Test: HP TGT Social Studies Mock - 4 - Software Development MCQ

Rani Gaidinliu raised the banner of rebellion against foreign rule on the call given by Gandhiji and was imprisoned for life.

Rani Gaidinliu:

• She was born on 26 January 1915 in the northeastern state of Manipur.
• Rani Gaidinliu was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in the year 1982.
• She was also conferred with the ‘Tamrapatra Freedom Fighter Award’ in 1972.
• She joined the freedom struggle at the age of 13. 
• Jawaharlal Nehru gave her the title of 'Rani'.

Caucasus mountains separate the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Caucasus Mountains: It is the point of intersection between Asia and Europe. It stretches in between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. It is the home to Mount Elbrus which is the highest peak in Europe.

India has liberal democracy.

Liberal democracy is a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of liberalism. It is characterized by fair and free elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into different branches of government, the rule of law, and the protection of human rights and civil liberties for all persons. 

Instruments used in Indian classical music: Instruments most commonly used in Hindustani classical music are the sitar, sarod, tambura, shehnai, sarangi, and tabla.

Taanpura:

• Taanpura (or tanpura ) is an indian instrument is a stringed Indian music instrument.
• In Carnatic music, it is known as tambura. In this post, we talk about the need for tanpura, its construction, tuning, and recommendation on electronics tanpura or shruti box.
• Miraj in Maharashtra is the center of Taanpura manufacturing and is known for manufacturing the best-sounding Tanpura for Hindustani classical music.
• Whereas Tambura, used in Carnatic music, from Thanjavur is considered as a gold class.
• Taanpura is made from a special variety of dried gourd grown in Pandharpur area of Maharashtra.
• Tanpura is usually made of teak or tun (red cedar).
• Tun is ideal as it is lighter and has better resonance, but one can find high-quality tempura made from teak as well.

River Narmada does not form a delta.

The Narmada is the westward flowing river of Peninsular India. The Narmada rises from the western flank of Amarkantak plateau in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

The Narmada river drains into the Gulf of Khambat (the Arabian Sea) near Bharuch in the state of Gujarat. The river flows in a rift valley between the Vindhyas in the north and the Satpura in the south.

The river forms a picturesque gorge in marble rocks. The Narmada forms the Dhaundhar waterfalls, southwest of Jabalpur.

It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India. Peninsular rivers, such as the Narmada and the Tapi form estuaries.

The atmosphere consists of different layers with varying densities and temperatures. The column of the atmosphere is divided into five different layers depending upon the temperature condition. They are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

The issue on which the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government.

On March 12, 1930, Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi begins a defiant march to the sea in protest of the British monopoly on salt, his boldest act of civil disobedience yet against British rule in India.

Narendra Modi released the first Disaster Management Plan of India on 1 June 2016 .

 This plan seeks to provide a framework and direction to government agencies for prevention, mitigation and management of disasters.

Dormant volcanoes are also called sleeping volcanoes. Dormant volcanoes are volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future. Examples of dormant volcanoes are Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa and Mount Fuji in Japan.

Vishnu Sharma is the author of the book 'Panchatantra'.

Vishnu Sharma was an Indian scholar and author who is believed to have written the Panchatantra, a collection of fables. The exact period of the composition of the Panchatantra is uncertain, and estimates vary from 1200 BCE to 300 CE.

Tharpakar Cow:

• It is originated in the Tharparkar district of southeast Sindh in Pakistan.
• It is also known as the White Sindhi, Gray Sindhi, and Thari. 
• The Tharparkar cattle are dual-purpose animals.
• They are used for both milk production and also for using as a draught animal.
• The age of first calving ranges from 38-42 months and inter calving period from 430 to 460 days.

Nanabhoy Palkhivala is the author of the book "We the People".

We, The People, written by Nani Palkhivala, is a discourse on the Indian political framework, its ideologies and practices. We, The People can be viewed as a social commentary through the eyes of Nani A. Palkhivala.

Chhath Puja is the most important regional festival of Bihar. Chhath Puja is called Mahaparva of Bihar. This puja takes place on the sixth day of the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month, just 6 days after Deepawali. On this festival, Sun God and his wife Usha are worshiped and Arghya is offered. In which the first Arghya is inserted at sunset and the second Ardhya at sunrise.

Agro-Climatic Zones in India:

• In 1988 the Planning Commission came up with a growth strategy based on a holistic approach of area planning for long-term resource efficiency and sustainability. 
• During the late nineteen eighties, a consensus seemed to have been achieved on the primacy of topography for a regional division of India.
• Based on this notion the Planning Commission proposed 15 agro-climatic zones, these have still existed wide variation in a geographical area, population density, soil types, and crops are grown.
• To increase the degree of homogeneity in agro-climatic factors, these 15 zones were further sub-divided into 73 subzones based on more specific soil types, topography, climate, and cropping pattern characteristics.
• A planning team was set up for each zone and each zone was sub-regionalized on the basis of factors intrinsically related to the character of the agricultural economy.

Differentiation between acceptance and non-acceptance of certain stimuli in classroom communication is the basis of selective attention. Selective attention is the process of focusing on a specific object in the environment for some period of time.

Regur Soil is also known as Black Soil.

• Black soil is also known as cotton soil and internationally it is known as ‘Tropical Chernozems’.
• This is the third-largest soil type in India.
• This soil is formed from rocks of cretaceous lava.
• This stretch over the parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Western parts of Madhya Pradesh, North- Western Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand up to Raj Mahal hills.
• The soil is rich in iron, lime, calcium, potash, magnesium, and aluminium.
• It has high water retaining capacity and is good for Cotton Cultivation, Tobacco, Citrus fruits, Castor, and linseed.

The village in which the dwelling places of the village lay speckled or diffused is called a dispersed village. Such kinds of villages are found in hilly areas, as in the Himalayan foothills, in the highlands of Gujarat etc. These villages have no definite shape or structure and no village streets. There are only footpaths connecting one cluster with another. Families living on their farms retain all the livestock and other possessions in the farm.

Tropic of Capricorn does not pass from Bolivia.

The Tropic of Capricorn passes through 10 countries, 3 continents and 3 waterbodies. It passes through South America, Africa, and Australia. In the South America continent, it passes through 4 countries which include Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. In the African continent, it passes through Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Madagascar.

The Tropic of Capricorn passes through 3 waterbodies which include the Indian ocean, Atlantic ocean, and Pacific ocean.

National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th August.

• National Sports Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand Singh.
• Dhyan Chand Singh is popularly known as the Wizard of Indian Hockey. He was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
• He was regarded as a prodigy in the field of hockey. He has secured over 400 international goals and 1,000 goals in his entire career in 22 years during the period from 1926 to 1948.
• Dhyan Chand is regarded as India's greatest hockey player ever. Under the leadership of Dhyan Chand, the Indian Hockey team has achieved several victories. He has led India into 3 Olympic gold medals in 1928,1932 and 1936.
• National Sports Day is also known as the Rashtriya Khel Divas.
• The main reason behind celebrating National Sports Day lies in championing the spirit of sportsmanship and propagating the message of various sports.

The position of Mir Bakshi was that of the head of the Military Administration in the Mughal Empire. King Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system, which defined the rank of Mir Bakshi. Mir Bakshi is responsible for the gathering of intelligence and accordingly recommends people for military promotions and appointments.

Glaciers holds the maximum percentage of the total fresh water.

Freshwater on Earth:

• The Earth is a watery place. About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, while the other 29% consists of continents and islands. 
• 96.5% of all the Earth's water is contained within the oceans as saltwater, while the remaining 3.5% is freshwater lakes and frozen water locked up in glaciers and the polar ice caps.
• Water also exists in the air as water vapor, in rivers and lakes, in icecaps and glaciers, in the ground as soil moisture and in aquifers. The vast majority of water on the Earth's surface is saline water in the oceans. 
• Over 68 percent of the freshwater on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers, and just over 30 percent is found in groundwater. Only about 0.3 percent of our freshwater is found in the surface water of lakes, rivers, and swamps. 
• The Antarctic ice sheet holds about 90 percent of the fresh water that exists on the Earth’s surface.
• The ice sheet covers approximately 8.7 million square miles. The Greenland ice sheet also contains large volumes of fresh water. These two ice sheets account for more than 99 percent of the freshwater ice on the planet.

Limestone consists of a single mineral only.

Some rocks like limestone have single mineral but most of the rocks have a combination of minerals in different proportions. Monomineralic igneous rocks are dunite (more than 90% olivine) and anorthosite (more than 90% plagioclase feldspar). Common monomineralic metamorphic rocks are marble and quartzite although they do not need necessarily to be monomineralic. Similar is the situation with their sedimentary protoliths – limestone and sandstone which may be very pure.

Folk art is associated with regional art.

Folk art, predominantly functional or utilitarian visual art created by hand (or with limited mechanical facilities) for use by the maker or a small circumscribed group and containing an element of retention—the prolonged survival of tradition.

Folk art is the creative expression of the human struggle toward civilization within a particular environment through the production of useful but aesthetic buildings and objects.

Brihadratha was the last ruler of the Mauryan empire who ruled from 187 to 180 BCE.

• Brihadratha was assassinated by his own general, Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire.
• Brihadratha was the successor of Shatadhanvan who ruled between 195 to 187 BCE.

There are three types of emergencies under the Indian Constitution namely:

National emergency under article 352: It can be proclaimed only when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

State Emergency under Article 356: It can be proclaimed when the government of a state cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution due to reasons which may not have any connection with war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

Financial emergency under article 360: The president can proclaim a financial emergency if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen due to which the financial stability or credit of India or any part of its territory is threatened.

Standard of living in India is affected by its population. There is a great shortage of nourishment, especially in balanced diet which results in the malnutrition. This malnutrition causes various problems to humans. One of the major causes for malnutrition in India is economic inequality. Due to the low social status of majority of the population, their diet often lacks in both quality and quantity. Women who suffer from malnutrition are less likely to have healthy babies.

The deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) causes beriberi. There are two types of beriberi, while wet beriberi affects the circulatory system and the heart, the dry beriberi affects muscles and nerves and can lead to paralysis.

Certain traits and personal qualities of a learner can bring about differences in his/her learning. Certain qualities and traits of learners such as their level of intelligence, their attitudes, their motivation, their learning styles, aptitudes, their readiness to take risks, etc. can impact the way they learn.

Hence the correct option is (C).

In 1498 Vasco-da-Gama reach Calicut in the Western coast of India.

On 20th May 1498, two years after he set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the Western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala. This was the first time that a European had arrived in India via the sea. Thus, da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India.