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SST PA 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shooting stars are also called (a)  

2.

Vasudhaiva Kudumbakam means ____

a)

Service

b)

Guest is God

c)

Non - violence

d)

World is Family

3.

Langhnaj in Gujarat is an example of a ___

a)

Palaeolithic site

b)

Mesolithic site

c)

Neolithic site

d)

Chalcolithic site

4.

The author of (a)   is Kautilya

5.

Large group of stars is called (a)  

6.

RWAs can work completely on their own without help and support

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The term for the Old Stone Age is ___

a)

Palaeolithic

b)

Chalcolithic

c)

Mesolithic

d)

Neolithic

8.

Edicts are examples of literary sources

a)

True

b)

False

9.

(a)   would be the best to show the layout of a school building.

10.

Which of the following is not an example of archaeological source?

a)

Fossils

b)

Jewellery

c)

Manuscripts

d)

Pottery

11.

The IST is based on 82 1/2° E.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In a (a)   family, only parents and their children live together under one roof.

13.

(a)   are balls of dust, ice particles and frozen gases that visit our solar system in a periodic manner

14.

The (a)   Circle marks the northern limit beyond which there can be daylight or darkness for more than 24 hours

15.

The cultivation of food is related to the ___

a)

Palaeolithic Age

b)

Mesolithic Age

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Chalcolithic Age

16.

The ratio between distance on the ground and distance on the map is called the (a)  

17.

All lines of latitude are drawn (a)   to the equator

18.

The path taken by planets to go round the sun is called (a)  

19.

The hottest planet in the solar system is (a)  

20.

The shapes of the moon at the beginning of the waxing phase is called (a)  

21.

The third nearest planet to the sun is (a)  

22.

A representative drawing of the earth or a part of it on a flat surface is called a (a)  

23.

The shape of the earth is best described by the term (a)  

24.

The Early Humans evolved from (a)  

25.

The (a)   cave in Madhya Pradesh were discovered with thousands of rock paintings

26.

Dharma in Indian culture means (a)  

27.

The full form of RWA is (a)  

28.

The study of coins is known as (a)  

29.

Banabhatta is the author of (a)  

30.

This picture book is a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

31.

What source of information is an interview with a politician?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

32.

Symbols of kings and gods were punched on ________ in earlier times.

a)

Toys

b)

Coins

c)

Pottery

d)

Jewellery

33.

The Earliest evidence of controlled use of fire has been found in ___

a)

India

b)

France

c)

Israel

d)

England

34.

How have family roles changed with changing family structures?

a)

Responsibilities are now shared

b)

Women no longer manage household chores

c)

Men still only look after financial needs

d)

Children are not involved in family tasks

35.

How many languages are recognized by the Constitution of India?

a)

19

b)

20

c)

21

d)

22

36.

Complete the proverb - Unity in _________

a)

Courage

b)

India

c)

Diversity

d)

Knowledge

37.

________ is formed by people who live together in a particular area or place.

a)

Group

b)

Society

c)

Community

d)

Family

38.

The Puranas and Upanishads are written in one of the oldest languages of our country. This language is ________

a)

Hindi

b)

Tamil

c)

Devanagri

d)

Sanskrit

39.

Chanakya wrote the _________

a)

Mahabhrata

b)

Charaka Samhita

c)

Sushruta Samhita

d)

Arthashastra

40.

1. Which direction does the top of the map show?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

41.

1. What does the white colour in the map symbolize?

a)

river

b)

snow

c)

mountain

d)

plain

42.

1. It is the imaginary line drawn halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.

a)

Latitude

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

d)

axis

43.

This is the observatory near London through which the Prime meridian passes.

a)

Astronomical observatory

b)

Greenwich observatory

c)

Solar observatory

d)

Gemini observatory

44.

1. Name the Hemisphere in which India lies.

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

45.

What is the other name of Prime meridian?

a)

90 degree meridian

b)

0 degree meridian

c)

10 degree meridian

46.

What is the total number of latitudes?

a)

260

b)

280

c)

180

d)

160

47.

These are known as the languages of the map.

a)

signs

b)

symbols

c)

scales

d)

all of the above

48.

1. Which direction does the top of the map show?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

49.

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

50.
The moon is not visible in the night sky during which phase? 
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
New Moon
51.

Who was the first American to step onto the surface of the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Alan Shepard

d)

Scott Kelly

52.

The moon gets its light from

a)

the sun

b)

the Earth

c)

itself

d)

aliens

53.

What does Waxing mean?

a)

The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller

b)

The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger

c)

There is a full moon

d)

DANIEL SAN! Wax on Wax off!

54.

What does Waning mean?

a)

The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller

b)

The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger

c)

There is a half moon

d)

It's waning outside

55.

------------ appered on the earth about 2000 years ago

a)

Homonims

b)

microliths

c)

ice age

d)

stone age

56.

The shape of the moon at the beginning of the waxing phase is called (a)  

57.

the lower palaeothic age is also called as ----------

a)

ice age

b)

stone age

c)

rock age

d)

copper age

58.

Halley's comet visits our solar system once in (a)   years

59.

All lines of latitude are great circles

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which of the following is an epic?

a)

Indika

b)

The Ramayana

c)

Arthasasthra

d)

Puranas