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Class 5 Social Studies Chapter 2 Objective for Students
Some of the earliest surviving maps were made about …….. years ago.
A) 2000
B) 3000
C) 4000
D) 5000
Option c – 4000
The earliest maps were made by
A) Sumerians
B) Egyptians
C) Chinese
D) Indians
Option a – Sumerians
………. also made some of the world’s earliest maps.
A) Sumerians
B) Babylonians
C) Chinese
D) Indians
Option b – Babylonians
How did the Greeks show the continents in the world?
A) Europe, Libya (Africa), Asia
B) Europe, America, Africa
C) Europe, Asia, America
D) Asia, Libya, America
Option a – Europe, Libya (Africa), Asia
……… is the technique of taking photographs of the ground from an elevated position using aircraft, helicopters, hot air balloons, etc.
A) Aerial line
B) Aerial clouds
C) Aerial photography
D) Sea surface
Option c – Aerial photography
Columbus went ……… and discovered America.
A) Eastward
B) Westward
C) Southward
D) Northward
Option b – Westward
A map is used by geographers to show features and information that we consider important about a place.
A) Political maps
B) Geographical maps
C) Historical maps
D) None
Option b – Geographical maps
The Greek king who came to India to conquer the world 2300 years ago.
A) Socratese
B) Alexander
C) Syrus
D) Darius – I
Option b – Alexander
They ……… tried to make the maps accurate with the help of longitudes and latitudes.
A) Romans
B) Persians
C) Greeks
D) Indians
Option c – Greeks
A set of places where the midday occurred at the same time were joined together with a line from North to South is
A) Meridian
B) Noon-line
C) Longitude
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
Preparing latitudes and longitudes took about ……… years.
A) 1000
B) 2000
C) 3000
D) 4000
Option b – 2000
……….. was one of the most famous geographers of the ancient world.
A) Ptolemy
B) Locke
C) Rousseau
D) Syrus
Option a – Ptolemy
The books of ……….. were used by the Arab scholars and sailors to prepare maps.
A) Copernicus
B) Galileo
C) Ptolemy
D) All the above
Option c – Ptolemy
……….. prepared a world map for his king in 1154.
A) Al Idrisi
B) Ptolemy
C) Locke
D) None
Option a – Al Idrisi
The Chinese showed this cape which was already discovered by the Europeans
A) Kanya Kumari
B) Goodhope
C) Biskae
D) All the above
Option b – Goodhope
The axis of the earth is tilted by
A) 13.5°
B) 20.5°
C) 22.5°
D) 23.5°
Option d – 23.5°
Human beings live along with a large community of
A) Plants
B) Animals
C) Both A & B
D) None
Option c – Both A & B
Snowfall is high in this region during winter.
A) Equatorial region
B) The northern region relative to the equator
C) The southern region relative to the equator
D) All the above
Option b – The northern region relative to the equator
How many seasons in the Indian climate
A) 5
B) 4
C) 6
D) 7
Option c – 6
0° latitude is called
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Equator
C) Arctic Circle
D) Greenwich meridian
Option b – Equator
The Sun illuminates one of the earth at any given moment.
A) 3/4
B) Quarter
C) Half
D) And half
Option c – Half
The Earth revolves round the Sun on a regular path
A) Orbit
B) Axis
C) Face
D) Surface
Option b – Axis
The Earth’s axis is tilted on it, so as to form an angle.
A) 66⁰
B) 66.5⁰
C) 90°
D) 93⁰
Option b – 66.5⁰
As Earth revolves around the Sun, Earth’s axis remains tilted in the same direction throughout the year. It keeps pointing pole star in the Northern sky, and this is called the
A) Axis polarity
B) Polarity of axis
C) Both A & B
D) Polarity
Option c – Both A & B
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres get a similar amount of energy from the Sun in these months.
A) March, April
B) March, May
C) March, September
D) September, December
Option c – March, September
The Sun’s rays fall straightly on the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere.
A) December
B) March
C) May
D) June
Option d – June
The Sun’s rays fall straightly on the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern hemisphere.
A) March
B) May
C) December
D) June
Option c – December
The Sun’s rays fall straightly on the Tropic of Cancer on this date.
A) December 22
B) June 21
C) March 21
D) September 23
Option b – June 21
The time for earth’s revolution.
A) 365 days
B) 365 days 5 hrs
C) 365 days 5 hrs 56 mts.
D) 366 days
Option c – 365 days 5 hrs 56 mts
Imagine that the Earth stopped rotation when its eastern hemisphere is opposite to the Sun. Then
A) There would be no life in the Eastern Hemisphere only
B) There would be no life in the Western Hemisphere only
C) There would be no life on both hemispheres
D) There would be life on both hemispheres
Option c – There would be no life on both hemispheres
The Tropical Belt means
A) The region between the equator and the northern pole
B) The region between the equator and the southern pole
C) The region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
D) The region between the two poles
Option c – The region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
What happens if the earth does not rotate?
A) No day and night formation
B) One side continuous day and one side continuous night
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
Option c – Both A and B
The Sun’s rays fall straightly on the Tropic of Capricorn on this date.
A) June 21
B) March 21
C) September 23
D) December 22
Option d – December 22
The Sun’s rays fall straightly on the equator
A) March 21
B) September 23
C) Both A & B
D) December 22
Option a – March 21
The daytime at the poles
A) 24 hrs
B) 1 month
C) 6 months
D) 4 months
Option c – 6 months
If it is summer in the northern regions relative to the equator, then in the southern regions there is ………. season.
A) Summer
B) Winter
C) Rainy
D) None
Option b – Winter
The form of Entertainment before the cinema
A) Folk arts
B) Folk dances
C) Classic dance
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
The President of India is at present
A) Narendra Modi
B) Ramnath Kovind
C) Chandra Shekar Rao
D) Rao
Option b – Ramnath Kovind
Extremist Leader is
A) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
B) Bala Gangadhara Tilak
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Ramesh Chandra Dutt
Option b – Bala Gangadhara Tilak
The first Prime Minister of India is.
A) Gandhiji
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Ambedkar
Option c – Jawaharlal Nehru
Brahma Samaj was founded by
A) Raja Rammohan Roy
B) Keshav Chandra Sen
C) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
D) Swami Vivekananda
Option a – Raja Rammohan Roy
Atlas means
A) Collection of maps
B) Collection of lessons
C) Collection of photos
D) None of the above
Option a – Collection of maps
The Temperature is high at ……….. compared to the polar region.
A) Antarctic circle
B) Arctic circle
C) Equator
D) None
Option c – Equator
…………. is the principal source of energy on the Earth’s surface.
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Moon
D) Sun
Option d – Sun
The main users of the forest
A) Humans
B) Animals
C) Birds, insects
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
Ryotwari means
A) Farmer
B) Farmer’s right to cultivate
C) Landlords
D) None
Option a – Farmer
The hot regions throughout the year.
A) Temperate regions
B) Polar regions
C) Equatorial regions
D) All the above
Option c – Equatorial regions
The difference between the temperatures of the two places influences these.
A) Winds
B) Rains
C) Both A & B
D) None
Option c – Both A & B
Influence lives very much.
A) Temperature
B) Rainfall
C) Both A & B
D) None
Option c – Both A & B
Trees and animals live by depending on these.
A) Heat
B) Water
C) Both A & B
D) None
Option c – Both A & B
The main source of energy on the earth.
A) Jupiter
B) Mars
C) Moon
D) Sun
Option d – Sun
………. Decreases with elevation.
A) Temperature
B) Insolation
C) Radiation
D) Reflection
Option a – Temperature
………… Will take time to heat and cool.
A) Land
B) Oceans
C) Mountains
D) Valleys
Option b – Oceans
………….. Cannot be seen but can be felt.
A) Oceans
B) Continents
C) Mountains
D) The diversity in temperature
Option d – The diversity in temperature
The solar energy is reflected back by the Earth’s atmosphere.
A) 1/2
B) 1/3
C) 1/4
D) 1/5
Option b – 1/3
Some amount of solar rays are also absorbed or reflected away by
A) Clouds
B) Smoke
C) Dust
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
Even the rays that reach the ground do not heat the Earth’s surface uniformly.
A) Because the earth’s surface is flat
B) Because the earth’s surface is curved
C) Because the earth’s surface is up and down
D) All the above
Option b – Because the earth’s surface is curved
The equatorial region is hot when compared to the poles.
A) The same amount of solar energy falls on a larger area on the equator and on a smaller area as we move north and south of it.
B) The same amount of solar energy falls on a smaller area on the equator and on a larger area as we move north and south of it.
C) Both A & B
D) None
Option b – The same amount of solar energy falls on a smaller area on the equator and on a larger area as we move north and south of it
The energy which is constantly emitted by the Sun is known as
A) Solar radiation
B) Solar insolation
C) Solar ray
Option a – Solar radiation
The energy comes from the Sun in this form.
A) Sun’s rays
B) Sunlines
C) Solar radiation
D) All the above
Option a – Sun’s rays
The other forms of energy that come from the Sun is
A) Ultraviolet rays
B) Radio waves
C) X-rays
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
The energy radiated by the Sun is throughout the year and year after year.
A) More or less constant with very little variation
B) Different
C) Increases
D) Decreases
Option a – More or less constant with very little variation
The lowest temperature in Visakhapatnam is recorded in this month.
A) January
B) December
C) March
D) May
Option a – January
The moderating climate influence is hot in this region. ( class 5 social studies chapter 2 )
A) Delhi
B) Jaipur
C) Simla
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
The temperatures when moving to high altitudes.
A) decrease
B) increase
C) no change
D) none
Option a – decrease
For the ascent of 1000 meters. from the sea level, the temperature.
A) increases 6°C
B) decreases 6°C
C) no change
D) decreases 4°C
Option b – decreases 6°C
Temperature inversion is recorded in
A) Mountain Valleys
B) the regions where the daytime is less and nighttime is more with low earth’s radiation
C) near the earth during winters
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
The temperature in the regions near the equator. ( class 5 social studies chapter 2 )
A) more
B) low
C) no change
D) change is present
Option a – more
The regions in India have an average temperature of 30°C in January.
A) Many are there
B) No places are there
C) Both A or B
D) None
Option b – No places are there
The highest temperature is recorded in Panaji in this month.
A) May
B) January
C) September
D) March
Option a – May
The lowest temperature in Panaji is recorded in this month.
A) January
B) December
C) March
D) May
Option a – January
The moderating climate influence is on this region.
A) Chennai
B) Visakhapatnam
C) Panaji
D) All the above
Option d – All the above
Britishers’ Mapping Department in India ( class 5 social studies chapter 2 )
A) Indian Forest Department
B) Indian River-based Department
C) Survey of India
D) Indian Soil Department
Option c – Survey of India
………… was appointed as Indian Surveyor General.
A) James Rennel
B) James Sanneel
C) James William
D) None
Option a – James Rennel
He/who prepared one of the first survey-based maps of India.
A) Sir William
B) Mecauley
C) James Rennel
D) James – I
Option c – James Rennel
In [what year] William Lambton began one of the most important geographical surveys in the world.
A) 1800
B) 1802
C) 1804
D) 1806
Option b – 1802
This person proved that Everest is the highest peak in the world. ( class 5 social studies chapter 2 )
A) Sir George William
B) Mc. Mohan
C) Durand
D) Sir George Everest
Option d – Sir George Everest
In our times, [what] is used extensively in the planning and development of countries.
A) maps
B) pictures
C) cinemas
D) statues
Option a – maps
Usually, a map focuses only on one aspect which is called a [what] map.
A) thematic
B) geographical
C) employmental
D) population
Option a – thematic
The maps show hills, rivers, and plateaus.
A) Geographical maps
B) Political maps
C) Economic maps
D) Population maps
Option a – Geographical maps
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