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SOCIAL STUDIES
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Chapterwise Important
Important Bits
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Chapterwise
Important
Important Concepts
Concepts
th
Class
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Prepared by:
K.Gopikrishna,
Sr. Faculty
IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
Shivalik: The Southern most range of
Himalayas. A mountain rage of the outer
Himalayas.
Purvanchal: In Arunachal Pradesh beyond
the Dihang valley, the Himalayas take hair
pin bend to the south and act as eastern
boundary of India and run through the north
eastern states. These division are known as
"Purvanchal ".
Public Facilities: The facilities like roads,
electricity, health and educational instaurations,rations shops provided by government.
Gross Domestic Product: The total value of
finished goods and services produced in the
country is GDP.
Final goods: Goods, such as food and clothing, that satisfy human wants through their
direct consumption or use.
Sectoral goods: Goods belonging to different sectors like food, clothing, beverages,
automobiles.
Employment shifts: Change of employment
from agriculture sector to industrial and
service sectors.
Climograph: It shows averages monthly values of maximum temperature and minimum
temperature, and rainfall for a given place.
Monsoon: The climate of India is strongly
influenced by the monsoon winds. The regular periodic reversals of winds that blow
towards the Indian coast are monsoons.
Arab traders named this seasonal reversal of
wind system as Monsoon.
Water Sharing Law: Laws pertaining to
sharing of river waters.
Water Shed: A line of high land where
streams on one side flow into one river and
streams on other side flow into another river.
Catchment Area: Area around a river.
Drought: Scarcity of rain fall leading to
dryness of land.
Fertility Rate: Fertility rate is a term used to
refer to the capacity of people is a given
region to give birth. It is calculated per the
number of women who are the child bearing
PAPER - I
1. INDIA-RELIEF FEATURES
1. Indian Standard Time (IST) is ____ ahead
of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
a) 5½ hrs
b) 6 hrs
c) 6½ hrs
d) 7 hrs
2. The southern most tip of the peninsular
plateau is ____.
a) Nilgiris
b) Kanya Kumari
c) Doda Betta
d) Anaimudi
3. The highest peak in Western Ghats is ____.
a) Anaimudi
b) Nilgiris
c) Doda Betta
d) Kanya Kumari
4. The eastern boundary of Himalayan
ranges are known as ____.
a) Shivaliks
b) Himadri
c) Indira Point
d) Purvanchal
5. The only river that flows in Thar Desert
____.
Conceptual Understanding
age group. Presently, it is 2.7 in India.
Infanticide: The act of killing of a new born
child. Infanticide usually committed by the
parents or by others with parents’ consent
Situation: Situation describes the connections with other places. Places do not exist
in isolation.They are in some way connected
to other places. Ex: The ports would enable
export of raw materials to other countries
Migration: Moving of people from one
place to another in search of employment
and facilities. To move from one region and
settle in another. Migration arises out of various social, economic or political reasons.
Immigration: Migrated into and settle in a
foreign country.
Boundary: Limits or Boards of an area.
Border: The line that divides two countries
Factors of Production: Land, Labor,
Capital and Organization are called factors
of production.
Labour: People who will do the work.
Those who do not have a right over the
crops grown on the land but are paid wages
are farm laborers.
Working Capital: Capital requirement for
raw material and money for other expenditure.
Nation State: Countries interlink in trade
and political issues.
Foreign Investment: The investments made
by the MNCs and other foreign institutions.
Foreign Trade: Exports & Imports.
Access: Reaching. Everyone should be able
to buy food for consumption.
Nutrition: Food necessary for growth and
health. Food is required by the body for all
its functions - for growth and the capacity to
remain healthy and fight illness.
People’s Rights: Rights of the people, they
are legal, social or ethical principles of freedom.
Equity: The Quality of being fair or important fairness.
Militarism: The belief that a country should
maintain a strong military capacity and be
prepared to use it aggressively to depend or
promote national interest.
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c) Narmada
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b) Indus
d) Indira Canal
ANSWERS
1) a; 2) b; 3) c; 4) d; 5) a
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What are called 'Perennial rivers'?
A: Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra are called
Perennial rivers. The movement and melting of Himalayan glaciers are the source
of these Perennial rivers.
2. What are 'Duns'?
A: The valleys lying between the lesser
Himalayas and the Shivalik ranges are
called as Duns. Ex: Dehra dun; Patli Dun
3. What is Laurasia?
A: World land forms originated from two
gaint lands namely Ang-ara land (Laurasia) and Gondwanaland. Laurasia was the
Fascism: It is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism that came to prominence in
early 20th century Italy.
Imperialism: Imperialism is the polity of
extending a nation authority by territorial
acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other
nations.
Socialism: A Political and economic theory
of social organization which advocates that
the means of production, distribution and
exchange should be owned or regulated by
the community as a whole.
Communism: A system of social organization in which all property is owned by the
community and each person contributes and
receives according to their ability and needs.
Centralization of power: It is one in which
power or legal authority is exerted or Coordinated itself only is called centralization
of power.
New Democracy: The People’s Republic of
China government was established in 1949.
It was based the principles of the ‘New
Democracy’ an alliance of all social classes
opposed to landlordism and imperialism.
Forced labour: Employing labour by force
without their consent.
Dominion status: It means an autonomous
polities that were nominally under the
British sovereignty. Constituting the British
Empire and British Commonwealth, beginning in the later of the 19th century.
Divide and Rule: The policy maintaining
control over colonies or sub-ordinates by
encouraging dissent between them, thereby
preventing them from uniting in opposition
the British followed the “Divide and Rule”
policy in India.
Separate Electorate: The type of election in
which minorities, scheduled castes, backward castes and women select their own representatives separately. This means election
for specific groups of the population. These
are called Separate Electorates.
Constituent Assembly: A group of representatives with the powers to make a constitu-
General Instructions for the students
1. Read the question paper in detail.
2. For mapping skill pupil should keen
observe the map and then answer the
questions given below.
3. Before going to write the answer
understand the indicators for each
question.
4. Write answers for multidiagonal questions with multidimensional thinking.
5. Essay type answers should be in 8 to
10 points.
6. Short answer type answers should be
in 4 to 5 points.
7. Very short answer should be in one
sentence.
northernmost of two continents that formed part of the Pangaea-super continent
from approximately 200million years ago.
tion. The constitution of India was prepared
by the CA.
Concurrent List: Subjects related to both
state and central. A list of 47 items given in
PartXI of the constitution of India concerned
with relation between the union and states.
Regional Movements: Agitations for division of regions groups of people who want
to start a new state that is separate from an
exerting state.
Nationalisation: The act of the government
taking control over the industry is known as
Nationalisation. Rights of vital assets would
be transferred from private ownership to
state ownership.
Communalism: A strong sense of religious
belonging which lead to extreme behavior or
violence against other religions.
Majority: A party securing highest number
of seats in an electoral, the number that is
sufficient to control a house. Majority can be
secured by alliance of more than one parties,
which is known as coalition.
Minority: A party having number of seats
that are sufficient to get to public office, but
next to the majority party/group is considered as minority government.
Unipolar World: Dominated by one super
power especially, the US. After the collapse
of the USSR, the US had no competition to
its world dominance.
Bipolar World: In bipolar world, two group
of countries i.e., USA, USSR influenced the
world.
Decolonisation: Handing over the colonies
to the natives was called as decolonization.
Peace: Friendly environment among the
countries and no scope for a war
Ethnic Conflict: Conflict between two
groups on the basis of religion or race.
Ethnic conflicts can take place within a
country and between two or more countries.
Civil Rights: Rights guaranteed by law.
Civil Disobedience: The refusal to obey
laws, pay taxes, non-violent opposition to
law or government policy by refusing to
comply with it.
Segregation: Practice of compelling different racial groups to live apart from each other
Draft Age: Send people somewhere for a
special task
Weaponisation: Deploying of weapons
2 Marks
1. What is the influence of Himalayas on the
climate of India?
2. What are the reasons for the high density
of population in Indo-Gangetic Plains?
4 Marks
1. Contrast the relief of the Himalayan
region with that of the Peninsular Plateau?
2. What is the influence of the Himalayas on
Indian Agriculture?
2. IDEAS OF DEVELOPMENT
1. The criteria to classify the category of the
middle income countries used by (in the
World Development Report) the World
Bank is ____.
a) $ 1,035-$ 12,600 b) $ 5000-$ 10,000
c) $ 2,500-$ 4,400 d) $ 1000-$ 5000
2. The State Government that had spent
highest on Education in the budget is____.
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a) Bihar
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh
3. The environment that allow more women
to take up a variety of jobs is ____.
a) Clean and Green b) Higher Wages
c) Safe and Secure d) Free Transportation
4. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power project
is located in ____.
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
5. The Act which declares that all children of
the age of 6 to 14 years have the right to
free education is ____.
a) Right to Education
b) Right to Information
c) Right to Schooling d) Right to Work
c) Regular employment
d) Seasonalemployment
3. Mining comes under ____ sector.
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Service
d) Unorganised
4. Paid leave is the provision of ____ sector
a) Organised
b) Unorganised
c) Rural Private
d) Urban Private
5. ____ sector has grown the most over 30
years.
a) Primary
b) Tertiary
c) Secondary
d) Unorganised
ANSWERS
1) a; 2) b; 3) c; 4) d; 5) a
1 Mark
1. What are the three sectors of economy?
A: There are three sectors of economy. They
are (a) Primary sector-Agriculture
(b) Secondary sector-Industries
(c) Tertiary sector-Those activities that
donot directly produce goods but provides services that are required in production.
2. What is GDP?
A: a) The total value of goods and services
produced in the country used as indicator of income for the country. The technical term to denote this value is Gross
Domestic Product (GDP)
b) GDP is the value of all final goods and
services produced with in a country
during a particular year.
3. What is Organised sector and Unorganised
sector?
A: Organised sector: The enterprises or
places of work where the terms of employment are regular and therefore, people
have assured work.
Unorganised sector: The unorganised sector is characterised by small and scattered
units which have remained largely outside
the control of the government.
2 Marks
1. Differentiate the organised and unorganised sectors of economy?
2. How is the Service sector different from
other sectors?
4 Marks
1. The workers in the unorganised sector
need protection on the wages, safety and
health. Explain with examples?
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) a; 3) a; 4) a; 5) b
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. Which criteria is to be considered in comparing the development of various countries?
A: 1) To measure the development of the
countries is comparing the per capita
income. Countries with higher the average income are developed countries.
2) Human Development Index is to be
considered as other than the Per Capita
Income.
2. What criteria has the World Bank taken
for measuring the countries?
A: The World Bank has taken the Per Capita
Income of US $ 12,600 and above per
annum in 2012 are called high income
countries. Those with per capita income of
US $ 1,035 or less income countries in
2012 are called as Low Income Countries.
3. What is Human Development?
A: Pre-fixing ‘Human’ to ‘Development’, it
has made it clear that what is happening to
the citizens of a country is important in
development. People, their health and
their well-being, life expectancy at birth,
education and Per Capita income are most
important. Health and Education indicators have come to be widely used along
with income as a measure of development.
UNDP compares countries based on the
educational levels of the people, their
health status and Per Capita income.
2 Marks
1. Why do we use averages? Are there any
limitations to their use?
2. What do you mean by development?
4 Marks
1. Why do you think parents accord less priority to girls education as compared to
boys?
2. What is the relationship between Women's
work outside their homes and gender bias?
3. PRODUCTION AND
EMPLOYMENT
1. ____ covers those enterprises where the
terms of employment are regular
a) Unorganised sector b) Organised sector
c) Private sector
d) All the above
2. Disguised Unemployment is known as
____.
a) Under employment b) Un employment
4. CLIMATE OF INDIA
1. ____ is not an element of Weather and
Climate
a) Temperature
b) Relief features
c) Wind
d) Humidity
2. _____ show average monthly values of
maximum and minimum temperatures.
a) Isohytes
b) Isotherms
c) Climographs
d) Bar graphs
3. Intensity of temperature depends on ____.
a) Latitude b) Longitude c) Axis d) Orbit
4. The 'Upper air currents' are known as___.
a) Jet streams
b) Bora
c) Mistral
d) Chinook
5. The _____ plain experiences dry and hot
winds called "Loo"
a) Eastern coastal
b) Northern
c) Western Coastal d) None
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ANSWERS
1) b; 2) c; 3) a; 4) a; 5) b
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. How does the latitude affect climate?
A: The southern part of India lies in tropical
belt close to the equator. This region has
higher average temperature than the northern part.
2. What are the elements of Climate?
A: a) Temperature
b) Atmospheric Pressure
c) Wind
d) Humidity
e) Precipitation
3. What are Jet streams?
A: The climate of India is affected by the
movement of upper air currents knows as
‘Jet streams’. These are fast flowing air
currents in a narrow belt in the upper
atmosphere, above 12,000m. A Jet stream
causes the neighbouring atmosphere to
cool and causes rain.
2 Marks
1. Describe India's climate controls?
2. How are the human activities contributing
to the global warming?
4 Marks
1. How is climate change causing global
warming? Suggest measures to minimise
the influence of the global warming?
5. INDIAN RIVERS AND
WATER RESOURCES
1. Alaknanda and Bhagirathi join at ____.
a) Devprayag
b) Rudraprayag
c) Vishnuprayag
d) Deviprayag
2. It is difficult to estimate _____ water flow
a) Ground
b) River
c) Canal
d) Reservoir
3. The largest peninsular river system is
____.
a) The Krishna
b) The Godavari
c) The Ganga
d) The Cauveri
4. The west flowing river is ____.
a) Narmada
b) Krishna
c) Ganga
d) Brahmaputra
5. 'Kurhad bandi' relates to ____.
a) Ban on felling trees
b) Ban on liquor
c) Family planning
d) Voluntary Physical labour
ANSWERS
1) a; 2) a; 3) b; 4) a; 5) a
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. Why the 70% of surface water resources
are polluted?
A: a) Washing of animals, clothes, dumping
solid wastes and littering by humans in
rivers, lakes and oceans
b) Asbestos, lead, mercury and petro
chemicals pollutes the surface water.
c) Acid rains
2. What are the aims of the WALTA Act?
A: The aim of the WALTA Act is to protect
and conserve water resources, tree cover,
land and matters. It also regulates the
exploitation and the use of ground and surface water.
3. What is Ground Water?
A: Water beneath the earth’s surface is called
ground water, which is get stored often
between saturated soil and rock that supplies water to wells and springs.
2 Marks
1. Water is to be considered as common pool
of resource. Explain?
2. Which aspects of farming practices were
regulated in the context of Hiware Bazar
to improve the water conservation?
4 Marks
1. What are the different inflow and out flow
processes has most impact in the context
of ground water resources?
6. THE PEOPLE
1. Sex ratio is the number of females per
____.
a) 1000
b) 100
c) 10,000
d) 1,00,000
2. The State _____ has positive sex ratio.
a) A.P
b) Kerala
c) Lakshadweep
d) Andaman & Nicobar
3. In India ____ female are born against the
100 male babies.
a) 103
b) 100
c) 95
d) 90
4. ____ percent of working people are in the
Unorganised sector.
a) 75
b) 92
c) 96
d) 74
5. The literacy rate of India in 2011 is ____.
a) 74.04%
b) 73%
c) 75%
d) 80%
ANSWERS
1) a; 2) b; 3) a; 4) b; 5) a
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. How does literacy impact on development?
A: Literacy make people conscious on health,
income, getting opportunities, civil matters like public governance, human rights
etc., People can follow the media to know
the changes taking place in all aspects of
the country
2. What are the steps to be taken to restrict
the overgrowth of population in India?
A: a) Child marriages should be stopped
b) Education must be provided to all
c) Family Welfare programmes should be
implemented effectively by the
Government
3. What is Population Density?
A: Population density provides a better picture of population distribution. Population
density is calculated as the number of persons per square kilometre area.
2 Marks
1. Distinguish between Population growth
and Population change?
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2. List out the impacts on society if sex ratio
is too low or too high?
4 Marks
1. What are the causes for high density of
population in some areas of our country?
7. PEOPLE AND
SETTLEMENT
1. ____ refers to the characteristics of the
place.
a) Situation
b) History of place
c) Site
d) None
2. ____ is a port city
a) Warangal
b) Vijayawada
c) Vishakapatnam
d) Karimnagar
3. Cities having more than 10 million people
are ____.
a) Mega cities
b) Metropolitan
c) Class I
d) Hamlets
4. ____ of the following is not a metropolitan city
a) Chennai
b) Hyderabad
c) Ahmedabad
d) Delhi
5. ____ settlements are centered around large
airports.
a) Aerotropolis
b) Port Cities
c) Hamlets
d) Mega cities
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) c; 3) a; 4) d; 5) a
a) Industry
b) Agriculture
c) Services
d) Organised
5. People with technical skills and professional expertise have migrated to ____
country.
a) USA
b) UAE
c) West Asia
d) Saudi Arabia
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) a; 3) d; 4) b; 5) a
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. Why do people migrate from rural areas?
A: 1) Due to inadequate income and other
facilities
2) Due to insufficient employment opportunities.
2. Why were only unskilled workers from
India wanted West Asian countries?
A: They need the unskilled workers from
India to work in their oil exporting companies for lower wages
3. What is Emigration Act?
A: The Emigration Act, 1983 is the Indian
law governing migration and employment
of Indians abroad. It also lays out conditions to safeguard the interests of workers
emigrating for employment. In the last fiscal year, at Rs. 60,000 crore, the remittances contributed to a third of the state GDP.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is aerotropolis?
A: A new kind of settlement and centered around large airports. In an aerotropolis, the
airport functions as a city in its own right.
Many facilities are provided right there.
These are also known as airport cities. These settlements are planned in Urban areas
2. What is a Settlement?
A: The way we organise ourselves and our
living spaces in a place is called a settlement.
3. What is Agglomeration?
A: It is an extended city or town area comprising the built up area of a central place
and any suburbs linked by continuous
urban area.
2 Marks
1. How did human life change with settlement?
2. Define features of Site and Situation?
4 Marks
1. What are the various problems of
Urbanisation?
8. PEOPLE AND MIGRATION
1. ____ million people have been reported as
migrants in 2001
a) 300
b) 307
c) 315
d) 325
2. Birth place means ____.
a) Place where the person was born
b) Place where the person was living
c) Place where the person's father lived
d) None
3. It is significant that rural to ____ migration has increased
a) Urban
b) Sub Urban
c) Tribal
d) Rural
4. Rural seasonal migrants work in ____ sector
2 Marks
1. Compare and contrast the migration from
rural to urban and urban to rural areas?
2. How does rural to urban migration
increase the purchasing power of people
in the rural areas?
4 Marks
1. Describe the similarities and differences
between the impacts of internal and international migration?
9. RAMPUR: A VILLAGE
ECONOMY
1. Modern farming methods require a great
deal of ____.
a) Concentration
b) Hard work
c) Capital
d) Technology
2. The Kharif crop that is grown during the
rainy season is ____.
a) Rice
b) Jowar
c) Millets
d) Sugarcane
3. Main activity of the village Rampur is
____.
a) Manufacturing
b) Dairy Farming
c) Farming
d) None
4. ____ capital is needed to set up a jaggerymanufacturing unit?
a) Fixed
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c) Working
d) Recurring
5. In 2009-2010, out of 100 workers in the
rural areas ____ are engaged in non-farm
activities.
a) 30
b) 32
c) 40
d) 45
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) b; 3) c; 4) a; 5) b
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What are the non-farming activities in
Rampur?
A: a) Dairy
b) Small Scale Manufacturing
c) The shop keeping
d) Transportation etc., are the manufacturing activities of Rampur.
2. What are the different ways of increasing
production on the piece of land?
A: Multiple cropping is the most common
way of increasing production on the same
piece of land. In rampur, people cultivate
wheat, sugar cane and potato in the same
land in different seasons.
3. What are Farm Activities and Non-Farm
Activities?
A: Farm Activities: The work done in agriculture to produce agricultural production
through agricultural activities such as
farming, irrigating, ploughing and harvesting.
Non-Farm activities: Other than the agricultural activities like dairy, small-scale
manufacturing, shop keeping etc.
2 Marks
1. How do the medium and large farmers
obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?
2. Land is required for the production in
urban areas. In what ways is the use of
land different from a rural area?
4 Marks
1. Why it is required huge capital for the agricultural production in modern farming?
10. GLOBALISATION
1. The most common route for investments
by MNC's in countries around the world is
to ____.
a) Set up new factories
b) Form partnership with local companies
c) Buy existing local companies d) None
2. The ill-effect of globalisation in India is
____.
a) Closure of small units
b) Greater choice for urban people
c) Goods of improved quality and lower
prices
d) Emergence of Indian MNC's
3. If tax is imposed our chinese toys, ____
will happen
a) Toy maker will be benefitted
b) Indian toy maker will prosper
c) Chinese toys will remain cheap
d) Indian consumers will buy more chinese toys
4. Removing barrier by the government is
____.
a) Liberalisation
b) Investment
c) Trade
d) Free trade
5. Globalisation has created new opportunities of ____.
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b) Emerging multinational companies
c) Providing services d) All the above
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) a; 3) b; 4) a; 5) d
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is foreign investment?
A: The money that MNC's spent to buy assets
such as land, buildings, machines and
other equipment is called foreign investment.
2. What is the impact of Globalisation in
India?
A: Globalisation has been of advantage to
consumers. They enjoy improved quality
and lower prices for several products. As a
result, these people enjoy much higher
standards of living.
3. What are MNC's?
A: An MNC is a company that owns or controls production is more than one nation.
MNCs set up offices and factories for production in regions where they can get
cheap labour and other resources so that
they can earn greater profits.
2 Marks
1. Why did the Indian Government wish to
remove the barriers to foreign trade and
foreign investment?
2. How does foreign trade lead to integration
of markets across countries? Explain?
4 Marks
1. Globalisation will continue in the future.
Can you imagine that what the world
would be like twenty years from now?
Give reasons?
11. FOOD SECURITY
1. ____ is provided through green leaf vegetables, ragi etc., for the blood formation.
a) Vitamins
b) Proteins
c) Iron
d) Carbohydrates.
2. The Indian Government came out with a
new law, the National Food Security Act
in the year ____.
a) 2013 b) 2012 c) 2014 d) 2011
3. Farmers require support in terms of inputs
and market opportunities for diversifications to other ____ items.
a) Vegetable
b) Non-food
c) Food
d) None
4. The places where young children are
taken care of including meals during the
day is ____.
a) Pre schools
b) Balwadis
c) Anganwadis
d) None of these
5. The Bengal famine took away 3 to 5 million peoples lives in Bengal, Assam and
Odisha in the year ____.
a) 1960-62
b) 1943-45
c) 1955-57
d) 1976-78
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) a; 3) c; 4) c; 5) b
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. "Public Distribution System (PDS) can
ensure better food security for people"Give reasons?
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A: In PDS, food grains are made available to
the public at affordable prices to the below
poverty line families. Thus, it can ensure
better food security for people.
2. What ways can the government ensure
high availability of food grains for the
people during periods of natural calamity?
A: a) FCI releases the buffer stocks
b) PDS system, at subsidised prices the
food grains made available to the public
c) Mid-day meals provided to school children.
2 Marks
1. Describe the relationship between increase in food production and food security?
2. Describe the relationship between under
weight and access to food?
4 Marks
1. What factors have contributed to the high
growth of paddy and wheat yields over the
long period?
3. ____ was very active in the formation of
league of nations.
a) Metternich
b) Woodrowilson
c) Hitler
d) None
4. ____ invaded the Poland in 1939.
a) Mussolini
b) Woodrowilson
c) Hitler
d) None
5. Industrial Capitalisation had changed the
way many people earned their livelihood
but only in the ____ countries.
a) Western
b) Eastern
c) Northern
d) Southern
6. ____ of the following is not related to
Hitler.
a) Attack on Poland in 1939
b) Passing Enable Act
c) Killing millions of Jews
d) Announcement of New Deal
12. SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT WITH
EQUITY
1 Mark
1. What was the immediate cause for World
War - II?
A: The German tanks driving in to Poland on
September 1st 1939. Hitler invaded Poland as punishment for refusing to hand over
the part of Danzig to Germany. This was
the immediate cause for the World War II.
2. What are the main objectives of UNO?
A: a) Preserve world peace
b) Uphold Human Rights
c) Respect International laws
d) Promote Social Progress
2 Marks
1. What are the different impacts of wars
during the first half of the 20th century?
2. What were the causes of two world wars?
3. How did the idea of nation states and
nationalism influence desire for war during world wars?
4 Marks
1. What are the comman consequences of
world wars? Suggest steps to prevent
wars?
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is Marshal Plan?
A: It is the plan announced by US to give
economic support to the European countries to reconstruct and rebuilt after the
second world war.
2. What were the social security measures
were taken in Britain during great depression?
A: a) Unemployment doles
b) Sickness Coverage
c) Health Schemes
d) Child care
2 Marks
1. What Challenges were faced by Germany
during great depression?
2. Russian revolution brought in many
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) c; 3) b; 4) c; 5) a; 6) d
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. Big country with a high population growth
is ____.
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Egypt
d) Iron
2. Rachel Carson wrote a book "Silent
Spring" in the year ____.
a) 1942 b) 1952 c) 1962 d) 1972
3. The number of districts have reported a
water level decline of over 4 meters during
past 20 years is ____.
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40
4. In India, more than ____ of the work force
is in the unorganised sector.
a) 60%
b) 70% c) 80%
d) 90%
5. To protect the areas of cashew crop from
pests, the government carried out treatment of land in the year ____
a) 1966 b) 1976 c) 1986 d) 1996
ANSWERS
1) a; 2) c; 3) c; 4) d; 5) b
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is sustainable development?
A: The development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.
2. What is the main motive of Chipko
Movement?
A: Sunderlal Bahuguna started the Chipko
Movement. The main motive is to prevent
the cutting of trees and reclaim their traditional forest nights.
PAPER - II
13. THE WORLD BETWEEN
WARS: 1900-1950: PART-I
1. The great depression was occured in the
year ____.
a) 1920 b) 1921 c) 1929 d) 1935
2. The Russian revolution took place in the
year ____.
a) 1915 b) 1916 c) 1917 d) 1918
14. THE WORLD BETWEEN
WARS: 1900-1950: PART-II
1. The Soviet under the Bolshevik leadership
seized power from the provisional government in the year ____.
a) 1919
b) 1918
c) 1917
d) 1916
2. First World War ended with the treaty of
____.
a) Versailles
b) Litovsk
c) League
d) None
3. ____ led the Bolshevik group in Russia
during Russian revolt.
a) Karl Marx
b) Engles
c) Lenin
d) Trotsky
4. ____ started "Collectivation Programme"
in Russia.
a) Lenin
b) Marx
c) Rasputin
d) Stalin
5. In Russia, Socialist revolutionary party
formed in year ____?
a) 1898 b) 1900 c) 1905 d) 1910
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) a; 3) c; 4) d; 5) b
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changes in their society. What were they?
3. The experience of war and depression
gave rise to many new alternative models
of national development –what were these
and what were their limitations?
4. Russian revolution brought in many
changes in their society. What were they?
And what challenges did they face?
5. Compare different points of view about
great depression, which one would you
agree with? Why?
6. In what ways were Jews persecuted during
the Nazi Germany? Do you think in every
country some people are differentiated
because of their identity?
4 Marks
1. What were the political changes brought
under the Nazi rule?
15. NATIONAL LIBERATION
MOVEMENT
IN THE COLONIES
1. Long march was held in the year ____.
a) 1914-15
b) 1924-25
c) 1934-35
d) 1944-45
2. Vietnam was under the colonial rule of
____.
a) Britain
b) Russia
c) France
d) All the above
3. "Yoruba" is a tribe in ____.
a) China
b) Nigeria
c) Vietnam
d) Indochina
4. Vietnam exported 2/3 of its rice production and by 1931 has became the ____
largest exporter of rice in the world.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
5. On "4-5-1919", an angry demonstration
was held in ____.
a) Pecking
b) Beijing
c) Honkong
d) Indonesia
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) c; 3) b; 4) c; 5) b
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is Agent Orange?
A: Agent Orange is a defoliant, a plant killer
or herbicide. In US-Vietnam war, Agent
Orange was used by US. It's plan was to
destroy forests and fields, so that it would
be easier to kill if there was no forest
cover for people to hide in.
2. What is Pan Africanism?
A: It is an idea which promotes the unity of
all African people's irrespective of country
or tribe. Kwame Nkrumah was the key
person in Pan Africanism.
2 Marks
1. What role did schooling play in national
movement of China,Vietnam and Nigeria?
2. Unlike Vietnam or India, Nigeria didnot
have to struggle so hard for freedomexplain?
3. Try to remember the policies followed by
the British in India. Compare the colonial
policies followed by the British in India
and the French in Vietnam. What similarities and differences do you find between
them?
4. Compare the nature of land reforms in
China, Vietnam and India.
5. After the overthrow of monarchy, China
had two different types of regimes. How
were they similar or different?
6. Compare to the national movement in
India and Nigeria - can you explain why it
was stronger in India?
4 Marks
1. What are the challenges faced by the independent Nigerian nation? In what ways is
it similar or different from the challenges
faced by the independent India?
16. NATIONAL MOVEMENT
IN INDIA-PARTITION &
INDEPENDENCE 1939-1947
1. The Government of India Act was passed
in ____ by British Parliament.
a) 1930 b) 1935 c) 1940 d) 1945
2. The name Pakisthan or Pak-sthan, was
coined by a Punjabi muslim student,
Chaudary Rehmat Ali at ____.
a) Chicago
b) Oxford
c) Cambridge
d) Michigan
3. The mission that came to India in 1942 is
____.
a) Rehmat Ali
b) Agha Khan
c) Cripps
d) Kamalanadh
4. The person who fasted and didnot celebrate on the first Independence day is ____.
a) Gandhiji
b) Nehru
c) Patel
d) Lal Bahadur Sastri
5. ____ gave call for quit India Movement
a) M.A.Jinnah
b) Nehru
c) Gandhiji
d) Patel
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) c; 3) c; 4) a; 5) c
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is INA?
A: Subhash Chandra Bose recruited the pris-
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oners of war from Japan in his army to
fight against the British forces for the freedom of India is known as the Indian
National Army
2. What is Quit India Movement?
A: In 1942, Gandhiji launched movement
against the British rule called Quit India.
He gave a historical slogan "Do or Die" to
the activists.
2 Marks
1. What were the different ways in which religion was used in polities before partition?
2. "Integration of various princely states in to
the new Indian Nation was a challenging
task" discuss?
4 Marks
1. What are the various reasons for the partition of the country?
17. THE MAKING OF
INDEPENDENT INDIA'S
CONSTITUTION
1. The cabinet mission appointed in ____
alloted seats to each province or group of
state.
a) 1945 b) 1946 c) 1947 d) 1948
2. The American form of government is
called the ____ system.
a) Parliamentary
b) Dictatorial
c) Presidential
d) None
3. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar presented the draft of
the constitution before CA on ____.
a) 1948 b) 1949 c) 1950 d) 1951
4. The President of the Indian Union will be
generally bound by the advice of ____.
a) President
b) Vice-President
c) Ministers
d) Councellors
5. A "Drafting Committee" was set up under
the chairmenship of ____.
a) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar b) Radhakrishnan
c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
d) S.C.Bose
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) c; 3) a; 4) c; 5) a
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is a Republic?
A: Nation which has an elected president or
head of the country is a Republic.
2. What is a Constitution?
A: A Constitution is a body of fundamental
principles according to which a state governed.
2 Marks
1. What are the basic principles of Indian
Constitution?
2. Describe the unitary and Federal principles of the Indian government as discussed in the CA debates?
4 Marks
1. How has the constitution defined and changed political institutions in the country?
18. INDEPENDENT INDIA
1. The first five year plan focussed on ____
& the need for increasing food production
a) Industries
b) Agriculture
c) Transport
d) Social services
2. Green Revolution was a strategy in ____.
a) 1961-64
b) 1964-67
c) 1967-70
d) 1970-71
3. While ____ system was abolished but the
redistribution of land to the landless didnot take place
a) Zamindari System b) Patwari system
c) Both a & b
d) None
4. Our PM, at the time of war with Pakisthan
in 1965 was ____.
a) Nehru
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Man Mohan
d) L.B.Sastri
5. The official language Act was passed in
____.
a) 1963 b) 1964 c) 1965 d) 1966
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) b; 3) a; 4) d; 5) a
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is Non Alignment Movement
(NAM)?
A: NAM means not to join with any power
blocks and maintaining independent foreign policy.
2. What measures of Indira Gandhi are
called "left turn"?
A: Indira Gandhi took up the challenge in her
party and outside by taking a sharp left
turns post 1967 elections. She adopted
removal of poverty from the country using
'Garibi Hatao' slogan. The Congress won
with a record margin in the 1971 elections.
2 Marks
1. What were the institutional changes that
came up after the emergency?
2. What were the major changes in political
system after 1967 elections?
4 Marks
2. What measures were taken to bring in
socio-economic change during the initial
years after independence?
19. EMERGING
POLITICAL TRENDS
1. Mandal Commission recommended _____
reservation to the OBC Communities.
a) 31%
b) 40% c) 25%
d) 27%
2. "Operation Blue Star" was conducted in
the year ____.
a) 1968 b) 1969 c) 1984 d) 1985
3. The 'Shiromani Akali Dal'government was
dismissed by the congress in the year____.
a) 1977 b) 1980 c) 1982 d) 1978
4. The left Front government was led by
Jyothi Basu of ____.
a) Communist party b) Congress Party
c) DMK
d) CPM
5. In 1900, ____ the leader of BJP led a
"Ratha Yatra" from Sommanath to
Ayodhya?
a) V.P. Singh
b) L.K.Advani
c) P.V.Narasimha Rao
d) Rajiv Gandhi
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) c; 3) b; 4) d; 5) b
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is Policy Paralysis?
A: In the coalition government, decision taking is difficult as there is a fear of withdrawl of the allies support. This is called
Policy Paralysis.
2. What is Operation Barga?
Social Studies
A: Operation Barga was a policy of the CPM
government of Jyothi Basu in support of
farmers.
2 Marks
1. How did regional aspirations lead to the
formation of regional parties? Compare
the similarities and differences between
the two different phases?
2. How do different types of regional aspirations draw from cultural and economic
dimensions?
4 Marks
1. In the early half of India after independence there was importance given to
planned development. In the later part
emphasis was given to liberalisation.
Discuss and find out how does it reflect
political ideals?
20. POST-WAR WORLD
AND INDIA
1. During World War-II, the president of US
was ____.
a) Wisor
b) Truman
c) Reagan
d) Eisenhowar
2. International Court of Justice is located at
____.
a) Newyork
b) Hague
c) Paris
d) Geneva
3. Bandung Conference was held in the year
____.
a) 1948 b) 1955 c) 1961 d) 1952
4. India-China signed Panchsheel Pact in the
year ____.
a) 1949 b) 1962 c) 1954 d) 1976
5. First summit of NAM was held at ____.
a) Delhi
b) Columbo
c) Belgrade
d) Bandung
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) b; 3) b; 4) c; 5) c
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. Write any two aims of NAM?
A: a) Co-operation among the members
b) Economical and military support to the
members to solve their conflicts
2. Why West Asia became a center of tensions in the world?
A: The oil reserves and the holy place were
main cause for the tensions in the West
Asia.
2 Marks
1. How did cold war produce arms race as
well as arms control?
2. How were the super powers benefitted by
the military alliances?
4 Marks
1. "Formation of NAM was not merely in the
context of military alliances but also in the
context of economic policies". Justify?
21. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
IN OUR TIMES
1. 'Glasnost' to bring in greater freedom for the
people, is the reform introduced by ____.
a) Stalin
b) Lenin
c) Gorbachev
d) Khrushchev
2. Chernobyl nuclear plant was in ____.
a) Poland
b) Hungary
c) USA
d) USSR
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3. Manipuri was made a part of India with a
merger agreement in the year ____.
a) 1991
b) 1958
c) 1949
d) 1947
4. The USA conducted underwater nuclear
tests near ____.
a) Newyork
b) Alaska
c) Boston
d) Los Angles
5. American Government entered Vietnam
war in ____.
a) 1975 b) 1970 c) 1973 d) 1971
6. The Tebhaga Movement was started in
____.
a) Bengal
b) Hyderabad
c) Madras
d) Bombay
ANSWERS
1) c; 2) d; 3) b; 4) b; 5) a; 6) a
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. What is START?
A: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
2. What is cold war?
A: The ideological differences which led to
mutual suspicion and hatred is called a
cold war.
2 Marks
1. What are the basic features of social
movement?
4 Marks
1. How are the rights of black people in USA
and Meira paibi movements similar or differnt?
22. CITIZENS AND
THE GOVERNMENTS
1. Right to Information Act was made in the
year ____.
a) 2009
b) 2005
c) 2006
d) 2008
2. ____ is the first apellate authority of a
school.
a) District Educational Officer
b) Mandal Educational Officer
c) Head Master
d) SPIC
3. ____ of the following does not include in
the information?
a) Record
b) Reports
c) Memos
d) Oral Instructions
ANSWERS
1) b; 2) a; 3) d
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1 Mark
1. Who is Public Information Officer?
A: Public authorities have designated some
of its officers as Public Information
Officers. They are responsible to provide
information under RTI Act.
2. How is Central Information Commission
constituted?
A: The Central Information Commission to
be constituted by the Central Government
through a Gazette Notification.
2 Marks
1. What are the powers and functions of
Information Commissions?
4 Marks
1. How do you think RTI would help in
improving and monitering the work of the
governments?
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MAPPING SKILLS
Observe the following Map of India and
answer the questions.
Social Studies
Drawing Skills:
1. Questions to be asked under drawing skills
should have the following nature.
2. Daigrams should be such that students
could draw by themselves.
3. Students should be able to locate places in
1. In between which latitudes and longitudes is
India located?
2. What is the northern most latitude of India?
3. Name the eastern most and westernmost longitudes of India?
Observe the following Map of India
and answer the questions.
1. What are the eastern and western borders of Deccan Plateau?
2. Write two westward flowing rivers of
India?
3. Pointout the given geographical
places? Delhi; Chota Nagpur Plateau;
Mumbai; Ajmer; Narmada River;
Hyderabad; Chennai;
Thiruvanthapuram; Deccan Plateau;
Bangalore; Pune; Aravali.
Answers:
1) Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
2) Narmada and Tapati
Observe the following Map of India and
answer the questions.
1. What is the temperature recorded in
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh?
2. Why is it 100C in Jammu and Kashmir,
where as it is 250C in Tamil Nadu?
Answers:
1) 200C temperature
2) Jammu & Kashmir is in Temperate
Zone. Tamil Nadu is in Tropical Zone.
Delhi; Chota Nagpur Plateau; Mumbai;
Ajmer; Narmada River; Hyderabad;
Chennai; Thiruvanthapuram; Deccan
Plateau; Bangalore; Pune; Aravali.
Answers:
1) Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
2) Narmada and Tapati
diagrams.
4. There should be chance to observe and
analyse the diagram.
5. Questions on diagrams should not be limited only to drawbut there should be
chanceto observe, to think and to explain.
Observe the following Map and
answer the questions.
1. What are the eastern and western
borders of Deccan Plateau?
2. Write two westward flowing rivers
of India?
3. Pointout the given geographical
places? Delhi; Chota Nagpur
Plateau; Mumbai; Ajmer;
Narmada River; Hyderabad;
Chennai; Thiruvanthapuram;
Deccan Plateau; Bangalore; Pune;
Aravali.
Answers:
1) Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
2) Narmada and Tapati
Answers:
1. India is located between 804' and 3706' North
latitudes.
6807' East longitudes to 97025'.
2. 3706' North latitude
3. 97025' East longitude and 6807' west longitude.
Observe the following Map of India and
answer the questions.
1. What are the eastern and western borders
of Deccan Plateau?
2. Write two westward flowing rivers of
India?
3. Pointout the given geographical places?
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Observe the following Map and answer the
questions.
1. Name the countries belongs to military
alliances of USSR?
2. Name the countries belongs to military
alliances of USA?
3. In which year the East Germany was entered
military alliances with USSR?
4. In which year Greece and Turkey into NATO?
Answers:
1) Poland, Czhecoslovakia, Hungary, Romania
2) UK, Norway, Denmark, France
3) 1956
4) 1952
Colonisation in Asia and Africa by
Europeans
Answers:
1) Colonisation in Asia and Africa by
Europeans
2) British colonies in Asia: India, Srilanka,
Observe the following Map and answer the
questions.
1. What the map denotes?
2. Name some Asian and African colonies of
Britain?
3. Name the Asian and African colonies of
Dutch (Holland)?
4. What are the Asian and African colonies of
French?
Burma etc.
British colonies in Africa: Egypt,
Zimbabwe, Nigeria, English Somalia
land, South Africa etc.
3) Aisa: Indonesia, Africa: Natal, Transwal
4) Frech colonies in Asia: Syria, Lebanon,
Vietnam Etc.
Observe the following Map and
answer the questions.
1. Name any two countries of Asia?
2. Name any two countries of Africa?
3. Name any two countries of North
America?
4. Name any five countries of Europe?
Answers:
1) China, India
2) Egypt, Nigeria
3) Canada, USA
4) Germany, England, France,
Poland, Italy
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Observe the following Climograph of India and
answer the questions.
1. Name two months that recieve highest rainfall?
2. Name three months that recieve lowest rainfall?
3. Give reason for high temperature in the months
of March and May?
4. What the graph indicates?
5. How are the climographs useful to forecast the
temperature of a given area?
Answers: 1) July, August, September; 2) December,
January, February; 3) Summer months; 4)
Climographs; 5) Based on the analysis we can
forecast the temperature levels.
INFORMATION SKILLS
Look at the pie charts and fill the the following table
Answer:
42
22
35
17
26
57
74
11
15
53
22
25
Expansion of Urban
Population in India,
1961-2011 (million)
Observe the following graph of foodgrains
and answer the questions.
1. What does the graph tells about?
2. Why the crop production of Jowar is relatively very low?
3. Which crop production is very high?
4. What was the trend in production of food
grains in India?
Answers:
1) Production of selected food grains; 2)
Change in food habits of people; 3) Paddy;
4) Wheat and Paddy are given top priority
Observe the following graph and answer
the questions.
1. Which was the least producing sector in
1972-73?
2. Which was the largest producing sector
in 2009-10?
3. Which was the largest producing sector
in 1972-73?
4. Which was the least producing sector in
2009-10?
5. How many times the total value of production of goods and services in India
increased during 1972-2010?
Answers:
1) Industry; 2) Services: 3) Agriculture;
4) Agriculture; 5) 8 times
Observe the following Bar
graph and answer the questions
1. What does the graph denotes?
2. How many times the female
population recorded more
than 940?
3. What was the highest sex ratio
after 1971?
4. Why the sex ratio was stagnated till 2011?
Answers: 1) Sex Ratio(1951-2011); 2) 3; 3) 940; 4) gender discrimination.
Observe the given graph and answer the following
questions
1. Which country has more nuclear stock piles?
2. Why was the stock of war heads decreased after 1995?
3. What will be the affect of nuclear blast?
4. What does this graph tells about?
Answers: 1) USSR; 2) peace activities increased; 3) huge
human loss; 4) the nuclear stock piles of US & USSR
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Natural increase
Due to declaration of rural
areas as urban areas and
expansion of urban areas
Due to migration of people
from Rural to Urban area
1. What does the graph say about?
2. In 1961-71, how much population was
migrated to urban areas?
3. In 1991-2001, how much natural increase
in the population of India?
4. From 1991-2011, how many millions of
people were migrated from rural to urban
areas?
5. From 1991-2011, how many Urban areas
expanded due to declaration of rural as
urban?
Answers: 1) Expansion of Urban population
in India(1961-2011); 2) 6 millions; 3) 40
millions; 4) 36 millions; 5) 42 millions.
Weight chart used in
Anganwadi to measure
the weight of children
in Telangana
1. What does the graph tells about?
2. Who provides this information?
3. What was indicated on OX-Axis and OYAxis?
4. What was the measuring formula for BMI?
5. What is the appropriate BMI?
Observe the given graph and
answer the following questions
1. How many Constitutional
amendments were made since
1950 till 2013?
2. What does the graph tell us?
3. Who has the power to amend
the constitution?
Answers:
1) 99; 2) Constitutional amendments are essential for smooth
functioning of government; 3) the
Parliament of India
Answers:
1) Weights of girls as per their ages;
2) WHO (World Health Organisation);
3) OX-Age of the girl, OY-Weight;
4) BMI = weight in kgs/Height2 in m;
5) 22-25 points.