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SOCIAL SCIENCE

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is...

a)

AFRICA.

b)

OCEANIA.

c)

AMERICA.

2.

It represents a child approach.

a)

sociology

b)

social science

c)

social studies

d)

social relation

3.

Part of cultural of knowledge having direct bearing on man’s activities in any field

a)

sociology

b)

social science

c)

social studies

d)

social relation

4.

It offers learning situation and insight into all knowledge.

a)

sociology

b)

social science

c)

social studies

d)

social relation

5.

Branch of science that deals with human behavior in its social and cultural aspects.

a)

sociology

b)

social science

c)

social studies

d)

social relation

6.

A PERSON WHO MAKES MAPS ?

a)

PHOTOGRAPHER

b)

CARTOGRAPHER

c)

CALLIGRAPHER

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

7.

___ , ____ AND ____ WERE THE FOOD CROPS CAME TO INDIA DURING THOUSAND YEAR PERIOD

a)

CHILLY, CORN , POTATO

b)

COLA , PEPSI, TOMATO

c)

BRINJAL, TOMATO , GINGER

d)

LAVENDER, TOMATO , POTATO

8.

THE HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS ARE CALLED

a)

DOCUMENTRIES

b)

MANUSCRIPTS

c)

NOVELS

d)

ARCHIVES

9.

THE PLACE WHERE OLD MANUSCRIPTS ARE STORED ARE CALLED

a)

ARCHIVES

b)

LIBRARIES

c)

OFFICE

d)

PARLIAMENT HOUSE

10.

Who was Al Idrisi?

a)

Arab Cartographer

b)

French Cartographer

c)

Revolutionary

11.

End points of a globe are called

a)

poles

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

12.

Three -dimensional model of the earth is

a)

map

b)

grid

c)

globe

13.

What does not allow us to see the whole earth at a single glance?

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

grid

14.

latitudes are complete circles

a)

true

b)

false

15.

0 degree longitude is known as

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

16.

Name the parallel at 66 and half degree South.

a)

Equator

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Arctic Circle

17.

The point at which the latitude and longitude of a place meet is called it's ............

a)

temperature

b)

grid

c)

location

18.

Which one is the short from of north west

a)

NE

b)

NW

c)

SE

d)

SW

19.

Federalism means the division of power between the centre and the states.

a)

False

b)

True

20.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
21.

Who among the following decides the Foreign Policy of India?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Council of Ministers/Cabinet

d)

Parliament

22.

Which of the following Presidents of India was called as the Missile Man of India

a)

Shri Ramnath Kovind

b)

Pranab Mukherjee

c)

Abdul Kalam

d)

K.R. Narayanan

23.

Impeachment of the President can be initiated in.............

a)

Lok Sabha

b)

Rajya Sabha

c)

Either of the House

d)

Supreme Court

24.

For how many times, a person can become President of India?

a)

Once

b)

Twice

c)

Thrice

d)

No limit

25.

Who is designated as the first citizen of the country?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Chief Justice of India

d)

Army Chief

26.

When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of the:

a)

Secondary sector

b)

Tertiary sector

c)

Primary sector

d)

Organised sector

27.

A situation in which more persons are employed on a job than are optimally required is:

a)

Structural unemployment

b)

Disguised unemployment

c)

Cyclical unemployment

d)

Seasonal unemployment

28.

POPULATION OF INDIA IN 2011 CENSUS

a)

121.08

b)

130.87

c)

120.00

d)

130.87

29.

Who is known as the father of green revolution in India?

a)

Dr. Varghese Kurian

b)

Dr. M S Swaminathan

c)

Dr. Manmohan Singh

d)

Dr. M S Ahluwalia

30.

The period of the first five year plan was (a)  

31.

Economic growth can be measured by

a)

The CPI

b)

The CBI

c)

GDP

d)

MPC

32.

Human Development Index is not related to......

a)

Life Expectancy

b)

Per Capita Income

c)

Gross Domestic Product

d)

Education

33.

Das Capital is written by --------

(a)  

34.

------- is the father of Economics

(a)  

35.

What type of economy is followed in India?

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Mixed Socialist

d)

None of these

36.

The planning commission was set up in which year in India?

a)

5th March 1951

b)

25th April 1951

c)

20th March 1951

d)

15th March 1950

37.

Who is regarded as the architect of Indian planning?

a)

MS Swaminathan

b)

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

38.
What is NOT  a main export of India? 
a)
Machinery
b)
Precious stones
c)
Chemicals
d)
Beef
39.

Bangkok is the capital of which country?

a)

Thailand

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Singapore

40.
Name the smallest continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
41.
Name the coldest place on earth
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
42.
Name the largest ocean
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
43.

Name the tallest building in the world

a)

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab

b)

Shanghai Tower, China

c)

Kingdom Clock Tower, Saudi Arabia

44.

Name the highest waterfall in the world

a)

NIagara Falls, New York, United States

b)

Angel Falls, Venezuela

c)

Victoria Falls, Zambia

45.

Name the hottest place on Earth

a)

Sahara Desert, Africa

b)

El Azizia, Libya

c)

Death Valley, California

46.
What part of a map tells you the directions?
a)
scale
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
key/legend
47.
Which of the ones below is not an ocean?
a)
Lake Wylie
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
48.
What is the biggest river in the world?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Nile River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Yellow River
49.

A map that shows the natural features of the Earth's surface such as landforms, bodies of water and land elevation is called

a)

Political map

b)

Topographical map

c)

A world map

50.

The movement of people from the countryside to cities is known as

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Urbanization