DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
REVISION WORKSHEET
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Begum _______________________________________ started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta.
2. The ____________________movement urged countries not to join either of the two major alliances.
3. The Second Five Year Plan focused on the development of heavy _____________
4. The Indian states were formed on the basis of __________________ group
5. The _________________ parties play a critical role in the healthy functioning of a democracy.
6. Governor General Dalhousie declared that ______________________ was being misgoverned and British rule was needed for proper administration.
7. According to the Constitution, every individual charged of a crime has to be given a _________________trial.
8. The number of births per thousand people__________________________
9. Tea is a beverage crop grown on _____________________
10. The ultimate aim of agricultural development is _________________
11. Rocks from which minerals are mined are called _____________
12. Agro-based industries use plant and animal based products as _________materials.
13. An important role of Parliament is to be __________________ to the problems faced by people.
14. From establishing the need for a new law to its being passed, at every stage of the process the _____________________of the citizen is a crucial element.
15. The_____________________ is supposed to ensure that safety laws are implemented.
16. ________________says no one can be forced to work for low wages or under bondage.
17. To ensure that workers are not under paid and/or are paid fairly, the Government has enacted a____________________________.
II. NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. Countries like United States of America and Australia have gained in numbers by ___________________________
2. A Hazardous Industry that is growing rapidly in South Asia: ___________________
3. A person or organization that produces goods for sale in the market:_____________
4. The_____________________________Movement was launched in 1930.
5. This turned out to be the first all-India struggle, though it was largely restricted to the cities. _________________________________
6.The person who founded Satnami movement - ___________________________
7.The person who proclaimed one caste, one religion one god for human kind – _____________________
8.The foreign minister of newly independent India. __________________________
9.The alliance formed by political parties after elections when no party has been able to get adequate seats to form a clear majority: _____________________
10. Breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds. _____________________________
11. Petroleum and its derivatives are called as ___________________.
12. _______________ was the first country in the world to develop hydroelectricity.
13. The Supreme Court of India in the early 1980s devised this mechanism to increase access to justice. ___________________________________
14. A person who is called upon in court to provide first- hand account of what he/ she has seen, heard or known._________________________
15. Tribal language that has the largest number of speakers. _______________________
16. The social evil that was abolished by the Article 17 of Indian Constitution. ________________________
17. The old zamindar of Bihar who joined the rebel sepoys and battled with the British- ________________________________________
18.The highly poisonous gas that killed thousands of people in Bhopal:n __________________________________________
19.The river that is getting polluted due to effluents from Industries in Delhi Industrial belt:_____________________________
20. In India only three states have formulated specific plans to rescue and rehabilitate children, who are working as domestic servants: ___________________________
21. These are a nation’s greatest resource. _________________
22. The average density of population in India is ___________________ per square kilometer.
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