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To settle disputes faster and at lesser cost _________ were started in 1985.

  1. Lok Adalats

  2. Criminal Courts

  3. Land Tax Board

  4. Land Tax Secretary


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lok Adalats offer a legal but alternative way of settling disputes. There are no lawyers or court fee involved in this kind of settlement of disputes. The main condition is that both parties in dispute should agree to settlement through Lok Adalat. Lok Adalats were started in 1985.

The beneficiaries of Legal Service Authorities are _________.

  1. Soldiers

  2. Government employees

  3. Weaker sections and the poor

  4. Rich people


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 provides legal aid to people with the annual income less than rupees one lakh per annum. It also provides legal help to senior citizens with the annual income less than rupees two lakh per annum.

Lok Adalat is __________.

  1. A court to settle disputes through compromise or settlements

  2. A court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes

  3. A court run by the people

  4. All of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. It is a court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes.

Who has been crowned as the India's first Tribal Queen?

  1. Panchami Majhi

  2. Rashmirekha Hansdah

  3. Tulasi Munda

  4. Pallavi Durura


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pallavi Durua, who belongs to Odisha’s Koraput district, has been crowned as the India’s first “Tribal Queen” at the Adi Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen competition held at Utkal Mandap on June 26, 2018. Panchami Majhi of Titlagarh and Rashmirekha Hansdah of Mayurbhanj were declared as the first and second runners-up of the beauty pageant respectively. The trio will now feature in a short movie on tribal culture, to be produced by a Mumbai-based producer. Besides that, special awards were also given in seven different categories including tribal attire, photogenic face, best skin, best personality, the best presentation of ornaments, the best presentation of own culture and best in talent. The jury included a pool of guests from national and state-level, headed by Padma Shri Tulasi Munda, who is also the ambassador of the event. The prime objective of the event was to promote tribal art and culture.

Public interest litigation applies to any case of public injury arising from ___________.

  1. The breach of any public duty

  2. The violation of a constitutional provision

  3. The violation of the law

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Public Interest Litigation is litigation for the protection of the public interest. A PIL can be filed in any High Court or directly in the Supreme Court. It is not necessary that the petitioner has suffered same injury of his own or has had personal grievance to litigate. Public Interest Litigation applies to any case of public injury arising from:-

  • The violation of a constitutional provision
  • The violation of the law
  • The breach of any public duty

Type of family that is prevalent in India from historical times is ___________.

  1. Joint family

  2. Nuclear family

  3. Rich family

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Type of family that is prevalent in India from historical times is joint family. It is an extended and undivided family. It consists of many generations living in the same household, all from the same relation.

Despite families living in different places, which of the following is generally seen in the society even today?

  1. Social duties towards parents is obliged

  2. Following traditional occupational practices

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In India though people live in different places, their duties towards the parents is obliged. In spite of the busy and costly way of living in present day word, social duties towards parents in their old age is fulfilled by the children.

Which of the following is/are the reason/s behind increasing divorces in India?

  1. Urbanisation

  2. Impact of western culture

  3. Impact of western education

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A divorce is an act of legally ending marriage and relation among the married people. In present days there is an increase in the number of divorces. Some of the reasons behind increased divorces include urbanization, the impact of western culture and western education.

Which kind of family can help in increasing emotional bond among kin?

  1. Joint family

  2. Nuclear family

  3. Rich family

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Type of family that is prevalent in India from historical times is Joint family. It is an extended and undivided family. It consists of many generations living in the same household, all from the same relation. Joint families help in increasing the bond due to presence of many people in the house and the people learn to share and live together.

Which of the following can be considered as a reason for splitting up of joint families?

  1. Urbanisation

  2. Impact of western culture

  3. Industrialisation

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Type of family that is prevalent in India from historical times is Joint family. It is an extended and undivided family. It consists of many generations living in the same household, all from the same relation. These are not seen a lot these days because of splitting. This splitting is because of reasons like urbanisation, impact of western culture and western education.

Which of the following is true regarding marriages in present-day society?

  1. Marriage has become a compromise instead of sacred rite

  2. Number of divorces are increasing

  3. Kinship relations are being limited

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In olden days marriage was a sacred rite and people lived together in joint families. But these days the scene is changed, in which marriage has become a compromise with increase in number of divorces and kinship relations being limited. Main reason behind this is urbanisation, impact of western culture, busy lifestyle of people and western education.

Traditional occupation of India is ___________.

  1. Agriculture

  2. Business

  3. Defence

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Traditional occupation of India is agriculture. People living rural areas depend mostly on agriculture. It is the primary sector of Indian economy. Number of people depending on agriculture is highest in India. 

Which of the following is true about the present day situation in the society?

  1. Increase in number of nuclear families

  2. Limited joint families

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Present day scenario in India is the increase in nuclear family and reduction in joint families. Main reason behind this is urbanisation, impact of western culture and western education.

Kinship relations are stronger in which of the following?

  1. Rural areas

  2. Urban areas

  3. Equally stronger in both

  4. Neither A nor B


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kinship is nothing but the relation by blood. These relations are stronger in rural areas compared to urban areas. This may be due to presence of joint families and also not being very busy like in urban areas.

A pair of husband and wife with their parents and children (mostly one or two) is called __________.

  1. Joint family

  2. Nuclear family

  3. Secured family 

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 A nuclear family is defined as family in which two children, mother, father and their grandparents exist together in a house. These are mostly found in urban life style.

A number of youths migrate from villages to cities leaving their traditional occupation behind mainly for ___________.

  1. Food

  2. Entertainment

  3. Employment

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A number of youths migrate from rural areas to cities. The main reason behind this migration is better employment opportunities in urban areas. On the other hand, traditional occupation like agriculture has become more uncertain due to floods and droughts compelling people to choose jobs over agriculture.

Social customs, traditions and festivals are changing because of _________.

  1. Pressure of market

  2. Modernisation

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Social customs, traditions, and festivals are changing because of modernization in which there is an increased competition among people making them busy. Thus there is very little attention paid to social customs and traditions in the present-day world. A pressure of market is another reason which is making people more westernized and therefore people are losing interest in traditional aspects.

People in the cities, on various social occasions and for financial help, are dependent on _________.

  1. Relatives

  2. People of their own community

  3. Neighbours and friends

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In cities, people depend on neighbours and friends for financial help on various occasions like marriage, birthday, the inauguration of shops, purchasing of small household appliances etc. Neighbours and friends are reliable and they don't charge any interest on money. Neighbours and friends act as a member of the family so they don't refuse to give money. 

Which of the following is considered to be an advantage of nuclear family over joint family?

  1. People have liberty to take self-decisions

  2. People get enough nutrition

  3. People can engage in education, occupation according to their own interests

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A nuclear family is defined as a family in which two children, mother, father and their grandparents exist together in a house. These are mostly found in urban lifestyle. The advantages of the nuclear family include: people have the liberty to take self-decisions, get enough nutrition and people can engage in education, occupation according to their own interests.

Which of the following social customs still exist in India in spite of legal restrictions?

  1. Child marriages

  2. Dowry system

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Child marriages and dowry system are still prevalent in the Indian society.

  • Child marriage is a marriage performed between any male below 21 years and female below 18 years according to Indian policy. Child marriages have following disadvantages: Lack of understanding ability, a risk of miscarriage among women and sexual relation becoming strenuous.
  • Any property or valuable security is given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by one party to another party of a marriage is called dowry. It is of the many social evils leading to a number of women deaths.

An example that shows the effect of urbanization affecting traditional occupation in India is _______.

  1. Son of a farmer doing agriculture

  2. Son of a farmer doing a private job

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Traditional occupation of India is agriculture. People living rural areas depend mostly on agriculture. In India, land inherited is used by the offspring to continue the agriculture. But due to urbanisation it is not seen these days. Hence we can say that son of a farmer doing a private job is result of urbanisation.

Due to urbanization and impact of western culture, the Indian society celebrates which of the following with pomp and show even though it's not native?

  1. Diwali

  2. Dussehra

  3. New Year day

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Social customs, traditions, and festivals are changing because of modernization in which there is an increased competition among people making them busy. Thus there is very little attention paid to social customs and traditions in the present-day world. A pressure of market is another reason which is making people more westernized and therefore people are losing interest in traditional aspects. One such example is a celebration of New Year day which has come from the western world.

Which of the following is not true?

  1. Urbanisation has helped in providing employment opportunities

  2. Urbanisation brought about a change in traditional thinking of people

  3. Urbanisation helped in growth of joint families

  4. Urbanisation affected the traditional occupation people


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Among the given option all are true except the one which says that urbanization has increased number of joint families. On the other hand, it resulted in increased nuclear families. It also affected traditional thoughts and ideas. It helped in providing employment opportunities and brought about a change in the traditional thinking of people.

Which of the following can be considered as a reason for the increase in employment opportunities in the cities?

  1. Industrialisation

  2. Urbanisation

  3. Development in technology

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A number of youths migrate from rural areas to cities. The main reason behind this migration is better employment opportunities in urban areas. There is an increased employment opportunity in urban areas because of industrialization in and around urban areas and also due to the introduction of technology in such areas.

Which of the following social evil is abolished from the society?

  1. Child marriage

  2. Sati

  3. Dowry system

  4. All of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sati is one of the social evils of Indian society present in olden days. It is a Hindu funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or commits suicide. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, worked for abolishing Sati.

One of the social customs which was once prevalent, where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre is called __________.

  1. Devadasi system

  2. Sati

  3. Purdah system

  4. All of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sati is one of the social evils of Indian society present in olden days. It is a Hindu funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or commits suicide. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj, worked for abolishing Sati.

Which of the following statements is true?

1. Dowry system is abolished in India

2. Child marriages are still seen in India

3. Sati is abolished in India

  1. Only 1

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All are true


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Sati: It is one of the social evils of Indian society present in olden days. It is a Hindu funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or commits suicide. Sati is abolished in India.
  • Child marriage: It is a marriage performed between any male below 21 years and female below 18 years according to Indian policy. It is still practiced.
  • Dowry system: Any property or valuable security is given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by one party to another party of a marriage is called dowry. It is of the many social evils leading to a number of women deaths. It still exists.

Due to urbanisation and industrialisation there is a shift in the occupation from ____________.

  1. Primary sector to secondary sector

  2. Secondary sector to primary sector

  3. Secondary sector to tertiary sector

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Due to urbanization and industrialization, there is a shift in the occupation from primary sector to secondary sector. This means that there is a shift in occupation from agriculture to the industrial sector. This is because of increased employment opportunity in the industrial sector and uncertainty in agriculture.

Practice of divorce is seen more in __________.

  1. Rural areas

  2. Urban areas

  3. Equally seen in both

  4. Not seen at all in India


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A divorce is an act of legally ending marriage and relation among the married people. In present days there is an increase in a number of divorces. Some of the reasons behind increased divorces include urbanization, the impact of western culture and western education. The practice of divorce is seen a lot in urban areas.

Now-a-days, children are attatched with _________. 

  1. Television

  2. Elders

  3. Traditional toys

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In olden days children used to play outdoor games. But now children almost have forgotten the outdoor games. Advanced technology and modern culture made them attached to televisions, video games, laptops and mobile phone. Now children entertain themselves by playing games on a laptop or watching cartoons or movies on television.

Raju's grandfather and Partap Singh belonged to ________.   

  1. His generation

  2. Old generation

  3. Middle generation

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

With the development of science _________ manpower is needed.  

  1. Less

  2. More

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Advanced technology has reduced the need for manpower not only in homes but in factories, companies, schools, and institutions too. The machines, robots, and software are replacing people now. People themselves become so dependent on machines that they don't want to do any work on their own.

Earlier, needs of people were ________.   

  1. Less

  2. More

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In olden days, demands were less. People were simple and sober. Needs were also less. People used to live in joint families with harmony and mutual love and trust. The technology was also not that advanced. People were not that modern as they are now.

Earlier the families were ________.  

  1. Big

  2. Small

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Earlier people used to live in joint families. There they used to live with paternal and maternal parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, niece, brothers, sisters, mother, and father. Earlier the families were big. They used to live under one roof and the food was also jointly cooked by the females of that family.

Mark the important issue related to the Family Laws?

  1. Laws of Family planning

  2. Laws related to family related matters

  3. Property inheritance laws

  4. Family business Laws


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Family laws that deal with family-related matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, etc. In our country, different family laws apply to followers of different religions.

A state ruled by a few persons for the good of all the people is known as __________________.

  1. Aristocracy

  2. Democracy

  3. Oligarchy

  4. Monarchy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aristocracy is a form of government where power is wielded by few privileged class who are best qualified for ruling. Democracy is a system where citizens vote and give power to a representative for governing on their behalf. Oligarchy is a government of few who exercise power in a despotic, selfish and corrupt manner. Monarchy is a form of government with a single monarch as the head. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Family structures often include ____________.

  1. Nuclear family

  2. Extended family

  3. Multiple family households

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

Now, all youngsters are keen to have _________.

  1. Computers

  2. Mobile phones

  3. Motorcycles

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Now, all youngsters are keen to have:

1. Computers
2. Mobile phones
3. Motorcycles
4. Modern clothes
5. Education in good schools and colleges
6. Good houses to live

With scientific development,  _________ gadgets have become part and parcel of people's lives.

  1. Electrical

  2. Electronic

  3. Mechanical

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

With scientific developments following gadgets have become part and parcel of people's lives.

1. Electrical gadgets like fan, cooler, microwave, fridge etc.
2. Electronic gadgets like computer, laptop, mobile, television, A.C etc.
3. Mechanical gadgets like scooters, bikes, cars, etc.

In old times, children used to gather around their elders to listen to the stories.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Human beings, as a creature of habit and tradition, hand down exercise and learning to start with one age then onto next. Narrating has earned its place as the most important custom people have. The most critical explanation behind this being each story contains an exercise to teach the children. Stories instruct us to adore, to excuse others, to be only and to strive for better than we have. But today this family trend is fading and children now just need the internet to access rather than listening stories from their elders.

Nowadays, television is everything for children.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As kids grow and develop, they can be effectively affected by what they see and hear, particularly on TV. While TV projects can be instructive, numerous kids observe excessively TV. Television projects can demonstrate kids rough conduct that you don't need them to mirror, or that can cause dread. Television may likewise demonstrate youngsters poor dietary patterns through plugs for unhealthy, low-supplement sustenances. Nowadays, television is everything for children. A lot of TV viewing can likewise remove time from perusing, examining, learning exercises, play, and additionally work out.

With increased income, people want __________.

  1. Good houses

  2. Better education

  3. Latest means of transportation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

With increased income, people want the following things for better lives:

1. Good houses
2. Better education
3. Latest means of transportation
4. Latest Gadgets
5. Latest machinery for factories
6. Latest electronics for households

In joint families, uncles were equally respected as the father.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Joint family or extended family framework cultivates incredible excellencies like penance, warmth, co-activity, soul of magnanimity, broadmindedness among its individuals and makes the family a support of social ideals. Under the consideration of older folks the unfortunate and against social inclinations of the youthful are checked and they are kept from wandering off. They figure out how to practice restraint. All individuals figure out how to obey family guidelines and admiration their older folks. Every one of the individuals from joint family are bound by close blood ties. As such there exists close blood connections among the individuals from joint family. Thus, it is one of the feature of joint family system that Youngers respect their elders equally.

With an increase in production financial condition of our people has improved.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Economic growth of a country is measured through its increase in Gross Domestic Product(GDP). GDP of a country is the total value of all final goods and services produced within a country over a particular period of time. One of the biggest impacts of long-term growth of a country is that it has a positive impact on national income and level of employment, which increases the standard of living. As the nation's GDP is expanding, it is increasingly gainful which prompts more individuals being employed. Economic growth helps improve the standard of living and reduce poverty.

Complete the sentence in proper sequence.
There had been a big change after independence, _________.
1. People found new employment.
2. People became literate.
3. People left their old ancestral work.

  1. 2, 3, and 1

  2. 1, 2, and 3

  3. 3, 2, and 1

  4. 2, 1, and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There had been a big change after independence:

1. People became literate
2. People left their old ancestral work
3. People found new employment

Urbanization means _________________ .

  1. Civilization .

  2. Increase in Literacy .

  3. Increase in employment .

  4. Growth of urban population .


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Urbanization basically means the increase in the number of people that are living in urban regions. Urbanization is closely linked to modernization and industrialization. Factors such as the level of urban development relative to overall population linked with the growth rate can be termed as urbanization. Urbanization has the potential to bring about resource efficiency and overall economic growth.   

The accurate figure of sex ratio in India is __________________.

  1. 650 or even 600.

  2. 475 or even 425.

  3. 850 or even 800.

  4. 900 or even 850.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per thousand of males. As per 2019 the sex ratio of India is 107.48. It means 930 females per thousand males. According to 2011 census the figure was 940 females per 1000 of males.

Which of the following is considered as a sacred rite in India?

  1. Birthday

  2. Marriage

  3. Friendship Day

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In India marriage is considered as a sacred rite. It’s celebrated with great pomp and show. It is a legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship.

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