KSEEB kar.nic.in Model Question Paper : Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board

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Type of Announcement : Model Question Paper

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General Instructions :
i) The question-cum-answer booklet contains two Parts, Part – A & Part – B.
ii) Part – A consists of 60 questions and Part – B consists of 14 questions.
iii) Space has been provided in the question-cum-answer booklet itself to answer the questions.
iv) Follow the instructions given in Part – A and write the correct answer in full in the space provided below each question.
v) For Part – B enough space for each question is provided. You have to answer the questions in the space provided.

PART – A
Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the most appropriate alternative and write it in the space provided below each question. 60 × 1 = 60
1. The Portuguese rule in India was strengthened by
(A) Vasco-da-Gama (B) Almeida (C) Bartholomeu (D) Alfonso de Albuquerque.
2. In the battle of Wandiwash the French were defeated by the English Commander
(A) Nelson (B) Eyre Coote (C) Havlock (D) John Nicholson.
3. In the Uprising of 1857, Nana Saheb fought at Kanpur whereas Begum Hazrat Mahal fought at
(A) Lucknow (B) Jhansi (C) Meerut (D) Barrackpur.
4. What was ‘Mahal’ during the British period ?
(A) District (B) State (C) Taluk (D) Palace.
5. A missionary Moegling published the first Kannada newspaper
(A) Amrita Bazar Patrika (B) Mangaluru Samachara (C) The Hindu (D) Subodha Patrika.
6. Who was responsible for planning to construct all season trunk roads in India ?
(A) Dalhousie (B) Munroe (C) William Bentinck (D) Curzon.
7. The State against which ‘Police Action’ was taken by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was
(A) Junagadh (B) Jammu & Kashmir (C) Mysore (D) Hyderabad.
8. The State of Mysore came into existence on
(A) 1st November, 1956 (B) 14th August, 1947
(C) 1st November, 1973 (D) 15th August, 1947.
9. Where did the murder of the Austrian Crown prince take place ?
(A) Constantinople (B) Sarajevo (C) Paris (D) Florence.
10. The success of democracy in a country depends upon
(A) education of the people (B) organisation of the people
(C) wealth of the people (D) health of the people.
11. Present currency system of European community is
(A) Rupee (B) Pound (C) Dollar (D) Euro.
12. A group of countries neither joining the capitalist nor communist bloc is called as
(A) Atomic world (B) Old world (C) New world (D) Third world.
13. The highest range of the Himalayas is
(A) Himadri (B) Himachal (C) Siwaliks (D) Vindhya.
14. Sandal wood trees are grown in
(A) Mangrove forests (B) Evergreen forests
(C) Deciduous forests (D) Thorn and Shrub forests.
15. A raw material used in the production of aluminium is
(A) manganese (B) bauxite (C) haematite (D) magnetite.
16. A research centre at Gurgaon, near Delhi, conducts research on
(A) wind energy (B) solar energy (C) water energy (D) heat energy.
17. India exports iron ore mainly to
(A) China (B) Iran (C) Japan (D) Italy.
18. Basket making is a product of cottage industry whereas making of electrical fan is a product of
(A) small scale industry (B) medium scale industry (C) large scale indusltry (D) specialised industry.
19. Goods are produced in cottage industries to meet the demands of
(A) National market (B) State market (C) Local market (D) International market.
20. India’s exports and imports are mainly through
(A) Road transport (B) Sea route (C) Railways (D) Airways.
21. Which policy did the Nizam of Hyderabad accept at first ?
(A) Recruitment policy (B) Free Trade policy
(C) Policy of Subsidiary Alliance (D) Policy of Doctrine of Lapse.
22. Among the Wodeyars of Mysore who is called the “Maker of Modern Mysore” ?
(A) Narasaraja Wodeyar (B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar-IV
(C) Raja Wodeyar (D) Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar.
23. Who gave a call “Back to the Vedas” to reform Hindu Society on the basis of basic thoughts ?
(A) Atmaram Pandurang (B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Raja Rammohan Roy (D) Swami Vivekananda.
24. What was the best tool to end the exploitation and to modernise society according to Jyotirao Phule ?
(A) Trade Union movement (B) Giving reservation to downtrodden
(C) Providing Education (D) Encouraging widow remarriage.
25. Which Act made the Bedas of Halagali of Mudhol state to revolt against the British ?
(A) Regulating Act (B) The Arms Act (C) The Enlistment Act (D) The Vernacular Act.
26. Why is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel called as the “Iron Man of India” ?
(A) For being the Home Minister of India
(B) For uniting Junagadh with the Union of India
(C) For merging the princely states with the Union of India
(D) For agreeing to pay ‘Privy Purse’ to the ruler.
27. What was the result of Mao Tse Tung’s ‘Leap Forward’ Policy on China ?
(A) Dissatisfaction among the farmers
(B) Good economic progress
(C) Introducing collective farming
(D) Ending private holding.
28. Which organisation was established to restore permanent peace after the World War-I ?
(A) Red Cross Society (B) Amnesty International
(C) The League of Nations (D) United Nations Organisation.
29. ‘Armament Race’ means
(A) mutual suspicion among the countries
(B) modernising war machineries and strengthening army
(C) collection of Arms
(D) competing to modernise arms.
30. ‘Cold War’ means
(A) aggressive nationalism
(B) the race of armament
(C) secret alliances
(D) ideological differences between two power blocs.

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