General Studies

Class XII
Question Bank

1. Which option correctly shows the transport of oxygen to the cell?

(a) Lungs →pulmonary artery →right atrium → right ventricle→ vena cava → body cells
(b) Lungs →pulmonary vein →right atrium →right ventricle → aorta → body cells
(c) Lungs →pulmonary artery →left atrium → left ventricle → vena cava → body cells
(d) Lungs →pulmonary vein →left atrium →left ventricle →aorta → body cells
Answer : (d) Lungs →pulmonary vein →left atrium →left ventricle →aorta → body
cells
2. Posture and balance of the body is controlled by:
(a) Cerebellum
(b) Medulla oblongata
(c) Pons
(d) Cerebrum
Answer: (a) Cerebellum
3. A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk. Why?
(a) To increase the rate of fermentation.
(b) To decrease the rate of fermentation.
(c) To improve its quality.
(d) To make paneer.
Answer: (b) To decrease the rate of fermentation.
4. What is the normal systolic and diastolic pressure in humans-
(a) 80 mm Hg/ 120 mm Hg
(b) 80 mm Hg/ 80 mm Hg
(c) 120 mm Hg/ 120 mm Hg
(d) 120 mm Hg / 80 mm Hg
Answer: (d) 120 mm Hg / 80 mm Hg
5. The blue appearance of the sky is due to:
(a) Atmospheric refraction
(b) Scattering of light
(c) Presence of plants in water
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Scattering of light
6. Which of the following is a biodegradable waste?
(a) Aluminum can
(b) DDT
(c) Plastic bag
(d) Cow dung
Answer: (d) Cow dung
7. In which medium does light have the maximum velocity?
(a) Glass
(b) Diamond
 (c) Vacuum
(d) Water
Answer: (c) Vacuum
8. The phenomenon of light scattering by colloidal particles is known as:
(a) Dispersion
(b) Tyndall effect
(c) Atmospheric refraction
(d) Internal reflection
Answer: (b) Tyndall effect
9. What should be the core of an electromagnet?
(a) Hard iron
(b) Soft iron
(c) Rusted iron
(d) None of above
Answer: (b) Soft iron
10. Biogas is a better fuel than animal dung cake because
(a) biogas has lower calorific value.
(b) animal dung cake has high calorific value
(c) biogas bums smoke and leaves no residue
(d) biogas is used as a fuel for cooking only wheareas dung cake can be used for
cooking, illuminant the lanterns.
Answer: (c) biogas bums smoke and leaves no residue
11. What is not a one of the major cause of income inequality in India?
(a) Unequal distribution of land
(b) Lack of fertile land
(c) Gap between rich and poor
(d) Increase in population
Answer: (b) Lack of fertile land
12. Which one of these is not a cause of poverty in India?
(a) Low level of economic development
(b) Migration of people from rural to urban India
(c) Income inequalities
(d) Unequal distribution of land
Answer: (b) Migration of people from rural to urban India
13. Elder Abuse includes
(a) Physical abuse
(b) Sexual abuse
(c) Psychological abuse
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above
14. Which of the following was of greatest concern to First Wave Feminism?
(a) Women’s Standpoint Theory
(b) Women’s capacity for emotional work
(c) Women’s struggle for political rights
(d) Women’s struggle for economic equality
Answer: (C) Women’s struggle for political rights
15. Major causes for maternal deaths are:
(a) Severe bleeding, Anaemia, Infections, Eclampsia, unsafe abortions
(b) Physical Health Problems
(c) Mental Health Problems
(d) General Public Health Problems
Answer: (A) Severe bleeding, Anaemia, Infections, Eclampsia, unsafe abortions
16. The main obstacles for women’s education in India are:
(i) Inadequate school facilities
(ii) Shortage of female teachers
(iii) Inadequate English medium schools
(iv) Gender bias in school curriculum
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii) only
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(C) (iv) only
(D) (iii) and (iv) only
Answer: (A) (i) and (ii) only
17. The protagonists of the Reformist movement on women’s issues in India were:
(a) Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sri Aurobindo
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Vijaylaxmi Pandit
Answer: (A) Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
18. Which of the following play major role in construction, presentation,
representation and repression of women in modern society?
(a) Religion
(b) Culture
(c) Media
(d) Social System
Answer: (C) Media
19. Which of the following is characteristic of social problem?
(a). It affects on a large section of a society.
(b). Always creates frustrations.
(c). None of above.
(d). All of the above.
Answer: (A) It affects on a large section of a society.
20. Which of the following is not source of social problem?
(a). Social change
(b). Poverty
(c). Personal development
(d). Personal disorganization.
Answer: (C) Personal development
21. Why is goal setting important in choosing a career path?
(a) It provides a clear direction and focus.
(b) It makes you more competitive in job interviews.
 9c) It allows you to avoid making decisions.
(d) It ensures you get into a specific university.
Answer: (a) It provides a clear direction and focus.
22. What is a good first step in setting a career goal?
(a) Choosing a random career
(b) Understanding your strengths and interests
(c) Ignoring your academic performance
(d) Waiting until after university to decide
Answer: b) Understanding your strengths and interests
23. How can internships benefit students in transitioning from school to university?
(a) By earning a lot of money
(b) By gaining practical experience
(c) By replacing formal education
(d) By avoiding academic work
Answer: (b) By gaining practical experience
24. Which of the following is an example of a long-term career goal?
(a) Completing a project by the end of the week
(b) Getting an internship during the summer
(c) Becoming a certified public accountant within five years
(d) Improving your grades this semester
Answer:(c) Becoming a certified public accountant within five years
25. Which of the following questions is least useful when setting a career goal?
(a) What skills do I need to develop?
(b) How much money do I want to make?
(c) What challenges might I face?
(d) What career is popular among my friends?
Answer: (d) What career is popular among my friends?
26. What should you do if you realize your career goal is unattainable?
(a) Give up on all goals
(b) Adjust the goal to be more realistic
(c) Ignore the goal and move on
(d) Blame others for your difficulties
Answer: (b) Adjust the goal to be more realistic
27. Why might an unpaid internship still be valuable?
(a) It provides you with large amounts of free time
(b) It offers valuable experience, skills, and networking opportunities
(c) It requires less commitment than a paid job
(d) It allows you to relax and not take the work seriously
Answer: (b) It offers valuable experience, skills, and networking opportunities
28. What should students consider when choosing a university program?
(a) The reputation of the program in their desired career field
(b) The program's popularity among friends
(c) The location of the university
(d) The university's sports facilities
Answer: (a) The reputation of the program in their desired career field
29. What is a common way to find internship opportunities?
 (a) Waiting for them to come to you
(b) Networking and utilizing online job platforms
(c) Ignoring career fairs and events
(d) Asking friends for their old positions
Answer: (b) Networking and utilizing online job platforms
30. Which of the following fields is most associated with a career in healthcare?
(a) Journalism
(b) Nursing
(c) Accounting
(d) Architecture
Answer: (b) Nursing
31. In educational group work, "group norms" refer to:
( a) Rules and expectations established within the school administration
( b) Commonly accepted behavior and expectations within the group
(c) Academic standards set by external agencies
(d) Individual academic performance goals
Answer: (b) Commonly accepted behavior and expectations within the group
32. An important benefit of group work in educational settings is:
(a) Reducing the workload for educators
(b) Enhancing critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills
(c) Limiting student involvement in the learning process
(d) Promoting rote memorization
Answer: (b) Enhancing critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills
33. The concept of "peer teaching" in educational group work involves:
(a) Educators teaching students in a traditional classroom setting
(b) Students teaching and assisting each other in the learning process
(c) Relying solely on external tutors for teaching
(d) Minimizing interaction between students
Answer: (b) Students teaching and assisting each other in the learning process
34. Which of the following normative beliefs provides an explanation for why we have
a tendency to help others?
(a) social responsibility
(b) diffusion of responsibility
(c) audience inhibition
(d) bystander apathy
Answer- Social responsibility
35. Which of the following people are less likely to help?
(a) those with an internal locus of control
(b) those with an altruistic personality
(c) those who are low in social responsibility
(d) those with high dispositional empathy
Answer - (c) those who are low in social responsibility
36. ____________are beliefs about the different attributes that male and female
possesses consist of both positive and negative traits
(a) Male stereotype
(b) Gender equity
 (c) Gender stereotype
(d) Social stereotype
Answer - (c) Gender stereotype
37. Experiments show that people in groups loaf less when
(a) the task is challenging
(b) they are in an unfamiliar setting
(c) they have a strong sense of external control
(d) the task is routine
38. _____ are the rules that people develop as a result of cultural values and norms.
39. a.
40. Virtues
41. b.
42. Ethics
43. c.
44. Socialization
45. d.
46. Conscience
47. e.
48. Morals
49. _____ are the rules that people develop as a result of cultural values and norms.
50. a.
51. Virtues
52. b.
53. Ethics
54. c.
55. Socialization
56. d.
57. Conscience
58. e.
59. Morals
Answer - (a) the task is challenging
38. Which of the following is the first charter of Human's rights?
(a) Bill of rights
(b) Constitution of media
(c) The Cyrus cylinder
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) The Cyrus cylinder
39. Who played an important role in international human rights law?
(a)Economic summit
(b)World War
(c)The United Nations
(d)None of the above
Answer: (c) The United Nations
40. Who adopted the landmark document, the universal declaration of human rights?
(a) UNESCO
(b) UNICEF
 (c) UNO
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) UNO
41. When was the universal declaration of human rights adopted by UNO?
(a) 10th December 1946
(b) 10th December 1947
(c) 10th December 1948
(d) 10th December 1949
Answer: (c) 10th December 1948
42. Which article of the universal declaration of human rights tells that the right of
nationality depends on one's wish?
(a)Article 10
(b)Article 20
(c)Article 30
(d)Article 15
Answer: (d) Article 15
43. Article 21 of the Indian Constitution provides for -
(a) Right to subsist
(b) Right to free and liberal life
(c) Right to die
(d) Right to live and liberal life
Answer - (d) Right to live and liberal life
44. Article 340 of the Indian constitution deals with -
(a) Election commission
(b) Union Public Service Commission
(c) Backward classes commission
(d) Finance commission
Answer - (c) Backward classes commission
45. Which of the following article of the Indian constitution prohibits hazardous jobs to
children?
(a) Article 24
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 22
(d) Article 25
Answer - (a) Article 24
46. When did the NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) of India constitute?
(a) 1993
(b) 1992
(c) 1990
(d) 1991
Answer - (a)1993
47. Who is the chairman of planning commission in India:
(a) President
(b) Vice president
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Finance Minister
 Answer : (C) Prime Minister
48. Where is the headquarter of the NHRC (National Human Rights Commission)?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Delhi
(d) Ahmedabad
Answer – (C) Delhi
49. In which article ‘right to education’ is guaranteed in India?
(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 21A
(d) 14
Answer – (C) 21A
50. The Human Rights Day is observed on :-
(a) 10th December
(b) 9th December
(c) 1st December
(d) None of the Above
Answer : (a) 10th December

38.
39. Virtues
40. b.
41. Ethics
42. c.
43. Socialization
44. d.
45. Conscience
46. e.