From which region did AI-Idrisi belong?

1

(a)

Arab

(b)

France

(c)

Germany

(d)

Sri Lanka

Sher Khan defeated the Mughal Emperor named

1

(a)

Humayun

(b)

Akbar

(c)

Babur

(d)

Jahangir

Who was Bir Narain?

1

(a)

Ruler of Punjab

(b)

Son of Rani Durgawati

(c)

Ruler of Multan

(d)

Ruler of Sind

Which one of the following is a local wind?

1

(a)

Sea breeze

(b)

Trade wind

(c)

Monsoon wind

(d)

None of these

Grasslands grow in the regions of

1

(a)

moderate rain

(b)

heavy rain

(c)

poor rain

(d)

None of these

Which among the rivers is not a tributary of Ganga

1

(a)

Chambal

(b)

Ravi

(c)

Kosi

(d)

Gandak

The endangered species of antelope is:

1

(a)

Robin

(b)

Chiru

(c)

Raven

(d)

Yak

Electronic media includes

1

(a)

Newspapers

(b)

Magazines

(c)

Radio

(d)

All of the above

Shopkeepers procure their goods from 

1

(a)

factories

(b)

farms

(c)

wholesaler

(d)

All of these

TMS stands for

1

(a)

Tawa Matsya Sangh

(b)

Tilak Matsya Samooh

(c)

Talwar Matsya Sangh

(d)

None of the above

Prithviraja III was a Chahamana ruler who defeated an Afghan ruler named ________

1

(a)

Sultan Muhammad Ghori

If zat determined a mansabdar's rank and salary, sawar indicated his ____________

1

(a)

number of horses maintained

___________released in the atmosphere creates greenhouse effect.

1

(a)

Carbon dioxide

The girls' schools was_______very different from the boys' schools

1

(a)

designed

At times media is prevented from publishing a story, this is called___________.

1

(a)

censorship.

Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Mullah Abdul Ghaffur and Virji Vora owned number of ships.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Our Earth is like an aquarium.

1

(a) True

(b) False

In private health services, doctors do not prescribe unnecessary medicines, injections or saline bottles

1

(a) True

(b) False

Shopping malls and complexes are found mostly in urban areas.

1

(a) False

(b) True

What were Hanafi and Shafi'i?

1

(a)

These are the two schools of law of the medieval period of Islam.

Why are companies required to show the same advertisements again and again?

1

(a)

Companies show the same advertisements again and again so that people remember them.

Why is rainfall important?

1

(a)

Rainfall is very important for the survival of plants and animals. It brings fresh water to the earth's surface.

What do you mean by 'terrace farming'?

1

(a)

Terraces are built on steep slopes to create flat surfaces on which crops are grown. This is called terrace farming

Where are RMPs mostly found?

1

(a)

RMPs stands for Registered Medical Practitioners and they are easily available in rural areas.

1. Did you notice that the names by which languages are known have changed with time?

   3

   (a)

2. Limestone changes into marble

   3

   (a)

1. The rainforests are depleting.

   3

   (a)

2. What Minhaj-i-Siraj thought about Raziyya?

   3

   (a)

1. You are an artisan standing on a tiny wooden platform held together by bamboo and rope fifty metres above the ground. You have to place an inscription under the first balcony of the Qutub Minar. How would you do this?

   3

   (a)

2. Read the following extract and answer the question that follows
   Beyond the Rana's palace
   This is a song composed by Mirabai:
   Ranaji, I have left your norms of shame,
   and false decorum of the princely life.
   I have left your town.
   And yet Rana why have you kept up enmity against me?
   Rana you gave me a cup of poison.
   I drank it laughing.
   Rana I will not be destroyed by you.
   And yet Rana why have you kept up?
   enmity against me?
   Why do you think Mirabai left the Rana's palace?

   3

   (a)

1. Briefly explain the major features of tropical evergreen forests.

   3

   (a)

2. What is the Mid-day Meal Programme? Can you list three benefits of the programme? How do you think this programme might help promote greater equality?

   3

   (a)

1. What is the difference between the work that MLAs do in the assembly and the work done by government departments?

   3

   (a)

2. Where do you think large farmers would sell their cotton? How is their situation  different from Swapna?

   3

   (a)

1. Enlist the causes why media is not said to be independent?

   5

   (a)

2. How did the Indian craftspersons lose their independence?

   5

   (a)

1. Discuss the different layers of the atmosphere

   5

   (a)

2. Discuss Article 15 of Indian Constitution

   5

   (a)

1. Answer the question based on the extracts given below.
   The boys' school had no such courtyard and our playground was just a big space attached to the school. Every evening, once school was over, the boys watched as hundreds of school girls crowded the narrow streets. As these girls walked on the streets, they looked so purposeful.
   This was unlike the boys who used the streets as a place to stand around idling, to play, to try out tricks with their bicycles. For the girls, the street was simply a place to get straight home. The girls always went in groups, perhaps because they also carried fears of being teased or attacked.
   (a) 'The boys' school had no such courtyard". Which courtyard is being talked about?
   (b) For what purpose did the boys use the street?

   5

   (a)

2. What is a chain of market? Do you think that everyone gains equally in the market?

   5

   (a)

1. On the polltical map of South America, draw the equator. Mark the countries through which the equator passes.

   5

   (a)

2. On the outline map of India, mark the Karakoram Hanqe, Zanskar Range, Ladakh and Zoji la Pass

   5

   (a)

Enlist the major features of the tribal societies.

5

(a)

Interpret and compare the two above figures and answer the question Gates are opened and closed during which situation?

5

(a)