Every Book Back multiple-choice question from Envisioning a New Socio-Economic Order (12th Standard History, Samacheer Kalvi) — each with the correct option highlighted and a clear, worked explanation. Free to read in English and Tamil.
Q1
Arrange the following in chronological order.
(i) Laws abolishing zamindari system
(ii) Adoption of High Yielding Variety of seeds
(iii) First Land Ceiling Act, Tamilnadu
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
- A. ii, i, iii
- B. i, iii, iiCorrect
- C. iii, ii, i
- D. ii, iii, i
Explanation. Most provinces passed zamindari abolition laws by 1949, Tamilnadu first implemented land ceiling in 1961, and HYV seeds of wheat and rice were adopted in 1965.
Q2
Government of India was committed to a ________ pattern of development.
- A. Capitalistic
- B. SocialisticCorrect
- C. Theocratic
- D. Industrial
Explanation. India chose the socialist path rather than free enterprise capitalism. The Preamble calls India a sovereign, socialist, secular democratic republic, aiming to reduce inequalities and prevent concentration of wealth.
Q3
When was the first amendment to the constitution of India made?
- A. 1951Correct
- B. 1952
- C. 1976
- D. 1978
Explanation. When zamindars challenged the abolition laws in court, the government passed the First Amendment in 1951 and the Fourth Amendment in 1955 to protect the takeover of their land.
Q4
Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
A. Industrial Development Policy Resolution - 1. 1951-56
B. IISc - 2. Second Five Year Plan
C. Mahalanobis - 3. 1909
D. First Five Year Plan - 4. 1956
- A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
- B. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- C. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1Correct
- D. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
Explanation. The Industrial Policy Resolution came in 1956, IISc was established in 1909, the Second Plan is called the Mahalanobis Plan, and the First Plan covered 1951-56.
Q5
Land Ceiling Act in Tamilnadu was for the second time implemented in the year
- A. 1961
- B. 1972Correct
- C. 1976
- D. 1978
Explanation. Land ceiling was first implemented in Tamilnadu in 1961. In 1972 the ceiling unit was changed from a 'landholder' to a 'family', the second stage of the ceiling law.
Q6
Bhoodan movement was started by
- A. Ram Manohar Lohia
- B. Jayaprakash Narayan
- C. Vinoba BhaveCorrect
- D. Sundar Lal Bahuguna
Explanation. Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan movement to persuade large landowners to surrender their surplus land voluntarily, an effort that attracted much public attention.
Q7
Assertion (A): Zamindari abolition achieved only a part of the original objective.
Reason (R): Many zamindars managed to evict their tenants and claim that the land was under their personal cultivation.
- A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Correct
- B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- C. A is true but R is false.
- D. A is false but R is true.
Explanation. The reform achieved only a small part of its aim because many zamindars evicted tenants claiming 'personal cultivation', so landowners kept vast tracts. R explains A.
Q8
The Industrial Development and Regulation Act was passed in the year
- A. 1951Correct
- B. 1961
- C. 1971
- D. 1972
Explanation. The Industrial Development and Regulation Act of 1951 controlled the private sector: no new unit could be set up, nor existing capacity expanded, without a government licence.
Q9
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in the year
- A. 2005Correct
- B. 2006
- C. 2007
- D. 2008
Explanation. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, later renamed MGNREGA after Mahatma Gandhi, was passed in 2005 to give livelihood security to poor rural households.
Q10
In which year did Indian public sector enterprises face severe problems?
- A. 1961
- B. 1991Correct
- C. 2008
- D. 2005
Explanation. By 1991 it was clear that public sector enterprises faced severe problems; many made continuous losses, so the government began disinvestment of loss-making units in 1991.
Q11
MGNREG Act provided for ________ days work for an individual.
- A. 200
- B. 150
- C. 100Correct
- D. 75
Explanation. MGNREGA gives at least 100 days of wage employment each year to adult members of every rural household willing to do unskilled manual work.
Q12
When was Tata Institute of Fundamental Research established?
- A. 1905
- B. 1921
- C. 1945Correct
- D. 1957
Explanation. TIFR was set up in 1945 on the initiative of Homi J. Bhabha, with some funding from the Tatas, to promote research in mathematics and pure sciences.
Q13
How many public sector enterprises were functioning in India in 1951?
- A. 5Correct
- B. 7
- C. 6
- D. 225
Explanation. There were only five public sector enterprises in India in 1951; by 2012 the number had grown to 225.
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