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REGULAR AR - 17

PART – I OBJECTIVE

2014 AH SET : A

[ Time : 1 Hour [ Full marks : 50

SSC SOCIAL SCIENCE

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1. ˆ«ß Çñ¨÷Ç™ñ ÇÚªØß‹Þᥠ50”ß ¡«Ü ¡ß‹ç „±¥ ¡ß¨ßÇ©Ì Çñ¨÷ ¥«ßÎ×ß » Þ 2. Çñá™î‹ Çñ¨÷¥ ÎÞá¥Þ”ß ª£ýÞ¡î „±¥ ›ßÄÞ¤Þ‚Î×ß, áªšß £œî¥Ú áÆޔ߈ •ß‹ì » Þ 3. Çñá™î‹ Çñ¨÷¥ •ß‹ì „±¥”ß‹Ú ¡ÞÎ×ß OMR „±¥ ÇŸ·íᥠšß¡Þ ªäÇï‹Ø ¡ï±”ß‹Ú ‹¦Þ/åঠ¡¬ Çˆä” ‹¬£ ›óÞ¥Þ ªÉÛÂ˜í ¢Þá¡ ‹¦Þ ‹¥ » Þ á‹¡¦ áÆޔ߈ ¡ï±‹Ú ‹¦Þ ‹¥ » Þ ›Ú‚”ß ¡Þ Ĝߋ ¡ï±‹Ú ‹¦Þ ‹á¬ ™Þ«Þ åÞ‹Î á«Þ‚¤ß¡ » Þ 4. ÄÞä¨ß‹ ‹¦Þ/åঠ‹¥Þ¤Þ‚šßᬠ™Þ«Þ £œî £Û¬îÞ¤ýå á«Þ‚Çޥߡ åÞ«ßê » Þ 5. OMR „±¥ ÇŸ·í ÆÚ–Íß‹Ú ‹ÉÚÂ ›óÞ¥Þ £Û¬îÞ¤ýå ‹¥Þ¤ß¡ » Þ 6. OMR ÇŸ·íᥠá‹Þâ˜ªß ›ÞÆ ¬ÞÆßšßá¬, Îß¥Þ ÇŸ”Þ šßá¬, á£Þ–ß £‹Îß á«Þ‚šßᬠ‹ß£óÞ Î×ÇÞ ÄªÏÂÇ©Ìšßᬠ™Þ«Þ‹Ú ™™ì¤©˜Þ™ì Ç¥à¤©Þ ›Þ¤ýß™óᥠšß¡Þ åߥऩ‹¼Ú» áÇŸ¥Þ‚ ÄÞ„ áÆޔ߈ •ß‹ì OMR „±¥ ÇŸ·í £ÞÆßåÄß » Þ 7. ˆ«ß Çñ¨Ç÷ ™ñ ÇÚª‹ßØ Þ „Ç¥ ÇïÇÞÖ© ᥠ£Ú›™ßñ šß¡Þ ÇïÇÞÖ© ªäŒîÞ, Çñ¨÷ªäŒîÞ, ᪔ìá‹Þ–ì ÄÞ›ß Çñ™ßÇïÇ©ÖÞᥠ•ß‹ì ÄÎ×ß ‹ß åÞ«ßê £ß¦Þ‚åßÄ » Þ ¤›ß á‹Þâ˜ªß ™ñÜ”ß šÞˆ á™á¡ ™Þ«Þ‹Ú áÇŸ¥Þ‚ ÄÞ„ áÆޔ߈ •ß‹ì Çñ¨Ç÷ ™ñ ªá¾» ªá¾» £ÞÆßåÄß » Þ 8. Çñ¨÷Ç™ñ ÇÚªØß‹Þ¥ „·ßÇ©Ì ª×Þåᥠዡ¦ á¥Þ¬ å£ó¥ ᬌ » Þ ¥ÇŸ ‹¥ß¡Þª×Þå ¡î™à™ Äåî á‹Þâ˜ªß ÇïÇ©ÖÞᥠᬌÞá¬Œß ‹¥Þ¤ß¡ åÞ«ßê » Þ 9. Š–Íß¨Þ Ç¥à¤©Þ Ç¥ßÎÞ¦åÞ ÄÞ‚å 1988 ÄåÚªÞá¥ Ç¥à¤©Þ Æï«á¥ ¨ÞåØß ¨ï½»¦Þ ¥¤©Þ ‹¥ß¡Þ ÄÞ¡¨î‹ » Þ 10. Ç¥à¤©Þ á¨Ç© å á«¡Þ ÇÛ¡í¥Ú ǥऩޚíà £Þáå Ç¥à¤©Þ Æï« Î×Þ–ß ÇÞ¥ßá¡ åÞ«ßê » Þ åßá·í¨‹ñᣠ„±¥ ‹¥ßšß¡Þ OMR ÇŸ·í”ß‹Ú åߥऩ‹¼Ú» «ªØÞåØ¥ ‹¥ßá¡ » Þ AR-17-I-A

INSTRUCTIONS This question booklet contains 50 (fifty) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). 2. Each question has four (04) answer choices, out of which only one is correct. 3. Select the correct answer and darken the appropriate circle completely in the OMR sheet with Blue/Black ball point pen only. Darken only one circle and darkening two or more circles shall lead to rejection of the answer. 4. Partial/incomplete darkened circles shall not be evaluated by the computer. 5. The OMR answer sheets shall be evaluated by the computer. 6. In case the OMR sheet is stained, torn, crumpled, mutilated, distorted, not properly printed in any manner or otherwise appears defective, the same shall be returned immediately to the invigilator and another correct OMR sheet be obtained. 7. Verify carefully whether the No. of printed pages, No. of questions, Set code etc. printed on the cover page matched with this booklet. In case of any defect/discrepancy, exchange the defective one immediately to obtain another correct Question Booklet. 8. Write your Roll No. in the space provided. Do not write/scribble anything on any part of this booklet except the space provided for doing the rough work. 9. Discipline must be maintained in the examination hall as per the provisions of the Odisha Conduct of Examination Act, 1988. 10. No candidate shall be allowed to leave the examination hall before the examination is over. The candidates must hand over the OMR sheet to the invigilator when instructed. 1.

SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC

(REGULAR) (PART – I) (OBJECTIVE) Time : 1 Hour

Total Marks : 50 : åßá·í¨Þ¡¦à : : INSTRUCTION :

1.

ª£ªØ Çñ¨÷¥ „±¥ ›ßÄ » Þ Çñá™î‹ Çñ¨÷¥ £Û¬î ª£Þå » Þ Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

2.

Çñá™î‹ Çñ¨÷¥ ÎÞá¥Þ”ß ª£ýÞ¡î „±¥ ›ßÄÞ ¤Þ‚Î×ß » Þ •ß‹ì „±¥”ß‹Ú ¡ÞÎ×ß OMR „±¥ ÇŸ·í¥ ªäÇï‹Ø ¡ï±”ß‹Ú ‹¦Þ/åঠá¡Þ¬ Çˆä” ‹¬£ ›óÞ¥Þ ªäÇÛ˜í¢Þá¡ ‹¦Þ ‹¥ » Þ Each question has four answer choices. Select the correct answer and darken the appropriate circle in the OMR sheet completely with Black/Blue ball point pen only.

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SECTION – A

¢ÛáÆÞ¦ Š Äšíåà™ß GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS

1.

ᥦǚ á‹„ê Çñ‹Þ¥ ª£ó¦ á¨ñ˜à ÄåØ¢Úí‹Ø ? To which resource type do the railways belong ? (A)

£Þå¡

(B)

Human (C)

ª×Þåà¤ý

Community (D)

Local 2.

áÆÞÇ©ÖàÆ™ ‘Þ™à¤ý National

¢Þ¥™á¥ Ä¥˜î¢Û£ß¥ ÄÞ¤ý™å ¡ï·©ß ÇÞ‚ê á‹„ê Ç›á¤©Ç Æñ«˜ ‹¥Þ¤Þ‚Î×ß ? Which step has been taken in India to increase area under forests ? (A)

‘¦Î×Þ¤ýÞ åߣíÞ˜

(B)

Watershed construction (C)

åÆ¥à‹¥˜

å›à„Ç™î‹Þ á¤Þ‘åÞ River Valley Project

(D)

Urbanisation

¨ßçÞ¤ýå Industrialisation

2

Contd.

SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC 3.

á‹„ê £ï±ß‹Þ¥ Ĝߋ ‘¦œÞ¥˜ ¤©£™Þ ¥«ßÎ×ß ? Which soil does have high water retention capacity ? (A) Ç”Ú (B) ‹ïÇ©Ù Alluvial (C)

á¬Þ«ß™

Black (D)

Red 4.

Laterite

á‹„ê”ß ˆ‹ ¡îÞÔñ Çñ‹ç åÚá«ê ? Which is not a tiger project ? (A) ›Úœ§Þ

(B)

Dudhwa (C)

›ÞÇŸÞ

‹á¡í” Corbet

(D)

Dapha 5.

¬Þᔥނ”ì

å£ ¤ÞÇŸÞ Nam Japha

á‹„ê”ß “¤©Ú›ñ ªÚ³¥¡å” Ä°¦¥ £ÚŒî ¡ï¤© ? Which is the main tree of the “Little Sunderban” ? (A) Œ‘Ú¥à (B) á«åØÞ¦ Date palm (C)

™Þ¦

Mangrove (D)

Palm 6.

’Þ„ê Casuarina

¢ß™¥‹åß‹Þá¥ á‹„ê ¡ß¥¦Çñ‘ޙߥ ÇñÞ˜à ᛌޤވ ? Which rare species is found in Bhitar Kanika ? (B) –¬ìÇŸßåì (A) ‹Ú£ýॠCrocodile (C)

åঠ‹¼»–Þ

Dolphin (D)

Blue Crab 7.

ÎߙޡÞÔ Leopard

á‹„ê å›à ª« á‹ÞˆåÞ ¡«Ü£ÚŒà å›à¡´ á¤Þ‘åÞ ªäÇï‹Ø ? With which river is the Koyena multipurpose dam project associated ? (B) áÆÞ›Þ¡¥à (A) áǥߤýÞ¥ The Periyar (C)

‹ïÇ©ÙÞ

The Godavari (D)

The Krishna

‹Þá¡¥à The Kaveri

3

P.T.O.

SET : A 8.

AR-17/P-I/SSC

ÎÛåÇš¥ „¸Þ›åá¥ á‹„ê ¥Þ‘î ÄÆñ˜à ? Which is the leading state in limestone production ? (A) ÄÞ´ñ Çñᛨ (B) £œî Çñᛨ Andhra Pradesh (C)

¥Þ‘ª×Þå

Madhya Pradesh (D)

Rajasthan 9.

Gujarat

‹Þ«Þ‹Ú “ÔÞ™‹ ¨ßç” ‹Ú«Þ¤Þˆ ? Which one is called the “Killer Industry” ? (B) (A) ¡¤ýå Textile (C)

Œ˜ß Œåå

ÎÍ£–Þ Leather

(D)

Mining 10.

ÆÚ‘¥Þ”

‹ÞÆ‘ Paper

«ß£ÞÎͦ Çñᛨ¥ £˜ß‹˜Ùí•Þᥠዄê Çñ‹Þ¥¥ ¨‹Øß „¸Þ›å ዳñ ¥«ßÎ×ß ? Which type of power plant is there at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh ? (A) ‘¦¡ß›Úî™ì (B) Ç¥£Þ˜Ú Hydro-electricity (C)

áªÞ⥙ÞÇ

Atomic (D)

Solar 11.

¢Û-™ÞÇ‘ Geo-thermal

á‹„ê á™â¦¡à‘ Œ¥ßÇŸì †™ÚᥠÎÍÞÇ© ‹¥Þ¤Þˆ ? Which oil seed is cultivated during the Kharif season ? (A) áªÞ¥ßÇ© (B) áªÞ¤ýÞ¡ßåì Mustard (C)

ÎßåÞ¡Þ›Þ£

Soyabean (D)

Groundnut 12.

‘–Þ Castor

«¥ß›óÞ¥•Þá¥ á‹„ê ‹Þ¥ŒÞåÞ Æ—ß„•ßÎ×ß ? Which factory has been set up at Haridwar ? (B) (A) ¢Þ¥à ¤åÐÂÇÞ™ß Heavy Machinery (C)

áÇá”ñÞ ¥ªÞ¤ýå

á¡â›Úî™ß‹ ¤åÐÂÇÞ™ß Electrical equipments

(D)

Petro-chemical

á¬Þâ« Š ‚ªÏÂÞ™ Iron and Steel

4

Contd.

SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC

Çñ›± ¢Þ¥™¥ ᥌޼߻™ £ÞåÎß™ñᥠá‹á™‹ á¢ÞâáÆަߋ ™šî ¤šÞ – ‘I’. Œ˜ß, ‘II’. å›à¡´ á¤Þ‘åÞ Š ‘III’. ‹ïÇ©ß Ä°¦ ›¨íÞ¤Þ‚Î×ß » Þ Ç¥¡±íà ™ßåßáÆÞ”ß Çñ¨÷ åߣáåØ •ß‹ì „±¥ ¡ÞÎ× » Þ In the given outline Map of India some geographical features like ‘I’. Mine, ‘II’. Dam Project and ‘III’. Agricultural region are shown. Choose the correct answer for the following three questions.

‘I’. Œ˜ß

INDEX (Mine)

‘II’. å›à¡´

á¤Þ‘åÞ (Dam Project) ‘III’. ‹ïÇ©ß Ä°¦ (Agricultural region)

13.

‘I’ Îß«øß™ á‹Þ‚¬Þ Œ˜ß¥ åÞ£ ‹’˜ ? What is the name of Coal Mine Marked as ‘I’ ? (B) á‹Þ¡íÞ (A) ™Þ¦áÎ¥ Talcher Korba (C) ’¥ßÄÞ (D) ªß¾ñ»Þ„¬ß Jharia Singrauli

14.

‘II’ Îß«øß™ å›à¡´ á¤Þ‘åÞ¥ åÞ£ ‹’˜ ? What is the name of the Dam Project marked as ‘II’ ? (A) á‹ÞˆåÞ (B) ™Ú¾»¢›ñÞ Koyena Tungabhadra (C) «à¥Þ‹Ú› (D) ª·íÞ¥ ªá¥Þ¡¥ Hirakud Sardar Sarovar

15.

‘III’ Îß«øß™ Ä°¦á¥ £ÚŒî™ã á‹„ê ŒÞ›î¨ªî „¸Þ›å ‹¥Þ¤Þˆ ? Which food crop is chiefly produced in the area shaded as ‘III’ ? (A) Æ«£ (B) ¡Þ‘¥Þ Wheat Bajra (C) £‹Þ (D) œÞå Maize Rice 5

P.T.O.

SET : A 16.

AR-17/P-I/SSC

‘Æ™à‹¥˜ Çñ‹ñߤýÞ¥ ‹Ú Çñ¢Þ¡ á‹„ê ¨ßç „ÇᥠǖßÎ×ß ? Which industry has experienced the negative effects of globalisation ? (A) ”Þ¤ýÞ¥ (B) á¬Þâ«-‚ªÏÂÞ™ Tyre (C)

‹ÞÆ‘

Iron and Steel (D)

Paper 17.

ÄÞ¬Ú£ßåߤý£ Aluminium

ªÞœÞ¥˜ ¡˜ÌÂå ¡î¡ª×Þá¥ á‹„ê ›ñ¡î „Ǭ¡ìœ á«Þ‚šÞˆ ? Which item is available through Public Distribution System ? (A) ªÞ¡Úå (B) ¬Ú˜ Soap (C)

ᙬ

Salt (D)

Oil 18.

‘‘߬ûÞ

Milk

¡ßÎÍÞ¥ £°’ ‹’˜ ÇÞ‚ê „·ßÇ©Ì ?

What for is the ‘District Forum’ meant ? (A) ªÞäªÕð™ß‹ ‹Þ¤íî‹ñ£ (B) Cultural activity (C)

ŒÞ„”ß ªÚ¥¤©Þ

›¾»Þ åߤýåИ Riot control

(D)

Consumer protection 19.

›ÚÆìœ

ÄÞ‚åì ‹ÞåÚå Çñ˜¤ýå Enactment of law

¢Þ¥™¥ á‹„ê ¥Þ‘îᥠ›Þ¥ß›ñî ªà£Þá¥ŒÞ ™á¦ šß¡Þ ‘åªäŒîÞ Çñ™ß¨™ ª¡íåߣ÷ ? In which State of India is the percentage of population below poverty line the lowest ? (B) ÇÃÂÞ¡ (A) ÆÚ‘¥Þ” Gujarat (C)

«¥ß¤ýÞ˜Þ

Punjab (D)

Haryana 20.

‘ÞÊÜ‹ިõॠJammu & Kashmir

á‹„ê ›Þ¥ß›ñî ›Û¥à‹¥˜ ‹Þ¤íî‹ñ£ Ç°Þ¤ý™›óÞ¥Þ ‹Þ¤íî‹Þ¥à á«Þ‚šÞˆ ? Which poverty alleviation programme is carried out by the Panchayats ? (A) åߤڋØß ÆîÞᥘÌß á¤Þ‘åÞ Employment Assurance Scheme (B)

‘¡Þ«¥ á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ

(C)

ÇñœÞå£åÐÂà á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ

(D)

‘Þ™à¤ý ÆñÞ£à˜ åߤڋØß Çñ™ß¨ñÜ™ß ÄÞ‚åì

Jawahar Rozgar Yojana Prime Minister’s Rojagar Yojana National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 6

Contd.

SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC 21.

Çñ®×å÷ á¡‹Þ¥à á‹„ê ᤩ™ñᥠᛌޤވ ? In which sector is the disguised unemployment noticed ? (A) ¤©Ú›ñ¨ßç (B) ‹Ú”२ßç Small-scale industry Cottage Industry (C) ǥߡ«å (D) ‹ïÇ©ß Transportation Agriculture

22.

á‹„ê á¤Þ‘åÞ”ß ªó˜Ùí ‘¤ýåØà ÆñÞ£î ªóá¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ ÄåØ¢Úí‹Ø ? Which programme is included within Swarna Jayanti Gramya Swarozgar Yojana ? (A) ª«¥à ÄÞ£þ åߤڋØß á¤Þ‘åÞ Urban Self Employment Programme (B) ª£åóß™ ÆñÞ£î „å÷¤ýå á¤Þ‘åÞ Integrated Rural Development Programme (C) ÇñœÞå£åÐÂà á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (D) ‘Þ™à¤ý ÆñÞ£à˜ åßá¤ýÞ‘å á¤Þ‘åÞ National Rural Employment Programme

23.

á‹„ê”ß ›Þ¥ß›ñî¥ ˆ‹ ‹Þ¥˜ åÚá«ê ? Which one is not a cause of poverty ? (A) ‘åªäŒîÞ ¡ï·©ß Population increase (C) ¢Û£ß ¡˜ÌÂåᥠª£Þå™Þ Equitable land distribution

24.

(B)

åߤڋØß ªÚá¤ÞÆ Ä¢Þ¡ Lack of employment opportunity

(D)

†˜ÆñªØ™Þ

Indebtedness

á‹„ê Ç°¡ÞÇ©ßæ‹ á¤Þ‘åÞ ‹Þ¦¥Ú ¢Þ¥™á¥ á¡‹Þ¥à ›Û¥à‹¥˜ ÇÞ‚ê ¡¦ßÇ©Ö Ç›á¤©Ç£Þå Æñ«˜ ‹¥Þ¤Þ„Î×ß ? From which Five Year Plan period have strong measures been taken in India to eradicate poverty ? (A) Ç°£ (B) Ç©Ç©Ö Fifth Sixth (C) ªÇØ£ (D) ÄÇ©Ì£ Seventh Eighth

25.

á‹„ê”ß ¢Þ¥™¥ ª¡íÇñš£ ›Þ¥ß›ñî ›Û¥à‹¥˜ á¤Þ‘åÞ ? Which one is the first poverty alleviation programme in India ? (A) ‘¡Þ«¥ á¥Þ‘ÆÞ¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (B)

ª£åóß™ ÆñÞ£î „å÷¤ýå á¤Þ‘åÞ

(C)

‘Þ™à¤ý ÆñÞ£à˜ åßá¤ýÞ‘å á¤Þ‘åÞ

Integrated Rural Development Programme National Rural Employment Programme (D)

åߤڋØß ÆîÞ¥˜Ìß á¤Þ‘åÞ Employment Assurance Scheme 7

P.T.O.

SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC

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SECTION – B

‚™ß«Þª Š ¥Þ‘åà™ß ¡ß²Þå HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE

26.

Š–Íß¨Þ ÇñÞᛨߋ ‹äáÆñª ‹£ß”ߥ Çñš£ ª¢ÞÇ™ß ‹ßˆ šßᬠ? Who was the first President of the Odisha Provincial Congress Committee ? (A)

«á¥‹ïÇ©Ù £«™Þ¡

(B)

Harekrushna Mahtab (C)

¢ÞÆà¥šß £«ÞÇÞ™ñ

Gopabandhu Das (D)

Bhagirathi Mohapatra 27.

áÆÞÇ¡´Ú ›Þª ¡ß¨óåÞš ›Þ¨ Biswanath Dash

›óß™à¤ý áÆެᔡڬ á¡â•‹á¥ ‹ßˆ ª¢ÞÇ™ß™ó ‹¥ßšßᬠ? Who did preside over the Second Round Table Conference ? (A)

„‚åÇ©ÌÂå ÎÍ®ßæ¬

(B)

Winston Churchill (C)

¥Þ£áª £Þ‹ìá–ÍÞåÞ¬–ì

Lord Irwin (D)

Ramsay Macdonald 28.

¬–í ‚¥„‚åì ‘åì ªÞ‚£åì John Simon

¢Þ¥™à¤ý ‘Þ™à¤ý ‹äáÆñª Äœßᡨåᥠ‹ßˆ ‘¢Þ¥™ Î×Þ–Í’ ÇñªØÞ¡ ÄÞÆ™ ‹¥ßšßᬠ? Who did initiate the “Quit India” resolution in the session of the Indian National Congress ? (A)

á£Þâ¬ÞåÞ ÄÞ¡Ú¬ ‹Þ¬Þ£ ÄÞ‘Þ›ì Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(B)

áÆÞ¡ß³ ¡¬û¢ Çå× Gobind Ballabh Pant

(C)

ǘØß™ ‘¡Þ«¥¬Þ¬ áåá«¥Ú » Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

(D)

á£Þ™ß¬Þ¬ áåá«¥Ú Motilal Nehru 8

Contd.

SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC 29.

¢Þ¥™ ªóÞœàå™Þ ÄÞ‚å á‹á¡ ¡ñߔߨ ÇÞ¬ßæÄÞᣘÌÂ¥ ÄåÚá£Þ›å ¬Þ¢ ‹¥ßšß¬Þ ? When did the India Independence Act get the approval of the British Parliament ? (A) 1947 áÇŸ¡ïÄÞ¥à 20 (B) 1947 ‘Úå 3 20th February 1947 (C)

1947 ÄÆÇ©ÌÂ 14

3rd June 1947 (D)

14th August 1947 30.

18th July 1947

‹ßˆ ‘ª£óÞ› ¡Þ«ß‹Þ’¥ ªÉÂÞ›‹ šßᬠ? Who was the editor of the ‘Sambad Bahika’ ? (A) ÇŸ‹à¥ á£Þ«å áªåÞÇ™ß (B) Fakir Mohan Senapati (C)

¥ÞœÞåÞš ¥Þ¤ý

åণ˜ß ¡ß›îÞ¥åþ Nilamani Bidyaratna

(D)

Radhanath Ray 31.

1947 ‘Ú¬Þ‚ 18

áÆÞâ¥à¨¼»¥ ¥Þ¤ý Gouri Sankar Ray

ª£ó¬ÇÚ¥¥ á‹á™‹ áå™ïª×Þåà¤ý ¡î‹Øß á‹„ê•Þᥠ¬–Íí ‹‘íå¼Ú» ˆ‹ ªõÞ¥‹ Ç™ñ ᛂšßᬠ? Where did some leaders of Sambalpur submit a memorandum to Lord Curzon ? (A) ‹¬ß‹™Þ (B) ªß£¦Þ Calcutta (C)

›ß¬ûà

Shimla (D)

Delhi 32.

Mumbai

£œÚªÛ›å ›Þª á‹á¡ £ï™Úî ¡¥˜ ‹¥ßšßᬠ? When did Madhusudan Das die ? (A) 1933 ‘Ú¬Þ‚ 3

(B)

rd

(C)

1936 ˆÇñ߬ 1

1936 £Þ®í 3 3rd March 1936

3 July 1933 (D)

1st April 1936 33.

£Ú£óÞ‚

1934 áÇŸ¡ïÄÞ¥à 4 4th February 1934

1936 £ªß«Þᥠƕߙ Š–Íß¨Þ Çñᛨᥠá‹á™Þ”ß ‘߬ûÞ šß¬Þ ? How many districts were there in the separate province of Odisha created in 1936 ? (A) 7 (B) 9 7 (C)

6

9 (D)

6

8 8

9

P.T.O.

SET : A 34.

AR-17/P-I/SSC

á‹á¡ «Þ‚›ñÞ¡Þ›¥ åß‘Þ£ £ß¦åÇ™ñᥠªóÞ¤©¥ ‹¥ßšßᬠ? When did the Nizam of Hyderabad sign in the instrument of accession ? (A) åᢣó¥ 1949 (B) áªáÇÌ£ó¥ 1948 November 1949 (C)

£Þ®í 1948

September 1948 (D)

March 1948 35.

‘Ú¬Þ‚ 1947 July 1947

£ß¨ñ˜ ÇÛ¡í¥Ú Š–ÍߨÞᥠƖ͑ޙ ªäŒîÞ á‹á™ šß¬Þ ? What was the number of Garhjat states in Odisha before merger ? (A) 24 (B) 25 24 (C)

26

25 (D)

26 36.

27 27

áÆÞÄÞá¥ á‹„ê ¡Ç©í ªÞœÞ¥˜ åß¡íÞÎÍå á«¬Þ ? In which year did the general election take place in Goa ? (A) 1960 (B) 1961 1960 (C)

1964

1961 (D)

1964 37.

1963 1963

á‹„ê¡Ç©í ¢Þ¥™á¥ á¤Þ‘åÞ ÄÞá¤ýÞÆ Æ•ß™ á«¬Þ ? In which year was the Planning Commission formed in India ? (B) 1950 (A) 1947 1947 (C)

1949

1950 (D)

1949 38.

1948 1948

ÎÍßÇ߬ߣޕÞá¥ á‹„ê £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¬¤ý Çñ™ßÇ©Öß™ á«Þ‚Î×ß ? Which college has been established at Chipilima ? (A) ¤ÞåÐÂß‹ £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý (B) ¡ß²Þå Engineering college (C)

‹ïÇ©ß £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý

£«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý

Science college (D)

Agriculture college

ÎÍߋߪþÞ £«Þ¡ß›îÞ¦¤ý Medical college

10

Contd.

SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC 39.

Š–ÍߨÞᥠዳñà¤ý œÞåÆá¡Ç©˜Þ ዳñ á‹„ê•Þᥠġª×ß™ ? Where is the Central Rice Research institute established ? (A) ¢Ú¡áå¨ó¥ (B) ‹”‹ Bhubaneswar (C)

¡¬Þ¾»à¥

Cuttack (D)

Bolangir 40.

ª£ó¬ÇÚ¥ Sambalpur

Š–Íß¨Þ £œîᛂ ¤Þ‚šß¡Þ ‘Þ™à¤ý ¥Þ‘Çš¥ ªäŒîÞ á‹á™ ? What is the total number of National Highways passing through Odisha ? (B) 12 (A) 11 11 (C)

13

12 (D)

13 41.

15 15

1956 ¥Þ‘î ÇÚåÆí•å ÄÞá¤ýÞÆ¥ ªÚÇޥߨ ÄåÚ¤Þ¤ýà ¢Þ¥™á¥ á‹á™Þ”ß ¥Þ‘î Š á‹á™Þ”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ ¥«ß¬Þ ? How many States and how many Union Territories were there in India according to the recommendation of the State Reorganisation Commission of 1956 ? (A) 14”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 6”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ 14 States and 6 Union Territories (B)

15”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 5”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ 15 States and 5 Union Territories

(C)

16”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 4”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ 16 States and 4 Union Territories

(D)

12”ß ¥Þ‘î Š 8”ß á‹³ñ¨Þªß™ Ä°¦ » Þ 12 States and 8 Union Territories

42.

á‹„ê £ªß«Þᥠ‘Š¥ß¨Þ’ ¡›¦á¥ ‘Š–Íߨޒ Çñ¡±ßæ™ á«¬Þ ? In which year was ‘Orissa’ changed to “Odisha’ ? (A) 2009 (B) 2010 2009 (C)

2011

2010 (D)

2011

2012 2012

11

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‹Þ¨õ॥ á‹„ê ¨Þª‹ 1947 £ªß«Þ Äá‹ÌÂÞ¡¥ 26 ™Þ¥ßŒá¥ ¢Þ¥™ ª«ß™ £ß¨ñ˜ ÎÚ‹Øß ªÉÂÞ›å ‹¥ßšßᬠ? Which ruler of Kashmir did sign an agreement of merger with India on the 26th October 1947 ? (A) ‹¥˜ ªßä« (B) «¥ß ªßä« Karan Singh (C)

¥Þ£ ªßä«

Hari Singh (D)

Ram Singh 44.

‹±íÞ¥ ªßä« Kartar Singh

á¬Þ‹ª¢Þ¥ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ ª›ªî ªäŒîÞ á‹á™ ? What is the number of elected members of the Lok Sabha ? (A) 541 (B) 542 541 (C)

540

542 (D)

540 45.

543 543

‹ßˆ ‹«ßšßᬠ“Ƙ™åР᫄Î×ß á¬Þ‹£Þå¼»¥, á¬Þ‹ £Þå¼» ›óÞ¥Þ, á¬Þ‹£Þå¼» ÇÞ‚ê ª¥‹Þ¥ » Þ” Who did say, “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people.” ? (A) ¡ß.ÄÞ¥. ÄÞá£ó›‹¥ » (B) ÄÞ¡ñÞ«£ì ¬ß¼»åì B.R. Ambedkar (C)

£«Þ£þÞ ÆÞ´à

Abraham Lincoln (D)

Mahatma Gandhi 46.

áå¬ªå £Þá˜Ø¬Þ Nelson Mandela

¢Þ¥™¥ £ÚŒî åß¡íÞÎÍå ÄÞ¤ý܋ؼڻ ‹ßˆ åß¤Ú‹Ø ‹¥åØß ? Who does appoint the Chief Election Commissioner of India ? (A) ªá¡íÞ®Í åîÞ¤ýÞ¦¤ý¥ ÇñœÞå ¡ßÎÞ¥Ç™ß Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (B)

á¬Þ‹ª¢Þ¥ ¡ÞÎͪÏ媧 Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(C)

¥ÞÇ©ÌòÂÇ™ß President

(D)

ÇñœÞå £åÐÂà Prime Minister 12

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SET : A

AR-17/P-I/SSC 47.

•ß‹ì „‹Øß”ß‹Ú ¡ÞÎ× » Þ Choose the correct statement : (A) ¢Þ¥™¥ á¬Þ‹ª¢Þ¥ ª›ªî£Þáå

Çñ™î¤©¢Þá¡ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ

The members of the Lok Sabha of India are directly elected. (B)

¥Þ‘ޥ ª›ªî£Þáå Çñ™î¤©¢Þá¡ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ The members of the Rajya Sabha are directly elected.

(C)

¢Þ¥™¥ ¥ÞÇ©ÌòÂÇ™ß Çñ™î¤©¢Þá¡ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ The President of India is directly elected.

(D)

¥Þ‘î ¡ßœÞ媢ޥ ª›ªî£Þáå Çá¥Þ¤©¢Þ¡á¥ åß¡íÞÎÍß™ «ÜÄåØß » Þ The members of the State Assembly are indirectly elected.

48.

á‹„ê £ªß«ÞᥠáªÞ¢ßˆ™ì †Ç©ßÄÞ¥ ¡ß¬¤ý Ô”ß¬Þ ? In which year did the U.S.S.R. decline ? (A) 1990 (B) 1990 (C)

1991

1992 (D)

1991 49.

1992 1993 1993

¢Þ¥™¥ á‹„ê ÇñœÞå£åÐÂ༻ ª£¤ýᥠ¢Þ¥™ Š ÇދߪØÞå £œîᥠ¡ªì ÎͦÞÎͦ ¡î¡ª×Þ ÄÞ¥£ý á«Þ‚šß¬Þ ? During the time of which Indian Prime Minister did the bus communication begin between India and Pakistan ? (B) Ä”¦¡ß«Þ¥à ¡Þ‘áǤýà (A) ‚³ß¥Þ ÆÞ´à Indira Gandhi (C)

¥Þ‘à¡ ÆÞ´à

Atal Behari Bajpai (D)

Rajiv Gandhi 50.

–Í‹ÌÂ¥ £åá£Þ«å ªßä« Dr. Manmohan Singh

á‹„ê ¥ÞÇ©Ìò ªÞ‹í (SAARC)¥ ª›ªî åÚá«ê ? Which State is not a member of the SAARC ? (A) ¢Þ¥™ (B) India (C)

áåÇÞ¦ Nepal

¨ñ଼»Þ Sri Lanka

(D)

£ßÄÞê£Þ¥

Myanmar _____________ 13

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ANSWER SHEET

HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (REGULAR) REGISTRATION PART : TO BE USED BY THE INVIGILATOR

SET : A

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE INVIGILATOR 7. If the examination is carried out on 3rd Language write the 3rd Language of the candidate in the Box-5 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding to the 3rd Language. (Boxes 3, 4 & 6 must be left blank) 8. If the examination is carried out on Compulsory subject, write the subject of the candidate in the Box-6 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding to the subject. (Boxes 3, 4 & 5 must be left blank) 9. Do not allow the candidate to use any white fluid or rubbing material (eraser) on the Answer sheet to change the answer. 10. All possible care must be taken to ensure that the Answer sheet is not folded, crumpled or dog-eared. 11. Do not allow the candidate to do any rough work on the Answer sheet. 12. Please provide proper instructions to the candidate how to darken the circle against a particular question number.

1. Blue/Black ball-point pen must be used for darkening the circles. Use of Pencil of any kind is strictly prohibited. 2. Write the candidate’s Roll Number on the answer sheet in the specified boxes and darken the appropriate circle(s) corresponding to each letter or digit. 3. Write the Qn Set Code of the candidate in Box-2 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding to the Set Code. 4. Put your full signature in the specified space on the answer sheet. 5. If the examination is carried out on 1st Language, write the 1st Language of the candidate in the Box-3 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding to the 1st Language. (Boxes 4, 5 & 6 must be left blank) 6. If the examination is carried out on 2nd Language, write the 2nd Language of the candidate in the Box-4 and darken the appropriate circle corresponding to the 2nd Language (Boxes 3, 5 & 6 must be left blank)

Box-1

Box-2 QUESTION SET CODE

ROLL NUMBER

0

0

0

A

A

0

0

0

1

1

1

B

B

1

1

1

2

2

2

C

C

2

2

2

3

3

3

D

D

3

3

3

4

4

4

E

4

4

4

5

5

5

F

5

5

5

6

6

6

G

6

6

6

7

7

7

H

7

7

7

8

8

8

K

8

8

8

9

9

E

9

9

9

Box-3 1ST LANGUAGE

Box-4 2ND LANGUAGE

FLO A

TLH

SLE

TLS B

FLH TLP

SLH

TLO FLT

D

TLV

SEP

C

D

SSC

FLE

9

Full Signature of the Invigilator

RESPONSE PART TO BE USED BY THE CANDIDATE

1000001

B

GSC

FLU

C

1. Use Blue/Black ball-point pen only for darkening the circles. 2. Write your Subject, Date of Exam and Put your full signature in the specified space on the answer sheet. 3. Do not fold or crumple or do any rough work on the answer sheet. 4. Do not use white fluid or any rubbing material (eraser) on the Answer Sheet to change the answer. 5. Please verify that your Roll Number, Question Set Code A

MTH

FLB

I hereby, declare that I have thoroughly gone through the instructions provided on the Answer Sheet. I have thoroughly verified the Roll Number of the candidate from his/her Admit Card and the Question Set Code from the Question Booklet given to the candidate. I have correctly darkened the Roll Number, Qn Set Code and the Language/Subject in which the examination is held.

Serial Number

Box-5 Box-6 3RD COMPULSORY LANGUAGE SUBJECTS

A

B

C

and Language/Subject has been properly darkened by the invigilator before submitting the Answer sheet. 6. Four possible answers are given for each question. Choose the correct one and darken the appropriate circle completely as shown in the following example.

Subject

:

Date of Exam :

WRONG METHODS OF DARKENING

CORRECT

Full Signature of the Candidate D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

01

11

21

31

41

02

12

22

32

42

03

13

23

33

43

04

14

24

34

44

05

15

25

35

45

06

16

26

36

46

07

17

27

37

47

08

18

28

38

48

09

19

29

39

49

10

20

30

40

50

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C

D

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