Question

I. Choose the correct option: (½X 14= 7)
1. Ox bow lakes are found in:
a) Deserts b) River Valleys c) Glaciers
2. The rock which is made up of molten magma is
a) Igneous b) Sedimentary c) Metamorphic
3. Generally the warm ocean currents originate near
a) Poles b) Equator c) none of these
4 Who was a fourteenth-century chronicler? _______________
a) Ziyauddin Barani b) Minhaj-i-Siraj c) Amir Khusrau
5. Who used the term Hindustan for the first time in the thirteenth century?
a) Babur b) Minhaj-i-Siraj c) Amir Khusrau
6. The hot and dry local wind of northern planes of India called loo is a type of: ____________________
a) Permanent wind b) Seasonal wind c) Local Wind
7. Kitab ul-Hind was written by _________________________
a) Minhaj-i-Siraj b) Al- Biruni c) Kalhana
8. From where did Rashtrakutas belong to?
a) Delhi b) Western Deccan c) Bengal
9. Who have been employed to cook the meal under midday meal scheme?
a) Dalit women b) Brahmin women c) Chef from hotel
10. PHC means _____________________
a) Primary Health Centre b) Physical Health Care c) Patient Health Care
11. Barely ___________________ % of the population can afford all medicines.
a) 10 % b) 20% c) 50 %
12. A Candidate who contests election without any party’s support _______________________
a) Independent Candidates b) Governor c) President
13. The wages of domestic workers are usually _____________
a) High b) Low c) none of these
14. Work which is invisible and unpaid
a) Housework b) Office work c) none of these

II. Answer in one or two words: (1X10=10)
1. The term refers to thinking of oneself and other person as worthy of respect. ___________________
2. The document that lays down the basic rules and regulations for people and the government in the country to follow.
3. One of the healthiest countries in South America: _________________________
4. Centres which are set up by government in several villages to reduce the burden of girls and women: _______________________
5. A fortified settlement, with soldiers: ______________________________________
6. A term is used for masjid in Arabic: ___________________________________
7. The place where coins were minted during Delhi Sultanate: _____________________
8. River enters the plain; it twists and turns forming large bends known as ______________
9. The name of the sea in Israel which has maximum salinity (salt content) ________________________
10. The Instrument which shows the direction of the wind _______________________
III. Define the term: (Any five) (1X5=5)
1) Ocean Currents 2) Press Conference 3) Clients 4) Fossils 5) Humidity 6) Kharaj 7) Birthright
IV. Answer the following in short: (any seven ) (2X7=14)
1. What does the term pan-regional empire mean?
2. Name the three types of taxes collected during the Sultanate period.
3. What do you mean by natural environment?
4. How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
5. How are beaches formed?
6. Explain about the factors responsible for tsunami.
7. What do you understand by green house effect? Which gas is known as green house gas?
8. Mention two different kinds of inequalities that exist in our country. Give examples
9. Draw a flow chart showing - four stages in the making of a manuscript during the Delhi Sultanate.
V. Give reasons: (any three) (2X3=6)
1. Plants and animals depend on each other.
2. Some rocks have a shape of a mushroom
3. Flood plains are very fertile.
4. Housework is invisible and unpaid.
VI. Differentiate between: (2X2=4)
1. Conditions of boys and Girls in society
2. Troposphere and Stratosphere
VII. Draw and label the diagram of: (2X2=4)
i) Volcanic eruption
ii) Layers of Atmosphere
VIII. Mark and locate the following on the given map: (any three) (1X3=3)
i) Pala kingdom
ii) One major city under the control of the Khaljis
iii) Name of a city of India destroyed by Tsunami in the year 2004.
iv) Name of a city of India hit by earthquake in the year 2001.

IX. Observe the picture carefully and answer the following question on the basis of your understanding: (2)
a) What is this picture showing about the condition of women in our country?
b) If you would be minister, could you be able to change the situation? If yes, explain how?

X. Answer in detail: (any five) (5X5=25)
1. Who was Sher Shah Sur? What do you know about his administration?
2. What were the activities associated with Chola Temples?
3. Write a brief note on the lives of domestic workers with an example.
4. How do we classify ocean movements? Explain
5. Who becomes a Chief Minister? What is his/her role in a state?
6. Use the terms ‘constituency’ and ‘represent’ to explain who an MLA is and how is the person elected?

Answer 1

1.river valley
2.metamorphic
3.equator
5.Amir khusrau
6.sesonal wind
14.housework

Answer 2

1.River valleys

2. Igneous rocks

3. Equator

4. Ziyauddin barani

5. Minhaj-i-siraj

6. Local wind

7. Al-Biruni

8. Western deccan

9. Dalit women

10. Primary health care

11. 20%

12. Independent candidates

13. Low

14. Housework