V Social Studies 1

BEST PRIMARY SCHOOL

STD V II SEM SUB :- SOCIAL STUDIES

PAPER STYLE
Q1 CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION
Q2 FILL IN THE BLANKS
Q3 TRUE OR FALSE
Q4 MATCH
Q5 NAME THEM
Q6 (a) DEFINE
(b) GIVE REASON
Q7 ANSWER IN SHORT
Q8 ANSWER IN DETAIL
Q9 SHORT NOTE

Q1 CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

1) Greenland lies between the ________ pole and _________ circle.

a) South, Antarctica b) North, Antartica c) North, Arctic d) South, Arctic
2) The Greenland Sea is located _________ of the Greenland island.
a) east b)west c) north d) south
3 ) Blocks of melted ice are called ____________.
a) iceberg b) Icecones c) ice d) iceblock
4 ) Huskies are a type of ________________.
a) Dog b) wolf c) horse d) cat
5) The houses made by the inuits are known as the ____________.
a) inkas b) igloos c) inmas d) inlogo
6) Who congratulated the child for averting the train accident?
a) Train driver b) Ticket checker c) Guard d) Station master
7) Which leader of our nation is also known as Sardar?
a) Gandhiji b) Vallabhbhai Patel c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Subhash Chandra Bose
8) On which festival did the Britishers erect the statue at the centre of Megharaj village?
a) Ram Navami b) Diwali c) Janmashtami d) Holi
9) ________________ is a freedom fighter who sacreficed his life for the freedom of our country.
a) Chandrashekhar Azad b) Venugopal c) P V Upadhyay d) Divyachandra Azad
10) Who broke the statue made by the Britishers in Megharaj village?
a) Vinod Singh b) P. Kumar c) Poonamchanda Pandya d) Ranjit Gupta
11) Who is the chief manager of the Gram Panchayat ?
a) Sarpanch b) President c) Talati-cum- secretary d) Member
12) What do we call the Panchayat of a village in which the members and the Sarpanch are elected
unanimously ?
a) Samras Panchayat b) Elected Panchayat c) Common Panchayat
d) Medium Panchayat
13 ) Who is responsible for building and maintaning the fire brigade system?
a) Gram Panchayat b) Taluka Panchayat c) Jilla Panchayat d) Municipality
14) The management done at the village level and city level by locals is known as ________
a) Panchayat administration b) Local administration c) Managing administration
d) Central administration
15 ) ___________ is a cash crop.
a) Rice b) Wheat c) Idigo d) Millets
16 )Siraj-ud- Daula was the nawab of ____________________.
a) Tamil Nadu b) Gujarat c) Bengal d) Rajasthan
17) The battle of Buxur was fought in ___________.
a) 1700 b) 1764 c) 1760 d)1750
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18) The revolt of 1857 started in ______________.

a) Meerut b) Bombay c) Calcutta d) Awadh
19 ) Bahadur Shah Zafar was sent on exile to _____________.
a) Afghanistan b) China c) Mongolia d) Burma
20) The desert located in the continent of South America is ____________.
a) Sahara b) Thar c) Atacama d) Kalahari
21) ________________ is the capital of Saudi Arabia
a) Riyadh b) Mecca c) Al Taif d) Medina
22) ______________ is a famous place of pilgrimage in Saudi-Arabia.
a) Jeddah b) Mecca c) Aba d) Al- Aradha
23 ) _________ passes through the centre of Saudi Arabia.
a) Tropic of Cancer b) Tropic of Capricorn c) Equator d) Antarctic Circle
24 ) ___________ is known as the liquid gold in Saudi Arabia.
a) Oil b) Gold c) Copper d) Magnesium
25) The first president of Indian National Congress was ________.
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) W C Bonnerjee c) A O Hume d) Surendra Nath Banerjee
26 ) Brahmo Samaj was founded by _____________.
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c) Swami Dayanand Saraswari d) Swami Vivekananda
27 ) 'Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it' was said by ________.
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Chandra Shekhar Azad c) Bhagat Singh
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
28 ) Jallinwala Bagh was a walled garden in __________.
a) Rajasthan b) Punjab c) Delhi d) Kanpur
29) The Khilafat Movement started after the __________ War.
a) Second World b) Crimean c) First World d) Anglo- French
30) Who manages, the administrative work in Municipality as government representative?
a) President b) Chief officer c) Mayor D) Project Officer

Q2 FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The Rab'al Khali, is one of largest sand deserts in the world.

2. Saudi Arabia is one of the hottest places in the world.
3. The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.
4. Arabian horse and Jackals move swiftly across the desert.
5. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of Saudi Arabia.
6.The farmers were forced to grow opium and indigo instead of food grain.
7. Meerut was the place where the revolt against the British started.
8. After the Revolt, India started being ruled directly by the British Crown and British Parliament.
9. The Indian National Congress was formed by A O Hume in 1885.
10. Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj.
11. General Dyer ordered the firing at an unarmed and peaceful gathering of innocent people in
Jallianwala Bagh.
12. In 1757, The British fought the battle of Plassey against to the Nawab of Bengal.
13. The native people of Greenland are called inuits.
14. Greenland export frozen food and dried fish products to the other parts of the world.
15. The capital of Greenland is Nuuk.
16. The continent of Antarctica is located in the southern Polar Region.
17. The Umiak is a large boat.
18. One who dies for his faith or belief in his country or city or village is called martyr.
19. Our country achieved freedom on 15th August, 1947
22. The credit of the success of Satyagrah movement in Bardoli district of Gujarat goes to
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
23. Sarpanch is the head of Gram Panchayat.
24. Talati -cum-secretary looks after the administrative work of Gram Panchayat.
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25. Chairman is the head of Taluka Panchayat.

26. There are three levels of administration in Panchayat system.
27. An Indian citizen gets the right of voting at the age of 18 years.

Q3 TRUE OR FALSE

1) Grass shrubs and wild plants grow in polar region. False

2) Greenland shares its border with the Atlantic and Indian oceans. False
3) Huskies are wolf like dogs found Greenland. True
4) Greenland is rich in natural resources. True
5) Greenland is the largest island in the world. True
6) Residents of the village elect the Sarpanch True
7) The term of Zilla Panchayat is 10 years. False
8) Constructions of roads in villages is the responsibility of the Gram Panchayat. False
9) The term of the Taluka Panchayat is 5 years. True
10) The Chief Officer is the administrative officers of the municipality. True
11) Camels are known as the ship of deserts True
12) Sand storms are common in deserts True
13) Saudi Arabia covers seventy percent of the Arabian Peninsula False
14) The people in Saudi Arabia experience extreme cold climatic condition False
15) Many innocent Indians were killed by the British in Jallianwala Bagh True
16) Gandhiji came to India in 1918 and led the freedom straggle for thirty years False
17) The Indian National Congress was formed by A.O. Hume in 1800 false
18) Gandhiji used non violent methods to fight for freedom True

Q4 MATCH

1) Mahatma Gandhi Satyagrah

2) Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel- Iron man
3) Chandrashekhar Azad Martyr
4) Rani Laxmibai I will not give Jhansi
5) Gujarat Vidyapeeth Ahmedabad
6) Sarpanch Head of Gram Panchayat
7) Chairman Head of Taluka panchayat
8) President of Jilla Panchayat - Head of Zilla Panchayat
9) Talati-cum- Secretary Administrative officer of Gram Panchayat
10) District development officer- District administrative officer
11) Taluka development officer- Taluka administrative officer
12) Vasco Da Gama- a Portugese explorer
13) Mangal pandey- the first soldier to protest, revolt 1857
14) Revolt of 1857 first war of Independence
15) The first viceroy Lord canning of India.

Q5 NAME THEM

1. Broad motorable roads with four or six lanes connecting cities and towns with each other- Highways /
Expressway
2. An underground or elevated rapid passenger railway Metro train
3. Luxury passenger ships Luxury liners
4. The most expensive means of transport-Airways
5. The cheapest means of transport - Water ways
6. A sudden event that causes loss of life and property- Disaster
7. Sudden vibration of the Earths surface- Earthquake
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8. Violent storms that cause tremendous damage to coastal areas- Cyclone

9. A condition of acute scarcity of water Drought
10. The overflowing of water which submerges the land- Flood
11. A wise person Sage
12. The branch of biology that deals with the study of genes and heredity- Genetics
13. A person who travels to distant and unfamiliar places- Explorer
14. The activity of buying and selling of goods from one person to another Trade.
6. To rebel against the government Revolt
17. Congress leaders whose goals were mainly based on negotiating with the British and improving policy
and living conditioned for the people through peaceful means.- Moderates
18. Love and devotion to one's own country- Patriotism
19. A movement where British goods were set on fire launched in protest of the partition og Bengal-
Swadeshi Movement
20. Congress leaders who advocated complete boycott of the British Government- Radical
21. He was the commander in chief of the continental army in 1775 George Washington
22. Shakespeare and his friends purchased this theatre in London Globe Theatre.
23. Abraham Lincoln was born here Kentucky
24. A person who writes plays Playwright
25. A person sent by the church to other countries to spread its faith and to do social work Missionary
26. A narrow boat made of wood and seal skin used to catch fish Kayak
27. Dome-shaped snow houses with a single opening Igloo
28. sand mounds created by wind sand dunes
29. Removal of salt Desalting
30. A group of people who travel form one place to another in search of food, water or pasture for their
livestock Nomads.

Q6 (a) DEFINE
1) Sledge- The common mode of transportation used by people of island is called sledge.
2) Epicentre-During an Earthquake, the point of disturbance under the earth's surface is called an epicentre.
3) Seismograph An instrument that measures the intensity of an earthquake is known as seismograph.
4) Desert- A desert is an aerial and dry area with little or no vegetation.
5) Thawb- Traditional dress for man in a long white cotton gown is called the Thawb.

(b) GIVE REASON

1) Port cities are important because it connects to the rest country with the help of import and export of
goods.
2) Leonardo da Vinci was known for his contribution towards science because his work in astronomy ,
anatomy and engineering was far ahead in earlier time.
3) The British adopted a policy of divide and rule because they wanted to extend their power in other parts
of India.
4) The Indian farmers and weavers became jobless because the Britishers had forced them to grow cash
crops like opium and indigo and bought it at a very low price.
5) Saudi Arabia is known as the liquid gold because it is the largest exporter of oil.

Q7 ANSWER IN SHORT

Q-1 What are the different means of travels?

Ans- Roadways, railways waterways and airways are the different means of travel.
Q-2 What are express ways?
Ans- The roads which are broad and directly connected with cities ans towns are called express ways.
Q-3 Name the fastest trains of India?
Ans Rajdhani and Shatabdi are the fastest train of India.
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Q-4 List the awards Mother Teresa received?

Ans Mother Teresa received the Noble prize in 1979 and Bharat Ratna in 1980.
Q-5 What was the name of the theatres purchased by Shakespeare?
Ans - The globe theatre one of the largest theatres in London was purchased by Shakespeare.
Q-6 List any three plays of Shakespeare.
Ans 1) Comedy of Errors
2) As you like it
3) The Merchant of Venice
Q-6 Why did other Teresa establish the Missionaries of Charity?
Ans- Mother Teresa established the Missionaries of Charity with a mission to care for the needy and sick
people.
Q-7 Name the boy and strait that separate Greenland from Canada?
Ans The Baffin Bay and Davis strait separate Greenland from Canada.
Q-8 What is the range of the average temperature in Greenland?
Ans- The average temperature in Greenland ranges between -23c in winter to 5c in summer.
Q-9 Name some of the natural disasters that occur in India?
Ans The natural disasters lime earth quake, flood , tsunami and drought occur in India.
Q-10 List different names given to cyclones?
Ans Hurricane, typhoon and hillie-willie are the different names given to cyclone.
Q-11 What are droughts?
Ans- A Condition of an acute scarcity of water are called droughts.
Q-12 What weapons did Gandhiji use to fight for freedom?
Ans- Gandhiji had used three famous techniques (weapons) to fight for freedom.
1) Truth
2) Non- violence
3) Non co operation
Q-13 Name two words of Kalidas?
Ans- The two words of Kalidas are
1) Ritu samhara
2) Kumar Sambhav
Q-14 Name a society formed bu Sir Syed Ahmed?
Ans- Sir Syed Ahmed formed a translation society which was renamed as the scientific society.
Q-15 Name the European powers which came to India for trade?
Ans- Many European traders like french, dutch and english came to India for trade.
Q-16 Who discovered the sea route of India in 1498 AD?
Ans- A portuese explore , Vasco-Da-Gama was the first to discover a new sea route to India in 1498AD.
Q-17 When was the battle of Plassey bought?
Ans When Siraj-ud-Daulah the Nawab of Bengal protected against the British ways of trading , they
started war against him,. This war was known as the Battle of Plassey.
Q-18 Who were the moderates?
Ans- The congress leaders whose goals were to approach the british in a peace ful manner were called
moderates.
Q-19 Who came to be known as the father of modern India?
Ans- Raja Ram Mohan Roy came to known as father of modern India.
Q-20 Where and where was the first session of Indian national congress held?
Ans- In 1885, at Bombay the first session of the Indian national Congress was held.
Q-21 Who put an end to the practice of Sati?
Ans- Raja Ram Mohan Roy put an end to the practice of Sati.
Q-22 Who is a martyr ?
Ans- One who suffers death in defence of his faith or belief in his country on city or village is called
martyr.
Q-23 Where is the statue of martyr Punamchand Pandya?
Ans- The statue of martyr Punamchand Pandya is in S hri P.N.C. High school.
Q-24 Who is a sarpanch?
Ans- The head of a Gram Panchayat is called the sarpanch.
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Q-25 How many tiers are there in the panchayat systems? Which are they?
Ans- There are three tiers in the panchayat systems they are :-
1) Gram Panchayat 2) Taluka panchayat 3) zilla panchayat

Q8 ANSWER IN DETAIL
Q-1 Name some of international airports of India?
Ans-1) Indira Gandhi airport in Delhi
2) Netaji Subhashchandra Bose airport in Kolkata
3) Anna airport in Chennai
4) Chhatrapati Shivaji airport in Mumbai

Q-2 Name some popular airports of the world?

Ans-The popular airports of the world are:-
1) Heathrow in London
2) Kennedy in Newyork
3) De Gaulle in Paris

Q-3 Describe how Mozart become a great musician?

Ans- 1) Mozart showed his musical talent from a very early age.
2) He started composing from the age of five.
3) By seventeen he was the court musician of Salzburg in Austria.
4) He composed over six hundred works and many considered as masterpiece.
5) His opera magic flute is considered one of the greatest compositions of all times.

Q-4 What are the causes of floods?

Ans 1) Floods occurs when an area receives excessive rainfall or when a great quantity of snow melts 2)
Floods also due to heavy rainfall and increasing of water level in the water bodies, strong tides,
storms in sea cyclones and tsunamis.

Q-5 The body features of the camel are adapted to desert conditions, how?
Ans- 1) Camel can stay without food and water for many days.
2) It can store water in its stomach and fat in its hump.
3) This helps them to stay in desert condition.

Q-6 The vegetation is scarce and scattered in desert areas? Why?

Ans- 1) Deserts receive very little rain fall.
2) As a result soil is not fertile
3) So vegetation is scare and scattered here.

Q-7 What are main functions of Gram Panchayat

Ans -The main functions of Gram Panchayat
1) Supply of water for domestic use
2) Maintaining public health.
3) Constructions, repairing and maintaining public buildings, forests public wells etc.
4) Lighting on roads and public places.
5) Providing and maintaining playground for children .

Q- 8 What are the main functions of a Taluka Panchayat?

Ans- The main functions of a Taluka Panchyat are:-
1) Promoting health ,hygiene, education and cleanliness.
2) Taking part in agricultural development and wellbeing of society
3) Helping people and fulfilling their needs in the case of any accident,drought and flood.

Q9 SHORT NOTE
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Railways
1) Railways were introduced in India in 1853 by British.
2) The first train in India ran between Thane and Mumbai.
3) India has the fourth largest network of railways in the world.
4) Many people travel by local trains in several cities like Chennai and Mumbai.
5) Rajdhani and Shatabdi are the fastest train of India.

Kalidas
1) Kalidas is regarded as Indiass greatest dramatist and poet.
2) He lived during the rule of Chandra Gupta II, the famous ruler of the Gupta Dynasty.
3) He was one of the nine gems at the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
4) His works have been translated into many languages.
5) His well-known works includes Meghdootam, Kumar Sambhav,etc.

Satyagraha
1) Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement in South Africa.
2) Gandhiji returned to India in 1915 and started freedom movement against the Britishers.
3) He used his famous technique of truth , non-violence and non- co-operation.
4) He asked people to disobey the laws, of the British by not using goods and clothes made by them.
5) Finally the British had to leave India in 1947.

Jalliawala Bagh massacre

1) On 10th April 1919, Indians assembled to protest against the Rowlatt Act.
2) They gathered at Jallianwala Bagh a walled garden in Amritsar
3) General Dyer ordered to fire bullets on these innocent people.
4) This incident shocked the world.
5) Rabindranath Tagore protested against this massacre.

Main functions of a Zilla Panchayat

1) Planning and construction of underground water recharge structures.
2) Establishment of health centres
3) Construction and maintenance of roads
4) Promoting research on increasing agricultural field
5) Working for the wellbeing of the people

Main functions of a Municipality

1) Promoting and maintaining cleanliness in the town.
2) Maintaining hospitals and clinics
3) Arranging road lights.
4) Providing clean drinking water to the city.
5) Providing public gardens , libraries and town hall.