Odisha HSC Paper 2014 Social Science Part I

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PART – I
2014 OBJECTIVE
Roll No. of the Candidate
AH [ Time : 1 Hour
[ Full marks : 50
REGULAR SET : A SSC
AR - 17 SOCIAL SCIENCE
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AR-17-I-A

SET : A AR-17/P-I/SSC

(REGULAR) (PART – I)
(OBJECTIVE)

Time : 1 Hour Total Marks : 50

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: INSTRUCTION :

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Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.
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Each question has four answer choices. Select the correct answer and darken the
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SECTION – A

¢ÛáÆÞ¦ Š Äšíåà™ß
GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS

1. ᥦǚ á‹„ê Çñ‹Þ¥ ª£ó¦ á¨ñ˜à ÄåØ¢Úí‹Ø ?
To which resource type do the railways belong ?
(A) £Þå¡ (B) áÆÞÇ©ÖàÆ™
Human Community
(C) ª×Þåà¤ý (D) ‘Þ™à¤ý
Local National

2. ¢Þ¥™á¥ Ä¥˜î¢Û£ß¥ ÄÞ¤ý™å ¡ï·©ß ÇÞ‚ê á‹„ê Ç›á¤©Ç Æñ«˜ ‹¥Þ¤Þ‚Î×ß ?
Which step has been taken in India to increase area under forests ?
(A) ‘¦Î×Þ¤ýÞ åߣíÞ˜ (B) å›à„Ç™î‹Þ á¤Þ‘åÞ
Watershed construction River Valley Project
(C) åÆ¥à‹¥˜ (D) ¨ßçÞ¤ýå
Urbanisation Industrialisation
2 Contd.

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3. á‹„ê £ï±ß‹Þ¥ Ĝߋ ‘¦œÞ¥˜ ¤©£™Þ ¥«ßÎ×ß ?
Which soil does have high water retention capacity ?
(A) Ç”Ú (B) ‹ïÇ©Ù
Alluvial Black
(C) á¬Þ«ß™ (D) ¬Þᔥނ”ì
Red Laterite

4. á‹„ê”ß ˆ‹ ¡îÞÔñ Çñ‹ç åÚá«ê ?
Which is not a tiger project ?
(A) ›Úœ§Þ (B) ‹á¡í”
Dudhwa Corbet
(C) ›ÞÇŸÞ (D) å£ ¤ÞÇŸÞ
Dapha Nam Japha

5. á‹„ê”ß “¤©Ú›ñ ªÚ³¥¡å” Ä°¦¥ £ÚŒî ¡ï¤© ?
Which is the main tree of the “Little Sunderban” ?
(A) Œ‘Ú¥à (B) á«åØÞ¦
Date palm Mangrove
(C) ™Þ¦ (D) ’Þ„ê
Palm Casuarina

6. ¢ß™¥‹åß‹Þá¥ á‹„ê ¡ß¥¦Çñ‘ޙߥ ÇñÞ˜à ᛌޤވ ?
Which rare species is found in Bhitar Kanika ?
(A) ‹Ú£ýॠ(B) –¬ìÇŸßåì
Crocodile Dolphin
(C) åঠ‹¼»–Þ (D) ÎߙޡÞÔ
Blue Crab Leopard

7. á‹„ê å›à ª« á‹ÞˆåÞ ¡«Ü£ÚŒà å›à¡´ á¤Þ‘åÞ ªäÇï‹Ø ?
With which river is the Koyena multipurpose dam project associated ?
(A) áǥߤýÞ¥ (B) áÆÞ›Þ¡¥à
The Periyar The Godavari
(C) ‹ïÇ©ÙÞ (D) ‹Þá¡¥à
The Krishna The Kaveri
3 P.T.O.

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8. ÎÛåÇš¥ „¸Þ›åá¥ á‹„ê ¥Þ‘î ÄÆñ˜à ?
Which is the leading state in limestone production ?
(A) ÄÞ´ñ Çñᛨ (B) £œî Çñᛨ
Andhra Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
(C) ¥Þ‘ª×Þå (D) ÆÚ‘¥Þ”
Rajasthan Gujarat

9. ‹Þ«Þ‹Ú “ÔÞ™‹ ¨ßç” ‹Ú«Þ¤Þˆ ?
Which one is called the “Killer Industry” ?
(A) ¡¤ýå (B) ÎÍ£–Þ
Textile Leather
(C) Œ˜ß Œåå (D) ‹ÞÆ‘
Mining Paper

10. «ß£ÞÎͦ Çñᛨ¥ £˜ß‹˜Ùí•Þᥠዄê Çñ‹Þ¥¥ ¨‹Øß „¸Þ›å ዳñ ¥«ßÎ×ß ?
Which type of power plant is there at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh ?
(A) ‘¦¡ß›Úî™ì (B) Ç¥£Þ˜Ú
Hydro-electricity Atomic
(C) áªÞ⥙ÞÇ (D) ¢Û-™ÞÇ‘
Solar Geo-thermal

11. á‹„ê á™â¦¡à‘ Œ¥ßÇŸì †™ÚᥠÎÍÞÇ© ‹¥Þ¤Þˆ ?
Which oil seed is cultivated during the Kharif season ?
(A) áªÞ¥ßÇ© (B) áªÞ¤ýÞ¡ßåì
Mustard Soyabean
(C) ÎßåÞ¡Þ›Þ£ (D) ‘–Þ
Groundnut Castor

12. «¥ß›óÞ¥•Þá¥ á‹„ê ‹Þ¥ŒÞåÞ Æ—ß„•ßÎ×ß ?
Which factory has been set up at Haridwar ?
(A) ¢Þ¥à ¤åÐÂÇÞ™ß (B) á¡â›Úî™ß‹ ¤åÐÂÇÞ™ß
Heavy Machinery Electrical equipments
(C) áÇá”ñÞ ¥ªÞ¤ýå (D) á¬Þâ« Š ‚ªÏÂÞ™
Petro-chemical Iron and Steel
4 Contd.

AR-17/P-I/SSC SET : A
Çñ›± ¢Þ¥™¥ ᥌޼߻™ £ÞåÎß™ñᥠá‹á™‹ á¢ÞâáÆަߋ ™šî ¤šÞ – ‘I’. Œ˜ß, ‘II’. å›à¡´
á¤Þ‘åÞ Š ‘III’. ‹ïÇ©ß Ä°¦ ›¨íÞ¤Þ‚Î×ß » Þ Ç¥¡±íà ™ßåßáÆÞ”ß Çñ¨÷ åߣáåØ •ß‹ì „±¥ ¡ÞÎ× » Þ
In the given outline Map of India some geographical features like ‘I’. Mine, ‘II’. Dam Project
and ‘III’. Agricultural region are shown. Choose the correct answer for the following three
questions.

INDEX
‘I’. Œ˜ß (Mine)
‘II’. å›à¡´ á¤Þ‘åÞ (Dam Project)
‘III’. ‹ïÇ©ß Ä°¦ (Agricultural region)

13. ‘I’ Îß«øß™ á‹Þ‚¬Þ Œ˜ß¥ åÞ£ ‹’˜ ?
What is the name of Coal Mine Marked as ‘I’ ?
(A) ™Þ¦áÎ¥ (B) á‹Þ¡íÞ
Talcher Korba
(C) ’¥ßÄÞ (D) ªß¾ñ»Þ„¬ß
Jharia Singrauli
14. ‘II’ Îß«øß™ å›à¡´ á¤Þ‘åÞ¥ åÞ£ ‹’˜ ?
What is the name of the Dam Project marked as ‘II’ ?
(A) á‹ÞˆåÞ (B) ™Ú¾»¢›ñÞ
Koyena Tungabhadra
(C) «à¥Þ‹Ú› (D) ª·íÞ¥ ªá¥Þ¡¥
Hirakud Sardar Sarovar
15. ‘III’ Îß«øß™ Ä°¦á¥ £ÚŒî™ã á‹„ê ŒÞ›î¨ªî „¸Þ›å ‹¥Þ¤Þˆ ?
Which food crop is chiefly produced in the area shaded as ‘III’ ?
(A) Æ«£ (B) ¡Þ‘¥Þ
Wheat Bajra
(C) £‹Þ (D) œÞå
Maize Rice
5 P.T.O.

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16. ‘Æ™à‹¥˜ Çñ‹ñߤýÞ¥ ‹Ú Çñ¢Þ¡ á‹„ê ¨ßç „ÇᥠǖßÎ×ß ?
Which industry has experienced the negative effects of globalisation ?
(A) ”Þ¤ýÞ¥ (B) á¬Þâ«-‚ªÏÂÞ™
Tyre Iron and Steel
(C) ‹ÞÆ‘ (D) ÄÞ¬Ú£ßåߤý£
Paper Aluminium

17. ªÞœÞ¥˜ ¡˜ÌÂå ¡î¡ª×Þá¥ á‹„ê ›ñ¡î „Ǭ¡ìœ á«Þ‚šÞˆ ?
Which item is available through Public Distribution System ?
(A) ªÞ¡Úå (B) ¬Ú˜
Soap Salt
(C) ᙬ (D) ›ÚÆìœ
Oil Milk

18. ‘‘߬ûÞ ¡ßÎÍÞ¥ £°’ ‹’˜ ÇÞ‚ê „·ßÇ©Ì ?
What for is the ‘District Forum’ meant ?
(A) ªÞäªÕð™ß‹ ‹Þ¤íî‹ñ£ (B) ›¾»Þ åߤýåИ
Cultural activity Riot control
(C) ŒÞ„”ß ªÚ¥¤©Þ (D) ÄÞ‚åì ‹ÞåÚå Çñ˜¤ýå
Consumer protection Enactment of law

19. ¢Þ¥™¥ á‹„ê ¥Þ‘îᥠ›Þ¥ß›ñî ªà£Þá¥ŒÞ ™á¦ šß¡Þ ‘åªäŒîÞ Çñ™ß¨™ ª¡íåߣ÷ ?
In which State of India is the percentage of population below poverty line the lowest ?
(A) ÆÚ‘¥Þ” (B) ÇÃÂÞ¡
Gujarat Punjab
(C) «¥ß¤ýÞ˜Þ (D) ‘ÞÊÜ‹ިõà¥
Haryana Jammu & Kashmir

20. á‹„ê ›Þ¥ß›ñî ›Û¥à‹¥˜ ‹Þ¤íî‹ñ£ Ç°Þ¤ý™›óÞ¥Þ ‹Þ¤íî‹Þ¥à á«Þ‚šÞˆ ?
Which poverty alleviation programme is carried out by the Panchayats ?
(A) åߤڋØß ÆîÞᥘÌß á¤Þ‘åÞ
Employment Assurance Scheme
(B) ‘¡Þ«¥ á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
(C) ÇñœÞå£åÐÂà á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ
Prime Minister’s Rojagar Yojana
(D) ‘Þ™à¤ý ÆñÞ£à˜ åߤڋØß Çñ™ß¨ñÜ™ß ÄÞ‚åì
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
6 Contd.

AR-17/P-I/SSC SET : A
21. Çñ®×å÷ á¡‹Þ¥à á‹„ê ᤩ™ñᥠᛌޤވ ?
In which sector is the disguised unemployment noticed ?
(A) ¤©Ú›ñ¨ßç (B) ‹Ú”२ßç
Small-scale industry Cottage Industry
(C) ǥߡ«å (D) ‹ïÇ©ß
Transportation Agriculture
22. á‹„ê á¤Þ‘åÞ”ß ªó˜Ùí ‘¤ýåØà ÆñÞ£î ªóá¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ ÄåØ¢Úí‹Ø ?
Which programme is included within Swarna Jayanti Gramya Swarozgar Yojana ?
(A) ª«¥à ÄÞ£þ åߤڋØß á¤Þ‘åÞ
Urban Self Employment Programme
(B) ª£åóß™ ÆñÞ£î „å÷¤ýå á¤Þ‘åÞ
Integrated Rural Development Programme
(C) ÇñœÞå£åÐÂà á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ
Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
(D) ‘Þ™à¤ý ÆñÞ£à˜ åßá¤ýÞ‘å á¤Þ‘åÞ
National Rural Employment Programme
23. á‹„ê”ß ›Þ¥ß›ñî¥ ˆ‹ ‹Þ¥˜ åÚá«ê ?
Which one is not a cause of poverty ?
(A) ‘åªäŒîÞ ¡ï·©ß (B) åߤڋØß ªÚá¤ÞÆ Ä¢Þ¡
Population increase Lack of employment opportunity
(C) ¢Û£ß ¡˜ÌÂåᥠª£Þå™Þ (D) †˜ÆñªØ™Þ
Equitable land distribution Indebtedness
24. á‹„ê Ç°¡ÞÇ©ßæ‹ á¤Þ‘åÞ ‹Þ¦¥Ú ¢Þ¥™á¥ á¡‹Þ¥à ›Û¥à‹¥˜ ÇÞ‚ê ¡¦ßÇ©Ö Ç›á¤©Ç£Þå
Æñ«˜ ‹¥Þ¤Þ„Î×ß ?
From which Five Year Plan period have strong measures been taken in India to eradicate poverty ?
(A) Ç°£ (B) Ç©Ç©Ö
Fifth Sixth
(C) ªÇØ£ (D) ÄÇ©Ì£
Seventh Eighth
25. á‹„ê”ß ¢Þ¥™¥ ª¡íÇñš£ ›Þ¥ß›ñî ›Û¥à‹¥˜ á¤Þ‘åÞ ?
Which one is the first poverty alleviation programme in India ?
(A) ‘¡Þ«¥ á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
(B) ª£åóß™ ÆñÞ£î „å÷¤ýå á¤Þ‘åÞ
Integrated Rural Development Programme
(C) ‘Þ™à¤ý ÆñÞ£à˜ åßá¤ýÞ‘å á¤Þ‘åÞ
National Rural Employment Programme
(D) åߤڋØß ÆîÞ¥˜Ìß á¤Þ‘åÞ
Employment Assurance Scheme
7 P.T.O.

SET : A AR-17/P-I/SSC

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SECTION – B
‚™ß«Þª Š ¥Þ‘åà™ß ¡ß²Þå
HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE

26. Š–Íß¨Þ ÇñÞᛨߋ ‹äáÆñª ‹£ß”ߥ Çñš£ ª¢ÞÇ™ß ‹ßˆ šßᬠ?
Who was the first President of the Odisha Provincial Congress Committee ?
(A) «á¥‹ïÇ©Ù £«™Þ¡ (B) áÆÞÇ¡´Ú ›Þª
Harekrushna Mahtab Gopabandhu Das
(C) ¢ÞÆà¥šß £«ÞÇÞ™ñ (D) ¡ß¨óåÞš ›Þ¨
Bhagirathi Mohapatra Biswanath Dash

27. ›óß™à¤ý áÆެᔡڬ á¡â•‹á¥ ‹ßˆ ª¢ÞÇ™ß™ó ‹¥ßšßᬠ?
Who did preside over the Second Round Table Conference ?
(A) „‚åÇ©ÌÂå ÎÍ®ßæ¬ (B) ¬–í ‚¥„‚åì
Winston Churchill Lord Irwin
(C) ¥Þ£áª £Þ‹ìá–ÍÞåÞ¬–ì (D) ‘åì ªÞ‚£åì
Ramsay Macdonald John Simon

28. ¢Þ¥™à¤ý ‘Þ™à¤ý ‹äáÆñª Äœßᡨåᥠ‹ßˆ ‘¢Þ¥™ Î×Þ–Í’ ÇñªØÞ¡ ÄÞÆ™ ‹¥ßšßᬠ?
Who did initiate the “Quit India” resolution in the session of the Indian National
Congress ?
(A) á£Þâ¬ÞåÞ ÄÞ¡Ú¬ ‹Þ¬Þ£ ÄÞ‘Þ›ì
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) áÆÞ¡ß³ ¡¬û¢ Çå×
Gobind Ballabh Pant
(C) ǘØß™ ‘¡Þ«¥¬Þ¬ áåá«¥Ú »
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) á£Þ™ß¬Þ¬ áåá«¥Ú
Motilal Nehru

8 Contd.

AR-17/P-I/SSC SET : A
29. ¢Þ¥™ ªóÞœàå™Þ ÄÞ‚å á‹á¡ ¡ñߔߨ ÇÞ¬ßæÄÞᣘÌÂ¥ ÄåÚá£Þ›å ¬Þ¢ ‹¥ßšß¬Þ ?
When did the India Independence Act get the approval of the British Parliament ?
(A) 1947 áÇŸ¡ïÄÞ¥à 20 (B) 1947 ‘Úå 3
20th February 1947 3rd June 1947
(C) 1947 ÄÆÇ©ÌÂ 14 (D) 1947 ‘Ú¬Þ‚ 18
14th August 1947 18th July 1947

30. ‹ßˆ ‘ª£óÞ› ¡Þ«ß‹Þ’¥ ªÉÂÞ›‹ šßᬠ?
Who was the editor of the ‘Sambad Bahika’ ?
(A) ÇŸ‹à¥ á£Þ«å áªåÞÇ™ß (B) åণ˜ß ¡ß›îÞ¥åþ
Fakir Mohan Senapati Nilamani Bidyaratna
(C) ¥ÞœÞåÞš ¥Þ¤ý (D) áÆÞâ¥à¨¼»¥ ¥Þ¤ý
Radhanath Ray Gouri Sankar Ray

31. ª£ó¬ÇÚ¥¥ á‹á™‹ áå™ïª×Þåà¤ý ¡î‹Øß á‹„ê•Þᥠ¬–Íí ‹‘íå¼Ú» ˆ‹ ªõÞ¥‹ Ç™ñ ᛂšßᬠ?
Where did some leaders of Sambalpur submit a memorandum to Lord Curzon ?
(A) ‹¬ß‹™Þ (B) ªß£¦Þ
Calcutta Shimla
(C) ›ß¬ûà (D) £Ú£óÞ‚
Delhi Mumbai

32. £œÚªÛ›å ›Þª á‹á¡ £ï™Úî ¡¥˜ ‹¥ßšßᬠ?
When did Madhusudan Das die ?
(A) 1933 ‘Ú¬Þ‚ 3 (B) 1936 £Þ®í 3
rd
3 July 1933 3rd March 1936
(C) 1936 ˆÇñ߬ 1 (D) 1934 áÇŸ¡ïÄÞ¥à 4
1st April 1936 4th February 1934

33. 1936 £ªß«Þᥠƕߙ Š–Íß¨Þ Çñᛨᥠá‹á™Þ”ß ‘߬ûÞ šß¬Þ ?
How many districts were there in the separate province of Odisha created in 1936 ?
(A) 7 (B) 9
7 9
(C) 6 (D) 8
6 8
9 P.T.O.

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34. á‹á¡ «Þ‚›ñÞ¡Þ›¥ åß‘Þ£ £ß¦åÇ™ñᥠªóÞ¤©¥ ‹¥ßšßᬠ?
When did the Nizam of Hyderabad sign in the instrument of accession ?
(A) åᢣó¥ 1949 (B) áªáÇÌ£ó¥ 1948
November 1949 September 1948
(C) £Þ®í 1948 (D) ‘Ú¬Þ‚ 1947
March 1948 July 1947

35. £ß¨ñ˜ ÇÛ¡í¥Ú Š–ÍߨÞᥠƖ͑ޙ ªäŒîÞ á‹á™ šß¬Þ ?
What was the number of Garhjat states in Odisha before merger ?
(A) 24 (B) 25
24 25
(C) 26 (D) 27
26 27

36. áÆÞÄÞá¥ á‹„ê ¡Ç©í ªÞœÞ¥˜ åß¡íÞÎÍå á«¬Þ ?
In which year did the general election take place in Goa ?
(A) 1960 (B) 1961
1960 1961
(C) 1964 (D) 1963
1964 1963

37. á‹„ê¡Ç©í ¢Þ¥™á¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ ÄÞá¤ýÞÆ Æ•ß™ á«¬Þ ?
In which year was the Planning Commission formed in India ?
(A) 1947 (B) 1950
1947 1950
(C) 1949 (D) 1948
1949 1948

38. ÎÍßÇ߬ߣޕÞá¥ á‹„ê £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¬¤ý Çñ™ßÇ©Öß™ á«Þ‚Î×ß ?
Which college has been established at Chipilima ?
(A) ¤ÞåÐÂß‹ £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý (B) ¡ß²Þå £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý
Engineering college Science college
(C) ‹ïÇ©ß £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý (D) ÎÍߋߪþÞ £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý
Agriculture college Medical college
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39. Š–ÍߨÞᥠዳñà¤ý œÞåÆá¡Ç©˜Þ ዳñ á‹„ê•Þᥠġª×ß™ ?
Where is the Central Rice Research institute established ?
(A) ¢Ú¡áå¨ó¥ (B) ‹”‹
Bhubaneswar Cuttack
(C) ¡¬Þ¾»à¥ (D) ª£ó¬ÇÚ¥
Bolangir Sambalpur

40. Š–Íß¨Þ £œîᛂ ¤Þ‚šß¡Þ ‘Þ™à¤ý ¥Þ‘Çš¥ ªäŒîÞ á‹á™ ?
What is the total number of National Highways passing through Odisha ?
(A) 11 (B) 12
11 12
(C) 13 (D) 15
13 15

41. 1956 ¥Þ‘î ÇÚåÆí•å ÄÞá¤ýÞÆ¥ ªÚÇޥߨ ÄåÚ¤Þ¤ýà ¢Þ¥™á¥ á‹á™Þ”ß ¥Þ‘î Š á‹á™Þ”ß
ዳñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ ¥«ß¬Þ ?
How many States and how many Union Territories were there in India according to the
recommendation of the State Reorganisation Commission of 1956 ?
(A) 14”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 6”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ
14 States and 6 Union Territories
(B) 15”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 5”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ
15 States and 5 Union Territories
(C) 16”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 4”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ
16 States and 4 Union Territories
(D) 12”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 8”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ
12 States and 8 Union Territories

42. á‹„ê £ªß«Þᥠ‘Š¥ß¨Þ’ ¡›¦á¥ ‘Š–Íߨޒ Çñ¡±ßæ™ á«¬Þ ?
In which year was ‘Orissa’ changed to “Odisha’ ?
(A) 2009 (B) 2010
2009 2010
(C) 2011 (D) 2012
2011 2012
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43. ‹Þ¨õ॥ á‹„ê ¨Þª‹ 1947 £ªß«Þ Äá‹ÌÂÞ¡¥ 26 ™Þ¥ßŒá¥ ¢Þ¥™ ª«ß™ £ß¨ñ˜ ÎÚ‹Øß
ªÉÂÞ›å ‹¥ßšßᬠ?
Which ruler of Kashmir did sign an agreement of merger with India on the 26th October
1947 ?
(A) ‹¥˜ ªßä« (B) «¥ß ªßä«
Karan Singh Hari Singh
(C) ¥Þ£ ªßä« (D) ‹±íÞ¥ ªßä«
Ram Singh Kartar Singh

44. á¬Þ‹ª¢Þ¥ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ ª›ªî ªäŒîÞ á‹á™ ?
What is the number of elected members of the Lok Sabha ?
(A) 541 (B) 542
541 542
(C) 540 (D) 543
540 543

45. ‹ßˆ ‹«ßšßᬠ“Ƙ™åР᫄Î×ß á¬Þ‹£Þå¼»¥, á¬Þ‹ £Þå¼» ›óÞ¥Þ, á¬Þ‹£Þå¼» ÇÞ‚ê
ª¥‹Þ¥ » Þ”
Who did say, “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the
people.” ?
(A) ¡ß.ÄÞ¥. ÄÞá£ó›‹¥ » (B) ÄÞ¡ñÞ«£ì ¬ß¼»åì
B.R. Ambedkar Abraham Lincoln
(C) £«Þ£þÞ ÆÞ´à (D) áå¬ªå £Þá˜Ø¬Þ
Mahatma Gandhi Nelson Mandela

46. ¢Þ¥™¥ £ÚŒî åß¡íÞÎÍå ÄÞ¤ý܋ؼڻ ‹ßˆ åß¤Ú‹Ø ‹¥åØß ?
Who does appoint the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
(A) ªá¡íÞ®Í åîÞ¤ýÞ¦¤ý¥ ÇñœÞå ¡ßÎޥǙß
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(B) á¬Þ‹ª¢Þ¥ ¡ÞÎͪÏ™ß
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(C) ¥ÞÇ©ÌòÂÇ™ß
President
(D) ÇñœÞå £åÐÂà
Prime Minister
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47. •ß‹ì „‹Øß”ß‹Ú ¡ÞÎ× » Þ
Choose the correct statement :
(A) ¢Þ¥™¥ á¬Þ‹ª¢Þ¥ ª›ªî£Þáå Çñ™î¤©¢Þá¡ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ
The members of the Lok Sabha of India are directly elected.
(B) ¥Þ‘ޥ ª›ªî£Þáå Çñ™î¤©¢Þá¡ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ
The members of the Rajya Sabha are directly elected.
(C) ¢Þ¥™¥ ¥ÞÇ©ÌòÂÇ™ß Çñ™î¤©¢Þá¡ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ
The President of India is directly elected.
(D) ¥Þ‘î ¡ßœÞ媢ޥ ª›ªî£Þáå Çá¥Þ¤©¢Þ¡á¥ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ
The members of the State Assembly are indirectly elected.

48. á‹„ê £ªß«ÞᥠáªÞ¢ßˆ™ì †Ç©ßÄÞ¥ ¡ß¬¤ý Ô”ß¬Þ ?
In which year did the U.S.S.R. decline ?
(A) 1990 (B) 1992
1990 1992
(C) 1991 (D) 1993
1991 1993

49. ¢Þ¥™¥ á‹„ê ÇñœÞå£åÐÂ༻ ª£¤ýᥠ¢Þ¥™ Š ÇދߪØÞå £œîᥠ¡ªì ÎͦÞÎͦ ¡î¡ª×Þ
ÄÞ¥£ý á«Þ‚šß¬Þ ?
During the time of which Indian Prime Minister did the bus communication begin
between India and Pakistan ?
(A) ‚³ß¥Þ ÆÞ´à (B) Ä”¦¡ß«Þ¥à ¡Þ‘áǤýà
Indira Gandhi Atal Behari Bajpai
(C) ¥Þ‘à¡ ÆÞ´à (D) –Í‹ÌÂ¥ £åá£Þ«å ªßä«
Rajiv Gandhi Dr. Manmohan Singh

50. á‹„ê ¥ÞÇ©Ìò ªÞ‹í (SAARC)¥ ª›ªî åÚá«ê ?
Which State is not a member of the SAARC ?
(A) ¢Þ¥™ (B) ¨ñ଼»Þ
India Sri Lanka
(C) áåÇÞ¦ (D) £ßÄÞê£Þ¥
Nepal Myanmar
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AR-17/P-I/SSC ANSWER SHEET
HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (REGULAR) SET : A
REGISTRATION PART : TO BE USED BY THE INVIGILATOR
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE INVIGILATOR
1. Blue/Black ball-point pen must be used for darkening the circles. Use of 7. If the examination is carried out on 3rd Language write the 3rd Language
Pencil of any kind is strictly prohibited. of the candidate in the Box-5 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding
2. Write the candidate’s Roll Number on the answer sheet in the specified to the 3rd Language. (Boxes 3, 4 & 6 must be left blank)
boxes and darken the appropriate circle(s) corresponding to each letter or digit. 8. If the examination is carried out on Compulsory subject, write the subject
3. Write the Qn Set Code of the candidate in Box-2 and darken the appropriate of the candidate in the Box-6 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding
circle corresponding to the Set Code. to the subject. (Boxes 3, 4 & 5 must be left blank)
4. Put your full signature in the specified space on the answer sheet. 9. Do not allow the candidate to use any white fluid or rubbing material (eraser)
5. If the examination is carried out on 1st Language, write the 1st Language on the Answer sheet to change the answer.
of the candidate in the Box-3 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding 10. All possible care must be taken to ensure that the Answer sheet is not
to the 1st Language. (Boxes 4, 5 & 6 must be left blank) folded, crumpled or dog-eared.
6. If the examination is carried out on 2nd Language, write the 2nd Language 11. Do not allow the candidate to do any rough work on the Answer sheet.
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to the 2nd Language (Boxes 3, 5 & 6 must be left blank) against a particular question number.

Box-1 Box-2 Box-3 Box-4 Box-5 Box-6
QUESTION 1ST 2ND 3RD COMPULSORY
ROLL NUMBER SET CODE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LANGUAGE SUBJECTS

0 0 0 A A 0 0 0
FLO
1 1 1 B B 1 1 1 TLH MTH
A SLE
2 2 2 C C 2 2 2 FLB
TLS
3 3 3 D D 3 3 3
B FLH
4 4 4 E E 4 4 4
TLP GSC
SLH
5 5 5 F 5 5 5
FLU
6 6 6 G 6 6 6 C TLO
7 7 7 H 7 7 7 FLT
TLV SSC
8 8 8 K 8 8 8 D SEP
FLE
9 9 9 9 9 9

I hereby, declare that I have thoroughly gone through the instructions provided on the Answer Sheet. I have
thoroughly verified the Roll Number of the candidate from his/her Admit Card and the Question Set Code from
the Question Booklet given to the candidate. I have correctly darkened the Roll Number, Qn Set Code and the
Language/Subject in which the examination is held. Full Signature of the Invigilator

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1. Use Blue/Black ball-point pen only for darkening the and Language/Subject has been properly darkened Subject :
circles. by the invigilator before submitting the Answer sheet.
2. Write your Subject, Date of Exam and Put your full 6. Four possible answers are given for each Date of Exam :
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3. Do not fold or crumple or do any rough work on the appropriate circle completely as shown in the
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