Which of the followings are sources of History?

Who were Maha-Samantas?

After Tughluqs the Sayyid and Lodi dynasties ruled from

What was the other name of Prince Salim (Akbar's son)?

Temples were made also to demonstrate

Which of the following is an example of a temple town?

The Bhils tribes are settled in

The Sufi masters held their assemblies in their

Which one is not a classical dance?

Jawahir Shah was son of

The World Environment Day is celebrated on

The thinnest layer of the Earth is

The depositional feature of a glacier is

Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?

The cold current originates near the

Mediterranean regions are known as

Best means to link rural and urban areas:

Deodars and firs are a type of

Which river drains the Canadian prairies?

Vegetation in the Sahara desert includes cactus, ______ and acacia.

In which state the mid-day meal was first introduced?

It is the primary duty of the government to ensure the welfare of the

Who becomes the chief minister?

The government has set up Anganwadis in several villages. These are

The guidance formulated by Supreme Court of India in 1997to protect women against:

TV studio in which newsreader sits consists of

The telecast rate for a 30-second advertisement on a major TV channel is

What is required to do cashless shopping?

Foreign buyers involve businesspersons from

Tawa dam began to be built in

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

What are the details shown in this miniature? When this picture is prepared?

Make a list of towns in your district and try to classify these as administrative centre or as temple/pilgrim centres.

Have you ever seen tribal people? Mention some states where tribal people live in India.

Why do you think Mirabai left the Rana's palace?

Find out how many states have been created in the last 10 years. Is each of these states a region?

For fun-Identify some more objects made up of different materials

Imagine if a quake suddenly shook in the middle of the school day, where would you go for safety?

Conduct a survey in your locality and find out how people commute to their respective workplaces using-
(a) more than two modes of transport
(b) more than three modes of transport
(c) stay within walking distance.

Make a collage to show places of attractions in India. You can divide the class in different groups to show attractions based on mountain landscapes, coastal beaches, wildlife sanctuaries and places of historical importance?

Give reasons:
The Prairies are known as the 'Granaries of the World'.

Look at the photograph and think about the boy who is being carried down the stairs. Do you think the above law is being implemented in his case? What needs to be done to make the building
 more accessible for him? How would his being arried down the stairs affect his dignity as well as his safety

How do societies differentiate between boys and girls?

How many people in your neighbourhood use the Internet?

Having read about diarrhoea epidemic in the chapter on State Government can you make a social advertisement on what precautionary steps should be taken to prevent diarrhoea?

What is the importance of chain of markets in the story of the shirt? Elucidate.

Can you make up a social advertisement on equality? Youcan do this in small groups.

How did collective belief in a super-natural agency affect the people of Hindustan?

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

How did the Khaljis and Tughluqs help the people of humble birth? How did it lead to instability in the Sultanate?

How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar's ideas on governance?

How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?

What were the problems encountered by merchants? Do you think some of these problems persist today?

What changes took place in Varna based society?

Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?

Who were Pirs? What was their position in the society?

Which foreign invaders arrived in the middle of the economic and political crisis in 1739?

Why is environment considered as a basic life support system?

What do you mean by sedimentary rocks? How are sedimentary rocks formed?

With the help of diagram define delta and distributaries with diagram.

What is air pressure?

Which factors affect the movement of ocean water?

Where in India do tropical evergreen and tropical deciduous forests occur? Name the states.

Briefly explain the features of houses built in rural areas.

What are the major cities located on the River Ganga?

When is the rainy season in the Velds?

How does people got to know that Sahara was once used to be lush green plain?

If you were one of the Ansaris, how would you have responded to the suggestion that you change your name?

What are Private Health Services?

At times, the ruling party may not be single party but a group of parties working together. This is called a coalition. Discuss with your teacher.

Study the table and answer the questions that follow.

(a) What are the total number of work hours spent by women in Haryana and Tamil Nadu each week?
(b) How does this compare with the total number of work hours spent by men?

How does your class exercise compare with Rosie Ma'am's class exercise?
Rosie Ma'am's class has 30 children. She did the same exercise in her class and here is the result.

The reality is that media is far from independent' Comment.

How do advertisements use emotions? Elucidate.

Why did Sujata carry a notebook? Do you think this system is useful? Can there be problems?

What are the reasons that the a businessperson is able to make a huge profit in the market?

What role does the Constitution play in people's struggles for equality?

What was the result of the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18^th century?

How was Mughal architecture influenced by regional art?

How did Kabul become commercially and politically important from 16^th century onwards?

Describe the Ahom Society in detail.

Describe the works of Baba Guru Nanak

What do you know about Rajput tradition of heroism? Write in brief.

Give a detailed description of watan jagirs of the Rajputs.

How have human beings adapted to the environment to fulfil their needs?

Explain the rock cycle with the help of a diagram.

Discuss various types of forests.

How have the settlements changed over a period of time?

Describe the life of people of the rainforests.

Mention the features of Prairies grasslands.

What are the location settings of Ladakh?

How dignity of Omprakash Valmiki and Ansari's was violated, when they were treated unequally?

Compare public health services with those of private health services.

What are the expectations concerning the roles of women and men in our society?

What is the role of media in a democracy?

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of them and answer the following questions :
(a) What visuals and text is being used in these advertisements to attract my attention?
(b) What values are being promoted in these advertisements?
(c) Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it learning out?
(d) If you would not afford the brand that is being advertised how would you feel?

Give an account of those things which we do not directly use.

How TM5 helped the fish workers?

Answer the question based on following picture.
(a) What is the picture all about?
(b) What is he doing?
(c) Why is it called miniature?
(d) What were the two features of miniatures?

 

Give an account of the emergence of new dynasties by the 7th and 8th century?

Compare figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. What similarities and differences do you notice amongst the mosques?

Quwwat aI-Islam mosque and minaret, built during the last decade of the 12th century. This was the congregational mosque of the first city built by the Delhi Sultans described in the chronicles as Delhi-i-Kuhna (the old city). The mosque was enlarged by IItutmish and Alauddin Khalji. The minar was built by two Sultans. Qutbuddin Aybak and IItutmish.

Begumpuri mosque built in the reign of Muhammad Tughluq was the main mosque of Jahanpanah the 'Sanctuary of the World' his new capital in Delhi.

Moth ki Masjid, built in the reign of Sikandar Lodi by his minister.

Give an account of the Mughal Empire in the 17th century and afterwards.

Look at the following figure. How could that building be constructed faster today?

Observe the picture and answer the following questions. Does this create environmental hazards?

Give an account of the tribal people found in Indian subcontinent. How they settled in forests, hills, deserts and difficult places to reach?

Interpret the picture and answer what does this figure of Bhagvadgita signify?

Observe the question given below and answer the questions that follow

(a) What is depicted in the picture?
(b) In which temple can this picture be found?

How the Sikhs organised state-building in Punjab?

Why did human transform barter system into trade and commerce system?

Observe the given picture carefully and answer the questions that follow
(a) What is the uppermost layer of the Earth?
(b) What is the mineral constituent of the oceanic crust?
(c) What is the innermost layer of the Earth?

Write an account on earthquake preparedness.

Solve this crossword puzzle with the help of given clues

Across
6. An Indian tree having extraordinary quality of
providing oxygen round the' clock
8. Gas present in atmosphere occupying only 0.03%
by volume
11. Outermost layer of atmosphere
12. Mixture of many gases
14. Life giving gas
15. Air in motion
16. An Indian tree valued highly for medicinal properties
18. Gas protecting us from harmful sun rays
19. Low pressure area
Down
1. Amount of water vapour in air
2. Condensation of water vapours around dust
particles in atmosphere
3. Example c.- local wind blowing in summer in
northern India
4.5' ort-term changes in atmosphere
5. r ecipitation in liquid form
7. Blanket of air around the earth
9. Instrument to measure pressure
10. Incoming solar radiation
13. Reduces visibility in winters
17. It is time when sun is overhead

Explain the occurrence of Tsunami and its effects?

Observe the picture given below and answer the questions that follow

(a)  In the above shown picture, what kind of forests is shown?
(b) Why can light of Sun not penetrate through them?

Explain the importance of settlement. What is the different types of settlement?

How has the environment played a significant role in the distribution of the population in the Ganga-Brahmaputra?

Differentiate between the Prairies grasslands and Velds grasslands.

Write a short note on the flora and fauna found in the Ladakh desert.

What do you know about Civil Rights Movement? Describe the incident that happened with Rosa Parks.

Discuss the changes made by Kerala Government in the state in 1996.

Observe the following picture as answer the questions that follow

What do you infer from the above picture?

Discuss the experience of Melani.

Discuss about the experience of Rashsundari Devi.

Discuss the role of technology in media.

 Using the following ads answer the following questions.

What does this advertisement want me to feel when I use this brand?

On the basis of given picture, answer the questions that follows

Who is the person in the above picture?

Observe the picture given below and answer the questions that follow
What are the traders doing in the 3rd picture?

Constitution of India has been described as a 'living document'. Discuss.

Compare either Map 1 or Map 2 with the present day map of the subcontinent listing as many similarities and differences (page no) as you can find.