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Questions Related to social studies

Preserving the public places is our duty.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Our Constitution prescribes certain fundamental duties which are basic moral obligations on the citizens. One of the fundamental duty listed is to safeguard public property and to abjure violence. Though non-enforceable, it is the responsibility of every citizen to preserve public places so as to fulfill this moral duty.
Which is not a means of communication?
  1. Telephone

  2. Books

  3. Table

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Table is not a means of communication.

Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?

  1. Ship

  2. Train

  3. Car

  4. Truck


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides. Train, car and truck use land as the mode of transportation. So an island can be reached only if the mode of air or water transportation.

Which of the following means of communication was recently done away with?

  1. Telegraph

  2. Land telephone

  3. Internet

  4. Post


Correct Option: A

Fill in the blanks.
__________ is the fastest mode of transport.

  1. Air transport

  2. Rail Transport

  3. Water Transport

  4. Road Transport


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is an indirect cost of accident?

  1. Money spent in treatment of injured person

  2. Cost of lost time of injured person

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The largest terrestrial network in the world is __________.

  1. All India Radio

  2. Doordharshan

  3. Edusat

  4. Internet


Correct Option: A

  _________ were used as means of communication in ancient times.

  1. Animals

  2. Birds

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

What is the importance of communication?

  1. It helps in creating awareness among the people about government policies and programs of development

  2. It provides entertainment

  3. It enables us to know about natural hazards and disasters

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D