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The first International (1864): To uni

workers all over the world, karl

organised the international meetin

London.

Karl Marx: "History was nothing

record of class struggle".

Plato: "Equality of wealth".

Thomas Moore: The society where no

possessed any private property".

Democracy: The people exercise

power through a system of represen

with periodically held free elections.

Social Justice: Social wealth envi

welfare of all.

National Integration: Promotion of a

of belonging to the nation.

Rule of law: All the people are equal b

law.

The important rivers that flow tow

western side in peninsular India are

Narmada, the Thapathi, the Mahi

Sabarmathi.

Organised Sector: Large scale indu

units and agricultural units with a depattern of production and employment

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Important Questions

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SOCIAL STUDIES BIT BANK PAPER - 1

HISTORY

1. 1830 Revolution occured in France during

the period of ____

2. 1830 Revolution inspired National spirit in

Germany, Poland, Spain, Portugal and____

3. The 1830 revolt brought success to the revo

lutionaries only in the countries of ____4. 1848 revolt occured in France during the

period of ____

5. Louis Phillippe's minister who made people

disgusted through his conservative reac

tionary and corrupt practices was____

6. To defeat England indirectly Napoleon

introduced ____

7. The leipzing war was called ____

8. The policy of Blood and Iron was followed

by ____

9. The first emperor of united Germany was

____

10. The franco-parsian war ended with the

treaty of ____

11. ____ is the name given to the army com-

manded by Garribaldi.12. The principle of right to work was first

advocated by ____

13. Communist manifesto was written by ____

14. Cavour expressed his views in a news paper

named ____

15. Waterloo war occured in the year ____

16. Capital city of Austria ____

17. Napoleon was greatly influenced by ____

18. Congress of Vienna was held in the year____

19. ____led the allied forces against Napoleon.

20. Confederation of Rhine was formed by____

21. Bismark was the prime-minister of ____

22. 'Das Capital' was written by ____

23. The third international was held in ____

24. Napoleon was born in ____ island.

25. Napoleon was defeated finally in the war

____

26. Napoleon sowed the seeds of nationalism in

____

27. In 1804, Napoleon got coronated as the

emperor of ____

28. Matternich was the chancellor of ____

29. The decision of the congress of Vienna

sown the seeds of ____ movements in

Europe.

30. Louis phillip described himself as ____king

31. "Whenever France sneezes, ____catches

cold" is one of the proverb.

32. After the revolt of 1848, under the leader-

ship of ____, France became republic coun-

try in the place of monarchy.

33. Under the leadership of ____Hungariansrevolted.

34. The unification of Germany was completed

in the year of ____

35. The secret revolutionary organization

____was started in Naples (Italy).

36. Majjini founded the ____, a revolutionary

society.

37. ____ attracted by Young Italy and joined it.

38. Paris commune was established in the year

____

39. At the time of Paris commune, the emperor

of France was ____

40. ____ was the first king of United Italy.

1. The Scottish missionary who explored

Africa in 1840 was ____

2. Congo was discovered by ____

3. The king who convened a conference of all

European States in 1879 to discuss the issue

of exploration of Africa was ____

4. In the Boers revolt against England, the

other European power who showed sympa-

thy with Boers was ____

5. The European power to gain the final con-

trol over Indonesia was ____

6. The highest stage of capitalism is ____

7. ____revolution was the main cause for

imperialism.

8. ____continent was regarded as 'Dark conti-

nent'.9. British conquered Transvaal in ____

10. The sovereign of Congo was ____

11. The imperial countries spread the ideology

of the ____ burden for offering civilization

to backward people.

12. ____ made treaties with the native chiefs of

Africa.

13. In 1811 ____the ruler of Egypt declared

independence.

14. ____, the ruler of Egypt sold his shares of

Suez canal to England.

15. Under the leadership of ____, Arab of

Egypt revolted against the foreign interven-

tion of Egypt.

16. The ____ also known as Boers, the settlers

of Africa.17. ____ contemplated to establish British

Empire in South Africa.

18. The English settlers were called ____ in

Transval in South Africa.

19. ____was the first country to fall prey to the

Europeans.

20. ____ were the first to develop trade with

India.

21. Chinese emperor, ____ says that "we pos-

sess all things, I set no value on strange

things".

22. ____was winner of the opium wars.

23. The ancient name of Srilanka was ____

24. The Battle of Buxar occurred in ____

25. The East India Company smuggleinto China.

1. The czar who was assassinated by Nin 1894 was____

2. The last of the czars who was made

cate the throne was____

3. The Russian leader who advocated

continuation of war by Russia to a

and honourable conclusion was ___

4. The architect of league of nations w

5. The treaty that was concluded in aft

war-I was____

6. Lenin was the editor of____ , th

news paper.

7. Russian parliament is called as____

8. The tearty of Versailles was signed b

allied powers and ____

9. The treaty of Versailles was concl

____year.10. In Russia the year in which Bolshev

lution took place was____

11. The king of Germany at the time

world war-I was ____

12. ____was the founder of Bolshev

(1903).

13. First industrialized country in

is____

14. Russians encouraged pan- ____ mo

15. World war-I began in 191

The unification of Germany was completed in

Bit bank written by

B.SrinivasSr. Teacher,

Torrur, Warangal

Nationalist Movement - Key

1. Charles - X 2. Italy 3. France, Belgium 4.

Louis Phillip 5. Guizote 6. Continental

System 7. the battle of nations 8. Bismark 9.

William - I 10. Frankfart 11. Redshirts 12.

Louis Blanc 13. KarlMarx 14. Risorgimento

15. 1815 16. Vienna 17. Rousseau 18. 1815

19. Metternich 20. Napoleon 21. Prussia 22.

Karl Marx 23. Moscow 24. Crosica 25. Battle

of Waterloo 26. Italy 27. France 28. Austria

29. Nationalist 30. people's 31. Europe 32.

Louis Blanc 33. Kossut 34. 1871 35.

Carbonary 36. Young Italy 37. Garibaldi 38.

1871 39. Napoleon-3 40. Victor Emmanuel

Imperialism - Key

1. Livingston 2. Cameroon 3. Leopald

Germany 5. Netherlands 6. Imperiali

Industrial 8. Africa 9. 1879 10. Leopald

11. Whiteman's 12. Stanly 13. Moha

Ali 14. Ismail pasha 15. Arabbi Pash

Dutch 17. Cecil Rhodes 18. outlande

India 20. Portuguese 21. Cheinlun

England 23. Ceylon 24. 1764 25. opium

4 Marks questions:

1. Give an account of the role played by

Bismark in the unification of Germany?

2. Bring out the way how Italy achieved

unification under the leadership of

Sardinia state?

3. To what extent can you attribute Charles-

X's responsibility for the outbreak of

1830 revolt in France?

2 Marks questions:

1. Explain about Ems Telegram?

2. Write a short note on Karl marx?

3. What are the guiding principles of con-

gress of Vienna?

1 Mark questions:

1. What do you mean by Red shirts?

2. What is first international?

3. What was called the battle of nations?

Nationalist Movements Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the factors responsible for the

rise of imperialism?

2 Marks questions:

1. How did Europeans succeed in coloniz-

ing China?

2. What are the resources in Indonesia that

attracted by Europeans?

3. Write a short note on opium wars?

1 Mark questions:

1. Define white man's burden?

2. What is imperialism?

Imperialism Important questions

Contemporary World Important ques

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the results of world war-

2. What are the terms of Trea

Versailles?

2 Marks questions:

1. What are the aims of League of Na

2. Write a short notes on secret allian

3. What are the causes for the R

Revolution of 1905?

1 Mark questions:

1. Give an account on Lenin?

2. What is meant by aggressive na

ism?

3. What was the immediate cause of

war-I?

4. What was the Balkan issue?

Nationalist Movement

Imperialism

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USA joined the world war-II by signinglasted in ____

16. The terms of the Treaty of versailles were

humiliating to ____

17. The headquarters of the league of nations

was established at ____

18. ____failed to restrain Hitler's invasions.

19. Teachings of Karl marx were popularized

by____

20. The old Russian calendar is ____ days

behind the present Russian calendar.

21. In the part of 1905 Russian Revolution the

people marched to the Royal palace at St

Peters burg under the leadership of ____

1. "War is to a nation what maternity is to

women" was the principle advocated by

____

2. The author of mein kampf was ____

3. The Russo-Japanese war was fought over

the conflict of interests in the region of ____

4. Through Land-lease Bill, America agreed to

give all out assistance to ____5. Robert Mugabe became the first president

of ____ in 1980.

6. Hitler was attracted by the teaching of

philosopher ____

7. The Bible of Nazism is ____

8. Uniform of Fascists ____

9. ____ won independence of Brazil.

10. The present name of South-West Africa is

____

11. Indonesia joined the U.N.O in the year ____

12. The lower house of the parliament of

Germany was ____

13. The name of the news paper edited by

Mussolini was ____

14. In 1949, people's Republic of China

emerged under the leadership of____

15. ____was the founder of Nazi party.

16. The founder of fascist party was ____17. The world wide depression occurred in the

year of ____

18. Presently North Rhodesia is called as ____

19. After the conclusion of world war-I, under

the leadership of ____ in Germany dictato-

rial government emerged.

20. King____ invited Mussolini to form the

government.

21. ____ joined hands with Hitler and signed an

anti comintern pact.

22. Hitler was an anti ____

23. Under Hitler's dictatorship rule, the famous

scientist ____ left Germany.

24. Manchuria was called the ____ of the far

East.

25. Japan entered into second world war withan attack on the ____

26. America's joining on the side of ____decid-

ed their victory in the war.

27. American president, Harding took a stand

of ____

28. American president, ____ promised a new

deal.

29. USA joined the world war-II by signing of

____ charter.

30. ____ introduced a programme of five year

plan in Russia.

31. ____ slogan was "Turkey for the Turks".

32. In opposition to leaning, a revolt broke out

in Spain under the leadership of ____

33. The ____ civil war was commented as

"address rehearsal for a greater drama soon

to be played on an ampler stage".

34. Hitler's attack on ____ was the immediate

cause for the out break of the world war-II.

35. ____was shot by Italians themselves.

36. The world war-II ended with the victory of

____ on ____

37. The proposals of ____ plan aimed for

reconstruction of Europe economy.

38. At the ____ conference of 1944, was drawn

up the draft proposal of the UNO.

39. In 1927, the Indonesian nationalist party

was founded by ____.

40. The liberation struggle in South America

was initiated by Simon Boliver a native of____

41. The South African white government fol-

lowed a policy of ____

42. In Mexico, the serious national sentiment

was roused under the leadership of ____.

1. Warsa Treaty was organsied by ____

2. ____ was the first American president to be

elected for more than two terms of office.

3. Palestine problem was a struggle between

Arabs and ____

4. The Indonesian Islands of Java, Sumatra

were the colonies of ____

5. The supreme allied commander during theworld war-II was ____

6. After the world war-II the non-aligned

countries formed into ____

7. Congo became the independent in the year

____

8. Nationaliation of Suez-canal was

announced by ____

9. NATO stands for ____

10. ____ plan, was a counter move to the

Marshall plan.

11. Brussels treaty was concluded in ____

12. Moltov was the Russian ____ minister.13. The two rival systems of alliances g

birth to a war of tension called as ____ w

14. ____ Doctrine was a proposal to send m

tary and economic aid to Greece

Turkey.

15. ____ was an extension of Truman doctr

16. Western Europe countries signed on

treaty of ____ to check Russian influenc

17. ____ was a defensive organization aga

the soviet bloc.

18. ____treaty was a opposition treaty

NATO.

19. The Asian-African conference of 1955

known as the ____conference.

20. ____ fought for independence of Vietna

21. Yogoslavian states man ____preferredmaintain a neutral foreign policy.

22. Khrushchev removed Stalin's body f

____ side and got buried elsewhere.

23. ____ published an article "A study

Physical Culture".

24. Mao got attracted to the writings of ___

25. Mao conducted the historic '___

1. Excavation work of Indus valley civil

tion was first carried out by ____

2. Temples at Mahabalipuram were built

____

3. The immediate Cause of the sepoy mu

was the use of ____

4. The British who succeeded in abolishing

practice of sati in India was ____

5. The European country which held mon

oly over India trade during 16th century

____

6. Ramakrishna mission was founded by _

7. Red Fort located in Delhi was built by _

8. Great master of Indian medical science

____

9. The 1857 Revolt began at ____

10. The sculpture that existed during kanish

period was called ____

11. The battle of plassey took place in the

____

12. Ajanta caves are of ____period.

13. The construction of kutubminar was c

pleted by ____

Contemporary World - Key

1. Alexander - III 2.Nicholas-II. 3.kerensky.

4.Woodrow Wilson. 5. Versailles. 6.Iskra 7.Duma. 8. Germany. 9.1919 10.1917. 11.

William-II. 12.Lenin 13.Britain. 14. Slave

15.1918. 16. Germany. 17. Geneva. 18.The

league of Nations 19. Maxim Gorky. 20. 13

21. Father Gopon.

World upto the world war-II - Key

1. Mussolini. 2.Hitler. 3.Manchuria. 4. Eng-

land. 5.Zimbabwe 6.Nietzche. 7. Mein kampf

8. Black Shirt. 9.Don pedro 10.Namibia.

11.1950. 12.Reichstag. 13. Il papalo 'd' Italia.

14. Maotse-tuug. 15. Hitler 16. Mussolini.17.

1929. 18.Zambia. 19. Hitler 20.Victor Emm-

anuel-3 21.Mussolini 22.Jew. 23.Albert Ein-

stein 24.Granary 25.Pearl Harbour. 26.Allies

27.Isolation. 28. Roosevelt 29.Atlantic 30.Stalin 31. Musthafa Kemal Pasha's 32.Gen-

eral Franco. 33.Spanish 34. Poland

35.Mussolini 36. Allied powers, Axis powers.

37.Marshall 38. Dumbarton oaks 39. Sukar-

no.40.Venezuela.41.Apartheid. 42.ButoJarez.

The World after world war-II- Key

1. Russia. 2.F.D. Roosevelt 3. the Jew

4.Dutch. 5. Eisen Hower. 6. Third world.

1960. 8.Nasser. 9. North Atlantic Trea

Organisation. 10. Maltov 11.1948. 12.Forei

13.cold 14.Truman 15. Marshal pl

16.Brussels 17. NATO 18.Warsa 19.Bandu

20.Ho-chi-minh 21.Marshall-Tito 22. Leni23.Mao-Tse-Tung 24. Karl marx. 2

'Longmarch'.

World upto the World war-II

Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What were the causes for the out break

of world war-II?

2. What were the political and economic

consequences of the world war-II?

2 Marks questions:

1. Explain about Marshall plan?

2. What do you mean by Spanish civil war?

3. Write a short note on Fascism?

4. What factors led America into the world

war-II?

1 Mark questions:

1. Define Nazism?

2. Expand SWAPO?

3. What is Apartheid?

4. Write a short note on "Mao"?

The world after world war-IIImportant questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Asses the role of UNO in preserving

world peace?

2. What were the problems of disarmament

movement?

2 Marks questions:

1. Write a short note on Maltov Plan?

2. Write about the Cuban crisis?

3. Write about the Bandung conference?

4. What is meant by Non-Alignment?

1 Mark questions:

1. What do you mean by cold war?

2. Expand NATO?

3. Define Truman Doctrine?

World upto the world war-II The World after world war-II

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14. Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim visitedIndia during the reign of ____

15. The earliest of the Vedas is ____

16. Ajanta caves are in ____

17. Brihadeeswara Temple was built at ____

18. The builder of Buland Darwaza was ____

19. The great Astronomer of Ancient India ____

20. The philosophy advocated by Sankara-

charya is known as ____

21. Founder of Moghal Empire ____

22. Indus Valley civilization existed in India

round ____B.C.

23. Harappa is located in the Montgomery dis-

trict of ____ state.

24. The ____at Mohenja-Daro was a striking

example of city culture.

25. The ____ produced vedic literature.26. The ____ culture of the south was inter

woven with the ____ culture of the north.

27. During the ____ rule, we found the achieve-

ment of political administrative unity in our

country.

28. ____ art got inspiration from Jain religion.

29. Lotus were most admirably represented in

the ____ school of art.

30. The brick Temple at ____ in Uttar Pradesh

belonged to the Gupta period.

31. Tanjore Brihadeeshwara temple built by

____

32. The biggest Nataraja image in the country is

at ____

33. ____were built by Srikrishnadeva Raya.

34. ____ laid foundation of Indo-Persian schoolof painting.

35. Indo-Persian architecture was patronized by

____

36. ____ gave patronage to Moghul miniature

painting.

37. ____is regarded as very ancient native

Indian language.38. Ganapati festival, Shivaji festival were

started by ____

39. The 1857 revolt was called as ____

40. In Chandra Gupta Vikramadithya's court

there were ____ the poets.

41. ____ court was adorned by Ashtadiggajas.

42. The preachings of ____ saints were respon-

sible for the rise of Bakthi movement.

43. Tajmahal was built by ____ emperor.

44. ____ language did a great service as a medi-

um of communication for the educated

Indians.

45. The most popular among the early Christian

missionaries was ____

1. Dyarchy was introduced at the provinces

under ____ act.

2. Provincial autonomy was introduced by

____ act.

3. The chairman of the constitution drafting

committee for India was ____

4. ____ sacrificed his life in the struggle for

creation of separate Andhra Pradesh

province.

5. The state that was incorporated in to Indian

union through police action was ____

6. Quit India movement was started in ____

7. The salt Sathyagraha was held at a place

____ in Gujarat.

8. The leader of the Indian National Army was

____

9. Minto-Marley reforms were introduced in

____

10. Annie Besant belonged to ____

11. The Home rule movement was started by

____

12. The leader of moderates was____

13. First president of Indian National Congress____

14. Muslim league was formed in ____

15. Amrit bazaar Patrika was started under the

editorship of ____

16. M.V. Raghava chari, G.Subrahamanya Iyer

founded the ____

17. Indian National Congress first session was

held at ____

18. Dadabhai Naoroji has brought out the ____

theory.

19. The main objective of the extremist was the

attainment of ____

20. The partition of Bengal in 1905 by ____

21. The ____ movement was launched in

response to the partition of Bengal.

22. The hymn of Vandematharam was writtenby ____

23. ____ toured Andhra regions in the part of

spreading Vandematharam movement.

24. The famous Andhra leader, ____ was arrest-

ed for the participation in the

Vandematharam movement.

25. The head quarters of Theosophical society

was at ____

26. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 1869 at ____

27. In 1916, Gandhi founded the ____ashram at

Ahmadabad.

28. Gandhi fought against ____ system at

champaran.

29. The British officer, ____ was responsible

for Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

30. Jallianwala Bagh was a garden place at____

31. Khilafath movement was launched on ___

32. Gandhi took very serious view of the ____

incident and called off the non-coopmovement.

33. Khilafath Swaraj party president wa

34. Bhagatsingh, Rajguru and Chandr

Ajad, assassinated the police offic

had responsible for the death of ___

35. In 1930, the first Round table con

held at ____

36. Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in __

37. Gandhiji protested against the ___

declared by Mac Donald.

38. Gandhi and Ambedkar signed on __

39. In 1940, ____declared "Agust offer

40. Gandhi gave a ____slogan in the

Quit India movement.

41. Atlee, the Prime minister of Englan

____ to India in 1946.42. According to ____ plan (1947) the p

of India was happened.

43. India became republic in ____

44. The ____were the first Europeans

to India and last to leave India.

45. Subash Chandra Bose setup pro

government of free India at ____

CIVICS

1. The rank of Telugu among the ma

guages of the world is ____

2. ____ languages are recognized as st

3. At ____years of age an Indian gets t

to vote.

4. The drafting of Indian constituti

completed in the year ____

5. A right that safeguards fundamental

known as ____

6. When every individual is considere

before law it is known as ____

7. Delinking of the state from religious

is know as____

8. Reservation is an important device

The 1857 revolt was called as

Cultural Heritage of Indian and

intellectual awakening Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Give an account of Revolt of 1857?

2. Give a brief account of Indus Valley civ-

ilization?

3. Write about characteristic features of

Indian History?

2 Marks questions:

1. Write a short note on Bakthi Movement?

2. Write briefly about South Indian tem-

ples?

3. What was the impact of English educa-

tion on Indians?

4. What are the factors that contributing for

the cultural unity of India?

1 Mark questions:

1. Name the six schools of Indian philoso-

phy?

2. What were the contributions of Moghuls

to Indian architecture?

Freedom movement in India

Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Discuss the significance of Vandemath-

aram movement in India?

2. Write an account on the Non-co-opera-

tion movement?

3. Explain the role of Gandhiji in Indian

National movement?

4. Bring out the factors that contributed to

the growth of national consciousness in

India?

2 Marks questions:

1. Give an account on Quit India move-

ment?

2. Give an account on salt sathyagraha?

3. Write a short note on Drain theory?

1 Mark questions:

1. Give a short note about Simon commis-

sion?

2. Write a short note on Home Rule move-

ment?

3. What do you understand by Rowlath Act

4. Define safety valve theory?

Cultural Heritage of India andIntellectual Awakening- Key

1.Sir John Marshall. 2.Narsimha

Varma/Pallavas. 3.Enfield Riffles. 4. William

Bentik. 5.Portugal. 6. Swami Vivekananda.

7 .Sha hjahan . 8 .Charaka. 9 .Meerut .

10.Gandhara Sculpture/ Greco-Bhuddist Art.

11.1757. 12. Guptas 13. Iltutmish.14.

Harsha. 15.Rigveda. 16. Aurangabad

(Mahar-astra). 17.Tanjore. 18.Akbar.

19.Varaha Mihira/Aryabatta. 20. Adwaita.21.

Babar. 22.2500 23. Punjab 24. Great Bath

25.Aryans 26.Drvidian, Aryan 27. British

28.Mathura 29. Amaravathi 30.Bitargaon

31.Raja Raja Chola. 32.Chidambaram. 33.

Vitalaswamy, Hajara Rama Swamy temples

34. Akbar 35.Shahjahan. 36. Jahangir 37.Sanskrit 38.Tilak. 39. first war of Indian inde-

pendence. 40.Navaratnas 41.Srikrishna

Devaraya 42.sufi 43.Shahjahan 44. English

45. William Keri.

Freedom movement in India - K

1.1919 2.1935 3. Ambedkar. 4.Potti Sr

ulu 5. Hyderabad. 6.1942. 7. Dandi 8.

Chandra Bose. 9.1905. 10.Ireland. 11.

Besant/Tilak. 12. Gopala krishna G

le.13.W.C. Benerjee. 14.1906. 15.Shis

mar Ghosh. 16.Madras Mahajana Sabh

Mumbai. 18. Drain 19.Swaraj. 20.Lorzon. 21. Vandematharam 22. Bankim

ndra Chatterjee. 23.Bipin Chandrapal

dicharla Hari Sarvothama Rao 25. A

26.Porbandar. 27. Sabarmathi 28.Tin

29. General Dayyar 30.Amritsar. 31.19

Chauri Chaura 33. Chittaranjan Das. 3

Lajapathi Roy. 35. London. 36.1931.

mmunal 38. Poona 39. Lord Linlithgo

or Die 41. Cabinet mission 42.Mount

43. 1950. 44.Portuguese 45. Singapore

India as a Nation

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mote ____9. The process of national integration in India

is characterised by the phrase ____

10. Religion that preached equality of people in

ancient India is ____

11. IAS stands for ____

12. IPS stands for ____

13. The chairman of the constitution drafting

committee was ____

14. Liberty is meaningless without ____

15. In India the supreme power rests with ____

16. Division of powers between the centre and

the state government is an important feature

of ____

17. The official language of India is ____

18. The union territories are directly adminis-

tered by ____19. The geographical area ____ is the largest

state in India.

20. As per 2001 population census____ per-

centage of the people are Hindus.

21. As per estimates of the government,

approximately there are____castes in India.

22. The ____ reflects the ideals of the modern

state in democratic age.

23. The state is called republic when its ____ is

elected by the people.

24. There is no place for dictatorship in

____setup.

25. According to the directive principles of

state policy the accumulation of ____should

not be in the hands of a few.

26. Practice of untouchability is a ____27. Our constitution provided for ____ struc-

ture of the Government in India.

28. Disputes among the states or between the

states and the centre are sought to be

resolved through ____

29. ____is a distinguishing hall-mark of Indian

life.

30. The citizenship of Indian realize the ideal of

____

1. The 'Democracy' is derived from ____lan-guage.

2. In democracy the supreme power rests with

the ____

3. In modern democracies the form of govern-

ment is ____

4. ____ said "Democracy is the government of

the people, by the people and for the peo-

ple".

5. Electorate means the ____

6. Franchise means the right to ____

7. Electoral roll means the list of ____in any

election.

8. When people's representatives elect some

one to a public office it is called ____ elec-

tions.

9. ____years is the minimum age requirementfor a person to be a candidate in Loksabha

elections

10. ____officer supervises and conducts elec-

tion in a constituency.

11. ____officer is incharge of a polling booth.

12. The first general elections were held in

India in ____

13. Securing votes by resorting to force and

illegal means during the polling process is

known as ____ crime.

14. The member of Rajyasabha are elected

____

15. National conference is the regional party of

____

16. ____ issues symbols to political parties.

17. Present chief election commissioner of

India is ____

18. Largest Democratic country in the world is

____

19. The term of the Loksabha member is ____

years.

20. For the first time elections to local bodies

were held in the ____ year.

21. The system of government of India is____

system.

22. ____ is the upper house at the centre.

23. The powers of democratic governments are

limited by a ____

24. The article of____ of the constitution

explained about the universal adult fran-

chise.

25. The members of legislative Assembly are

elected ____

26. Grama panchayaths, Municipalities, munic-

ipal corporations are called ____

27. ____ takes the responsibility of conducting

the elections in India.28. The ____ do have the right to challenge the

genunity of the voter on behalf of the con-

testing candidate.

29. The all political parties announce their

____before the elections.

30. The people can make a association and par-

ticipate with equal rights in collective deci-

sion-making in the society is known as

____society.

31. The right to vote has come to mean the right

to choose ____

32. The 15th general elections for Loksabha

were held in____

1. National Literacy mission was setup in

year ____

2. The Andhra state was created in the y

____

3. The year of dowry prohibition act ____

4. The minimum age of marriage for girl

____ years.

5. Article ____ of our constitution prohi

the employment of children in the h

ardous work in the factories.

6. The fundamental right which has provi

the right to live is ____

7. The writ of ____ provides a remedy for

gal detention of a person.

8. The government document ___reaffirmscountry's commitment to universalising

mary education by the year 2005.

9. The formation day of Andhra Pradesh s

is ____

10. States are re-organised on the basis of _

11. As per 2001 census literacy rate of our s

was ____

12. The national policy for children was p

lished in ____

13. The proportion of scheduled caste pers

is ____ percent in India's population.

14. The first state created on linguistic b

was____

15. Right of religion is a ____ right.

16. ____State is the lowest female liter

state.17. "Sons of the Soil" theory is a part of __

18. ____ play an important role in the deve

ment of the individual and society.

19. The number of illiterates are more

____than any country in the world.

20. The state which has got the lowest liter

Liberty is meaningless without...

India as a Nation - Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. How do you describe India as a multi-

cultural Society?

2. Describe briefly the factors that con-

tribute to the promotion of national inte-

gration.

2 Marks questions:

1. What is the meaning of rule of law?

2. How do political parties promote nation-

al integration?

1 Mark questions:

1. What is secularism?

2. What is social justice?

3. What is federalism?

4. What do you mean by Democracy?

Indian democracy - Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Describe the election procedure in our

country?

2. Mention the basic elements of democra-

cy?

2 Marks questions:

1. Distinguish between general election and

by-election?

2. What are the malpractices in election?

1 Mark questions:

1. What do you understand by Universal

Adult Franchise?

2. What are the functions of Election

Commission of India?

3. Define 'Political Party'?

India as a Nation - Key1. sixteenth. 2.22 3.18 4.1949 5. right to con-

stitutional remedies. 6. Rule of law.7.secular-

ism. 8. social justice. 9. unity in diversity.

10. Buddhism. 11.Indian Administrative Ser-

vice. 12. Indian Police Service. 13. Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar. 14.Equality.15.the people. 16. Fe-

deral Government.17.Hindi. 18. the central

Govt. 19.Rajasthan 20. 82 21.6748 22. Prea-

mble of the constitution 23.constitutional he-

ad 24.democratic 25. wealth 26.crime. 27.

federal 28. National Development Council.

29. Tolerance 30.One people-One country.

Indian Democracy - Key

1. Greek 2.people. 3. Representative. 4. Abr-aham Lincon 5. Body of Voters. 6.Vote. 7. Vo-

ters 8. indirect 9. 25 10.Returning 11.Pres-

iding 12. 1952.13.Election 14.indirectly. 15.

Jammu and Kashmir 16. The election com-

mission17. Shabuddin Yakub Kureshi.

18.India. 19. 5 20. 1884 21. Parliamentary22.

Rajyasabha 23.constitution. 24.326 25.direct-

ly. 26.Local bodies. 27.Election Commission

28.Polling Agents 29. manifesto's30.demo-

cratic 31. representatives. 32. 2009.

Challenges Facing our Country Today -

Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the steps to be taken to real

the objective of universal primary ed

cation?

2. Suggest some measures for the improv

ment of the conditions of Schedul

Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India?

3. Give your views on the future of the s

tus of women in India?

2 Marks questions:

1. What are the rights of a child?

2. Explain the dangers of drug addiction

3. Define regionalism in the Indian co

text?

1 Mark questions:

1. Explain the right to live?

2. What is communalism?

3. Give the meaning of corruption?

4. Define 'Casteism'?

Challenges facing ourCountry today

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rate is ____

21. Communalism is a ____ attitude.

22. ____commission is constituted for the wel-

fare of the minorities.

23. The article of ____ of our constitution

empowered the minorities to safe guard

their languages, religions and the culture.24. The article ____ of constitution provided

for the eradication of untouchability in our

country.

25. Prevention of ____ violence act was intro-

duced to give the protection to womenfolk.

26. Important right of the citizen's rights is the

____

27. Prevention of ____ act 1988 enacted to curb

corruption.

28. ____ is more important to control corrup-

tion.

1. The year in which Bangladesh came into

existence ____

2. The Indo-Soviet treaty was signed by India

and the former soviet union in the year ____

3. The African country that followed a policy

of racial discrimination ____

4. The year of India-China war ____

5. SAARC was launched in 1985 at the

____summit meeting of the head of states in

the South Asia region.

6. United nations charter was signed at the

____ meeting.

7. United nations came into existence on ___

8. The term of a judge in the international

court of justice is for ____

9. India has ____ percent of the forest in the

world.

10. Present secretary-General of the United

Nations ____11. Bandung conference was held in ____ year.

12. In which conference did the non-aligned

nations give a call for new international

economic order ____

13. The year of the report of willy Brandt com-

mission ____

14. The year in which the universal declaration

of Human rights was adopted by the united

nations ____

15. World Human rights day is on ____

16. India's foreign policy is ____

17. Head Quarters of the United Nations organ-

isation are in ____

18. ____ was the main architect of Indian for-

eign policy.

19. The international court of justice is locatedin ___ country

20. SAARC was lunched to promote coopera-

tion among ____ Asian countries

21. The international court of justice is located

at ____

22. The U.S.A. had maintained neutrality in the

India - ____ war in 1965.

23. The U.SS.R. was disintegrated isn the ___

24. ____ was an association of countries which

were ruled by the British crown.

25. The common wealth summit was held in the

year of 1983 at ____

26. ____ problem is the main impediment in the

relations between Pakisthan and India.

27. India played an important role in South Asia

and ____ played an important role in EastAsia.

28. The Panchasheel agreement (1954) reached

between ____ and ____

29. The Tibet Buddhist leader, ____ and his fol-

lowers fleed china and getting asylum in our

country

30. China built a military road between Sin

kiang and Tibet across ____ region.

31. The agriculture information centre of

SAARC was established in the country of

____32. The event of the demolition of Babri masjid

happened in the year ____

33. India supported the stand of ____ in the

Suez canal crisis.

34. The primary responsibility of ____ council

is preservation of international peace.

35. The number of non-permanent member in

the UNO is ____

36. The permanent member countries of securi-

ty council do have ____ power.

37. IBRD is also called as ____ Bank.

38. The first country which raised the issue of

apartheid in the UNO assembly was ____

39. India has permanent membership in the

International ____ organisation.

40. To bring about the reforms in the interna-tional economic structure, the ____ coun-

tries proposed the new international eco-

nomic order.

41. The regional meteorological centre of

SAARC was situated in ____

42. India has __ percent of world population.

1. Traffic management largely depends on

____

2. Well planned safety-measures helped us to

avoid ____

3. Do not enter the street where you ssign.

4. ____ is a must for all motor cycl

scooterists.

5. Zebra crossing is meant for ____

6. At the back of the cycle there shou

____

7. Don't stop the cycle without ____

8. The vehiclist is supposed to slowd

vehicle at ____ crossing.

9. The overtaking of any vehicle is to

from ____ only.

10. The driver of a vehicle should k

vehicle at ____ feet distance from fr

11. Applying sudden ____ is very da

while riding two wheeler.

GEOGRAPHY

1. The Indian island closest to the eq

________.

2. ________ state gets the earliest sun

3. India is separated from Srilan

________.

4. The smallest state in area is ______

5. The state stands on three seas is __

6. The border country sharing the

boundary with India is ________.

7. The ________ runs half-way thro

country.

8. People living along Indus river wer

as ________.

9. In Geographical area, India is the __

largest country in the world.

10. ________ longitude is recognised

basis for standard meridian in our co

11. Difference between Greenwich me

and Indian standard time is _______

12. India's total land frontier is about __

13. The boundary line between India an

Bandung conference was held in

Challenges facing our

Country to day - Key

1. 1988. 2.1953. 3. 1961.4. 18 5.24 6.Right to

freedom (Act.21). 7.habeas corpus 8.Edu-cation for all (1990) 9. November, 1, 1956.

10. language. 11. 61.11%.12.1974. 13.18

14.Andhra State. 15. fundamental 16. Bihar

17.Regionalism. 18. Literacy19.India 20.

Bihar. 21.narrow 22.Minorities 23.29 24. 17

25. domestic 26. right to live.27.corruption

28.Transparency

Traffic Education - Key

1.Traffic Education. 2.Road accidents.

Entry" 4.Driving Licence 5. Pede

6.Red reflector. 7.Signaling. 8.Zebra 9

10. three 11. Break

India-United Nations -

World Problems - Key

1. 1971.2. 1971.3. South Africa. 4. 1962.5.

Dhaka 6.San Francisco 7. October 24, 1945.

8. Nine years.9. one 10.Baan-ki-moon. 11.

1955 12. Algiers.13.1980. 14. 1948.15.10th

December. 16. Non-Alignment.17.New York.

18. Jawaharlal Nehru 19.Netherland. 20.

South. 21. the Hague. 22.Pakisthan 23. 1991.

24.Common wealth 25.New Delhi. 26.

Kashmir 27. China28.India, China. 29.Dala-

ilama 30. Aksaichin 31.Bangladesh 32. 1992.

33.Egypt 34.security 35. 10.36.Veto 37.

world 38. India. 39. Labour 40.poor 41. India.

42. 17

India - United nations and World problems

Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Explain why India had to choose non-

alignment policy?

2. Describe the problems of environmental

pollution and ecological decay?

3. Explain the meaning of New

International Economic Order?

2 Marks questions:

1. What are the aims of the United Nations

Organisation?

2. State the fundamental principles of

India's foreign policy?

3. Mention the objectives of the SAARC?

4. Name the principal organs of the UNO?

1 Mark questions:

1. Explain the term "Third World"?

2. What are the steps to be taken to main-

tain ecological balance?

3. Expand 'UNESCO'?

4. What is non-alignment?

5. What do mean by 'Veto Power'?

6. What is the meaning of SAARC?

Traffic Education - Important ques

2 Marks questions:

1. Mention any three safety measu

riding bicycles?

2. What are the precautions necess

observance by those that ride

cycles and scooters (fuelenergeti

cles)?

1 Marks questions:1. Why safety - measures are essen

using roads?

India-United Nations -

World Problems

Traffic Education

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is called as________ line.

14. Our nearest

neighbour across

the ocean waters

is ________ .

15. The biggest state

in area is ________ .

16. Indian Union consists of ________ states

________ union territories.

17. The longest coastal state is ________ .

18. Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of

________ kms.

19. The biggest Union territory in area is the

________ .

20. The ________ island located between India

and Srilanka.21. The minicoy island is in the part of

________ islands.

22. The sunrises very late at ________ in

Gujarath than in Arunachal Pradesh.

23. The number of countries that share the com-

mon land frontiers with India is ________ .

24. The number of coastal states in India is

________ .

25. The capital of Uttarakhand is ________ .

26. Subcontinent means: ________ .

27. Geometrical location of India: ________ .

1. The Himalayas are the young ________

mountains.

2. The Himalayas once occupied by the Sea

________.

3. The Himalayas form India's northern fron-

tier from ________ state to ________ State.

4. The longitudinal distance of Himalayas is

________ kms.

5. Greater Himalayas are also known as _____

6. K2

mountain peak is in ________.

7. The highest mountain peak of the

Himalayas in India is ________.

8. Pamir plateau is located in ________.

9. The longitudinal extent of the Great Plains

in India is ________.10. The younger alluvium is known as _______

11. Terai is a ________.

12. Bundelkhand upland is an extension

________ Plateau.

13. The peninsular plateau is slightly tilting

towards ________.

14. The highest peak in peninsular India is ____

15. The Deccan Plateau is bonded on north by

________.

16. ________ river flows through a rift valley.

17. ________ and ________ head streams

formed the main stream of Ganga.

18. The highest peak in the World is ________.

19. The ________ valley lies between the

Himadri and the Pir panjal range.

20. The famous hill station, Simla is situated in________ range.

21. In Arunachal Pradesh, Outer Himalayas are

called as ________ hills.

22. Second highest peak in the world is ______

23. The highest table land in the world is

______

24. ________ plains have occupied the space

between the peninsular plateau and the

Himalayan mountains.

25. The tidal forests are called ________.26. The river ________ forms the line of

demarcation between the malwa plateau

and the Deccan plateau.

27. The ________ peak is the highest point in

the Aravalli rage.

28. Western ghats are also called as the

________ range.

29. Dodda Betta peak situated near ________.

30. ________ peak is the highest peak in the

peninsular plateau.

31. The ________ desert is also known as the

Great Indian Desert.

32. The Ganga is called as the ________ river

in Bangladesh.

33. The ________ is the biggest river in the

peninsular rivers.34. A Pass is ________.

35. A Dun is ________.

36. The Bhanger is ________.

37. The Kallar is ________.

38. The Bhabar is ________ .

39. The plain means _______.

1. India receives bulk of its rainfall from

_______ monsoon.

2. The retreating monsoon gives abundant

rainfall to _______ coast.

3. The monsoon burst first takes place in

coastal areas in _______.

4. Severe flood prone zone is _______.

5. The _______ state is become rain shadow

area during south west monsoon period.

6. The word 'monsoon' has been derived from

the _______ language word.

7. The highest rainfall recorded place,

mausynram is in _______.

8. The lowest average rainfall recorded in

_______ of Rajasthan.

9. The Government of India launched the

National flood Programme in _______.10. Abbreviation of DPAP is: _______.

11. Monsoon means: _______.

12. Monsoon burst: _______

13. Drought: _______.

1. _______ state is having the largest

under forest

2. Sandal wood is produced mainly

_______ forests.

3. Economically most important forests

India is _______ forests.

4. Sundarbans are named after the ______t

5. Teak is abundantly grown in ____

forests.

6. Alpine vegetation is found in _______.

7. _______ percentages of land is require

maintain ecological balance.

8. The highest concentration of forest lan

in _______.

9. Important forest based industries: _____

The biggest Union territory in area

The Locational and

spatial setting of India - Key

1. The great Nicobar 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3.

The Gulf of Mannar; the palk strait 4. Goa 5.Tamilnadu 6. China 7. Tropic of cancer 8.

Indoies 9. Seventh 10. 82 East 11. 5 12.

15,200 13. Mac Mohan 14. Srilanka 15. Raja-

sthan 16. 28, 7 17. Gujarath 18. 972 19.An-

daman and Nicobar Islands 20. Pamban 21.

Lakshadweep 22. Dwaraka 23. 7 24. 9 25.

Dehradun 26. An area with distinctive featu-

res of continent 27. Between 84' - 376' nor-

th latitudes and 687'- 9725' east longitudes.

Climate - Key

1. Southwest 2. western 3. Kerala

Brahmaputra Valley 5. Tamilnadu 6. Arabic

Meghalaya 8. Jaisalmer 9. 1954 10. Droug

prone Area Programme 11. Blowing of win

and reverse seasonally 12. The sudden on

of rain 13. A condition when the rainfall

less than 75% of the normal

Physical features -

Relief and Drainage - Key

1. Fold 2. Tethys 3. Jammu Kashmir, Arun-

achal Pradesh 4. 2, 400 k.m 5. Himadri ranges

6. Karakoram range 7. K2

8. Trans Himalayas

9. 3,200 Kms 10. Khadar 11. marshy land

under the Bhabar zone 12. malwa 13. east 14.

Anaimudi 15. Satpura mountain range 16.

The Narmada 17. Alkananda, Bhagirathi 18.Mt. Everest 19. Kashmir 20. Dhaula Dhar 21.

Mishmi 22. K2

23. Pamir/Tibet 24. Indo-

Gangetic 25. Sund-arbans 26. Narmada 27.

Gurushikar 28. Sah-yadri 29. Ooty 30.

Anaimudi 31. Thar 32. Pad-ma 33. Godavari

34. a narrow natural route across in mountain

ranges 35. a flat bottomed strike valley 36. the

older alluvium plain 37. the stretches of bar-

ren saline efflorescence's in drier areas 38. the

pebble studded zone porous 39. A flat-wide

areaThe Locational and spatial setting of

India - Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What is sub-continent? Explain how

India can be called as sub-contitent?

2 Marks questions:

1. What are the extreme places of our land

frontiers?

2. How many coastal states are there in our

country and what are they?

3. Name the countries which share fron-

tiers with India?

1 Mark questions:

1. What is the geometrical location of

India?

2. How is the name India derived?

3. What is the Mac Mohan line?

Climate- Important Questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Describe the Thornthwaite's classific

tion of climatic regions in India?

2. Describe the mechanism of monsoon

India?

2 Marks questions:

1. What is meant by monsoon burst

break?

2. Give a brief account on major problem

of rainfall in India?

3. How many seasons are recognized

India? What are they?

4. Distinguish between maritime clima

and continental climate.

1 Mark questions:

1. What do you understand by drought?2. What do you understand by the wo

'monsoon'?

3. What are the two important methods

climatic classification?

Physical features- Relief and Drainage

Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Describe the importance of Himalayas?

2. Compare the coastal plains of east and

west?

2 Marks questions:

1. Name the important peaks of Himalayas?

2. What are parallel ranges of Himalayas?

3. Name the important river systems of

peninsular India?

1 Mark questions:

1. What is Apass?

2. What is a Dun?

3. What is a Terai?

4. What is a Plain?

5. Name the three major river systems of the

great plains?

Climate

Natural Vegetation

Physical features -Relief and Drainage

Natural Vegetation - Key

1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Tropical moist de

douous 3. Tropical moist decidouous 4. Su

dari 5. Karnataka 6. Upper Himalayas 7. 33

Arunachal Pradesh 9. Paper, Beedimakin

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1. The alluvial soils are rich in ____ and ___.

2. The tropical chernozems in India are called

as _______.

3. _______ soils are most clayey and moisture

retentive.

4. Laterite soils are characterized by leaching

away of _______.

5. Immatured soils generally found in ______.

6. Red soils derived from the weathering of

_______ rocks.

7. _______ soils developed due to deposition

of sediments.

8. The average annual removal of top soil per

hectare in India through erosion process is

_______ Tonnes.

9. _______ type of soil erosion is most preva-lent over Chambal region.

10. ____ soils are contributing the largest share

in the agricultural wealth of the country.

11. _______ soils are highest account of the

total soil cover in the country.

12. Soil Erosion: _______

13. Sheet Erosion: _______

1. India _______ most populous country in the

world.

2. During 1991-2001 the highest growth rate

was registered in _______ state while the

lowest in _______.

3. The average density of population in India

in 2001 was _______.

4. The state with the lowest density of popula-

tion _______.

5. The rank of Andhra Pradesh in the level of

Urbanisation is _______.

6. The state with maximum urban population

is _______.

7. The state with highest population is

_______.

8. The least populous state is _______.9. The largest proportion of rural population

state is _______.

10. The population density of Andhra Pradesh

is _______.

11. _______ state is highest population density

state in our country.

12. Population density: _______

1. Inundation canals depend entirely upon

_______.

2. Tank irrigation is more prevalent in

_______.

3. Perennial canals draw their water from ____

4. Most of the tanks in India are _______.

5. An inundation canal can provide water only

during _______.

6. The Bakra - Nangal project is located in the

state of _______ .

7. The benefits of kosi project shared by

_______ and _______.

8. Damodar project is administered by _____.

9. Hiracud project was constructed across theriver _______.

10. The Tungabhadra project is a joint venture

of _______,_______

11. The main source of water supply for agri-

culture of India is _______ rainfall.

12. The highest intensity of irrigation is found

in _______ state.

13. Hydro-Electricity is known as _______.

14. Intensity of irrigation: _______.

15. Multipurpose projects: _______.

1. The winter crop season is known as

_______

2. During south west monsoon the crop season

is known as _______

3. The modernization of agriculture refers to

_______ farming.

4. The tribal agriculture is called as _______

5. The new agricultural strategy for the

increase of food grain production is referred

to _______.

6. The nature of cropping in India is predomi-

nantly _______ oriented one.

7. Wheat is largely grown in _______ season.

8. The crop which is predominantly grown in

deltas and river valleys _______.

9. The largest cultivated area found in

_______ cultivation.

10. Sugarcane is _______ crop.

11. The crops which are used for inter culture

_______.

12. Jute cultivation is predominant in _______

State.13. Tea cultivation requires _______ cl

14. Coffee cultivation requires _____

mate.

15. Black soils are favourable for the

tion of _______.

16. Natural rubber cultivation is predom

_______ state.

17. Estuarine fisheries are a part of _

fisheries.

18. _______ is the back-bone of Indian

my.

19. _______ is the leading crop in our c

20. The well known crop which is t

man's food is _______.

21. SFDA: _______.

22. Commercial Crop: _______.

23. HYVP: _______.

Hydro-Electricity is known as

Soils important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What is soil erosion? What are the agents of

soil erosion?

2 Marks questions:

1. What are the characteristics of alluvial soil?

2. What are the important measures of soil

conservation?

1 Mark questions:

1. What do you understand by 'sheet erosion'?

2. What is a Bhangar?

Population important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the main causes of the rapid

population growth in India?

2. What are the problems of 'population

explosion?

2 Marks questions:

1. What is density of population? What are

the high rural and urban populated areas?

1 Marks questions:

1. Name the most populous state and least

populous state in the country?

Irrigation and Power important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What do you mean by a multipurpose

project? Mention its main objectives?

2. What is the need for irrigation develop-

ment in India?

3. Distinguish between major, medium and

minor irrigation projects?

2 Marks questions:

1. Distinguish between perennial canals andinundation canals?

2. What are the three important regions of

hydropower?

1 Mark questions:

1. What is intensity of irrigation?

Agriculture important questio

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the problems of Indian a

ture?

2. Describe the importance of agricul

India?

2 Marks questions:

1. What is Green Revolution and exp

objectives?

2. Name the important crops of comm

agriculture?

3. Explain the significance of live st

country's agricultural economy?

1 Mark questions:

1. What are the crop seasons in our co

2. What is live stock?

Soils - Key

1. Lime, Potash 2. Black/regur soils 3. Black

4. Silica 5. mountain area 6. crystalline and

metamorphi rocks 7. alluvial 8. 16.4 9. Gully

10. Alluvial 11. Red. 12. The washing away

of the topmost layer of the soil cover by the

natural agents 13. The thin mantle of top soil

is removed in the form of layer to layer

Population - Key

1. second 2. Nagaland,Kerala 3. 324 4.

Arunachal Pradesh (13) 5. 5th 6. Maharastra

7. Uttar Pradesh 8. Sikkim 9. Himachal

Pradesh 10. 275 11. West Bengal (904) 12.

The number of persons living in a square kilo-

meter of area

Irrigation and Power - Key

1. Flood water 2. Deccan plateau 3. Storage

reservoirs 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Rainy Season

6. Himachal Pradesh 7. India, Nepal 8.

Damodar Valley Authority 9. Mahanadi 10.

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 11. monsoon 12.

Punjab 13. white coal 14. The percentage of

total irrigated area from all sources to the total

cultivated area of the particular areal segment

15. The river valley project that serve a num-

ber of purposes simultaneously

Agriculture- Key

1. Rabi 2. khariff 3. Hybrid 4. Jhumshifting cultivation 5. Green Revolu

Food grains 7. Rabi 8. Paddy 9. Pad

Tropical cash 11. Pulses 12. West Ben

warm and moist tropical 14. hot and

trophical 15. cotton 16. Kerala 17. Es

18. Agriculture 19. Paddy 20. Ragi 21.

Farmer's Development Agency 22. Th

cultivated particularly for earning mor

its and not for subsistence purpose 23

Yielding Variety Programme

Natural Vegetation - Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Describe the ecological and economic

significance of forests?

2. Examine the need for forest development

in India?

2 Marks questions:

1. Briefly explain the major forest types and

their distribution in India?

1 Mark questions:

1. Name the important forest-based indus-

tries?

2. What are the factors that influence the

character and type of forests?

Soils

Population

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1. Most of the iron ore deposits are located in

the _______ rocks.

2. Mica an indispensable mineral in _______

industry.

3. The maximum energy producing mineral in

India is _______.

4. The important iron ores of India are

_______ and _______.

5. The important state for gypsum production

is _______.

6. Diamonds are richly available in _______

state.

7. India is _______ in copper production

8. The important lignite coal field is _______.

9. Thoriurn and Uranium are richly found in

_______ sand deposits.

10. Lead and Zinc occur in association among

_______.

11. The larger mica reserves are found only

_______, which is essential for electronic

industries.

12. India is the largest _______ producer and

exporter in the world.13. _______ is used in manufacture of pencils.

14. IREDA: _______.

1. Silk industry is predominate in _______

state.

2. The mazagaon dock is located at _______.

3. Important oil refinery in the western coast is

_______.

4. _______ industrial region is oftenly com-

pared to Rhur region of west Germany.

5. Most of the steel plants were established

under _______ sector.

6. _______ and _______ are the foremost cot-

ton textile manufacturing states in India.

7. Rourkela steel plant was set up with the

assistance of _______.

8. The first cement factory in India was built at

_______.

9. Limestone is the chief raw material for_______ industry.

10. The biggest oil refinery in India is located at

_______.

11. The largest industry in our country

_______.

12. India is the largest producer of _______

products in the world.

13. In Andhra Pradesh, _______ industry is sit-

uated at Nellimarla.

14. The _______ industry is a basic industry for

the rapid industrialisation of India.

15. Durgapur steel plant was set up with the co-

operation of _______ Country.

16. TISCO: _______.

17. An industrial region: _______.

1. _______ provide the most important means

of transport in our country.

2. The first railway line was laid in the year of

_______ in the country.

3. In broad gauge railway line, the width

between two tracks is _______ mts.

4. Indian railways are under _______ under-

taking.

5. In India, railway

network makes a

very dense pattern

in the areas of

_______.

6. _______ state has

the largest rail

route length.7. Door to door collection and delivery of

goods possible in _______ transport.

8. National Highway-7 is running from

_______ to _______.

9. Air transport is the _______ and _______

mode of modern transport.

10. International air services will be run by

_______.

11. The important navigable canal in southern

India is _______.

12. The headquarters of south central railway

zone is _______.

13. The longest national highway is _______.

14. In the country, the highest density of roads

concentrated in the state _______.

15. The challenges of Indian Railways:_______.

1. Simla is the capital city of _______ stat

2. Musi river is flowing in the amidst of __

3. The most famous pilgrim centre in So

India is _______.

4. New Delhi is situated on the bank

_______ river.

5. Ooty is also called on the other name

_______.

6. _______ is the paradise among the wo

tourist resorts.

7. Hyderabad is the ______ most popu

city in India.

8. Tirupathi is located in the _______ mo

tain ranges.

9. The central police training college is lo

ed at _______.

1. _______ Port is

the river based

port.

2. A major port

located in Andhra

Pradesh

is _______.

3. The biggest port located at west coas

_______.

4. _______ is the man-made port.

5. _______ port is located on the cross ro

of east-west.

6. Kolkatha port is located on the bank of

_______ river.

7. Natural harbours are found along a fa

_______ coastline.

8. The biggest port in terms of seaborne tr

is _______.

9. The number of major ports on east c

_______.

10. Port: _______

11. Harbour: _______

First cement factory in India was built at

Mineral resources - Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the important mineral belts

identified in the country?

2 Marks questions:

1. Classify the minerals on the basis of their

availability in the country?

2. Explain the significance of mineral

resource base of India?

1 Mark questions:

1. What are the fuel minerals?

2. Name the four atomic minerals?

3. Expand IREDA?

Industries - Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the favourable factors for the

development of cotton textiles in and

around Mumbai and Ahmedabad centers?

2 Marks questions:

1. Why the location of sugar industry is

strictly confine to very close vicinity of

sugar cane growing area?

2. Name the important steel plants in the

country?

1 Mark questions:

1. What is an industrial region?

2. Name the raw materials required for iron

and steel industry?

Transport and Communication

Important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Why are the means of transport and com-

munications called life lines of a country?

2. What are the advantages of road transport

system?

2 Marks questions:

1. Name the different means of communica-

tions?

2. Name the international airports in the

country?

3. Explain the significance of air transport?

1 Mark questions:

1. What are the challenges of Indian rail-

ways?

Places of Interest important questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the natural scenic beauties

Srinagar?

2. Describe the important aspects of De

city?

2 Marks questions:

1. Explain the historical significance

Hyderabad?2. Why is Tirupathi considered as one of

famous pilgrim centers of India?

Mineral Resources - Key

1. Archaean 2. Electrical and Electronics 3.

Coal 4. Hematite, Magnetite 5. Rajasthan 6.

Madhya Pradesh 7. Deficient 8. Neyveli field

9. monazite 10. crystalline schist rocks 11.

India 12. mica 13. Graphite 14. India

Renewable Energy Development Agency

Industries - Key

1. Karnataka 2. Mumbai port 3. Mumbai

High/Trombay 4. Chotanagpur 5. Public 6.

Maharastra, Gujarath 7. Germany 8. Chennai

9. Cement 10. Mathura 11. Textile industry

12. Jute 13. Jute 14. Iron-steel 15. Britan 16.

Tata Iron and Steel Company 17. The region

which has a large concentration of one or dif-

ferent types of industries

Transport and communications - Key

1. Railways 2. 1853 3. 1.69 4. public sector 5.

North Indian plains 6. Uttar Pradesh 7. Road

8. Varanasi, Kanyakumari 9. costliest, quick-

est 10. Air India ltd 11. Buckingham canal 12.

Secunderabad 13. N.H-7 14. Maharastra 15.

Electrification, track conversion

Places of Interest - Key

1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Hyderabad 3. Tiru

athi 4. the Yamuna 5. Udagamandalam 6. S

nagar 7. 5th 8. Seshachalam 9. mount A

(Rajasthan)

Mineral ResourcesIndustries

Transport and Communications Places of Interest

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Centralised planning is main characteristic of...

1. ______ is the single largest item of import.

2. ______ are the largest group of exports.

3. ______ is the most important country in

Asia for the destination of exports.

4. The volume of imports in agricultural prod-

ucts is ______.

5. The foreign trade of a country consists of

both ______ and ______.

6. Out major source of imports from ______

countries.

7. ______ is the largest buyer country of

Indian goods.

8. Direction of foreign trade: ______.

9. OPEC: ______.

ECONOMICS

1. Handicrafts, handlooms, household manu-

facturing activities are included in the

________ sector of the economy.

2. Most of the rain water needed for cultiva-

tion comes during the months of June-

September, which is known as ________

monsoon.

3. Under the ________ system, land is owned

by a small group of families who pay rent to

the state.

4. Income earned through wealth and property

is known as ________.

5. Firms operating under the ownership of the

state is known as ________.6. Supply and demand forces determine the

price level in ________ system.

7. The Zamindari system was the initiative of

________.

8. The country is an example for socialist eco-

nomic system ________.

9. Unequal distribution of income of a country

can be graphically represented with the help

of ________.

10. If there are no income inequalities in a

country the Lorenz curve and ________

would be the same.

11. Electronic goods belong to ________ sec-

tor.

12. Indian Economy is ________.

13. If the production and distribution systemsare in the hands of private individuals, it is

called ________.

14. The income earned from labour or work is

called as ________.

15. The East India Company captured political

power in ________.

16. ________ Revolution had brought about

radical changes in agriculture, manufactur-

ing, animal husbandary and transport etc.

17. Indigenous industries in India faced a stiff

competition from industrially manufactured

goods of ________.

18. Our National literacy rate (2001) is

________.

19. The crops of wheat, jowar, maize and puls-

es are mainly grown in ________ season in

India.

20. According to 2001 population census near-

ly ________ percentage of population live

in rural area.

21. In ________ economy the production and

supply of goods are organised by the public

enterprises.

22. In ________ system the land belonged to

the individual peasants.

23. Centralised planning is main characteristic

of ________ economy.

24. Organised sector: ________.

25. Unorganised sector: ________.

1. GNP per capita is used as index of ______.

2. UN has classified 144 countries as underde-

veloped which have less than ______ per

capita GNP in 1986.

3. According to World Development Report

1997, low-income countries are those with

______ in 1995.

4. India's per capita income is ______ in 1995

according to World Bank.

5. Incidence of poverty is more in ______

areas than in ______ areas.

6. ______ unemployment is a situation when

jobs are not available at prevailing wages.

7. Under ______ unemployement marginal

productivity is zero or negative.

8. Regional plans for Telangana and

Rayalaseema were adopted in the year

______.

9. Structural inflation is rampant in ______.

10. The present "Health for under privilaged" is

a modified ______ strategy.

11. The scheme under operation today for ful-

filling housing needs is ______.

12. IRDP stands for ______.13. The growth in National income raise

people ______.

14. In India life expectancy at birth is

years. (As per 1993 HDR).

15. Dollar is the currency of ______.

16. ______ is one of the important cr

know whether the country is devel

undeveloped.

17. NREP means ______.

18. The ______ unemployment is the p

ena that existed in developed countr

19. According to the National Sample

of India, the people are under em

whose working hours are less than

per week.

20. India adopted a policy for 'Balanced

al development' during the ______ f

plan.

21. As per composite index of regiona

opment ______ stands first in our c

22. The concept of ______ inflation is

ble to India.

23. ______ programme was introdubridge the gap between major, medi

minor projects.

24. RLEGP stands for ______.

Seaports and Towns

Important Questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Give the important advantages of Mumbai

to become the largest port in the country?

2 Marks questions:

1. Distinguish between a harbour and port?2. What are the problems faced by the

Kolkatha port?

Characteristics of Indian Economy

Important Questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Distinguish various economic systems?

2. What are the forms of land tenure which

gave rise to unequal socio-economic

structure in India?

3. What are characteristics of Indian econo-

my during British period?

2 Marks questions:

1. What is an organised sector?

2. What is an unorganised sector?

3. What is the role of monsoons in Indian

agriculture?

4. What are the reasons of income inequali-

ties in India?1 Mark questions:

1. How do you measure income inequalities?

2. What do you mean by earned income?

International Trade

- Important Questions

2 Marks question:

1. What is foreign trade and why it is a must?

1 Mark question:

1. What do you understand by the direction

of foreign trade?

Seaports and Towns - Key

1. Kolkatha 2. Vishakapatnam 3. Mumbai 4.

Chennai 5. Cochin 6. Hooghly 7. Indented 8.

Mumbai 9. Six 10. It is a gateway to the land

from the sea and from land to the sea 11. It is

a shelter for only to the sailing vessels and

does not provide facilities for the handling of

cargo

Characteristics of Indian Economy - Key

1. Unorganised 2. South-West 3. Mahalwari

4. unearned 5. Public Enterprises 6. capitalis-

tic economic 7. Lord Corn Wallis 8. China 9.

Lorenz curve 10. Equal distribution of

income 11. organised 12. mixed economic

system 13. Capitalist Economy 14. Earned in-

come 15. 1757 16. Industrial 17. Britain 18.

65.38% 19. Rabi 20. 72 21. socialist 22. Ray-

atwari 23. socialist 24. Automobiles, chemi-

cals, machine tools, engineering goods, textil-

es, electronics like T.V., computers manufac-

turing etc. 25. Handloom, Khadhi, beedi mak-

ing, Agarbatti making, hand paper manufac-

ture etc.

International Trade - Key

1. Petroleum 2. Manufactured goods 3. Japan4. Considerably low 5. exports, imports 6.

OPEC 7. America 8. It shows the destination

of exports and the origin of imports 9.

Organisation of Petroleum Exports Counties

Problems of Indian Economy

Important Questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Distinguish between less develop

developed economies?

2. Define poverty line. Explain the c

of absolute and relative poverty?

3. Explain different concepts of infla

structural inflation a useful concep

conext of India?

2 Marks questions:

1. Differentiate involuntary and vo

unemployment?

2. Explain various programmes launc

the government for promotion of e

ment?

3. What are the factors causing r

imbalances?

1 Mark questions:

1. What is poverty?

2. What are the important problems

ing the Indian economy?

3. What do you understand by H

Developmen Index?

International Trade

Characteristics of Indian Economy

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1. Proper water management is associated with

______.2. Agriculture, fishing, plantations are included

in ______ sector.

3. Firms with capital investment of not more than

Rs. 35 lakhs form part of ______.

4. ______ provide essential inputs to all indus-

tries and agriculture.

5. Machinery and equipment are supplied by

______ industries.

6. Construction, manufacturing industries com-

prise ______ sector of the economy.

7. Industrial stagnation and declaration was

observed during ______ period.

8. The Central Bank and monetary authority in

India is ______.

9. Scheduled commercial Banks are those which

fulfill the conditions stipulated in ______.

10. Banking, commerce, communications gener-

ate ______ sector occupations.

11. ______ controls and regulates the flow of

money and credit in the country.

12. The average size of land holding in India is

only ______ hectares.

13. The working population is more in ______

sector than Secondary and Tertiary sectors.

14. The share of ______ in National income isvery low in developed countries.

15. Presently ______ percentage of the people

depend on agriculture in India.

16. The obolition of Zamindari, Mahalwari and

Rayatwari systems of land tenure and accord-

ed right of ownership to the ______.

17. The increase in ______ production is attrib-

uted to the form technology and better meth-

ods of production.

18. The pattern of share holding with in a firm is

known as ______.

19. FERA means ______.

20. According to FERA (1970), the equity holding

of foreign nationals is more than ______ per-

cent of total equity is regarded as foreign sec-

tor company.21. The ______ industries are those which pro-

duce goods used in the production process.

22. The industries which produce watches, bicy-

cles, T.V. etc. are termed as ______ industries.

23. As the strength of economy depends upon the

growth of primary and secondary sectors, the

growth of ______ sector indicates the direc-

tion of modernisation in India.

24. The government encouraged ______ invest-

ment in communication sector as per Telecom

policy of 1994.

25. There are three types of occupations in an

economy: ______ sectors.

26. Rice yield in India was ______ quintals per

hectare whereas 75 quintals in North Korea.

1. Indian planning has started in the year ____

2. Removal of poverty (Garibi Hatao) was

important during ______ period.

3. Now we are in the ______ plan period.

4. A major failure of planning in India is it

could not achieve reduction ______

5. Control of population is one of the main

objectives of ______

6. New industrial policy was announced in the

year ______

7. The present deputy chairman of the plan-

ning commission is ______

8. Major industrial policy is the main aim of

______ plan.

9. ______ was declared as the main objective

in the 3rd Five year plan.

10. Planning Commission in India was set up in

the year ______11. The chairman of the Planning Commision is

______

12. Agriculture is given top priority in ______ .

13. ______ plan was introduced twice.

14. The period of 11th Five year plan is ___15. The ______ of state policy of the Ind

constitution defined the objectives of so

economic policy.

16. The main objective of Indian planning

establish ______

17. The aims and objectives of Five year p

have not been fulfilled due to incomp

implementation of ______

18. Since the starting of the Five year plans

sector has been given priority till today.

The period of 11th Five year plan isProblems of Indian Economy - Key

1. Relative Economic Development 2. 350

Dollars 3. 765 Dollars 4. 340 Dollars 5. Rural,

Urban 6. Involuntary 7. Disguised 8. 1970 9.

Latin America 10. health for all 11. Indira

Awas Yojana 12. Integrated Rural

Development Programme 13. living standard

14. 60.8 15. America 16. GNP per capita 17.

National Rural Employment Programme 18.

voluntary 19. 14 hours 20. 3rd 21. Punjab 22.

Demand Pull 23. Command Area

Development (CAD) 24. Rural Labour

Employment Generation Programme

Structure of Indian Economy - Key

1. Green Revolution 2. primary 3. Small

Scale Industries 4. Basic industries 5. capital

goods 6. Secondary 7. 1960-70 8. Reserve

Bank of India 9. RBI Act 10. Tertiary 11. RBI

12. 1.68 13. Primary 14. Agriculture 15. 58

16. Tenants 17. wheat 18. Equity 19. Foreign

Exchange Regulation Act 20. 40 21. interme-

diate goods 22. consumer goods 23. service

24. private 25. Primary (Agriculture), Seco-

ndary (Industrial), Tertiary (Service) 26. 17.5

Planning: Achievements and Failures - ke

1. 1951 2. 4th Five year plan 3. 11th

Economic inequalities 5. 8th Five year plan

1991 7. Monteg Singh Ahulwalia 8. 2nd Fi

year 9. Self reliance 10. 1950 11. Prim

Minister 12. 1st Five year Plan 13. 6th Fiyear 14. 2007-12 15. Directive Principles

Socialistic pattern of society 17. La

reforms 18. Agriculture

Structure of Indian EconomyImportant Questions

4 Marks questions:

1. Describe the occupational structure of the

Indian economy?

2. Explain the relationship between farm size

and productivity in Indian agriculture?

3. Explain the significance of service sector inIndian economy?

2 Marks questions:

1. What is the role of banking and financial

institutions in India?

2. What is the role of public sector in Indian

industrialisation?

3. What are the types of finance in financial

system?

1 Mark questions:

1. Expand FERA.

2. What do you understand by Basic indus-

tries?

3. Expand RBI.

Planning: Achievements and Failures

Important Questions

4 Marks questions:

1. What are the achievements and failures of

planning?

2 Marks questions:

1. What are the general and specific objec-

tives of planning in India?

2. What is Economic planning?

1 Mark questions:

1. What is the main objective of planning in

India?2. Who is the chairman of Planning

Commission of India?

3. What is the period of 11th Five year plan?

Structure of Indian Economy

Planning: Achievements - Failures

Chapterwise weightage - HISTORY

Unit 5 MQ 4 MQ 2 MQ 1 MQ 1/2 MQ Tota

Nationalist movement - 1 1 1 2 5

Imperialism - - 1 - 2 3

Contemporary World - - 1 - 2 3

The World up to World War-II 1 - 1 - 3 5

The World after World War-II 1 1 - 1 2 5

Cultural Heritage in Indian Intellectual

Awakening - 1 - - 2 3

Freedom Movement in India - 1 - 1 2 4

Chapterwise weightage - CIVICS

India as a Nation - 1 - 1 3 5

Indian Democracy - 1 1 - 3 5

Challenges facing our country Today - 1 1 1 4 7

India, United Nations and World Problems - 1 1 1 4 7

Traffic Education - - 1 - 1 2

Chapterwise weightage - GEOGRAPHY

Unit 5 MQ 4 MQ 2 MQ 1 MQ 1/2 MQ Total

The Locational and spatial setting - - 1 1 1 3

Physical Features -Relief and Drainage - - - 1 1 2

Climate - 1 - - 1 2

Natural Vegetation - - - - 2 2

Soils - - 1 - 1 2

Population - 1 - - 1 2

Irrigation and Power - - 1 - 1 2

Agriculture - 1 - - 1 2

Mineral Resources - - - 1 1 2

Industries - - - - 2 2Transport and Communications - 1 - - 1 2

Places of Interest - - 1 - 1 2

Sea ports and Town - - - - 1 1

International Trade 1 - - - - 1

India Map 1 - - - - 1

Chapterwise weightage - ECONOMICS

Characteristics of Indian Economy - 1 1 1 3 6

Problems of Indian Economy - 1 1 1 4 7

Structure of the Indian Economy - 1 1 1 3 6

Planning, achievements and Failures - 1 1 - 4 6


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IMPORTANT POINTS PAPER - 1, 2

Chapterwise Quick Review...

The first International (1864): To unite

the workers all over the world, karl marx

organised the international meeting in London.

Karl marx: "History was nothing but a

record of class struggle".

Plato: "Equality of wealth".

Thomas Moore: The society where no

man possessed any private property".

The era of Napolean Bonaparty was

ended with: Leipzig war (1813) and the

Waterloo Battle (1815)

Unification of Italy was achieved with the

efforts of Joseph mazzini, Count Cavour,

Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel-I.

Opium wars: Between china andEngland.

Imperialism: European countries estab-

lishing their colonies in other regions and rule

over them.

The immediate cause for world war-I:

The murder of Ferdinand, the Austrian prince

(1914)

The countries participated in the world

war-I (1914 - 1918):Central powers: Austria,

Germany, Italy, turkey Allied powers: Serbia,

Russia, England, America, Japan, France.

Immediate cause of world war-II: As

Poland refused to close the polish corridor,

Hitler attacked Poland (1939).

The countries participated in the second

world war: (1939-45) Central powers:Germany, Italy, Japan Allied powers: Poland,

France, England, America, Russia.

Open door policy: America.

SWAPO: South West African People

Organisation.

Apartheid: The racial discrimination sho-wn on the non-whites by the South African

white government.

The western power bloc under the leader-

ship of: U.S.A.

The Eastern power bloc under the lead-

ershi

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