QUESTION BANK I SEMESTER PORTIONS Sub.: Social Studies Lesson 1 India: Our Country
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I. Match the following: 1. West Bengal 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Jharkhand 4. Manipur 5. Goa 6. Meghalaya II. Fill in the blanks:
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Kolkata Bhopal Ranchi Imphal Panaji Shillong 1 mark
1. The southern part of India is a _____________________________ 2. _________________________ in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the southernmost tip of the country. 3. _______________________ and ____________________________ are the island neighbours across the high seas. 4. India has the ________________________ largest population in the world. 5. India has ____________________ States and _________________ Union Territories. 6. Union Territories are under the direct control of the _________________________________ III. Multiple Choice Questions: 1. In which continent is India located (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) Europe 2. Which is the largest State in terms of area? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Sikkim IV. Answer the following:
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(d) Africa (d) Tripura 1 mark
1. Which water body lies to the east of India? 2. Which is the smallest State in India? 3. Which part of India is a Peninsula? V. Answer the following: 1. 2. 3. 4.
What is the length and breadth of India? List the physical divisions of India. What is the difference between Kanyakumari and Indira Point? Whish States are known as the ‘Seven Sisters’?
VI. Mark the following states on a political map of India. a. Gujarat b. Karnataka c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh
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Lesson :2 The Northern Mountain I. Fill in the blanks: 1. Shillong is the capital of _____________________________ 2. Bamboo dance is a popular folk dance of ________________________ 3. Glaciers are found in the ________________________ Ranges 4. ______________________________ Region is found in the Shiwalik Ranges.
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II. Multiple Choice questions:
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1. Which is the highest mountain range in the world? (a) Kanchenjunga (b) The Himalayas (c) Mount Everest (d) None of these 2. Which of the following is the capital of Sikkim? 1. Gangtok (b) Imphal (c )Kohima (d) None 3. What do the foothills of the Shiwalik form? (a) Himalayas (c ) Snake forests III. Answer the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
(b) Terai Region (d) Crocodile marshlands 1 mark
What is the meaning of ‘Himalaya’? Who were the first people to climb Mount Everest in 1953? Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984? Name any two hill stations found in the Himachal Ranges. Name the three tribes of Sikkim.
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1. What are the occupations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir? 2. What is the main occupation of the people of Himachal Pradesh? How do men and women dress up over there? 3. What does the design on the shawl of the Nagas tell us? V. Answer the following : 1. What kind of houses do the people of Arunachal Pradesh build? Why? 2. What do you know about the people of Meghalaya? _________________________________________________________
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Lesson – 3 The Northern Plains I. Fill in the blanks: 1m 1. ____________ is regarded as the holy river of the Hindus. 2. ______________ is born from a glacier called Yamunotri. 3. ______________ is the third largest city in the world. 4. The River Satluj flows through the states of ______________ and ____________ 5. ________________________ is the largest delta in the world.
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II. Multiple choice questions : 1m 1. What do the rivers deposit as they enter the plains? a) Fine silt or alluvium b) glaciers c) germs d) none of these 2. What gets drained by a river and its tributaries? a) A basin b) a bank c) a beach d) none of these 3. What is a tributary? a) A tributary is a small river that joins a large river. b) A tributary is the name of a plant. c) A tributary is the name of a flower. d) None of these. 4. Which dam is built across the river Satluj? a) Satluj Dam b) Beas Dam c) Bhakra Nangal Dam d) None of these 5. The Ganga basin is also known as the a) Food bowl of India b) Green Basin of India c) Forest Area d) Animal Area III. Write short answer: 1m 1. Name any two important cities in the Satluj river basin. 2. What does the Bhakra Nangal Dam provide? 3. Where do the rivers Ganga and Yamuna join? 4. Which basin is called the ‘Food Bowl of India’? 5. What is sericulture? 6. What is a distributary? IV. Answer the following questions: 2m 1. Why are the Northern Plains fertile? 2. What is the main occupation of people in the Ganga basin? 3. What is the historical importance of Bihar? 4. Why is Bhakra Nangal Dam important? V. Answer the following questions: 3m 1. How is a delta formed? Give an example of delta? 2. Write a short note on life in the Brahmaputra Basin? 3. Why are the Northern Plains thickly populated? Lesson – 4 The Western Desert I. Match the following: 1m 1. Vast area of flat land covered with sand desert 2. Groups of people travelling together caravans 3. Fruit trees grown in oasis date palms 4. Largest wheat farm in Asia Suratgarh 5. The Great India Desert Thar Desert II. Fill in the blanks: 1. A ____________ is a flat land covered with sand. 2. _______________ are a common feature in Rajasthan. 3. Camel ______________ is used for making tents. 4. People of Rajasthan store water in _____________ tanks. 5. Rajasthan women wear ghagra, cholis and _____________
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III. Multiple Choice questions: 1. What are the small hills of sand called? a) Sand dunes b) oases c) streams d) lakes 2. What are the areas where underground water come up on the surface called? a) Oases b) deserts c) fields d) none 3. Dust storms do not affect the vision of ________________ a) Donkeys b) monkeys c) Camels d) cats 4. Which city is called the ‘Pink City’? a) Udaipur b) Jaipur c) Jaisalmer d) None 5. Where does the Great Indian Desert lie? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Uttar Pradesh d) Maharashtra
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IV. Answer in two or three sentences: 2m 1. Where is the Great Indian Desert located? 2. What are dust storms? 3. What are oases? 4. Why is there shortage of water in desert areas? 5. Why are villages found around oases? V. Answer in three or four sentences: 3m 1. Describe the climate of the Great Indian Desert. 2. Describe the vegetation of the desert region. How does the climate affect the vegetation of this region? 3. How has the Indira Gandhi Canal changed the life of the people in the desert? 4. Who are nomads? Why is their life difficult? IV. On the outline map of India mark the following: 4m 1. Thar Desert 2. Aravalli Hills 3. Indira Gandhi Canal 4. The Northern Plains Lesson – 5 The Southern Plateau I. Match the following: 1m 1. Peninsula land surrounded by water on three sides. 2. Textiles fabric 3. Lava rocks rock formed from the hot liquid lava that flows out during a volcanic eruption II. Fill in the blanks: 1. Forests of Karnataka are famous for _____________ and ______________. 2. _____________ work is the specialty of Andhra Pradesh. 3. Tea and coffee are grown on the slopes of the ______________
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III. Choose the correct answer: 1. What is the shape of the Southern Plateau? a) Triangular b) Square c) Rectangular 2. Which river divides the huge plateau region into two parts? a) Ganga b) Narmada c) Tapi
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3. Where do the Western and the Eastern Ghats meet? a) Nilgiri Hills b) Rajmahal Hills c) Himalayas d) None of these 4. Which is one of the highest waterfall in India? a) Jog falls b) Niagara Falls c) Rama Falls d) Ganga falls 5. Which is the longest river in the Deccan Plateau? a) Narmada b) Tapi c) Godavari d) None of these 6. Which soil is good for growing cotton? a) Alluvial Soil b) Sandy soil c) Black soil d) all of these 7. What is the Chota Nagpur region famous for? a) Minerals b) Jute c) Gold Mines d) tea IV. Do as directed: 1. Name the state of: Kanha National Park - ___________________ 2. Name the state of: Jagannath Temple - ___________________ 3. Name the state of: Silk Saree - ________________ 4. Name the state of: Lavani Dance - ______________ 5. Name the state of: Bidri work - _________________
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V. Answer the following: 1. Name the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland. 2. Name the traditional dance form of Tamil Nadu. 3. Name the place which is famous for diamond mines. 4. Where is Bhilai steel plant located? 5. Name the main languages spoken in Andhra Pradesh.
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VI. Answer the following question: 1. Why are the rivers of the Southern Plateau seasonal? 2. List the hills that surround the Deccan Plateau. 3. How are the Eastern Ghats different from the Western Ghats? 4. What do you know about the soil of Maharasthtra? Lesson – 6 The Coastal Plains and the Islands I. Match the following: 1. Substance formed from the skeletons and Remains of sea creatures 2. Land surrounded by water on three sides 3. Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep are a Group of 4. National Park that is home to Asiatic Lion 5. The Milk capital of India II. Multiple Choice Questions : 1. Name the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland. (a) Kanyakumari (b) Ramkumari (c) Chennai (d) None 2. Name the most important port on Malabar Coast. (a) Kochi (b) Mumbai ( c) Porbander (d) None
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2. Name the main crop of Lakshdaweep Islands. (a) Sugarcane (b) Potato ( c) Coconut (d) Mango III. Name the following: 1m 1. The folk dance of Gujarat ………………………. 2. The God’s own country ………………………. 3. The largest sea port of India ……………………….. 4. The longest beach of India ……………………….. 5. A gulf ……………………….. 6. An artificial harbour ……………………….. IV. Write short answers: 2m 1. What is Chennai famous for? 2. What is a lagoon? 3. What is a port? Name any two ports. 4. Mention two dance forms of Kerala. 5. Which state has the highest literacy rate in India? V. Answer the following questions: 3m 1. Where do the Western Coastal Plains lie? How many parts are they divided into? 2. Why is the coconut tree called ‘the tree of wealth’? 3. Write a short note on Lakshadweep. 4. Why is Bombay High important? VI. Map work: Mark the following on the physical map of India: 1. Eastern and Western Coastal Plains 2. Konkan Coast 3. Malabar Coast 4. Gujarat Coast Lesson – 7 The Climate of our Country
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I. Fill in the blanks: 1. The atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time is called __________________ 2. ________________ are hot dry winds that blow over north India in the summer. 3. Moisture laden winds that cause rain are called the ______________. II. Write True of False: 1m 1. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time ____ 2. Temperature and rainfall affect the climate of a place ____ 3. The cool sea breeze makes the coastal areas cooler ____ 4. The desert areas of Rajasthan and Kutch in Gujarat receive very Little rainfall ____ 5. Monsoon winds cause rain ____ III. Multiple Choice Question 1m 1. What affects the climate of a place? (a) Temperature and rainfall (b) moon and stars (c ) ponds and lakes (d) none of these
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What is loo? (a) cold winds that blow in north India (b) monsoon winds that blow from the Arabian sea (c) Hot and dry winds that blow over north India in summer (d) None of these 3. What makes the coastal areas cooler? (a) Winters in December (b) cool sea breeze ( c ) cold wave during winters (d) none of these IV. Write short answers: 1m 1. Name the factors that affect the climate of our country. 2. Name the three main seasons of India. V. Answer the following questions: 2m 1. What is the difference between weather and climate? 2. When does the coast of Tamil Nadu receive rainfall? 3. What is the effect of the western disturbances? VI. Answer the following questions 3m 1. Write a short note on the summer season. Lesson – 8 Natural Resources I. Fill in the blanks: 1m 1. Air, Water and Sunlight are used by human beings to stay ……………… 2. Natural resources are called the ……………………… of a nation. 3. ……………………. Is used for drinking, cooking, washing and for growing crops 4. Nowadays, many villages have electricity with the help of ……………… 5. We need to ……………………… our natural resources and use them judiciously, II. Multiple choice question: 1. Which of the following are natural resources. (a) Water (b) sunlight (c ) minerals (d) all of these 2. What do the plants give us? (a) Food (b) oxygen (c ) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these III. Write short answers: 1. Name three renewable natural resources. 2. Name two states that are harnessing wind energy. 3. What are non-renewable resources? 4. What is ‘black gold’? IV. Match the following: 1. Metal, coal, petroleum : non-renewable 2. Sun linght, water, air : Renewable resources. 3. Petroleum : black gold 4. Solar energy : future resources 5. Trees : green gold. IV. Answer the following questions: 1. How are human beings destroying natural resources?
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2. What are the uses of coal? V. Answer the following questions: 1. How are plants important to us? Why trees are called ‘green gold’? 2. Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable resources. Lesson – 9 Soils of India I. Multiple Choice questions: 1. Which is the best soil for growing crops? (a) Alluvial soil (b) sandy soil (b) Clay soil (d) All of these 2. Where is the alluvial soil found? (a) Northern plains (b) Deccan region (b) Desert region (c) None of these 3. Which soil is formed from lava rocks? (a) Black soil (b) alluvial soil (c ) Silt (d) sandy soil
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II. Fill in the blanks: 1. …………………………… is a natural resource. 2. ……………………………. is made of fine sand and silt. 3. Laterite soil is also used to make ………………………. 4. ………………………….. is rich in humus 5. ………………………… soil is found in deserts. III. Match the following: 1. Alluvial Soil : rive, wheat maize 2. Black soil : wheat, millet, tobacco 3. Red soil : cotton, wheat pulses 4. Laterite soil : rice, sugarcane 5. Mountain soil : fruits, coffee, tea 6. Desert soil : cactus, bushes, shrubs IV. Answer the following: 1. Why soil is called a natural resource? 2. How does the quality of soil decide the produce of the place? 3. Why is black soil considered the best for growing cotton and sugarcane? 4. Define mountain soil. Name three crops grown in it. 5. Which plants normally grow in desert soil? V. Answer the following: 1. How is the top layer of soil formed? 2. Write a short note on alluvial soil? 3. How is laterite soil formed? How is it used? VI. Answer the following: 1. What causes soil erosion? 2. How can you prevent soil erosion?
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Lesson – 10 Our Forest Wealth I. Multiple choice questions: 1m 1. How are forests useful to us (a) Forests control and prevent soil erosion (b) Forests control and prevent floods (c) Forests attract clouds and bring rainfall (d) All of these 2. What kind of forests is found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (a) Dense evergreen forests (b) Deciduous forests (c) Thorny forests (d) None of these II. Where are the following found? 1m 1. Mahogany, rosewood and ebony ________________________ 2. Babool and keekar _________________________ 3. Teak, sal and sheesham _________________________ 4. Sundari tree _________________________ 5. Chir deodar, fir and pine _________________________ III. Fill in the blanks: 1m 1. _____________ of India is covered with forests. 2. Forests give us soft wood to make things like _____________ and match sticks. 3. Sheesham grows in ______________ forests. 4. Jim Corbett National Park is a ____________ reserve. 5. ________________ of Gujarat are homes to Asiatic Lions. IV. Match the following: 1m 1. Evergreen forests : tropical rainforests. 2. Deciduous forest : monsoon forests. 3. Tidal Forests : Mangrove forests. 4. Mountain forests: Coniferous forests. 5. Chipko Movement : Sunderlal Bahuguna . V. Answer the following: 2m 1. How are forests useful to us? 2. What are soft and hard wood used for? 3. What is the programme ‘For every child a tree’ about? 4. How much area of our country is under forest cover? VI. Answer the following: 1. Write a short note on deciduous forests. 2. What is the unique feature of coniferous forests? 3. What can we do to save trees and support afforestation? 4. Briefly discuss the ‘Chipko Andolan’.
