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

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

correct answer and write the complete answer along with its letter of

alphabet. 10 × 1 = 10

1. Black Diamond among the following is

(A) Charcoal (B) Coal

(C) Copper (D) Graphite.

2. The state which has highest density of population according to

2011 census in India is

(A) Bihar (B) Arunachal Pradesh

(C) Karnataka (D) Punjab.

3. Ryotwari system was introduced by

(A) Cornwallis (B) William Bentinck

(C) Canning (D) Thomas Munroe.

4. Regional Rural Banks were established to provide financial

support to

(A) Bonded labourers (B) Industrial labourers

(C) Small farmers (D) Co-operative banks.

5. The sale of equity of public enterprises to private sector is called

(A) disinvestment (B) investment

(C) sale (D) purchase.

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6. The Government of India has passed the Bonded Labour Abolition

Act in the year

(A) 1986 (B) 1976

(C) 1975 (D) 1985.

7. The Government of India introduced open sky policy in 1990 to

(A) nationalise air transport in India

(B) allow private airlines to operate in the country

(C) make it the fastest means of transport

(D) make air transport more affordable.

8. The raw material used in the extraction of Aluminium metal is

(A) Manganese (B) Mica

(C) Bauxite (D) Zinc.

9. Initially Green Revolution was restricted only for

(A) wheat and cotton (B) cotton and sugarcane

(C) paddy and sugarcane (D) paddy and wheat.

10. The first railway in India was laid between

(A) Bombay to Thane (B) Madras to Arakonam

(C) Calcutta to Raniganj (D) Bangalore to Madras.

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II. 11. Match list A with list B and write it : 5×1=5

A B

a) Tarapur i) Karnataka

b) Kundan Kulam ii) Gujarat

c) Narora iii) Kerala

d) Kakrapar iv) Uttar Pradesh

e) Kaiga v) Tamil Nadu

vi) Maharashtra

vii) Andhra Pradesh.

III. Answer the following questions in a word or sentence each : 15 × 1 = 15

12. There is a lack of political will to march towards development in

underdeveloped economies. How ?

13. What was the main aim of National Population Policy, 1976 ?

14. What is Man Power Planning ?

15. Why was ceiling on land holdings regulations formed in India ?

16. The Government of India strengthened the institutional credit

agencies at different stages. Why ?

17. What was the main objective of NABARD ?

18. What was the main reason to practise bonded labour ?

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19. All the states have not enforced Minimum Wages act effectively in

India. Why ?

20. What is poverty ?

21. What is transport ?

22. Why was Port Development Corporation established ?

23. Where is the Head Quarter of Reserve Bank of India ?

24. What is trade ?

25. What is Foreign Exchange ?

26. Under developed economies are very low in HDIs. Why ?

IV. Answer the following questions in about three to four sentences each :

14 × 2 = 28

27. Mention the reasons for the failure of Land Reforms in India.

28. Which are the demerits of money lenders ?

29. Write the characteristics of New Industrial Policy of 1991.

30. Which are the problems of industrial labour sector ?

31. Mention the reasons for poverty in India.

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32. Which are the objectives of Integrated Rural Development

Programme ?

33. Write the functions of Board for Financial Supervision.

34. India is the prime country in export of services. Why ?

35. How is Human Development Index measured ?

36. What is the role played by commercial banks in agricultural

finance ?

37. Why are industrial estates established ?

38. Social and economic conditions of agricultural labourers are not

good. Why ?

39. Which are the programmes undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi

National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme ?

40. Why is death rate declined in India ?

V. Answer the following questions in about five to six sentences each :

6 × 3 = 18

41. What is the role of communication in economic development ?

42. Mention the factors in influencing density of population in India.

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43. Which are the advantages of sprinkler irrigation ?

44. Why is foreign trade necessary for country like India ?

45. Write the characteristics of developed countries.

46. Why are District Industrial Centres established ?

VI. Answer the following question in about eight to ten sentences : 1×4=4

47. Which are the main functions of Reserve Bank of India ?

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