HTET Geography Level II 2024 Paper //SOCIAL STUDIES

91. Which of the following was not an official in Mauryan Administration ?

(1) Antpal

(2) Prashasta

(3) Dronmukh

(4) Nayak

92. The temperature found at the upper limit of mesosphere is :

(1) + 80°C

(2) – 180°C

(3) – 100°C

(4) + 100°C

93. Who among the following scholars argued that "God not only created Adam as the first man, he was also the first king of the earth and present kings being his successors ?

(1) John Locke

(2) Friedrich Engels

(3) R. M. MacIver

(4) Robert Filmer

94. Consider the following statements :

(I) J. S. Mill in his book "On Liberty" deals with individual liberty.

(II) He distinguishes between "Selfregarding action" and "Other regarding action".

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Both (I) and (II)

(4) Neither (I) nor (II)

95. Who can grant special leave to an appeal from any judgement or matter passed by any court in the territory of India ?

(1) Parliament

(2) The President

(3) Union Law Minister

(4) Supreme Court

96. In which year Right to Information Act was enacted by theGovernment of India ?

 (1) October, 1986

(2) August, 1999

(3) January, 2014

(4) October, 2005

97. Which of the following layer of interior of earth is in liquid state ?

(1) Mental

(2) Outer core

(3) Inner core

(4) Crust

98. The nodal agency that undertakes the procurement, distribution and storage of foodgrain in India is :

(1) State Trading Corporation

(2) Food Corporation of India

(3) Union Ministry of Agriculture

(4) Respective, State governments

99. In federal system of government there is :

(1) Single administration

(2) Distribution of Powers

(3) Centralised decision-making

(4) Less expenses

100. Which of the following terminology is related to Nozick's theory of justice ?

(1) Original Position

(2) Veil of ignorance

(3) Difference principle

(4) Entitlement theory of justice

101. During Sultanate period the Baride-Mumalik was :

(1) Chief of the Army

(2) Chief of the Intelligence

Department

(3) Revenue Minister

(4) Chief of Cavalry

102. When one moves upward from right to left on a negatively sloped straight line demand curve, then

the value of price elasticity of demand :

(1) remains constant

(2) increases

(3) decrease

(4) first increases and then decreases

103. 'Anekantavada' is related with :

(1) Buddhism

(2) Charvaka Philosophy

(3) Jainism

(4) Ajivika Sect

104. The 'land of mid-night Sun' is found at/along :

(1) Tropic of cancer

(2) Tropic of capricorn

(3) Equator

(4) North of Arctic circle

105. Which statement is false regarding the Tripartite Struggle for the control over Kannauj ?

(1) The political-economic importance of Kannauj city was the reason for this conflict.

(2) This conflict occurred among Pala, Gurjar Pratihar and Rashtrakuta.

(3) Vatsaraja and Dharampal were the first to initiate this conflict.

(4) Ultimately the Pala rulers succeeded in this conflict.

106. Which of the following neighbouring countries had better performance in terms of human development than India in year 2022 ?

(1) Bangladesh

(2) Sri Lanka

(3) Nepal

(4) Pakistan

107. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Artefact Places         where found

(1) Bronze mirror − Dholavira

(2) Statue of Priest King − Mohanjodaro

(3) Clay model of a plough − Banawali

(4) Pot depicting the story of a thirsty crow − Kalibangan

108. The geographical shape of the earth is called :

(1) Circular

(2) Spheroid

(3) Geoid

(4) Gnomon

109. Who is Director General of World Trade Organization ?

(1) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

(2) Robert Azevedo

(3) Pascal Lamy

(4) Supachai Punitch Pakdi

110. Which of the following feature/s is/are true regarding Mathura Art ?

(a) The sculpture were made of red sand stones.

(b) In this style Buddha, Bodhisattavas, Jain Tirthankaras and Hindu gods & goddess have been depicted.

(c) The large number of Jaina sculpture found at Kankali Tila in Mathura.

Codes :

(1) Only (b)

(2) Only (c)

(3) (a) and (c)

(4) (a), (b) and (c)

111. If the demand function is pq = c, where c is constant, then which of the following statement are

correct with respect to this demand function ?

(i) the shape of this demand curve will be like rectangular hyperbola.

(ii) at all points on this demand curve e = –1.

(iii) at all points on this demand curve total expenditure will remain the same.

(iv) at all points on this demand curve the product of p and q will be the same.

Use the following codes to select correct answer :

Codes :

(1) only (i) is correct

(2) only (i) and (ii) are correct

(3) only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(4) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) all are correct

112. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Ruler                         Title

(1) Rajadhiraj-I − Vijayrajendra

(2) Rajendra Chola-I − Shungham Tavirt

(3) Mahendravarman-I − Mattavilasa

(4) Narsinghvarman-I − Vatapikonda

113. When was National Food Security Act enacted in India ?

(1) 2009

(2) 2015

(3) 2014

(4) 2013

114. Who among the following scholars is not related to resurgence of political theory ?

(1) Michael Oakeshott

(2) John Rawls

(3) Jurgen Habermas

(4) Alfred Cobban

115. Which of the following is not an intrusive volcanic landform ?

(1) Batholith

(2) Caldera

(3) Dyke

(4) Sill

116. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :

 List&I                            List&II

(A) Right to Equality  (i) Article 19-22

(B) Right to Freedom  (ii) Article 32

(C) Cultural and Educational Rights  (iii) Article 14-18

(D) Right to Constitutional Remedies (iv) Article 29-30

Codes :

 (A) (B) (C) (D)

(1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

(2) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(4) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

117. Which among the following is/are not correctly matched ?

(A) Equinox – only 21st March

(B) Summer solstice – 21st June

(C) Winter solstice – 22nd December

Code :

(1) A, B and C

(2) B and C

(3) A and C

(4) Only A

118. Which Article of the Constitution of India mentions the special procedure in respect of Money

Bills ?

(1) Article 108

(2) Article 109

(3) Article 111

(4) Article 112

119. In the 2023 Global Hunger Index, India ranked ……….. out of the 125 countries.

(1) 26 

(2) 37

(3) 111 

(4) 125

120. As per the continental drif theory of Alfred Wegener which among the following is/are correctly matched ?

(A) Super continent – Pangaea

(B) Mega ocean – Panthalasa

(C) Southern continental mass – Laurasia

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

Code :

(1) A, B and C

(2) A and C

(3) Only C

(4) A and B

121. Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests are found in :

(1) Konkan Coast

(2) Coromandel Coast

(3) Malabar Coast

(4) Utkal Plains

122. Read the following statements about agriculture in India & select the correct answer using codes given below.According to Economic Survey of 2023-24 :

(i) agriculture sector provides livelihood to about 42.3 percent of population.

(ii) the share of agriculture sector in country's GDP is 18.2 percent at current prices.

(iii) the average annual growth rate of agriculture sector remained at 4.18 percent at constant prices over last 5 years.

(iv) the productivity of Indian agriculture is highest in the world.

Codes :

(1) only (i) is correct

(2) only (i) & (ii) are correct

(3) only (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct

(4) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) all are correct

123. When was the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) established ?

(1) 1992

(2) 1993

(3) 1994

(4) 1995

124. Who appoints the State Election Commissioner ?

(1) Chief Election Commissioner of India

(2) President of India

(3) Governor of the concerned State

(4) The Legislative Assembly of the concerned State

125. Which of the following subjects is not included in the union list of the Constitution of India ?

(1) Atomic energy

(2) Banking

(3) Agricultrue

(4) Airways

126. Which one of the following is not a Coalfield of Gondwana period of India ?

(1) Korba

(2) Jharia

(3) Ramgarh

(4) Nichahom

127. Which of the following mountain range is not associated with the Lesser Himalaya ?

(1) Dhaula Dhar

(2) Pir Panjal

(3) Mahabharat

(4) Zanskar

128. Mandovi, Zuari and Rachol are the rivers flowing in which state of India ?

(1) Kerala

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Goa

(4) Maharashtra

129. Arrange the following events in chronological order :

(a) Poona Pact

(b) Ahmedabad Mill Satyagrah

(c) Rowlatt Satyagrah

(d) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Codes :

(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)

(2) (b), (d), (a), (c)

(3) (c), (d), (a), (b)

(4) (b), (c), (d), (a)

130. Which among the following is not a major tea producing state of South India ?

(1) Tamil Nadu

(2) Karnataka

(3) Kerala

(4) Goa

131. Which of the following statements is not correct about the 'Ayagar System of Vijaynagar' ?

(1) In this system each village was an independent unit.

(2) 10 officials were appointed in each village to govern.

(3) These officials were called 'Ayagar'.

(4) Ayagar could be sold or mortgaged their posts.

132. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Writer                                  Book

(1) Geoffrey Chaucer − The Canterbury Tales

(2) Leon Batista Alberti − On the dignity of Man

(3) Lorenzo Valla − On Pleasure

(4) Balthasar Castiglione − The Book of Courtier

133. 'The sunset law' was associated with which of the following Land revenue systems ?

(1) Mahalwari system

(2) Rayyatwari system

(3) Parmanent settlement

(4) Ain-e-Dehsala system

134. Suppose your principal is penalizing you deliberately. You do your best efforts to make him

happy. But he deals with you as enemy. What would you do under this situation ?

(1) You will always abuse him

(2) You will not do anything

(3) You will always find fault in him

(4) You will never low to his wrong will

135. Which among the following Indian state does not share international border with Bangladesh ?

(1) Assam

(2) Manipur

(3) Mizoram

(4) Meghalaya

136. Arrange the following events of Akbar's reign in chronological order :

(a) Establishment of Ibadat Khana

(b) Introduction of Dahsala System

(c) Beginning of the Mansabdari System

Codes :

(1) (a), (b), (c)

(2) (c), (a), (b)

(3) (c), (b), (a)

(4) (b), (c), (a)

137. Who suggested a collective security system for Asia in 1969 ?

(1) Nikita Khrushchev

(2) Leonid Brezhnev

(3) Mikhail Gorbachev

(4) Richard Nixon

138. When was Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, enacted ?

(1) 2004

(2) 2005

(3) 2014

(4) 2019

139. The sum of production in the three sectors within a country during in particular year is called :

(1) GNP

(2) NNP

(3) GDP

(4) GNI

140. 'Quriltais' was :

(1) Mongol Military Contingents

(2) A kind of tax

(3) Unit of ten thousands soldiers

(4) The assembly of Mongol Chieftains

141. The sectors are classified into public and private sector is on the basis of :

(1) Employment conditions

(2) The nature of economic activity

(3) Ownership of enterprise

(4) Number of workers employed in the enterprise

142. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option :

(I) After the Chinese Revolution in 1949. India was one of the first countries to recognize the communist government.

(II) Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the first Indian Prime Minister after Nehru to visit China.

(1) Only (I) is correct

(2) Only (II) is correct

(3) Both (I) and (II) are correct

(4) Both (I) and (II) are not correct

143. 'The Act of 1872' relating to Intercaste and Widow remarriage is known as :

(1) Widow Remarriage Act

(2) Inter-caste Marriage Act

(3) Brahma Marriage Act

(4) The Special Marriage Act

144. 'Sargaso Sea' is located into :

(1) North Atlantic Ocean

(2) South Atlantic Ocean

(3) South Pacific Ocean

(4) Arctic Ocean

145. Match the following pairs :Organisation Year of Establishment

(A) Bombay Presidency Association   (i) 1875

(B) The Indian Association                  (ii) 1870

(C) Poona Sarvajanik  Sabha                (iii) 1876

(D) The Indian  League                        (iv) 1885

Codes :

 (A) (B) (C) (D)

(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(3) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)

146. By which treaty was the European Union formed ?

(1) Dunkirk treaty

(2) Marrakesh treaty

(3) Maastricht treaty

(4) Bretton Woods treaty

147. The terms 'Parkland' or 'Bush-veld' are related with which type of climate ?

(1) Equatorial

(2) Monsoon

(3) Savanna

(4) Mediterranean

148. Which of the following United Nations Secretary General was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Posthumously ?

(1) Dag HammarskJöld

(2) U Thant

(3) Kurt Waldheim

(4) Ban Ki-Moon

149. What is rank of India in the world in the production of milk ?

(1) First

(2) Second

(3) Third

(4) Fourth

150. Who invented the term 'Iron Law of  Wages' ?

(1) Adam Smith

(2) Ferdinand Lassalle

(3) David Ricardo

(4) Karl Marx

Answer Key

Q. No.	Answer	Correct Option Detail
91	(3)	Dronmukh (This was a town/unit, not an official title).
92	(3)	– 100°C
93	(4)	Robert Filmer (Defended the Divine Right of Kings in Patriarcha).
94	(3)	Both (I) and (II)
95	(4)	Supreme Court (Article 136).
96	(4)	October, 2005
97	(2)	Outer core (The only liquid layer).
98	(2)	Food Corporation of India
99	(2)	Distribution of Powers
100	(4)	Entitlement theory of justice
101	(2)	Chief of the Intelligence Department
102	(2)	increases
103	(3)	Jainism
104	(4)	North of Arctic circle
105	(4)	Ultimately the Pala rulers succeeded (False; the Pratiharas won).
106	(2)	Sri Lanka
107	(4)	Pot depicting thirsty crow − Kalibangan (Found at Lothal).
108	(3)	Geoid
109	(1)	Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
110	(4)	(a), (b) and (c)
111	(4)	(i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) all are correct
112	(2)	Rajendra Chola-I − Shungham Tavirt (This was Kulottunga I).
113	(4)	2013
114	(4)	Alfred Cobban (He wrote about the decline of theory).
115	(2)	Caldera (This is an extrusive landform).
116	(1)	(A)-(iii), (B)-(i), (C)-(iv), (D)-(ii)
117	(4)	Only A (Equinox occurs twice: March 21 and Sept 23).
118	(2)	Article 109 (Procedure; Art 110 is the Definition).
119	(3)	111
120	(4)	A and B (Southern mass was Gondwanaland).
121	(2)	Coromandel Coast
122	(3)	Only (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct
123	(3)	1994
124	(3)	Governor of the concerned State
125	(3)	Agriculture (State List).
126	(4)	Nichahom (Tertiary coal in Kashmir).
127	(4)	Zanskar (Trans-Himalaya).
128	(3)	Goa
129	(4)	(b) 1918, (c) 1919, (d) 1931, (a) 1932
130	(4)	Goa
131	(2)	10 officials (It was 12 officials).
132	(2)	Leon Batista Alberti (Pico della Mirandola wrote "On the Dignity of Man").
133	(3)	Permanent Settlement
134	(4)	You will never bow to his wrong will
135	(2)	Manipur
136	(2)	(c) 1571, (a) 1575, (b) 1580
137	(2)	Leonid Brezhnev
138	(2)	2005
139	(3)	GDP
140	(4)	The assembly of Mongol Chieftains
141	(3)	Ownership of enterprise
142	(3)	Both (I) and (II) are correct
143	(3)	Brahma Marriage Act
144	(1)	North Atlantic Ocean
145	(2)	(A)-(iv), (B)-(iii), (C)-(ii), (D)-(i)
146	(3)	Maastricht treaty
147	(3)	Savanna
148	(1)	Dag Hammarskjöld
149	(1)	First
150	(2)	Ferdinand Lassalle