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1 Name : Date: QUESTION BANK ( ) Social Studies Grade: IV I. Fill in the blanks: 1. A map can give more information about places in detail than a. 2. An is a book of maps. 3. Maps focus on the boundaries and location of countries. 4. give the basic guidelines about where to go or where a particular place is located. 5. The of a map explains what the colours and symbols used on it represent. 6. India has states and Union territories. 7. India lies in Asia. 8. The capital of Uttar Pradesh is. 9.,, and are three neighbours of India. 10. The northern mountains consist of the mighty and ranges. 11. The are the middle Himalayan ranges. 12. Shimla, Kullu, Manali, and Dalhousie are some hill stations in the state of. 13., and are some of the north-eastern states of India. 14. Along with water the river carry, and small bits of. 15. An area watered by rivers is called a. 16. The has its origin in Tibe, where it is called the Tsangpo River. 17. Rearing for silk is an important occupation in Assam.

2 18. is the capital of Tripura. 19. The Great Indian Desert is also called the Desert. 20. River flows through the Thar Desert. 21. Houses in deserts have roofs and walls. 22. The move from place to place in search of food and water. 23. The Chota Nagpur Plateau area is rich in. 24. The rivers and drop in to the Arabian Sea. 25. is an important port in Andhra Pradesh. 26. is the capital of Gujarat. 27. is the capital of Lakshadweep. 28. is the biggest and most important source of energy on Earth; it gives us light and heat. 29. Coal is a fuel widely used for and purposes. 30. are home to a large number of plants and animals. II. Choose the correct answer: 1. The legend of a map shows: a) What the symbols represent b) directions 2. This can depict places in more detail: a) A globe b) a map 3. On a map the top stands for direction. a) North b) south 4. A scale shows: a) Directions b) distance between places. 5. On a map, blue would usually represent: a) Water b) plains 6. A flat land that is the higher than the land around it. a) Plateau b) peninsula 7. is a neighbouring country of India. a) China b) Japan

3 8. The Arabian Sea lies to the of India. 9. is the capital of West Bengal. a) Bhubaneswar b) Kolkata 10. is the highest peak in the world. a) Mount Everest b) K2 11. A popular tourist spot in Jammu and Kashmir: a) Gulmarg b) Shimla 12. These are thick masses of snow and ice: a) Glaciers b) oceans 13. This is the green tea from Kashmir: a) Kahwa b) Kangri 14. A hill station in the state of Uttarakhand: a) Dalhousie b) Nainital 15. The Kamakhya temple is in: a) Kolkata b) Guwahati 16. Chhath is an Important festival in: a) Bihar b) Haryana 17. Mekhela-chador is worn by women in: a) Punjab b) Assam 18. Durga Puja is the main festival in: a) West Bengal b) Haryana 19. The Great Indian Desert mostly covers: a) Western Rajasthan b) Jammu and Kashmir 20. The amount of rain fall in a desert is: a) Plenty b) scarce 21. These are common in the Desert: a) Sand storms b) snow storms 22. These protect the houses in the desert from getting heated up: a) Thick walls b) thin walls 23. The Chotta Nagpur Plateau is a part of the : a) Central highlands b) Deccan plateau

4 24. Karnataka is a rich source of : a) Gold and Silver b) Gold and diamond 25. This flows into the Arabian Sea. a) Godavari b) Narmada 26. A coast is a land near a: a) Sea b) desert 27. Port Blair is the capital of: a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands b) Lakshadweep 28. The southernmost part of the Western Coast is known as: a) Coromandal b) Malabar 29. Kerala is famous for its: a) Back waters b) sand dunes 30. Mangalore is an important port in: a) Karnataka b) Odisha III. Name the following: 1. The capital of Madhya Pradesh. 2. The capital of Kerala. 3. The largest city of Assam. 4. The Ganga has its origin in this glacier. 5. This wild life sanctuary is located in Assam. 6. The Ganga branches into these two rivers in west Bengal: 7. Two states located in the Satluj basin: 8. Two major rivers that flow through Maharashtra: 9. Three important cities of Karnataka. 10. The highest water fall in India. 11. Two important rivers of the plateau region. 12. A famous lake in Odisha. IV. Write true or false:

5 1. The northern mountains and the northern plains are the political features of India. 2. India has 28 union territories and 7 states. 3. China and Bangladesh are two neighbouring countries of India. 4. The Arabian Sea lies in the west and the Bay of Bengal lies in the east of India. 5. India is a big country which varied land forms. 6. Lower portion of Glaciers melt to form rivers. 7. The Himalayas are made up of four main mountain ranges. 8. Himadri is the middle Himalayas. 9. The Shiwalik forms the lowest range of the Himalayas. 10. Terrace farming is common in hilly areas. 11. The national capital territory is located in the northern plains. 12. Near the Sea the Brahmaputra begins to break into small branches called basins. 13. Chandigarh is a capital of Haryana and Punjab. 14. River Satluj joins river Brahmaputra in Pakistan. 15. Lucknow is the capital of Bihar and Patna is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. 16. Deserts are places with vast stretches of sand. 17. The Indira Gandhi Canal has solved water problems in Rajasthan to some extent. 18. River Luni is full of water throughout the year. 19. The Himalayan Rivers flow through the Great Indian Desert. 20. The land in the Thar Desert is the sandy and rocky. 21. All natural resources are renewable. 22. Soil is a non- renewable natural resource. 23. We do not need to conserve renewable resources. 24. Sunlight is a non-renewable natural resource. 25. Coal is a fossil fuel. V. Answer the following: 1. What is a map? 2. What is a globe? 3. What are some different types of maps? 4. What are the main features of a map? 5. In which continent does India lie?

6 6. What are the major Physical features of India? 7. Name the neighbouring countries of India. 8. How many states and union territories does India lie? 9. What are the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas? 10. How are the northern mountains important to us? 11. Name some north eastern states of India. 12. What makes the northern plains so fertile? 13. What are the three important river basins in the northern Plains? 14. What is a delta? 15. In which basin do Assam and Tripura lie? 16. What kind of houses found in the desert? 17. Who are nomads? Why they need to travel from place to place? 18. What makes life in the desert difficult yet very interesting? 19. What are the different parts of the southern plateau? 20. Name the hill ranges that surround the Southern Plateau. 21. How are dams useful? 22. What are the two main sets of islands in India? 23. What are the two divisions of the Eastern coastal Plains? 24. What is an Island? 25. What is a port? 26. How are the coastal plains different from the islands? 27. What are the natural resources? 28. Why do we need to conserve resources? 29. Why are natural resources important? 30. What are renewable resources? Activity: Draw the keys of the following. Forests, Hill stations, crops, rivers, railways.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION. This unit deals with Location space relations and India s place in the world

UNIT I INTRODUCTION. This unit deals with Location space relations and India s place in the world UNIT I INTRODUCTION This unit deals with Location space relations and India s place in the world CHAPTER INDIA LOCATION You have already seen the map of India in the previous classes. Now you closely examine