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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Ans.
Explanation
C
D
A
Refer page 36 of Book
titled “Fundamentals of
Physical Geography”.
C
1. Princely
states
constituted about onethird of the territory.
(Page 14, PISI, Class
XII)
2. They could decide
even
for
independence.
3. This was the general
principle,
though
referendum was held
in Junagarh.
D
B
B
D
In the above question
nodal agency, of the
union government to
formulate and monitor
country’s
economic
policies
and
programmes,
is
Department
of
Economic Affairs (DEA)
under
Ministry
of
Finance.
Primary
responsibility of this
department
is
the
preparation of the Union
Budget.
Plebiscite was held in
NWFP, but it chose to join
Pakistan.
Plebiscite was also held in
Sylhet district of Assam
(not whole of Assam) and
in Junagarh. Sylhet went
to Pakistan (East).
Manipur was also a
princely state where the
ruler’s decision led to
integration with India.
9
D
10
11
12
13
B
A
D
A
14
C
15
16
A
B
17
B
18
A
19
20
21
B
C
D
Refer to
Physical
Std. XI.
Book “India:
Environment”,
Refer
to
Book,
“Fundamentals of Physical
Geography”, Std.
XI,
Page 35.
Refer pages 19 and 23 of
NCERT class XII, PISI.
Statutory liquidity ratio
(SLR) is the reserve
requirement that the
commercial banks in
India require to maintain
in the form of gold, cash
or
government
approved
securities
before providing credit
to the customers with
itself.
Contemporary India-I, Std.
IX, p. 22.
No manufacturing activity
was done in the factories.
The low-ranked officials
were called factories who
worked there and hence
the name – factories.
Broad Money (M3) in India
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includes:
(1) Currency with
public
(coins,
currency notes
etc.)
(2) Demand
deposits
with
banks.
Time deposits of public
with banks.
22
B
23
24
D
C
25
D
26
D
utilization
of
world
resources.
(6) To protect the
environment.
To accept the concept
of
sustainable
development.
27
C
Slave Dynasty (1206-1290
AD)
Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320
AD)
Tughluq Dynasty (13201414 AD)
Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526
AD)
28
B
Refer
People
and
Economy, Std. XII, p.7
29
30
A
B
31
32
B
D
33
34
C
A
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
D
D
B
D
A
C
D
42
C
Fort St. George was
captured by the French.
Refer
to
Book
“Fundamentals of Physical
Geography, XI Std. p. 77.
Refer to pages 32 and 36
of NCERT, Class XII,
PISI.
Core Objective of WTO is
to promote free trade
between the countries.
Other important objectives
of WTO are:
(1) To improve the
standard
of
living of people
in the member
countries.
(2) To ensure full
employment
and
broad
increase
in
effective
demand.
(3) To
enlarge
production and
trade of goods.
(4) To increase the
trade
of
services
and
intellectual
property rights
(5) To
ensure
optimum
It was initiated by Lord
Wellesley (1798-1805).
Contemporary
page 35, IX Std.
India-I,
1st Anglo-Mysore War
(1767-69)
1st Anglo-Maratha War
(1775-82)
1st Anglo-Sikh War (184546)
1st Anglo-French War
(1746-48)
Refer
to
Book
“Fundamentals of Physical
Geography, XII Std. p.
141.
The five principles are:
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(1) Mutual respect for
each other’s territorial
integrity
and
sovereignty.
(2) Mutual
nonaggression.
(3) Mutual
noninterference in each
other’s internal affairs.
(4) Equality
and
cooperation for mutual
benefit.
(5) Peaceful co-existence.
43
44
B
C
45
C
46
47
48
A
D
D
49
50
51
52
D
A
B
A
The Governor-General of
Bengal was to be assisted
by a Council of 4
members.
Contemporary India-I, Std.
IX, p.20.
NBFCs
are
financial
institution offer banking
services, such as loans
and credit facilities etc
without
holding
any
banking licence. These
institutions are not allowed
to take deposit from the
public.
Entire constituency may
be a single constituency
or it may be divided into
smaller constituencies.
HDI comprises of:
(1) Literacy rate
(2) Life expectancy
of birth and
National income per
head in US dollars or
per capita income in US
dollars.
53
C
54
A
55
56
57
58
59
60
A
B
C
C
B
A
61
62
63
64
B
A
C
A
65
66
67
A
A
A
68
69
70
71
72
C
A
D
C
A
73
D
74
75
76
C
D
B
77
A
78
79
C
B
The Charter Act of 1853
introduced
open
competition.
Refer Book India: Physical
Environment, Std., XI, p.
24.
Contemporary India II,
Std.X, p.40.
Production of Acetic acid.
India:
Physical
Environment, Std. XI, p.
45.
Fundamentals of Physical
Geography, Std. XI, p. 2829.
Fundamentals of Physical
Geography, Std. XI.
Refer NCERT Class XI,
ICAW, p. 142.
1. NCERT Class XI,
ICAW, p. 113.
2. 14 such bills have been
passed; last one in 1970.
3. NCERT Class XI,
ICAW, p. 119.
Fundamentals of Physical
Geography, Std. XI, p. 47.
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80
C
81
C
82
83
84
85
D
A
B
A
86
87
B
C
88
B
89
90
D
A
91
92
93
B
D
B
94
D
95
96
A
B
Refer page 133 of NCERT
Class XI, ICAW.
Refer page 160 of NCERT
Class XI, ICAW.
everything that they
need from within the
economy's borders.
97
A
98
C
99
B
100
B
Refer the Book titled
“People and Economy”,
Std. XII, p.
2. Sittanavassal, located
in Tamil Nadu, is known
for its treasure of Jain
customs.
India:
Physical
Environment, Std. XI, p.
12-13.
Refer
Book,
India:
Physical
Environment,
Std. XI
Refer
Book,
Fundamentals of Physical
Geography, Std. XII, page
89.
Refer
Book,
Fundamentals of Human
Geography, Std. XII, p.
38-39.
Refer
Book,
Contemporary
India-II,
Std. X, page 75.
Contemporary
India-II,
Std. X, pages 62-63.
Refer the Book entitled
“Fundamentals of Human
Geography”, Std. XII, p.
60-61.
Parliament can amend
any or all the parts of the
Constitution, subject to the
condition that it does not
violate the basic structure
of the Constitution.
A closed economy is
one in which no activity
is
conducted
with
outside economies. A
closed economy is selfsufficient, meaning that
no imports are brought
in and no exports are
sent out. The goal is to
provide consumers with
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