Worksheet- 1

1. Processing jute and rubber fall under which of the following industries?

a) Agro-based industries
b) Mineral industries
c) Business industries
d) None of the above

2. An important factor causing globalisation is:

a) More income
b) Expansion of market
c) Technological advancement
d) Urbanisation

3. Which province did not boycott the council election?

a) Madras
b) Hyderabad
c) Lucknow
d) Ahmedabad

4. Which of the following is not the property of the homologous series?

a) They differ by CH2 unit

b) They differ by 14 units by mass
c) They all contain a double bond
d) They can be represented by a general formula
5. From the list given below, select the character which can be acquired but not
inherited.

a) Colour of eye
b) Colour of skin
c) Size of body
d) Nature of hair

6. In a flower, the parts that produce male and female gametes (germ cells) are:

a) Stamen and anther

b) Filament and stigma
c) Anther and ovary
d) Stamen and style

7. Political parties are there in the country to give people:

a) Freedom
b) Choice
c) Protection
d) None of the above

8. A successful democracy needs:

a) Right to vote
b) Freedom
c) Regular election
d) All of the above

9. Banks give out loans and charge _____ on the loan amount from the borrower.

a) Interest
b) Wages
c) Rent
d) Commission

10. Which of the following will not represent Dobereiner’s triad?

a) Li, Na, and K

b) Be, Mg, and Ca
c) Cl, Br, and I
d) N, P, and As

11. When did Poona Pact take place?

a) August 1932
b) September 1932
c) October 1932
d) December 1932

12. What is the drawback of the barter system?

a) Double coincidence of wants is essential

b) Store of value
c) Both (a) & (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

13. The most basic outcome of democracy is:

a) It produces good government

b) It addresses socio-economic and political problems
c) It accommodates religious differences
d) It provides accountability to citizens
14. When was Border Roads Organization established?

a) 1960
b) 1940
c) 1970
d) 1990

15. Newlands relation is called:

a) Musical Law
b) Periodic Law
c) Atomic Mass Law
d) Law of Octaves

16. Ethanol on complete oxidation gives:

a) Acetic acid/ethanoic acid

b) CO2 and water
c) Ethanal
d) Acetone/ethanone
17. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium
is called:

a) Budding
b) Binary fission
c) Multiple fission
d) Reduction division

18. Independent inheritance of two separate traits, shape and colour of seeds
in Mendel’s cross on pea plants resulted in an observable ratio of

a) 3: 1
b) 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
c) 1: 1
d) 9: 4 : 2: 1

19. What portion of deposits are kept by the banks for their day to day
transactions?

a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 20%

20. The first member of the alkyne homologous series is:

a) Ethyne
b) Propyne
c) Methane
d) Ethene