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Social Studies QUIZEZZ

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1. Which type of settlement is occupied for a short time?

a)

Permanent Settlements

b)

Temporary Settlements

c)

Both a & b

d)

None of these

2.

Q2. The natural conditions for selection of an ideal site are

a)

suitable climate

b)

availability of water

c)

suitable land

d)

all of these

3.

Q3. Which country has the largest railway network in Asia.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

Japan

4.

Q4. Name the mode of transport used to reach an island.

a)

Train

b)

Ship

c)

Car

d)

Bus

5.

Q5. Which is the best means of transport to reach inaccessible areas?

a)

Airways

b)

Waterways

c)

Railways

d)

Roadways

6.

Q6. The Trans Siberian railways connect ............ to ............. .

(a)  

7.

Q7. In regions of heavy rainfall houses have (a)   roofs.

8.

Q8. What do you understand by the term communication?

a)

Process to convey our thoughts to others

b)

Process to earn money

c)

Process to do plantation

d)

None of these

9.

Q9. Which are the types of waterways?

a)

Inland waterways

b)

Sea routes

c)

Both a & b

d)

None of these

10.

Q10. Mention the merit of railways?

a)

They carry heavy goods in bulk

b)

They take too much time

c)

They are costlier

d)

None of these

11.

Q11. Which of the following is an industrial city?

a)

Patna

b)

Lucknow

c)

Guwahati

d)

Jamshedpur

12.

Q12. The Trans-East African Highway is being constructed between Cairo and

a)

Siberia

b)

Cape Town

c)

Durban

d)

Bulawayo

13.

Q13. Which of the following is not a canal?

a)

Kiel

b)

Suez

c)

Panama

d)

Rhine

14.

Q12. The Trans-East African Highway is being constructed between Cairo and

a)

Siberia

b)

Cape Town

c)

Durban

d)

Bulawayo

15.

Q14. Which of the following is an example of mass communication?

a)

Television

b)

Telephone

c)

Telegraph

d)

Letter

16.

Q15. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?

a)

Cycle

b)

Bus

c)

Train

d)

Airplane

17.

Which is not a means of communication?

a)

Telephone

b)

Books

c)

Table

18.

Which type of road is constructed under the ground?

a)

Flyover

b)

Expressway

c)

Subway

19.

Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?

a)

Ship

b)

Train

c)

Car

20.

Which vehicle doesn't pollute the environment?

a)

Cycle

b)

Bus

c)

Aeroplane

21.

The people practice agriculture, fishing, forestry in .............. settlements.

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

c)

Both

d)

None of these

22.

Houses with stilts are found in areas prone to :

a)

Fast winds

b)

Heavy rainfall

c)

Snowfall

d)

All of these

23.

The railway network is well developed over :

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Plain areas

d)

Costal areas

24.

The cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata are connected via........... quadrilateral.

a)

Silver

b)

Golden

c)

Diamond

d)

Platinum

25.

Satellite help in :

a)

oil exploration

b)

Weather forecasting

c)

Disaster management

d)

All of these

26.

Which of the following is not a means of mass communication?

a)

Newspaper

b)

Mobile

c)

Television

d)

Radio

27.

Airways is most .............. and .............. means of transport.

a)

expensive, slowest

b)

reasonable, fastest

c)

slowest, reasonable

d)

expensive, fastest

28.

If bulky and heavy goods to be sent over long distances one would use :

a)

Airways

b)

Railways

c)

Waterways

d)

Roadways

29.

The Trains Siberian railways is the .............. railway system:

a)

Shortest

b)

Longest

c)

Highest

d)

Smoothest

30.

These are places where people build their homes called

a)

Settlement

b)

Transport

c)

Communication

d)

None of these

31.

It is the process of sending information, ideas or messages from one person to another through different means : -

a)

Communication

b)

Transport

c)

Settlement

d)

None of these

32.

The settlements may be ................. or temporary.

a)

Houses

b)

Transport

c)

Permanent

d)

Communication

33.

........................... is the process of movement of goods and people from one place to another.

a)

Transportation

b)

Communication

c)

Settlements

d)

Engagement

34.

It is defined as the regular seasonal migration of animal herders with their thier livestock from one region to another :

a)

Globalisation

b)

Communication

c)

Transport

d)

Transhumance

35.

Identify the merits of railways.

a)

It is a quick mode of transportation.

b)

It is cheap mode of transportation.

c)

It carries both the heavy goods and people over long distances.

d)

All of these

36.

What are the types of waterways?

a)

Inland waterways

b)

Sea routes

c)

Both inland and sea routes

d)

None of these

37.

Indo-Islamic architecture avoided the use of

a)

(a) calligraphy

b)

(b) animal forms

c)

(c) floral and geometric patterns

d)

(d) human forms

38.

What place are Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders most closely associated with?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Cuba

c)

Philipines

d)

Panama Canal

39.

What place is Queen Liliuokalani most closely associated with?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Cuba

c)

Philipines

d)

Panama Canal

40.

Printing sensational, often exagerated news stories in order to attract more readers and sell more papers.

a)

yellow fever

b)

yellow journalism

c)

imperialism

d)

isolationism

41.

The practice of gaining power by taking over foreign countries and ruling them.

a)

yellow fever

b)

yellow journalism

c)

imperialism

d)

isolationism

42.

An outbreak of a fast spreading disease.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Yellow fever

c)

Malaria

d)

Mosquitoes

43.

The Age of Imperialism was a time when the U.S. became a world power. What is the most likely reason the artist chose an eagle for this cartoon?

a)

The eagle is our national bird, and it represents the U.S.

b)

The eagle was the only bird that the artist knew how to draw.

c)

The eagle is a very large bird that can touch both sides of the U.S.

d)

The U.S. can fly like an eagle.

44.

Based on your observations of the cartoon, what point of view does the artist most likely have about the United States?

a)

The United States is powerful.

b)

The United States is weak.

c)

The United States is dying.

d)

The United States is a bird.

45.

Why did the U.S. support Panama in gaining independence from Columbia?

a)

The U.S. could finally win the Spanish- American War.

b)

Panama needed to build a lock and dam system, but it didn't know how.

c)

The U.S. did not like Panama or Columbia.

d)

Panama agreed to let the U.S. build a canal through the country.

46.

Name a Carribean island near Cuba that became a Commonwealth of the U.S.

a)

Hawaii

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Philipines

d)

Haiti

47.

The Battle of Manila Bay resulted in the U.S. gaining control of this Spanish colony.

a)

Hawaii

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Philipines

d)

Haiti

48.

What was one effect that "yellow journalism" had on the Spanish-American War?

a)

The idea of manifest destiny gained strength.

b)

Papers began printing 'Hogn's Alley' in bright yellow ink.

c)

Settlers first came to Hawaii and planted sugarcane and pineapples.

d)

The Spanish were blamed for the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine.

49.

Which choice below best explains the reasons why Queen Liliuokalani gave up her power?

a)

Queen Liliuokalani couln't win the fight against U.S. planters and soldiers, and many native Hawaiians might be kiiled.

b)

Businessmen ran the Republic of Hawaii better than Queen Liliuokalani could.

c)

Planting sugarcane and pineapples took up too much of Queen Liliuokalani's time.

d)

None of the above.

50.

In his book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Alfred T. Mahan argued that the United States should _________

a)

avoid foreign conflicts.

b)

sell its naval bases.

c)

build a strong navy.

d)

remain isolationist.

51.

How did American newspapers respond to the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor?

a)

American newspapers refused to report the story.

b)

American newspapers reported that the explosion was an accident.

c)

American newspapers blamed the explosion on Spain.

d)

American newspapers blamed the explosion on Cuban rebels.

52.

President Roosevelt called it the "greatest engineering feat of the ages." What was he speaking about?

a)

The building of the White House.

b)

The completion of the Panama Canal.

c)

The annexation of Hawaii.

d)

The invention of the telephone.

53.

Why was the Panama Canal so important?

a)

Connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean cut the time needed to transport goods and increased U.S. power.

b)

The Panama Canal allowed ships to reach Hawaii.

c)

The Panama Canal was the first canal built in the world.

d)

None of the above.

54.

What caused several fast spreading diseases to spread while the Panama Canal was being built?

a)

Epidemic

b)

Yellow fever

c)

Malaria

d)

Mosquitoes

55.

Which newspaper headline is MOST likely to be an example of "yellow journalism"?

a)

Hawaii Joins the U.S.

b)

Spain Surrenders!

c)

Widow Shares the Dying Words of Her Husband Killed by Spanish Guards

d)

Fleet Returns from the Philipines

56.

What nickname was given to several groups of African American soldiers who fought in segregated units?

a)

Buffalo soldiers

b)

Rough Riders

c)

Cuban fighters

d)

None of the above.

57.

Persian court chronicles described the Sultan as the

a)

Shadow of god

b)

Shadow of padshah

c)

Shadow of deities

d)

Shadow of truth

58.

Dead Sea in Israel has salinity of 45 grams per litre of water

a)

True

b)

False

59.

22nd March is celebrated as World water day when the need to conserve water is reinforced in different ways.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

The most plentiful gas in the atmosphere is

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

61.

This layer helps in radio transmission.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

mesosphere

62.

These wind blow constantly throughout the year in particular direction.

a)

permanent winds

b)

local winds

c)

seasonal winds

d)

both (a) and (b)

63.

Amar jiban was written by

a)

Rokeya sakhawat Hossain

b)

Ramabai

c)

Rashsundari Devi

d)

Satyarani

64.

Temples were made also to demonstrate

a)

architectural skills

b)

purity and austerity

c)

power, wealth and devotion of the patron

d)

devotion to deities only

65.

Name the ruler who declared by his chronicler as the architect of the workshop of empire and religion.

a)

Akbar

b)

Qutbuddin Aybak

c)

Alauddin

d)

Shah jahan

66.

Sulh-i-kul means

a)

universal peace

b)

gender discrimination

c)

revenue system

d)

jagir sysgtem

67.

A fortified town is called as

a)

Hinterland

b)

jagir

c)

Garrison town

d)

Court room

68.

In britain the nobles who assisted kings introduced a document called

a)

Maga carta

b)

Manga carta

c)

Magna carta

d)

Democracy

69.

A monarchy in which rulers has power to do anything

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Constitutional monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

70.

The rule of law means every person in the country forms

a)

President to farmer

b)

Farmer to president

c)

Rich

d)

Poor

71.

A common form of inequality faced in india is

a)

Sati

b)

Caste system

c)

Bounded labour

d)

None of these

72.

The largest democracy in the world is

a)

India

b)

America

c)

China

d)

France

73.

The dictator of Italy was

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Hitler

c)

Julius Caesar

74.

Democratic government typically run by

a)

Dictator

b)

President

c)

Military persnal

d)

Constitution

75.

What is a democracy

a)

War

b)

Every citizen have an equal say

c)

All citizen can vote

76.

How many years after African Americans got to vote did women?

a)

50

b)

20

c)

35

d)

2

77.

What are some freedoms that come with a democratic govt.?

a)

Right to vote

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Right to bear arms

d)

All of these

78.

Does America have a democratic government?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Partially

79.

How many branches does the U.S government have?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

80.

What is the most important right for American citizens?

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Right to eat

c)

Right to walk

d)

Right to vote