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Social Studies (SST) Revision

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following order of the emperors of the Mauryan Dynasty is Correct

a)

Chandrgupta Maurya - Bindusara - Ashoka

b)

Bindusara- Chandragupta Maurya - Ashoka

c)

Ashoka - Chandragupta Maurya - Bindusara

d)

Chandragupta Maurya - Bindusara - Ashoka

2.

What is a Democratic Goverment?

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3.

What is true about the Women's suffrage movement?

a)

It allowed Women's to participate in the government and do their desired work or studies and our not forced to do the house

b)

The women's who were taken as prisoners went on Hunger strikes and were forced fed by placing a tube through there throat and passed down a sloppy liquid

c)

The Women's chained themselves to railings and shouted protest on the steets like " Deeds not words" "Women's need the right to vote"

d)

When the World war 1 started, all the men had gone for the war to fight. That time women's started managing the work that was earlier considered Men's work. From that day onwards, women's were considered equal as men's

4.

An empire is

a)

big kingdom

b)

big company

c)

small kingdom

5.

The Lions are carved on

a)

Mehrauli pillar

b)

Sarnath Pillar

6.

Who was the wise man in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

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7.

Who was the founder of Mauryan Dynasty?

a)

Bindusara

b)

Ashoka

c)

Chandragupta

8.

What does a government do?

a)

Make food

b)

Make laws

9.

What is a government?

a)

System of rules

b)

System of mail

10.

What do citizens do?

a)

Vote

b)

go to jail

11.

What do citizens vote for?

a)

Leaders and Laws

b)

Dessert choice

12.

(a)   was composed about 3500 years ago.

13.

WHAT IS VEDIC AGE ?

a)

AN PERIOD WHERE RIG VEDA WAS WRITTEN

b)

AN PERIOD WHERE THE VEDAS WERE WRITTEN

c)

AN PERIOD WHERE INDO EUROPEAN LANGUAGES FLOURISHED

d)

AN PERIOD WHERE THE CASTE SYSTEM ORIGINATED

14.

The two groups of people based on their work are _________

a)

Jana and Vish

b)

Brahmins and Rajas

c)

Aryans and Dasas

d)

Rajas and Aryans

15.

The word vaishya comes from (a)   .

16.

(a)   means “well-said”

17.

The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns, called -----------------

a)

Sukta or “ill-said”

b)

Sukta or “well-said”

c)

both are correct

18.

The Vedic people are generally refered as?

a)

Aryans

b)

Dasyu

c)

Brahmin

d)

Vaishyas

19.

Who was the second king of Mauryan Dynasty?

a)

Chandra Gupta 

b)

Bindusara

20.
What faith did Asoka adopt during his rule?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
21.
Why can Asoka's history be described as "written in stone"?
a)
Because most of what we konw about him and his rule comes from the stone age.
b)
Because most of what we know about him comes from his best friend's cousin's sister's little cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
c)
Because most of what we know about him and his rule comes from the edicts carved on pillars, rocks, and walls across his empire.
d)
Because he beat up people with his hands that were considered to be made of stone.
22.
Define edicts:
a)
degrees earned by people in authority
b)
decrees or commands given by people in positions of authority
c)
degrees on a thermometer
d)
decrees given by dogs and cats in animated movies
23.

Which of these is not a principle of Dhamma?

a)

Speak the truth

b)

Be kind to everyone, excluding servants and slaves

c)

Practice charity

d)

Follow the path of ahimsa

24.

Which of these is accurate about 'Indika'

a)

Tells us about the political administration of the Mauryan Empire

b)

Is written by Chanakya

c)

Written by Megasthenes

d)

Tells us about the religious life of the Mauryas

25.

How did Ashoka spread Dhamma?

a)

By setting up pillar and rock edicts

b)

By appointing dhamma mahamatras

c)

By setting up speakers throughout the empire

d)

By taking people's lives if they didn't follow dhamma

26.

The platues are also called as

a)

High lands

b)

Tablelands

c)

Lowlands

27.

Name the type of mountain that is formed by the process shown in the picture.

a)

Volcanic Mountains

b)

Block Mountains

c)

Fold Mountains

d)

Residual Mountains

28.

How is the mountain in the picture formed?

a)

accumulation of magma, ash and cinder

b)

formation of cracks and fissures

c)

when land between two fault lines subsides

d)

wrapping of Earth's crust

29.

Identify a block mountain

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What does the term "suffrage" mean?

a)

the right to own slaves

b)

the right to an education

c)

the right to vote

d)

the right own land

31.
One of the goals of the women's suffrage movement was to
a)
give women the right to work.
b)
allow women to attend church.
c)
give women the right to vote.
d)
get women out of schools.
32.
Which statement best represents the events in the picture?
a)
Women wanted the president to support equal rights and the right to vote for females.
b)
Women wanted the U.S. president to back labor unions.
c)
Women did not like the president’s approach to civil rights.
d)
Women protested for homeless women and demanded equal job opportunities.
33.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antartica

34.

Three important latitudes passes through this continent

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

North America

35.

The country surrounded by three oceans is

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Europe

36.

Dakshin Gangotri is the name of -

a)

Research Station

b)

River

c)

City

d)

Mountain

37.

A (a)   is a narrow passage of water connecting two large waterbodies like seas and oceans.

38.

Which among the following is not a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Eurasia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

39.

Which among the following is correct based on their size?

a)

Asia>Europe>Africa

b)

Africa>Asia>Europe

c)

Europe>Asia>Africa

d)

Asia>Africa>Europe

40.

Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%