Karnataka SSLC 10th Social Science Question Paper 2025

C. Rangacharlu was the first Diwan of Mysore after the rendition in 1881. He established the Representative Assembly and is credited with initiating reforms such as the Mysore Civil Services Examination to improve administrative efficiency. The others held the post at different times but did not initiate this specific reform.

B. Andhra Pradesh was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in independent India in 1953, following a long struggle led by Potti Sreeramulu. Karnataka was formed later in 1956, and Goa and Tamil Nadu were not the first.

C. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, and its seat is at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Paris, New York, and Rome host other major international organizations but not the ICJ.

C. The Equal Remuneration Act (Equal Wages Act) was enacted in 1976 to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination on the grounds of sex.

C. The Ganga basin experiences a tropical monsoon climate, which supports the growth of deciduous forests, often referred to as tropical deciduous or monsoon forests. Evergreen forests are found in heavy rainfall areas like the Western Ghats, and desert forests in arid regions.