CHAPTER-
WATER
Q1. Fill in the blanks. 1×5= 5
1. Giant
waves that travel at very high speeds which are formed by the earthquakes,
landslides or volcanic eruption on the sea bed is called
___________________________.
2. World
water day is celebrated on __________________.
3. Warm
current originate near the equator and move towards the ______________________.
4. _____________________ocean
have the most saline water as they receive the greater part of the heat from
the sun.
5. ___________________tide is formed on Full
moon and New moon days when the sun, the moon and the Earth fall in the same
line.
Q2. Answer the following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Explain
why water from seas and oceans is unfit for drinking.
2. Are
tides helpful? How?
3. Define
the following terms-
a. Drift
b. High Tide c. Wave
4. Give
reasons why western Europe receives rainfall all through the year.
5. Write
a short note on Oceanic Currents.
Q3. Answer the following in detail. 4×1= 4
1. Explain
water cycle with the help of well labelled diagram.
Q4. HOTS 6
Water constantly replenished on the Earth. Why do we need
to conserve it? What can you do to conserve it?
CHAPTER-
NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE
Q1. Fill in the blanks. 1×5=
5
1. _________________________
refers to the different plants, shrubs, trees etc that grow naturally in air
area.
2. Coniferous
Forests are formed in higher altitudes of the _________________________
hemisphere.
3. ______________________
forests are also known as rainforests.
4. Natural
forests are classified into forests, _________________ and
____________________.
Q2. Answer the following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Define
the following terms.
a. Wildlife b. Tundra Vegetation c. Shrubs
2. What
is Mediterranean vegetation? Where are they found?
3. Give
reasons why deserts and Polar Regions have limited vegetation.
4. Explain
in brief temperate grasslands.
5. How
are coniferous forests useful?
Q3. Answer the
following in detail. 4×1= 4
1. Differentiate
between Tropical Evergreen and Tropical Deciduous forests.
Q4. HOTS
Why do we think Mangrove forests can survive in both
fresh water and saline water?
CHAPTER-
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT- SETTLEMENT, TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
Q1. Answer in one word. 1×5= 5
1. Roads
that are built underground _________________________
2. Seasonal
migration of people
____________________________
3. Modes
of the communication that reach to the maximum people _____________________
4. Settlements
in villages _________________________
5. Exchange
of thoughts, ideas, feelings etc among people
_________________________
Q2. Answer the following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Define
the following terms:
a. Gravel
roads b. Inland waterways c. Civilisation
2. How
are railways better than roadways?
3. What
do you understand by shifting cultivation?
4. Explain
permanent settlements.
5. Observe
the above given picture and answer the following question:
i.
Identify the above picture. (1)
ii.
Mention any 2 usages of the
above transport. (2)
Q3. Answer the following in detail. 4×1= 4
1. Discuss
the development of different modes of communication.
Q4. HOTS
Why do you think the invention of wheel is the most
important event in the history of transportation?
CHAPTER-
LIFE IN TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL REGIONS- THE AMAZON AND THE GANGA-BRAHMAPUTRA
BASINS
Q1. Fill in the blanks. 1×5= 5
1. West
Bengal and Assam have a number of ___________________ plantations.
2. In
___________________ farming , farmers make flat steps on the mountain sides for
cultivation.
3. ________________________
is the staple food of people living in the Amazon Basin.
4. ____________________
is an important occupation in the Ganga- Brahmaputra basin.
5. The
Amazon Basin supports __________________ Forests.
Q2. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. What
is river basin? What is the location of the Amazon Basin?
2. Where
is Ganga- Brahmaputra Basin located?
3. Name
the tress found in the Amazon Basin.
4. Define
the following terms:
a. Slash
and burn agriculture b. Tapioca c. Equatorial region d. Mangrove trees
5. Explain
the climate of Amazon Basin.
Q3. Answer the following in detail. 4×1= 4
1. Why
are Amazon forests depleting? What are the consequences of such deforestation?
Q4. HOTS
Why do you think
in Amazon Basin trees grow so close together?
CHAPTER-
INSIDE OUR EARTH
Q1. Fill in the blanks. 1×5= 5
1. The
core is also called as __________________.
2. Sandstone
is formed from _________________.
3. Intrusive
igneous rocks have ______________ grains.
4. Ocean
floors are made up of _______________ and ___________________.
Q2. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. How
were continental masses and ocean floors formed?
2. What
are minerals? How are they useful to us?
3. What
are metamorphic rocks? Give two examples.
4. Observe
the picture and answer the following questions:
i)
Label the 3 layers of the
earth in the above diagram.
ii)
Correct the following statements:
a. Sociology
is the study of the structure of the earth.
b. The
molten rocks found inside the earth are called sediments.
5. Define
the following terms:
a. Crust b. Sial c.
Sima
Q3. Answer the following in detail. 4×1= 4
1. Define
rock cycle. Explain the rock cycle in detail.
Q4. HOTS
Give reason why can’t we go to the centre of the earth.
CHAPTER-
MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY
Q1. Name the following: 1×2=2
1. One
example of print media: ________________________
2. One
example of local media:________________________
Q2. Fill in the
blanks. 1×3=3
1. Electronic
media include s all media that is _______________________________.
2. The
media sets agenda by choosing ________________________________.
3. Media
comprises of various modes through which we___________________ in society.
Q3. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Define
the following terms:
a. Local
media b. Balanced
report c. Advertisers
2. How
do the media make money?
3. Is
media free in our country? Explain.
4. Do
you think government should censor or control media? Why ?
5. Explain
in brief the two categories of media.
Q4. Answer the following in detail. 4×1= 4
1. What
is the role of media in a democratic form of government?
CHAPTER-
ADVERTISING
Q1. Fill
in the blanks. 1×5= 5
1. _______________________
involves studying the market for a product.
2. _______________________
comprises people who are likely to buy a particular product.
3. Advertisements
make consumers believe that____________________ goods are better than
_______________________.
4. Values
associated with a particular brand are called ____________________________.
Q2. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Define
the following terms:
a. Social
advertisements b. Target audience c. Advertising
2. Differentiate
between commercial and political advertisements.
3. How
does advertising influence consumers?
4. How
does advertising create inequality?
5. Why
do branded products cost more than products that are not branded or sold loose
in the market?
Q3. Answer the
following in detail. 4
1. What
are the steps in making of an advertisement?
Q4. HOTS
Discuss what will happen if there are no advertisements.
CHAPTER-MARKET
AROUND US
Q1. Choose the correct option. 1×3= 3
1. Producer
can sell goods to ________________________.
a. Retailer
b.
Consumer c. Wholesalers d. Cooperative societies
2. Which
of these usually sell branded products?
a. Malls
b. Weekly markets c. Shopping malls d. Neighbouring shops
3. A
chemist is an example of a ______________________.
a. Single-line
store b. Chain store c. General store d. None of these
Q2. State true or false. Correct & rewrite the statements
which are not correct. 1×2= 2
1. Malls
are the markets which have a number of shops.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Vegetable
mandis are an example of a retail market.
___________________________________________________________________________
Q3. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Define
the following terms:
a. Wholesale
markets b. Department
stores c. Chain
stores
2. Give
two reasons why goods are cheap in weekly markets.
3. How
do markets create opportunity?
4. Compare and contrast weekly markets and a
shopping complex on the basis of kinds of goods, prices and buyers.
5. Write
a short note on wholesale markets.
Q4. Answer the following in detail.. 4
1. Explain
how chain of market is formed?
Q5. HOTS
Do you think markets create inequality among the buyers?
If yes, how?
CHAPTER-LIFE
IN TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS- THE PRAIRIES AND THE VELD
Q1. Answer
the following in one word. 1×5= 5
1.
Major river system draining
in Velds: _____________________________________________
2.
Important occupations in the
Velds: ______________________________________________
3. Occupation
of people in Prairie: _________________________________________________
4. Based
on climatic zone, grasslands can be divided into
_______________________________
5. Other
name of Bison: _________________________________________________________
Q2. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. What are Prairies? Name some tress found here?
2. What
are Velds? Name some tress grown here.
3. Define
the following terms:
a. Chinook
b. Ranches c. Dairy Framing
4. Give
reason why Prairies are also known as ‘granaries of the world’?
5. Write
a short note on the wildlife found in Velds.
Q3. Answer the
following in detail. 4
1. Describe
the life of the people in Prairies OR Velds.
Q4. HOTS 2
1. The
rivers form a number of waterfalls as they through the Velds. Why is it so?
CHAPTER-LIFE
IN DESERT- SAHARA AND LADAKH DESERT
Q1. Answer
the following in one word. 1×5= 5
1. What
led to the transformation of Sahara?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. List
any 2 animals found in Sahara.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What
is the other name of the Ladakh Desert.?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Mention
any 2 natural vegetation of the Ladakh.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Name
the world’s largest desert.
___________________________________________________________________________
Q2. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. List
any 3 characteristics of desert.
2. Mention
any 3 reasons that led to the boom in tourism in Ladakh.
3. Give
reason: ‘Ladakh is also known as the ‘land of high passes’.
4. How
had discovery of oil transformed the Sahara region?
5. List
some modifications for growing plants in desert.
Q3. Answer the following in detail. 4
1. Describe
the life of the people and occupations followed by the people living in the
Sahara desert.
Q4. HOTS
Justify why do river Nile supports a settled life.
CHAPTER-
MUGHAL EMPIRE-I
Q1. State true or false. Correct and re-write the
statements which are incorrect. 1×5=
5
1. There
were ten navaratanas of Akbar’s court.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. During
Akbar’s rule, villages were governed by faujdars.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. The
first battle of Panipat was fought between Ibrahim Lodi and Babur.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Akbar
started a religious path called the sulh-i-kul.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Akbar
abolished jaziya.
___________________________________________________________________________
Q2. Answer the
following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Who
were navaratanas? Name any 2 navaratanas.
2. Define
the following terms:
a. Mansab
b. Rupia c. Sulh-i-kul
3. What
were the reasons of Babur’s success in the First Battle of Panipat? Why is the
battle considered historic?
4. What is mansabdari system? Name the sources
that about Akbar’s rule.
5. Mark
the following on the political map of India:
a. Bahadur
Shah was the ruler of this state.
b. Jahangir
gained control over this state after fighting with Amar Singh.
c. The
place where Ibrahim Lodi and Babur fought the battle.
Q3. Answer the
following in detail. 4
1. Describe
how Babur set up his empire in India.
Q4. HOTS
Discuss how did policies of Akbar helped common man?
CHAPTER-
MUGHAL EMPIRE-II
Q1. Fill in
the blanks. 1×5= 5
1. Salim
came to the Mughal throne in ___________________.
2. ______________
granted Sir Thomas Roe trade privileges.
3. Jahangir’s
autobiography is called ____________________.
4. Shah
Jahan managed to establish Mughal control over the Deccan province of
_____________________.
5. Ornamental
style of writing is known as ________________.
Q2. Answer the following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. What reason behind saying ‘Jahangir as a people’s
ruler?
2. Why
did Shah Jahan throw Portuguese traders out of Hooghly?
3. Discuss
how Jahangir extended the empire built by Akbar.
4. What
was the reason for the conflict between Nur Jahan and Khurram?
5. Observe
the given picture and answer the following questions:
i.
Name the above monument?
Which Mughal ruler constructed this monument?
ii.
On which river bank is the
above monument located?
iii.
How many minarets are
surrounding this monument?
Q3. Answer the following in detail. 4
1. Give
an estimate of Aurangzeb and his rule.
Q4. HOTS
Why do you think the Mughal rulers were secular in their policies?
CHAPTER-
TOWN, TRADERS AND CRAFTMEN
Q1. Fill in
the blanks. 1×5= 5
1. Samantas
collected taxes from _______________
& ___________________.
2. Money
given by kings and pilgrims was used by temple authorities to
__________________.
3. Europeans
established their control in India sea trade with the help of their
_____________.
4. Ajmer
became an important pilgrimage centre after a _____________________ settled
there.
5. __________-___
is the term used for inlay work in copper and silver produced in Bidar.
Q2. Answer the following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. With
the help of example explain how temples gave rise to towns.
2. Why
were East India Company formed?
3. Define
the following terms:
a. Caravan
b. Hattas c. Urbanisation
4. On
the political map of India mark any 3 important towns that came up in medieval
India.
5. Distinguish
between port towns and commercial towns.
Q3. Answer the following
in detail. 4
1. Write
a short note on medieval traders and craftspersons.
Q4. HOTS
What were the reasons for European traders to set up
their base in Bombay, Calcutta & Madras?
CHAPTER-
NEW POLITICAL FORMATION IN THE 18TH CENTURY
Q1. Fill in
the blanks. 1×5= 5
1. Raja
Ajit Singh was the ruler of ________________________________.
2. The
office of the Peshwas became hereditary after the death of
______________________.
3. Nadir
Shah invaded the subcontinent during the rule of ____________________________.
4. The
third battle of Panipat took place between
____________________________________.
5. Shivaji
collected taxes such as _________________________ from the areas not under his
control.
Q2. Answer the following questions in 50 words. 3×5= 15
1. Define
the following terms:
a. Ijaradars
b. Sardeshmukhi c. Deshmukhs
2. Mention
any three reasons for the rise of Shivaji.
3. Why
was Awadh an important province?
4. How
did the growing power of the Mansabdars put a strain on Mughal finances?
5. Mark
the following on the political map of India:
a. Awadh
b. Bengal c. Hyderabad
Q3. Answer the following in detail. 4
1. Describe
how the governors of old Mughal provinces carved out as an independent state.
Q4. HOTS
Why did no other dynasty rise to power after the fall of
Mughals?
CHAPTER-
DEVOTIONAL PATHS TO THE DIVINE
Q1. Answer the following questions in one word. 1*10=10
1. Holy
law laid down by Islamic scholars were known as _____________________________.
2. Term used for ancient Sanskrit text on Hindu
mythology ___________________________.
3. Devotional
songs popularised by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ____________________________.
4. Ram
Charitraa Manas was written by ___________________ in ________________
Language.
5. The
followers of Kabir were known as ______________________________.
6. Another
name of the Golden Temple _______________________________.
7. Surdas
wrote __________________ composition.
8. Term
used for God to be formless ___________________________________.
9. Term
used to describe other form of Lord Vishnu _________________________.
10. Sufi
term used for the one who is loved by the God ___________________________.
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CHAPTER-
MEDIEVAL SOCIETY- TRIBES, NOMADS AND SETTLED
Q1. Answer the following questions in one word. 1*5=5
1. Other
name of Jhoom cultivation:
_______________________________________________
2. Tribe
of South India: __________________________________________________________
3. Practice
of burning women alive when their men defeated in battle:____________________
4. The
highest caste in North India: ________________________________________________
5. People
who move from place to place in search of food and shelter ____________________
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