(Papers) : IIT Madras HSEE Papers-2018 (Indian Society and Culture)

Q.91 Which of the following demographic indicators refers to the number of women who die during child birth, per 1000 live births?
[A] Maternal mortality rate 
[B] Infant mortality rate
[C] Net fertility rate 
[D] Total fertility rate

Q.92 Some tribal communities in India follow the rule of inheritance of property from mother to daughter. What are the families with such practices called?
[A] Matriarchal
[B] Matrilocal 
[C] Matrimonial
[D] Matrilineal

Q.93 Saguna and Nirguna are two broad categories of which form of worship?
[A] Sufi 
[B] Jnana 
[C] Karma 
[D] Bhakti

Q.94 Which country did Ibn Battuta, who travelled across the Indian subcontinent during the 14th century AD, belong to?
[A] Morocco 
[B] Egypt 
[C] Turkey
[D] Iraq

Q.95 Alamgir Nama was the name of the chronicle  written about which Mughal Emperor?
[A] Humayun
[B] Jahangir 
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Shah Jahan

Q.96 Which classical dance form of India literally means 'to tell a story' ?
[A] Bharatnatyam 
[B] Kathak 
[C] Odissi 
[D] Mohiniyattam

Q.97 How many days of wage employment are guaranteed as per the provision of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
[A] 100 
[B] 150
[C] 120 
[D] 200

Q.98 In which city did the East India Company set up the Supreme Court in the year 1773?
[A] Madras
[B] Bombay
[C] Calcutta
[D] Delhi

Q.99 What is the expanded form of KVIC?
[A] Kendriya Vidyalaya Integration Committee
[B] Kendriya Village Information Commission
[C] Krishi Vigyan Information Centre
[D] Khadi and Village Industries Commission

Q.100 Who is the first musician to receive "Bharat Ratna", the highest civilian award of India?
[A] Pt. Ravi Shankar 
[B] M. S. Subbulakshmi
[C] Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
[D] Lata Mangeshkar

Q.101 Which Article of the Constitution of​​​​​​​ India guarantees 'Right to Life and Personal Liberty'?
[A] 21
[B] 20
[C] 17
[D] 14

Q.102 Which among the following was also the focus of attention of Mahatma Gandhi, along with his efforts for freedom from the British rule?
[A] Abolition of untouchability 
[B] Religious harmony
[C] Promotion of home-spun clothes
[D] All of the above

Q.103 What is the post-harvest folk dance of Assam called?
[A] Purbi
[B] Hikat 
[C] Bihu
[D] Kummi

Q.104 During whose tenure as the Prime Minister did the Government of India accept the recommendation of the Mandal Commission?
[A] P. V. Narasimha Rao 
[B] V. P. Singh
[C] Morarji Desai
[D] Rajiv Gandhi

Q.105 What is the primary objective of​​​​​​​ the recently launched "Sukanya Samridhi Yojana" ?
[A] To enable widows to live a life of dignity
[B] To empower the anganwadi workers
[C] To enable working women avail psycho-social counselling at workplace
[D] To ensure the financial empowerment of the girl child

Q.106 One of the languages in the given  list of options found in the earliest inscriptions of ancient India was also believed to have been used by ordinary people of that time. Identify the language.
[A] Pali 
[B] Sanskrit
[C] Prakrit
[D] Tamil

Q.107 Which Act of the Parliament has made specific provisions for the local self-governance of tribal people and tribal areas of India?
[A] RTI Act 
[B] PESA Act
[C] RTE Act
[D] NREG Act

Q.108 What are the compilations of Gautam Buddha's teachings called?
[A] Tipitaka
[B] Upanishad
[C] Uttaradhyayana
[D] Jataka

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