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Correct answer is

b) Cruise ships

(1) Deciding the place :

(1) It includes planning about the location, distance, transportation route, means of transportation, duration of field visit, etc.

(2) For example, deciding a place like river bank/ seashore mountain/fort/plateau/farm/hill station/factory/railway station, etc.

(2) Deciding the purpose :

(1) It includes deciding the aims and learning objectives of field visit.

(2) For example, visiting a hill station and seashore to study the differences in climatic conditions between them.

(3) Collecting/Obtaining essential documents :

(1) It includes collecting or obtaining the location map of a field, necessary permission letters, etc.

(2) For example, obtaining permission letter of owner of a factory allowing a visit to a factory.

(4) Preparing questionnaire :

(1) It includes preparing questionnaire as per the purpose of field visit.

(2) For example, preparing following type of questionnaire to gather information from a farmer working on a farm :

(i) For which crops is this land suitable?

(ii) Which precautions are taken to protect crops from any harm?

(iii) What type of irrigation is used for growing crops ?

Correct option is C) everything

Correct option is A) complete small details

Correct option is B) healthy

Correct option is B) in trouble

Correct option is B) lead

Correct option is A) snobbish

(b) Power of state legislature : Altering the name of the state

Correct option is D) up

Correct option is C) be quiet".

The correct option: (d) 3 only

(a) the President or a Governor

Correct option is A) exasperated

(b) curbing subversive and unconstitutional activities 

The correct option: (a) l only

The correct option: (d) I and III

Clever Thief

Devan was a clever thief. He robbed the rich and gave all to the sick and the needy. The other thieves were jealous of him. They planned to get rid of him. They challenged to steal the king’s pyjamas. Devan accepted the challenge. He found the king sleeping. He opened a bottle of red. ants on the bed. The king was badly bitten. He cried for help. The servants rushed in. They pretended to look for ants. Devan removed king’s pyjamas and escaped. Other thieves were dumb founded. They accepted Devan their leader.

Moral: When luck joins in the game cleverness scores double.

Correct option is D) in for

The Constitution describes India as a Union of States.

Correct option is C) to beat

Night Watchman 

The manager of a firm advertised for a night watchman. All the applicants were present. But the manager was not satisfied. He found something wrong with each man. There was Raju, an applicant. He was sitting in a comer, waiting for his turn. Manager found nothing wrong in his appearance. He questioned about his health. He got the reply that he was suffering from sleeplessness. Manager was happy and appointed him. 

Moral: Life is about creating yourself.

The correct answer is Sustenance, self-esteem, freedom, capabilities, entitlement.

• In this context, he quotes Goulet's distinguishing of three basic components or core values of development:-
  • Life-sustenance
  • Self-esteem
  • Freedom.
• This analysis can be viewed as a precursor to the work of the Human Development Index and Amartya Sen. 
• Amartya sen awarded from Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998, National Humanities Medal in 2012.
• According to Amartya sen three core values of development:-
  • Sustenance the ability to keep an individual alive
  • Self-esteem
  • Freedom from servitude and poverty
• He was also awarded from Bharat Ratna in 1999.

i) promise 

ii) certain 

iii) courtier 

iv) whisper 

v) lovely

(d) It allocates seats in the Council of States

The Greedy Farmer

 There lived a farmer in a village. His name was Richard. He had a hen. The hen used to lay a golden egg every day. The farmer used to sell the golden egg in the market and got huge amount of money. Soon he became rich. He got a big house built. But the farmer was very greedy. He wanted to get more eggs every day. He thought, “At present I get an egg every day. This is not enough. Why should I not get all the eggs at a time? I must kill the hen to get all the golden eggs at a time.” And the greedy farmer killed the hen. Did the farmer find any egg? No, He did not find any egg. He was very sad now. He could not get golden egg now. This happened only due to his greed.

Moral: Greed leads to heavy losses.

1. (c) She was not beaten by me.

2. (c) This experience will never be forgotten by me.

3. (c) A cake was made by mother yesterday

4. (a) The girl was congratulated by the boy.

5. (b) Was her duty done by her?

6. (b) The deer was being closed by the tiger

7. (b) A novel has been written by her

8. (b) Her lessons have been learned by her.

9. (b) Has the report been finished by you?

10. (a) The thief has been caught b– police,

English language is not recognised in the 8th Schedule though it is an official language of a State.

Tenali Raman’S Wisdom

Tenali Raman was a courtier. He offended the king. The king got angry and sentenced Raman to death. The king allowed Tenali Raman to choose the type of death. Raman was a wise man and he said like this, he wanted natural death and wanted to die of old age. The king was amazed at Tenali Raman’s wisdom and pardoned him.

Moral: Knowledge is strength

1) imagination 

2) beautiful 

3) penalty 

4) magnificent 

5) intelligence 

6) courtiers 

7) ignorant

The correct answer is 1542.

• In 1542 AD, Rao Maldev attacked Bikaner.
• Bikaner Rao Jaitasi was defeated in the battle of Saheba (Pahoba).
• Maldev took the control of Bikaner.
• The management of Bikaner was handed over to the commander, Kunampa.

• Bhima, son of Rao Jaitasi, went to Delhi for Sher Shah Suri's help.
• A Marital alliance with Jaisalmer secured Marwars western borders but Maldev was fiercely opposed by the dispossessed chiefs of Bikaner and Merta who made an alliance with the Afghan chief of Delhi against Marwar.
• Shershah invaded Marwar with an army of 80,000 horsemen but he still hesitated to attack the Rathore army of 50,000 horsemen.
• He thus forged letters and deceived Maldev into abandoning his commanders to their fate.
• After the Battle of Sammel, Khawas Khan Marwat and Isa Khan Niyazi took possession of Jodhpur and occupied the territory of Marwar from Ajmer to Mount Abu in 1544.
• However, Maldev reoccupied his lost territories in 1545.

• Rao Maldeo Rathore was a king of Jodhpur.
  • He was the son of Ganga, the ruler of Jodhpur.
  • He was born in 1511 & sat on the throne of Marwar in 1531 AD.
  • At that time, his rule was only on the Parganas of Sojat and Jodhpur.
• The chieftains of Jaitaran, Pokaran, Phalodi, Barmer, Kotra, Khed, Maheva, Siwana, Merta etc. used to provide only military assistance to the King of Jodhpur as per requirement.
• But in all other ways, they were independent rulers of their respective territories. 

a) To show his paintings. 

b) The Raja and the courtiers were pleased to see the paintings. 

c) Because they were beautiful. 

d) Tenali Raman was the poet and jester in Krishnadevaraya’s court. 

e) Tenali Raman was displeased with the paintings.

The correct answer is Korku Tribe.

• This festival is celebrated by the Korku tribe on the month of Kwanr from Navratri to Ekadashi after Diwali. 
• The Korku villages normally have permanent Meghnad pillars (Khamb).
• The Korku tribe people performed dramas around the pillar. After the performance, they distributed Prasad of jaggery and coconut on conclusion performance.
• The Khamb Swang festival is celebrated by the Korku tribe because they thought that Meghnad (son of Ravan) have saved the tribe from destruction.
• The Korku tribe is a branch of the Munda or Kolerian race. They are considered to be of Rajput class. The meaning of Korku is (group of men)
• The sub-group of the Korku tribe is Patharia, Rum, Bobai, and Dularia. This tribe is mainly found in Hoshangabad, Betul, Chindwara, Harda districts.

• The Saharia tribe mainly found in the Guna, Morena, Gwalior, and Shivpuri districts of Madhya Pradesh state.
• The Gond tribe is the biggest tribe in India. This tribe is mainly found in Hoshangabad, Betul, Chindwara, Shahdol, Harda districts.
• The Baiga tribe is the third-largest tribe of Madhya Pradesh. This tribe is mainly found in the districts of Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat, and Sidhi.

The correct answer is He was a Rajya Sabha Member from 1952 to 1956.

• Neki Ram is an Indian Politician.
• He was Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha during 1960–1972 not 1952 to 1956.
• He fought against the British throughout his life.
• Pt. Neki Ram Sharma played a vital role in the Home Rule Movement of Lokmanya Tilak
• He organized a public meeting of Gandhiji's at Bhiwani during Non-cooperation Movement.
• He was a politician from the Indian National Congress.
• Sandesh was the weekly magazine started by Pt. Neki Ram Sharma of the state of Haryana.
• He was an Indian politician and writer who was born in the Bhiwani district of Haryana.

• He was a firangi in the literal sense – a French visitor to India.
• He kept coming back to Golconda, the kingdom in the Deccan ruled by the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
• Tavernier came to India when Mughal power was at its most magnificent, but also most fragile, in a manner of speaking; the reign of Shahjahan and, later, the troubled times when that Emperor’s sons were battling it out in one of the bloodiest dynastic wars of succession in India’s history.
• Tavernier visited the court of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and during his visit, he wrote in his account that the king was the owner of all land and no private ownership existed in agricultural land.
• Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was one of the first European visitors to the Taj Mahal.
• Jean Baptiste Tavernier came to Varanasi in 1655.
• He wrote extensively about the art and culture of Varanasi.
• He also wrote about the river Ganga and pointed out the concern of the pollution in the river.
• He was a French Gem merchant who bought the Hope diamond.
• He has given detailed account in his book 'Travels of India.'

• One famous visitor to Ahmadabad in the 1600s was the French traveller and gem merchant, Jean Baptiste Tavernier. He describes in his book Travels in India, Tavernier described some of the notable diamonds and rubies which he had seen during the course of his travels.

• This is the only instance of Tavernier supplying drawings of both rough and polished forms of a diamond.

The correct answer is Narnaul.

• Narnaul was the region in which Colonel Gerrard led the counter-attack against 1857 revolutionaries.

• The British authorities at Delhi were alarmed by these developments. They sent a strong column comprising about 1,500 strong under Colonel Gerrard, an officer of conspicuous merit on November 10, 1857.
• After a few days' rest at Rewari (Rampura), Col. Gerrard proceeded to Narnaul via Kanaud and reached there in the evening. In the night he was joined by the Haryana Field Force.
• On November 16, Gerrard marched to Narnaul.
  • As the track was sandy, the column reached Nasibpur, small village, 3 km north-west of Narnaul and halted for a short rest.
  • The rebel force, having abandoned their strong fort in the centre of the town pounced on them.
  • Rao Tula Ram's first charge was irresistible and the British forces scattered before them.
  • The Patiala Infantry and the Multani Horse on the British side were completely disheartened.
  • The whole of the right flank fled. But at this juncture, the Guides and the Carabineers came to their rescue and saved the situation.

The Servants of India Society' was established 1905

Sundarlal Bahuguna is related with Chipko movement