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GR5 SS Earliest People & Locating Places on Earth

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Process of change by which modern humans evolved from our early ancestors over millions of years

a)

Graduation

b)

Punctuation

c)

Evolution

d)

history

2.

Our ancestors were___________ like creatures

a)

chimpanzee

b)

ape

c)

monkey

d)

animal

3.

Ape-like creatures were called

a)

Homoerectus

b)

Homohabilis

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Hominids

4.

The first hominids appeared on earth _________ million years ago

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

5.

Where did Hominids live?

a)

Treetops & Caves

b)

Caves & dens

c)

huts and boats

d)

none of the given

6.

Scientific study of human evolution is called

a)

Archaeology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Evolution

d)

Paleoanthropology

7.

Homosapiens means

a)

religious man

b)

holy man

c)

wise man

d)

mad man

8.

Successive periods in human pre-history from earliest to latest are -

a)

Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age

b)

Water age, Fire Age, Air age

c)

Stone Age, Iron Age, Bronze Age

d)

Bronze Age, Stone Age, Iron Age

9.

Hardened remains of prehistoric plants and animals are called

a)

Skeletons

b)

Archaeology

c)

fossils

d)

mummy

10.

which of the following is a source of history

a)

Stone tools

b)

Cave painting

c)

Fossils

d)

all of the above

11.

__________ was used in pre-historic cave paintings

a)

asian paints

b)

blood

c)

plant and rock pigments

d)

crayons

12.

__________ was used to make tools in pre-historic period

a)

Glass

b)

Graphite

c)

Flint

d)

Iron

13.

Early humans were hunter-gatherers -

a)
True
b)
False
14.

Which was the first Hominid fossil to be discovered?

a)

Lucky

b)

Lucy

c)

Barbie

d)

Donald

15.

Who discovered Lucy - the hominid?

a)

Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck

b)

Donald Trump & Tom Hanks

c)

Donald Johanson & Tom Gray

d)

Hader & Beatles

16.

What was "Lucy" the hominid fossil named after?

a)

Song

b)

Play

c)

Novel

d)

Sport

17.

Which song was Lucy the hominid named after?

a)

Lucy in the galaxy with emeralds

b)

Lucy in the sky with stars

c)

Lucy in the Milky Way with cows

d)

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

18.

What were the tools used for, in pre-historic period?

a)

to cut meat and bone

b)

scrape bark of trees, animal skin

c)

to chop fruits & roots

d)

All of the above

19.

We all have descended from ______________

a)

Birds

b)

Ancestors

c)

Dinosaurs

d)

from another planet

20.

Homo erectus is known as .......

a)

upright/erect man

b)

crafty man

c)

handy man

d)

dwarf man

21.

Homo Erectus could walk straight?

a)
True
b)
False
22.

The early humans that appeared on earth were Homo erectus?

a)
True
b)
False
23.

Hominids wandered from place to place in search of more people like them

a)
True
b)
False
24.

Hominids had a firm grip

a)
True
b)
False
25.

How do we learn about animals in pre-historic period?

a)

cave paintings

b)

pre-historic books

c)

both of the above

d)

none of the above

26.

The very first rools were pieces of

a)

plastic

b)

stone

c)

wood

d)

glass

27.

Lucy was a painting

a)
True
b)
False
28.

Latitudes & Longitudes are __________ lines

a)

dark

b)

real

c)

imaginary

d)

dotted

29.

Raghav went to his village and was walking in an open field. He can see the Latitudes and Longitudes on the ground.

a)
True
b)
False
30.

Latitudes are perpendicular to the Equator

a)
True
b)
False
31.

Latitudes run from _______ to _______

a)

West to East

b)

North to South

c)

East to West

d)

South to North

32.

Latitudes are parallel to each other

a)
True
b)
False
33.

Equator is the shortest Latitude

a)
True
b)
False
34.

Latitudes are at a difference of 1 degree from each previous or successive latitude

a)
True
b)
False
35.

In a hemisphere the length of latitudes

a)

remains same

b)

changes randomly

c)

increases as we move from the pole to the equator

d)

increases as we move from the equator to the pole

36.

The hemisphere to the north of the Equator is called the North Pole

a)
True
b)
False
37.

Lines of latitudes are labelled in

a)

cm

b)

metre

c)

degrees

d)

celcius

38.

Equator is the 180 degree latitude

a)
True
b)
False
39.

Equator lies in the southern hemisphere

a)
True
b)
False
40.

The equator passes through southern India

a)
True
b)
False
41.

The parallel of latitude 20° S lies at the South Pole

a)
True
b)
False
42.

The total number of latitudes are

a)

180

b)

190

c)

181

d)

infinite

43.

The North Pole is a flattened end of earth and is the 90° N parallel of latitude

a)
True
b)
False
44.

An important parallel of latitude that passes through India is

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Mumbai

d)

Tropic of Cancer

45.

All longitudes are of different lengths

a)
True
b)
False
46.

Longitudes are known as Meridians as mermaids stay there

a)
True
b)
False
47.

Name the states in India through which , the Tropic of Cancer passes through

a)

Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,

b)

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana , West Bengal, Manipur

c)

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana

d)

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram

48.

The total number of longitudes are in each hemisphere are

a)

181

b)

180

c)

90

d)

360

49.

The equator divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

a)
True
b)
False
50.

The total number of longitudes are

a)

360

b)

120

c)

180

d)

90

51.

The important meridian/s are

a)

Prime Meridian

International Date Line

b)

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

North Pole

South Pole

52.

Latitudes and longitudes form a network called

a)

graph

b)

grid

c)

both

d)

none

53.

We can locate a place on the map or globe if we know the degrees of latitude

a)
True
b)
False
54.

Ante Meridian means the time at noon

a)
True
b)
False
55.

Post Meridien means post sunset

a)
True
b)
False
56.

Longitudes help in calculating

a)

temperature

b)

time

c)

weight

d)

mass

57.

Time difference between two consecutive longitudes is ___

a)

1 minute

b)

240 seconds

c)

4 minutes

d)

both 240 seconds and 4 minutes

58.

Rekha is travelling from 60°E longitude to 61°E longitude , so the time on 61°E will be 4 minutes______ of 60°E longitude

a)

ahead

b)

behind

c)

2 minutes ahead

d)

2 minutes behind

59.

When we cross to the EAST of the international date line we add a day

a)
True
b)
False
60.

When we cross to the WEST of the international date line we subtract a day

a)
True
b)
False
61.

I am at the international date line and I am walking towards east. I crossed 3 longitudes on my way. If it is 4 pm at the international date line what will be the time at the location at the 3rd Longitude I crossed.

a)

3.12 pm

b)

4:12 pm

c)

16:16 hrs

d)

16:14 hrs

62.

I am travelling west of a point on Longitude 10° W, and the local time at the starting point is 4 pm. At which longitude will I be 20 minutes later.

a)

20° W

b)

20° E

c)

15° W

d)

15° E

63.

If it is 6 am at the Prime Meridian, what time is it at 30°E Longitude?

a)

8 am

b)

7 am

c)

6 am

d)

7:30 am

64.

The Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, meaning it rotates _________ degrees in one hour.

a)

45

b)

15

c)

30

d)

60

65.

The Tropic of Cancer is located at ________ latitude

a)

23 1/2 ° N

b)

23 1/2 ° S

c)

66 1/2 ° N

d)

66 1/2 ° S