NTSE Social Studies - History, Geography & Civics

All production is organised by combining land, labour, physical capital and human capital, which are known as factors of production. 

“Labour” is the most abundant factor of production because without labour you cannot produce anything.  

Mumbai ports has not been developed recently. 

National Highway connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata is termed as Golden Quadrilateral because these cities are big and most famous cities in India.  

Radio is not a development in the field of communication. 

Indian Railwayss the major public sector enterprise of the Central government. 

 Air travel is the choice of transport in north-eastern parts of India due to heavy rains, that are liable to damage roads and railways.

Companies that set up production units in the special economic zones do not have to pay taxes for an initial period of 5 years.  

In the year 2003, the tertiary sector emerged as the largest producing sector in India replacing the primary sector. 

In the private sector, ownership of assets and delivery of services are in the hands of private individuals or companies. 

GDP is the total value of all final goods and services produced during a particular year.

Agnimitra was the founder of Sunga dynasty.

The gopuram's origins can be traced back to early structures of the Tamil kings Pallavas; and by the twelfth century, under the Pandya rulers, these gateways became a dominant feature of a temple's outer appearance.

Changhiz Khan invaded India during the rule of Iltutmish.

The main function of the Peshwa under Shivaji’s administration was to look after the general interest and welfare of the state.

The excessive shrinking of the geosynclines, caused folding and the surplus sediments were raised as the Himalayan mountains.

Jog Falls, Gerosppa Falls or Joga Falls is the second highest plunge waterfall in India, located in Sagara, Taluk, Karnataka.

Simon Commission (1928)
Dandi March (1930)
Gandhi – Irwin Pact (1931)Poona Pact 1932
Chronogical order would be: II, I, IV, III

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (also known as the Brahmaputra Delta, the Sunderbans Delta, or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the Bay of Bengal.

Horses are not native to India as they were brought to India over 2000 years ago.

A large number of adolescent girls suffers from ANEMIA in India due to the onset of menstruation and may continue later during their reproductive life.

Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India. Written in Bengali, the first of five stanzas of the Brahmo hymn titled Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata attributed to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

It resulted in decrease in the differences between the Hindus and the Muslims and on the other hand strikes, demonstrations and satyagrahas took place across the country, where "Hindu-Muslim ki Jai" was the famous slogan.

In western and southern regions, the hottest month is April; for northern regions, May is the hottest month. Temperatures average around 32–40 °C (90–104 °F) in most of the interior.

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is.

The first and foremost duty of being a good citizen of India is to maintain the unity and security of the country coding a righteous life is the best and most valuable service to the nation.

Red soil is usually a poor growing soil, low in nutrients and humus and hence, difficult to cultivate.

The government of India has a parliamentary system because the council of ministers is responsible in the Lok Sabha.

Rajya Sabha is a permanent body. It is not subject to dissolution but one-third of its members retire every two years.

Sesame and Copra are types of oilseeds.

Uttar Pradesh was the largest representation in the lok sabha.

In an employee or an official dies diving the tenures of his service then govt. gives employment to the member of his formula.

The retirement age of judge of high count is 62 years.

If the to more production the prices of crops fall then govt. fixes two minimum prices for the chief crops to avoid exploitation of farmers.

A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance under an altered constitutional setup that can be proclaimed by the President of India, when he/she perceives grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from financial situations of crisis. Under the advice of the cabinet of ministers and using the powers vested in him/her largely by Part XVIII of the Constitution of India, the President can overrule many provisions of the constitution, which guarantee fundamental rights to the citizens of India and acts governing devolution of powers to the states which form the federation.  

Out of all the options, only Narmada is the river valley which is not associated with coal deposits.

Sea breeze is the wind that flows/blows from sea towards the coastal areas as it is a gentle wind that develops over water bodies near land to differences in air pressure created by their different heat capacity.

 Morning star, most commonly used as a name for the planet Venus when it appears in the east before sunrise.

In order to determine exactly which territories to assign to each country, in June 1947, Britain appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe to chair two Boundary Commissions—one for Bengal and one for Punjab.

Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the second Hooghly Bridge, is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in the West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata.