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1.
When the ambulance is approaching
allow passage if there are no vehicles from front side
no preference need be given
allow free passage by drawing to the side of the road
drive behind the ambulance with great speed
2.
In 1995 women from all over the world gathered at ________.
Beijing
New York
Delhi
none
3.
The country will be considered as a secular country, if it _______
gives importance to a particular religion
bans religious instructions in the state – aided educational institutions.
does not give importance to a particular religion
bans the propagation of any religious belief.
4.
Which one of the following describes India as a secular state?
Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Duty
Directive Principles of State Policy
Preamble of the Constitution
5.
Event that occurs due to the failure of monsoons.
Condensation
Drought
Evaporation
Precipitation
6.
_______ percentage of nitrogen is present in the air.
78.09%
74.08%
80.07%
76.63%
7.
A person moves from his own country to another country is known as ______
Immigrant
Refugee
Emigrant
Asylum seeker
8.
Which of the following activities of the people will not come under handy craft?
Carving statues out of stone
Making bangles with glass
Weaving silk sarees
Smelting of iron
9.
Nalanda, the oldest university in India was located in
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Bihar
Punjab
10.
Higher the speed; ____________ the risk.
11.
The basic aim of our constitution is to promote _______and ______.
12.
Secularism is a part of democracy which grants _________________.
13.
Terrorism is an example of _______ hazard.
14.
The movement of a person based on his free will and desire to live in a better place is called _________ migration
15.
Industrial revolution took place in __________.
16.
The word 'Veda' means _________.
17.
The Cyrus Cylinder
18.
Holyoake
19.
Earthquake
20.
Marriage
21.
I - Tsing
22.
Flashing yellow signal indicates to slow down and proceed with caution.
23.
Human rights and civil rights are the same.
24.
There is state religion in India
25.
Steel was first manufactured by modern methods at Jamshedpur.
26.
Temples were the centers of learning and played an active role in the promotion of knowledge.
27.
what is the aim of observing Road Safety Week?
28.
State any three legislations passed to safeguard the welfare of women.
29.
What are the characteristic features of a secular state?
30.
Why is it important to separate religion from the state?
31.
Define ‘hazard’.
32.
What are the causes of rural to urban migration?
33.
Define “Migration”.
34.
What is de-industrialisation?
35.
Expand SSA and RMSA.
36.
Will the Government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice human sacrifice?
37.
What were the sources of education in ancient India?
38.
Mark the following places on the outline map of India
1. Nalanda
2. Taxila
3. Valabhi
4. Kanchi
5. Vikramshila
6. Delhi
7. Lucknow
8. Allahabad
9. Cochin
10. Calcutta
11. Madras
12. Chidambaram
39.
Tabulate tips for avoiding driver fatigue.
40.
Discuss the problems of urbanisation.
41.
Natural hazard and human-made hazard.
1.
(c)
allow free passage by drawing to the side of the road
2.
(a)
Beijing
3.
(b)
bans religious instructions in the state – aided educational institutions.
4.
(c)
Directive Principles of State Policy
5.
(b)
Drought
6.
(a)
78.09%
7.
(a)
Immigrant
8.
(d)
Smelting of iron
9.
(c)
Bihar
10.
( )
Greater
11.
( )
unity and integrity of the nation
12.
( )
equal rights to people
13.
( )
Human made
14.
( )
voluntary migration
15.
( )
Britain
16.
( )
knowledge
17.
world’s first charter of human rights
18.
coined the word secularism
19.
tsunami
20.
Out migration
21.
Chinese scholar
22.
(a)
23.
(b)
24.
(b)
25.
(b)
26.
(a)
27.
i) Road safety week is a national event.
ii) It is also intented to reinforce road safety behaviour among road users.
iii) It is an autonomous body set up by the Indian Government to engage the pubic on safety health and environment issues.
iv) National Road Safety Week is observed in the month of January every year.
28.
i) The Hindu widow Remarriage Act 1856.
ii) The Dowry prohibition Act 1961.
iii) The Eve Teasing Act 1997.
29.
Principle of Liberty: The state permits the practice of any religion.
Principle of Equality: The state does not give preference to any religion over another.
Principle of Neutrality: The state remains neutral in religious matter.
30.
i) The concept of secularism evolved in India as equal treatment of all religions.
ii) We need secular state to maintain peace and harmony between people of various religious indeologies
iii) It is a part of democracy which grants equal rights
31.
i) Hazard is defined as a thing, person, event or factor that poses a threat to people, structures or economic assets and which may cause a disaster.
ii) It could be either human-made or naturally occuring in the environment.
32.
i) Natural population growth
ii) Rural to urban migration and the reclassification of rural areas into urban areas.
33.
Migration is defined as the permanent semi permanent change of residence of an individual or group of people over a significant distance.
34.
The process of disruption of traditional Indian crafts and decline in national income has been referred to as de - industrialisation.
35.
SSA - The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
RMSA - The Rastriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan.
36.
The government will definitely intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice in infanticide, Ample reason can be given in support of the answer. No religion teaches us to kill any living being, kindness is the root of all religions. Even the law of our country also declares that killing a human being is illegal. It is also against human rights.
37.
1. The historical sources provide the information that from very early times, the tradition of teaching and learning had been vogue in India
2. The concept of Education might have originated from the Vedas.
3. The writings of Panini. Aryabhata, Katyayana and Patanjali and the medical treatises of Charaka and Sushruta were also some of the sources of learning.
4. Indigenous Education was imparted at home, in temples, patashalas and gurukulas.
5. Temples played a vital role in imparting education and served the centres of learning
6. Students went to viharas and universities for higher studies.
7. The Gurukula was also the place where the relationship between guru and student strengthened with time.
8. The lataka tales, accounts given by Hiuen Tsang and I - Tsing and other sources tell us that kings and society took an active interest in promoting education
38.

39.
i) Driver should be given intermittent rest while driving long distance.
ii) When night duty is allotted, we should ensure that adequate sleep time is given for the driver.
iii) For long trips, additional spare driver should be made available.
iv) Proper refreshment, should be provided to the driver to avoid fatigue.
40.
Problems of urbanisation
a) Housing and Slums
b) Over Crowding
c) Water supply, Drainage and Sanitation
d) Transportation and Traffic
e) Pollution
a) Housing and Slums
There is a lack of space for housing and a marked reduction in the quality of housing in the urban areas due to increase in population Rapid rate of urbanisation results the development of slums
b) Over Crowding:
Over crowding leads to unhealthy environment in the urban areas. If also the cause of many diseases and riots.
c) Water supply, Drainage and Sanitation:
No city has found the clock water supply in the world. Drainage situation is equally bad.
d) Transporation and Traffic
i) Absence of planned and adequate arrangements for traffic and transport is another probleem in urban centres.
ii) The increasing number of two wheelers and cars make the tratfic problem worse
e) Pollution:
i) Towns and cities are the major polluters of environment.
ii) Industries in and around the urban centres polltrtes. The atmosphere with smoke and toxic gases
41.
| Natural hazard | Human - made hazard |
| Man has no role to play in such hazards. e.g. Earthquakes, floods, cyclonic storms |
It is caused by undesirable activities of human e.g. Explosions, hazardous waste, war, terrorism, etc |
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