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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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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
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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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8.
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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