സാമൂഹ്യം

• സാമൂഹ്യശാസ്ത്ര ക്വിസ്സ്  -  1
• 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
  

A) Desert
B) Aquarium
C) Forest

• 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
  

A) Community
B) Religion
C) Land

• 3. Which is a human-made environment?
  

A) Sea
B) Mountain
C) Road

• 4. Which is a threat to environment?
  

A) Growing plant
B) Growing population
C) Growing crops

• 5. The rock which is made up of molten magma is
  

A) Igneous
B) Sedimentary
C) Metamorphic

• 6. The innermost layer of the Earth is
  

A) Mantle
B) Crust
C) Core

• 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
  

A) Minerals
B) Rocks
C) Fossils

• 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
  

A) Metamorphic rocks
B) Sedimentary rocks
C) Igneous rocks

• 9. The thinnest layer of the Earth is
  

A) Crust
B) Mantle
C) Core

• 10. Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?
  

A) Beach
B) Cliff
C) Sea cave

• 11. The depositional feature of a glacier is
  

A) Beach
B) Flood plain
C) Moraine

• 12. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the Earth?
  

A) Flood plain
B) Folding
C) Volcano

• 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
  

A) Glaciers
B) River valleys
C) Deserts

• 14. Ox-bow lakes are found in
  

A) River valleys
B) Glaciers
C) Deserts

• 15. The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land
  

A) Ocean currents
B) Water cycle
C) Tides

• 16. Generally the warm ocean currents originate near
  

A) Poles
B) Equator
C) None of these

• 17. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
  

A) Tide
B) Ocean Current
C) Wave

• 18. Mosses and lichens are found in
  

A) Tropical evergreen forest
B) Desert Vegetation
C) Tundra vegetation

• 19. Thorny bushes are found in
  

A) Hot and humid tropical climate
B) Hot and dry desert climate
C) Cold polar climate

• 20. In tropical evergreen forest, one of the common animals is
  

A) Giraffe
B) Monkey
C) Camel

• 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
  

A) Teak
B) Rosewood
C) Pine

• 22. Steppe grassland is found in
  

A) Russia
B) S. Africa
C) Australia

• 23. Which is not a means of communication?
  

A) Telephone
B) Books
C) Table

• 24. Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
  

A) Fly over
B) Expressways
C) Subways

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

A) Car
B) Train
C) Ship

• 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
  

A) Bus
B) Cycle
C) Aeroplane

• 27. Toucans are a type of
  

A) Animals
B) Birds
C) Crops

• 28. Manioc is the staple food of
  

A) Ganga Basin
B) Amazon
C) Africa

• 29. Kolkata is located on the river
  

A) Bhagirathi
B) Orange
C) Hooghly

• 30. Deodars and firs are a type of
  

A) Coniferous trees
B) Deciduous trees
C) Shrubs

• 31. Bengal tiger is found in
  

A) Amazon
B) Mountains
C) Delta area

• 32. River Mississippi drains
  

A) USA
B) Africa
C) Canada

• 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
  

A) Pampas
B) Prairies
C) Velds

• 34. Merino is a species of
  

A) Fish
B) Sheep
C) Elephant

• 35. Kimberley is famous for
  

A) Silver
B) Diamonds
C) Platinum

• 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
  

A) Eastern
B) Northern
C) Western

• 37. Sahara is what type of desert?
  

A) Cold
B) Hot
C) Mild

• 38. The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
  

A) Buddhists and Muslims
B) Buddhists and Muslims
C) Christians and Buddhists

• 39. Deserts are characterised by
  

A) Low evaporation
B) Heavy precipitation
C) Scanty vegetation

• 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
  

A) Church
B) Temple
C) Monastery

• 41. Egypt is famous for growing
  

A) Cotton
B) Maize
C) Wheat

• 42. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
  

A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrogen
C) Ozone

• 43. The most important layer of the atmosphere is
  

A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere

• 44. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?
  

A) Stratosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Mesosphere

• 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
  

A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains the same

• 46. When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called
  

A) Snow
B) Cloud
C) Rain

ANSWER KEY

1.B   2.C   3.C   4.B   5.A   6.C   7.A   8.B   9.A   10.A
11.C   12.C   13.C   14.A   15.B   16.B   17.A   18.C   19.B   20.B
21.C   22.A   23.C   24.C   25.C   26.B   27.B   28.B   29.C   30.A
31.C   32.A   33.C   34.B   35.B   36.B   37.B   38.A    39.C   40.C
41.A   42.C   43.A   44.A   45.B   46.C
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 സാമൂഹ്യ ശാസ്ത്ര ക്നിസ്സ്  -  2

1. What aspiration the doctrine of Lebensraum denotes in the foreign policy of Hitler ?
(A) Colonial expansion of Germany
(B) Membership of League of Nations for Germany
(C) To acquire labourers (workmen) for Germany
(D) Territorial expansion of Germany
Ans : (D)

2. Blue Revolution is related with—
(A) Mineral production
(B) Semi precious stones trade
(C) Fishing
(D) Food processing
Ans : (C)

3. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner ?
(A) President
(B) Supreme Court
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Parliament
Ans : (A)

4. GDP is the total value of …… produced during a particular year.
(A) All final goods and services
(B) All intermediate and final goods
(C) All goods and services
(D) All intermediate goods and services
Ans : (A)

5. Which country first granted universal adult franchise ?
(A) New Zealand
(B) America
(C) Germany
(D) Britain
Ans : (C)


6. State, which constituted maximum in rubber production in India, is—
(A) Kerela
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (A)

7. In which year Mandal Commission was constituted ?
(A) 1980
(B) 1979
(C) 1977
(D) 1975
Ans : (B)

8. Which war resulted into the unification of Germany and Italy ?
(A) Crimean War, 1854
(B) The First Balkan War, 1912
(C) The battle of Sedan, 1870
(D) The battle of Sedova, 1866
Ans : (A)

9. Which African country got independence first ?
(A) Zambia
(B) Ghana (Gold Coast)
(C) South Africa
(D) Nigeria
Ans : (B)

10. ‘Himadri’ is the name, used for—
(A) Lesser Himalayas
(B) Outer Himalayas
(C) Trans Himalayas
(D) Greater Himalayas
Ans : (D)

11. Which of the following is not an essential element of a political party ?
(A) Members
(B) Money
(C) Leadership
(D) Ideology
Ans : (B)

12. Which of these is not a function of RBI ?
(A) Formulating monetary policy
(B) Deciding the value of rupee
(C) Printing Currency
(D) Maintaining minimum cash balance of commerical banks
Ans : (B)

13. Who said it “Democracy is a rule of the people, for the people and by the people” ?
(A) J. S. Mill
(B) Diecy
(C) Aristotle
(D) Abraham Lincoln
Ans : (D)

14. How many types of ‘Ration Cards’ are in India ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 3
Ans : (D)

15. Which of the following is a challenge to democracy in India ?
(A) Political parties
(B) Strong bureaucracy
(C) Use of money in politics
(D) Large size of the country
Ans : (C)

16. From the following activities, which is a Non-economic activity ?
(A) Neena helps her son with his home-work
(B) Shilpa is a nurse in a hospital
(C) Anoop works as a teacher in a school
(D) Kartik works in a private firm
Ans : (A)

17. The tribe belonging to the hills of Orissa is—
(A) Galong
(B) Digari
(C) Juang
(D) Patkoi
Ans : (C)

18. What was the real purpose behind the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 ?
(A) To find the solution of Turkish problem
(B) To find the solution of Russian-Austrian dispute
(C) To divide Africa for the colonial interest of European powers
(D) To resolve the disputes of Balkan nations
Ans : (C)

19. How many industries are now reserved for public sector ?
(A) Four
(B) Six
(C) Five
(D) Three
Ans : (D)

20. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in India ?
(A) K–2
(B) Mount Abu
(C) Kanchanjanga
(D) Mount Everest
Ans : (A)