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WorksheetsSocial Studies QUIZEZZ
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Q1. Which type of settlement is occupied for a short time?
Permanent Settlements
Temporary Settlements
Both a & b
None of these
Q2. The natural conditions for selection of an ideal site are
suitable climate
availability of water
suitable land
all of these
Q3. Which country has the largest railway network in Asia.
China
India
Pakistan
Japan
Q4. Name the mode of transport used to reach an island.
Train
Ship
Car
Bus
Q5. Which is the best means of transport to reach inaccessible areas?
Airways
Waterways
Railways
Roadways
Q6. The Trans Siberian railways connect ............ to ............. .
(a)
Q7. In regions of heavy rainfall houses have (a) roofs.
Q8. What do you understand by the term communication?
Process to convey our thoughts to others
Process to earn money
Process to do plantation
None of these
Q9. Which are the types of waterways?
Inland waterways
Sea routes
Both a & b
None of these
Q10. Mention the merit of railways?
They carry heavy goods in bulk
They take too much time
They are costlier
None of these
Q11. Which of the following is an industrial city?
Patna
Lucknow
Guwahati
Jamshedpur
Q12. The Trans-East African Highway is being constructed between Cairo and
Siberia
Cape Town
Durban
Bulawayo
Q13. Which of the following is not a canal?
Kiel
Suez
Panama
Rhine
Q12. The Trans-East African Highway is being constructed between Cairo and
Siberia
Cape Town
Durban
Bulawayo
Q14. Which of the following is an example of mass communication?
Television
Telephone
Telegraph
Letter
Q15. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
Cycle
Bus
Train
Airplane
Which is not a means of communication?
Telephone
Books
Table
Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
Flyover
Expressway
Subway
Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
Ship
Train
Car
Which vehicle doesn't pollute the environment?
Cycle
Bus
Aeroplane
The people practice agriculture, fishing, forestry in .............. settlements.
Rural
Urban
Both
None of these
Houses with stilts are found in areas prone to :
Fast winds
Heavy rainfall
Snowfall
All of these
The railway network is well developed over :
Mountains
Deserts
Plain areas
Costal areas
The cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata are connected via........... quadrilateral.
Silver
Golden
Diamond
Platinum
Satellite help in :
oil exploration
Weather forecasting
Disaster management
All of these
Which of the following is not a means of mass communication?
Newspaper
Mobile
Television
Radio
Airways is most .............. and .............. means of transport.
expensive, slowest
reasonable, fastest
slowest, reasonable
expensive, fastest
If bulky and heavy goods to be sent over long distances one would use :
Airways
Railways
Waterways
Roadways
The Trains Siberian railways is the .............. railway system:
Shortest
Longest
Highest
Smoothest
These are places where people build their homes called
Settlement
Transport
Communication
None of these
It is the process of sending information, ideas or messages from one person to another through different means : -
Communication
Transport
Settlement
None of these
The settlements may be ................. or temporary.
Houses
Transport
Permanent
Communication
........................... is the process of movement of goods and people from one place to another.
Transportation
Communication
Settlements
Engagement
It is defined as the regular seasonal migration of animal herders with their thier livestock from one region to another :
Globalisation
Communication
Transport
Transhumance
Identify the merits of railways.
It is a quick mode of transportation.
It is cheap mode of transportation.
It carries both the heavy goods and people over long distances.
All of these
What are the types of waterways?
Inland waterways
Sea routes
Both inland and sea routes
None of these
Indo-Islamic architecture avoided the use of
(a) calligraphy
(b) animal forms
(c) floral and geometric patterns
(d) human forms
What place are Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders most closely associated with?
Hawaii
Cuba
Philipines
Panama Canal
What place is Queen Liliuokalani most closely associated with?
Hawaii
Cuba
Philipines
Panama Canal
Printing sensational, often exagerated news stories in order to attract more readers and sell more papers.
yellow fever
yellow journalism
imperialism
isolationism
The practice of gaining power by taking over foreign countries and ruling them.
yellow fever
yellow journalism
imperialism
isolationism
An outbreak of a fast spreading disease.
Epidemic
Yellow fever
Malaria
Mosquitoes
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?
The eagle is our national bird, and it represents the U.S.
The eagle was the only bird that the artist knew how to draw.
The eagle is a very large bird that can touch both sides of the U.S.
The U.S. can fly like an eagle.
Based on your observations of the cartoon, what point of view does the artist most likely have about the United States?
The United States is powerful.
The United States is weak.
The United States is dying.
The United States is a bird.
Why did the U.S. support Panama in gaining independence from Columbia?
The U.S. could finally win the Spanish- American War.
Panama needed to build a lock and dam system, but it didn't know how.
The U.S. did not like Panama or Columbia.
Panama agreed to let the U.S. build a canal through the country.
Name a Carribean island near Cuba that became a Commonwealth of the U.S.
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Philipines
Haiti
The Battle of Manila Bay resulted in the U.S. gaining control of this Spanish colony.
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Philipines
Haiti
What was one effect that "yellow journalism" had on the Spanish-American War?
The idea of manifest destiny gained strength.
Papers began printing 'Hogn's Alley' in bright yellow ink.
Settlers first came to Hawaii and planted sugarcane and pineapples.
The Spanish were blamed for the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine.
Which choice below best explains the reasons why Queen Liliuokalani gave up her power?
Queen Liliuokalani couln't win the fight against U.S. planters and soldiers, and many native Hawaiians might be kiiled.
Businessmen ran the Republic of Hawaii better than Queen Liliuokalani could.
Planting sugarcane and pineapples took up too much of Queen Liliuokalani's time.
None of the above.
In his book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Alfred T. Mahan argued that the United States should _________
avoid foreign conflicts.
sell its naval bases.
build a strong navy.
remain isolationist.
How did American newspapers respond to the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor?
American newspapers refused to report the story.
American newspapers reported that the explosion was an accident.
American newspapers blamed the explosion on Spain.
American newspapers blamed the explosion on Cuban rebels.
President Roosevelt called it the "greatest engineering feat of the ages." What was he speaking about?
The building of the White House.
The completion of the Panama Canal.
The annexation of Hawaii.
The invention of the telephone.
Why was the Panama Canal so important?
Connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean cut the time needed to transport goods and increased U.S. power.
The Panama Canal allowed ships to reach Hawaii.
The Panama Canal was the first canal built in the world.
None of the above.
What caused several fast spreading diseases to spread while the Panama Canal was being built?
Epidemic
Yellow fever
Malaria
Mosquitoes
Which newspaper headline is MOST likely to be an example of "yellow journalism"?
Hawaii Joins the U.S.
Spain Surrenders!
Widow Shares the Dying Words of Her Husband Killed by Spanish Guards
Fleet Returns from the Philipines
What nickname was given to several groups of African American soldiers who fought in segregated units?
Buffalo soldiers
Rough Riders
Cuban fighters
None of the above.
Persian court chronicles described the Sultan as the
Shadow of god
Shadow of padshah
Shadow of deities
Shadow of truth
Dead Sea in Israel has salinity of 45 grams per litre of water
True
False
22nd March is celebrated as World water day when the need to conserve water is reinforced in different ways.
True
False
The most plentiful gas in the atmosphere is
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
argon
This layer helps in radio transmission.
troposphere
stratosphere
Thermosphere
mesosphere
These wind blow constantly throughout the year in particular direction.
permanent winds
local winds
seasonal winds
both (a) and (b)
Amar jiban was written by
Rokeya sakhawat Hossain
Ramabai
Rashsundari Devi
Satyarani
Temples were made also to demonstrate
architectural skills
purity and austerity
power, wealth and devotion of the patron
devotion to deities only
Name the ruler who declared by his chronicler as the architect of the workshop of empire and religion.
Akbar
Qutbuddin Aybak
Alauddin
Shah jahan
Sulh-i-kul means
universal peace
gender discrimination
revenue system
jagir sysgtem
A fortified town is called as
Hinterland
jagir
Garrison town
Court room
In britain the nobles who assisted kings introduced a document called
Maga carta
Manga carta
Magna carta
Democracy
A monarchy in which rulers has power to do anything
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Dictatorship
The rule of law means every person in the country forms
President to farmer
Farmer to president
Rich
Poor
A common form of inequality faced in india is
Sati
Caste system
Bounded labour
None of these
The largest democracy in the world is
India
America
China
France
The dictator of Italy was
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Julius Caesar
Democratic government typically run by
Dictator
President
Military persnal
Constitution
What is a democracy
War
Every citizen have an equal say
All citizen can vote
How many years after African Americans got to vote did women?
50
20
35
2
What are some freedoms that come with a democratic govt.?
Right to vote
Freedom of speech
Right to bear arms
All of these
Does America have a democratic government?
Yes
No
Maybe
Partially
How many branches does the U.S government have?
6
4
3
2
What is the most important right for American citizens?
Right to bear arms
Right to eat
Right to walk
Right to vote
