Question and answer of std 8 Social Studies from Rakesh's NTSE Collection
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HISTORY
Lesson 1-Coming of Europeans to Tamil nadu
SELF EVALUATION
I Choose the correct answer
1. Constantinople was captured in the year
a)1498 (ans) 1453 (c) 1492 (d) 1484
2. The first among the Europeans to discover a sea route to India was
a) Danish (b) French (ans) Portuguese (d) British.
3. The Dutch were the people of
a) England (b) France (ans) Holland (d) Denmark.
4. The first carnatic war ended with the treaty of
ans) Aix-la-Chapelle (b) Pondicherry (c) Paris (d) Allahabad
5. Hero of Arcot was
a) Dupleix (b) Count-de-Lally, (c) Bussy (ans) Robert Clive.
II. Fill in the Blanks:
1. The Venician traveller "Marco-Polo" had given accounts about Tamilnadu.
2. The Dutch set up a factory at "DevanamPatnam" in 1608.
3. The French East India Company was started in the year "1664"
4. The English East India company obtained a Royal Charter from "Queen Elizabeth I" on 31, Decemebr 1600 to trade with India.
5."The Seven Years war" in Europe was the cause for the Third Carnatic war.
6. Sir Eyre Coote was honoured with the title of "hero of wandiwash"
7. In 1763 "Seven Years War" ended with the Treaty of Paris.
III Match the following:
1. Constantinople Cuddalore(4)
2. Francisco-de-Almedia Dutch settlement(5)
3. Francis Martin Turks(1)
4. St.David Fort Blue water policy (2)
5. Nagapatnam Pondicherry(3)
Lesson 2-Revolt of Palayakars and Vellore Mutiny
Self Evalution
I Choose the correct answer:
1. Palayakkars originated in Tamilnadu during the rule of
a) Cholas (b) Pandyas (c) pallavas (ans) Vijayanagar .
2. The first to protest against the British East India Company in Tamilnadu was
ans) Pulithevan (b) Virapandya Kattabomman (c) Oomathurai (d) Marudu Brothers.
3. Marudu brothers belonged to
a) Panjalamkurichi (ans) Sivaganga (c) Nerkattumsevval (d) Sivagiri.
4. The vellore Mutiny took place in the year
a) 1799 (b) 1801 (ans) 1806 (d) 1857.
II Fill in the blanks:
1. The Palayakkar was the holder of a "territory or a palayam" .
2. The English gained control over the Palayakkars by the "Carnatic Treaty of 1792".
3. Pulithevan belonged to "Nerkattumsevval".
4. Nerkattumsevval was attacked by the forces of the Nawab of Arcot in the year "1759".
5. Virapandya Kattabomman was born in the year "1761"
6. Virapandya Kattabomman was hanged near "Kayathar Fort" close to the town of Tirunleveli.
7. Chinna Marudu was called "Lion of Sivaganga".
8. Chinna Marudu’s proclamation was the first call to the Indians to unite against the "British"
9. The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 was a prelude to the great Mutiny of "1857".
III Match the following:
1. The treaty of Srirangapatnam - Nawab of Arcot(2)
2. Mohammed Ali - 1792(1)
3. British - Brother of Kattabomman(4)
4. Ommathurai - 1806(5)
5. The Vellore Mutiny - Divide and Rule policy(3)
Lesson 3-Economic Condition of Tamil Nadu under British
SELF EVALUATION
I Choose the correct answer:
1. The Indian Trade Union Act was introduced in the year
a) 1923, (ans) 1926, (c) 1934 (d) 1935
2. The permanent land revenue system was introduced by
ans) Corn Wallis (b) Wellesley (c) Willaim Bentick (d) Lord Dalhousie.
3. Mettur dam was constructed in
a) 1895 (b) 1875 (c) 1897 (ans)1934
4. The backbone of our economy is
a) Industries (ans) Agriculture (c) Trade & Commerce (d) Transport
II Fill in the blanks:
1. Edward clive the Governor wanted to introduce an uniform "tax system"
2. "Thomas Mundro" introduced the Ryotwari System
3. The Ryots were given the right to complain against "tax collectors".
4. By 1857 most of the Tamil country was brought under the "Ryotwari System"
5. Grand Anicut was built by "Karikala cholan" in the second century A.D.
III Match the following:
1. Rubber plantation - Cash crop(5)
2. Mahalwari system - 1883(3)
3. Tank Restoration Scheme - William Bentick(2)
4. Indian Railway - Malaya(1)
5. Tobacco - Lord Dalhousie(4)
Lesson 3-Education before Independence:Role of Christian Missionaries
SELF EVALUATION
I Choose the correct answer
1. The centre of sanskrit learning during the Pallava period was
a) Ramanathapuram ans) Kanchi c)Madurai d) Palayamkottai.
2. The Saraswathi Mahal library was established in the year
a) 1813, (ans) 1824,(c) 1857 (d) 1882
3. Thomas Munro became the Governor of Madras
ans) 1820 (b) 1822 (c) 1836 (d) 1841
4. The first Director of Public Instructions was
a) Sir Thomas Munro (b) Charles Wood (ans) A.J.Arbuthnot d) Lord Connemara.
II Fill in the blanks
1. During the Sangam period kings and the chieftains composed "many poems".
2. Hiuen-T-sang, a chinese pilgrim vistied Kancheepuram during the period of "Narasimha Varma Palllava".
3. Educational institutions were known as "Salai" in the Pandya period.
4. Sekkilar belonged to "Kunrathur near Chennai"
5. Charter Act of 1813 allotted annual expenditure of "One Lakh" Rupees for the promotion of western education.
6. The Charles Wood’s Despatch was called the "Magna Carta" of education.
7. The Medical School functioning at Madras from 1835 grew into a "Medical College" in 1851.
8. Annamalai University was founded by "Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar".
III Match the following:
1. Madras University - Sekkilar(5)
2. Mudathama Kanniyar - 1854(3)
3. Wood’s Despatch - Sangam poet(2)
4. Robert de Nobili - 1857(1)
5. Periyapuranam - Madurai Mission(4)
Lesson 5-Role of Tamilnadu in the freedom struggle
SELF EVALUATION
I Choose the correct answer:
1) The Indian National Congress was founded in the year
a) 1852 (ans) 1885 (c) 1907 (d) 1916
2) The extremists left the congress at the
ans) Surat session, b) Lahore session c) Lucknow session d) Bombay session.
3) The Quit India movement was started in the year
a) 1935 ans) 1942 c) 1945 d) 1946
4) India attained Independence on
ans) 15th August 1947 b) 18th August 1947 c) 20th August 1947 d) 25th August 1947
II Fill in the blanks:
1) Vivekananda’s speech at "Chicago" is very famous
2) The Madras Mahajana Sabha was established in "1884".
3) The Indian National Congress was founded by "Allan Octavian Hume"
4) The extremists were led by "Balgangadhar Tilak"
5) The period from "1920" to "1947" is called the era of Gandhi in the history of Freedom struggle.
6) Hume rule movement was started by "Dr.Annie Besant" in 1916.
7) In Tamilnadu Rajaji violated the salt laws at "Vedaranyam"
III Match the following:
1.V.O.Chidambaram pillai Maniyachi(5)
2.Jallian wala Bagh 1930(3)
3.Salt satyagraha freedom fighter(4)
4.Tirupur Kumaran 1919(2)
5.Vanchi Iyer Swadeshi Steam navigation company(1)
6. 19th AND 20th CENTURY SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS IN TAMIL NADU
I Choose the Correct Answers:
1. The Samarasa Suttha Sanmarga Sangam was founded by -------------
(a) Periyar (ans) Vallalar (c) Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy (d) T.M.Nair
2. The Non-Brahmin students Hostel was organised in Chennai by--------------.
(a) Thiyagaraya Chetty (ans) C.Natesan (c) Subburayalu (d) T.M.Nair
3. The Staff Selection Board was established in ------------
(a) 1931 (ans) 1924 (c) 1920 (d) 1917.
4. In the year 1920, Elections Justice Party came to power under
(a) T.M.Nair (ans) Subbarayalu Reddy (c) Sankaran Nair (d) Thiyagaraya Chetty.
5. The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in -----------------
(a) 1971 (ans) 1961 (c) 1981 (d) 1969.
II Fill in the Blanks:
1. Ramalinga Adigal was born in 1823 at "Chinnamarudur near Chidambaram"
2. Hero of Vaikom was "Periyar".
3. The South Indian Liberal Federation was renamed as "Justice Party in 1916"
4. "Kudiarasu" was a Tamil weekly started by Periyar in 1925.
5. By the Act of 1930 "Devadasi System and Untouchability" was abolished.
III Match the following:
1. Ramalinga Adigal Justice Party(4)
2. Sathya Dharma Sabha Devadasi system(5)
3. EVR Periyar ‘Jeeva Karunya’(1)
4. 1925 Vadalur(2)
5. Muthulakshmi Reddy Self-Respect Movement(3)
7. EDUCATION IN TAMILNADU AFTER INDEPENDENCE
SELF EVALUATION
I. Choose the correct Answer:
1. The Secondary Education Commission was appointed under the chairmanship of
a) Dr.Radhakrishnan (ans) Dr.Lakshmana Samy Mudaliar (c) Dr.D.S.Kothari (d) Dr.Chandrasekar.
2. The Tamil language was introduced as a medium of instruction in the colleges of Tamilnadu in the year :
(a) 1980 (ans)1970 (c)1991 (d)1978.
3. Father of Agni Missiles is:
(a) Dr.Swaminathan (ans) Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (c)Sir C.V.Raman (d) G.D.Naidu
4. The position of Tamilnadu in the export of software in India
a) First place (ans) Second place (c) Third place (d) Fourth place.
5. Telephone was invented by:
(a) Alexander Fleming (b) Harvey (ans) Alexander Graham Bell (d) Liou Faster
II Fill in the Blanks:
1. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday is celebrated as "Teacher's Day".
2. The "National Policy on Education(1992)" introduced the programme called ‘Operation Black Board’.
3. "M.S.Swaminathan" of Tamilnadu was the famous agricultural scientist of the world.
4. Radio broadcast was started in India in the year "1927".
5. Television was invented by "John Logie Baird".
III Match the following:
1. Dr.Sir C.V.Raman Multi purpose satellite.(5)
2 .Kalpakkam Telescope(4)
3 .Kavalur Atomic Power station.(2)
4. Birla Planetarium Nobel Prize Winner(1)
5. INSAT Chennai(3)
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TAMILNADU
SELF EVALUTION
I . Choose the correct answer:
1) The Government of India appointed a Planning Commission in the year
a) 1960 (b) 1971 (c) 1947 (ans) 1950
2) The Manchester of South India is
a) Chennai (b) Kancheepuram (ans) Coimbatore (d) Sivakasi.
3) The Tamilnadu Electricity Board was established in
a) 1978 (ans) 1957 (c) 1948 (d) 1984
4) The Detroit of Tamilnadu is
a) Madurai (ans) Chennai (c) Tirchi (d) Coimbatore.
5) The most important river basin in Tamilnadu is
a) Vaigai (b) Pennaiyar (ans) Cauvery (d) Palar
II Fill in the blanks:
1) Integral coach factory is at "Perambur,Madras".
2) Electricity supply Act was passed in the year "1948".
3) Green Revolution was introduced in the year "1965".
4) "The Moffusil Bus stand in Chennai (Koyambedu) constructed in 2003" is the biggest bus terminus in Asia.
5) In 1966 "MCCI" was founded to promote trade and commerce.
6) "Nagapattinam" is the Granary of Tamilnadu.
III Match the following
1) Nellikuppam Vehicle Industry (4)
2) Udagamandalam Sugar Industry (1)
3) Manali Paper Industry (5)
4) Hyundai Madras Refineries (3)
5) Pugaloor Hindustan Photo film (2)
9. SOCIAL WELFARE SCHEMES OF TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT
SELF EVALUTION
I.Choose the correct answer:
1) World Health Day is celebrated on
ans) 7th April (b) 14th November (c) 8th March (d) 2nd October.
2) “Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Makapperu Thittam” was implemented in the year
a) 1979 (ans) 1989 (c) 1990 (d) 2002
3) The old age pension scheme provides monthly pension
a) Rs.400 (ans) Rs.200 (c) Rs.100 (d) Rs.500
4) The scheme that provides food security to the senior citizen is called
a) Mahila Mandal (b) Anantham (ans)Annapoorna (d) Swadha scheme.
II. Fill in the blanks:
1) The Tamilnadu state social welfare was established in the year "1954".
2) In 1990 "the Tamilnadu State Commission for Women".was set up to safe guard the rights of women.
3) "Dr.B.R.Ambedkar" took serious efforts to provide social security to schedule caste and schedule tribes.
4) The Hill Area Development programme is implemented in "the nilgris district".
5) Directorate of Rehabilitation for handicapped was established in "1992".
III . Match the following:
1. Malaria Food supply scheme(5)
2. 1964 Tribal people(4)
3. T A H D C O Communicable disease(1)
4. Irular School health service scheme(2)
5. Annapurna Economic programme for schedule caste and schedule tribe(3)
10. DEVELOPMENT OF LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN MODERN TAMIL NADU
SELF EVALUTION
I . Choose the correct answer
1) The ‘Grandfather’of Tamil was
a)Kathiresan Chettiar (b) Venkatasamy Nattar ans) U.V.Swaminathan Iyer (d) Maraimalai Adigal.
2) The Tamil dictionary called “Agara Mudali was written by
a)Avvai Duraisamy Pillai (ans) Devaneya Pavanarc) Namasivaya Mudaliyar (d) Dr.M.Varadarasanar
3) Sandilyan wrote the historic novel
ans)Kadalpura (b) Vellaikari, (c) Chandragantha (d) Kudumba Villaku.
4) The father of ‘Tamil Drama was
ans)Pammal Sambandam Mudaliar (b) Mononmaniyam Sundaram Pillai (c) T.K.S.Brothers (d) Surya Narayana Sastri.
5) The first Talking Movie was introduced at Madras in
a)1937 (ans) 1931 (c) 1934 (d) 1947
II . Fill in the blanks
1) C.Rajaji wrote "Vyasar Virundhu and Chakravarthi Thirumagan".
2) "Asiya Jothi,Nanjil Nattu Marumakkal vazhi Maniyam" were written by Desiga vinayakam Pillai.
3) Padma Subramaniam is one of the famous artists in the field of "Bharathanattiyam"
4) M.S.Subbulakshmi is one of the famous singers in "Carnatic" music.
III . Match the following
1) Kunnakkudi Vaithiyanathan Dancer(5)
2) Karukurichi Arunachalam Violin(1)
3) T.M.Soundararajan Folk Music(4)
4) Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy Nathaswaram(2)
5) Vaijayanthi Mala Singer(3)
CIVICS
1. OUR NATIONAL GOALS
SELF EVALUATION
I Choose the Correct Answer:
1. A suitable definition of Democracy was given by:
(a)Washington (ans) Abraham Lincoln (c) Kennedy
(d) Woodrow Wilson.
2. The age of Voting right was reduced from 21 to 18 years by
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Morarji Desai (ans) Mr.Rajiv Gandhi (d) V.P.Singh.
3. Total number of General Elections held for parliament so far
(a) 12 (b) 13 (ans) 14 (d) 15
4. Multiparty system is in vogue at
(a) England (b) USA (ans) India (d) Australia
II Fill in the Blanks:
1. Our Constitution came into force in the year,"26,January 1950"
2. ‘Demos’ means "people"
3. The Resolution of "to follow the principle of socialism" was passed in the National Congress session held at Avadi, in the year 1955
4. The Directive Principles are given in "Part IV" of our consitution.
5. Secularism included in the Preamble of the constitution by the "42nd" Amendment in 1976.
III. Match the Following:
1. Gandhiji Right to equality(3)
2. Indira Gandhi Acharya Vinobabhave(4)
3. fundamental rights Abolition of bonded labour(2)
4. Bhoodhan movement reduction of voting age to 18(5)
5. 1985 abolision of untouchability(1)
2. NATIONAL INTEGRATION
SELF EVALUATION
I Choose the correct answer:
1. Ramayana was written in Tamil by
a) St.Valmiki (b) St.Vyasa (c) Thulasidas (ans) Kambar
2. Number of languages recognised by the Constitution of India
a) 16 b) 18 c) 20 (ans) 22
3. The staple food of Northern states of India is
a) Rice (ans) Wheat (c) Maize (d) Barley
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Untouchability was abolished by the effort of "Gandhiji".
2. National Integration Day is celebrated every year on "19th November"
3. Selfish aggressive attitude of one community towards another leads to "communal riots".
III. Match the following:
1) 19th November Kalidas(3)
2) Kannada National Integration Day(1)
3) Sakunthalam South Indian Language(2)
4) 1956 Linguistic state(4)
3. NATIONAL DEFENCE SYSTEM
SELF EVALUTION
I. Choose the Correct Answer
1) Indo- China war took place in the year
ans) 1962 (b) 1926 (c) 1952 (d) 1942
2) The Supreme Commander of the Armed forces is our
a)Prime Minister (ans) President (c) Governor (d) Chief Minister
3) The chief of the Naval staff is called
a)Commander (b) Major (ans) Admiral (d) Air chief Marshall.
4) India was declared as a Democratic Republic in the year
a)1947 (ans) 1950 (c) 1940 (d) 1951
II. Fill in the Blanks
1) The Indian Army chief is "General"
2) The Head quarters of Western Indian Army is at "Simla".
3) The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is located at "Bangalore".
4) The Head quarters of the coast guard is at "New Delhi".
III Match the following
1) Eastern Navy Command Chinese Aggression(2)
2) 1962 Admiral(3)
3) INS Chakra Visakapatnam(1)
4) Agni Sub-Marine(5)
5) Navy Missile(4)
4. OUR SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
SELF EVALUTION
I Choose the correct answer:
1) The first women doctor in Tamilnadu was
a) Pandit Ramabai (b) Dr.Annie Besant (ans) Dr.Muthulakshmi d) Dr.Sarojini Naidu
2) Kalpana Chawula was associatd with
a) Economics (ans) Astronaut (c) Science (d) Atomic Research
3) The article that prohibits child labour is
ans) Article 23 (b) Article 45 (c) Article 25 (d) Article 40
II Fill in the blanks:
1) UNO declared "1978" as the International Year of Women.
2) Hindu Marriage Act was passed in the year "1955".
3) Cradle baby scheme was introduced in the year "1992"
4) "Sarva Siksha Abiyan" is the Educational Scheme introduced to attain total
litteracy.
5) Child Labour Act was passed in the year "1986".
III Match the following:
1) 1979 Education scheme(2)
2) SSA Sarada Act(5)
3) 1978 Evil practice(4)
4) Sati International year of the Child(1)
5) Dr.Muthlakshmi International year for women(3)
5. OUR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
SELF EVALUTION
I. Choose the correct answer:
1) Poverty is a
(ans) Social Problem (b)Economic Problem
(c) Industrial Problem (d) Financial Problem
2) Latest census was taken in the year
(ans) 2001 (b) 2012 (c) 2002 (d) 2003
II. Fill in the blanks:
1) The 20 point programme was introduced in the year "1975".
2) First Five Year Plan concentrated on "agriculture to solve the food problems".
3) In 1989 "The Jawahar Rozgar Yojna(JRY) was implemented as employment guaranteed, programme in rural areas.
4) India ranks "2nd" in the world population
III.Match the following:
1) NREP World population day(3)
2) Inflation Green Revolution(4)
3) 11th July 1980(1)
4) Third Five Year Plan Price Rise(2)
6. HUMAN RIGHTS - WOMEN RIGHTS
SELF EVALUATION
I. Fill in the Blanks:
1. American Bill of Rights was passed in the year "1791".
2. UNO came into existence on "24th October 1945".
3. UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on "10thdecember 1948".
4. National Human Rights Commission was founded in "12th October 1993".
5. Maternity benefit Act was passed in the year "1961".
6. In 1995 World Women’s Conference was held at .
II. Match the following:
1. Magna Carta 1955(3)
2. Hitler March 8th(5)
3. Hindu Marriage Act Capital of China(4)
4. Bejing Dictator(2)
5. International Women’s day 1215(1)
GEOGRAPHY
1. STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. The planets are controlled by the gravitational force of the
ans) Sun b) Earth c) Moon
2. The top layer of the upper mantle is called the
a) Core ans) Asthenosphere c) Crust
3. In the middle of the Earth, magma is not in
a) Gaseous state b) Liquid state. ans) Solid state
II. Fill in the blanks
1. The layer which is in molten state at greater depths of the Earth is known as "Outer Core"
2. The less dense portion of the Earth’s crust is called "SIAL"
3. The SIAL layer is made up of "Silica" and "Aluminium".
4. The core is composed of a "Liquid" outer core and a "Solid" inner core.
III. Match the following
1. SIAL Asthenosphere(2)
2. Upper Mantle Oceanic crust(3)
3. SIMA Inner core(5)
4. Sun Continental crust(1)
5. Solid A star(4)
Earth
2.EARTH MOVEMENTS
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. An area of land that rises abruptly from the surrounding region.
ans) Mountain b) Mountain range c) Mountain belt
2. A mountain range along the northern border of India is
a) Alps b) Andes (ans) Himalayas
3. Alfred Wagner proposed the concept of
a) Sea floor spreading b) Plate tectonics ans) Continental drift
II. Fill in the blanks
1. A "mountain range" is a succession of many closely spaced mountains covering a particular region of the Earth.
2. The processes that collectively produce a mountain system is called "Orogenesis".
3. A vast ocean called "tethys" Sea separated India from the Asian continent.
4. The most important cause of orogenesis is the "collision" of two or more of lithospheric plates.
5. Linear mountain ranges are called "fault block" mountains
III. Match the following
1. Plate-tectonic downfold(3)
2. Anticlines linear mountains(5)
3. Syncline upfolds(2)
4. Death valley lithosphere
5. Horst collision(1)
USA(4)
3.VOLCANOES
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. One of the most spectacular volcanic eruptions in recorded history, is the explosion of
ans) Krakatoa b) St.Helen c) Barren Islands
2. The most explosive type of volcanoe is the
a) Cinder Cones ans) caldera c) Shield Volcanoes
3. An underwater mountain range that runs down the length of the Atlantic Ocean.
ans) Mid-Atlantic Ridge b) Himalayan Range c) Appalachian
II. Fill in the blanks
1. When a large amount of free-flowing lava spills from a vent and
spreads widely "Shield" volcanoes are formed.
2. A "Cinder Cone Volcano" is made up of exploded rock blasted out of a
central vent at a high velocity.
3. The gas and magma blast out an opening called the "Central" vent.
4. Lava is the name for "Magma" that has escaped onto the earth's
surface.
5. Weathered "Volcanic Ash" greatly improves soil fertility.
III. Match the following
1. Barren Island Deccan Traps(4)
2. Mauna Loa Java
3. Magma vent(3)
4. Lava Plateau Hawaii(2)
5. Volcanic material India(1)
Lava(5)
4.EARTHQUAKES
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake
focus is termed as
ans) the epicenter b) the core c) the centre
2. Body waves are seismic waves that travel through the
a) hydrosphere (ans) lithosphere c) atmosphere
3. Molten rock rises, pushing two plates apart and adding new material at their edges is called
a) Transform fault b) subduction zone (ans) Spreading zone
II. Fill in the blanks
1. Body waves and surface waves are two different types of "Seismic" waves.
2. S Waves are produced by "shear stresses".
3. Seismic waves are measured in "richter" scale.
4. Primary waves are formed by the alternate "expansion" and "contraction" of bedrock.
5. S waves are "slower" than P-waves and can only move through "solid" materials
III. Match the following
1. January 26, 2001 P-waves
2. Earthquakes Salt lake(5)
3. Transform faults Surface waves(4)
4. Body waves Gujarath earthquake(1)
5. Rann of Kutch wave energy(2)
sliding plates(3)
5.ROCKS
EXCERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. When magma flows onto the surface of the earth or floor of
the ocean the type of rock that form is called as
ans) Extrusive b) Intrusive c) Igneous
2. The thin vertical veins of igneous rock that form in the fractures is
a) Batholith b) Sill ans) Dykes
3. The term metamorphic comes from
ans) a Greek word b) a Latin word c) an English word
II. Fill in the blanks
1. The word "igneous" comes from the Latin ignis, meaning fire.
2. The most common extrusive rock is called "Basalt"
3. One of the most common sedimentary rock is "Sandstone".
4. Coal is a "sedimentary" rock of plant origin.
III. Match the following
1. Limestone P-waves
2. Emeralds Granite(4)
3. Strata Canada(5)
4. Gneiss Columbia(2)
5. Rock club cement(3)
sedimentary(1)
6.RIVERS
EXCERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Potholes are the product of
ans) Corrosion b) solution c) suspension
2. The river that swings in great S-shaped curves, forming loops are called
ans) meanders b) oxbow lakes c) levees
3. A deep, steep-walled, V-shaped valley cut by a river through resistant rock is often called a
a) Depression b) lakes ans) canyon.
II. Fill in the blanks
1. When rivers erode their channel by lifting lossely consolidated particles by "" is called mechanical erosion.
2. The major portion of the river load is carried in "suspension".
3. A deep, steep-walled, V-shaped valley cut by a river through resistant rock is often called a "canyon".
4. The particles composing the "solid rock fragments" is moved along the bottom by rolling, sliding and saltation.
5. The finest particles that are deposited on the plains, near the mouth of the river are called "plain deposits".
III. Match the following
1. Loops Tamilnadu(3)
2. Canyon Alluviam
3. Cauvery near the river mouth(4)
4. Delta Dharmapuri(5)
5. Hogenakal V shaped valley(2)
Meander(1)
7.UNDERGROUND WATER
EXCERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. The soils and rock strata that are capable of holding water are
a) aquicludes ans) aquifers c) watertable
2. The ratio between volume of pores to the total volume of rock is
known as
a) Porespace ans) porosity c) permiability
3. The various dripstone features found in caverns are collectively
called
ans) speleotherms b) sinkholes c) caverns
II. Fill in the blanks
1. The quantity of groundwater that can be stored depends on the "number of pore spaces" of the material.
2. Stalactities are icicle-like pendents hang from the ceiling of the "cavern".
3. Impermiable layers composed of materials such as clay that hinders "water" movement are termed aquicludes.
4. The term "karst" topography is derived from a plateau region called Slovenia where such topography is developed.
5. Karst areas characteristically exhibit an irregular terrain punctuated with many depressions, called sinkholes or "sinks".
III. Match the following
1. karst topography Soda straw(5)
2. stalagmites porosity(3)
3. pore spaces Slovenia(1)
4. Mammoth cave Columbia
5. limestone tube on the cavern’s floor(2)
Kentucky(4)
8.GLACIERS
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. A large mass of ice that flows slowly over land in the cold polar regions and in high mountain valleys are known as
ans) glaciers b) rivers c) creeks
2. After the glacier has melted away the cirque basin is often occupied by a small lake called
a) a cirque ans) a tarn. c) a depression
3. An oval-shaped hill that usually consists of rock debris is called
a) Till ans) Drumlins c) Eskers
II. Fill in the blanks
1. Those areas where the snow lasts from year to year are known as "snowfields".
2. The glacier widens and deepens the V-shaped valleys into Ushaped glacial "trough".
3. As the cirques enlrage and converge, an isolated "horn" is produced.
4. An "areter" can form when cirques grow, the divide seperating them is reduced to a very narrow knife-like partition
5. These ridges of till paralleling the sides of the valley constitute the "lateral" moraines.
III. Match the following
1. Medial moraines Swiss Alps(3)
2. Greenland feeder glaciers(4)
3. Matterhorn pulverised rock(5)
4. hanging valleys Till
5. rock flour continental glacier(2)
single ice stream(1)
9.OCEAN WAVES
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. The breaking waves are called
a) waves ans) whitecaps. c) Surf
2. A ridge of sand that connects an island to the mainland or to another island is called
ans)a tombolo b) a spit c) a sea stock
3. A relatively flat, bench like surface is left behind by the receding cliff is called
a) Sea arch b) Sea cave ans) Wave-cut platform
II. Fill in the blanks
1. Initially, the cutting action of the waves against the base of coastal land produces "wave cut cliffs".
2. Million tons of sediments moved by "waves" along the shore each year.
3. The term "baymouth bar" is applied to a sand bar that completely crosses a bay, sealing it off from the open ocean.
4. When the Sea arch falls "sea stack" is formed as an isolated remnant.
III. Match the following
1. Sea arch bench like surface(3)
2. Baymouth bar a ridge of sand(5)
3. wave-cut platform Cliff
4. beach drift a sand bar(2)
5. A tombolo isolated remnant.(1)
along the beach(4)
10.WIND
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Abrasion by windblown sand, creates interestingly shaped stones called
a) Blowouts b) Sand dunes. ans) ventifacts
2. Sand storms are associated with
ans) deserts b) Plains c) mountains
3. Deposited material by dust storms is called
a) Ventifacts ans) loess c) Sand dunes
II. Fill in the blanks
1. For wind to be effective,"dryness" and "scanty" vegetation are prerequisites.
2. Wind erodes the materials by "deflation" and by "abrasion".
3. Abrasion by windblown sand, creates interestingly shaped stones called "ventifacts".
4. The loess in the United States, as well as in Europe, is indirect
product of "glaciation".
III. Match the following
1. blowouts depletion
2. sand dunes windblown silt(1)
3. ventifacts desert(5)
4. loess sand ridge(2)
5. sand storm abration(3)
dust storm(4)
11.THE OCEANS
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. The landmasses of Africa and Asia border the
ans) Indian ocean b)Pacific Ocean. c) Atlantic Ocean
2. The part of an ocean that lies close to the continental margin is
a) Continental Slope ans) Continental Shelf c) The Ocean Trough
3. In the atmosphere, Coral reefs are important in determining the amount of
a) watervapour b) Oxygen ans) carbon dioxide
II. Fill in the blanks
1. Continental borders cause the currents to develop an almost closed circular pattern called a "gyre".
2. Flowing from high latitudes to the equator are the "western" boundary currents.
3. A coral is a colony of many individual coral animals called "polyps".
4. Reef-building corals are scattered throughout the "tropical" and "sub-tropical" oceans.
III. Match the following
1. North Atlantic Kuroshio(2)
2. North Pacific East Australia(4)
3. South Atlantic Gulf Stream(1)
4. South Pacific Agulhas?(5)
5. Indian Ocean Brazil(3)
Canaries
12.TYPOLOGY OF NATURAL DISASTERS
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. A sudden on set hazard is
a) fire b) drought ans) earthquake
2. In India, cyclones occur usually between April and May, are called
ans)the Pre-monsoon b) post-monsoons c) the tropical
3. The districts of Nilgiris, Vellore, Thruvallur and Chennai are classified as
a) high risk ans) moderate risk c) low risk
II. Fill in the blanks
1. Avalanches are common in "northern" part of India.
2. Dam-failure floods are the most "disastrous" floods
3. Tamilnadu is classified into "moderate" and low risk zones.
4. A flash flood from a "broken dam or levee or often intense rainfall of 2.5 cm (or more)per hour often catches people unprepared.
5. Not "earthquakes" but buildings that kill people.
III. Match the following
1. Slow onset Earthquake zone III(5)
2. 26th December 2004 Slope movement(4)
3. Gujarat Earthquake Tsunami(2)
4. Land slide 26, January 2001(3)
5. Chennai Drought(1)
13.TYPOLOGY OF HUMAN-MADE DISASTERS
EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Fire accidents and forest fires are almost always
ans) Human-made b) Natural c) Science and Tecnology
2. Under certain conditions, chemicals can be
ans) Poisonous ans) Harmful c) Useful
3. Industrial and technological activity is very much involved in
ans) Transportation b) Industrial c) Agricultural
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. In the context of fire,"prevension"is definitely better than protection.
2. The innovation in the "safety" systems have reduced the chances of occurrences of dissters considerably.
3. Proper "planning" ensures that damages from disasters are considerably reduced in the long term.
4. In crisis situations, a quick rescue and relief measure is "imperative".
III. Match the following
1. 16 th July, 2004 multiple risks(3)
2. Chernobyl soil erosion and flooding(4)
3. Chemical industry former USSR(2)
4. Deforestation atmospheric pollution(5)
5. Fires Kumbakonam fire accident(1)
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