DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
REVISION WORKSHEET
*The Revision Worksheet comprises of two sections. Section A (Objective) and Section B (Subjective).
SECTION A (OBJECTIVE)
1. FILL IN THE BLANKS :
a) The madrasa set up in Calcutta in 1781 promoted the study of ____________ .
b) Pandita Ramabai founded a ______________ home in Poona.
c) The _______ Bill provided for the trial of British or European persons by Indians.
d) Congress was _____________ in its objectives and methods in the first 20 years.
e) In the deltaic Andhra the Swadeshi Movement was known as ___________ Movement.
f) The process in which metals are extracted from their ores by heating beyond the melting point is known as_______________ .
g) Jute and cotton are the examples of __________________crops.
h) ________________________agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon region of south, south east and the East Asia..
i) An interesting way of studying population composition of a country is by looking at the _____________________which is also called age- sex pyramid.
j) __________ accidents or disasters occur due to technical failure or irresponsible handling of hazardous material.
k) The government provides free and subsidized hostels for ________ and Adivasis.
l) According to the Constitution, every individual charged of a crime has to be given
a ________trial.
2. NAME THE FOLLOWING:
a) Founder of Arya Samaj who supported widow remarriage.
b) She started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta.
c) This Act was enacted in an effort to silence those who were critical of the British Government.
d) The man who outlined the educational policy to be followed in India.
e) He renounced his knighthood to protest against the Jallianwala Bagh atrocities.
f) Agriculture and forests are a part of this List.
g) Statistical study of human population.
h) A soldier from Bareilly who became a key military leader of the 1857 rebellion.
i) Process in which metals are extracted from their ores by heating beyond the melting point .
j) An important steel city of the United States of America.
k) Population in the age group of below 15 and above 65 years.
l) This Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability.
3. On the outline map of India mark & label the following:
SECTION B (SUBJECTIVE)
4. Throw light on the objective of the Boycott Movement
5. State any one recommendation of Wood’s Dispatch
6. Define viticulture
7. What is migration?
8. Why do we need a law on minimum wages?
9. When was the Brahmo Samaj formed? What were its ideals ?
10. Enumerate the reasons of discontent among the Indian sepoys against the British
11. What do you mean by agricultural development? How can it be achieved?
12. Distinguish between agro based industries and mineral based industries
13. Explain few uses of minerals
14. In India , we have an integrated judicial system. Give reasons
15. Write a note on B.R.Ambedkar’s contribution as a caste reformer
16. What were RabindranathTagore’s ideas on Education?
17. What is nomadic herding?
18. Explain the Social cultural and economic causes that lead to the uneven distribution of population
19. Which Commission sent by the British to India was boycotted by Indians? Explain why?
20. What initiatives were taken for planning and development in India after Independence?
21. Write a short note on the partition of Bengal in 1905
22. What are the geographical factors that affect the distribution of population?
23. What is the argument behind Reservation policy? How does the Reservation policy work?
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