SCERT D. El. Ed 2026 - Social Science

SCERT D. El. Ed 2026 – Social Science

SCERT D. El. Ed 2026 – Social Science

Social Science – Part 7

Q1. The kharif cropping season in India is from:
  • A. October to March
  • B. June to September
  • C. March to June
  • D. January to April
Correct Answer: B. June to September
Q2. Wheat is mainly a crop of which season?
  • A. Kharif
  • B. Rabi
  • C. Zaid
  • D. Year-round
Correct Answer: B. Rabi
Q3. The Green Revolution in India primarily increased the production of:
  • A. Pulses
  • B. Wheat and rice
  • C. Cotton and jute
  • D. Sugarcane only
Correct Answer: B. Wheat and rice
Q4. Who is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”?
  • A. Verghese Kurien
  • B. M.S. Swaminathan
  • C. Norman Borlaug
  • D. Vikram Sarabhai
Correct Answer: B. M.S. Swaminathan
Q5. The “White Revolution” in India is associated with:
  • A. Wheat production
  • B. Milk production
  • C. Cotton production
  • D. Salt production
Correct Answer: B. Milk production
Q6. Operation Flood was led by:
  • A. M.S. Swaminathan
  • B. Verghese Kurien
  • C. Norman Borlaug
  • D. Hargobind Khorana
Correct Answer: B. Verghese Kurien
Q7. The Blue Revolution is associated with:
  • A. Industrial growth
  • B. Fish and aquaculture production
  • C. Wheat production
  • D. Oilseed production
Correct Answer: B. Fish and aquaculture production
Q8. Five-Year Plans in India were initiated in the year:
  • A. 1947
  • B. 1950
  • C. 1951
  • D. 1956
Correct Answer: C. 1951
Q9. The Planning Commission was replaced in 2015 by:
  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. NABARD
  • C. CAG
  • D. Finance Commission
Correct Answer: A. NITI Aayog
Q10. The New Industrial Policy was launched in:
  • A. 1956
  • B. 1980
  • C. 1991
  • D. 2000
Correct Answer: C. 1991
Q11. Bengaluru is famous as a hub of which industry?
  • A. Cotton textiles
  • B. Information Technology
  • C. Iron and steel
  • D. Sugar
Correct Answer: B. Information Technology
Q12. Plantation crops in India include:
  • A. Wheat
  • B. Tea, coffee, rubber
  • C. Rice
  • D. Pulses
Correct Answer: B. Tea, coffee, rubber
Q13. Subsistence farming refers to:
  • A. Production for export
  • B. Production primarily for household consumption
  • C. Industrial farming
  • D. Plantation agriculture
Correct Answer: B. Production primarily for household consumption
Q14. Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?
  • A. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • C. Mahatma Gandhi
  • D. B.R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer: B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q15. The first Prime Minister of independent India was:
  • A. Sardar Patel
  • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • D. Indira Gandhi
Correct Answer: B. Jawaharlal Nehru
Q16. Approximately how many princely states acceded to the Indian Union after independence?
  • A. 300
  • B. 562
  • C. 700
  • D. 1000
Correct Answer: B. 562
Q17. The first general elections in India were held in:
  • A. 1947-48
  • B. 1951-52
  • C. 1955-56
  • D. 1960
Correct Answer: B. 1951-52
Q18. India’s policy in foreign affairs during the Cold War was:
  • A. Pro-American
  • B. Pro-Soviet
  • C. Non-alignment
  • D. Isolationist
Correct Answer: C. Non-alignment
Q19. The 1971 Indo-Pak War led to the creation of:
  • A. Sri Lanka
  • B. Bangladesh
  • C. Bhutan
  • D. Nepal
Correct Answer: B. Bangladesh
Q20. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 redrew state boundaries on the basis of:
  • A. Religion
  • B. Language
  • C. Population only
  • D. Caste
Correct Answer: B. Language
Q21. The Emergency in India was declared in:
  • A. 1962
  • B. 1971
  • C. 1975
  • D. 1984
Correct Answer: C. 1975
Q22. Economic liberalisation in India began in:
  • A. 1980
  • B. 1985
  • C. 1991
  • D. 2000
Correct Answer: C. 1991
Q23. India fought the Sino-Indian War with China in:
  • A. 1947
  • B. 1962
  • C. 1971
  • D. 1999
Correct Answer: B. 1962
Q24. Universal adult franchise in India was first used in the elections of:
  • A. 1947
  • B. 1951-52
  • C. 1957
  • D. 1962
Correct Answer: B. 1951-52
Q25. Who succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister in 1964?
  • A. Indira Gandhi
  • B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • C. Morarji Desai
  • D. Charan Singh
Correct Answer: B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

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