List of practice Questions

Explain the role of secondary sector in an economy.

Explain the role of tertiary sector in an economy.

The removal of barriers on foreign trade and investment by the Indian government has been called as:

Read the given case and choose the correct option:

Swapna, a small farmer grows groundnut on her three acres of land. She takes a loan from the moneylender to meet the expenses of cultivation but midway due to flood, crop fails and her debt increased. Again she has to take loan to manage crops.

Suggest Swapna, which of the following sources of loan would be suitable for her.

Identify the sector of the economy on the basis of ownership with the help of following information:

• The government owns most of the assets.
• Delivery of services in the hands of government.
• Fair price shops is an example of it.

Study the given data carefully and answer the question that follows:

Country	Monthly income of citizens in ₹
	I	II	III	IV	V
A	9,500	10,500	9,800	1,000	10,200
B	500	500	500	500	4,800

Identify the average monthly income of citizens in country A.

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:

Net attendance ratio is expressed as a ________ of total children in the age group of 6 – 10 years attending school.

How does the Indian Constitution define the distribution of powers between the centre and the states? Explain with examples.

“Political parties are one of the most visible institutions in a democracy.” Examine the statement.

“There are many challenges before the political parties.” Examine the statement.

Explain the term ‘Balance of Power’.

Why is the judiciary considered independent in a democracy?

How is power shared among different organs of government? Explain.

Which of the following reports compare countries using health, education and per capita income?

In a democracy, the government is responsible:

Read the given statements regarding decentralisation in India and choose the correct option:

i. Rural local government is known as Panchayati Raj.
ii. Each village or group of villages have Gram Panchayat.
iii. Panch and Sarpanch of villages are selected by Election Commission.
iv. Panchayat works under the supervision of Gram Sabha.

Find the odd one out from the following:

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): The civil war in Sri Lanka resulted due to failure of political accommodation of ethnicity.
Reason (R): The distrust between the Sinhala and Tamil communities turned into widespread conflict in Sri Lanka.

Suggest two measures to ensure equal opportunities for women in all professions.

Differentiate between democracy and dictatorship.

On the same outline map of India given for Q. No. 9, locate and label any three of the following with suitable symbols:

(i) The major dam constructed on the Chenab river
(ii) Nuclear power plant in Maharashtra
(iii) Software Technology Park in Tamil Nadu
(iv) International Airport in Punjab

Name the dam built on River Chenab in India.

Name the place where ‘nuclear power plant’ is located in Maharashtra.

Name the place where software technology park is located in Tamil Nadu.

Name the place where international airport is located in Punjab.