SCERT D. El. Ed 2026 - Social Science

SCERT D. El. Ed 2026 – Social Science

SCERT D. El. Ed 2026 – Social Science

Social Science Part 1

Q1. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
  • A. Coal
  • B. Petroleum
  • C. Solar energy
  • D. Natural gas
Correct Answer: C. Solar energy
Q2. Resources derived from living organisms are classified as:
  • A. Abiotic resources
  • B. Biotic resources
  • C. Mineral resources
  • D. Energy resources
Correct Answer: B. Biotic resources
Q3. Which Indian state has the largest reserves of coal?
  • A. Assam
  • B. Jharkhand
  • C. Kerala
  • D. Punjab
Correct Answer: B. Jharkhand
Q4. The length of India’s coastline is approximately:
  • A. 5,000 km
  • B. 7,500 km
  • C. 10,000 km
  • D. 3,000 km
Correct Answer: B. 7,500 km
Q5. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
  • A. Wind
  • B. Sunlight
  • C. Petroleum
  • D. Forests
Correct Answer: C. Petroleum
Q6. Skilled human resources include all EXCEPT:
  • A. Doctors
  • B. Engineers
  • C. Day labourers
  • D. Scientists
Correct Answer: C. Day labourers
Q7. The principle of meeting present needs without compromising future generations is called:
  • A. Industrial development
  • B. Sustainable development
  • C. Rapid urbanisation
  • D. Globalisation
Correct Answer: B. Sustainable development
Q8. Which Indian river is NOT mentioned as a major source of irrigation and hydropower?
  • A. Ganga
  • B. Brahmaputra
  • C. Godavari
  • D. Nile
Correct Answer: D. Nile
Q9. Iron ore, bauxite and manganese are examples of:
  • A. Biotic resources
  • B. Mineral resources
  • C. Renewable resources
  • D. Human resources
Correct Answer: B. Mineral resources
Q10. Which Act in India deals primarily with the protection of forests?
  • A. Forest Conservation Act
  • B. Wildlife Protection Act
  • C. Industrial Disputes Act
  • D. Companies Act
Correct Answer: A. Forest Conservation Act
Q11. What is meant by a “resource” in social science?
  • A. Only money in a bank
  • B. Anything that can satisfy human needs
  • C. Only land
  • D. Only forests
Correct Answer: B. Anything that can satisfy human needs
Q12. The Indo-Gangetic Plain is significant for which type of resource?
  • A. Mineral resources
  • B. Fertile agricultural land
  • C. Marine resources
  • D. Volcanic resources
Correct Answer: B. Fertile agricultural land
Q13. A National Park is established mainly to:
  • A. Promote tourism
  • B. Mining
  • C. Protect biodiversity
  • D. Industrial use
Correct Answer: C. Protect biodiversity
Q14. Approximately what percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen?
  • A. 21%
  • B. 78%
  • C. 50%
  • D. 0.04%
Correct Answer: B. 78%
Q15. In which layer of the atmosphere do almost all weather phenomena occur?
  • A. Stratosphere
  • B. Mesosphere
  • C. Troposphere
  • D. Thermosphere
Correct Answer: C. Troposphere
Q16. The ozone layer is concentrated in which atmospheric layer?
  • A. Troposphere
  • B. Stratosphere
  • C. Mesosphere
  • D. Exosphere
Correct Answer: B. Stratosphere
Q17. Which is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
  • A. Troposphere
  • B. Stratosphere
  • C. Mesopause
  • D. Thermosphere
Correct Answer: C. Mesopause
Q18. Most meteors burn up in which atmospheric layer?
  • A. Troposphere
  • B. Stratosphere
  • C. Mesosphere
  • D. Exosphere
Correct Answer: C. Mesosphere
Q19. The ionosphere, which reflects radio waves, lies in which layer?
  • A. Stratosphere
  • B. Mesosphere
  • C. Thermosphere
  • D. Exosphere
Correct Answer: C. Thermosphere
Q20. The outermost layer of the atmosphere is the:
  • A. Troposphere
  • B. Stratosphere
  • C. Thermosphere
  • D. Exosphere
Correct Answer: D. Exosphere
Q21. The Montreal Protocol of 1987 was signed to protect:
  • A. The ozone layer
  • B. Tropical forests
  • C. Marine fisheries
  • D. Wildlife
Correct Answer: A. The ozone layer
Q22. Approximately what percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?
  • A. 78%
  • B. 21%
  • C. 0.93%
  • D. 50%
Correct Answer: B. 21%
Q23. In the troposphere, temperature generally:
  • A. Increases with altitude
  • B. Decreases with altitude
  • C. Remains constant
  • D. Fluctuates randomly
Correct Answer: B. Decreases with altitude
Q24. The auroras (Northern and Southern Lights) occur in the:
  • A. Stratosphere
  • B. Thermosphere
  • C. Mesosphere
  • D. Troposphere
Correct Answer: B. Thermosphere
Q25. The thin boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere is called:
  • A. Stratopause
  • B. Tropopause
  • C. Mesopause
  • D. Ionopause
Correct Answer: B. Tropopause
Q26. Commercial aircraft typically fly in the lower part of which layer?
  • A. Troposphere
  • B. Stratosphere
  • C. Mesosphere
  • D. Thermosphere
Correct Answer: B. Stratosphere

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