DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
NAME THE FOLLOWING
1 An important mechanism through which MPs can elicit information about the working of the government: ______
2 The breaking up and decay of exposed rocks by temperature changes, frost action, plants, animals and human activity:_______
3 Petroleum and its derivatives are called as: _______
4 The cruel and unjust use of power or authority: ________
5 The exclusive right over any idea or invention: _________
6 This layer of the soil contains humus and vegetation._________
7 The print created by the weavers of Andhra Pradesh in India._____________
8 He was hanged to death for opposing his officers in Barrackpore.________
9 The community from which two members are nominated to the Lok Sabha.____
10 The presence of this ruler held back the Company from annexing Punjab.______
FILL IN THE BLANKS
11 ____________ controlled the profitable trade of Malabar Coast from where the Company purchased pepper and cardamom.
12 ________ thought that the British should act as paternal father figure protecting the ryots under their charge.
13 On 29 March, 1857 a young soldier, __________ was hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrackpore.
14 ________, who lived near Kanpur, gathered armed forces and expelled the British garrison from the city
15 A _________ state is one in which state does not officially promote any one religion as state religion.
16 The __________in Parliament is formed by all the political parties that oppose the majority party.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS
17 a. The supreme law making institution in our country.____________
i. Constitution ii. Supreme Court iii. Parliament
18 b. To force someone to do something, at times by a legal authority like the state____
i Coercion ii. Marginalization iii. Tyranny
19 c. In 1770 a terrible ______ killed ten million people in Bengal.
i . Earthquake ii. Landslide iii. Famine
20 d. ________ is a ubiquitous resource.
i. Black soil ii Copper iii. Air
21 e. He was the President of the Constitutional assembly.______
i. B.R Ambedkar ii. Dr. Rajendra Prasad iii. Jawaharlal Nehru
22 f. One of the last territories to be annexed by the British.___________
i. Punjab ii. Awadh iii. Madras
VSA(I) –VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
23 ‘This single step taken by Bahadur Shah Zafar had great implications’. About which step taken by Bahadur Shah Zafar is being mentioned in the given sentence?
24 Why should we maximize the use of non-conventional sources of power resources?
25 ‘Kerala Floods-It wasn’t just nature’s fury that led to the landslide that claimed the lives of around 60 people at Bhoodan colony in Nilambur’ The New Indian Express. Other than the nature’s fury what else could have led to the land
slide in Nilambur?
26 Why were the Directive principles of State policy designed?
27 What do you mean by representative democracy?
28 Define Coalition government
29 Define Constitution
30 Mention any one reason for the discontent among the Indian sepoys?
31 What is one of the main features of Ryotwari System?
32 State any one factor that leads to soil formation.
VSA(II) –VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
33 What led to fierce battles between the trading companies?
34 Why did the Company introduce Permanent Settlement?
35 Why were the peasants unhappy with the British land revenue policy?
36 Why does the distribution of resources differ in different parts of the Earth?
37 Enlist the physical and human factors that determine land use pattern.
38 How did the Bengal Nawabs assert their power after Aurangzeb’s death?
39 Enlist the characteristic features of the ryotwari system.
40 State the incident that sparked off the revolt of 1857.
41 Explain actual resources with suitable examples.
42 Which are the factors that lead to soil formation?
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