Questions : Governing Ourselves

 Governing Ourselves

Q.1. Which kind of government was chosen to govern our country after independence?

Q.2. How many states and union territories does India have?

Q.3. Who were appointed to govern the Union Territories?

Q.4. Which departments were under the Central Government?

Q.5. Which departments were under the State Government?

Q.6. Who heads the Central Government?

Q.7. Name the law-making body of the country?

Q.8. Name the houses of the Parliament?

Q.9. Describe the lower house of the Parliament?

Q.10. Describe the upper house of the Parliament?

Q.11. Who is a President?

Q.12. Who is a Prime Minister?

Q.13. Who is the head of the state?

Q.14. Who appoints the head of the State?

Q.15. Who is a Chief Minister?

Q.16. Which is the highest judicial body?

Q.17. Which is the highest office of the Judicial System?

Q.18. What is the role of the Judiciary?

Q.19. Which is the highest judicial body of the state?

Q.20. Which is the highest office of the Judicial System of the state?

Q.21. The judiciary exists in how many levels?

Questions : The Freedom Struggle - II

 The Freedom Struggle - II

Q.1. When and where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?

Q.2. What conditions were witnessed by Gandhi in India and abroad of Indians?

Q.3. Which name was given to untouchables by Gandhi and what it meant?

Q.4. Which ways were used by Gandhi to gain freedom?

Q.5. What was the Rowlatt Act and when it was passed?

Q.6. Describe the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

Q.7. When was the Non-cooperation movement launched and by whom?

Q.8. What was the Non-cooperation movement?

Q.9. How was picketing performed during the Non-cooperation movement?

Q.10. The Non-cooperation movement was called off as the result of which incident?

Q.11. Which leaders emerged from the Non-cooperation movement?

Q.12. Describe the Simon Commission?

Q.13. When did Congress decide to demand Purna Swaraj for India?

Q.14. Who became the president of Indian National Congress in 1929?

Q.15. When did Congress decide to celebrate Independence Day?

Q.16. Name the leaders of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Q.17. How did the Civil Disobedience Movement start?

Q.18. Name some young revolutionaries.

Q.19. Who and when demanded a separate homeland called Pakistan for the Muslims?

Q.20. Which movement was launched by Gandhiji in August 1942?

Q.21. Who organized the Indian national Army?

Q.22. What was the other name of the Indian National Army?

Q.23. When did India gain Independence?

Q.24. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Q.25. Who was the first president of Independent India?

Questions : The Freedom Struggle - I

 The Freedom Struggle - I

Q.1. Which evil practices were to be removed for the progress of Indian society?

Q.2. Name some social and religious leaders who worked for the removal of evil practices?

Q.3. Who founded the Indian National Congress?

Q.4. How was the Indian National Congress formed?

Q.5. Who presided over the first session of INC and when?

Q.6. What were the main aims of INC?

Q.7. Which was India’s first political party?

Q.8. What were the methods used by the INC to draw the attention of the British Government to the problems faced by the Indians?

Q.9. Which leaders believed in the British Sense of Justice?

Q.10. Name three leaders of the Extremist Phase of the INC.

Q.11. Name the newspaper of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Q.12. What was done by the British under the policy of Divide and Rule in Bengal?

Q.13. Which movement was the result of the division of Bengal?

Q.14. What was the Swadeshi Movement?

Q.15. Name eight prominent revolutionaries?

Q.16. Who started the paper called Vande Mataram?

Q.17. Who went to Kabul and guided the movement from there?

Q.18. Who formed the Ghadar Party and where?

Q.19. Who made an organization in Berlin to support the freedom struggle?

Q.20. Name one law made by the British after the First World War?

Questions : The British Raj in India

 The British Raj in India

Q.1. Which country was known as Golden Bird?

Q.2. India was famous for which items in the past?

Q.3. Who discovered a new sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope and when?

Q.4. The Portuguese came where to trade with India?

Q.5. The Portuguese built trade centers at which places?

Q.6. Which was the most important item of trade by the Portuguese and why?

Q.7. How was the British East India Company formed?

Q.8. Describe why the Battle of Plassey happened?

Q.9. Which policies helped the British to become the rulers of India?

Q.10. What was the policy of the Subsidiary Alliance?

Q.11. What was the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?

Q.12. How did the revolt of 1857 start?

Q.13. Who led the revolt of 1857?

Q.14. What changes happened after the Revolt of 1857?

Q.15. Who was the first Viceroy of India?

Q.16. The Revolt of 1857 was known by which name?

Questions : India's role in UN

 India's role in UN

Q.1. List the contributions of India to the UN?

Q.2. Name the countries where India has sent peace-keeping forces.

Q.3. What was the policy of apartheid?

Q.4. Which government followed the policy of apartheid?

Q.5. Which circumstances led to the principle of non-alignment?

Q.6. Who are called the founding fathers of the NAM?

Q.7. What are the main objectives of NAM?

Questions : Working of the UN

Working of the UN

Q.1. What are the main aims of the United Nations?

Q.2. Name the six major bodies of the UN.

Q.3. What is the General Assembly?

Q.4. How many representatives can a member country send to the General Assembly?

Q.5. What are the functions of the General Assembly?

Q.6. When was the first session of the General Assembly held?

Q.7. Where is the headquarters of the General Assembly?

Q.8. Which is the most powerful organ of the UN?

Q.9. What are the functions of the Security Council?

Q.10. Who are the permanent members of the Security Council?

Q.11. What does the term veto power mean?

Q.12. Where is the headquarters of the Security Council?

Q.13. Which kind of work is handled by the Secretariat?

Q.14. Who heads the Secretariat?

Q.15. What are the functions of the Secretariat?

Q.16. When was the Secretariat established?

Q.17. Who was the first secretary general of the United Nations?

Q.18. Where is the headquarters of the Secretariat?

Q.19. What are the functions of the Economic and Social Council?

Q.20. Where are the headquarters of ECOSOC?

Q.21. What are the functions of the International Court of Justice?

Q.22. How many judges are elected and for how many years for the International Court of Justice?

Q.23. Where is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice?

Q.24. What are the functions of the Trusteeship Council?

Q.25. Name the six official languages of the UN?

Q.26. When was UNICEF established?

Q.27. What are the functions of UNICEF?

Q.28. Describe a programme run by UNICEF in India?

Q.29. Where is the Headquarters of UNICEF?

Q.30. When was WHO formed?

Q.31. What are the functions of WHO?

Q.32. List some achievements of WHO?

Q.33. Where is the headquarters of WHO? 

Q.34. When was UNESCO established?

Q.35. What are the functions of UNESCO?

Q.36. Where is the headquarters of UNESCO?

Q.37. What are the functions of FAO?

Q.38. Where is the headquarters of FAO?

Q.39. What are the functions of ILO?

Q.40. Where is the headquarters of ILO?

Q.41. What are the functions of the IMF?

Q.42. What are the achievements of the UN?

Q.43. What are the full forms of UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, FAO, ILO and IMF?

 

Questions : The Birth of the United Nations

 The Birth of the United Nations

Q.1. Name some countries which became wealthy with the Industrial Revolution?

Q.2. Why did European Countries need to capture other countries?

Q.3. What was the reason for the First World War?

Q.4. What was the duration of the first World War?

Q.5. Who began the Second World War?

Q.6. How did the Second World War end?

Q.7. What was created for the desire for peace after the First World War?

Q.8. When was the Charter of the United Nations signed?

Q.9. Which day is celebrated as UN Day every year?

Q.10. Who coined the term United Nations?

Q.11. Where is the headquarter of the UN located?

Q.12. List the principles of the UN which all member countries must agree to.

Q.13. What are the objectives of the UN?

Q.14. What is the UN Symbol?

Q.15. When was the Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

Q.16. Which day is celebrated as Human Rights Day?

Q.17. Which rights are mentioned in the Declaration of Human Rights?

Questions : Tools to Machines

 Tools to Machines

Q.1. From which material prehistoric man made tools?

Q.2. Prehistoric man used simple tools and weapons for which purpose?

Q.3. Which was the first metal to be used?

Q.4. Which metal could be used to make strong and durable tools?

Q.5. When was the steam engine invented and in which year?

Q.6. What was the beginning of the machine age?

Q.7. Who invented the railway engine and in which year?

Q.8. What was the name of the first railway engine?

Q.9. Who invented the first successful railway engine and in which year?

Q.10. What was the name of the first successful railway engine?

Q.11. What is called mass production?

Q.12. What led to the beginning of the factory system?

Q.13. What was the Industrial Revolution?

Q.14. Which powerful sources of energy were used in the Industrial Revolution?

Q.15. Which was the first fuel to be used in the Machines?

Q.16. Where is coal found and how it is obtained?

Q.17. What are the uses of coal?

Q.18. Where was petroleum discovered and in which year?

Q.19. What do we get after refining petrol?

Q.20. Who invented an engine which could run on petrol and in which year?

Q.21. Who invented the engine that could run on diesel?

Q.22. Where is diesel used and why?

Q.23. What is electricity produced from water called?

Q.24. How is hydroelectricity produced?

Q.25. Who discovered electricity?

Q.26. Who invented the battery?

Q.27. Name some non-renewable sources of energy.

Q.28. Name some non conventional sources of energy.

Q.29. Where is the nuclear power station situated in India?

Questions : Some Persons Never Die

 Some Persons Never Die

Q.1. When was Abraham Lincoln born?

Q.2. What was the profession of Abraham Lincoln?

Q.3. Which name was given to Lincoln for being honest?

Q.4. When was Lincoln elected as President?

Q.5. Describe Lincoln and Slavery?

Q.6. When did Lincoln die?

Q.7. In how many classes was society divided in the Karl Marx Period?

Q.8. When and where was Karl Marx born?

Q.9. What was the idea of Karl Marx?

Q.10. Name the book published by Karl Marx and Friedrick Engels.

Q.11. Name the book written by Karl Marx.

Q.12. When did Karl Marx die?

Q.13. Which system was introduced by Lenin in Russia?

Q.14. Which term is used for the ideas of Karl Marx?

Q.15. What is the full name of Mahatma Gandhi?

Q.16. When and where was Mahatma Gandhi born?

Q.17. How do we celebrate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi?

Q.18. Describe Mahatma Gandhi’s education and career?

Q.19. Why and how did he fight against British rule?

Q.20. How India gained Independence with the help of Mahatma Gandhi? 

Q.21. When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated and by whom?

Q.22. Why was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

Q.23. What title and name was given to Gandhi Ji?

Q.24. Martin Luther King followed whom?

Q.25. Martin Luther King fought against what?

Q.26. Which path was followed by Martin Luther King?

Q.27. When was Martin Luther King assassinated?

Q.28. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for what?

Q.29. When was Martin Luther King Born?

Q.30. When and where was Mother Teresa born?

Q.31. What was the real name of Mother Teresa?

Q.32. How Mother Teresa was called Teresa?

Q.33. How Mother Teresa started looking after the poor and needy children?

Q.34. Which organization was set up by Mother Teresa in 1950?

Q.35. Which establishment was set up by Mother Teresa for physically challenged people and where?

Q.36. What activities are carried out by sisters who follow Mother Teresa?

Q.37. Name three awards received by Mother Teresa?

Q.38. Which award and for what was awarded to Mother Teresa in 1979?

Questions : Living Longer and Healthier

 Living Longer and Healthier

Q.1. What do we need to live a long and healthy life?

Q.2. What is a clinical thermometer?

Q.3. Who invented the thermometer and in which year?

Q.4. What is the temperature of a normal person?

Q.5. Which element is used in the clinical thermometer?

Q.6. How does a thermometer work?

Q.7. Which body part's condition is examined by a stethoscope?

Q.8. Who developed the stethoscope?

Q.9. How did the first stethoscope come into existence?

Q.10. What is a microscope?

Q.11. Who invented the microscope?

Q.12. How is a microscope useful in medical science?

Q.13. Name some diagnostic or disease identifying machines?

Q.14. What is the use of EEG and ECG?

Q.15. Who was the first surgeon of the world?

Q.16. What is surgery?

Q.17. Name some important medical instruments?

Q.18. Name some diseases caused by bacteria.

Q.19. Who discovered penicillin and in which year?

Q.20. Which drug was known as 'wonder drug'?

Q.21. Name a variety of antibiotics?

Q.22. Name two diseases which are incurable.

Q.23. Who developed the anti smallpox vaccine?

Q.24. How was the first vaccine invented?

Q.25. Name some diseases for which we get vaccines.

Q.26. What is pasteurization?

Q.27. Who discovered pasteurization?

Q.28. Name some diseases which are caused by germs?

Q.29. Name the diseases for which a child is immunised?

Q.30. What is an antiseptic?

Q.31. Who discovered the first antiseptic?

Q.32. Who introduced the chloroform?

Q.33. What is the use of chloroform?

Q.34. Name one anaesthetic.

Questions : Journey of Paper

 Journey of Paper

Q.1. What was the form of the first writing?

Q.2. What replaced the pictures as writing used by early man?

Q.3. Who were the first to develop a proper system of writing?

Q.4. Where did Sumerians wrote their signs and symbols?

Q.5. What was the script developed by Sumerians called?

Q.6. By what name the Egyptians called their script?

Q.7. Which countries still use signs and symbols in their scripts?

Q.8. Where was the oldest script in India found?

Q.9. Who developed the Brahmi and the Kharoshti script?

Q.10. Most Indian scripts derived from which script?

Q.11. Which script is used to write Hindi?

Q.12. On what the most languages in the world today are based?

Q.13. What is Roman alphabet?

Q.14. How did early man count his animals?

Q.15. Who were the first to use fingers for counting?

Q.16. The numbers that we use today belong to which system?

Q.17. Describe the journey of the Arabic system.

Q.18. The Arab call the Arabic system by which name?

Q.19. What is India's contribution to the science of numerals?

Q.20. On what thing the writing was done in ancient times?

Q.21. Where did the art of making paper begin?

Q.22. How China make paper?

Q.23. The word paper is derived from which word?

Q.24. What is papyrus?

Q.25. Who were called scribes?

Q.26. Who invented the printing press and when?

Q.27. Which was the first book to be printed in a printing press?

Q.28. On what material was the Bible printed for the first time?

Q.29. What were letter types and what was called typesetting?

Q.30. Which advanced technology is used in printing?

Q.31. What has played a key role in spreading and recording knowledge?

Q.32. What is Braille Script and who invented it?

Q.33. What are talkie books?

Q.34. What is the reason for low literacy rate in India?

Q.35. What are the measures taken by government to promote literacy?

Questions : Communication and Modern Techniques

 Communication and Modern Techniques

Q.1. What is communication?

Q.2. What is the need of communication?

Q.3. What was used for sending and receiving messages in ancient times?

Q.4. What are the two types of means of communication?

Q.5. Which are the means of communication for personal use?

Q.6. Which means of communication are available for quicker delivery?

Q.7. Who invented the telephone and in which year?

Q.8. What is the use of a telephone?

Q.9. How are mobile phones useful to us?

Q.10. What is the use of a fax machine?

Q.11. What is E-mail?

Q.12. Name some means of person to person communication?

Q.13. What is mass communication?

Q.14. Name various means of mass communication?

Q.15. Who invented television and in which year?

Q.16. Give an account of advancement in television?

Q.17. Which was the first wireless means of mass communication?

Q.18. Who invented radio and in which year?

Q.19. When did radio broadcast in India start?

Q.20. Which were the first means of mass communication?

Q.21. How do newspapers reach people?

Q.22. Which is the fastest means of mass communication?

Q.23. Name one search engine.

Q.24. How are advertisements helpful to us?

Q.25. How are advertisements in newspapers and magazines different from radio and television?

Q.26. How are the means of mass communication useful?

Q.27. How does a communication satellite work?

Questions : Conquering Distances : Transport and its means

 Conquering Distances : Transport and its means

Q.1. What was the turning point in the history of the transport system?

Q.2. Who invented the steam engine?

Q.3. Who made the first steam engine?

Q.4. Who built the first train pulled by a steam engine?

Q.5. What was the name of the first train pulled by the steam engine?

Q.6. Which kind of engines are used other than steam engines?

Q.7. What are the modes in which the transport system can be divided?

Q.8. Name the most famous highways of the world?

Q.9. Name two most famous roads of the world?

Q.10. Which countries are connected to India by roads?

Q.11. Give an account of important roadways of India.

Q.12. Who built the Grand Trunk Road?

Q.13. G.T. Road connects which two cities?

Q.14. Which road system shall connect all the four metro cities?

Q.15. The first railway line in India was built between which two cities and when?

Q.16. What is the rank of India in terms of railway network in Asia and the World?

Q.17. Which two Indian cities have a metro?

Q.18. Name the fastest trains in India?

Q.19. Which train runs from Paris to Istambul?

Q.20. Which is the longest railway line in the world?

Q.21. Which two cities are connected by the longest railway line?

Q.22. Which is the fastest train in the world?

Q.23. Which is the cheapest means of transport?

Q.24. Which is the slowest means of transport?

Q.25. Name the two most important canals in the world.

Q.26. Who invented the aeroplane and in which year?

Q.27. What was the name of the first aeroplane?

Q.28. Name some operating airlines.

Q.29. Give a list of some major airports in India.

Q.30. What are the problems associated with development of transport?