Social Studies Important Questions For OTET 2019

Social Studies For OTET

Social Studies is an optional paper of OTET Paper-2 Exam. From this subject, 60 questions are asked. Some Important Questions of Social Studies are given below. These questions are asked in Social Studies sections form History, Geography and politics.

OTET 2019 Important Questions of Social Studies

1. What was the designation of the highest officer of the revenue department during the Mughal period

(A) Mir-cBuxi

(B) Sipahsalar

(D) Muhtasiv

2. Where is the Buland-Darwaja situated?

(A) Agra

(B) Fatehpur Sikri..

(D) Lahore

3. During the reign of which Mogul ruler was Cooch Bihar annexed to the

Mogul empire ?

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(D) Aurangzeb..

4. On which date did the first war of Indian Independence begin?

(A) 14th April 1857

(B) 10th May 1857..

(D) 5th April 1857

5. By which Act of the British Parliament Supreme Court of India was established ?

(A) Regulating Act, 1773..

(B) Pitt's India Act, 1784

(D) Govt of India Act, 1919

6. In which script the inscriptions of Asok are not written?

(A) Brahmi

(B) Kharosthi

(D) Aramaic

7. Which symbol has not been used in the inscriptions of Kharavela?

(A) Swastik

(B) Vriksha

(D) Trisul..

8. Who built the Barabati Fort ?

(A) Yayati Keshari

(B) Chodagangadev..

(D) Mukundadeva

9. Up to which river in the South did Kapilendradeva spread his empire?

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna

(D) Periyar

10.Which Muslim ruler succeeded in his South Indian Campaign ?

(A) Iltutmish

(B)Allauddin Khiliji..

(D) Aurangzeb

11. Which subject is not associated with Social Science according to Encyclopedia Britannica ?

(A) Economics

(B) Geography

(D) Animal Psychology..

12.Which is not an objective of teaching Social Science?

(A) Learners are to analyse the scientific methods only..

(B) Learners will know the geographical language and definition

(D) Learners will adopt equimethodical process in the changing circumstances

13. On which aspect does a myth give importance?

(A) Historical Fact

(B) Reality of event

(D) Legend

14. Which is the source of archaeological evidence ?

(A) Religious scriptures

(B) Legends

(D) Inscription..

15. Who introduced the Local Self Government system in India?

(A) Lord Bentick

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(D) Lord Curzon

16. Why did the moderates in Congress profess loyalty to the British Government?

(A) They were conservative and weak

(B) Indians were not possessing military strength

(D) They were believing to transform the British rule into a welfare government..

17. Who was involved in the violent incident of Muzaffarpur in 1908?

(A) Surya Sen

(B) Khudiram Bose..

(D) Ajit Singh

18. In which century did nationalism emerge as a force in Europe?

(A) Fourteenth Century

(B) Fifteenth Century

(D) Nineteenth Century..

19. In which country nationalism was not inspired by Napoleonic imperialism?

(A) Germany

(B) Italy

(D) Spain

20. Who does act as the President in the event of the vacancy caused in the office of the President and Vice President at the same time in our country?

(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(B) Senior most Governor of India

(D)Chief Justice of Supreme Court..

21. Who elects the Vice-President of India?

(A)Members of the Rajya Sabha

(B) Elected members of Rajya Sabha

(D) Members of the Parliament and Vidhan Sabhas

22. Which is not a pressure group?

(A) Nikhil Utkal Shikshak Maha-sangh

(B) Trinmul Congress..

(D) Bharatiya Krishak Mahasabha

23. Who appoints the Advocate General of Odisha ?

(A) President

(B) Governor..

(D) Law-Minister

24. Which is not a justiciable right?

(A) Right against exploitation

(B) Right to education

(D) Right to collect donations..

25. Which of the following types of land use comes under the land not used for agriculture for a long time?

(A) Culturable waste..

(B) Fallow land

(D) The pasture land

26. Identify the incorrect pair..

(A)The Chambal - Gandhi Sagar

(B)The Krishna-Ranapratap Sagar..

(C)The Narmada-Sardar Sarovar

(D)The Sultej-Govind Sagar

27. Which type of forest is locally known as 'Solas' in South India ?

(A) Subtropical dry evergreen

(B) Subtropical Montane

(D) Wet Montane

28. Which type of species does the wild ass belong to ?

(A) Extinct

(B) Endangered..

(D) Rare

29. In the production of which two minerals does Odisha rank first in India?

(A) Manganese and Chromite..

(B) Chromite and Bauxite

(D) Manganese and iron ore

30. Near which place the largest tributary of Mahanadi joins it?

(A) Boudh

(B) Cuttack

(D) Sonepur..

31. Which river does not have its source in Odisha?

(A) The Baitarani

(B) The Rushikulya

(D) The Subarnarekha..

32. Which among the following places in Odisha has the highest the annual range of temperature?

(A) Bhadrak

(B) Jharsuguda..

(D) Gopalpur

33. Which crop is extensively grown in the sandy coastal land if in Odisha?

(A) Ginger

(B) Cashew..

(D) Tobacco

34. Identify the incorrect pair

(A) Angul-Alumina..

(B) Bileipada - Sponge iron

(D) Rajgangpur- Cement

35. Given below are the map scales of four different maps shown by the

teacher in the classroom. Which map has the smallest scale?

(A) 1cm. equals to 10 km

(B) 1: 125,000

(D) 1:1500,000

36. Which aspect of the map is shown by contours ?

(A) Distance

(B) Relief..

(D) Scale

37. By which colour is the settlement shown on the map ?

(A) Red..

(B) Yellow

(D) Brown

38) Which rock is different from the other three on the basis of formation ?

(A) Marble

(B) Gneiss

(D) Quartzite

39. What is the density of the mantle layer ?

(A) 2.75-2.9

(B) 3.1-5.0..

(D) 5.1- 13.0

40. Which type of mountain is the Andese Mountain range?

(A) Block

(B) Fold..

(D) Residual

41. Which plain is formed due to the work of wind?

(A) Deltaic plain

(B) Drift plain

(D) Loess plain..

42. Which of the following places is located in a thermal belt different

from the other three?

(A) Bhopal

(B) Kolkata

(D) Chandigarh..

43. By which process is the earth surface cooled in the clear winter nights

(A) Conduction

(B) Convection

(D) Evaporation

44. How and when does the sea-breeze blow?

(A) During day time from land to sea

(B) During day time from sea to land..

(D) During night time from sea to land

45. Which of the following ocean currents is different form the other three on the basis of its location?

(A) Canaries current

(B) Gulf stream

(D) Benguela current..

46. Who did build ‘Hazar Situl’ Royal Palace of Delhi ?

(A) Jalaluddin Khilji

(B) Firoz Saha Tughluq

(D) Allauddin Khilji..

47. Where did the black people establish a republic first?

(A) Tobago

(B) Trinidad

(D) Haiti..

48.Who was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress consecutively for two years?

(A) Acharya Kriplani

(B) Subhas Chandra Bose..

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

49. Which one is not a Buddhist literature ?

(A) Abhidhamma Pitak

(B) Agama Sidhanta..

(D) Vinay Pitak

50. Why is Iltutmis regarded as the real founder of Delhi Sultanate ?

(A)Both Hindus and Muslims of India accepted him as the Sultan

(B) He suppressed his adversaries successfully

(D) He set up a systematic administration

51. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

(A) There is provision for reservation of women in the election to Loksabha..

(B) President of India is elected in an indirect method

(D) Members of the Loksabha are elected directly

52. What is the first step of citizenship?

(A) Political party

(B) Society

(D) Family..

53. What is India declared as in the preamble of the Constitution?

(A) Sovereign Democratic Secular Socialist Republic

(B) Sovereign Secular Democratic Socialist Republic

(D) Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic

54. The head of which Legislative Body is not its member ?

(A) Rajya Sabha..

(B) Lok Sabha

(D) Vidhan Parisad

55. Which is the function of a pressure group ?

(A) Forming public opinion

(B) Contest in elections

(D)Propagation of cultural values

56. Which characteristic of the standardised test refers to consistency of the test scores?

(A) Objectivity

(B) Validity

(D) Usability

57. Which one is determined by the placement-evaluation?

(A) Lack of learning prerequisites

(B) Overall achievement of the learners

(D) Entry skill of the learners..

58. Which is not associated with the motor skill objectives of teaching

history?

(A) Drawing historical maps

(B) Reading the biography of historical personalities..

(D) Drawing the picture of a fort

59. Which 'action verb' is not associated with the understanding objectives of teaching history?

(A) To write definitions..

(B) To cite examples

(D) To illustrate

60. Which aid is more useful to understand the occurrence of historical events?

(A) Time line..

(B) Map

(D) Pie-chart

61. Who did build the Jagannath Temple at Puri in 10th century AD?

(A) Ananga Bhima Dev III

(B) Ananga Bhima Dev -I

(D) Yayati-I..

62. Who is Bishar Mohanty as described in the Madala Panji?

(A) A roaming bard

(B) A preacher of the Bhakti Movement

(D) A devotee of Vishnu..

63. Of which movement was "Bande Mataram" the battle song?

(A) Swadeshi Movement..

(B) Khilafat Movement

(D) Non-Cooperation Movement

64. Which was not a characteristic of the new nationalism that grew in Europe in reaction to the French domination ?

(A) Aggressiveness..

(B) Exclusiveness

(D) Particularism

65. By which means did the national unity come to Germany and Italy in 1871 ?

(A) Cultural festival

(B) Mass Movement

(D) War..

66. Which step in the standardisation of a test involves item analysis?

(A) Determining difficulty level..

(B) Pre-execution

(D) Planning

67. Why is the 'activity based approach' more useful in teaching history?

(A) Learners get opportunity to observe the activities indirectly

(B) Learners get scope to observe the activity of teachers

(D) Learners get scope to work with co-learners..

68. Which category of learners are benefited the most in remedial teaching?

(A) Curious

(B) Academically backward..

(D) Gifted

69. Which is not considered as a source for indentification of the instructional objectives in teaching history ?

(A) Social status of guardians..

(B) Psychological needs of the learners

(D) Nature of the subjects

70. Which activity is not indicated by taxonomy of educational objectives ?

(A) Development of school infrastructure..

(B) Preparation of curriculum

(D) Teacher-taught interaction

71. Which land settlement did Cornwallis experiment with before introducing permanent settlement?

(A) Mahalwari settlement

(B) Ten-year settlement..

(D) Five-year settlement

72. What was meant by the Dhamma of Ashok ?

(A) A religious faith

(B) Rules of administration

(D) Code of conduct of social behaviour and activities

73. Who was called “Patra Samanta” during the Ganga Rule in Odisha?

(A) Head of a Mandala

(B) Chief of Frontier Guards

(D) Minister..

74. Which event were the “Red shirts" associated with?

(A) Polish Revolt

(B) Unification Movement of Italy..

(D) French Revolution of 1848

75. What did Kharavela bring from Magadha after its conquest?

(A) Bodhi Tree

(B) Throne of Magadha

(D) Image of Buddha..

76. Which of the following features is not formed by the work of the

rivers ?

(A) Meander

(B) Ox-bow lake

(D) Drift plain..

77. Which of the following places located within a thermal belt different from the other three?

(A) Ajmer

(B) Hyderabad..

(D) Delhi

78. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?

(A) The Labrador current-The North-Atlantic ocean..

(B) The Gulf stream The Pacific ocean

(D) The Canary current -The Mediterranean sea

79. Which is the most dependable source of information about the interior of the Earth ?

(A) X-rays and Infra-red rays

(B) Seismic waves..

(D) Volcanic erruption

80. Which of the following is a third order landform ?

(A) Mountain

(B) Plateau

(D) Continent

81. The scales of two maps of India are given within the brackets. Which of the following statements about the maps is correct?

(Map A: 1:25,000,000;

Map B : 1 cm = 12.5 km)

(A) Map B has a scale larger..

(B)Map A has a scale larger than Map B

(D) Both are large scale maps

82. How are the contours drawn for the steeper slope of a higher landform like a mountain or a plateau?

(A) At unequal gaps

(B) At equal gaps

(D) Away from each other

83. The name of which subject has been changed in the upper primary and secondary stage in our state as per the National Curriculum Frame Work 2005?

(A) Civics..

(B) History

(D) Geography

84. Which district is not adjacent to the Odisha coast?

(A) Jagatsinghpur

(B) Kendrapara

(D) Bhadrak

85. In which of the following places of Odisha is the annual range of temperature the minimum?

(A) Boudh

(B) Sambalpur

(D) Dhenkanal

86. Which of the following is different from the other three in terms of the type of land-use?

(A) Urban area

(B) Mining area

(D) Degraded land

87. In which type of forests in India is transhumance commonly noticed ?

(A) Wet montane

(B) Temperate montane

(D) Alpine..

88. Among which states is the Krishna Godavari water dispute continuing ?

(A) Andhra Pradesh -Chhattisgarh

(B) Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh

(D) Karnataka-Tamil Nadu

89. For teaching which of the following is a map more suitable than a globe ?

(A) Direction

(B) Landscapes..

(D) Shape of the earth

90. Which of the following is different from the other three on the basis

of the colour used in the maps?

(A) Plains

(B) Forests

(D) Lakes..

91. "The teaching work becomes acceptable to the pupil if the same is as to his interest and liking as well as mental and intelligence level" Which element of teaching work does focus upon this ?

(A) Knowledge construction

(B) Experience

(D) Objective

92. "If a tide occurs at Puri at 6.00 PM on a particular day when would the next tide occur there ?" What is the testing objective of the above question ?

(A) Skill based

(B) Recognition based

(D) Recall based

93.Which method of teaching geography is primarily pupil

centered?

(A) Discussion

(B) Ilustration

(D) Description

94. Within which layer of the atmosphere is the ionosphere situated?

(A) Thermosphere..

(B) Mesosphere

(D) Troposphere

95. The Lion-tailed macaque noticed in South India is a/an

(A) Vulnerable species

(B) Rare species

(D) Endangered species..

96. To which ocean does the largest sea of the world belong?

(A) The Indian

(B) The Atlantic

(D) The Pacific..

97. What is the density of the upper part of the lithosphere?

(A) 3.5

(B) 3.1

(D) 2.75..

98.Which are the rivers that flow in the Indus basin?

(A) The Sutlej, The Beas, The Ravi..

(B) The Sutlej. The Chenab, The Gandak

(D) The Ganga, The Beas, The Sutlej

99. Which of the following statements indicates the correct definition of a rock?

(A) It is an ore of a mineral

(B) It is a metallic substance

(D) It is a hard substance

100. In collaboration with which country an aluminium factory has been established at Angul?

(A) Canada

(B) France..

(D) England

101. For the conservation of which animal is Mudumalai Sanctuary famous ?

(A) Birds

(B) Elephant..

(D) Tiger

102. Which type of resource can be used continuously year after year ?

(A) Replenishable..

(B) Irreplenishable

(D) Biotic

103. Which heat zone of the earth has the maximum latitudinal extension ?

(A) North Torrid Zone

(B) North Frigid zone

(D) South Torrid zone

104. Which one is a second order land form?

(A) The Chilika lake

(B) The Dhauli hill

(D) Lakshadwip

105. Which type of mountain is formed by volcanic eruption ?

(A) Block mountain

(B) Fold mountain

(D) Residual mountain

106. Which of the following plateaus is different from the other three on the basis of its mode of formation?

(A) Bolivia

(B) Columbia

(D) Tibet..

107. Which type of plain is formed due to the work of the glaciers?

(A) Delta

(B) Drift Plain..

(D) Loess Plain

108. Which of the following is the extension of the South Temperate Zone?

(A) From Tropic of Capricorn to the Antarctic Circle..

(B) From Equator to the Arctic Circle

(D) From Tropic of Cancer to the Arctic Circle

109. Which pressure belt does receive plenty of rainfall throughout the year due to ascending moist air and subsequent cooling?

(A) Subtropical calmbelt

(B) Subpolar low pressure belt

(D) Polar high pressure bel

110. Which one is an inland Sea?

(A) Kara Sea

(B) Caspian Sea..

(D) Yellow Sea

111. Which one of the following regions is regarded as an ecological hotspot in India?

(A) The Western Himalayas

(B) The Thar desert

(D) The Eastern ghats

112. Which of the following rocks is not likely to contain fossils?

(A) Conglomerate

(B) Granite..

(D) Sandstone

113. Which of the following basic elements does constitute the largest share of the earth's mass?

(A) Iron..

(B) Magnesium

(D) Silicon

114. Which of the following scales does represent a large-scale map?

(A) 1:25,000..

(B) 1:2,500,000

(D) 1cm equals to 50 km

115. Which of the following graphs is most suitable for depicting the quantum comparison between the populations of different states?

(A) Bar graph..

(B) Circle graph

(D) Pictorial graph

116. Which of the following is not included within map study?

(A) Map interpretation

(B) Map preservation..

(D) Map reading

117. Which type of data is the information collected by using weather instruments?

(A) Primary..

(B) Secondary

(D) Generic

118. Which one of the following is different from the other three from the point of view of teaching geography?

(A) Study tour

(B) Educational exhibition..

(D) Excursion

119. On which river is the Duduma waterfall situated?

(A) The Kolab

(B) The Machhakund..

(D) The Vamsadhara

120. Identify the incorrect pair on the basis of the relationship between the pair of words?

(A) Bonai - The Mankadnacha

(B) Keonjhar - The Nimagiri..

(D) Similipal - The Meghasan

121. Which area in Odisha is affected by the Nor'westers to a greater

extent than the other three areas?

(A) The Baleswar Plains..

(B) The Malkanagiri Uplands

(D) The Upper Mahanadi Area

122. In which district of Odisha is chilly extensively cultivated?

(A) Baleswar

(B) Cuttack

(D) Keonjhar

123. Which area in Odisha has achieved significant industrial

growth due to large scale availability of energy resources?

(A) Anugul-Talcher..

(B) Damanjodi-Sunabeda

(D) Rayagada-Theruvali

124. A teacher taught the location of India to the students using a map.

Which method of geography teaching is this?

(A)Indirect observation..

(B) Direct observation

(D) Survey

125. Which of the following is contrary to the model making for geography teaching?

(A) Accuracy

(B) Complexity..

(D) Relevance

126. "The realistic knowledge and experience acquired from the

project should be functional" What basic principle of the project

method is the most appropriate for this?

(A) Experience

(B) Realistic

(D) Usefulness..

127. What is the testing objective of the question given within brackets?

(What will be the time difference between two successive spring

tides if the moon takes 30 days to revolve around the earth?)

(A) Recall based

(B) Recognition based

(D) Skill based

128. The social science teachers use objective type questions for tests

in the class, but they have doubts about the reliability of the tests

What should they do to establish the reliability of these tests?

(A) Try to find out what others do

(B) Increase the number of questions

(D) Use questions published by different commercial agencies

129. In which state of India has there been large scale transformation of

the barren and unculturable waste lands into other kinds of land-use ?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(D) West Bengal..

130. On which river is the Rengali dam constructed?

(A) The Salandi

(B) The Kolab

(D) The Brahmani..

131. From which of the following areas have the boreal plants come into India?

(A) Central Asia..

(B) Indonesia

(D) Northern Africa

132. Identify the incorrect pair

(A) Uttarakhand-Periyar..

(B) Maharashtra - Melghat

(D) Assam- Manas

133. Find the mine that is different from the other three on the basis of the mineral extracted.

(A) Bolani

(B) Kiriburu

(D) Panchpatmali..

134. From whom does the President seek judicial and legal opinion?

(A) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court..

(B) Attorney General

(D) Law Minister

135. Who can remove a member of the Odisha Public Service Commission?

(A) President..

(B) Governor

(D) Home Minister

136. Who does elect the Vice-President of India?

(A) All members of the Rajyasabha

(B) Elected members of the Rajyasabha

(D) Members of the Parliament and Vidhan Sabha

137. On which principle is the local self government based ?

(A) Decentralization of power..

(B) Centralization of power

(D) Maintenance of law and order

138. Which is not the function of the pressure group?

(A) To promote the interest of its own group

(B) To protect the interest of the group members

(D) To contest in the election for the interest of the group..

139. Who was the builder of 'Anant Vasudev Temple'?

(A) Chodaganga Dev

(B) Narasinha DevI

(D) Paramardi Dev

140. On which date did the British army under the command of Cleton occupy the Barabati Fort?

(A) 24 September, 1803

(B) 10 October, 1803

(D) 14 October, 1803..

141. What was the objective of Tilak behind the celebration of Shivaji festival?

(A) Propagation of Maratha glory

(B) Manifestation of Hindu ideology

(D) Hatred towards foreigners

142. To which direction did the policy of the Indian nationalists move after the First World War?

(A) Anti-imperialism..

(B) Pro-British

(D) Religious unity

143. "The struggle between two either we or they" who did worlds has no compromise declare it?

(A) Hitler

(B) Musolini..

(D) Churchil

144. Which is not an objective of teaching of the social science?

(A) Learners will only follow the scientific methods..

(B) Learners will know the terms and definitions of geography

of economy

(D) Learners will adopt the methods of cquality in the changing environment

145. Which one is not related to tihe Psycho-motor objective of teaching history?

(A) Pupils prepare models of forts

(B) Pupils locate places of historical importance in the map

(D) Pupils draw the historical map

146. Which subject is not included in the Upper Primary Social Study Curriculum?

(A) History

(B) Civics..

(D) Political science

147. Which one is the correct discending order according to Dales Cone of experience?

(A)Visual symbol, Verbal symbol, Motion picture, Still picture

(B) Still picture, Visual symbol, Motion picture, Verbal symbol

(D) Verbal symbol, Visual symbol, Still picture, Motion picture..

148. By which type of timeline, time, event and personality are presented ?

(A) Comparative Time line

(B) Pictorial Time line..

(D) Regressive Time line

149. Who were known as the 'Khots' in medieval India ?

(A) Religious teachers

(B) Military leaders

(D) Singers

150. Which place was renamed as Khizrabad by Alauddin Khilji?

(A) Jhain

(B) Khajuraho

(D) Mandu

151. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?

(A) Firuz Shah Tuguluq

(B) Mubarak Shah

(D) Akbar

152. Where was a ship building centre in the Mughal period?

(A) Kashmir..

(B) Hardwar

(D) Dacca

153. King James-I of England did send which ambassador to the court of Jahangir in 1608?

(A) Francis Drake

(B) Sir Thomas Roe

(D) Melborne

154. Which one is different from other three?

(A) Subjectivity..

(B) Written

(D) Verbal

155. Which one is not the source of good teaching-learning?

(A) Pleasure giving

(B) Objective based

(D) Voluntary Participation

156. Which is not a component of a three dimensional Blueprint?

(A) Question forms

(B) Learning objectives

(D) Learning level..

157. Project method is based on whose pragmatic philosophy?

(A) John Dewy..

(B) Stevenson

(D) Marker

158. Which one is not a tool for learning assessment?

(A) Assessment..

(B) Rating scale

(D) Questionnaire

159. By what term were the Indian traders known in South Africa ?

(A) Seth

(B) Banya

(D) Coolie..

160. From which country did Netaji receive the responsibility of Andaman?

(A) Japan..

(B) Germany

(D) Italy

161. What was the objective of the Subsidiary Alliance ?

(A) Expansion of British territory..

(B) Protection of Indian rulers

(D) Growth of overseas trade

162. After which event did the British acquire the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha?

(A) Battle of Plassey

(B) Battle of Boxar..

(D) Pitt's India Act

163. What was the initial reaction of the intelligentsia towards the partition of Bengal?

(A) Administrative necessity

(B) Attack on Bengali nationalism..

(D) Flaming of communalism

164. Who is the pioneer of the field study method?

(A) Rein..

(B) Kilpatric

(D) Parker

165. With reference to the longitude of which of the following places is the Indian Standard Time determined?

(A) Indore

(B) Kanpur

(D) Varanasi

166. In which method of geography teaching are the curriculum, content and teaching techniques decided from the angle of the students ?

(A) Discussion

(B) Illustration

(D) Narration

167. In which of the following areas in India are the tidal forests rarely noticed?

(A) The Andaman Islands

(B) The Ganga River Delta

(D) The Western Coast..

168. By which of the following methods is irrigation to agricultural land by changing the course of the water practiced in the western Himalayan

region?

(A) Gul..

(B) Khadin

(D) Tanka

169. Which of the following teaching aids in Geography is an assemblage of both a model and a map?

(A) Atlas

(B) Chart

(D) Graph

170. Which of the following information cannot be properly depicted by a circle graph?

(A) Comparative picture of the extent of land-use types

(B) Decade-wise comparative growth of population..

(D)The proportionate quantity of different gases in air

171.What is the testing objective of the question given within brackets below? (Define “Ecosystem”)

(A) Knowledge-based..

(B) Understanding-based

(D) Skill-based

172. Which of the following activities is not included within the Preparatory activity for teaching-learning in the daily lesson plan ?

(A) Collection of teaching aids

(B) Evaluation of the pupils..

(D) Specification of the teaching learning method

173. Which one is least enjoyed by the students for self-learning?

(A) Field trip

(B) Excursion

(D) Classroom teaching..

174. In which of the following districts is the annual range of temperature maximum?

(A) Ganjam

(B) Jagatsinghpur

(D) Sambalpur..

175. In which segment is the Coastal Plains of Odisha the widest

(A) The Balasore Plains

(B) The Chilika Coast

(D) The Rushikulya Plains

176. Which crop does grow better in the sandy soils of the Odisha Coast?

(A) Cashew nut..

(B) Chilly

(D) Turmeric

177. By the help of which country is the 'NALCO' Aluminium Plant established at Anugul?

(A) Brazil

(B) France..

(D) Japan

178. Which of the following is an acidic as well as humus-rich soil found in some wet tracts of South India?

(A) Lithozolic

(B) Pedalfer..

(D) Rogolith

179.Which of the following is not a young fold mountain range?

(A) The Alps

(B) The Andes

(D) The Rockies

180. Which of the following plateaus is a different type from the other three?

(A) The African Plateau

(B) The Brazilian Plateau

(D) The Shillong Plateau

181. Which of the following landforms is different from the other three?

(A) V-shaped valley

(B) U-shaped valley

(D) Rift valley..

182. The basin of which of the following rivers is confined to Odisha?

(A) The Brahmani

(B) The Rushikulya..

(D) The Vamsadhara

183. Which of the following temperature zones of the earth has the maximum latitudinal extension?

(A) Northern frizid zone

(B) Southern temperate zone

(D) Southern frizid zone

184. What will be the temperature of a peak situated at a height of three Kms, when the sea level temperature of that place at that time is 27°C?

(A) 7.8°C..

(B) 19.2°C

(D) 37.8°C

185. Which of the following plants of the Himalayan mountains is now

endangered?

(A) Juniper

(B) Fir

(D) Oak

186. Which of the following is not a movement of sea water ?

(A) Water cycle..

(B) Tide

(D) Current

187. Which rock is different from the other three on the basis of its composition?

(A) Basalt..

(B) Marble

(D) Quartzite

188. In which layer of the earth's interior is the Magma Chamber' situated?

(A) Upper Crust

(B) Lower Crust

(D) Lower Mantle

189. What will happen when there is a clash between the State and Union Law ?

(A) The Union Law will pravail

(B) The State Law will pravail

(D)Both the Laws will be declared null and void

190. For the Introdution of which Bill prior approval of the President is necessary?

(A) Money Bill..

(B) Bill to change the name of a province

(C)Bill relating to a subject of the concurrent list

(D) National Education Policy Amendment Bill

191. Who can remove the Election Commission of Odisha?

(A) Chief Minister

(B) Governor

(D) Chief Election Commission

192. By the Constitution of which country are the provisions of Emergency of Indian constitution influenced ?

(A) United States of America

(B) Canada

(D) Australia

193. According to which Article of the Constitution cases relating to election of the President and the Vice-president can be heard only in the Supreme Court?

(A) 71..

(B) 72

(D) 74

194. Which country's people did kill Archduke Francis Ferdinand on the eve of First World War?

(A) Serbia..

(B) Bosnia

(D) Germany

195. Where was the Carbonary organization formed ?

(A) France

(B) Germany

(D) Russia

196. Who did become the Prime Minister of Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution?

(A) Lenin..

(B) Trotsky

(D) Stalin

197. When did Belgium declare her Independence?

(A) 1815..

(B) 1830

(D) 1848

198. To which country was the territory of Alsace-Lorraine of Germany given in the Treaty of Versailes ?

(A) England

(B) France..

(D) Italy

199. What is not fulfilled by teaching history through field trip?

(A) Increase of interest of learners

(B) Course completion according to annual scheme of lessons..

(D) Opportunity of teaching through source method

200. Which is the characteristic of History text book?

(A) An event should not be linked with the past and the present

(B) Should be prepared according to learner's need and ability

(D) Topics should be presented only through story-telling in upper-primary classes

201. Which is the basic necessity of effective teaching?

(A) Teaching Aids

(B) Evaluation

(D) Reference Book

202. Multiple choice questions are of which type?

(A) Recognition..

(B) Completion

(D) Matching

203. Which is not a source of Indian History?

(A) Purana

(B) Upanishad

(D) Tripitaka

204. Which one is a thought provoking question ?

(A) When did Ashoka ascend the throne ?

(B) What impact did the devastation of Kalinga war have on the mind of Ashoka..

(D) Who was the emperor of Kalinga at the time of Kalinga war

205. Which category of learners are not benefitted by remedial teaching?

(A) Gifted..

(B) Normal

(D) Slow learners

206. Which is not related to teaching of Social Science in primary level ?

(A) Economic and Geographical condition of modern society

(B) Moral and religious awakening of modern society

(D) Social science is the simplified part of social studies..

207. What type of experience is the knowledge gained by reading palm leaf Manuscripts called?

(A) Real

(B) Symbolic..

(D) Indirect

208. What should be mainly used by a teacher to teach about the Mughal and Maratha empire?

(A) Bunch of Maps..

(B) Outline Map

(D) Periodical Chart

209. Where in Odisha foreign clothes were burnts on August 3, 19212

(A) Cuttack..

(B) Puri

(D) Balasore

210. Who from among the anti Simon Commission processionists was a victim of police lathi charge at Lucknow?

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(8) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Bipin Chandra Pal

211. Who did build the Ahmedabad city?

(A) Muhammad Shah Tughluq

(B) Firoz Shah Tughluq

(D) Ibrahim Lodi

212. Which Fort's gateway is Buland Darwaza?

(A) Fatepur Sikri Fort..

(B) Agra Fort

(D) Purana Qilla of Delhi

213. Who did build Kasiagarh in Chandka forest?

(A) Chodagangadev..

(B) Anangavmadev 111

(D) Yayati Keshari

214. Who did build the Kshirachora Gopinath temple?

(A) Narasinghadev l..

(B) Chodagangadev

(D) Purusottamdew

215. Who did take oath as the first Governor of newly created Odisha Province ?

(A) Krushna Chandra Gajapati

(Β) Sir JohnAustin Habak..

(D) Sir Ketne Terela

216. Who did introduce the Local Self Government System in India?

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Lord Ripon..

(D) William Bentink

217. Who did write the book "Spirit of the Laws ?

(A) Montesquieu..

(B) Voltaire

(D) Kari Marx

218. "Go, tell your master that we are here by the will of the people and we shall not leave except on the point of bayonet”- who did say this ?

(A) Robespierre

(B) Napoleon

(D) Necker

219. Up to what extent does the troposphere extend upwards in kilometres over the equatorial zone from the surface of the earth?

(A) 8

(B) 11

(D) 16..

220. In which sphere of the atmosphere is there an ozone layer?

(A) Troposphere

(B) Stratosphere..

(D) Thermosphere

221. What is the time interval between two direct tides?

(A) 6 hours 13 minutes

(B) 12 hours 26 minutes

(D) 24 hours 52 minutes..

222. Which of the following is formed due to the mixing of warm and cold currents?

(A) Rain fall

(B) Radiation fog

(D) Advection fog..

223. Which of the following orders of food chain is correct?

(A) Herbivorous, Omnivorous, Carnivorous, Detrivorous

(B) Ominivorous, Herbivorous, Carnivorous, Detrivorous

(D) Herbivorous, Carnivorous, Ominivorous, Detrivorous..

224. If the R.F is 1: 10, 000, 000 then what will be its statement scale?

(A) 1 cm 10 km

(B) 1 cm = 100 km..

(D) 1 cm 10,000 km

225. Which district is entirely situated in the Mahanadi delta?

(A) Cuttack

(B) Jagatsinghpur..

(D) Kendrapara

226. By which of the following two rivers is the northern part of the Eastern Ghats bifurcated?

(A) The Subarnarekha and The Baitarani

(B) The Baitarani and The Brahmani..

(D) The Rushikulya and The Vanshadhara

227. What will be the temperature at Pattangi situated at a height of 1500 meters in Koraput when the temperature at Puri sea beach is 20 degree celcius?

(A) 9

(B) 10.4..

(D) 12.4

228. Which of the following types of climate is noticed in Odisha?

(A) Equatorial

(B) Temperate

(D) Tropical warm and moist..

229. Which of the following crops is different from the other three on the basis of cropping season ?

(A) Mustard

(B) Castor..

(D) Black gram

230. In the production of which mineral does Odisha occupy the first position in India ?

(A) Chromite..

(B) Iron ore

(D) Copper

231. Between which two states is the Krishna-Godavari water dispute

noticed ?

(A) Andhra-Tamil Nadu

(B) Tamil Nadu - Karnatak

(D) Karnatak-Maharashtra

232. Which of the following trees of the Himalayan mountains is endangered ?

(A) Chir

(B) Barch..

(D) Yew

233. At which of the following latitudes can there be no parallel of latitude?

(A) 0°

(B) 30°..

(D) 90

234. Which of the following is not included in map study?

(A) Learning map language

(B) Map preservation..

(D) Map interpretation

235. Which of the following factories is established at Jajpur Road ?

(A) Ferro-manganese

(B) Ferro-chrome..

(D) Sponge-iron

236. For which of the following is the mountainous land most useful ?

(A) Source of water

(B) Agriculture

(D) Mineral resource..

237. Which of the following forests does act as a shelter belt ?

(A) Tropical dry deciduous

(B) Monsoon

(D) Tropical wet evergreen..

238. Which pair is incorrect on the basis of their relationship ?

(A) Tikarpada-Crocodile

(B) Bhitarakanika-Bird sanctuary..

(D) Similipala Tiger

239. Which of the following is the main area for mica production ?

(A) Ajmer

(B) Kodarma..

(D) Hazaribagh

240. Where is the depth of the Sial less ?

(A) On land

(B) Lower part of mountains

(D) Same depth everywhere

241. Which of the following does belong to the second order land form?

(A) Indian Ocean

(B) The Aravallis..

(D) Australia

242. Which of the following is the extension of the tropical belt ?

(A) From equator to tropic of cancer

(B) From equator to tropic of Capricorn

(D) From tropic of cancer to Arctic Circle

243. The Tel : The mahanadi : : The Godavari

(A) The Indravati..

(B) The Saravati

(D) The Ghodahad

244. Which of the temperature belt is most favourable for fruit cultivation?

(A) Equatorial

(B) Tropical

(D) Subpolar

245. Which country did lose national identity at Vienna Congress of 1815?

(A) Austria

(B) Prussia

(D) Sweden

246. What did the Fall of Bastile indicate?

(A) Rise of Democratic Consciousness in France..

(B) Weakness in security of French prison

(D) Release of Revolutionaries

247. Which purpose was the policy of blood and Iron applied to?

(A) Unification of Italy

(B) independence of Greece

(D) Independence of Poland

248. What did provide inspiration to Bolshevik Revolution?

(A) Marxism..

(B) Nihilism

(D) Nationalism

249. Arrogant nationalism of which country did cause the Second World War ?

(A) Poland

(B) Czechoslovakia

(D) England

250. What is the sequence of preparing a project?

(A) Selection, Recording, Evaluation, Planning. Execution, Follow-up

(B) Planning, Evaluation, Selection, Recording, Execution, Follow-up

(D) Selection, Evaluation, Recording, Planning, Execution, Follow-up

251. Where are Asoka's edicts located ?

(A) Jaugarh..

(B) Lalitgiri

(D) Khandagiri

252. Who did build the Jagannath Temple inside Barbati Fort?

(A) Yayati Keshari

(B) Chodagangadev

(D) Nripa Keshari

253. Who did destroy the 'Chahalgani' ?

(A) Balban..

(B) Jalal-ud-din Khalji

(D) Sikandar Lodi

254. In which painting religion was closely associated ?

(A) Mogul

(B) Rajput..

(D) Turani

255. Why did the colonial government give trade protection to Indian industries?

(A) Under the pressure of rising nationalism in India..

(B) Under the pressure of the British liberals

(D) To balance Indian foreign trade

256. Which one is not related with learner centric education?

(A) Emphasis given in child's learning experience

(B) Teacher acts as a facilitator of learning

(D) Learner as the central point of learning process

257. What type of question should the teacher ask to identify creative children?

(A) Activity-based

(B) Diagnostic

(D) Divergent thinking..

258. For what is the Trial and Error method more effective?

(A) Collection of data

(B) Memorisation of lessons..

(D) Achievement of skill

259. What is the importance of teaching learning history?

(A) It gives rise to human vanity

(B) It provides amusement

(D) It trains to be rational, creative and imaginative..

260. Which was not included in the programme of Non-Cooperation Movement?

(A) Boycott of government function

(B) Resignation from government position

(D) Eradication of untouchability

261. What was Abhinav Bharat?

(A) Sect society of revolutionaries..

(B) Religious reform movement

(D) Economic development council

262. Who did move the Quit India Resolution at the General Session of Indian National Congress?

(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru..

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

263. What did Netaji Subhash Bose form in Singapore?

(A) Free India Centre

(B) Indian National Amy

(D) Indian National Government..

264. What did help growth of nationalism in Europe during nineteenth century?

(A) Powerful Monarchy

(B) Enlightened Clergy

(D) Awakened Peasantry

265. Whom is the Union Council of Ministers responsible in a Parliamentary form of Government?

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(D) Rajya Sabha

266. What is the minimum age required of a person to be a member of Rajya Sabha?

(A) 18

(B) 25

(D) 35..

267. Which one is not related to the Local Self Government System of rural areas ?

(A) Panchayat Samiti

(B) Zilla Parishad

(D) Notified Area Council..

268. Which is the function of the Pressure Group?

(A) Propagation of social values

(B) Formation of public opinion

(D) Lobbying with party in power..

269. Which does violate human rights ?

(A) Life imprisonment by court of Law

(B) Collection of tax by the nation

(D) Forced labour..

270. From which of the following rock inscriptions the detail information of Kharbela’s reign is found ?

(A) Rani Gumpha

(B) Byaghra Gumpha

(D) Bhalluka Gumpha

271. How many princely states were there both in India and Pakistan when India got Independence in the year 1947 ?

(A) 526

(B) 536

(D) 563..

272. Who did compose “The Mahabharat” in Telugu language ?

(A) Pampa

(B) Kamban

(D) Ramanuja

273. Which one of the followings is a famous Jain literature ?

(A) Pragnyaparamita Sutasastra

(B) Abhidharma Pitak

(D) Kalpasutra..

274. Who among the following did excavate the Kausalyaganga Water Reservoir in Bhubaneswar ?

(A) Narasinghadev – I

(B) Langula Narasinghadev

(D) Anangabhimadev..

275. Who of the following rulers was a contemporary of Adikabi Sarala Das ?

(A) Kapilendra Dev..

(B) Narasinghadev – I

(D) Anantavarma Chodagangadev

276. Which country of the following was not associated with the formation of “East India” Company?

(A) Portugal

(B) Germany..

(D) England

277. In which of the following articles of our constitution, the right to constitutional remedies has been assigned ?

(A) 29

(B) 31

(D) 32..

278. Which one of the followings is not a fundamental right ?

(A) Right to Freedom

(B) Right to Equality

(D) Cultural and Educational Right

279. Which one of the following dates is observed every year as the ‘International Women’s Day’ ?

(A) 8 – March..

(B) 9 – March

(D) 9 – September

280. The Islam saints are called ‘Sufi’ because —

(A) They put on clean clothes

(B) They put on woolen garments..

(D) They put on very costly clothes

281. Most of the inhabitants of Maldives belong to which of the following communities ?

(A) Hindu (B) Buddist

282. Which one of the following dynasty did Kapilendra Dev establish ?

(A) Surya Dynasty..

(B) Ganga Dynasty

(D) Keshari Dynasty

283. The Charter of the U. N. O. has been written in how many languages ?

(A) 5 ..

(B) 10

(D) 20

284. According to which constitutional amendment, the provision for free and compulsory education has been made for the children in the age group of 06 to 14 years ?

(A) 85th

(B) 86th..

(D) 88th

285. Which of the following was not included in the Armed force segment of Anantavarma Chodagangadev ?

(A) Chariot..

(B) Cavalry

(D) Infantry

286. In which of the following countries did the Glorious Revolution take place in 1688 A. D. ?

(A) France

(B) England..

(D) Italy

287. By whom was the Gobardhana Matha in Puri, established?

(A) Sri Chaitanya

(B) Ramanuja

(D) Ramananda

288. Which one of the following is not a function of the Pressure group ?

(A) To influence the members of the Legislative Assembly

(B) To work for self interest

(D) To control the members of the Legislative Assembly..

289. Which one of the followings is different from the other three from uses of learning aids ?

(A) Slide

(B) Model..

(D) Projector

290. Which of the following states was not conquered by Qutubuddin Aibaq ?

(A) Delhi

(B) Kanauj

(D) Kalinga..

291. Which one of the following is measured by standardised evaluation ?

(A) Organisational ability

(B) Comparative picture of relative achievements..

(D) Knowledge on system and process

292. Which of the following is more relevant for the teaching of histroy ?

(A) Story telling..

(B) Problem solving

(D) Discussion cum narration

293. Evaluation in the Annual Examination belongs to which one of the following categorise of evaluations ?

(A) Placement

(B) Diagnostic

(D) Summative..

295. Which one of the following is not relevant to impart education through the process of field trip ?

(A) Student gains knowledge by experience

(B) Emergence of ideas of cooperation and team-spirit

(D) Acquisition of direct and concrete knowledge

296. The teaching of which of the following social values is not associated with history teaching ?

(A) Creativity ..

(B) Disciplinary growth

(D) Internationalism

297. Which one is not a benefit that a student gets by teaching history through dramatization method ?

(A) Utilization of mental power and talent of the learner

(B) Enhancement of interest of a learner

(D) Past becomes lively..

298. While preparing which one of the following emphasis has to be given on instructional objectives, content selection, examples, presentation method, analysis and evaluation :

(A) Lesson Content

(B) Lesson Plan..

(D) Tour Planning

299. Which one of the following is not associated with the Black Board Work ?

(A) Writing in clean and big letter

(B) Keeping distance among lines

(D) To give general ideas on the left side

300. Which teaching-aid is not essential in teaching historical events ?

(A) Time Line

(B) Guide Book..

(D) Reference Book

301. Which colour is used to show shallow water on a map ?

(A) Green

(B) Yellow

(D) Deep blue

302. Which is not a factor for regulating climate ?

(A) Latitude

(B) Distance from the sea

(D) Altitude

303. Where do the rays of the sun fall vertically on 21st of June ?

(A) Topic of capricorn

(B) Equator

(D) Tropic of cancer..

304. The land-form “Barkhan” is formed by which agent of erosion ?

(A) River

(B) Glacier

(D) Underground Water

305. Which of the followings is not included in map study ?

(A) Learning Map Language

(B) Map Preservation..

(D) Map interpretation

306. Which is not a form of condensation ?

(A) Hailstone..

(B) Cloud

(D) Fog

307. Stratosphere lies between which of the following two spheres ?

(A) Mesosphere and Thermosphere

(B) Thermosphere and Troposphere

(D) Exosphere and Mesosphere

308. The Hirakud Dam Project of Odisha was established during which five year plan ?

(A) Fourth

(B) Third

(D) First

309. Which one of the following minerals is different ?

(A) Nickel

(B) Lead..

(D) Iron

310. Which element is not applied in Bio Farming ?

(A) Green Manure

(B) Chemical fertiliser..

(D) Compost

311. Which tree is found in Taiga ?

(A) Fir..

(B) Mehogani

(D) Palm oil

312. Which type of climate is felt in Gopalpur of Odisha ?

(A) Monsoon..

(B) Desert climate

(D) Mediterranean

313. Which type of soil is found in Angul and Athmallik of Odisha ?

(A) Alluvial

(B) Red Soil

(D) Brown Soil

314. Which of the followings doesn’t have any connection with Global Warming ?

(A) Emission of poisonous gas and smoke from industries

(B) Smoke from vehicles

(D) Deforestation

315. The Oceanic Floor belongs to which category of land form ?

(A) First

(B) Second..

(D) Fourth

316. If one travels from Balasore to Berhampur via Cuttack by train, he / she will pass the rivers in which order ?

(A) Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Rushikulya

(B) Baitarani, Brahmani, Mahanadi, Rushikulya..

(D) Brahmani, Baitarani, Rushikulya, Mahanadi

317. Which animals are found more in swamps of Assam ?

(A) Elephants

(B) Tigers

(D) Rhinos..

318. Which place has India got in the production of cotton in the World ?

(A) First

(B) Second

(D) Fourth..

319. What is the reason for forming a desert in Rajastan ?

(A) Rise in temperature

(B) Uncertain rain fall

(D) The spread of Arabali from North to South..

320. In which state is Salem Steel plant situated ?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Tamil Nadu..

(D) Chhatisgarh

321.What should the teacher do to remedie the interview weakness of the learner ?

(A) Inspire the learner

(B) Strengthen mental strength of the learner

(D) Give emphasis in oral test in the class-room..

322. Which one of the following is correct from the Nature and Scope of Geography ?

(A) Geography is a Social Science

(B) Geography is a Natural Science

(D) All of the above..

323. What does the symbol ‘====’ indicate in the Geographical Map ?

(A) Concrete Roads

(B) District Roads

(D) Railway Lines..

324. Which method is useful in teaching regional geography ?

(A) Demonstration

(B) Exhibition

(D) Indirect Observation

325. Which one is different from other three from Geography teaching point of view ?

(A) Study tour

(B) Educational exhibition..

(D) Excursion

326. Which of the following type of question is difficult and time consuming to prepare but easy, speedy and correct evaluation ?

(A) Objective..

(B) Objective based

(D) Long answer type

327. To which method does it indicate if a teacher dividing the students of class VI into two groups by engaging them to prepare a globe using local resources ?

(A) Local Tour

(B) Local Visit

(D) Project Planning..

328. What is the actual distance if the distance between two

places on the map is 4 cm?

(A) 4 K. M.

(B) 40 K. M.

(D) 100 K. M…

329. Which colour does indicate the plateau in the Geographical Map?

(A) Gery

(B) Deep Brown

(D) Deep Yellow

330. A teacher taught the position of India using a physical map. Which method does it signify in Geography teaching?

(A) Demonstration of teaching aids

(B) Direct observation

(D) Indirect observation..

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