The Advent of Europeans to India

Answer the following question Scoring Package (One Marks )

1. Which was the centre for international trade ?
Ans Constantinople was the ceutre for international trade

2. Which was the gateway of European trade ?

Ans Constantinople was the gateway of European trade.

3. Who gained monopoly over trade in Asian countries ?

Ans Arab merchants

4. Who gained monopoly over trade in European?

Ans Italian merchants.

5. Who captured the City of Constantinople in 1453 ?

Ans The Ottoman Turks

6. Who discovered a new sea route to India ?

Ans Vasco - do -Gama a Portuguese sailor discovered a new sea route to India

7. Who implemented ‘Blue water Policy’ ?

Ans Francisco - de - Almeida implemented ‘Blue water policy’

8. What is ‘Blue water Policy ?

Ans ‘Blue water policy’ is a policy to establish the supremacy over the sea instead of
supremacy over land.

9. Who is considered the real founder of Portuguese power in India ?

Ans Alfonso - de - Albuquerque is considered as the realfounder of Portuguese power in India

10. What was the cause of or the decline of Portuguese in India ?

Ans The arrival of English and French to Indian caused the portuguese decline in India

11. Name the Dutch trading centers in India ?

Ans Surat, Broach, Cambay, Kochin Nagapatnam, Machalipatnam and chinsare.

12. Where did Raja Marthanda Varma shifted his capital ?

Ans Ite shifted his capital from Padmanabhapura to Thiruananthapura.

.13. Who issued a Royal Charter to the East India Company to trade with eastern countries.?
Ans Queen Elizabeth (on 31st December 1600).

14. Who issed a royal permission to the English to establish thin first warhouse at surat ?
Ans The Mughal Emperor Jahangir

15. Who arrived to the court of Jahangir as the royal ambassador ?

Ans Sir Thomas Roe

16. Which fort was built by the English one the bank of Hooghly River in Bengal ?
Ans Fcrt William

17. Who was the First Grovernar Greneral of french in India ?

Ans Dupleix

18. The first carnatic war ended with a treaty of

Ans Aix - La - chapelle

19. Which was the treaty signed after the II Carnatic war ?
Ans The second carnatic was ended with the ‘Treaty of Pondicherry’
20. The Third Carnatic war ended with the Treaty of
Ans ‘Treaty of Paris’

21. Why did the British tried to gain contol over Bengal Province ?
Ans Bengal province had achieved tremendous grouth in the area of agriculture commerle
and Industry.

22. What is Dastak ?

Ans A license that coutd ensure angone timport and export without paying any tax
on transport goods anywhere

23. Who issued the Dastaks to East India Company

Ans Mughal ruler Faruk Siar.

24. Who fought the Battle of plassey

Ans It was fought betwees siraj - ud Daulah and the British in 1757

25. What were the reasons for the Battle of Plassey ? (2mks)
Ans 1) Misuse of Dastaks
2) Mending of the fort
3) Black Room Traged

26. Who introduced Dual government Policy in India ?

Ans Robert Clive in 1765

27. What is Dual government ?

Ans The British had the right to collect land taxes, where as the Nawab had power over the
administrative issues like justice and others
 Chapter 2 The Extension of the British Rule

1. Mention the policies introduced by the British to annex various Indian kingdoms ?
Ans a) Subsidiary Alliance
b) Doctrine of Lapse

2. Which agreement ended the first Anglo - Maratha war ?

Ans The ‘Salbai Agreement’

3. Which were the three policies introduced by Lord wellesley to expand the British empire in India ?
Ans 1) Subsidiary Alliance
2) Waging war against new states
3) Administering the states directly

4. Why was Subsidiary Alliance policy introduced ?

Ans It was introduced to bring the local kings under control

5. _________ was the first state to enter subsidiary alliance agreement

a) Mysore b) Hyderabad c) Awadh d) Gwalior
Ans b) Hyderabad

6. Which treaty ended the Second Anglo Maratha war ?

Ans The treaty of Bassein

7. Why did Wellesley resign from his post ?

Ans Wellesley’s battle thirstness increased the financial burden on the company

8. The British installed ______ the desandant of Shivaji as the ruler of Satara
a) Daulat Rao b) Ragunath Rao c) Pratapa Simha d) Madhav Rao
Ans Pratapa simha

9. What is meant by ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ ?

Ans If any Indian ruler died childless his adopted male child had no legal right over the throne” such a state
was merged with the British Empire

10. Name the princely states that came under the Doctrine of Lapse ?
Ans Satara, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi, and Udaipur

Chapter 16 Bank Transactions

1. What is a Bank ?
Ans The term bank is derived from old It aliam word “Banco” and French word ‘Banque’ which means a
‘Bench’ or money exchange table.

2. I am known as ‘Mother of Banks’ who am I ?

a) SBI b) Punjab National Bank c) Canara Bank d) Reserve Bank of Indian
Ans d) Reserve Bank of India

3. National sauings certificate is issued by a) Post office b) Regional Banks c) Rural Banks
d) Central Banks
Ans a) post office

4. Mr Mahesh wants to save money for his daughter’s higher education which account he has to open?
a) Savings Account b) Current Account c) Term deposit Account d) Recurring Deposit Account.
Ans

5. The account which does not receive any interest on deposits

a) Savings Bank Account b) Current Account c) Recurring Deposit Account d) Term Deposit Account
Ans b) Current Account

6. In which account amount can be deposited or with drawn any number of times in a day ?
Ans Current Account
 Chp 3 Impact of British Rule in India

1. Who created the new post of Superintendent of Police ?

Ans Lord Cornwallis implemented the new post of superintendent of Police.

2. The British Government accepted the recommendations of ________ commission in 1857

Ans Peel

3. Who implemented the Mahalwari system ?

Ans R.M..Bird and James Thompson implemented the Mahalwari system.

4. Ryotwari system was implemented in Madras and Mysore region by ________ in 1801.
Ans Thomas Munroe.

5. The report on Education submitted by _____ in 1835 became the base of moduren Education in India.
Ans Macaulay

6. Who become the First Viceroy of India?

Ans Lord Canning become the First Viceroy of India

7. Which act established Reserve Bank of India ?

Ans Reserve Bank of India was established by Government of India Act 1935

Opposition of British Rule in Karnataka and Wodeyars of Mysuru

1. Who Started Navaratri (Dasara)festival of Mysore province in Srirangapatna

Ans Raj Wodeyar

2. Which treaties ended the following wars :-

Ans a) First Anglo - Mysore war – Madras Treaty
b) Second Anglo - Mysore war – Mangalore Treaty
c) Third Anglo - Mysore war – Treaty of Srinagapatna

3. Name the boy adopted Kittur Rani Chennamme ?

Ans Shivalingappa

4. What was the reason for rebellion of Bedas of Halagali

Ans The reason for rebellion was british banned the usage of weapons

Social & Religious Reform Movements (Scorings objectives)

1. The 19th century in Indian history is referred to as the period of ‘Indian Renaissance’

2. Ram Mohan Roy was called as the ‘The Father of Indian Renaissance’

3. Prohibition of sati Act was introduced by Lord weilliam Bentinck

4. Ram Mohan Ray started a newspaper in Bengali called “Samvada Kaumudi”

5. Arya Samaj was established by Dayanand saraswati

6. ‘Back to the vedas’ was advised to the people by Dayanand saraswati

7. Dayanand Saraswati propunded his teachings in a book called ‘Satyartha Prakasha’

8. ‘Prarthana samaj’ was established by Atmaram Panduranga in Mumbai.

9. Jyotiba Pnule established stayashodak samaj

10. Jyotiba pnule wrote in detail about exploitation in his book ‘Ghulamgiri’
 11.“ The Anglo oriental college” was started by Sir Syd Anmed khan

12. Swami vivekanand established Ramakrishna mission

13. Swami viveKanand attended the Chicago Conference of World Religions in 1893

14. Annie Besant started a newspaper called ‘New India’

15. Home Rule Mauement was started by Annie Besant

16. Sri Narayana Guru started the sree Narayana Dharma paripalana yogam in 1903.

17. Narayana Guru and his companions started Vaikom Satyagraha Movemene in 1924.

18. The Satyagraha for entry of untouchables into Guruvayoor temple was a major incident.

19. E.V. Ramaswani was called as Periyar

Public Administration

1. Who was the father of Public Administration ?

Ans Former President of America Woodrow wilson

2. Who introduced the word Public Administration for the first time ?
Ans Alexander Hamilton.

3. What do you mean by Public Administration

Ans Public Administration as a whole is concerned with integrated functioning of government which runs the
day to day affairs of the state

4. Expand POSDCORB
Ans Planning Organising Staffing Orgarising staffing Directing co-ordinating Reporting Budgeting.

Challenges of India and their Remedies

1. What is Communalism ?
Ans It refers to the split of the whole national community on the basis of religion.

2. Which are the institation set up to fight corruption

Ans Lokpal and Lokayaktu

3. Which committee is appointed to address the Regional imbalance in Karnataka ?

Ans D.M Nanjundappa committee

4. What is regicnalism ?
Ans The stroug feeling of people in favor of the local area which they live

5. What is economic inequalily

Ans Wideniug of the gap bilweeu the rich and poor section of the sociely

6. What is profiteering ?
Ans Profitcering meaus the excess profit earing at the cosf of geueral Public

7. What is poverty ?
Ans Poverty is a coufition where the people do not able to get theive basic amuitics like food shelter clothing
heusing

8. What is unemployment ?
Ans Unemployment is a situation where a peeson does not find work in accordauce to his capacity or
qualification

9. Expan SMILE
Ans Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihod and Enterprise
 II ) Answer the following questions in 4 / 5 sentences
1. What are the effects of Commualism ? (3mks)
Ans 1)Creates relegious divesion of Sociedy resultiug in mutual distrust
2) Manifests social groupism econmic antagonism political rivatry.
3) Propogates hatedred philosophy among the religious groups
4) leads to social unrest and even loss of life and properfy
5) preads with uncearranted mutual accusation and physical combat among the relgious groups

2. List out the reasons for illiteracy (3mks)

Ans 1) poverty 2) migration 3) child labour 4) child marriage 5) assignment of responsibility of baby
care to elderly childrer 6) Lack of interest to give education to childreu

3. What are the cause of corruption (3mks)

Ans 1) castcism 2) nepotism 3) lack of good responsibility 4) lack of strict law
5) selfish natuve of man 6) calulation of avoiding risk 7) lack of strict supervision
8) Ineffective anti corruption agencies and political interference

4. Mention the measures undertaken to fight corruption (3mks)

Ans 1) The unstiturion of lokpal has been establuled at national level and lokayukta in the states
2) central vigilance cemmission in the states has been seet up
3) prevention of comption Aet 1988 has been implemented
4) Right to inpormation act 2005 has been implemented
5) CC cameras insfalled in government offices
6) Schemes like sakale Janesandan Janasevat have been implemented

5. What can we do remove ecnomic inequality ?

Ans proper economic reforms
careful fiscal policies
Lealty taxation syskm
small scale and rural based industries

Social stratitication

1. The great Kannada poet _________ declared “Truly the whole mankind is one”
a) Ranna b) Ponna c) Pampa d) Janna
Ans c) Pampa

2. Untouchability is a stigma on Hindu religion this was told by

a) B.R.Ambedkar b) Swami vive Kannada c) Jyotiba phule d) Mahatma gandhi
Ans d) Mahatma gandhi

3. Section _____ of the constitution prohitity the practice of untouchability

a) section 16 b) section 17 c) section 18 d) section 19
Ans b) section 17

4. Practice of untouchability is a punishable offence

a) Act 1955 b) Act 1976 c) Act 1947 d) Act 1989
Ans b) Act 1976

5. The Regulation of 1989 confers special responsibilities to __________ government with regard to
eradication of untouchability
Ans State

6. The untouchability crime act was implemented in ______

Ans 1955.
 Work and Economic life
1. What is labour ?
Ans Labour is an act performed to achieve a particulan goal. If an individual in able through the exercins of
his energy or effort, to get economic benefit or any other benefit in matenial form, it is called labour.

2. What is divirion of labour ?

Ans Diveirion of labour means work being done by people depending on their intrents, fantes, abilities, age,
expertine, rkills and gender Ex :- the cloth that we wean is manufactured by the collective effort of
agriculturints, weavens, dyers, traders and tailous who work to different places.

3. Define Specialization.
Ans Specialization means acheeving rufficient expertine, training and rkill in any partiaulan field.

4. Define unpaid work

Ans It is an activity witrhout material benefit Activity indueged in without any definite peenpore, but which
given mental satisfication are called unpaid work.

5. central government has enacted equal wages Act in 1976 to prevent the problem of ___________
a) gender Discrimination b) Age discrimination c) wage Discrimination d) conte Discrimination

India - Geographical Position and Physical features

1. What is India’s total geographical area ?

Ans 32,87,263,sqkm

2. What is the other name of outer Himalayas ?

Ans Siwalik range is the other name of outer Himalayas

3. What do you mean by ‘Dunes’

Ans The narrow strips strips of plains or valleys which are called Dunes.

4. Which is the highest mountain peak of India ?

Ans Mount Godwin Austin or K2 is the highest mountain peak of India

5. What is “Trans Himalayas” ?

Ans The range of fold mountains lying to the north of the greater Himalayas is called as Trans Himalayas

6. Which boundary line is between India and Pakistan

Ans”Rudcliffe Line”

7. How many island are belonging to India ?

Ans 247 Islands

8. In which hemisphere of the earth is India located

Ans Northern hemisphere

9. What is the other name of western ghats in Karnataka ?

Ans Sahyadri

10. Which is the southern tip of main land of India ?

Ans Indira point
 Fill in the blanks

1. New Delhi is also Known as the ___________

Ans National capital Territory (NCT)

2. The boundary line between India and Afghanistan is called ______

Ans Durrand Line

3. __________ is the tuighest peak in India

Ans Goduin Austin or K2

4. The highest mountain peak in the world as ____________

Ans Mount Everest

5. ________ range is the highest peak in south India

Ans Annamalai

6. The boundary line between India and china is called ____________

Ans Mc Mahon Line

Social Science India – Forest Resources

1. Which forests are formed by deltas ?

Ans Mangrove forests
2. Why mangrove forests are called as ‘sunderbans’ ?
Ans There are plenty of Sundari trees seen in ganga basin

Fill in the blanks

1. India has monsoon type of climate

2. Madhya pradesh has the largest area under the forest

3. The lowest are under the forest is Haryana

India Water Resources

1. Mention types of irrigation
Ans 1) Well irrigation 2) canal irrigation 3) Tank irrigation

2. Which was first multi purposl river project ?

Ans Damodar river valley prroject was first multi purpose river project

3. Which is highest dam in India ?

Ans Theri dam is the highest dam in India

4. Theri is the second highest dam

5. A dam is buit across the Kosi river on the border of India and Nepal

6. Hirakcud is the longest dam in country

7. How many dams across Narmada valley prroject ?

Ans There are total 23 dams across Narmada valley

8. Which was the first state to generate electricity on which dam

Ans Karnataka was the first state to generate electricity in Shivanasamudara dam

9. Kosi river was called sorrow of Bihar

 Economy and Government

1. The book ‘Planned Economy for India was written by Sir M Visveswariah

2. Who has been called the ‘Pioneer of Green Revolution in India’ ? or the Father of green revolution is
Ans Dr.M.S.Swaminathan

3. Sir M.S.Swaminathans’s has been conferred posthumously the Bharat Ratna award in 2024

4. I.L.O. hed quarters are at Geneua of Suitzerland

5. Common wealth of Nations was established in 1926

6. F.A.O. was started in 1945 Its Head quarter is in Rome

7. The secretariat is loctaed at the head quarters of the U N in New York

India – Natural Disasters

Q1. What are natural disasters ?

Ans Naturally occuring destructive incidents resulting in loss of human life and property are called natural
disasters

Q2. What measures can be taken to control floods ? 2mks

Ans 1) Bunds should be constructed on either side of rivers
2) constructing dams across rivers
3) Establishing Centres to issue flood warnings
4) Afforestation on river basins

Q3. What precautionary measures are to be taken during an earthquake ? 2mks

Ans 1) Restricting construction of multi storied building
2) Using light material to construct houses
3) Disconnecting power supply
4) Prouiding basic amenities to the earth quake affected area

Q4. What are the causes of floods ? 3mks

Ans 1) Unartainity of monsoon rainfall
2) Accumulation of silt in the rives leading to overflowing of water an either side of the river
3) Rivers changing their course
4) Earth quakes in the sea
5) Heavy rainfall during cyclones
6) Breach of dams

Q5. What are the effects of cyclones ? 2mks

Ans 1) They cause large scale deaths
2) cyclone hit areas suffer from infectitious diseases leading to huge cabualitites
3) Crops get totally destroyed
4) Transport clinks electricity supply and daily life of the people get affected badly

Entrepreneurship
Q1. Who is an entrepreneur ?
Ans Entrepreneur is an innovator of new ideas and business processes who possesses Management skills
strong team building a bilites and essential leadership qualities to manage the business

Q2. Explain the importance of an Entrepreneur ? 3mks

OR
Entrepreneurs serve as the sparkplug in the economys engine Justify
Ans The importance of an entreprenevr is
1) He encourages effective mobilization of skill
2) He helps to increase Gross domestic product (GDP)
3) He helps to increase per capita income
4) He provides employment to artisans technically qualified persons P.T.O
 5) He bears risks and uncertainty
6) He organized the factors of production

Q3. Entrepreneurs play an important role in nurturing the economic development of India How ? 3mks
Ans 1) Promotes capital farmation
2) Provide employment to people
3) Helps the country to increase GDP and per capita Income
4) Promotes development of Industries
5) Promotes the country’s export trade
6) Enable the people to avail better quality goods at lower price
7) Tries to improve the standard of living

Freedom Struggle
Q1. Describe the drain theory ?
Ans The transfer of Indian wealth to England is known as Drain theory

Q2. When was the Indian National congress established ?

Ans The Indian National Congress was established in the year 1885

Q3. Who founded the Indian National Congress ?

Ans A.O. Hume founded Indian National Congress

Q4. Who was the First President of the Indian National Congress ?
Ans W.C. Banerjee was the first president of Indian National congress

Q5. Who is known as the Iron Man of India ?

Ans Sardar Vallabhbhai patel is known as the Iron man of India

Q6. Who implemented of Bengal division

Ans Lord Curzon implemented of Bengal division

Q7. List out Moderate’s leaders

Ans M G Ranadesurendranath Bannerfee Dadabhai Naoroji and Gopal krishna Gokhale

Q8. List out the revolutionary Organizations

Ans ‘Ansheelana samithi and Abhinava Bharata’ were important Organizations

Q9. Name the famous non - congress leader who came to light in the time of the quit India Movement ?
Ans Jayaprakash Narayan

Q10. Name the revolutionaries in the freedom movement ?

Ans V.D. Savarkar Aurobindo Ghosh Shyamji Krishna Verma Madam Cama Khudiram Bose Ramaprasad
Bismal Bhagat Singh and chandra sheka Azad

Q11. Who Were known as ‘Political Beggars’

Ans Moderates were known as Political Beggars

Q12. Who declared “Swaraj is my birthright and I will get it at any cost”
Ans Tilak declared ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I will get it at any cost

Q13. Which were the neuspapers published by Tilak ?

Ans Tilak published Kesari in Marathi and ‘Maratha’ in English language

Q14. Who wrote Geetha Rahasya ?

Ans Tilak wrote Geetha Rahasya
 India - Natural Disaters

Q1. What are floods ?

Ans heavy rainfall and excessive melting of ice the volume of water increases in the
river leading it to overflow.

Q2. What is Landslide ?

Ans Land mass sliding down the slopes from mountains or hills are called land slide

Q3. What is Earthquake ?

Ans vibration or movement of the upper layers of the earth due to the pressure created inside is called Earthquake.

Q4. What is coastal Erosion ?

Ans The erosion of land by the waves in the coastal areas is called coastal erosion.
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The First War of Indian Independence
1. What did the Indians call the revolt of 1857 as ?
Ans Indian called the revolt of 1857 as ‘The first war of Independence

2. Who called the Lirst war of Independence as the ‘Sepoy mutiny; ?

Ans The British Historians called the First war war of Independence as Sepoy Mutiny

II ) Answer the following questions

1. What was the romour spread about Royal ‘Enfield’ ? 3mks
Ans Cartridges used in Royal enfield rifles were greased with the fat of cow and pigs while cows were sacred
to the Hindus pigs were blasphemous for Muslims

India after Independence

I ) Fill in the blanks :-
1. The last Governor General of the British was Mountbatten

2. The first Home Minister of India was Sardar’s Vallabhai Patel

3. The first President of India was Dr Rajendra Prasced

4. Pondichery which joined India was a Union Territory in 1963

5. The linguistic Organization of India took place in 1953

6. Dadabhai Naoroji foundid the drain theroy

II ) Answer the following questions in a sentence each

Q1. Why is Sardar Vallabhai called the ‘Iron Man of India ?

Ans Sardar Vallabhai Patel is called as the ‘Iron Man of India’ because he brought about a successful
integration of provinces

Q2. How many Princely states were there when India Gained Independence ?
Ans There were 562 princely states when India gained Independence

Q3. Who was the king of Jammu and Kashmir at the time India gained Independence ?
Ans Hari singh was the king of Jammu and Kashmir at the time Indian gained Independence

Q4. How did the country deal with the problem of refugees ?
Ans Refugees were given sheltered most of them were given housing and employment as well as
citizenship of India

Q5. When did Goa be came a state ?

Ans Goa had remained a union territory till 1987 and after that it be came a state
P.T.O
Q6. Name the princely states that were forced to join the Indian Union ?
Ans Junagarh Hyderabad Jammu and Kashmir Pondicherry and Goa were the princely states which were
forced to join the Indian union

Consumer Education
1. The history of consumer movement began in ____
Ans U.S.A.

2. Through _______ the consumer can sit at home and directly bey the goods from traders
Ans Teleshopping

3. What is Teleshopping ?
Ans Placing the order of goods through Internet sms or Telephone and making the payment after as well
as before receiving the goods at door

4. Consumer day is celbrated on march 15th every year why ?

Ans consumer day is celebrated on march 15th every year because on this day the president John
F kennedy gav the American Consumers four basic rights

5. Consumer rights are needed why ?

Ans To safeguard the interests of consumers

6. When did consumer protection Act come into force in India

Ans 1986

7. __________ is the president of the state commission of India

Ans High court Judge

8. __________ is the head of national commission of India

Ans Supreme court Judge

9. __________ commission shall dispose of any complaints where the claim shall exceed Ten crores
Ans The National commission

10. What is the full form of AWARE

Ans The Association of Women against rising expenses

Sociology collective Behaviour and Protests

1. What do you mean by Social Movement ?
Ans A social movement is a plat form that enables people to show case their needs

2. What is Mob ?
Ans Assembly of a people around a comman interest without any expectation

3. What do you mean by Environment pollution ?

Ans The soil, air, water and Biosphere get polluted with Toxin and chemicals

4. What is the Meanimg of movement ?

Ans When collective behaviour is organized and directed towards specific goal and aim to bring about
social change

5. What is meant by Riots ?

Ans Riots are type of mob behaviour which are violant and destructive

6. What is Meaming of “Collectvie behaverir” ?

Ans The behaveor of human being in a group called as collectvei behavror

7. Who is the leader of Narmada Bachae Moverment ?

Ans Medha patkar

8. What is self - help groups ?

Ans Self help group have been formed on the basis of trust self amarenes self motivation and co-operation
 9. Who is the leader of “Chipko movement”?
Ans Sundar lal Bahuguna and shri chandiprasad Bhatt

10. Full form of MRPL :-

Ans Mangalore Refineries and petrochemicals Rimited

Public Finance and Budget

Q1. What is Budget ?

Ans The statement of estimated in come and expenditure of a year prepared by the Government is called
Budget.

Q2. When does the Financial year begin and end in India ?
Ans The financial year starts from April 1st & ends on 31 st March in India.

Q3. What is Surplus budget and Deficit budget ?

Ans If the budget shows excess income as compared to expenditure is called Surplus Budget.
If the expenditure is more than the income, it is called Deficit Budget.

Q4. Mention the two types of capital Expenditure

Ans a) Planned Expenditure
b) Non- planned Expenditure

Q5. Give examples for Indirect tax

Ans a) Import Export tax b) GST c) Other taxes

Q6. Which are the main types of direct taxes ?

Ans The main types of direct taxes are a) Personal , Income tax corporate tax , wealth tax & stamp duty

Q7. Mention the four kinds of deficit Financing

Ans a) Budget deficit b) Revenue deficit c) Fiscal deficit d) Primary deficit

Q8. The person who presnts the central govt Budget in the lok sabha is ____
Ans Finance Minister

Q9. Which are the two types of Revenue Receipt

Ans a) Tax revenue b) Non-Tax Revenue

WORLD WAR AND INDIA’S ROLE

Q1. Name the two geoup divided during first world war ?
Ans * Triple Entente pact * Triple Alliance pact

Q2. Name the countries formed Triple Alliance pact ?

Ans Germany , Austria Hungary , & ltaly

Q3. Which teeaty was signed in 1919 year ?

Ans Alliance signed a humilating Veesailles feeaty

Q4. Who was the Fascist Dictator in Italy

Ans Mussolini

Q5. What was the immediate cause for I world war

Ans The assasination of arkduke Fredinand

Q6. Which is the international agency established after I world war ?

Ans League of Nations

Q7. What was the immediate cause for II world war ?

Ans Germany’s attack on Poland in 1939 was the immediate cause for II world war

Q8. Why did America enterthe II world war ?

Ans Japan attacked the American Naval Centre at Pearl Harbour.
Q9. Where is Teen Murti chowk ?
Ans It is located in New delhi

Q10. Who lead the Mysore lancer in I world war

Ans Regiment Dar B.ChamarajUrs

Q11. Name the 2 eival group during world war II

Ans Axis and the Allies

Q12. Who replaced the league of Nation ?

Ans united Nations Organisation replace the League of Nation

Q13. Name the 3 important lancers of India ?

Ans Mysore , Jodhpur , Hyderabad Lancers.

Q14. Hitler is mass massacre was called Holocaust

INDIA - TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Q1. Which is the longest national highway of India

Ans Srinagar of (Jammu & Kashmir) in north to kanya kumari (Tamil Nadu) in the south

Q2.When was the first railway line started in India ? & where ?
Ans The first railway line wasstarted on April 16th 1853 & laid between Mumbai & Thane of maharastra

Q3. Which port of India has an ‘artificial harbour’ ?

Ans Chennai is the oldest port and has an artificial harbour of India

Q4. Name the regional & independent GPS system of India ?

Ans Navik ( Navigation with Indian Constellation) is the regional & independent GPS System of India

INDIA – MINERAL AND POWER RESOURCES

Q1. Name the wonder metal of the 20 century ? Why

Ans Aluminium is called the wonder metal of the 20th century be cause of its various uses

Q2. ‘Mica is called Kage Bangara in Kannada’ why

Ans Because of its important qualities of insulation & elasity It is used in the monufacture of telephones
telegraph wireless service glass colour varnish artificial rubber dynams and chemical inoustries it is
called as kage Bangara in Kannada

Q3. The largest producer of gold in the country at present is

Ans c) Hatti

Q4. Coal is called as Black Diamond

Q5. “Petroleum is called as Liquid Gold ? why

Ans Because it is very precious in both during peace and war

Q6. In India petroleum was first discovered at Digboi of Assam

Q7. The biggest oil deposit of India is Bombay High

Q8. India’s first solar electricity production center is proposed to be set up at Baromar in Rajasthan

Q9. What is a Mineral ?

Ans A compound of naturally available substance with specific chemical composition is called mineral.
 LAND USE AND AGRICULTURE

Q1. What is Agriculture ?

Ans Agriculture is the art of cultivating the land

Q2. Which are the diffevrent types of farming existing in India ? 3mks
Ans Intensive farming, Subsistence farming, Commerical farming, mixed farming Horticlture farming

Q3. What is mixed farming ? 2mks

Ans Mixed farming is the raising of crops cattle rearing, poultry, beekceeping, pig rearing, silk rearing
aquaculture etc

Q4. The highest paddy producing stat of India is

Ans West Bengal

Q5. Which state is known as the wheat grainnary of India ?

Ans Punjab state is known as the wheat granny of India

Major Industries

Q1. Which state is called Silicon Valley of India

a) Bengaluru b) Tamilnodu c) mahavashtra d) Karnataka
Ans a) Bengaluru

Q2. Where was the first iron 4 steel industry established in India
Ans The first iron & steel industry in India was sct up in 1874 at Kulti in West Bengal

Q3. Which place is called the ‘Manchester of snclia ?

a) Mumbai b) kanpur c) Indore d) surat
Ans a) Mumbai

Q4. Why maximum number & sugar industries located in the ganga river plain region
Ans 1) Suitable climate for sugarcare cultivation
2) fertile soil
3) Adwquate rainfall
4) lage consumes maeket

Q5. Which are the major Iron and Steel industries in India
Ans 1) TataIron and steel industry - Jharkhand
2) Indian Iron and steel company - West Bengal
3) Viswes warayya Iron & steel company - Karnataka
4) Iron & steel company at Bhilai - Chattisgarh
5) Iron & steel company at Rourkela - odisha
6) Iron & steel company at Durgapur - West Bengal
7) Iron & steel company at Salem - Tamil nadu
8) Iron & steel company at Vishakaptnam - Andhrapradesh

Q6. In India where was first cotton textile industy established

Ans In 1854 at Mumbai

Q7. What are the raw materials used in paper industry

Ans Bamboo, wood pulp & grass

Q8. Which a ity is called Silicon valley of India ?

Ans Bengaluru

Q9. What is the importance of Industries ?

OR
Explain low industries help in the economic development of a country ?
Ans 1) Industries are vital for the economic progress of a country
2) Helps toincrease national & percapital income
3) create job opportunities
4) raise the GDP
5) change in standard of living
Q10. Why mumbai is called the ‘Manchester of India ?
Ans Mumbai is the centre of cotton textile industry and has a number of cotton mills.

Social Challenges

Q1. What is meant by child labour ?

Ans The labour of children below the age of 14 year in order to earn money is called child laboura

Q2. Protection of children from sexual offenses (POCSO) act came into force in
Ans a) 2012

Q3. When was ‘child labour prohibition Act passed ?

Ans 1986

Q4. What is child marriage ?

Ans According to the law the marriage that takes places between a boy of below 21 year and a girl who is
below 18 years is child marriage

Q5. What is female foeticide ?

Ans Killing the foetos of a girl in the womb itself this is known as female foeticide

Q6. What is female infanticide ?

Ans The inhuman practice of killing the female baby after birth

Q7. The child labour is prohibited as per _______ article of the constitution
Ans 24

World Organizations

Q1. 24th October 1945 is a significant day because

Ans united nations organization (U.N.O) was established

Q2. The number of representatives sent to general assembly of U.N.O by every member nation is 5

Q3. Which agency of the UNO won the nobel prize in 1965 ?
Ans UNI CEF (United Nations children’s Emergency fund)

Q4. Expand the words

FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization
WHO – World Health Organization
UNESCO – The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
U.N.D.P – United National Development Programme
IBRD – International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
ILO – International Labour Organization
UNCTAD – The United Nations Confernce on trade and Development
W.T.O. – World Trade Organization
GATT – General Agreement of Trade and Tariffs
SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation

Q5. Name the member countries of SAARC

Ans SAARC consists of 8 countries viz India , Bangladesh , Pakistan, Srilanka , Maldives , Nepal , Bhutan ,
and Afghanis than

Q6 . Name the member nations of ASEAN

Ans It are Singapore Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and thailand
 Rural Development

Q1. What is meant by Decentralization ?

Ans Providing dministrative power & responsibility in the Lands of the local people

Q2. Name the three level of panchayat raj institution ?

Ans Grama panchayat
* Taluka panchayat * Zilla panchayat

Q3. What is Rural Development ?

Ans Rural Development is an improvement of the social & economic status of the rueal people by
proper utilization of the locally available natwal & human reasources

Q4. Name the housing programns of prouided for sheltorlaecs people ?

Ans Indira & Awas yojana
* Ambedkar Valmiki “Housing prog
* Ashraya yojana
* Basava yojana

India’s Foreign Policy & Global Challenges

Q1. What is the meaning of Foreign policy ?

Ans The policy followed by a nation in dealing with other nation is called Foreign policy

Q2. Who is known as the “Father of Indian Foreign policy” ?

Ans Jawaharlal Nehru

Q3. What is Non Alignment policy ?

Ans *After 1945 the world was divided into two group between America & Russia
* India Remained neutral and protected its interest without joining and of the group this is called
Non - Aligned policy

Q4. SALT stand for ?

Ans Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

Q5. CTBT stand for ?

Ans Comprehensive test Ban treaty

Q6. On __________ United Nation adopted universal declaration of Human rights 10th Dec 1948

Q7. What is the meaning of Disarmament ?

Ans Disarmament means reduction or elimimnation of certair or all types of armament (weapons)