C) Himalayan vegetation

(D) Desert vegetation.

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12. India has given top priority to develop solar energy because

(A) of a favourable location for its development

(B) it is an unstable energy

(C) it is an exhaustible source of energy

(D) it is used only for limited purpose.

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13. Ruhr of India is

(A) Chota Nagpur Plateau

(B) Gorakhpur

(C) Mumbai

(D) North Indian plain.

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14. When goods are exchanged for goods, then it is called

(A) Entrepot trade (B) Import

(C) Export (D) Barter system.

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15. To overcome the problems of farmers, the Government of Karnataka has

launched the programme called

(A) Food for work (B) Raita mitra

(C) Twenty point programme (D) Ceiling on land holding.

Ans :

II. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers : 5 × 1 = 5

16. The French Governor during Third Carnatic war was …………………………… .

17. The President of the Constituent Assembly was ………………………………… .

18. The first person who condemned racial discrimination was …………………… .

19. The place which has highest recorded temperature in India is at ……………… .

20. Rural mass usually engage themselves more in ……………………… industries.

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III. 21. Match the items in List-A with List-B. Write the correct answer in the space

provided : 5 × 1 = 5

List-A List-B

(a) Supreme Court (i) Minto-Morley Reforms

(b) Separate communal electorate (ii) Dayanand Saraswati

(c) D.A.V. Schools (iii) Annie Besant

(d) Stri Purusha Tulna (iv) Regulating Act

(e) Central Hindu College (v) Tarabai Shinde

(vi) Col. Olcot

(vii) Raja Rammohan Roy

(viii) Montague and Chelmsford Reforms

Ans. : a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

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IV. Answer the following questions in a sentence each : 9 × 1 = 9

22. Who introduced Subsidiary Alliance ?

23. Why did USA enter into the First World War ?

24. Why has the Government established Lokayukta ?

25. Where is the headquarters of SAARC located ?

26. What is ‘Veto’ power ?

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27. What are the special characteristics of Mangrove forests ?

28. Which are the commodities carried by pipelines ?

29. What is a Welfare State ?

30. Why was UNO established ?

V. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each : 16 × 2 = 32

31. What were the achievements of Doddadevaraja Wodeyar ?

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32. What were the causes for the Second Anglo-Sikh war ?

33. How did the newspaper create awareness and a sense of nationality among the

Indians ?

34. Why did Mysore State Congress decide to launch Mysore Chalo Movement ?

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35. How was Junagadh State merged with Indian Union ?

36. What made Austria to attack on Serbia in 1914 ?

37. How did Burma become independent ?

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38. How is Indian Government striving hard to check communalism ?

39. Why is Security Council considered as an important organ of the U.N.O. ?

40. Why hadn’t India given its consent to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty ?

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41. Deccan plateau has a great economic importance. Explain.

42. Why is there a great demand for mica in the world ?

43. Why are Jute factories concentrated more in West Bengal ?

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44. What are the uses of roads in India ?

45. How has government followed a preferential treatment to small scale and cottage

industries ?

46. What were the causes for the failure of the Third Five-Year Plan ?

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VI. Answer the following questions in five or six sentences each : 6 × 3 = 18

47. How did Portuguese try to establish their power in India ?

48. What were the administrative and socio-religious causes for the uprising

of 1857 revolt ?

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49. How is the Government struggling to universalize Primary Education in India ?

50. Human Resource is of prime importance in the economic development of a

country. Justify the statement.

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51. List the Geographical conditions required for the cultivation of Coffee and Tea.

52. Why is our country facing adverse balance of payment since the beginning of

our Five-Year plans ?

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VII. Write the answer to the following questions in about ten sentences each :

3 × 4 = 12

53. Subhash Chandra Bose played a very important role in the freedom movement.

Explain.

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54. U.N.O. has successfully avoided large scale wars. Justify this statement.

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55. “Though India is an agricultural country still it is backward in agriculture.” Give

reasons.

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VIII. 56. Draw an outline map of India and locate the following places : 1 + 3 = 4

a) Gulf of Mannar

b) Vishakhapatnam

c) Nava Seva.

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Alternative Question for Blind Candidates only : ( In lieu of Q. No. 56 )

Mention few uses of Himalayas. 4

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