Question bank

Chapter-1   When, Where and How
Q-1 Match the following columns:
Q-2 Fill in the blanks
1. The period from_______ to______ century AD witnessed considerable changes in Indian history.
3. ____were patronized by the rulers.
4. Delhi Sultanate was founded by ______ .
2. In Sanskrit literature, India is called ______
Q-3 Answer the following questions in short.
1. Which countries comprise the Indian subcontinent?
2. Mention the time span of the Medieval Period in India.
3. Name any two foreign travellers who visited India during the Medieval Period.
Q-4 Answer the following questions in long:
1. In what ways has the meaning of the term 'Hindustan' changed over time?
2. Bring out the changes noticeable in religion during the Medieval Period.
3. Discuss the sources of the Medieval Period.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Medieval Period began in India in

(i)

8th century AD

(ii)

9th century AD

(iii)

10th century AD

(iv)

11th century AD

Q-2 Archaeology is the study of

(i)

music and painting

(ii)

historical remains

(iii)

coins

(iv)

All of the above
Q-3 Manuscripts are kept in

(i)

museums

(ii)

archives

(iii)

library

(iv)

shop
Q-4 

Who brought the teaching of the holy Quran to India?

(i)

Merchants and Traders

(ii)

Foreigners

(iii)

Sufi

(iv)

None of the above
Chapter-2   New Kings and Kingdoms
Q-1 Answer the following questions in long:
1. Explain the administration system of the Chola empire?
2. How did the Rashtrakuta become powerful?
3. Explain the art and architecture of the Chola empire.
Q-2 Match the following columns:
Q-3 Fill in the blanks
1. Mahmmud of Ghazni raided India .............................. times.
2. Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the ............... battle of ........
3...................................... was the founder of the imperial Cholas kingdom.
4. The earliest Turkish invader in India was ................... .
5. The Pala dynasty was founded by ..................... with his capital at ...................
Q-4 Write the years correctly :
1. When did Mahmud of Ghazni's rule begin?
2. When did Mahmud of Ghazni's rule end?
3. When Muhammad Ghori attacked Prithvi Raj Chauhan?
Q-5 Name the dynasties of the following rulers :
1. Mihir Bhoj ______
2. Devapala _______
3. Prithvi raj Chauhan _______
Q-6 Answer the following questions in short:
1. Who took the title of Gangaikonda?
2. What is meant by Taniyur?
3. What was the purpose of performing 'hiranya-garbha'?
4. Who was the most powerful rulers of the Pala dynasty?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 

Gopuram was a

(i)

tower

(ii)

hall

(iii)

ground

(iv)

gateway
Q-2 

Who travel led India along with Mahmmud of Ghazni?

(i)

Muhammod Ghori

(ii)

Chand Bardai

(iii)

Al Beruni

(iv)

Al Masaudi
Q-3 

Which kingdom was not involved in tripartite struggle?

(i)

The Cholas

(ii)

The Pratiharas

(iii)

The Palas

(iv)

The Rashtrakutas
Q-4 

Who was the founder of the the Chola kingdom in the 9th century?

(i)

Rajaraja - I

(ii)

Rajendra-1

(iii)

Vijayalaya

(iv)

None of the above
Q-5 

The smallest unit of the Chola empire was:

(i)

Mandalam

(ii)

Valanadu

(iii)

Nadu

(iv)

Taniyur
Chapter-3   Administration and Society Under the Mughals
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
1. The Mughal administration was highly ............... .
2. Mir Bakshi was the emperor's chief ............... advisor.
3. The imperial ............... were used instead of signatures on farmans.
4. The peacock throne was made of pure ............... and studded with ............... .
5. Land revenue or .............. was the chief source of income.
Q-2 Write 'True' or 'False' against each statement:
1. Akbar divided the empire into twelve subas or provinces.
2. The French jeweller Tavernier was invited by Jahangir.
3. Akbar organised his nobility to see all his jewels and the army into the mansabdari system.
4. Roshanara helped Shah Jahan in administration.
5. Chief Qazi was the head of the judicial department.
Q-3 Name the following persons.
1. The head of all administration.
2. Controlled the revenue department and without his permission no jagir can be allotted.
3. Held a rank in the government. He also have to maintain some cavalrymen.
5. Without his/her support the royal ladies would not get their supplies of silk and brocade. He/she got them made in the Karkhanas.
4. An officer in the government who collected secret information.
Q-4 Answer the following question in short:
1. What was Diwan-i-Khas used for?
2. What was the empire of Akbar divided into?
3. What was the work of Mir Bakshi?
4. Who had to be addressed as 'Almpaneh'?
5. Who invited French jeweller Tavernier?
6. What was the main focus of life of Zeb-un-Nisa?
Q-5 Answer the following questions in detail
1. How did Akbar divide his empire?
2. Who is a true ruler?
3. What was the mansabdari system?
4. Describe the peacock throne.
5. What were zat and sawar?
Chapter-4   Environment
Q-1 Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. What do you mean by environment?
2. Name the major components of environment.
3. What do you mean by biosphere?
4. What do you understand by abiotic environment?
5. Name the domain of water.
6. Name the two major components of biotic environment.
7. What do you mean by human environment? Also give any two examples of human environment.
8. What is an ecosystem?
Q-2 Fill in the blanks:
1. _______ environment refers to non-living things.
2. Land, water, air, plants and animals are the elements of _______ environment
3.______ is the solid crust, made up of rocks and minerals.
4.______ includes all the living components of environment.
Q-3 Short Answer Type Questions
1. Differentiate between natural environment and human environment.
2. Differentiate between lithosphere and atmosphere. Also state their importance.
3. Differentiate between biotic environment and abiotic environment.
4. How are the domains of water and life different from each other?
5. How are human beings responsible for making changes in environment? Discuss.
Q-4 Write true or false
1. Both Antarctica and Sahara desert have the same environment.
2. Abiotic environment contains land, water, minerals, etc.
3. The domain of water is known as the atmosphere.
4. 'Zoo' is an example of man-made environment.
5. Man creates human environment by interacting with natural environment.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which of the following is an example of biotic environment?

(i)

Mineral

(ii)

Rocks

(iii)

River

(iv)

Plants
Q-2 The domain of life is called

(i)

atmosphere

(ii)

lithosphere

(iii)

biosphere

(iv)

hydrosphere
Q-3 Which of the following elements are included in lithosphere?

(i)

Mountains

(ii)

Soil

(iii)

Plateau

(iv)

All of the above
Q-4 Which is not a natural ecosystem?

(i)

Desert

(ii)

Aquarium

(iii)

Forest

(iv)

Grassland
Q-5 Which is a human made environment?

(i)

School

(ii)

Plains

(iii)

Railways

(iv)

Both (a) and (c)
Chapter-5   Inside Our Earth
Q-1 Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. What are seismic waves?
2. What do you mean by fossils?
3. What do SIAL and SIMA stand for?
4. Name the minerals of which the core of the earth is made up.
5. What do you mean by sediments?
6. What is asthenosphere?
7. Name the three layers present in the earth's interior.
8. What do you mean by rocksphere?
9. Give two types of igneous rocks.
10. What are metamorphic rocks?
Q-2 Fill in the blanks:
1. Deccan Plateau is made up of ___.
2. When sediments are compressed and hardened then _____ are formed.
3. Lithosphere is floating on ______
4.______ are the most important sources to know about the interior of the earth.
5. The earth's crust is made up of various types of ______
Q-3 Short Answer Type Questions
1. Give a brief account of the layers of the earth.
2. State the characteristics of igneous rocks.
3. Give any four features of sedimentary rocks.
4. How are different forms of rocks formed in a cyclic manner?
5. State the various uses of rocks.
6. How are the metamorphic rocks formed?
Q-4 State 'True' or 'False'.
1. Igneous rocks are largely found over the earth's surface.
2. Metamorphic rocks are formed due to heat and pressure exerted on igneous and sedimentary rocks.
3. Basalt is an example of extrusive igneous rocks.
4. The upper crust of the earth is made up of silica and magnesium.
5. Sedimentary rocks are mostly found in layers.
Q-5 Match the following:
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 What is the upper thin layer of lithosphere called?

(i)

Mantle

(ii)

Crust

(iii)

Core

(iv)

None of the above
Q-2 The deepest part (core) of the earth is made up of

(i)

Silica and Aluminum

(ii)

Silica and Magnesium

(iii)

Silica and Nickle

(iv)

Iron and Nickle
Q-3 Which of the following rocks are called primary rocks or parent rocks?

(i)

Igneous rocks

(ii)

Sedimentary rocks

(iii)

Metamorphic rocks

(iv)

All of the above
Q-4 Which of the following is an example of intrusive igneous rock?

(i)

granite

(ii)

basalt

(iii)

sandstone

(iv)

coal
Q-5 In which of the following rocks are fossils are found?

(i)

Metamorphic rocks

(ii)

Igneous rocks

(iii)

Sedimentary rocks

(iv)

All the above
Chapter-6   Our Changing Earth - Internal Forces
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
2. Vesuvius volcano is a _____ volcano.
3. A volcano is a ____ , through which molten lava ejected.
4. Magma is mainly formed by _____ and ____ rocks.
5.______ measures the magnitude and intensity of earthquake in numeric value.
1. The seismic waves are recorded by an instrument called ______
Q-2 State 'True' or 'False':
1. The epicentre is just below the focus inside the earth.
2. The disequillibrium in any part of the earth is the major cause of an earthquake.
3. The waves generated by an earthquake are called seismic waves.
4. Endogenetic forces work over the earth's surface.
5. Active volcano constantly ejects lava, gases, ashes and fragmented materials.
Q-3 Match the Columns:
Q-4 Give answer in short
1. What is a volcano?
2. What is an earthquake?
3. Give any two examples of endogenetic forces.
4. Give any two agents of exogenetic forces.
5. What do you mean by the focus of an earthquake?
6. What do you mean by epicentre?
7. What are seismic waves?
8. What is the use of a seismograph?
9. What is Richter Scale?
10. Who invented the Richter Scale?
Q-5 Give answer in details
1. Differentiate between endogenetic forces and exogenetic forces with examples.
2. How do we measure the intensity of an earthquake?
3. Give a brief description about different types of volcanoes.
4. Explain the world wide distribution of earthquakes.
5. Discuss the effects of volcanoes and earthquakes in brief.
6. What protective measures should we take during an earthquake?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which of the following is an example of endogenetic forces?

(i)

Plate tectonics

(ii)

Water fall

(iii)

Moving of glacier

(iv)

Sea waves
Q-2 Which of the following is a part of the volcano?

(i)

Vent

(ii)

Magma chamber

(iii)

Crater

(iv)

All of the above
Q-3 The place where the earthquake originates first is called

(i)

Epicentre

(ii)

Seismic waves

(iii)

Focus

(iv)

Lithosphere
Q-4 'Etna' volcano is an example of which type of volcano?

(i)

Extinct

(ii)

Active

(iii)

Dormant

(iv)

Both (b) and (c)
Chapter-7   Our Changing Earth - External Forces
Q-1 Match the following columns:
Q-2 Give answer in short
1. What do you mean by weathering?
2. What do you mean by erosion?
3. Name any two depositional landforms created by a river.
4. Name any two erosional landforms created by a glacier.
5. What do you mean by glacial moraines?
6. Name any two erosional and depositional landforms created by wind.
7. How are beaches formed?
8. What is barkhans?
9. What are levees?
10. What is a delta?
Q-3 Give answer in detail
1. Discuss about the different types of weathering.
2. Differentiate between ox-bow lake and flood plains.
3. Discuss the formation of delta in detail.
4. Give a brief description of the landforms created by a river during its upper course.
5. Differentiate between weathering and erosion.
6. Give brief description about any three landforms created by sea waves.
Q-4 State 'True' or 'False':
1. Waterfalls form where the alternate layers of hard and soft rocks are found.
2. A river has very less capacity of erosion, when it flows through mountainous region.
3. Running water is an active agent of erosion.
4. Rivers form meanders during their lower course.
5. Stack is an erosional landform created by sea waves.
Q-5 Fill in the blanks:
1. A greater size of gorge is known as ______
2. _____ is the deposition of fine silt carried by wind from a distant place.
3.______ are narrow, knife like mountain ridges formed by the erosion of two or more adjoining cirque.
4. ______ are formed when wind erodes the lower section of the rock more than the upper.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which of the following is not an agent of physical weathering?

(i)

Frost

(ii)

Wind

(iii)

Oxygen

(iv)

lnsolation
Q-2 Which of the following is an example of biological agent of weathering?

(i)

Oxygen

(ii)

Carbon dioxide

(iii)

Animals

(iv)

Frost
Q-3 During which course does a river have the tremendous capacity to erode down the land?

(i)

Upper course

(ii)

Middle course

(iii)

Lower course

(iv)

both (b) and (d)
Q-4 Colorado river is located in

(i)

U.K.

(ii)

U.S.A.

(iii)

Russia

(iv)

Mexico
Q-5 Which of the following is the example of deposition by sea waves?

(i)

Sea caves

(ii)

Sea stacks

(iii)

Beach

(iv)

Sea arches
Chapter-8   The Role of Democracy in Health
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
1. Healthcare in India can be traced back nearly _____ years.
2. Emperor ______ was the first leader in the world history to attempt to give healthcare to all of his citizens
3._______ means our ability to remain free of illness and injuries.
4. ________ is provided by city and district hospitals and rural primary health centres.
6. India has ______ sub-centres, _______dispensaries, ______PHCs,______ CHCs and about _____ secondary and tertiary hospitals.
7.________Indians die each year from diarrhoea.
8. Health means our ability to remain ____ of illness and injury.
9. If people get ____ drinking water they are likely to be healthy.
10. India is the _____ producer of medicines in the world.
5. A ________ is a practitioner of the ayurvedic tradition, and a is a practitioner of the _______ unani or Greek tradition.
Q-2 Write true or false against each statement:
1. India has the largest number of medical colleges in the world.
2. It is not the primary duty of the government to ensure public welfare.
3. The number of doctors with respect to the population is much less in rural areas.
4. The private health service is a chain of health centres run by the government.
5. Knowledge about health is an essential part of education at all levels.
Q-3 Short answer type questions:
1. In this chapter, you have read that health is a wider concept than illness. Look at this quote from the Constitution and explain the terms 'living standard' and 'public health' in your own words.
2. What do you mean by the word health?
3. How does health condition improve in a country?
4. What do you mean by medical tourism in India?
5. What are the practices of traditional healthcare?
6. Which department of government provides healthcare in India?
Q-4 Very short answer type questions:
1. When was the National Health Policy endrosed?
2. What are the healthcare facilities?
3. Who provides public health services?
4. Who provides private health services?
5. What is healthcare inequality in India?
6. What do you mean by health insurance?
7. What is IRDA?
8. What is RMP?
Chapter-9   Women Change the World
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
1. The voice of ______ is increasingly heard in the Parliament, courts and in the streets.
2. _____ of India gave women equal rights with men.
4. The _____ sector includes jobs such as domestic servant, small trader, artisan, or field labourer on a family farm.
5. Women have been given representation in the _____ system as a sign of political empowerment.
6. _____  is helping thousands of Indian women meet their business needs.
3. Indian women were contributing nearly _____ percent of total employment in agriculture and related activities.
Q-2 Very short answer type questions:
1. What do you mean by women in formal sector?
2. What do you mean by women in informal sector?
3. What do you mean by the term SEWA?
4. Who are the leaders of Feminist movement?
5. What do you mean by protesting?
Q-3 Write True or False:
1. In India all girls are given education.
2. Indian women work very hard for longer hours than men and she faces many challenges.
3. Women work in the informal sector, while men work in offices.
4. Modern influences are affecting the younger generations in parts of India.
5. The women's movement raises its voice when violence against women takes place.
Q-4 Short answer type questions:
1. What are the consitutional rights of women?
2. How do women contribute in our economy?
3. What are the barriers to self-employed women?
4. What are the challenges faced by working women?
5. What are the points of women movement centre?
Chapter-10   The Media in India
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
1. Radio and television are _____means of mass communication.
2. ______ is a print media.
3. Political parties are the foundation stone of ______
4. The electronic media operates in accordance with the _____ code.
Q-2 Say if the sentences are True/False:
5. Press is the Iighthouse of democracy.
6. The media enables the public to reject the views of political leaders.
3. Media has played a significant role in spreading the cherished goals of liberty, equality and fraternity.
4. A free press is not a good asset for any country.
1. Radio, television, cinema, etc. fal l in the category of electric media.
2. Cinema is an important medium for information and communication of ideas.
7. The media compels politicians to keep their promises.
8. The freedom makes the press bold and forceful.
Q-3 Short answer type questions:
1. In what ways does the media play an important role in a democracy?
2. What is the role of media during elections?
3. What is public opinion? How does media create it?
4. What are the different electronic media of mass communication?
Q-4

Very short answer type questions:
1. What do you understand by ‘media’?
2. Which is the most important tool of social expression and change?
3. What compels politicians to keep their promises?
4. What has cast doubts over media's crediability?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Print media include

(i)

newspapers

(ii)

magazines

(iii)

journals

(iv)

all of these
Q-2 Media is the vehicle of public debates which provided a theoretical base to the political movement of

(i)

hypocrisy

(ii)

democracy

(iii)

parties

(iv)

all of these
Q-3 Media provides information about everything with

(i)

speed

(ii)

transparency

(iii)

force

(iv)

none of these
Q-4 Media creates the general awareness and right

(i)

choice

(ii)

public opinion

(iii)

general opinion

(iv)

all of these