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GEOGRAPHYSOILSCLIMATE

DPAP is the Abbrevation of?

1. The_____runs half way through the

country.

2. The English name of Sindhu river is

_____.

3. In Geographical area, India occupies _____

place in the world.

4. In India,_____state gets the earliest Sunrise.

5. Difference between Greenwich Meantime

and the Indian Standard time is _____

6. India's total land frontier is _____ kms.

7. India's total Coastline is _____ kms.

8. The Indian island closest to the Equator is

_____.

9. India is separated from Srilanka by _____

10. The smallest state in area is _____.

11. The state stands on three seas is _____.

12. The border country sharing the longest

boundary with India is _____.

13. The boundary line between china and India

is _____.

14. The biggest state in area is _____.

15. The longest coastal state is _____.

16. The total islands in India are _____.

17. Indian Union consists of _____ states _____

Union territories.

18. The _____ island located between India and

Srilanka.

19. _____ longitude is identified as the basis for

standard meridian in our country.

20. The capital of Nepal is _____.

21. The number of coastal states in India is

_____.

22. Andhra Pradesh has the coastline of____.

23. The number of countries that share the

common land frontiers with India _____.

24. Our nearest neighbour across the ocean

waters is _____.

25. The Minicoy island is the part of _____

Islands.

1. The Himalaya mountains are the young

____ mountains.

2. The Himalayas, Indo-Gangetic plains were

occupied by the ____ sea.

3. The Himalayas form India's northern

frontier 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 of

____ plateau.

13. The peninsular plateau is slightly tilting

towards ____.

14. The highest peak of peninsular in India

____.

15. The Deccan plateau is bounded on north by

____.

16. ____ river flows through a rift valley.

17. ____ river and ____river head streams

formed the main stream of Ganga.

18. The highest peak in India is ____

19. The height of Everest mountain is ____.

20. The longest range in Himachal range is

____.

21. The south-west ward extension of Pir Panjal

range is ____.

22. The popularise hill stations are situated in

____range.

23. The outer Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh

are called as ____.

24. The valleys which are separate the Siwalik

range from the Himachal mountains are

called as ____.

25. The ____ are responsible for causing

rainfall in the plain during summer and

monsoon type of climate in the country.

26. The pebble studded zone porous beds is

known as ____.

27. The older alluvium of the flood plain is

called the ____.

28. The tidal forests are called ____.

29. The highest peak in the Aravalli range is

____.

30. The eastern part of Satpura range is called

the ____ plateau.

1. India receives bulk of its rainfall

from _____ monsoon gives.

2. The retreating monsoon gives abundant

rainfall to _____ coast.

3. The monsoon burst first takes place in

coastal areas in _____.

4. The word 'monsoon' has been derived from

the Arabic word _____.

5. The highest temperature recorded in _____

state.

6. In summer _____ pressure system develops

on the land surface of India.

7. The Indian agriculture is referred to as a

gamble in the _____.

8. The rainfall is less than 75 percent of the

normal is called _____.

9. DPAP is the abbreviation of _____.

10. The Government of India launched the Nat-

ional flood control programme in _____.

1. _____ State is having the largest

area under forest.

2. Sandal wood is produced mainly in _____

forests.

3. The tidal forests are also known as _____

forests.

4. Sundarbans are named after the _____ tree.

5. Teak is abundantly grown in _____ forests.

6. Alpine vegetation is found in _____

7. _____ percentage of land is required to

maintain ecological balance.

8. The forest area in the country accounted for

_____percent in the total geographical area.

9. Economically, most important- forests in

India is _____.

10. The highest concentration of forest land is

in _____.

1. The older alluvium is called as _____ in

India.

2. The newer alluvium is known as_____in

India.

3. The alluvial soils are rich in_____, _____.

4. The tropical chernozems in India are called

as _____.

5. _____ soils are moist clayey and moisture

retentive.

6. Laterite Soils are characterised by leaching

away of _____.

7. Immatured soils genereally found in _____.

8. Red Soils derived form the weathering of

_____ rocks.

9. _____ soils developed due to deposition of

sediments.

10. The average annual removal of top soil per

hectare in India through erosion process is

_____ Tonnes.

11. _____ type of soil erosion is most prevalent

over Chambal region.

12. Washing away of the fertile top most layer

of the soil by natural causes is called _____.

13. _____soils are well known for their fertility.

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

population _____.

5. The rank Andhra Pradesh in the level of

Urbanisation is _____.

6. The state with maximum Urban population

is _____.

7. As per 2001 census the rate per thousand

births was _____.

8. During 1991 - 2001, the average rate of

population growth in India was _____.

Bit bank written byB.Srinivasa Rao

Sr. Teacher,Torrur, Warangal

The Locational andSpatial Setting of India

Physical Features-Relief and Drainage

Answers:1. Tropic of Cancer; 2. Indus; 3. Seventh; 4.

Arunachal Pradesh; 5. 51/2hours; 6. 15,200; 7.

6,100; 8. The Great Nicobar; 9. The Gulf of

Mannar and the Palk strait; 10. Goa; 11.

Tamilnadu; 12. China; 13. MacMohan Line;

14. Rajasthan; 15. Gujarat; 16. 247; 17. 28, 7;

18. Pamban; 19. 82 1/2° East; 20.

Kathmandu; 21. 9; 22. 972 kms; 23.7; 24.

SriLanka; 25. Lakshadweep.

Answers:1.South-West;2.Western;3.Kerala; 4.Mausam;

5.Rajasthan; 6.Low; 7.Monsoons; 8.drou gh;

9. Drought Prone Area Programme; 10. 1954

Answers:1. Bhangar; 2. Khadhar; 3. lime, Potash; 4.

Black / Regur Soils ; 5. Black; 6. Silica ; 7.

mountains; 8. Crystalline and metamorphi; 9.

Alluvial; 10. 16.4; 11. Gully; 12. Soil erosion;

13. Black.

Climate

Soils

Answers:1. Fold; 2. Tethys; 3. Jammu Kashmir, Aruna-

chal Pradesh; 4. 2400; 5. Himadri ranges; 6.

Karakoram range; 7. K2; 8. Trans Himalayas;

9. 3200 kms; 10. Khadar; 11. Marshy land

under the Bhabar Zone; 12. Malwa; 13. East;

14. Anaimudi; 15. Satpura mountain range;

16. The Narmada; 17. Alakananda Bhagirathi;

18. Mt. Everest; 19. 8,848 mts; 20. Pir Panjal;

21. Dhula Dhar range; 22. Himachal; 23.

Mishmi hills; 24. Duns; 25. Himalayas; 26.

Bhabar; 27. Bhangar; 28. Sundarbans; 29.

Gurusikhar; 30. Maikal.

Answers:1. Madhya Pradesh; 2. Tropical Moist

Deciduous; 3. Sundarbans/Mangrove; 4.

Sundari; 5.Karnataka; 6. Upper Himalayas; 7.

33; 8. 20.55; 9. Tropical moist deciduous

forests; 10. Arunachal Pradesh.

Natural Vegetation Population


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9. The state with highest population is _____.

10. The least populous state is _____.

11. According to 2001 census,Arunachal Prade-

sh has recorded as the lowest density of

population with _____ persons per sq.km.

12. The percentage of population living in

villages in our country is _____.

13. The largest proportion of rural population

state is _____.

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 projects is located in the

state of ____.

7. The benefits of Kosi project shared by ____

8. Damodar project is administered by ____

9. Hirakud project constructed across the river

____.

10. The Tungabhadra project is a joint venture

of ____ and ____.

11. The main source of water supply for

Agriculture of India is ____ rainfall.

12. ____ provide the most widely distributed

source of irrigation for agriculture in the

country.

13. The maximum hectarage under tank

irrigation in ____ state.

14. The highest intensity irrigation is found in

____ state.

15. Hydro-electricity is known as ____.

1. ____ is the back-bone of Indian economy.

2. Agriculture contributes about ____ of the

Gross Domestic Product of the country.

3. The average land holding in India is ____

hectares.

4. The kharif crop season extends from ____.

5. Kharif, Rabi and ____ are crop seasons in

our country.

6. Development of agriculture by the modern

scientific methods known as ____.

7. ____ is the leading crop in our country.

8. The well-known crop, which is the poor

man's food is ____.

9. The winter crop season is known as ____.

10. During south-west monsoon the crop

season is known as ____.

11. The modernisation of agriculture refers to

____ farming.

12. The tribal agriculture is called as ____.

13. New agricultural strategy for the increase of

food grain production is referred to ____.

14. The nature of cropping in India is

predominantly ____ oriented one.

15. Wheat is largely grown in ____ season.

16. The crop which is predominantly grown in

deltas and river valleys ____.

17. The largest cultivated area found in ____

cultivation.

18. The crops which are used for inter-culture

are ____.

19. Sugarcane is ____crop.

20. Jute cultivation is predominant in____ state.

21. Tea cultivation requires ____ climate.

22. Coffee cultivation requires ____ climate.

23. Black soils are favourable for the

cultivation of ____.

24. Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in

____ state.

25. Estuaries fisheries are apart of____

fisheries.

1. Aluminium is produced from _____.

2. The larger Mica reserves are found only

_____, which is essential for electronic

industries.

3. Most of the iron ore deposits are located in

the _____ rocks.

4. Mica an indispensable mineral in _____

industry.

5. The maximum energy producing mineral in

India is _____.

6. The important iron ores of India are _____.

7. The important state for gypsum production

is _____.

8. Diamonds are richly available in _____.

9. India is _____ in copper production.

10. The important lignite coal field is _____

11. Thorium and Uranium are richly found in

_____sand deposites.

12. Lead and zinc occur in association among

_____.

13. 25 percent of world's total _____ reserves

found in our country.

14. Zinc is used with copper for the

manufacture of _____.

15. India is the largest _____ producer and

exporter in the world.

1. The largest industry in the country is _____.

2. The first cotton mill was set up near _____

in 1818.

3. _____ is the principal raw material of cotton

textile Industry.

4. India is the largest producer of _____

products in the world.

5. Indian_____is well known all over the

world.

6. Within the country _____ state holds the

monopoly in silk production.

7. Silk industry is predominate in _____ state.

8. The Mazagaon Dock is located at _____

9. Important oil refinery in the western coast is

_____.

10. Chota Nagpur industrial region is oftenly

compared to _____ of west Germany.

11. Most of the steel plants were established

under _____ sector.

12. _____ and _____ are the foremost cotton

textile manufacturing states in India.

13. Rourkela steel plant was set up with the

assistance of _____.

14. The first cement factory in India was built at

_____.

15. Limestone is the chief raw material from

_____ industry.

16. The biggest oil refinery in India is located at

_____.

17. Jute Industry is largely concentrated along

the _____ river.

18. In Andhra Pradesh, _____ industry is

situated at Nellimarla.

19. The _____ industry is a basic industry for

the rapid industrialisation of India.

20. _____ started the first iron and steel factory

in our country.

21. TISCO stands for _____.

22. The visveswaryya Iron and steel factory

was set up by the company of _____.

23. Bhilai steel plant is in _____ state.

24. The Bokaro steel plant obtains hydel

electricity power from _____ project.

25. _____is the largest producer of cement in

India.

1. _____ provide the most important means of

transport in the 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 _____.

4. The states _____, which is no rail

network.

5. Indian railways are under _____.

6. In India, railway network makes avery

dense pattern in the areas of _____.

7. _____ state has the largest rail route length.

8. Door to door collection and delivery of

goods possible in _____ transport.

9. National Highway - 7 is running from

_____ to _____.

10. Air transport is the _____ and _____ mode

of modern transport.

11. International air services will be run by

_____

12. The important navigable canal in southern

India is _____.

1. Musi river is flowing in the

amidst of ____.

2. The most famous pilgrim centre in south

India is ____.

GEOGRAPHYMINERAL RESOURCESAGRICULTURE

Agriculture

The Important Lignite Coal Field?

Mineral Resources

Answers: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. Wells; 13. Andhra Pradesh; 14. Punjab;

15.White coal

Answers:1. Bauxite; 2. India; 3. Archaean; 4. Electrical

and electronic; 5.Coal; 6. Hematite, Magne-

tite; 7. Rajasthan; 8. Madhya Pradesh; 9. Def-

icient; 10. Neyveli; 11. Monazite; 12. Crystal-

line Schist rocks; 13.Iron; 14.Brass; 15. Mica.

Irrigation and Power

Answers:1. Second; 2. Nagaland, Kerala; 3. 324; 4.

Arunachal Pradesh; 5. Fifth; 6. Mahara-shtra;

7. 8.9; 8. 21.34%; 9. Uttar Pradesh; 10.

Sikkim; 11. 13; 12. 72.2; 13. Himachal

Pradesh.

Answers:1. Agriculture; 2. 30%; 3. 1.7; 4. June to

October; 5. Zayad; 6. Green Revolution; 7.

Paddy; 8. Ragi; 9. Rabi; 10. Khariff; 11.

Hybrid; 12. Jhumming/shifting cultivation;

13. Green Revolution; 14. Food Grain; 15.

Rabi; 16. Paddy; 17. Paddy; 18. Pulses; 19.

Tropical cash; 20. West Bengal; 21. Warm and

moist tropical; 22.Hot and humid trop-ical;

23. Cotton; 24.Kerala; 25. Estuarine.

Industries

Answers:1. Textile Industry; 2. Kolkata; 3. Cotton ; 4.

Jute; 5. Silk; 6. Karnataka; 7. Karnataka; 8.

Mumbai Port; 9. Mumbai High; 10. Rhur

region; 11. public; 12. Maharashtra, Gujarat;

13. Germany; 14. Chennai; 15. Cement; 16.

Mathura; 17. Hooghly; 18. Jute; 19. Iron -

Steel; 20. Jamshedji Tata; 21. Tata Iron and

Steel Company; 22. America; 23. Chhattis-

garh; 24. Damodar Valley; 25. Tamilnadu.

Transport andCommunications

Answers:1. Railways; 2.1853; 3. 1.69mts.; 4. Megha-

laya, Sikkim; 5.Public Sector; 6. North Indian

Plains; 7. Uttar Pradesh; 8. road; 9. Varanasi,

kanyakumari; 10. Costliest, quickest; 11. Air

India Lmtd; 12. Buckingham canal.

Places of Interest


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GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICSProblems of Indian EconomyIndian Economy

3. New Delhi is situated on the bank of ____

river.

4. Ooty is also called as____.

5. ____ is the paradise among the world's

tourist resorts.

6. Hyderabad is the ____ most populous city in

India.

7. Capital city of Karnataka state is ____.

8. Delhi is a ____city.

9. Summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir

state is ____.

1. ____ is the man-made port.

2. ____ port is located on the cross roads of

east-west.

3. ____ port is located on the bank of the

Hooghly river.

4. Natural harbours are found along a fairly

____ coastline.

5. The biggest port in terms of seaborne trade

is ____

6. The number of major ports on east coast

____.

7. ____ major seaports located along the

coastline of India.

8. ____does not have loading and unloading

facilities.

9. The major ports are governed by the central

government under the ____ Act.

10. The minor ports are administered by____.

11. The biggest port located at west coast is

____.

12. The river based port is at ____.

13. Kolkata port is located on the left bank of

the river ____.

14. Second largest port in the country is ____.

15. A major port located in Andhra Pradesh is

____.

1. ____ is the single largest item of import.

2. ____ are the largest group of exports.

3. ____ are the most important countries in

Asia for the destination of exports.

4. The volume of imports in agricultural

products is ____.

5. ____ products are important within the

agricultural goods exports.

6. ____is the largest buyer country of Indian

goods.

7. Our major source of imports from ____

countries.

8. The foreign trade of a country consists of

both exports and imports is known as ____.

1. The countries of _____ continent used to

import the Indian products in larger quanti-

ties during 17th and 18th centuries.

2. _____Revolution had brought about radical

changes in agriculture, manufacturing,

animal husbandry and transport etc.

3. D.R.Gadgil termed the economic exploitat-

ion in India as_____ during the British rule.

4. Indigenous industries in India faced a stiff

competition from industrially manufactured

goods of _____.

5. As far as economic development is

concerned, India is a _____ one.

6. Cottage Industries, small scale and small

sectors of industry are referred to as the

_____ of the economy.

7. Britisher's economic exploitation of Indians

is termed as _____ by Dadabhai Naoroji.

8. In India a substantial labour force and out

put is located in _____ Sector.

9. _____ refers to large scale industrial Units

and agricultural units with a defined system

of production and employment.

10. Indian agriculture mostly depends on _____

for cultivation.

11. _____ occurred from the month of June to

September provided much rain water to the

Indian agriculture.

12. There are three important crop seasons in

Indian agriculture such as 1. _____ 2. Rabi

and 3. Zayad.

13. The main crops of wheat, jowar, maize and

pulses are mainly grown in _____ season in

India.

14. According to 2001 population census nearly

_____ percentage of population live in rural

area.

15. Manufacturing of computers and TVs are

located in _____ sector.

16. Zamindari system was introduced in India

during East India company rule by _____.

17. Under _____ system the land belonged to a

small group of families who are powerful in

that region and also responsible for paying

rent to the state.

18. Income earned through wealth and property

is called _____.

19. According to 2001 census the National

literacy rate is _____.

20. Inheritance of wealth and_____to the people

of one generation to another generation is

the main reason for economic disparities in

India.

21. In _____ economic system the supply of

goods and services are organised by private

firms and public enterprises.

22. The industrial units which are managed by

the government are called _____.

23. A_____economic system is characterised by

the presence of private enterprises in the pr-

oduction and supply of goods and services.

24. _____ economic system is one where

production and supply of goods and services

are organised by the public enterprises.

25. The _____ sector is that where the firms are

jointly owned by the private individuals and

the government.

26. In _____ economic system the prices of

commodities are determined by the market

forces of supply and demand.

27. In_____economy the production and supply

of goods are organised by the public

enterprises.

28. One of main economic problems of Indian

economy is _____.

29. In _____ system the land belonged to the

individual peasants.

30. Centralised planning is main characteristic

of _____ economy.

1. _____ is one of the important criteria to

know whether the country is developed or

undeveloped.

2. GNP per capita is used as an index of _____

of any economy.

3. According to UNO of 1986 those countries

whose per capita is less than $350 belonged

to _____.

4. During sixth Five year plan the people of

rural areas lived below the poverty line as

they spent only _____ per month for

minimum food items.

5. India's per capita income in 1995 is _____

6. The problem of poverty is more felt in

_____ than in Urban areas.

7. NREP means _____.

8. _____ Unemployment means even if the

individuals are prepared to work at

prevailing rate, they do not get jobs.

9. According to the organisation of Economic

co-operation and Development in 1986 the

countries whose per capita is less than $425

came in to the category of _____.

10. The people whose per capita income is

below the per capita expenditure are termed

as the _____.

11. The _____ employment is the phenomena

that existed in developed countries.

12. _____ was the first economist who noticed

the difference between involuntary

employment and voluntary employment.

13. The marginal productivity is zero in the

_____ employment.

14. According to the World Bank Report of

1997 the per capita income of developed

countries is more than _____ dollars.

15. Both _____ employment and _____

employment are rampant is rural India.

16. According to National Sample Survey of

India, the people are under employed

whose working hours are less than _____

per week.

17. India adopted a policy for ''balanced

regional development'' during _____ Five

year plan.

18. As per composite index of regional

development_____ stands first in our

country.

19. The structural inflation is noticed in _____.

20. The Regional plans were adopted for the

backward regions of Telangana and

Rayalaseema in _____.

21. At present "Health for All" programme is

changed to health for _____.

22. A sustained rise in general level of prices of

all commodities is called _____.

23. According to an indicator of industrial

growth _____ ranks first in our country.

24. A rise in the price level, is caused due to an

increase in costs, is called _____ inflation.

25. The concept of _____ inflation is applicable

to India.

26. India stands _____ in the world as far as the

secondary education system is concerned.

India's Per Capita Income in 1995?

International Trade

Problems of Indian Economy

Answers:1. Hyderabad; 2. Tirupathi; 3. The Yamuna; 4.

Udagamandalam; 5. Srinagar; 6. Fifth; 7.

Bangalore; 8. Cosmopolitan; 9. Srinagar.

Answers:1. Petroleum, 2. Manufactured goods; 3.

Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand; 4.

Considerably low; 5. Marine; 6. America; 7.

OPEC; 8. Foreign Trade.

Answers:1. Chennai; 2. Cochin; 3. Kolkata; 4.

Indented; 5. Mumbai; 6. Six; 7. 12; 8.

Harbour; 9. Major Port Trust; 10. State

Government; 11. Mumbai; 12. Kolkata; 13.

Hooghly; 14. Chennai; 15. Visakhapatnam.

Answers:1. European; 2. Industrial; 3. Economic drain;

4. Britain; 5. Developing; 6. Un Organised; 7.

Plunder of economic wealth; 8. Organised

Sector; 9. Organised Sector; 10. Rain water;

11. South west Monsoons; 12. Kharif; 13.

Rabi; 14. 72%; 15. organised; 16. Cornwallis;

17. Mahalwari; 18. Un earned; 19. 65.38; 20.

Property; 21. Capitalistic; 22. Public enterpri-

ses; 23. Capitalistic; 24. Socialistic; 25. Joint;

26. Capitalistic; 27. Socialist; 28. Economic

in equality; 29. Rayatwari; 30. Socialist.

Sea ports and TownsCharacteristics of Indian

Economy


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27. _____ programme was introduced to bridge

the gap between major, medium and minor

projects.

28. Income inequalities were measured by

_____.

1. The Occupations which are included in the

_____ sector are agriculture, fishing,

mining and all other related activities.

2. The working population is more in _____

sector than other two sectors of Secondary

and Tertiary.

3. The share of agriculture in National income

is meagre in _____ countries.

4. The industries,small and big, construction

activity find their place in _____ sector.

5. Only_____percentage of American

populat-ion derive their livelihood from

Agriculture.

6. Presently _____ percentage of the people

depend on agriculture in India.

7. The Occupations which are generated in

Banking, commerce and communications

come under the _____ sector.

8. The living conditions of marginal farmers

in the rural areas get improved, if the _____

will be implemented along with the

increasing rural credit.

9. The abolition of all systems of land tenure

had paved the way for the _____ to get the

right of the ownership of the land.

10. The better water management influenced

_____ revolution in India.

11. Since the productivity per acre is in small

forms is greater than the large ones, so there

is an _____ relationship between form, size

and productivity.

12. The increase in_____ production is

attributed to the form technology and better

methods of production.

13. The _____ inequalities have been increased

due to green revolution in India according

to some people.

14. The _____ industry is defined as those

firms with capital investment not exceeding

Rs. 35 lakhs.

15. The pattern of share holding with in a firm

is known as _____.

16. FERA means _____.

17. If the equity holding of foreign nationals is

more than 40 percent of total equity in a

firm. That firm is regarded as a _____.

18. _____ Sector is considered important in

Indian industry as the foreign exchange

reserves are said to be scarce.

19. The_____industries are those which

provide inputs to all industries and

agriculture.

20. The manufacturing of machine tools,

engineering goods, electrical equipment

and automobiles come under the category

of _____ goods industries.

21. The intermediate goods industries are those

which produce goods used in the _____

process of other goods.

22. The industries which do not produce the

final goods come under the category of

_____ goods industries.

23. There are ups and downs in the industrial

growth sector during the period from _____

to _____ in India.

24. _____ as a central Bank is having monetary

authority in the country.

25. All the Scheduled commercial banks funct-

ion as per the rules and regulations

of_____.

26. The industries which produce comsumera-

ble goods like TVS, textiles, cosmetics

are termed as _____ goods industries.

27. The Share of industries in the national

income in India is less compared with the

_____ countries.

28. As the strength of economy depends upon

the growth of industry and agriculture, the

growth of service sector indicates the

direction of _____ in India.

29. The industries and business sectors got its

funds from _____ finance.

30. The government encouraged _____

investment in communication sector as per

Telecommunication policy of 1994.

1. The first five year plan started in the year

_____ .

2. Removal of poverty (Garibi Hattavo) is the

main objective of_____five year plan.

3. At present _____ five year plan is in

progress in India.

4. One of the important failures of Five years

plans is failure in achieving reduction in

_____

5. Before introduction of Five year plans in

India, the Industrial policy of _____ paved

the way for economic development in India.

6. The _____ state policy of the Indian

constitution defined the objectives of Socio

- economic policy.

7. The Indian planning commission was

constituted in the year _____.

8. Economic_____ is that strategy and

mechanism to achieve set goals in definite

time frame with allocation of funds.

9. The main objective of Indian planning is to

achieve _____ or achieving of high standard

of living.

10. The general objectives of Indian planning

have been primarily to achieve economic

growth with _____ and _____.

11. One of the objectives of Indian planning is

to reach the benefits attained through the

implementation of five year plans to the

_____ classes of society.

12. The main objective of first five year plan is

to increase productivity in the _____.

13. The top priority was given to to

industrialisation during_____ five year plan.

14. The Annual plans were being implemented

during the period form _____ to _____.

15. The Janata Government stopped the

implementation of _____ five year plan in

the year 1978.

16. _____five year plan was introduced twice in

India.

17. The chairman of planning commission of

India is _____.

18. The vice- chairman of Indian planning

commission is _____.

19. Annual plans for the second time were

implemented during the period_____.

20. Food grains production, employment and

productivity are the main objectives of

_____ Five year plan.

21. The duration of First five plan is from _____

22. 7th five year plan period _____.

23. Integrated speedy development is the main

objective of _____ five year plan.

24. At present the chairman of the planning

commission of India is _____.

25. Duration of 11th five year plan was_____.

26. The aims and objectives of five year plans

have not been fulfilled due to incomplete

implementation of _____ reforms.

27. Since the starting of the five year plans

_____ sector has been given priority till to

day.

28. The five year plans are being implemented

on _____ and _____ lines.

29. The achievement of _____ is the main

objective of third five year plan.

1. _____used to say ''had there been no Rouss-

eau, there would have been no Napoleon''.

2. Napoleon sowed the seeds of nationalism in

_____.

3. In 1804, Napoleon got coronated as the

emperor of _____.

4. Napoleon introduced the famous _____

system in order to defeat England.

5. The Leipzig war in 1813 was called the

_____.

6. Napoleon died in the _____ Island [(or) St.

Helena].

7. The convenor of the congress of Vienna was

_____.

8. 1830 Revolution occurred in France during

the period of _____.

9. 1830 Revolution inspired National spirit in

Germany,Poland, Spain, Portugal and_____.

10. The 1830 revolt brought success to the revo-

lutionaries only in the countries of _____.

11. 1848 revolt occurred in France during the

period of _____.

12. Louis Phillips minister who made people

disgusted through his conservative reaction-

ary and corrupt practices was _____.

13. The Congress of Vienna was held in the year

_____.

14. Metternich was the chancellor of _____.

15. Napoleon Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio in

the island of _____.

16. According to guiding principles of Vienna

Congress, under the principle of _____, no

country could threaten another one.

17. The decision of the congress of Vienna sown

the seeds of _____ movements in Europe.

ECONOMICS, HISTORYNational MovementsPlanning

Congress of Vienna Held in the Year?

Answers:1. GNP Per capita; 2. Relative Economic

Development; 3. Low income Group

countries; 4. Rs 65; 5. Rs. 340; 6. Rural Areas;

7. National Rural Employment Programme;

8. Involuntary Unemployment; 9. Low

income Countries; 10. The poor; 11.

Voluntary; 12. John Maynard Keynes; 13.

Disguised; 14. $ 9,386; 15. Disguised and

Open; 16. 14 hours; 17. Third; 18. Punjab; 19.

Latin America; 20. 1970; 21. Underprivile-

ged; 22. Inflation; 23. Maharashtra; 24. Cost

Push; 25. Demand Pull; 26. Second; 27. Com-

mand Area Development; 28. Lorenz Curve.

The Structure of theIndian Economy

Answers:1. Primary; 2. Primary; 3. Developed or adva-

nced; 4. Secondary; 5. 2; 6. 58; 7. Tertiary; 8.

Land reforms; 9. Tenants; 10. Green revoluti-

on; 11. inverse; 12. Wheat; 13. Regional; 14.

Small scale; 15. Equity; 16. Foreign Exchan-

ge Regulation Act; 17. Foreign Sector; 18.

Foreign; 19. The Capital goods; 20. Capital

goods; 21. Production; 22. Intermediate; 23.

From 1960 to 1970; 24. Reserve Bank of

India; 25. RBI; 26. Consumer; 27. Developed;

28. Modernisation; 29. Industrial; 30. Private.

Planning: Achievementsand Failures

Answers:1. 1951; 2. 4th; 3.11th; 4. Economic inequ-

alities; 5. 1948; 6. Directive Principles of; 7.

1950; 8. Planning; 9. Socialistic pattern of

society; 10. Stability and distributional just-

ice; 11. Depres-sed or under privileged; 12.

Agriculture; 13. Second; 14. 1966 - 69; 15. 5th

five year plan; 16. 6th five year plan; 17. The

Prime Minister of India; 18. Montek Singh

Ahluwalia; 19. 1990 - 92; 20. 7th 5 year plan;

21. 1951 - 1956; 22. 1985 - 90; 23. 11th five

year plan; 24. Dr. Manmohan Singh;25. 2007-

2012; 26. Land reforms; 27. Agriculture; 28.

Democratic and egalitarian; 29. Self- reliance

National Movements


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HISTORYContemporary WorldImperialism

18. "Whenever France Sneezes, _____ catches

cold" is one of the proverb.

19. Louis Phillip described himself as "_____

king".

20. Theirs, a historian, was the leader of the

_____ party.

21. After the revolt of 1848, under the

leadership of _____, France became

Republic country in place of monarchy.

22. Under the leadership of _____ Hungarians

revolted.

23. The result of Napoleon's work was that the

complicated political, geographical map of

_____ was made easy.

24. Under the French patronage, Napoleon

formed the "Confederation of the _____"

with the small regions of Germany.

25. _____ was removed from the Prussian civil

services with the remark of deficiency in

discipline.

26. Bismark believed in _____.

27. Bismark's Policy was based on _____.

28. The unification of Germany was completed

in the year of _____.

29. The Secret revolutionary organisation_____

was started in Naples and spread through

Italy.

30. Majjini founded the_____, a revolutionary

Society.

31. _____started a news paper, "Risorgimento".

32. _____attracted by 'Young Italy' and joined it

33. First United German Emperor was _____.

34. An army of _____ known as 'Red shirts',

founded by Garibaldi.

35. _____, wrote of the society where no man

possessed any private property.

36. The principle of right to work was

advocated by _____.

37. 'Communist Manifesto' was written by____

38. The first international was held in the year

_____.

39. Paris Commune was established in the year

_____.

40. At the time of Paris Commune, the Emperor

of France was _____.

1. The third stage of capitalism is

known as _____.

2. _____ said ''Imperialism is the highest stage

of capitalism''.

3. The Imperial countries spread the ideology

of the _____ burden for offering civilisation

to backward people.

4. The Scottish missionary who explored

Africa in 1840 was _____.

5. Congo was discovered by _____.

6. The king who convened a conference of all

European states in 1879 to discuss the issue

of Exploration of Africa was _____

7. _____ made treaties with the native chiefs

of Africa.

8. King Leopard - II of _____ took up the title

of Sovereign of Congo.

9. In 1811_____, the ruler of Egypt declared

Independence.

10. Ismail Pasha, the ruler of Egypt sold his

shares of Suez Canal to _____.

11. Under the leadership of _____, the Arab of

Egypt revolted against the foreign

intervention on Egypt.

12. The_____also known as Boers, the settlers

of Africa.

13. _____ contemplated to establish British

Empire in South Africa.

14. The English settlers were called _____ in

Transvaal in south Africa.

15. _____ revolution was origin of Imperialism.

16. In the Boers revolt against England, the

other European power who showed

sympathy with Boers was _____.

17. _____ was the first country to fall prey to

the Europeans.

18. The European power to gain the final

control over Indonesia was _____.

19 _____ were the first to develop trade with

India.

20. The Battle of Buxar occurred in _____.

21. Chinese emperor_____says that ''we posse-

ss all things;I set no value on strange things.

22. _____ was winner of the opium wars.

23. The ancient name of Srilanka was _____

24. Opium grown in_____was smuggled to

china.

25. _____ believed that they possessed every

thing they needed.

1. The growth of _____ of Germany

causes English people restless.

2. First Industrialised country in Europe is

_____.

3. With Imperialism, Britain established a vast

empire on which ''the sum _____".

4. Russians encouraged pan-_____ movement.

5. The murder of _____, the crown prince of

Austria by a Serb precipated the crisis

became First World war.

6. World war - I began in _____ and lasted till

_____.

7. With the withdrawal of_____, Central

powers gained.

8. The treaty of Versailles was signed in the

year _____.

9. The Czar who was assassinated by Nihilists

in 1894 was _____.

10. The last of the Czars who was made to

abdicate the throne was _____.

11. The Russian leader who advocated for the

continuation of war by Russia to a speedy

and honorable conclusion was _____.

12. The architect of the league of Nations was

_____.

13. Treaty of Versailles was entered in to

between the allied powers and _____.

14. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles were

humiliating to _____.

15. President _____ of America proposed for

the establishment of the league of Nations.

16. The headquarters of the league of Nations

was established at _____.

17. _____ failed to restrain Hitler's invasions.

18. _____ was stamped out by Socialism later

in Russia.

19. Teachings of Marx were popularised by

Novelist _____.

20. Lenin original name was Vladimir Illich

_____.

21. Lenin edited _____ , the party news paper.

22. _____ formed the Bolshevik party in

1903.

23. Bolsheviks were concluded the treaty of

_____ with Germany in 1918.

24. The Old Russian Calendar is _____ days

behind the present Russian Calendar.

25. USSR means _____.

1. After the conclusion of world war-I,

under the leadership of ____ in Germany,

dictatorial government emerged.

2. Japan became very powerful with a slogan

of ____.

3. ____ started a newspaper Il Popolo 'd' Italia.

4. Mussolini founded ____ party.

5. Fascism was opposed to democracy, ____

and liberalism.

6. King ____ invited Mussolini to form the

government.

7. Mussolini joined hands with Hitler and

signed an anti ____ pact.

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

women" was the principle advocated by

____.

9. The author of Mein Kampf was ____.

10. The Russo-Japanese war was fought over

the conflict of interests in the region of

____.

11. Hitler got attracted to the teachings of

philosopher, ____.

12. Hitler joined the workers party and gave a

new name to the party, as ____ party.

13. Hitler was an anti-____.

14. In____, Hitler became the president of

Germany.

15. Under Hitler's dictatorship rule, the famous

scientist ____ left Germany.

16. Through Land-lease Bill, America agreed to

give all-out assistance to ____.

17. Robert Mugabe became the first president

of ____ in 1980.

18. In 1894 the China-Japanese war ended with

the treaty of ____.

19. Manchuria was called the____of the Far

East.

20. Japan entered into Second World War with

an attack on the ____.

21. America's joining on the side of ____

decided their victory in the war.

22. American president Harding took a stand of

____.

23. American president____promised a new

deal.

24. U.S.A. joined the Second World War by

signing of ____ charter.

25. ____ introduced a programme of five year

plan in Russia.

26. Hitler declared that ____were his arch

enemies.

27. Turkey was touched by the humiliation met

by the treaty of ____.

28. ____ slogan was 'Turkey for the Turks'.

29. ____ failed to achieve world peace.

30. In opposition to leaning, a revolt broke out

in Spain under the leadership of ____.

31. The ____ war was commented as "a dress

rehearsal for a greater drama soon to be

played on an ampler stage".

Third Stage of Capitalism is Known As?Contemporary WorldImperialism World up to the world war-II

Answers:1. Naval Power; 2. Britain; 3. Never set; 4.

Slave; 5. Ferdinand; 6. 1914, 1918; 7. Russia;

8. 1919; 9. Alexander; 10. Nicholas - II;11.

Kerensky; 12. Woodrow wilson; 13.

Germany; 14. Germany; 15. Woodrow

wilson; 16. Geneva; 17. The League nations;

18. Nihilism; 19. Maxim Gorky; 20. Ulyanov;

21. Iskra; 22. Lenin; 23. Brest litovsk; 24. 13;

25. Union of Socialist Soviet Republic.

Answers:1. Imperialism; 2. Lenin; 3. ''white man's bur-

den'' ; 4. Livingston; 5. Cameroon; 6. Leop-

ald-II; 7. Stanly; 8. Belgium; 9. Mohammad

Ali; 10. England; 11. Arabi Pasha; 12. Dutch;

13. Cecil Rhodes; 14. Outlanders; 15. Industr-

ial; 16. Germany; 17. India; 18. Netherlands;

19. Portuguese; 20. 1764; 21. Cheinlung; 22.

England; 23. Ceylon; 24. India. 25. Chinese.

Answers:1. Napoleon; 2. Italy; 3. France; 4. Contine-

ntal; 5. Battle of Nations; 6. Rocky; 7. Met-

ternich; 8. Charles - X; 9. Italy; 10. France,

Belgium; 11. Louis Phillip; 12. Guizot; 13.

1815; 14. Austria; 15. Corsica; 16. Balance of

Power; 17. Nationalist; 18. Europe; 19.

people's; 20. Reform; 21. Louis Blanc; 22.

Kossuth; 23. Germany; 24. Rhine; 25.

Bismark; 26. Autocracy; 27. "Blood and

Iron"; 28. 1871; 29. Carbonary; 30. Young

Italy; 31. Count Cavour; 32. Garibaldi; 33.

William-I; 34. 1000; 35. Thomas Moore; 36.

Louis Blanc; 37. Karl Marx; 38. 1864; 39.

1871; 40. Napoleon- III.


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32. Hitler's attack on ____ was the immediate

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

33. ____ was shot by Italians themselves.

34. On 6th August,1945 the bombs were thrown

which destroyed ____, ____ towns in Japan.

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

____on ____.

36. The Second World War roused the vigour of

nationalism in countries of ____.

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. ____ succeeded in turning the Anti-Manchu

agitation into a republican movement.

40. The communists proclaimed the People's

Republic of China on ____ in China.

41. In 1927, the Indonesian Nationalist Party

was founded by ____.

42. The South African white government

followed a policy of ____.

43. The South-West Africa was renamed as

____by the United Nations.

44. The old name of Zambia was ____.

45. South Rhodesia became Independent in

1980 under a new name ____.

46. The liberation struggle in South America

was initiated by Simon Boliver a native of

____.

47. In Mexico, the serious national sentiment

was roused under the leadership of ____.

48. Dan Padro won independence to ____

without any struggle or war.

49. Sun-Yet-Sen belongs to ____ party.

50. SWAPO full form is ____.

1. The _____ formed under the

leadership of U.S.A., and the _____ formed

under the leadership of U.S.S.R.

2. The two rival systems of alliances gave

birth to a war of tension called as _____

3. _____ was a proposal to send military and

economic aid to Greece and Turkey.

4. _____ was an extension of Truman doctrine.

5. Western Europe countries signed on the tre-

aty of____to____check Russian influence.

6. _____ was a defensive organisation against

the Soviet bloc.

7. NATO means _____.

8. Warsa treaty was organised by _____.

9. _____ was the architect of Non - alignment

movement.

10. Palestine problem was a struggle between

Arabs and the Jews.

11. _____ plan was initiated as a countermove

to the Marshall plan by Russia.

12. In opposition to the NATO organised by

America,_____treaty agreement for the

European Communist countries was

proposed by Russia.

13. The Asian - African conference of 1955 was

known as the _____ conference.

14. _____inaugurated the Bandung Conference.

15. _____ of Egypt also attended the Bandung

conference.

16. Egypt's president _____ announced

nationalisation of Suez Canal.

17. The Indonesian Islands of Java, Sumatra

were the colonies of _____.

18. The Supreme allied commander during the

world war - II was _____.

19. _____ fought for independence of Vietnam.

20. Yugoslavian statesman _____ preferred to

maintain a neutral foreign policy.

21. _____was the first American president to be

elected for more than two terms of office.

22. Roosevelt's wife _____ served as

chairperson of United Nations Human

Rights commission.

23. British Prime Minister _____ was captured

by the Boers in South Africa but made a

spectacular escape.

24. _____ was the first soviet ruler to visit USA.

25. Khrushchev removed Stalin's body from

_____ side and got buried elsewhere.

26. _____ was the author of panchasheel

agreement.

27. _____ published an article "A study of

Physical Culture".

1. Indus Valley civilisation existed in India

around _____ B.C.

2. The Urban centers of Indus civilisation

discovered by_____department excavations

in 1921 -22.

3. Harappa is located in the Montgomery

district of _____ state.

4. The _____ at Mohenjo-Daro was a striking

example of city culture.

5. Excavation work of Indus valley civilisation

was first carried out by_____.

6. Temples at Mahabalipuram were built by

_____.

7. In Aryans period, there were_____

Janapadas.

8. The _____ produced Vedic literature.

9. The Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda

and the _____ were the four Vedas.

10. The_____culture of the south was interwo-

ven with the _____ culture of the North.

11. During the _____ rule, we found the achie-

vement of political administrative unity in

our country.

12. The art of the kanishka period is called

_____.

13. _____ and curled hair were the distinctive

features of Gandhara art.

14. _____ art got inspiration from Jain

religion.

15. Lotus were most admirably represented in

the _____ schools of art.

16. The brick temple at_____ in Uttarpradesh

belonged to the Gupta period.

17. Tanjore Brihadeshwara Temple built by

_____.

18. The Biggest Nataraja image in the country

is at _____.

19. The construction of Qutubminar was

completed by _____.

20. The immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny

was the use of _____.

21. The British who succeeded in abolishing the

practice of sati in India was _____.

22. The European country which held

Monopoly over India trade during 16th

century was _____.

23. Hoyasala monuments of Hoyasaleshwara

temple are located at _____.

24. _____ were built by SrikrishnadevaRaya.

25. _____ laid foundation of Indo - Persian

school of painting.

26. _____ gave patronage to Mughal miniature

painting.

27. Indo - Persian architecture was patronised

by _____.

28. The Red fort in Delhi was built by _____.

29. _____ was appointed as the librarian by

Jalal -ud - din khilji in Delhi.

30. _____permitted Hindus in to the Madarasas.

31. Aryabatta, a famous astronomer lived

during the _____ period.

32. _____ is regarded as very ancient Native

Indian language.

33. Annual Hindu mela started by _____

awakened nationalism among Bengalis.

34. Ganapati festival, Shivaji festival were

started by _____.

35. Swami Vivekananda participated in the

parliament of world religions held in 1894

at _____.

36. The most popular among the early Christian

Missionaries was _____.

37. _____ established the Serempur College in

Bengal.

38. With the help of _____, Lord Bentik

succeeded in abolishing the practice of sati.

39. The deposed princess of native states joined

in the 1857 revolt due to the panic created

by Annexationist policies of _____.

40. The 1857 revolt began at _____.

41. The 1857 revolt was called as _____.

42. According to 1858 Act the head of the

Indian government was called the _____.

43. In Chandra Gupta Vikramadithy's court

there were _____ the poets.

44. _____ court was adorned by Ashtadiggajas.

45. Plasi war held in _____.

HISTORYCultural Heritage of IndiaWorld after World War-II

Warsa Treaty Was Organised by ?

Answers:1. Hitler; 2. Pan-Asianism; 3. Mussolini; 4.

Fascist; 5. Socialism; 6. Victor Emmanuel-III;

7. Comintern; 8. Mussolini; 9. Hitler; 10.

Manchuria; 11. Nietzsche; 12. Nazi; 13. Jew;

14. 1934; 15.Albert Einstein; 16. England; 17.

Zimbabwe; 18. Shemonosheki; 19. Granary;

20. Pearl Harbour; 21. Allies; 22. Isolation;

23. Roosevelt; 24. Atlantic; 25. Stalin; 26.

Communists; 27. Sevres; 28. Musthafa Kemal

Pasha's; 29. League of Nations; 30. General

Franco; 31. Spanish civil; 32. Poland; 33.

Mussolini; 34. Hiroshima, Nagasaki; 35.

Allied powers, Axis powers; 36. Africa, Asia;

37. Marshall; 38. Dumbarton oaks; 39. Sun-

Yet-Sen; 40. 1949; 41. Sukarno; 42.

Apartheid; 43. Namibia; 44. North Rhodesia;

45. Zimbabwe; 46. Venezuela; 47. ButoJarez;

48. Brazil; 49. Koumintang; 50. South West

African People's Organisation.

The world after world war-II Answers:1. Western Power bloc, Eastern Power bloc; 2.

Cold war; 3. Truman Doctrine; 4. Marshall

plan; 5. Brussels,check; 6. NATO; 7. North

Atlantic Treaty organisation; 8. Russia; 9.

Jawaharlal Nehru; 10. The Jews; 11. Maltov;

12. Warsa; 13. Bandung; 14. Sukarno; 15.

Nassar; 16. Nassar; 17. Dutch; 18. Eisenhow-

er; 19. Ho chi Minh; 20. Mar- shall Tito; 21.

F.D.Roosevelt; 22. Eleanor; 23. Winston Chu-

rchill; 24. Nikitakhrush- chev; 25. Lenin's; 26.

Jawaharlal Nehru; 27. Mao-Tse-Tung.

Cultural Heritage of Indiaand Intellectual Awakening

Answers:1. 2500BC; 2. Archaeological; 3.Punjab; 4.

Great Bath; 5.Sir John Marshall; 6. Narsimha-

varma; 7. 16; 8. Aryans; 9. Atharwana Veda;

10. Dravidian, aryan; 11. British; 12. Gandha-

ra; 13. Facial features; 14. Mathura; 15. Ama-

ravati; 16. Bitargaon; 17. Raja Raja Chola; 18.

Chidambaram; 19. Iltutmish; 20. Enfield Riff-

les; 21. William Bentik; 22. Portugal; 23.

Halebadi; 24. Vitala Temple and Hwara Ram-

aswamy Temple; 25. Akbar; 26. Jahangir; 27.

Shahjahan; 28. Shahjahan; 29. Amirkhusrav;

30. Akbar; 31. Gupta; 32. Sanskrit; 33.Gopal

Mitra; 34. Tilak; 35. Chicago; 36. William

Keri; 37. William Keri; 38. RajaRamMohan

Roy; 39. Dalhousie; 40. Meerut; 41. first war

of Indian independecne; 42. Vic-eroy; 43.

Navaratnas; 44. The vijayanagar; 45. 1757.


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HISTORY, CIVICSIndian DemocracyFreedom Movement

1. ____ and ____ were started under

the editorship of Balagangadhar Tilak.

2. Amrit Bazar Patrika was started under the

editorship of ____.

3. ____formed the Indian Association in 1876.

4. M.V. Raghavachari, G. Subrahmanya Iyer

founded the ____.

5. Indian National Congress first session was

held at ____.

6. Indian National Congress formed in the

year of ____.

7. A.O. Hume aimed to provide a ____valve to

growing discontentment among the Indians.

8. Dadabhai Naoroji has brought out the

____theory.

9. The main objective of the extremists was

the attainment of ____.

10. ____ reforms, which came in the form of

the 1909 act.

11. The partition of Bengal in 1905 by ____.

12. The ____ movement was launched in

response to the partition of Bengal.

13. The hymn of Vandematharam was written

by ____.

14. ____ toured Andhra regions in the part of

spreading vandematharam movement.

15. Bengal Swadeshi Chemical stores organised

by ____.

16. Prafulla Chaki and ____ threw a bomb on a

carriage carrying Kingsford.

17. Dyarchy was introduced at the provinces

under ____ act.

18. Provincial autonomy was introduced by

____ act.

19. The chairman of the constitution-drafting

committee for India was ____.

20. ____ sacrificed his life in the struggle for

creation of separate Andhra Province.

21. The state that was incorporated into Indian

Union through police action was ____.

22. The Indian Muslims started ____

movement against British in India.

23. In 1916 Annie Besant started her____ is

Madras.

24. The head quarters of Theosophical society

was at ____.

25. ____ organised his home rule activities in

Maharashtra.

26. Annie Besant was elected as the president

of INC for the ____ session in 1917.

27. The____act authorised the government to

imprison any person without trial and

conviction.

28. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 1869 at____.

29. In 1916, Gandhi founded the ____ashram at

Ahmedabad.

30. Gandhi fought against____system at

Champaran.

31. Jallianwala Bagh was a garden place at

____.

32. Khilafath movement was launched on ____.

33. Tilak ____ fund was started to finance the

non-cooperation movement.

34. Gandhiji took very serious view of the ____

incident and called off the non-cooperation

movement.

35. Khilafat Swaraj party president was ____

36. In____, the British appointed Simon

commission to inquire into the working of

the reforms of 1919 act.

37. The Nehru report declared____as the goal.

38. Gandhi started the civil disobedience

movement with his famous ____.

39. In 1930, the First Round Table conference

held at ____.

40. Gandhi -Irwin pact was signed in ____.

41. Gandhiji protested against the ____ award

declared by Mac Donald.

42. Gandhi and Ambedkar signed on

____ pact.

43. In 1940, ____declared "August offer'.

44. ____ proposed a constituent assembly after

the world war.

45. Gandhi gave a ____slogan in the part of

Quit India Movement.

46. The Muslim league founded in ____.

47. I.N.A. means ____.

48. The prime minister of England ____ sent a

cabinet mission to India in 1946.

49. In ____ Gandhiji was assassinated.

50. India became Republic in ____

1. According to population census of

2001, the population of India was ____.

2. India is____ populous country in the world.

3. Telugu stands ____ place in the languages

of the world.

4. So far,____ languages have been recognised

by the Indian constitution.

5. National language of our country is ____.

6. At present there are ____ states and ____

union territories is our country.

7. The drafting of the Indian constitution was

completed in the year ____.

8. ____ gives the right to the citizens to

approach the court of law to safeguard other

fundamental rights.

9. Every citizen gets his right to vote after

completion of ____ years.

10. The Union Territories are directly

administered by ____.

11. ____ is the largest state in India.

12. As per 2001 population census ____

percentage of the people are Hindus.

13. According to the government agencies, app-

roximately there are ____ castes in India.

14. The____of our constitution reflects the ide-

als of the modern state in democratic age.

15. The chief characteric of ____ is all are equal

before law.

16. ____ means separation of religion from the

state affairs.

17. Social justice is to be achieved by

implementing ____ system.

18. The real sovereignty lies in the ____ is

Indian democracy.

19. The state is called republic when its head is

elected by ____.

20. There is no place for____in democratic set

up.

21. No political party is allowed to beg the

votes by using ____ symbols.

22. According to the Directive Principles of

state policy the accumulation of ____

should be in the hands of a few.

23. Practise of untouchability is a ____ in India.

24. ____ is the salient feature of National

Integration.

25. The religion of ____ stood for the equality

of all the races in the ancient times.

26. The expansion of IAS is ____.

27. The feeling of____ is the basic

characteristic of National Integration.

28. India was called ____ during ancient times.

29. The name India is derived from river ____.

30. Indian constitution provided for ____

structure of the government in India.

1. The word "Democracy" is derived

from the Greek words of ____ and ____.

2. In all modern democratic countries, the

governments are ____ in nature.

3. According to____ democracy is the

government of the people, by the people,

and for the people.

4. Electorate means ____.

5. Democracy means ____.

6. The powers of democratic governments are

____ by a constitution.

7. The opinion of the ____ is given much

importance in democratic countries.

8. Right to vote means ____

9. Providing right to vote to everyone of

eighteen years age above without taking any

consideration of caste, zender, region and

religion is called ____.

10. If the representatives of the people elect

someone to a public position, it is called

____ election.

11. If the elections are held at regular intervals

to elect the representatives of the people for

Loksabha and State Assemblies is called

____elections.

12. For the first time, the elections were

conducted to local bodies in ____.

13. The right of choosing the representatives is

called the ____.

14. The Electoral Roll means ____.

15. The minimum age for a candidate to contest

for Loksabha Election is ____.

16. The election officer who conducts the

election at constituency level is called ____.

17. The officer who conducts the polling at

booth level is called ____.

18. The first General Elections were held in the

year ____.

19. According to the article of 326 of the

constitution, the elections to the Loksabha

and State Assemblies should be held on the

basis of ____.

20. There is a ____ government in India.

21. The upper house of our parliament is ____.

22. The members of Legislative Assembly are

elected ____.

23. Gram panchayaths and municipalities are

called ____.

24. ____ takes the responsibility of conducting

the elections in India.

25. The election of any elected member is being

cancelled by a court of law, if he resorted to

____ in the election.

26. The polling agents do have the right to

challenge the ____ of the voter on behalf of

the contesting candidate.

27. The party which is not in power, but seeking

to capture political power with people's

mandate is called an ____.

28. In our country the Sixth General Elections

The First Round Table Conference Held at?Freedom Movement in India

Answers:1. 102.7 crores; 2. The second; 3. 16th; 4. 22;

5. Hindi; 6. 28,7; 7. 1949; 8. The right to con-

stitutional remedies; 9. Eighteen; 10. The cen-

tral government; 11.Rajasthan; 12. 82%; 13.

6748; 14. Preamble; 15. Rule of law; 16. Sec-

ularism; 17. Reservations; 18. People; 19. The

people; 20. Dictatorship; 21. Religions; 22.

Wealth; 23. Crime; 24. Unity in Diversity; 25.

Buddhism; 26. Indian Administrative Service;

27. Oneness and belonging; 28. Bharath

Varsha; 29. Indus; 30. Federal.

Answers:1. Kesari, Maratha; 2. Sisir Kumar Ghosh; 3.

Surendranath Benarji; 4. Madras mahajana

sabha; 5. Bombay; 6. 1885; 7. Safety; 8.

Drain; 9. Swaraj; 10. Minto-morely; 11. Lord

Curzon; 12. Vandematharam; 13. Bankim

Chandra Chatterji; 14. Bipin Chandrapal; 15.

P.C. Roy; 16. Kudiram Bose; 17. 1919; 18.

1935; 19. Ambedkar; 20. Potti Sri Ramulu;

21. Hyderabad; 22. Khilafat; 23. Home rule

league; 24. Adayar; 25. Tilak; 26. Calcutta;

27. Rowlatt; 28. Porbandar; 29. Sabarmati;

30. Tinkathia; 31. Amritsar; 32. August, 1920;

33. Swaraj; 34. Chauri Chaura; 35. Chittaranj-

an Das; 36. 1927; 37. Complete Swaraj; 38.

Dandi March; 39.London; 40. 1931; 41. Com-

munal; 42. Poona; 43. Lord Linlithgo; 44.

Cripps; 45. Do or Die; 46. 1906; 47. Indian

National Army; 48. Atlee; 49. 1948; 50. 1950.

India As a Nation

Indian Democracy


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were held in the year ____.

29. To get elected by getting votes through the

malpractices is termed as an ____.

30. The political parties announce their ____

before the elections.

1. ____ and ____ play an important role in the

development of the individual and society.

2. The number of illiterates are more in ____

than any country in the world.

3. According to 2001 population census, the

female literacy rate in India is ____.

4. The literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh in the

year 2001 is ____.

5. The state which has got the lowest literacy

rate is ____.

6. The National Educational Policy of ____

provided free education for school going

children.

7. In the state of Andhra Pradesh out of 100

children only ____ children are completing

their schooling.

8. The national literacy mission was started in

the year ____.

9. In 1947 India was divided into two parts on

the basis of ____.

10. Communalism is a ____ attitude.

11. Andhra state was formed in the year ____

12. The fundamental right which has provided

the right to live is ____

13. Minimum marriageable age for girls is

____.

14. The Anti-Dowry Act came into existence in

the year ____.

15. The rit of ____ provides a remedy for illegal

detention of a person.

16. ____ is coming in the way of development

and communal harmony and unity of the

nation.

17. ____ is constituted for the welfare of the

minorities.

18. Right to religion is a ____ right in our

country.

19. The article of ____ of our constitution

empowered the minorities to safeguard their

languages, religions and the culture.

20. According to____article of our constitution,

the linguistic and religious minorities are

allowed to establish ____ institutions.

21. Andhra Pradesh was formed in____.

22. According to ____there is not only a

division of labour but also the division of

labourers in India.

23. The word "The scheduled castes" was first

mentioned in the act of ____.

24. "Untouchability is a sin" according to ____.

25. The article____of constitution provided for

the eradication of untouchability in India.

26. In India____ percentage of the people

belong to scheduled caste groups.

27. The living conditions of scheduled castes is

better than the living conditions of____ in

India.

28. Only ____ percentage of female children

are completing their secondary education in

the rural areas.

29. Dowry system can be eradicated, if the

____get a half-share in the parental property

30. Prevention of Domestic Violence Act was

introduced to give the protection to ____.

31. Those who are below 14 years of age are

called ____.

32. Article ____ of our constitution prohibits

the employment of children in the

hazardous work in the factories.

1. The member countries of UNO in the year

2002 ____.

2. The first prime minister of independent

India is ____.

3. ____ is defined as a set of guide lines for

protection and promotion of national

interests in the international arena.

4. ____ was formed under leadership of earlier

Soviet Russia.

5. Refusal to align either with the communist

bloc or the non-communist bloc and to

pursue an independent neutral policy in the

international arena is called ____.

6. Bangladesh came into existence in the year

____.

7. Indo-Soviet Treaty was signed in the year

____.

8. Expand the abbreviation NPT ____.

9. The African country which practised the

apartheid was ____.

10. The name of the boundary line between

Tibet and India is ____.

11. The Indo-Chinese war was fought in the

year ____.

12. The U.S.A. had maintained ____ in the

Indo-Pak war in 1965.

13. India supported the cause of ____ in the

Arab Israel war in 1967.

14. CTBT means ____.

15. The final picture of SAARC was emerged at

the summit of ____ in 1985.

16. The UNO charter was ratified at the conf-

erence held at the city of____in USA.

17. The UNO came into existence in ____.

18. The UNO Day is ____.

19. The USSR was disintegrated in the year

____.

20. ____ was an association of countries which

were ruled by the British crown.

21. The commonwealth summit was held in the

year 1983 at ____.

22. ____ problem is the main impediment in the

relations between Pakistan and India.

23. India played an important role in South Asia

and____ played an important role in East

Asia.

24. The Panchasheel agreement reached

between ____ and ____.

25. SAARC means ____.

26. The agriculture information centre of SAA-

RC was established in the country of ____.

27. The event of the demolition of Babri Masjid

happened in the year ____.

28. The tenure of a judge of International court

is ____.

29. The percentage of the forest area of India

in the world forest area is ____.

30. The number of permanent members of

UNO is ____.

31. IMF means ____.

32. ____ conference held in the year 1973

paved the way for the formation of New

International Economic order.

33. The bonding summit was held in the year

____.

34. The developing countries which have got

freedom recently are called as ____ world

countries.

35. India supported the stand of ____ in the

Suez canal crisis.

36. Allied powers founded UNO as the ____

failed to preserve international peace.

37. The primary responsibility of security

council is ____.

38. The number of non-permanent members in

the UNO is ____.

39. The permanent member countries of

security council do have ____ power.

40. IBRD means ____.

41. The main objective of Willy Brandt

commission is narrowing the gap between

the ____ and the ____ nations.

42. The head-quarters of International court of

justice is ____.

43. UNESCO means ____.

44. IBRD is also called ____.

45. India served UNO as a non-permanent

member during the years ____.

46. The first country which raised the issue of

apartheid in the UNO Assembly was ____.

47. India has got____membership in the ILO

48. UNCTAD means ____.

49. The universal declaration of Human Rights

was approved by UNO in the year ____.

50. UNICEF is also called ____.

51. To bring about the reforms in the

international economic structure, the

economically backward countries proposed

____ order.

1. Traffic management mainly depends

on ____.

2. The road accidents can be avoided by using

____ in a disciplined way.

Indo-Soviet Treaty was Signed in?CIVICSTraffic EducationChallenges Facing our Country

Answers:1. Demos and Kratia; 2. Representative; 3.

Abraham Lincoln; 4. The list of voters; 5. The

rule by the people; 6. Limited; 7. The people;

8. Right to choose representatives; 9. Univer-

sal adult franchise; 10. Indirect; 11. General;

12. 1884; 13. The right to vote, franchise or

suffrage; 14. The list of registered votes; 15.

25years; 16. Returning officer; 17. Presiding

officer; 18. 1952; 19. The universal adult Fra-

nchise; 20. Parliamentary form of; 21. Rajy-

asabha; 22. Directly; 23. Local bodies; 24.

Election commission of India; 25. Malpractic-

es; 26. Genuinity; 27. An opposition party;

28. 1977; 29. Election malpractice; 30.

Manifesto's.

Challenges facing ourcountry today

Answers:1. Literacy and education; 2. India; 3.

54.16%; 4. 61.11; 5. Bihar; 6. 1986; 7. 43; 8.

1988; 9. Religion; 10. Narrow; 11. 1953; 12.

Right to Freedom; 13. 18 years; 14. 1961; 15.

Habeas corpus; 16. Communalism; 17.

Minorities commission; 18. Fundamental; 19.

Article 29; 20. Article 30; 21. 1956; 22. Dr.

Ambedkar; 23. 1935; 24. Mahatma Gandhiji;

25. Article 17; 26. 18%; 27. Scheduled tribes;

28. Nine; 29. The girls; 30. Women folk; 31.

Children; 32. 24.

India, United Nations andWorld Problems

Answers:1. 191; 2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru; 3. Indian

Foreign Policy; 4. Socialist bloc; 5. Non-

alignment; 6. 1971; 7. 1971; 8. Nuclear-Non-

Proliferation Treaty; 9. South Africa; 10. Mac

Mahon; 11. 1962; 12. Neutrality; 13. Arab co-

untries; 14. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty;

15. Dhaka; 16. San Francisco; 17. 1945; 18.

October24, 1945; 19. 1991; 20. Commonwe-

alth; 21. New Delhi; 22. Jammu & Kashmir;

23. China; 24. India and Pakistan; 25. South

Asian Association for Regional Co-operation;

26. Bangladesh ; 27. 1992; 28. 9 years; 29.

1%; 30. Five; 31. International Monetary

Fund; 32. The Algiers; 33. 1955; 34. Third;

35. Egypt; 36. The League of Nations; 37.

Preservation of International Peace; 38. Ten;

39. Veto; 40. International Bank for Reconstr-

uction and Development; 41. Rich and the

poor; 42. The Hague; 43. United Nations Edu-

cational Scientific Cultural Organisation; 44.

The World Bank; 45. 1991-92; 46. India; 47.

Permanent; 48. United Nations Confer- ence

on Trade and Development; 49. 1948; 50.The

united Nations Children's Fund; 51. The New

International Economic Order.

Traffic Education


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SOCIAL STUDIESIMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Name Important Peaks of Himalayas..3. The vehicles are not supposed to enter the

roads where ____ sign boards appear.

4. Don't stop the cycle without ____.

5. The cyclist is supposed to slowdown his

vehicle at ____.

6. The overtaking of any vehicle is to be done

from ____ only.

7. For driving of power-driven vehicles, one

should have driving ____.

8. The driver of a vehicle should keep his veh-

icle at three ____ distance from front one.

9. ____ is very dangerous while riding two

wheeler.

4 Marks Questions1. What is a sub-continent? Explain how India

can be called as Sub- continent?

2. Describe the importance of the Himalayas?

3. Name the Physiographic units of India and

briefly explain their formation?

4. Compare Coastal plains of east and west?

5. Describe the Thornthwaite's classification

of climatic regions in India?

6. Describe mechanism of monsoon in India?

7. Describe the ecological and economic

significance of forests?

8. Examine the need for forest development in

India?

9. What are the different form of soil erosion

and their occurrence in India?

10. What are the main causes of the rapid

population growth in India?

11. What are the problems of "population

explosion"?

12. What is the need for irrigation development

in India?

13. What do you mean by a multipurpose

project? Mention its main objectives?

14. Distinguish between major, medium and

minor irrigation projects?

15. Explain the important characteristic

features of Indian agriculture?

16. What are the problems of Indian

agriculture?

17. Describe the importance of agriculture in

India?

18. What are the important mineral belts

identified in the country?

19. Describe the silent features about the

distribution of important minerals?

20. what are the favorable factors for the

development of cotton textiles in and

around Mumbai and Ahmedabad centers?

21. What are major industrial regions in India?

22. What are the advantages of road transport

system?

23. Why the means of transport and communic-

ation are called the life lines of country?

24. Name the different types of roads?

25. What are the natural scenic beauties of

Srinagar?

26. Describe the important aspects of Delhi

city?

27. Give the important advantages of Mumbai

to become the largest port in the country?

2 Marks Questions.1. How many coastal states are there in our

country? What are they?

2. What are the extreme places of our land

frontiers?

3. What is the geometrical location of India?

Where does India rank in area among the

countries of the world?

4. Name the countries which share frontiers

with India?

5. Name important peaks of the Himalayas?

6. What is meant by"monsoon burst or break"?

7. Give a brief account on major problems of

rainfall in India?

8. Distinguish between maritime climate and

continental climate with examples?

9. How many seasons are recognized in India?

What are they?

10. Briefly explain the major forest types and

their distribution in India?

11. Explain the spatial distribution of forest

land in India?

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

soil erosion?

13. What are the important measures of soil

conversation?

14. What are the characteristics of alluvial soil?

15. Describe the significance of soils for

economic development of a region.

16. What is density of population? What are the

high rural and urban populated areas?

17. Distinguish between perennial and

inundation canals?

18. what are the three important regions of

hydro-power?

19. What is Green revolution? Explain its

objectives?

20. Explain the significance of livestock in

country's economy?

21. Explain the significance of mineral

resources of a country?

22. Classify the minerals on the basis of their

availability in the country?

23. Why the location of sugar industry is

strictly confine to very close vicinity of

sugarcane growing area?

24. Important steel plants in the country?

25. Different means of communications?

26. Explain the significance of air transport?

27. Explain historical significance of

Hyderabad?

28. Distinguish between a harbor and port?

29. What are the problems faced by the Kolkata

port?

30. What is foreign trade? Why it is a must?

31. Who are the important buyers of Indian

goods?

1 Marks Questions.1. How is the name india derived?

2. What is Mac Mohan Line?

3. How many states and Union Territories are

in India?

4. What is "pass"?

5. What is "Dun"?

6. What is plain?

7. Name the three major river systems of the

Great Plains?

8. What is "Terai"?

9. What is Monsoon?

10. Define "Drought"?

11. What are the two important methods of

climatic classification?

12. Name the important forest based industries?

13. What is "sheet erosion"?

14. What do you mean by "Bhangar"?

15. Which is the highest population state in our

country?

16. What is intensity of irrigation?

17. Which states are administered with joint for

"Bhakra-Nangal Project?

18. Where was Hiracud project located?

19. What is live stock?

20. Name the important crops of commercial

agriculture?

21. What are the important geographical condit-

ions required for the growth of "paddy

22. What are the fuel minerals?

23. Name the four atomic minerals?

24. Expand IREDA?

25. Write any two minerals which India has

exportable surplus?

26. What is industrial region?

27. Name the raw materials required for iron

and steel industry?

28. Expand TISCO.

29. What are the challenges of Indian railways?

30. Where is the Rajiv Gandhi International

Airport?

31. Where was Ooty situated?

32. Expand IGNOU.

33. Expand BHEL.

34. What is meant by man-made port?

35. What do you understand by the direction of

foreign trade?

4 Marks Questions1. What are characterstics of Indian economy

during the British period?

2. Distinguish various economic systems?

3. What are the reasons and forms of land

tenure which gave rise to unequal Socio-

economic structure in India?

4. Distinguish between less developed and

developed economies?

5. What are the factors causing regional

inbalances? Explain the indicators of

regional disparities?

6. Describe the occupational structure of the

Indian economy?

7. Explain the significance of service sector in

Indian economy?

8. Explain the relationship between farm size

and productivity in Indian agriculture?

9. What are the achievements and failures of

planning?

2 Marks Questions1. What is an organised sector?

2. What is the meaning of the unorganised

sector?

3. Role of monsoons in India agriculture?

4. Explain different concepts of inflation?

5. Differentiate involuntary and voluntary

unemployment?

6. Explain various programmes launched by

government for promotion of employment?

7. What is the role of banking and financial

institutions in India?

8. What is the role of public sector in Indian

Industrialisation?

9. What is economic planning?

10. What are the general and specific objectives

of planning in India?

1 Mark Questions1. How do you measure income inequalities?

2. What is meant by 'Earned Income'

3. Define poverty line?

4. Expand the term SFDA?

5. What is the full form of NREP?

6. What do you mean by poverty?

7. Name important problems of afflicting the

Indian economy?

8. What do you understand by Human

Development Index?

9. What do you mean by FERA?

10. Define Basic industries?

11. Name the types of finance in financial

systems?

12. Expand RBI?

13. What was the main objective of third five

year plan?

14. Who is the chairman of India Planning

Commission?

4 Marks Questions1. Give an account of the role played by

bismark In the unification of Germany

Answers:1. Traffic education; 2. Safety cautions; 3. No

entry; 4.Signaling; 5.Zebra crossing; 6. Right;

7. Licence; 8. Feet; 9. Applying sudden break

Important QuestionsGeography

Economics History


11

SOCIAL STUDIESIMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Forms and Methods of Imperialism2. Bring out the way how Italy achieved unifi-

cation under leadership of Sardinia state?

3. What were the causes for the out break of

1848 revolution in France?

4. To what extent can you attribute Charles-

X's responsibility for the out break of 1830

revolt in France?

5. What are the factors responsible for the rise

of imperialism?

6. What are the forms and methods of

Imperialism?

7. What were the terms of Teraty of

Versailles?

8. What were the results of first world war?

9. What were the causes for the out break of

world war-2?

10. What were the political and economic

consequences of the world war -2?

11. Asses the role of UNO in preserving world

peace?

12. What were the problems of disarmament

Movement?

13. Give an account of Revolt of 1857?

14. Give an account of the factors contributing

for the cultural unity of India?

15. Write about Characteristic features of

Indian History?

16. Give a brief account of Indus Valley

civilization?

17. Bring out the factors that contributed to the

growth of national consciousness in India?

18. Discuss the significance of Vandemataram

Movement in India?

19. Explain the role of Gandhiji in Indian

national movement?

20. Write an account on the Non-co-operation

movement?

2 Marks Questions1. What do you understand byEMS Telegram?

2. Write a short notes on Karl Marx?

3. Write a short notes on Louis Blanc?

4. What were the guiding principles of

Congress of Vienna?

5. How did Europeans succeed in colonizing

China?

6. Write a short note on Opium Wars?

7. What are the resources in Indonesia that

attracted by Europeans?

8. What were the aims of League of Nations?

9. Write a short notes on secret alliances?

10. Explain about Marshall Plan?

11. What do you mean by Spanish civil war?

12. Write a short note on Fascism?

13. Write short note on Maltov plan?

14. write about the Bandung conference?

15. Write about the Cuban Crisis?

16. What is meant by Non-Alignment?

17. Write a short note on Bhakthi Movement?

18. write briefly about south Indian Temples?

19. What was the impact of English education

on Indians?

20. What were the contributions of Moguls to

Indian architecture?

21. Give an account on Quit India Movement?

22. Write a short note on Drain Theory?

23. Give an account on salt sathyagrah?

1 Marks Questions1. What do you mean by Red Shirts?

2. What is first international?

3. Who was the founder of the Young Italy?

4. What was called the battle of nations?

5. Define White Man's Burden?

6. What is Imperialism?

7. What was the immediate cause of World

War-1

8. What is meant by aggressive nationalism?

9. What was the Balkan issue?

10. Give an account on Lenin?

11. Expand SWAPO

12. Define Nazism

13. What is Aparthied?

14. Why America entered into the world war-2?

15. Give an account on Sukarno?

16. Expand NATO

17. Define Truman Doctrine?

18. Expand CTBT

19. Name the six schools of Indian philosophy?

20. who were the creators of Vedic civilization?

21. Who were led by Home rule movement?

22. Who was the founder of Indian national

Army?

23. Give a short note about cabinet mission?

4 Marks Questions1. How do you describe 'India as multi-

cultural society'?

2. Describe the fctors that contribute to the

promotion of national integration?

3. Describe the election procedure in India?

4. Mention the basic elements of democracy?

5. Give your views on the future of the status

of women in India?

6. What are the steps to be taken to realise

objective of universal primary education?

7. Suggest some measures for the

improvement of the conditions of scheduled

castes and scheduled tribes in India?

8. What are the ways to curb communalism in

India?

9. Explain the meaning of New International

Economic Order?

10. Describe the problems of environmental

pollution and ecological decay?

11. Explain human rights according to the

Universal Declaration?

12. Explain why India had to choose non-

alignment?

2 marks Questions1. How do political parties promote national

integration?

2. What is the meaning of rule of law?

3. Distinguish between general election and

byelection?

4. What are the malpractices in elections?

5. Explain the damages of drug addiction?

6. What are rights of a child?

7. Define regionalism?

8. What are the aims of United Nations?

9. State the foundational principles of India's

foreign policy?

10. What are the steps to be taken to maintain

ecological balance?

11. Mention the objectives of SAARC?

12. Why are safety measures essential in using

roads?

13. What are the precautions necessary for obs-

ervance by those that ride with fuel energ-

etic vehicles (motorcycles and scooters)?

14. Mention any three safety-measures for

riding bicycles?

1 Marks Questions1. What is secularism?

2. What is social justice?

3. What is federalism?

4. What is meant by Democracy?

5. What do you understand by 'Universal

Adult Franchise'?

6. Give the meaning of 'Corruption'?

7. What do you mean by 'right to live'?

8. Explain the meaning of Casteism?

9. What is 'Panchsheel'?

10. Explain the term 'Third World'?

11. Expand IBRD?

12. Write full form of IMF?

13. Expand the term UNICEF?

Civics

Chapterwise weightage - HISTORYUnit 1 M 2 M 4 M 5 M 1/2 M Total

Nationalist movement 2 1 1 & 2 9Imperialism &----- 1 & & 1 2.5Contemporary World & 1 & & 3 3.5The World up to World War-II 1 & & 1 3 7.5The World after World War-II &- & 1 1 2 10Cultural Heritage in Indian Intellectual

Awakening & 1 1 & 2 7Freedom Movement in India & & 1 --& 2 5

Chapterwise weightage - CIVICS

India as a Nation 1 & 1 & 3 6.5Indian Democracy & 1 1 & 3 7.5Challenges facing our country Today 1 1 1 & 4 9India, United Nations and World Problems 1 1 1 & 4 9Traffic Education & 1 & & 1 2.5

Chapterwise weightage - GEOGRAPHY

Unit 1 M 2 M 4 M 5 M 1/2 M Total

The Locational and spatial setting &- & 1 & 1 4.5Physical Features -Relief and Drainage 1----- & & & 1 1.5Climate & & 1 & 1 4.5Natural Vegetation & & & & 2 1Soils 1- & & & 1 1.5Population & 1 & & 1 2.5Irrigation and Power & & 1 --& 1 4.5Agriculture & & 1 --& 1 4.5Mineral Resources 1 & --& --& 1 1.5Industries & 1 --& --& 1 2.5Transport and Communications & & --& --& 2 1Places of Interest & 1 --& --& 1 2.5Sea ports and Town & & --& --& 1 0.5International Trade & 1 --& --& 1 2.5

Chapterwise weightage - ECONOMICS

Characteristics of Indian Economy 1 1 1 & 3 8.5Problems of Indian Economy 1 1 1 & 4 9Structure of the Indian Economy 1 1 1 & 3 8.5Planning, achievements and Failures & 1 1 & 4 8


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SOCIAL STUDIESGeography, Economics, History, Civics

Chapter wise Quick ReviewGEOGRAPHY

� The location of India: India is located in the northern hemisphere between 80 4' and370 6' north latitudees and 680 7' and 970

25' east longitudes.� The total geographical area of India: 3.28

million square kilometers� India- North to South distance: 3214 Kilo

Meters� East to West distance: 2933 Kilo Meters� The length of the Himalayan mountains:

Approximately 2,400 K.M.� Geographical area of Himalayas: 5 lakh

square kilometers� The Himalayas comprise three parallel

fold ranges1. The Himadri (Greater Himalayas)2. The Himachal (Lesser Himalayas)3. The Shivaliks (Outer Himalayas)

� The tributeries of Indus river: Jhelum,Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlez.

� The important rivers that flow towardswestern side in peninsular India are:Narmada, Tapathi, Mahi and Sabarmati.

� Highest rain fall point in India:Mawsynram (1141 cms) Meghalaya

� Lowest rain fall point in India: Jaisalmeer(12 cms) Rajasthan

� Four seasons are recognised in Indiaaccording to Meteorological Departmentin India

1. The cold weather - Winter season(December to March)2. The hot weather - Summer season(March to June)3. The south-west monsoon - EarlyRainy season (June to September)4. The north-east or the Retreatingmonsoon season (Mid September to MidDecemeber)

� The two methods are adopted in the

classification of climate in India. 1.Koppen's method 2.Thorn thwaite'smethod (Based on water balance method)

� According to National Forest Policy 33per cent of total land area should forestarea.

� There are three important crop seasons inIndia:

a. Kharif (June to October)b. Rabi ( November to March)c. Zayad (Summer- April to June)

� Green Revolution: To develop highyielding variety to increase cropproduction.

� White Revolution: To increase milkproduction

� Blue Revolution: To increase fishproduction

� Fuel minerals: coal, lignite, petroleum andnatural gas

� The first train track was laid from Thaneto Mumbai ( 1853, 34 kms)

� The cities in which International Airportsestablished: Mumbai, Kolkatha, Delhi,Chennai, Tiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad.

� The largest National Highway: NationalHighway No.7.

HISTORY

� The era of Napolean Bonaparty was endedwith: Leipzing War (1813) (The Battle ofNations). The Waterloo Battle (1815)

� Unification of Italy was achieved with theefforts of Joseph Mazzini,Count Cavour,Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel -II.

� 'The Equality of Wealth' was advocated bythe Greek Philosopher Plato.

� 'The history is nothig but a class-warbetween haves and havenots' according toKarl Marx.

� The works of Karl Marx: "Communist

Manifesto" and "Das Capital".� The immediate cause for World War-I:

The murder of Ferdinand (1914).� The countries participated in the I World

War (1914-1918)1. Central Powers: Austria, Germany,Turkey, Italy2. Allied Powers: Serbia, Russia, France,England, America, Japan

� The uniform of the Fascists: Black shirts.� The founder of Nazi party in Germany:

Hitler� USSR was established in 1922 and

collapsed in 1991.� Immediate cause of Second World War:

As Poland refused to close the Polishcorridor, Hitler attacked Poland on IstSeptember 1939.

� The countries participated in the SecondWorld War (1939 September- 1945August)

1. Central powers: Germany, Italy, Japan2. Allied powers: Poland, France,England, USA,Russia

� Indus Valley Civilization was brought tolime light in the wake of the excavationscarried out during 1921-22 flourishedfrom 3000 BC to 1500 BC.

� The Aryan civilization was beingflourished in India, after the end of IndusValley civilization.

� The Sultante style of architecture is calledthe Indo-Saracenic style.

� The Britishers established supremacy overIndia after the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

� After out break of 1857 Sepoy Mutiny,the Company rule was ended in its placethe Britisher's rule was started in India.

� The first President of National Congress:W.C. Benerji

� The Indian National Movement is broadlydivided into three phases

1. The Moderate phase of Nationalism(1885-1905)2. The Extremist Nationalism (1905-1915)3. The Gandhian Phase (1919-1947)

� Annie Besant in 1916 started Home-ruleleague in Madras. The same league wasstarted by Tilak in Maharastra.

� General Dyer, British military commanderbrutally killed about 1000 people whoassembled at Jallian wala bagh in 1919.

� Gandhiji conducted Non-CooperationMovement in 1920, Dandi Salt Movementin 1930 and Quit India Movement in 1942.

� India and Pakistan were divided in 1947as per the Mount Botten plan.

� The French left Pondicherry in 1956, ThePortugese left Goa in 1961.

CIVICS

� Definition of Democracy is 'Governmentof the people by the people and for thepeople ' according to Abraham Lincoln.

� If every adult person ofa prescribed age isgiven the voting right regards ofeducation, property and gender, it is calledUniversal Adult Franchise.

� The Election Commission of Indiaconducted the elections impartially inIndia.

� The General Elections are held in everyfive years in India.

ECONOMICS

� Organised Sector: Automobiles,Chemicals, Engineering Goods, Textiles,Electronics

� Unorganised Sector: Rural Industries,Beedi Industries, Khadi Industies,Agarbatti

� Jamindari System: The land owners used tocollect land tax from the Tenant farmers.

� Rayatwari System: The peasants pay taxesto the government directly without anymiddlemen.

� Mahalwari: A small group of families whoare locally powerful pay the taxes to thegovernment.

� Earned Income: Income earned throughwork, labour

� Unearned Income: Income earned throughwealth and Property.

� Capitalist Economy: The existence ofprivate industries in the process ofproduction.

� Socialistic Economy: The production ofgoods and the supply of goods aremanaged by the government undertakings.

� Mixed Economy: The existence of bothprivate industries and the publicenterprises in the production and supplyof goods and services.

� Primary Sector: (Agriculture) Agriculture,Plantations, Mines, Fishing

� Secondary Sector: (Industrial Sector)Small and big industries, Buildingconstruction.

� Tertiary Sector: (Service Sector) Banking,Commerce, Communications,Computers

� The Planning Commission wasestablished in 1950. The first Five YearPlan was started in 1951.

� At present 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12)is in progress in India.

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Bhakra-NangalBeasDamodar valleyHirakud

Nagarjuna Sagar

Tunga Bhadra

Kosi

Chambal

Gandak

Ram Ganga

Location

Built on river Sutlez in H.P.Across Beas near Pang, Punjab.Built on the river Damoder, BiharAcross Mahanadi nearSambalpur, OrissaAcross the river KrishnaNandikonda (A.P)Built on the river ThungaBhadra, Mallapur, KarnatakaBuilt across Kosi near Hanumannagar, BiharBuilt across the river chambalMadhya PradeshBuilt across the river Gandak,Valmika nagar, BiharAcross Ram Ganga river

State or States whose needsservedPunjab, Haryana and RajasthanPunjab, Haryana and RajasthanWest Bengal, BiharOrissa

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka, A.P.

Bihar, Nepal

M.P., Rajasthan

Bihar,U.P., Nepal

Uttar Pradesh

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