(Papers) : IIT Madras  HSEE Papers-2017 (Indian Society and Culture)

Q.91 Which of the following  states in India rank first in the ‘degree of urbanisation’ according to the 2011 Census?
[A] Punjab
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Gujarat 
[D] Karnataka

Q.92 Infant mortality in India as per the 2011 census is
[A] 44/1000 live births
[B] 24/1000 live births
[C] 14/1000 live births
[D] 34/1000 live births

Q.93 The Jajmani system is
[A] a patron-client relationship
[B] a form of marriage in ancient India
[C] a type of racial discrimination
[D] another name for joint family

Q.94 The entrance exam for the Indian Civil service was held in India for the first time in
[A] 1864 
[B] 1922
[C] 1939
[D] 1833

Q.95 Louis Dumont is known for his book
[A] Homo Hierarchicus 
[B] Caste and Tribes of South India
[C] A Village Survey 
[D] Caste Mobility in India

Q.96 RTI Act 2005 was inspired by
[A] 73rd and 74th Panchayati Raj Amendments
[B] The Representation of People Act 1951
[C] Amendment to Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1996
[D] Kesavananda Bharathi Judgement of Supreme Court 1973

Q.97 Phulkari is an embroidery form from the state of
[A] Kashmir 
[B] West Bengal
[C] Gujarat
[D] Punjab

Q.98 "Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility" was written by
[A] Martha Nussbaum 
[B] Germaine Greer
[C] Bina Agarwal
[D] Simone De Beauvoir

Q.99 Which programme was launched to serve the differently-able community in India by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability in 2015?
[A] Sukanya Yojana
[B] Swavavlamban Abhiyan
[C] Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan 
[D] Uday-Ujwal Scheme

Q.100 Which among the Deccan States was the first to submit to the Mughals?
[A] Ahmadnagar 
[B] Khandesh
[C] Golconda 
[D] Bijapur

Q.101 Name the Indian Ocean trade system in which merchants (both Indians and Europeans) gave cash and raw material advances to the artisans and later bought the finished products?
[A] Dadni 
[B] Cartaze 
[C] Damdupat
[D] Khatbandi

Q.102 Who wrote "A History of Hindu Chemistry" (1902)?
[A] Samuel Davis 
[B] P.C. Ray
[C] P.N. Bose 
[D] Rueben Burrow

Q.103 Which among the following acts introduced ‘Portfolio system’ in the British Indian administration?
[A] Charter Act of 1853
[B] Government of India Act of 1858
[C] Indian Councils Act of 1861
[D] Indian Councils Act of 1892

Q.104 Which among the following doctrine does not belong to Jainism?
[A] Syadvada 
[B] Anekantavada
[C] Sunyavada
[D] Nayavada

Q.105 The fable of ‘Five Blind men and an Elephant’ is attributed to:
[A] Buddhism 
[B] Jainism 
[C] Hinduism
[D] Sikhism

Q.106 Who among the European travelers was closely associated with the Mughal court?
[A] Roberto Nobili
[B] Duarte Barbosa
[C] Francois Bernier 
[D] Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

Q.107 When Gandhi was arrested during Salt Satyagraha, who was placed in charge of the next phase of agitations?
[A] Abdul Kalam Azad
[B] Abbas Tyyabji
[C] Pherozeshah Mehta 
[D] Sardar Patel

Q.108 The phrase “Vasudaiva Kutumbakam” appears in one of the following texts. Identify the text.
[A] Arthasastra
[B] Tirukkural
[C] Panchatantra
[D] Mahabharata

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