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The first International (1864): To unite the
workers all over the world, karl marx
organised the international meeting in
London.
Karl Marx: "History was nothing but a
record of class struggle".
Plato: "Equality of wealth".
Thomas Moore: The society where no man
possessed any private property".
Democracy: The people exercise their
power through a system of representation
with periodically held free elections.
Social Justice: Social wealth envisages
welfare of all.
National Integration: Promotion of a sense
of belonging to the nation.
Rule of law: All the people are equal before
law.
The important rivers that flow towards
western side in peninsular India are: The
Narmada, the Thapathi, the Mahi, the
Sabarmathi.
Organised Sector: Large scale industrial
units and agricultural units with a defined
pattern of production and employment.
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Practice Bits Quick Review
Important Questions
Question Trends - Analysis
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SOCIAL STUDIES BIT BANK PAPER - 1
HISTORY
1. 1830 Revolution occured in France during
the period of ____
2. 1830 Revolution inspired National spirit in
Germany, Poland, Spain, Portugal and____
3. The 1830 revolt brought success to the revo
lutionaries only in the countries of ____
4. 1848 revolt occured in France during the
period of ____
5. Louis Phillippe's minister who made people
disgusted through his conservative reac
tionary and corrupt practices was____
6. To defeat England indirectly Napoleon
introduced ____
7. The leipzing war was called ____
8. The policy of Blood and Iron was followed
by ____
9. The first emperor of united Germany was
____
10. The franco-parsian war ended with the
treaty of ____
11. ____ is the name given to the army com-
manded by Garribaldi.
12. The principle of right to work was first
advocated by ____
13. Communist manifesto was written by ____
14. Cavour expressed his views in a news paper
named ____
15. Waterloo war occured in the year ____
16. Capital city of Austria ____
17. Napoleon was greatly influenced by ____
18. Congress of Vienna was held in the year
____
19. ____led the allied forces against Napoleon.
20. Confederation of Rhine was formed by____
21. Bismark was the prime-minister of ____
22. 'Das Capital' was written by ____
23. The third international was held in ____
24. Napoleon was born in ____ island.
25. Napoleon was defeated finally in the war
____
26. Napoleon sowed the seeds of nationalism in
____
27. In 1804, Napoleon got coronated as the
emperor of ____
28. Matternich was the chancellor of ____
29. The decision of the congress of Vienna
sown the seeds of ____ movements in
Europe.
30. Louis phillip described himself as ____king
31. "Whenever France sneezes, ____catches
cold" is one of the proverb.
32. After the revolt of 1848, under the leader-
ship of ____, France became republic coun-
try in the place of monarchy.
33. Under the leadership of ____Hungarians
revolted.
34. The unification of Germany was completed
in the year of ____
35. The secret revolutionary organization
____was started in Naples (Italy).
36. Majjini founded the ____, a revolutionary
society.
37. ____ attracted by Young Italy and joined it.
38. Paris commune was established in the year
____
39. At the time of Paris commune, the emperor
of France was ____
40. ____ was the first king of United Italy.
1. The Scottish missionary who explored
Africa in 1840 was ____
2. Congo was discovered by ____
3. The king who convened a conference of all
European States in 1879 to discuss the issue
of exploration of Africa was ____
4. In the Boers revolt against England, the
other European power who showed sympa-
thy with Boers was ____
5. The European power to gain the final con-
trol over Indonesia was ____
6. The highest stage of capitalism is ____
7. ____revolution was the main cause for
imperialism.
8. ____continent was regarded as 'Dark conti-
nent'.
9. British conquered Transvaal in ____
10. The sovereign of Congo was ____
11. The imperial countries spread the ideology
of the ____ burden for offering civilization
to backward people.
12. ____ made treaties with the native chiefs of
Africa.
13. In 1811 ____the ruler of Egypt declared
independence.
14. ____, the ruler of Egypt sold his shares of
Suez canal to England.
15. Under the leadership of ____, Arab of
Egypt revolted against the foreign interven-
tion of Egypt.
16. The ____ also known as Boers, the settlers
of Africa.
17. ____ contemplated to establish British
Empire in South Africa.
18. The English settlers were called ____ in
Transval in South Africa.
19. ____was the first country to fall prey to the
Europeans.
20. ____ were the first to develop trade with
India.
21. Chinese emperor, ____ says that "we pos-
sess all things, I set no value on strange
things".
22. ____was winner of the opium wars.
23. The ancient name of Srilanka was ____
24. The Battle of Buxar occurred in ____
25. The East India Company smuggled ____
into China.
1. The czar who was assassinated by Nihilists
in 1894 was____
2. The last of the czars who was made to abdi-
cate the throne was____
3. The Russian leader who advocated for the
continuation of war by Russia to a speedy
and honourable conclusion was ____
4. The architect of league of nations was___
5. The treaty that was concluded in after world
war-I was____
6. Lenin was the editor of____ , the party
news paper.
7. Russian parliament is called as____
8. The tearty of Versailles was signed between
allied powers and ____
9. The treaty of Versailles was concluded in
____year.
10. In Russia the year in which Bolshevik revo-
lution took place was____
11. The king of Germany at the time of the
world war-I was ____
12. ____was the founder of Bolshevik party
(1903).
13. First industrialized country in Europe
is____
14. Russians encouraged pan- ____ movement.
15. World war-I began in 1914 and
The unification of Germany was completed in
Bit bank written by
B.Srinivas
Sr. Teacher,
Torrur, Warangal
Nationalist Movement - Key
1. Charles - X 2. Italy 3. France, Belgium 4.
Louis Phillip 5. Guizote 6. Continental
System 7. the battle of nations 8. Bismark 9.
William - I 10. Frankfart 11. Redshirts 12.
Louis Blanc 13. KarlMarx 14. Risorgimento
15. 1815 16. Vienna 17. Rousseau 18. 1815
19. Metternich 20. Napoleon 21. Prussia 22.
Karl Marx 23. Moscow 24. Crosica 25. Battle
of Waterloo 26. Italy 27. France 28. Austria
29. Nationalist 30. people's 31. Europe 32.
Louis Blanc 33. Kossut 34. 1871 35.
Carbonary 36. Young Italy 37. Garibaldi 38.
1871 39. Napoleon-3 40. Victor Emmanuel
Imperialism - Key
1. Livingston 2. Cameroon 3. Leopald- II 4.
Germany 5. Netherlands 6. Imperialism 7.
Industrial 8. Africa 9. 1879 10. Leopald- II
11. Whiteman's 12. Stanly 13. Mohammad
Ali 14. Ismail pasha 15. Arabbi Pasha 16.
Dutch 17. Cecil Rhodes 18. outlanders 19.
India 20. Portuguese 21. Cheinlung 22.
England 23. Ceylon 24. 1764 25. opium
4 Marks questions:
1. Give an account of the role played by
Bismark in the unification of Germany?
2. Bring out the way how Italy achieved
unification under the leadership of
Sardinia state?
3. To what extent can you attribute Charles-
X's responsibility for the outbreak of
1830 revolt in France?
2 Marks questions:
1. Explain about Ems Telegram?
2. Write a short note on Karl marx?
3. What are the guiding principles of con-
gress of Vienna?
1 Mark questions:
1. What do you mean by Red shirts?
2. What is first international?
3. What was called the battle of nations?
Nationalist Movements Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the factors responsible for the
rise of imperialism?
2 Marks questions:
1. How did Europeans succeed in coloniz-
ing China?
2. What are the resources in Indonesia that
attracted by Europeans?
3. Write a short note on opium wars?
1 Mark questions:
1. Define white man's burden?
2. What is imperialism?
Imperialism Important questions
Contemporary World Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the results of world war-I?
2. What are the terms of Treaty of
Versailles?
2 Marks questions:
1. What are the aims of League of Nations?
2. Write a short notes on secret alliances?
3. What are the causes for the Russian
Revolution of 1905?
1 Mark questions:
1. Give an account on Lenin?
2. What is meant by aggressive national-
ism?
3. What was the immediate cause of world
war-I?
4. What was the Balkan issue?
Nationalist Movement
Imperialism
Contemporary World
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SOCIAL STUDIES BIT BANK PAPER - 1
USA joined the world
war-
II by signing
lasted in ____
16. The terms of the Treaty of versailles were
humiliating to ____
17. The headquarters of the league of nations
was established at ____
18. ____failed to restrain Hitler's invasions.
19. Teachings of Karl marx were popularized
by____
20. The old Russian calendar is ____ days
behind the present Russian calendar.
21. In the part of 1905 Russian Revolution the
people marched to the Royal palace at St
Peters burg under the leadership of ____
1. "War is to a nation what maternity is to
women" was the principle advocated by
____
2. The author of mein kampf was ____
3. The Russo-Japanese war was fought over
the conflict of interests in the region of ____
4. Through Land-lease Bill, America agreed to
give all out assistance to ____
5. Robert Mugabe became the first president
of ____ in 1980.
6. Hitler was attracted by the teaching of
philosopher ____
7. The Bible of Nazism is ____
8. Uniform of Fascists ____
9. ____ won independence of Brazil.
10. The present name of South-West Africa is
____
11. Indonesia joined the U.N.O in the year ____
12. The lower house of the parliament of
Germany was ____
13. The name of the news paper edited by
Mussolini was ____
14. In 1949, people's Republic of China
emerged under the leadership of____
15. ____was the founder of Nazi party.
16. The founder of fascist party was ____
17. The world wide depression occurred in the
year of ____
18. Presently North Rhodesia is called as ____
19. After the conclusion of world war-I, under
the leadership of ____ in Germany dictato-
rial government emerged.
20. King____ invited Mussolini to form the
government.
21. ____ joined hands with Hitler and signed an
anti comintern pact.
22. Hitler was an anti ____
23. Under Hitler's dictatorship rule, the famous
scientist ____ left Germany.
24. Manchuria was called the ____ of the far
East.
25. Japan entered into second world war with
an attack on the ____
26. America's joining on the side of ____decid-
ed their victory in the war.
27. American president, Harding took a stand
of ____
28. American president, ____ promised a new
deal.
29. USA joined the world war-II by signing of
____ charter.
30. ____ introduced a programme of five year
plan in Russia.
31. ____ slogan was "Turkey for the Turks".
32. In opposition to leaning, a revolt broke out
in Spain under the leadership of ____
33. The ____ civil war was commented as
"address rehearsal for a greater drama soon
to be played on an ampler stage".
34. Hitler's attack on ____ was the immediate
cause for the out break of the world war-II.
35. ____was shot by Italians themselves.
36. The world war-II ended with the victory of
____ on ____
37. The proposals of ____ plan aimed for
reconstruction of Europe economy.
38. At the ____ conference of 1944, was drawn
up the draft proposal of the UNO.
39. In 1927, the Indonesian nationalist party
was founded by ____.
40. The liberation struggle in South America
was initiated by Simon Boliver a native of
____
41. The South African white government fol-
lowed a policy of ____
42. In Mexico, the serious national sentiment
was roused under the leadership of ____.
1. Warsa Treaty was organsied by ____
2. ____ was the first American president to be
elected for more than two terms of office.
3. Palestine problem was a struggle between
Arabs and ____
4. The Indonesian Islands of Java, Sumatra
were the colonies of ____
5. The supreme allied commander during the
world war-II was ____
6. After the world war-II the non-aligned
countries formed into ____
7. Congo became the independent in the year
____
8. Nationaliation of Suez-canal was
announced by ____
9. NATO stands for ____
10. ____ plan, was a counter move to the
Marshall plan.
11. Brussels treaty was concluded in ____
12. Moltov was the Russian ____ minister.
13. The two rival systems of alliances gave
birth to a war of tension called as ____ war.
14. ____ Doctrine was a proposal to send mili-
tary and economic aid to Greece and
Turkey.
15. ____ was an extension of Truman doctrine.
16. Western Europe countries signed on the
treaty of ____ to check Russian influence.
17. ____ was a defensive organization against
the soviet bloc.
18. ____treaty was a opposition treaty of
NATO.
19. The Asian-African conference of 1955 was
known as the ____conference.
20. ____ fought for independence of Vietnam.
21. Yogoslavian states man ____preferred to
maintain a neutral foreign policy.
22. Khrushchev removed Stalin's body from
____ side and got buried elsewhere.
23. ____ published an article "A study of
Physical Culture".
24. Mao got attracted to the writings of ____
25. Mao conducted the historic '___
1. Excavation work of Indus valley civiliza-
tion was first carried out by ____
2. Temples at Mahabalipuram were built by
____
3. The immediate Cause of the sepoy mutiny
was the use of ____
4. The British who succeeded in abolishing the
practice of sati in India was ____
5. The European country which held monop-
oly over India trade during 16th century was
____
6. Ramakrishna mission was founded by ____
7. Red Fort located in Delhi was built by ____
8. Great master of Indian medical science was
____
9. The 1857 Revolt began at ____
10. The sculpture that existed during kanishka's
period was called ____
11. The battle of plassey took place in the year
____
12. Ajanta caves are of ____period.
13. The construction of kutubminar was com-
pleted by ____
Contemporary World - Key
1. Alexander - III 2.Nicholas-II. 3.kerensky.
4.Woodrow Wilson. 5. Versailles. 6.Iskra 7.
Duma. 8. Germany. 9.1919 10.1917. 11.
William-II. 12.Lenin 13.Britain. 14. Slave
15.1918. 16. Germany. 17. Geneva. 18.The
league of Nations 19. Maxim Gorky. 20. 13
21. Father Gopon.
World upto the world war-II - Key
1. Mussolini. 2.Hitler. 3.Manchuria. 4. Eng-
land. 5.Zimbabwe 6.Nietzche. 7. Mein kampf
8. Black Shirt. 9.Don pedro 10.Namibia.
11.1950. 12.Reichstag. 13. Il papalo 'd' Italia.
14. Maotse-tuug. 15. Hitler 16. Mussolini.17.
1929. 18.Zambia. 19. Hitler 20.Victor Emm-
anuel-3 21.Mussolini 22.Jew. 23.Albert Ein-
stein 24.Granary 25.Pearl Harbour. 26.Allies
27.Isolation. 28. Roosevelt 29.Atlantic 30.
Stalin 31. Musthafa Kemal Pasha's 32.Gen-
eral Franco. 33.Spanish 34. Poland
35.Mussolini 36. Allied powers, Axis powers.
37.Marshall 38. Dumbarton oaks 39. Sukar-
no. 40.Venezuela. 41.Apartheid. 42.ButoJarez.
The World after world war-II- Key
1. Russia. 2.F.D. Roosevelt 3. the Jews.
4.Dutch. 5. Eisen Hower. 6. Third world. 7.
1960. 8.Nasser. 9. North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation. 10. Maltov 11.1948. 12.Foreign
13.cold 14.Truman 15. Marshal plan
16.Brussels 17. NATO 18.Warsa 19.Bandung
20.Ho-chi-minh 21.Marshall-Tito 22. Lenin's
23.Mao-Tse-Tung 24. Karl marx. 25.
'Longmarch'.
World upto the World war-II
Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What were the causes for the out break
of world war-II?
2. What were the political and economic
consequences of the world war-II?
2 Marks questions:
1. Explain about Marshall plan?
2. What do you mean by Spanish civil war?
3. Write a short note on Fascism?
4. What factors led America into the world
war-II?
1 Mark questions:
1. Define Nazism?
2. Expand SWAPO?
3. What is Apartheid?
4. Write a short note on "Mao"?
The world after world war-II
Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Asses the role of UNO in preserving
world peace?
2. What were the problems of disarmament
movement?
2 Marks questions:
1. Write a short note on Maltov Plan?
2. Write about the Cuban crisis?
3. Write about the Bandung conference?
4. What is meant by Non-Alignment?
1 Mark questions:
1. What do you mean by cold war?
2. Expand NATO?
3. Define Truman Doctrine?
World upto the world war-II
The World after world war-II
Cultural Heritage of India and
Intellectual Awakening
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14. Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim visited
India during the reign of ____
15. The earliest of the Vedas is ____
16. Ajanta caves are in ____
17. Brihadeeswara Temple was built at ____
18. The builder of Buland Darwaza was ____
19. The great Astronomer of Ancient India ____
20. The philosophy advocated by Sankara-
charya is known as ____
21. Founder of Moghal Empire ____
22. Indus Valley civilization existed in India
round ____B.C.
23. Harappa is located in the Montgomery dis-
trict of ____ state.
24. The ____at Mohenja-Daro was a striking
example of city culture.
25. The ____ produced vedic literature.
26. The ____ culture of the south was inter
woven with the ____ culture of the north.
27. During the ____ rule, we found the achieve-
ment of political administrative unity in our
country.
28. ____ art got inspiration from Jain religion.
29. Lotus were most admirably represented in
the ____ school of art.
30. The brick Temple at ____ in Uttar Pradesh
belonged to the Gupta period.
31. Tanjore Brihadeeshwara temple built by
____
32. The biggest Nataraja image in the country is
at ____
33. ____were built by Srikrishnadeva Raya.
34. ____ laid foundation of Indo-Persian school
of painting.
35. Indo-Persian architecture was patronized by
____
36. ____ gave patronage to Moghul miniature
painting.
37. ____is regarded as very ancient native
Indian language.
38. Ganapati festival, Shivaji festival were
started by ____
39. The 1857 revolt was called as ____
40. In Chandra Gupta Vikramadithya's court
there were ____ the poets.
41. ____ court was adorned by Ashtadiggajas.
42. The preachings of ____ saints were respon-
sible for the rise of Bakthi movement.
43. Tajmahal was built by ____ emperor.
44. ____ language did a great service as a medi-
um of communication for the educated
Indians.
45. The most popular among the early Christian
missionaries was ____
1. Dyarchy was introduced at the provinces
under ____ act.
2. Provincial autonomy was introduced by
____ act.
3. The chairman of the constitution drafting
committee for India was ____
4. ____ sacrificed his life in the struggle for
creation of separate Andhra Pradesh
province.
5. The state that was incorporated in to Indian
union through police action was ____
6. Quit India movement was started in ____
7. The salt Sathyagraha was held at a place
____ in Gujarat.
8. The leader of the Indian National Army was
____
9. Minto-Marley reforms were introduced in
____
10. Annie Besant belonged to ____
11. The Home rule movement was started by
____
12. The leader of moderates was____
13. First president of Indian National Congress
____
14. Muslim league was formed in ____
15. Amrit bazaar Patrika was started under the
editorship of ____
16. M.V. Raghava chari, G.Subrahamanya Iyer
founded the ____
17. Indian National Congress first session was
held at ____
18. Dadabhai Naoroji has brought out the ____
theory.
19. The main objective of the extremist was the
attainment of ____
20. The partition of Bengal in 1905 by ____
21. The ____ movement was launched in
response to the partition of Bengal.
22. The hymn of Vandematharam was written
by ____
23. ____ toured Andhra regions in the part of
spreading Vandematharam movement.
24. The famous Andhra leader, ____ was arrest-
ed for the participation in the
Vandematharam movement.
25. The head quarters of Theosophical society
was at ____
26. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 1869 at ____
27. In 1916, Gandhi founded the ____ashram at
Ahmadabad.
28. Gandhi fought against ____ system at
champaran.
29. The British officer, ____ was responsible
for Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
30. Jallianwala Bagh was a garden place at
____
31. Khilafath movement was launched on ___
32. Gandhi took very serious view of the ____
incident and called off the non-cooperation
movement.
33. Khilafath Swaraj party president was ____
34. Bhagatsingh, Rajguru and Chandrashekar
Ajad, assassinated the police officer, who
had responsible for the death of ____
35. In 1930, the first Round table conference
held at ____
36. Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in ____
37. Gandhiji protested against the ____ award
declared by Mac Donald.
38. Gandhi and Ambedkar signed on ____pact.
39. In 1940, ____declared "Agust offer".
40. Gandhi gave a ____slogan in the part of
Quit India movement.
41. Atlee, the Prime minister of England sent a
____ to India in 1946.
42. According to ____ plan (1947) the partition
of India was happened.
43. India became republic in ____
44. The ____were the first Europeans to come
to India and last to leave India.
45. Subash Chandra Bose setup provisional
government of free India at ____
CIVICS
1. The rank of Telugu among the major lan-
guages of the world is ____
2. ____ languages are recognized as statutory.
3. At ____years of age an Indian gets the right
to vote.
4. The drafting of Indian constitution was
completed in the year ____
5. Aright that safeguards fundamental rights is
known as ____
6. When every individual is considered equal
before law it is known as ____
7. Delinking of the state from religious matters
is know as____
8. Reservation is an important device to pro-
The 1857 revolt was called as
Cultural Heritage of Indian and
intellectual awakening Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Give an account of Revolt of 1857?
2. Give a brief account of Indus Valley civ-
ilization?
3. Write about characteristic features of
Indian History?
2 Marks questions:
1. Write a short note on Bakthi Movement?
2. Write briefly about South Indian tem-
ples?
3. What was the impact of English educa-
tion on Indians?
4. What are the factors that contributing for
the cultural unity of India?
1 Mark questions:
1. Name the six schools of Indian philoso-
phy?
2. What were the contributions of Moghuls
to Indian architecture?
Freedom movement in India
Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Discuss the significance of Vandemath-
aram movement in India?
2. Write an account on the Non-co-opera-
tion movement?
3. Explain the role of Gandhiji in Indian
National movement?
4. Bring out the factors that contributed to
the growth of national consciousness in
India?
2 Marks questions:
1. Give an account on Quit India move-
ment?
2. Give an account on salt sathyagraha?
3. Write a short note on Drain theory?
1 Mark questions:
1. Give a short note about Simon commis-
sion?
2. Write a short note on Home Rule move-
ment?
3. What do you understand by Rowlath Act
4. Define safety valve theory?
Cultural Heritage of India and
Intellectual Awakening- Key
1.Sir John Marshall. 2.Narsimha
Varma/Pallavas. 3.Enfield Riffles. 4. William
Bentik. 5.Portugal. 6. Swami Vivekananda.
7.Shahjahan. 8.Charaka. 9.Meerut.
10.Gandhara Sculpture/ Greco-Bhuddist Art.
11.1757. 12. Guptas 13. Iltutmish.14.
Harsha. 15.Rigveda. 16. Aurangabad
(Mahar-astra). 17.Tanjore. 18.Akbar.
19.Varaha Mihira/Aryabatta. 20. Adwaita.21.
Babar. 22.2500 23. Punjab 24. Great Bath
25.Aryans 26.Drvidian, Aryan 27. British
28.Mathura 29. Amaravathi 30.Bitargaon
31.Raja Raja Chola. 32.Chidambaram. 33.
Vitalaswamy, Hajara Rama Swamy temples
34. Akbar 35.Shahjahan. 36. Jahangir 37.
Sanskrit 38.Tilak. 39. first war of Indian inde-
pendence. 40.Navaratnas 41.Srikrishna
Devaraya 42.sufi 43.Shahjahan 44. English
45. William Keri.
Freedom movement in India - Key
1.1919 2.1935 3. Ambedkar. 4.Potti Sri Ram-
ulu 5. Hyderabad. 6.1942. 7. Dandi 8. Subash
Chandra Bose. 9.1905. 10.Ireland. 11. Annie
Besant/Tilak. 12. Gopala krishna Gokha-
le.13.W.C. Benerjee. 14.1906. 15.Shisir Ku-
mar Ghosh. 16.Madras Mahajana Sabha. 17.
Mumbai. 18. Drain 19.Swaraj. 20.Lord Cur-
zon. 21. Vandematharam 22. Bankim Cha-
ndra Chatterjee. 23.Bipin Chandrapal 24.Ga-
dicharla Hari Sarvothama Rao 25. Adayar.
26.Porbandar. 27. Sabarmathi 28.Tinkathia
29. General Dayyar 30.Amritsar. 31.1920. 32.
Chauri Chaura 33. Chittaranjan Das. 34. Lala
Lajapathi Roy. 35. London. 36.1931. 37.Co-
mmunal 38. Poona 39. Lord Linlithgo 40. Do
or Die 41. Cabinet mission 42.Mount Batten
43. 1950. 44.Portuguese 45. Singapore.
India as a Nation
Freedom movement in India
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mote ____
9. The process of national integration in India
is characterised by the phrase ____
10. Religion that preached equality of people in
ancient India is ____
11. IAS stands for ____
12. IPS stands for ____
13. The chairman of the constitution drafting
committee was ____
14. Liberty is meaningless without ____
15. In India the supreme power rests with ____
16. Division of powers between the centre and
the state government is an important feature
of ____
17. The official language of India is ____
18. The union territories are directly adminis-
tered by ____
19. The geographical area ____ is the largest
state in India.
20. As per 2001 population census____ per-
centage of the people are Hindus.
21. As per estimates of the government,
approximately there are____castes in India.
22. The ____ reflects the ideals of the modern
state in democratic age.
23. The state is called republic when its ____ is
elected by the people.
24. There is no place for dictatorship in
____setup.
25. According to the directive principles of
state policy the accumulation of ____should
not be in the hands of a few.
26. Practice of untouchability is a ____
27. Our constitution provided for ____ struc-
ture of the Government in India.
28. Disputes among the states or between the
states and the centre are sought to be
resolved through ____
29. ____is a distinguishing hall-mark of Indian
life.
30. The citizenship of Indian realize the ideal of
____
1. The 'Democracy' is derived from ____lan-
guage.
2. In democracy the supreme power rests with
the ____
3. In modern democracies the form of govern-
ment is ____
4. ____ said "Democracy is the government of
the people, by the people and for the peo-
ple".
5. Electorate means the ____
6. Franchise means the right to ____
7. Electoral roll means the list of ____in any
election.
8. When people's representatives elect some
one to a public office it is called ____ elec-
tions.
9. ____years is the minimum age requirement
for a person to be a candidate in Loksabha
elections
10. ____officer supervises and conducts elec-
tion in a constituency.
11. ____officer is incharge of a polling booth.
12. The first general elections were held in
India in ____
13. Securing votes by resorting to force and
illegal means during the polling process is
known as ____ crime.
14. The member of Rajyasabha are elected
____
15. National conference is the regional party of
____
16. ____ issues symbols to political parties.
17. Present chief election commissioner of
India is ____
18. Largest Democratic country in the world is
____
19. The term of the Loksabha member is ____
years.
20. For the first time elections to local bodies
were held in the ____ year.
21. The system of government of India is____
system.
22. ____ is the upper house at the centre.
23. The powers of democratic governments are
limited by a ____
24. The article of____ of the constitution
explained about the universal adult fran-
chise.
25. The members of legislative Assembly are
elected ____
26. Grama panchayaths, Municipalities, munic-
ipal corporations are called ____
27. ____ takes the responsibility of conducting
the elections in India.
28. The ____ do have the right to challenge the
genunity of the voter on behalf of the con-
testing candidate.
29. The all political parties announce their
____before the elections.
30. The people can make a association and par-
ticipate with equal rights in collective deci-
sion-making in the society is known as
____society.
31. The right to vote has come to mean the right
to choose ____
32. The 15th general elections for Loksabha
were held in____
1. National Literacy mission was setup in the
year ____
2. The Andhra state was created in the year
____
3. The year of dowry prohibition act ____
4. The minimum age of marriage for girls is
____ years.
5. Article ____ of our constitution prohibits
the employment of children in the haz-
ardous work in the factories.
6. The fundamental right which has provided
the right to live is ____
7. The writ of ____ provides a remedy for ille-
gal detention of a person.
8. The government document ___reaffirms the
country's commitment to universalising pri-
mary education by the year 2005.
9. The formation day of Andhra Pradesh state
is ____
10. States are re-organised on the basis of ___
11. As per 2001 census literacy rate of our state
was ____
12. The national policy for children was pub-
lished in ____
13. The proportion of scheduled caste persons
is ____ percent in India's population.
14. The first state created on linguistic basis
was____
15. Right of religion is a ____ right.
16. ____State is the lowest female literacy
state.
17. "Sons of the Soil" theory is a part of ____
18. ____ play an important role in the develop-
ment of the individual and society.
19. The number of illiterates are more in
____than any country in the world.
20. The state which has got the lowest literacy
Liberty is meaningless without...
India as a Nation - Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. How do you describe India as a multi-
cultural Society?
2. Describe briefly the factors that con-
tribute to the promotion of national inte-
gration.
2 Marks questions:
1. What is the meaning of rule of law?
2. How do political parties promote nation-
al integration?
1 Mark questions:
1. What is secularism?
2. What is social justice?
3. What is federalism?
4. What do you mean by Democracy?
Indian democracy - Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Describe the election procedure in our
country?
2. Mention the basic elements of democra-
cy?
2 Marks questions:
1. Distinguish between general election and
by-election?
2. What are the malpractices in election?
1 Mark questions:
1. What do you understand by Universal
Adult Franchise?
2. What are the functions of Election
Commission of India?
3. Define 'Political Party'?
India as a Nation - Key
1. sixteenth. 2.22 3.18 4.1949 5. right to con-
stitutional remedies. 6. Rule of law.7.secular-
ism. 8. social justice. 9. unity in diversity.
10. Buddhism. 11.Indian Administrative Ser-
vice. 12. Indian Police Service. 13. Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar. 14.Equality. 15.the people. 16. Fe-
deral Government.17.Hindi. 18. the central
Govt. 19.Rajasthan 20. 82 21.6748 22. Prea-
mble of the constitution 23.constitutional he-
ad 24.democratic 25. wealth 26.crime. 27.
federal 28. National Development Council.
29. Tolerance 30.One people-One country.
Indian Democracy - Key
1. Greek 2.people. 3. Representative. 4. Abr-
aham Lincon 5. Body of Voters. 6.Vote. 7. Vo-
ters 8. indirect 9. 25 10.Returning 11.Pres-
iding 12. 1952.13.Election 14.indirectly. 15.
Jammu and Kashmir 16. The election com-
mission17. Shabuddin Yakub Kureshi.
18.India. 19. 5 20. 1884 21. Parliamentary 22.
Rajyasabha 23.constitution. 24.326 25.direct-
ly. 26.Local bodies. 27.Election Commission
28.Polling Agents 29. manifesto's30.demo-
cratic 31. representatives. 32. 2009.
Challenges Facing our Country Today -
Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the steps to be taken to realise
the objective of universal primary edu-
cation?
2. Suggest some measures for the improve-
ment of the conditions of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India?
3. Give your views on the future of the sta-
tus of women in India?
2 Marks questions:
1. What are the rights of a child?
2. Explain the dangers of drug addiction?
3. Define regionalism in the Indian con-
text?
1 Mark questions:
1. Explain the right to live?
2. What is communalism?
3. Give the meaning of corruption?
4. Define 'Casteism'?
Challenges facing our
Country today
Indian Democracy
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rate is ____
21. Communalism is a ____ attitude.
22. ____commission is constituted for the wel-
fare of the minorities.
23. The article of ____ of our constitution
empowered the minorities to safe guard
their languages, religions and the culture.
24. The article ____ of constitution provided
for the eradication of untouchability in our
country.
25. Prevention of ____ violence act was intro-
duced to give the protection to womenfolk.
26. Important right of the citizen's rights is the
____
27. Prevention of ____ act 1988 enacted to curb
corruption.
28. ____ is more important to control corrup-
tion.
1. The year in which Bangladesh came into
existence ____
2. The Indo-Soviet treaty was signed by India
and the former soviet union in the year ____
3. The African country that followed a policy
of racial discrimination ____
4. The year of India-China war ____
5. SAARC was launched in 1985 at the
____summit meeting of the head of states in
the South Asia region.
6. United nations charter was signed at the
____ meeting.
7. United nations came into existence on ___
8. The term of a judge in the international
court of justice is for ____
9. India has ____ percent of the forest in the
world.
10. Present secretary-General of the United
Nations ____
11. Bandung conference was held in ____ year.
12. In which conference did the non-aligned
nations give a call for new international
economic order ____
13. The year of the report of willy Brandt com-
mission ____
14. The year in which the universal declaration
of Human rights was adopted by the united
nations ____
15. World Human rights day is on ____
16. India's foreign policy is ____
17. Head Quarters of the United Nations organ-
isation are in ____
18. ____ was the main architect of Indian for-
eign policy.
19. The international court of justice is located
in ___ country
20. SAARC was lunched to promote coopera-
tion among ____ Asian countries
21. The international court of justice is located
at ____
22. The U.S.A. had maintained neutrality in the
India - ____ war in 1965.
23. The U.SS.R. was disintegrated isn the ___
24. ____ was an association of countries which
were ruled by the British crown.
25. The common wealth summit was held in the
year of 1983 at ____
26. ____ problem is the main impediment in the
relations between Pakisthan and India.
27. India played an important role in South Asia
and ____ played an important role in East
Asia.
28. The Panchasheel agreement (1954) reached
between ____ and ____
29. The Tibet Buddhist leader, ____ and his fol-
lowers fleed china and getting asylum in our
country
30. China built a military road between Sin
kiang and Tibet across ____ region.
31. The agriculture information centre of
SAARC was established in the country of
____
32. The event of the demolition of Babri masjid
happened in the year ____
33. India supported the stand of ____ in the
Suez canal crisis.
34. The primary responsibility of ____ council
is preservation of international peace.
35. The number of non-permanent member in
the UNO is ____
36. The permanent member countries of securi-
ty council do have ____ power.
37. IBRD is also called as ____ Bank.
38. The first country which raised the issue of
apartheid in the UNO assembly was ____
39. India has permanent membership in the
International ____ organisation.
40. To bring about the reforms in the interna-
tional economic structure, the ____ coun-
tries proposed the new international eco-
nomic order.
41. The regional meteorological centre of
SAARC was situated in ____
42. India has __ percent of world population.
1. Traffic management largely depends on
____
2. Well planned safety-measures helped us to
avoid ____
3. Do not enter the street where you see ____
sign.
4. ____ is a must for all motor cyclists and
scooterists.
5. Zebra crossing is meant for ____
6. At the back of the cycle there should be a
____
7. Don't stop the cycle without ____
8. The vehiclist is supposed to slowdown his
vehicle at ____ crossing.
9. The overtaking of any vehicle is to be done
from ____ only.
10. The driver of a vehicle should keep his
vehicle at ____ feet distance from front one.
11. Applying sudden ____ is very dangerous
while riding two wheeler.
GEOGRAPHY
1. The Indian island closest to the equator is
________.
2. ________ state gets the earliest sunrise.
3. India is separated from Srilanka by
________.
4. The smallest state in area is _______.
5. The state stands on three seas is ________.
6. The border country sharing the longest
boundary with India is ________.
7. The ________ runs half-way through our
country.
8. People living along Indus river were called
as ________.
9. In Geographical area, India is the ________
largest country in the world.
10. ________ longitude is recognised as the
basis for standard meridian in our country.
11. Difference between Greenwich mean time
and Indian standard time is _______ hours.
12. India's total land frontier is about ____kms.
13. The boundary line between India and China
Bandung conference was held in
Challenges facing our
Country to day - Key
1. 1988. 2.1953. 3. 1961.4. 18 5.24 6.Right to
freedom (Act.21). 7.habeas corpus 8.Edu-
cation for all (1990) 9. November, 1, 1956.
10. language. 11. 61.11%.12.1974. 13.18
14.Andhra State. 15. fundamental 16. Bihar
17.Regionalism. 18. Literacy19.India 20.
Bihar. 21.narrow 22.Minorities 23.29 24. 17
25. domestic 26. right to live.27.corruption
28.Transparency
Traffic Education - Key
1.Traffic Education. 2.Road accidents. 3. "No
Entry" 4.Driving Licence 5. Pedestrians.
6.Red reflector. 7.Signaling. 8.Zebra 9. Right
10. three 11. Break
India-United Nations -
World Problems - Key
1. 1971.2. 1971.3. South Africa. 4. 1962.5.
Dhaka 6.San Francisco 7. October 24, 1945.
8. Nine years.9. one 10.Baan-ki-moon. 11.
1955 12. Algiers.13.1980. 14. 1948.15.10th
December. 16. Non-Alignment.17.New York.
18. Jawaharlal Nehru 19.Netherland. 20.
South. 21. the Hague. 22.Pakisthan 23. 1991.
24.Common wealth 25.New Delhi. 26.
Kashmir 27. China28.India, China. 29.Dala-
ilama 30. Aksaichin 31.Bangladesh 32. 1992.
33.Egypt 34.security 35. 10.36.Veto 37.
world 38. India. 39. Labour 40.poor 41. India.
42. 17
India - United nations and World problems
Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Explain why India had to choose non-
alignment policy?
2. Describe the problems of environmental
pollution and ecological decay?
3. Explain the meaning of New
International Economic Order?
2 Marks questions:
1. What are the aims of the United Nations
Organisation?
2. State the fundamental principles of
India's foreign policy?
3. Mention the objectives of the SAARC?
4. Name the principal organs of the UNO?
1 Mark questions:
1. Explain the term "Third World"?
2. What are the steps to be taken to main-
tain ecological balance?
3. Expand 'UNESCO'?
4. What is non-alignment?
5. What do mean by 'Veto Power'?
6. What is the meaning of SAARC?
Traffic Education - Important questions
2 Marks questions:
1. Mention any three safety measures for
riding bicycles?
2. What are the precautions necessary for
observance by those that ride motor
cycles and scooters (fuelenergetic vehi-
cles)?
1 Marks questions:
1. Why safety - measures are essential in
using roads?
India-United Nations -
World Problems
Traffic Education
The Locational and
spatial setting of India
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is called as
________ line.
14. Our nearest
neighbour across
the ocean waters
is ________ .
15. The biggest state
in area is ________ .
16. Indian Union consists of ________ states
________ union territories.
17. The longest coastal state is ________ .
18. Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of
________ kms.
19. The biggest Union territory in area is the
________ .
20. The ________ island located between India
and Srilanka.
21. The minicoy island is in the part of
________ islands.
22. The sunrises very late at ________ in
Gujarath than in Arunachal Pradesh.
23. The number of countries that share the com-
mon land frontiers with India is ________ .
24. The number of coastal states in India is
________ .
25. The capital of Uttarakhand is ________ .
26. Subcontinent means: ________ .
27. Geometrical location of India: ________ .
1. The Himalayas are the young ________
mountains.
2. The Himalayas once occupied by the Sea
________.
3. The Himalayas form India's northern fron-
tier from ________ state to ________ State.
4. The longitudinal distance of Himalayas is
________ kms.
5. Greater Himalayas are also known as _____
6. K
2
mountain peak is in ________.
7. The highest mountain peak of the
Himalayas in India is ________.
8. Pamir plateau is located in ________.
9. The longitudinal extent of the Great Plains
in India is ________.
10. The younger alluvium is known as _______
11. Terai is a ________.
12. Bundelkhand upland is an extension
________ Plateau.
13. The peninsular plateau is slightly tilting
towards ________.
14. The highest peak in peninsular India is ____
15. The Deccan Plateau is bonded on north by
________.
16. ________ river flows through a rift valley.
17. ________ and ________ head streams
formed the main stream of Ganga.
18. The highest peak in the World is ________.
19. The ________ valley lies between the
Himadri and the Pir panjal range.
20. The famous hill station, Simla is situated in
________ range.
21. In Arunachal Pradesh, Outer Himalayas are
called as ________ hills.
22. Second highest peak in the world is ______
23. The highest table land in the world is
______
24. ________ plains have occupied the space
between the peninsular plateau and the
Himalayan mountains.
25. The tidal forests are called ________.
26. The river ________ forms the line of
demarcation between the malwa plateau
and the Deccan plateau.
27. The ________ peak is the highest point in
the Aravalli rage.
28. Western ghats are also called as the
________ range.
29. Dodda Betta peak situated near ________.
30. ________ peak is the highest peak in the
peninsular plateau.
31. The ________ desert is also known as the
Great Indian Desert.
32. The Ganga is called as the ________ river
in Bangladesh.
33. The ________ is the biggest river in the
peninsular rivers.
34. A Pass is ________.
35. A Dun is ________.
36. The Bhanger is ________.
37. The Kallar is ________.
38. The Bhabar is ________ .
39. The plain means _______.
1. India receives bulk of its rainfall from
_______ monsoon.
2. The retreating monsoon gives abundant
rainfall to _______ coast.
3. The monsoon burst first takes place in
coastal areas in _______.
4. Severe flood prone zone is _______.
5. The _______ state is become rain shadow
area during south west monsoon period.
6. The word 'monsoon' has been derived from
the _______ language word.
7. The highest rainfall recorded place,
mausynram is in _______.
8. The lowest average rainfall recorded in
_______ of Rajasthan.
9. The Government of India launched the
National flood Programme in _______.
10. Abbreviation of DPAP is: _______.
11. Monsoon means: _______.
12. Monsoon burst: _______
13. Drought: _______.
1. _______ state is having the largest area
under forest
2. Sandal wood is produced mainly in
_______ forests.
3. Economically most important forests in
India is _______ forests.
4. Sundarbans are named after the ______tree.
5. Teak is abundantly grown in _______
forests.
6. Alpine vegetation is found in _______.
7. _______ percentages of land is required to
maintain ecological balance.
8. The highest concentration of forest land is
in _______.
9. Important forest based industries: _______.
The biggest Union territory in area
The Locational and
spatial setting of India - Key
1. The great Nicobar 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3.
The Gulf of Mannar; the palk strait 4. Goa 5.
Tamilnadu 6. China 7. Tropic of cancer 8.
Indoies 9. Seventh 10. 82 East 11. 5 12.
15,200 13. Mac Mohan 14. Srilanka 15. Raja-
sthan 16. 28, 7 17. Gujarath 18. 972 19.An-
daman and Nicobar Islands 20. Pamban 21.
Lakshadweep 22. Dwaraka 23. 7 24. 9 25.
Dehradun 26. An area with distinctive featu-
res of continent 27. Between 84' - 376' nor-
th latitudes and 687'- 9725' east longitudes.
Climate - Key
1. Southwest 2. western 3. Kerala 4.
Brahmaputra Valley 5. Tamilnadu 6. Arabic 7.
Meghalaya 8. Jaisalmer 9. 1954 10. Drought
prone Area Programme 11. Blowing of winds
and reverse seasonally 12. The sudden onset
of rain 13. A condition when the rainfall is
less than 75% of the normal
Physical features -
Relief and Drainage - Key
1. Fold 2. Tethys 3. Jammu Kashmir, Arun-
achal Pradesh 4. 2, 400 k.m 5. Himadri ranges
6. Karakoram range 7. K
2
8. Trans Himalayas
9. 3,200 Kms 10. Khadar 11. marshy land
under the Bhabar zone 12. malwa 13. east 14.
Anaimudi 15. Satpura mountain range 16.
The Narmada 17. Alkananda, Bhagirathi 18.
Mt. Everest 19. Kashmir 20. Dhaula Dhar 21.
Mishmi 22. K
2
23. Pamir/Tibet 24. Indo-
Gangetic 25. Sund-arbans 26. Narmada 27.
Gurushikar 28. Sah-yadri 29. Ooty 30.
Anaimudi 31. Thar 32. Pad-ma 33. Godavari
34. a narrow natural route across in mountain
ranges 35. a flat bottomed strike valley 36. the
older alluvium plain 37. the stretches of bar-
ren saline efflorescence's in drier areas 38. the
pebble studded zone porous 39. A flat-wide
area
The Locational and spatial setting of
India - Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What is sub-continent? Explain how
India can be called as sub-contitent?
2 Marks questions:
1. What are the extreme places of our land
frontiers?
2. How many coastal states are there in our
country and what are they?
3. Name the countries which share fron-
tiers with India?
1 Mark questions:
1. What is the geometrical location of
India?
2. How is the name India derived?
3. What is the Mac Mohan line?
Climate- Important Questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Describe the Thornthwaite's classifica-
tion of climatic regions in India?
2. Describe the mechanism of monsoon in
India?
2 Marks questions:
1. What is meant by monsoon burst or
break?
2. Give a brief account on major problems
of rainfall in India?
3. How many seasons are recognized in
India? What are they?
4. Distinguish between maritime climate
and continental climate.
1 Mark questions:
1. What do you understand by drought?
2. What do you understand by the word
'monsoon'?
3. What are the two important methods of
climatic classification?
Physical features- Relief and Drainage
Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Describe the importance of Himalayas?
2. Compare the coastal plains of east and
west?
2 Marks questions:
1. Name the important peaks of Himalayas?
2. What are parallel ranges of Himalayas?
3. Name the important river systems of
peninsular India?
1 Mark questions:
1. What is Apass?
2. What is a Dun?
3. What is a Terai?
4. What is a Plain?
5. Name the three major river systems of the
great plains?
Climate
Natural Vegetation
Physical features -
Relief and Drainage
Natural Vegetation - Key
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Tropical moist deci-
douous 3. Tropical moist decidouous 4. Sun-
dari 5. Karnataka 6. Upper Himalayas 7. 33 8.
Arunachal Pradesh 9. Paper, Beedimaking,
Matches, Dyes, Plywood, Medicinal industries
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1. The alluvial soils are rich in ____ and ___.
2. The tropical chernozems in India are called
as _______.
3. _______ soils are most clayey and moisture
retentive.
4. Laterite soils are characterized by leaching
away of _______.
5. Immatured soils generally found in ______.
6. Red soils derived from the weathering of
_______ rocks.
7. _______ soils developed due to deposition
of sediments.
8. The average annual removal of top soil per
hectare in India through erosion process is
_______ Tonnes.
9. _______ type of soil erosion is most preva-
lent over Chambal region.
10. ____ soils are contributing the largest share
in the agricultural wealth of the country.
11. _______ soils are highest account of the
total soil cover in the country.
12. Soil Erosion: _______
13. Sheet Erosion: _______
1. India _______ most populous country in the
world.
2. During 1991-2001 the highest growth rate
was registered in _______ state while the
lowest in _______.
3. The average density of population in India
in 2001 was _______.
4. The state with the lowest density of popula-
tion _______.
5. The rank of Andhra Pradesh in the level of
Urbanisation is _______.
6. The state with maximum urban population
is _______.
7. The state with highest population is
_______.
8. The least populous state is _______.
9. The largest proportion of rural population
state is _______.
10. The population density of Andhra Pradesh
is _______.
11. _______ state is highest population density
state in our country.
12. Population density: _______
1. Inundation canals depend entirely upon
_______.
2. Tank irrigation is more prevalent in
_______.
3. Perennial canals draw their water from ____
4. Most of the tanks in India are _______.
5. An inundation canal can provide water only
during _______.
6. The Bakra - Nangal project is located in the
state of _______ .
7. The benefits of kosi project shared by
_______ and _______.
8. Damodar project is administered by _____.
9. Hiracud project was constructed across the
river _______.
10. The Tungabhadra project is a joint venture
of _______,_______
11. The main source of water supply for agri-
culture of India is _______ rainfall.
12. The highest intensity of irrigation is found
in _______ state.
13. Hydro-Electricity is known as _______.
14. Intensity of irrigation: _______.
15. Multipurpose projects: _______.
1. The winter crop season is known as
_______
2. During south west monsoon the crop season
is known as _______
3. The modernization of agriculture refers to
_______ farming.
4. The tribal agriculture is called as _______
5. The new agricultural strategy for the
increase of food grain production is referred
to _______.
6. The nature of cropping in India is predomi-
nantly _______ oriented one.
7. Wheat is largely grown in _______ season.
8. The crop which is predominantly grown in
deltas and river valleys _______.
9. The largest cultivated area found in
_______ cultivation.
10. Sugarcane is _______ crop.
11. The crops which are used for inter culture
_______.
12. Jute cultivation is predominant in _______
State.
13. Tea cultivation requires _______ climate.
14. Coffee cultivation requires _______ cli-
mate.
15. Black soils are favourable for the cultiva-
tion of _______.
16. Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in
_______ state.
17. Estuarine fisheries are a part of _______
fisheries.
18. _______ is the back-bone of Indian econo-
my.
19. _______ is the leading crop in our country.
20. The well known crop which is the poor
man's food is _______.
21. SFDA: _______.
22. Commercial Crop: _______.
23. HYVP: _______.
Hydro-Electricity is known as
Soils important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What is soil erosion? What are the agents of
soil erosion?
2 Marks questions:
1. What are the characteristics of alluvial soil?
2. What are the important measures of soil
conservation?
1 Mark questions:
1. What do you understand by 'sheet erosion'?
2. What is a Bhangar?
Population important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the main causes of the rapid
population growth in India?
2. What are the problems of 'population
explosion?
2 Marks questions:
1. What is density of population? What are
the high rural and urban populated areas?
1 Marks questions:
1. Name the most populous state and least
populous state in the country?
Irrigation and Power important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What do you mean by a multipurpose
project? Mention its main objectives?
2. What is the need for irrigation develop-
ment in India?
3. Distinguish between major, medium and
minor irrigation projects?
2 Marks questions:
1. Distinguish between perennial canals and
inundation canals?
2. What are the three important regions of
hydropower?
1 Mark questions:
1. What is intensity of irrigation?
Agriculture important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the problems of Indian agricul-
ture?
2. Describe the importance of agriculture in
India?
2 Marks questions:
1. What is Green Revolution and explain its
objectives?
2. Name the important crops of commercial
agriculture?
3. Explain the significance of live stock in
country's agricultural economy?
1 Mark questions:
1. What are the crop seasons in our country?
2. What is live stock?
Soils - Key
1. Lime, Potash 2. Black/regur soils 3. Black
4. Silica 5. mountain area 6. crystalline and
metamorphi rocks 7. alluvial 8. 16.4 9. Gully
10. Alluvial 11. Red. 12. The washing away
of the topmost layer of the soil cover by the
natural agents 13. The thin mantle of top soil
is removed in the form of layer to layer
Population - Key
1. second 2. Nagaland,Kerala 3. 324 4.
Arunachal Pradesh (13) 5. 5th 6. Maharastra
7. Uttar Pradesh 8. Sikkim 9. Himachal
Pradesh 10. 275 11. West Bengal (904) 12.
The number of persons living in a square kilo-
meter of area
Irrigation and Power - Key
1. Flood water 2. Deccan plateau 3. Storage
reservoirs 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Rainy Season
6. Himachal Pradesh 7. India, Nepal 8.
Damodar Valley Authority 9. Mahanadi 10.
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 11. monsoon 12.
Punjab 13. white coal 14. The percentage of
total irrigated area from all sources to the total
cultivated area of the particular areal segment
15. The river valley project that serve a num-
ber of purposes simultaneously
Agriculture- Key
1. Rabi 2. khariff 3. Hybrid 4. Jhumming /
shifting cultivation 5. Green Revolution 6.
Food grains 7. Rabi 8. Paddy 9. Paddy 10.
Tropical cash 11. Pulses 12. West Bengal 13.
warm and moist tropical 14. hot and humid
trophical 15. cotton 16. Kerala 17. Estuarine
18. Agriculture 19. Paddy 20. Ragi 21. Small
Farmer's Development Agency 22. The crop
cultivated particularly for earning more prof-
its and not for subsistence purpose 23. High-
Yielding Variety Programme
Natural Vegetation - Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Describe the ecological and economic
significance of forests?
2. Examine the need for forest development
in India?
2 Marks questions:
1. Briefly explain the major forest types and
their distribution in India?
1 Mark questions:
1. Name the important forest-based indus-
tries?
2. What are the factors that influence the
character and type of forests?
Soils
Population
Agriculture
Irrigation and Power
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SOCIAL STUDIES BIT BANK PAPER - 2
1. Most of the iron ore deposits are located in
the _______ rocks.
2. Mica an indispensable mineral in _______
industry.
3. The maximum energy producing mineral in
India is _______.
4. The important iron ores of India are
_______ and _______.
5. The important state for gypsum production
is _______.
6. Diamonds are richly available in _______
state.
7. India is _______ in copper production
8. The important lignite coal field is _______.
9. Thoriurn and Uranium are richly found in
_______ sand deposits.
10. Lead and Zinc occur in association among
_______.
11. The larger mica reserves are found only
_______, which is essential for electronic
industries.
12. India is the largest _______ producer and
exporter in the world.
13. _______ is used in manufacture of pencils.
14. IREDA: _______.
1. Silk industry is predominate in _______
state.
2. The mazagaon dock is located at _______.
3. Important oil refinery in the western coast is
_______.
4. _______ industrial region is oftenly com-
pared to Rhur region of west Germany.
5. Most of the steel plants were established
under _______ sector.
6. _______ and _______ are the foremost cot-
ton textile manufacturing states in India.
7. Rourkela steel plant was set up with the
assistance of _______.
8. The first cement factory in India was built at
_______.
9. Limestone is the chief raw material for
_______ industry.
10. The biggest oil refinery in India is located at
_______.
11. The largest industry in our country
_______.
12. India is the largest producer of _______
products in the world.
13. In Andhra Pradesh, _______ industry is sit-
uated at Nellimarla.
14. The _______ industry is a basic industry for
the rapid industrialisation of India.
15. Durgapur steel plant was set up with the co-
operation of _______ Country.
16. TISCO: _______.
17. An industrial region: _______.
1. _______ provide the most important means
of transport in our country.
2. The first railway line was laid in the year of
_______ in the country.
3. In broad gauge railway line, the width
between two tracks is _______ mts.
4. Indian railways are under _______ under-
taking.
5. In India, railway
network makes a
very dense pattern
in the areas of
_______.
6. _______ state has
the largest rail
route length.
7. Door to door collection and delivery of
goods possible in _______ transport.
8. National Highway-7 is running from
_______ to _______.
9. Air transport is the _______ and _______
mode of modern transport.
10. International air services will be run by
_______.
11. The important navigable canal in southern
India is _______.
12. The headquarters of south central railway
zone is _______.
13. The longest national highway is _______.
14. In the country, the highest density of roads
concentrated in the state _______.
15. The challenges of Indian Railways:
_______.
1. Simla is the capital city of _______ state.
2. Musi river is flowing in the amidst of _____
3. The most famous pilgrim centre in South
India is _______.
4. New Delhi is situated on the bank of
_______ river.
5. Ooty is also called on the other name of
_______.
6. _______ is the paradise among the world's
tourist resorts.
7. Hyderabad is the ______ most populous
city in India.
8. Tirupathi is located in the _______ moun-
tain ranges.
9. The central police training college is locat-
ed at _______.
1. _______ Port is
the river based
port.
2. A major port
located in Andhra
Pradesh
is _______.
3. The biggest port located at west coast is
_______.
4. _______ is the man-made port.
5. _______ port is located on the cross roads
of east-west.
6. Kolkatha port is located on the bank of the
_______ river.
7. Natural harbours are found along a fairly
_______ coastline.
8. The biggest port in terms of seaborne trade
is _______.
9. The number of major ports on east coast
_______.
10. Port: _______
11. Harbour: _______
First cement factory in India was built at
Mineral resources - Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the important mineral belts
identified in the country?
2 Marks questions:
1. Classify the minerals on the basis of their
availability in the country?
2. Explain the significance of mineral
resource base of India?
1 Mark questions:
1. What are the fuel minerals?
2. Name the four atomic minerals?
3. Expand IREDA?
Industries - Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the favourable factors for the
development of cotton textiles in and
around Mumbai and Ahmedabad centers?
2 Marks questions:
1. Why the location of sugar industry is
strictly confine to very close vicinity of
sugar cane growing area?
2. Name the important steel plants in the
country?
1 Mark questions:
1. What is an industrial region?
2. Name the raw materials required for iron
and steel industry?
Transport and Communication
Important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Why are the means of transport and com-
munications called life lines of a country?
2. What are the advantages of road transport
system?
2 Marks questions:
1. Name the different means of communica-
tions?
2. Name the international airports in the
country?
3. Explain the significance of air transport?
1 Mark questions:
1. What are the challenges of Indian rail-
ways?
Places of Interest important questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the natural scenic beauties of
Srinagar?
2. Describe the important aspects of Delhi
city?
2 Marks questions:
1. Explain the historical significance of
Hyderabad?
2. Why is Tirupathi considered as one of the
famous pilgrim centers of India?
Mineral Resources - Key
1. Archaean 2. Electrical and Electronics 3.
Coal 4. Hematite, Magnetite 5. Rajasthan 6.
Madhya Pradesh 7. Deficient 8. Neyveli field
9. monazite 10. crystalline schist rocks 11.
India 12. mica 13. Graphite 14. India
Renewable Energy Development Agency
Industries - Key
1. Karnataka 2. Mumbai port 3. Mumbai
High/Trombay 4. Chotanagpur 5. Public 6.
Maharastra, Gujarath 7. Germany 8. Chennai
9. Cement 10. Mathura 11. Textile industry
12. Jute 13. Jute 14. Iron-steel 15. Britan 16.
Tata Iron and Steel Company 17. The region
which has a large concentration of one or dif-
ferent types of industries
Transport and communications - Key
1. Railways 2. 1853 3. 1.69 4. public sector 5.
North Indian plains 6. Uttar Pradesh 7. Road
8. Varanasi, Kanyakumari 9. costliest, quick-
est 10. Air India ltd 11. Buckingham canal 12.
Secunderabad 13. N.H-7 14. Maharastra 15.
Electrification, track conversion
Places of Interest - Key
1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Hyderabad 3. Tirup-
athi 4. the Yamuna 5. Udagamandalam 6. Sri-
nagar 7. 5th 8. Seshachalam 9. mount Abu
(Rajasthan)
Mineral Resources Industries Transport and Communications Places of Interest
Seaports and Towns
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SOCIAL STUDIES BIT BANK PAPER - 2
Centralised planning is main characteristic of...
1. ______ is the single largest item of import.
2. ______ are the largest group of exports.
3. ______ is the most important country in
Asia for the destination of exports.
4. The volume of imports in agricultural prod-
ucts is ______.
5. The foreign trade of a country consists of
both ______ and ______.
6. Out major source of imports from ______
countries.
7. ______ is the largest buyer country of
Indian goods.
8. Direction of foreign trade: ______.
9. OPEC: ______.
ECONOMICS
1. Handicrafts, handlooms, household manu-
facturing activities are included in the
________ sector of the economy.
2. Most of the rain water needed for cultiva-
tion comes during the months of June-
September, which is known as ________
monsoon.
3. Under the ________ system, land is owned
by a small group of families who pay rent to
the state.
4. Income earned through wealth and property
is known as ________.
5. Firms operating under the ownership of the
state is known as ________.
6. Supply and demand forces determine the
price level in ________ system.
7. The Zamindari system was the initiative of
________.
8. The country is an example for socialist eco-
nomic system ________.
9. Unequal distribution of income of a country
can be graphically represented with the help
of ________.
10. If there are no income inequalities in a
country the Lorenz curve and ________
would be the same.
11. Electronic goods belong to ________ sec-
tor.
12. Indian Economy is ________.
13. If the production and distribution systems
are in the hands of private individuals, it is
called ________.
14. The income earned from labour or work is
called as ________.
15. The East India Company captured political
power in ________.
16. ________ Revolution had brought about
radical changes in agriculture, manufactur-
ing, animal husbandary and transport etc.
17. Indigenous industries in India faced a stiff
competition from industrially manufactured
goods of ________.
18. Our National literacy rate (2001) is
________.
19. The crops of wheat, jowar, maize and puls-
es are mainly grown in ________ season in
India.
20. According to 2001 population census near-
ly ________ percentage of population live
in rural area.
21. In ________ economy the production and
supply of goods are organised by the public
enterprises.
22. In ________ system the land belonged to
the individual peasants.
23. Centralised planning is main characteristic
of ________ economy.
24. Organised sector: ________.
25. Unorganised sector: ________.
1. GNP per capita is used as index of ______.
2. UN has classified 144 countries as underde-
veloped which have less than ______ per
capita GNP in 1986.
3. According to World Development Report
1997, low-income countries are those with
______ in 1995.
4. India's per capita income is ______ in 1995
according to World Bank.
5. Incidence of poverty is more in ______
areas than in ______ areas.
6. ______ unemployment is a situation when
jobs are not available at prevailing wages.
7. Under ______ unemployement marginal
productivity is zero or negative.
8. Regional plans for Telangana and
Rayalaseema were adopted in the year
______.
9. Structural inflation is rampant in ______.
10. The present "Health for under privilaged" is
a modified ______ strategy.
11. The scheme under operation today for ful-
filling housing needs is ______.
12. IRDP stands for ______.
13. The growth in National income raises of the
people ______.
14. In India life expectancy at birth is ______
years. (As per 1993 HDR).
15. Dollar is the currency of ______.
16. ______ is one of the important criteria to
know whether the country is developed or
undeveloped.
17. NREP means ______.
18. The ______ unemployment is the phenom-
ena that existed in developed countries.
19. According to the National Sample Survey
of India, the people are under employed
whose working hours are less than ______
per week.
20. India adopted a policy for 'Balanced region-
al development' during the ______ five year
plan.
21. As per composite index of regional devel-
opment ______ stands first in our country.
22. The concept of ______ inflation is applica-
ble to India.
23. ______ programme was introduced to
bridge the gap between major, medium and
minor projects.
24. RLEGP stands for ______.
Seaports and Towns
Important Questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Give the important advantages of Mumbai
to become the largest port in the country?
2 Marks questions:
1. Distinguish between a harbour and port?
2. What are the problems faced by the
Kolkatha port?
Characteristics of Indian Economy
Important Questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Distinguish various economic systems?
2. What are the forms of land tenure which
gave rise to unequal socio-economic
structure in India?
3. What are characteristics of Indian econo-
my during British period?
2 Marks questions:
1. What is an organised sector?
2. What is an unorganised sector?
3. What is the role of monsoons in Indian
agriculture?
4. What are the reasons of income inequali-
ties in India?
1 Mark questions:
1. How do you measure income inequalities?
2. What do you mean by earned income?
International Trade
- Important Questions
2 Marks question:
1. What is foreign trade and why it is a must?
1 Mark question:
1. What do you understand by the direction
of foreign trade?
Seaports and Towns - Key
1. Kolkatha 2. Vishakapatnam 3. Mumbai 4.
Chennai 5. Cochin 6. Hooghly 7. Indented 8.
Mumbai 9. Six 10. It is a gateway to the land
from the sea and from land to the sea 11. It is
a shelter for only to the sailing vessels and
does not provide facilities for the handling of
cargo
Characteristics of Indian Economy - Key
1. Unorganised 2. South-West 3. Mahalwari
4. unearned 5. Public Enterprises 6. capitalis-
tic economic 7. Lord Corn Wallis 8. China 9.
Lorenz curve 10. Equal distribution of
income 11. organised 12. mixed economic
system 13. Capitalist Economy 14. Earned in-
come 15. 1757 16. Industrial 17. Britain 18.
65.38% 19. Rabi 20. 72 21. socialist 22. Ray-
atwari 23. socialist 24. Automobiles, chemi-
cals, machine tools, engineering goods, textil-
es, electronics like T.V., computers manufac-
turing etc. 25. Handloom, Khadhi, beedi mak-
ing, Agarbatti making, hand paper manufac-
ture etc.
International Trade - Key
1. Petroleum 2. Manufactured goods 3. Japan
4. Considerably low 5. exports, imports 6.
OPEC 7. America 8. It shows the destination
of exports and the origin of imports 9.
Organisation of Petroleum Exports Counties
Problems of Indian Economy
Important Questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Distinguish between less developed and
developed economies?
2. Define poverty line. Explain the concepts
of absolute and relative poverty?
3. Explain different concepts of inflation. Is
structural inflation a useful concept in the
conext of India?
2 Marks questions:
1. Differentiate involuntary and voluntary
unemployment?
2. Explain various programmes launched by
the government for promotion of employ-
ment?
3. What are the factors causing regional
imbalances?
1 Mark questions:
1. What is poverty?
2. What are the important problems afflict-
ing the Indian economy?
3. What do you understand by Human
Developmen Index?
International Trade
Characteristics of Indian Economy
Problems of Indian Economy
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1. Proper water management is associated with
______.
2. Agriculture, fishing, plantations are included
in ______ sector.
3. Firms with capital investment of not more than
Rs. 35 lakhs form part of ______.
4. ______ provide essential inputs to all indus-
tries and agriculture.
5. Machinery and equipment are supplied by
______ industries.
6. Construction, manufacturing industries com-
prise ______ sector of the economy.
7. Industrial stagnation and declaration was
observed during ______ period.
8. The Central Bank and monetary authority in
India is ______.
9. Scheduled commercial Banks are those which
fulfill the conditions stipulated in ______.
10. Banking, commerce, communications gener-
ate ______ sector occupations.
11. ______ controls and regulates the flow of
money and credit in the country.
12. The average size of land holding in India is
only ______ hectares.
13. The working population is more in ______
sector than Secondary and Tertiary sectors.
14. The share of ______ in National income is
very low in developed countries.
15. Presently ______ percentage of the people
depend on agriculture in India.
16. The obolition of Zamindari, Mahalwari and
Rayatwari systems of land tenure and accord-
ed right of ownership to the ______.
17. The increase in ______ production is attrib-
uted to the form technology and better meth-
ods of production.
18. The pattern of share holding with in a firm is
known as ______.
19. FERA means ______.
20. According to FERA (1970), the equity holding
of foreign nationals is more than ______ per-
cent of total equity is regarded as foreign sec-
tor company.
21. The ______ industries are those which pro-
duce goods used in the production process.
22. The industries which produce watches, bicy-
cles, T.V. etc. are termed as ______ industries.
23. As the strength of economy depends upon the
growth of primary and secondary sectors, the
growth of ______ sector indicates the direc-
tion of modernisation in India.
24. The government encouraged ______ invest-
ment in communication sector as per Telecom
policy of 1994.
25. There are three types of occupations in an
economy: ______ sectors.
26. Rice yield in India was ______ quintals per
hectare whereas 75 quintals in North Korea.
1. Indian planning has started in the year ____
2. Removal of poverty (Garibi Hatao) was
important during ______ period.
3. Now we are in the ______ plan period.
4. A major failure of planning in India is it
could not achieve reduction ______
5. Control of population is one of the main
objectives of ______
6. New industrial policy was announced in the
year ______
7. The present deputy chairman of the plan-
ning commission is ______
8. Major industrial policy is the main aim of
______ plan.
9. ______ was declared as the main objective
in the 3rd Five year plan.
10. Planning Commission in India was set up in
the year ______
11. The chairman of the Planning Commision is
______
12. Agriculture is given top priority in ______ .
13. ______ plan was introduced twice.
14. The period of 11th Five year plan is ______
15. The ______ of state policy of the Indian
constitution defined the objectives of socio
economic policy.
16. The main objective of Indian planning to
establish ______
17. The aims and objectives of Five year plans
have not been fulfilled due to incomplete
implementation of ______
18. Since the starting of the Five year plans ___
sector has been given priority till today.
The period of 11
th
Five year plan is
Problems of Indian Economy - Key
1. Relative Economic Development 2. 350
Dollars 3. 765 Dollars 4. 340 Dollars 5. Rural,
Urban 6. Involuntary 7. Disguised 8. 1970 9.
Latin America 10. health for all 11. Indira
Awas Yojana 12. Integrated Rural
Development Programme 13. living standard
14. 60.8 15. America 16. GNP per capita 17.
National Rural Employment Programme 18.
voluntary 19. 14 hours 20. 3rd 21. Punjab 22.
Demand Pull 23. Command Area
Development (CAD) 24. Rural Labour
Employment Generation Programme
Structure of Indian Economy - Key
1. Green Revolution 2. primary 3. Small
Scale Industries 4. Basic industries 5. capital
goods 6. Secondary 7. 1960-70 8. Reserve
Bank of India 9. RBI Act 10. Tertiary 11. RBI
12. 1.68 13. Primary 14. Agriculture 15. 58
16. Tenants 17. wheat 18. Equity 19. Foreign
Exchange Regulation Act 20. 40 21. interme-
diate goods 22. consumer goods 23. service
24. private 25. Primary (Agriculture), Seco-
ndary (Industrial), Tertiary (Service) 26. 17.5
Planning: Achievements and Failures - key
1. 1951 2. 4th Five year plan 3. 11th 4.
Economic inequalities 5. 8th Five year plan 6.
1991 7. Monteg Singh Ahulwalia 8. 2nd Five
year 9. Self reliance 10. 1950 11. Prime
Minister 12. 1st Five year Plan 13. 6th Five
year 14. 2007-12 15. Directive Principles 16.
Socialistic pattern of society 17. Land
reforms 18. Agriculture
Structure of Indian Economy
Important Questions
4 Marks questions:
1. Describe the occupational structure of the
Indian economy?
2. Explain the relationship between farm size
and productivity in Indian agriculture?
3. Explain the significance of service sector in
Indian economy?
2 Marks questions:
1. What is the role of banking and financial
institutions in India?
2. What is the role of public sector in Indian
industrialisation?
3. What are the types of finance in financial
system?
1 Mark questions:
1. Expand FERA.
2. What do you understand by Basic indus-
tries?
3. Expand RBI.
Planning: Achievements and Failures
Important Questions
4 Marks questions:
1. What are the achievements and failures of
planning?
2 Marks questions:
1. What are the general and specific objec-
tives of planning in India?
2. What is Economic planning?
1 Mark questions:
1. What is the main objective of planning in
India?
2. Who is the chairman of Planning
Commission of India?
3. What is the period of 11th Five year plan?
Structure of Indian Economy
Planning: Achievements - Failures
Chapterwise weightage - HISTORY
Unit 5 MQ 4 MQ 2 MQ 1 MQ 1/2 MQ Total
Nationalist movement - 1 1 1 2 5
Imperialism - - 1 - 2 3
Contemporary World - - 1 - 2 3
The World up to World War-II 1 - 1 - 3 5
The World after World War-II 1 1 - 1 2 5
Cultural Heritage in Indian Intellectual
Awakening - 1 - - 2 3
Freedom Movement in India - 1 - 1 2 4
Chapterwise weightage - CIVICS
India as a Nation - 1 - 1 3 5
Indian Democracy - 1 1 - 3 5
Challenges facing our country Today - 1 1 1 4 7
India, United Nations and World Problems - 1 1 1 4 7
Traffic Education - - 1 - 1 2
Chapterwise weightage - GEOGRAPHY
Unit 5 MQ 4 MQ 2 MQ 1 MQ 1/2 MQ Total
The Locational and spatial setting - - 1 1 1 3
Physical Features -Relief and Drainage - - - 1 1 2
Climate - 1 - - 1 2
Natural Vegetation - - - - 2 2
Soils - - 1 - 1 2
Population - 1 - - 1 2
Irrigation and Power - - 1 - 1 2
Agriculture - 1 - - 1 2
Mineral Resources - - - 1 1 2
Industries - - - - 2 2
Transport and Communications - 1 - - 1 2
Places of Interest - - 1 - 1 2
Sea ports and Town - - - - 1 1
International Trade 1 - - - - 1
India Map 1 - - - - 1
Chapterwise weightage - ECONOMICS
Characteristics of Indian Economy - 1 1 1 3 6
Problems of Indian Economy - 1 1 1 4 7
Structure of the Indian Economy - 1 1 1 3 6
Planning, achievements and Failures - 1 1 - 4 6
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IMPORTANT POINTS PAPER - 1, 2
Chapterwise Quick Review...
The first International (1864): To unite
the workers all over the world, karl marx
organised the international meeting in London.
Karl marx: "History was nothing but a
record of class struggle".
Plato: "Equality of wealth".
Thomas Moore: The society where no
man possessed any private property".
The era of Napolean Bonaparty was
ended with: Leipzig war (1813) and the
Waterloo Battle (1815)
Unification of Italy was achieved with the
efforts of Joseph mazzini, Count Cavour,
Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel-I.
Opium wars: Between china and
England.
Imperialism: European countries estab-
lishing their colonies in other regions and rule
over them.
The immediate cause for world war-I:
The murder of Ferdinand, the Austrian prince
(1914)
The countries participated in the world
war-I (1914 - 1918):Central powers: Austria,
Germany, Italy, turkey Allied powers: Serbia,
Russia, England, America, Japan, France.
Immediate cause of world war-II: As
Poland refused to close the polish corridor,
Hitler attacked Poland (1939).
The countries participated in the second
world war: (1939-45) Central powers:
Germany, Italy, Japan Allied powers: Poland,
France, England, America, Russia.
Open door policy: America.
SWAPO: South West African People
Organisation.
Apartheid: The racial discrimination sho-
wn on the non-whites by the South African
white government.
The western power bloc under the leader-
ship of: U.S.A.
The Eastern power bloc under the lead-
ership of: U.S.S.R
Indus valley civilization: Revealed in the
archaeological excavations in 1921-22.
Vedas(4): Rugveda, Yazurveda, Sama
veda, Atharvanaveda.
Hindhu philosophical traditions (Asth-
ika Darshanas):6 Nyaya, Sankhya, Vaise-sh-
ika, Yoga, Purvamimansa, Uttara mimamsa/
(Vedantha)
Shankaracharya: Adwaitham
Ramanujacharya: Vishistadwaitham
Madvacharya: Dwaitham
Safety volve theory: A.O Hume: Aimed
to provide a safety volve to growing disconten-
tment among the Indians. In the part that, He
established Indian National Congress (1885).
The Indian National movement is divid-
ed in to three Phases:
1. The moderate phase of Nationalism (1885-
1905)
2.The extremist phase of Nationalism(1905-19
3. The Gandhian phase (1919-1947)
Vandematharam Movement: 1905
Home-Rule movement: 1915-16
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 1919
Non-Cooperation movement: 1920
Dandi Salt Movement: (Civil disobedi-
ence movement):1930.
Quit India Movement: 1942
The French left Pondicherry in 1956
The Portugese left Goa in 1961
HISTORY
Total geographical area of India: 3.28 m.sq.k
India: North to south distance: 3214 kms.
East to west distance: 2933 kms
The common land frontiers with India:
Pakisthan, Afghanisthan, China, Nepal. Bhutan,
Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Radcliff line: Dividing line between India and
Pakisthan.
Durand line: Dividing line between India and
Afghanisthan.
The Himalayas comprise 3 parallel fold ranges.
1.The Himadri (Greater Himalayas), 2.The
Himachal (Lesser Himalayas) 3. The Shivaliks
(Outer Himalayas):
The important rivers that flow towards west-
ern side in peninsular India are: The Narmada,
the Thapathi, the Mahi, the Sabarmathi.
Four seasons are recognized in India.
1.Winter season (December to March)
2.Summer season (March to June)
3. The south-west monsoon (June to September)
4. The north-east monsoon season (September to
December)
Classification of climate in India:
1. Thornthwaite's method [Based on water bal-
ance method]
2. Koppen's method [Base on the monthly values
of temperature and percipitation]
According to 2001statistics, the forest land acc-
ounted for 20.55% of the total geographical area
of the country. The lowest forest area found in
Haryana.
Six soil types are identified in India: alluvial
soils, black cotton soils, red soils, laterite soils,
mountainous soils and desert soils.
According to the 2001 census, our country pop-
ulation was 1027 crores.
The major sources of irrigation in our country:
canals, tanks, wells. Well irrigation is the major
source of irrigation in our country.
The important sites for the development of
hydro-power:-
1. Foothills of Himalayas 2. The Western Ghats
3. Vindhya - Sathpura mountain ranges.
There are three important crop seasons in the
country:1. Khariff (June to October), 2.
Rabi (November to March), 3. Zayed
(April to June)/Summer crop season.
Green Revolution: To develop high yielding
variety to increase crop production.
White Revolution: To increase milk production.
Blue Revolution: To increase fish production.
Minerals are categorized into four groups:
1. Metallic minerals 2. Non-Metallic minerals
3. Fuel minerals 4. Atomic minerals
Fuel minerals: petroleum, coal, lignite and
natural gas.
Atomic minerals: uranium, thorium, Monazite
and radium
The important iron-steel industries:
1. Tata Iron and steel company(TISCO)
2. The Indian Iron and steel company (IISCO)
3. The Vishveswarayya Iron and steel Ltd.(VISL)
4. Rurkhela Iron and steel company
5. Bhilai Iron and steel company
6. Durgapur Iron and steel company
7. Bhokaro Iron and steel company
The world largest road at a high elevation: M-
anlai(HimachalPradesh) to Leh (J& Kashmir)
Bengaluru is the sixth most populous city in
India. Delhi is a cosmopolitan city.
The major ports in country: Kandla, Mum-
bai, Mormugao, Mangalore, Nha-vasheva,
Tuticorn, Chennai, Visakapatnam, Pardeep,
Haldia and Kolkatha.
Petroleum accounts for the largest share of
25% of the total value of the Indian imports.
GEOGRAPHY
Democracy: The people exercise their power
through a system of representation with periodi-
cally held free elections.
Social Justice: Social wealth envisages welfare
of all.
National Integration: Promotion of a sense of
belonging to the nation.
Rule of law: All the people are equal before
law.
Universal adult franchise: Every person of a
prescribed age is given the right to vote without
any discriminations.
General Elections: Elections held a regular
intervals in which representatives are elected.
Rights of a child: The right to survival, the
right to protection.
Regionalism: a tendency to preserve and pro-
mote the language, customs and culture, economy
and way of life of a particular region.
Policy of Non-alignment: Refusal to align ei-
ther with the communist bloc or the non-commu-
nist bloc and to pursue an independent neutral for-
eign policy.
Third world countries: A large number of
newly independent and developing nations of
Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Permanent member countries in U.N. Security
Council:America, Russia, Britain, France, China.
NPT: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional
Co-operation.
UNO: United Nations Organisation.
ILO: International Labour Organisation.
FAO: Food and Agricultural Organisation.
UNESCO: United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development [World Bank].
WTO: World Trade Organisation.
UNICEF: United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund.
CIVICS
British colonial rulers were exploited Indian
economic resources. D.R.Gadgil termed this
exploitation as "Economic Drain". Dadabhai
Naoroji called it "Plunder of Economic wealth".
Organised Sector: Large scale industrial
units and agricultural units with a defined pat-
tern of production and employment.
Unorganised Sector: House-hold based
manufacturing activities, small scale and tiny
sectors with undefined pattern.
Jamindari System: The land owners used to
collect land tax from the tenant farmers.
Rayatwari System: The peasants pay taxes
to government directly without any middlemen.
Mahalwari System: A small group of families
who are locally powerful pay the taxes to Govt.
Involuntary unemployment: Asituation w-
here the individuals are prepared to undertake j-
obs at prevailing wage rate but don't find jobs.
Voluntary unemployment: A situation of indi-
viduals prefer not to work for reasons affluence or
leisure of their expected wage rate, if employed, is
much higher than the existing market wage rate.
Inflation: Asustained rise in general level of
prices accompanied by a fall in value of money.
Demand-pull inflation: Occurs when the
aggregate demand rises continuously due to
increases in investment expenditure.
Cost-push inflation: Occurs when an out-
onomouse increase in production costs.
According to ownership, Indian industry can
be divided into three sectors:1. The public sec-
tor 2. The private sector 3. The foreign sector
ECONOMY
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