Chapter – 2

Indian Awards

Name the following:

1. Three Peacetime gallantry awards

Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra

2. Three wartime gallantry awards

Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra

3. Three Padma awards

Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri

4. Award given for excellent performance in human endeavor

Bharat Ratna

5. Award for recognition in the field of sports

Arjuna Award

Chapter – 7

MODERATES & EXTREMISTS

1. Which was the period of Moderate leadership of Congress?
a) 1885-1905
b) 1885-1906
c) 1885-1920
d) 1885-1947

2. Which was the period of Extremists leadership of Congress?

a) 1885-1910
b) 1905-1920
c) 1905-1907
d) 1900-1920

3. Who among the Moderate leaders of Congress was known as „The Lion of
Bombay‟?
a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b) MG Ranade
c) Firoz Shah Mehta
d) Badruddin Tyabji
4. Which Moderate leader of the Congress was associated with Bombay Chronicle
(English language weekly Newspaper)?
a) G Subramanya Aiyar
b) Madan Mohan Malviye
c) Dadabhai Naroji
d) Firoz Shah Mehta

5. Which of the following movement of Indian Freedom struggle was associated with
the Moderate leadership of the Congress?
a) Home Rule Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Swadeshi Movement
d) Quit India Movement

6. When did Congress split into two groups – Moderates and Extremists?
a) 1905
b) 1906
c) 1907
d) 1908

7. In which session did Congress split into two groups of Moderate and Extremist?
a) Madras Session (1887)
b) Surat Session(1907)
c) Calcutta Session(1906)
d) Allahabad Session(1888)

8. Which of the following was not methodology of Moderate leadership of Congress?

a) Aim to end the British rule
b) Aim at administrative and constitutional reforms
c) Wanted more Indians in the administration and not to an end of British rule
d) All of the above

9. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress at the time of Surat
Session?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Bipin Chandra Pal
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) Rash Behari
Chapter - 10

World Heritage- The New Seven Wonders

1) It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Often referred
to as ‘The Lost City of the Incas’, it is one of the most familiar symbols of the Inca
Empire.
Machu Picchu

2) It is a wall built between 220-206 BC by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi
Huang. A little portion of that wall still exists. The major portion of the existing wall
was built during the Ming Dynasty.
The Great Wall of China

3) It is a large Mayan city famous for a large pyramid temple built by the Maya
civilisation. The largest pyramid was dedicated to Kukulkan, the plumed serpent.
Chichen Itza

4) It is an archaeological site in the Arabah, Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor
in a basin among the mountains( Wadi Arabah). It is renowned for its rock-cut
architecture.
Petra

5) It is the most extravagant monument ever built for love. It is a mausoleum made of
white marble. It gives different hues at different times of the day.
Taj Mahal

6) It is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 130 feet tall statue weighs
635 tonnes and is located at the peak of the 700mts Corcovado mountain.
Christ the Redeemer

7) It is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. One of the
greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering, it is depicted on the Italian
five-cent euro coin.
Colosseum
 Chapter – 13
Important Days

S. No. Date Special day

1 January 12 National Youth Day (India)

2 January 24 National Girl Child Day/Balika Divas (India)

3 February 4 World Cancer Day

4 April 7 World Health Day

5 1st Sunday of May World Laughter Day

6 June 12 World Day Against Child Labour

7 July 1 National Doctors‟ Day (India)

8 August 19 World Humanitarian Day

9 August 20 Sadbhavna Divas (India)

10 August 29 National Sports Day (India)

11 September 14 Hindi Divas

12 September 1-7 National Nutrition Week (India)

13 October 4 World Animal Day

14 October 8 Indian Air Force Day

15 October 20 World Osteoporosis Day

Chapter – 17

Famous quotes by famous Indian personalities

Identify the name of personality who said this:
1) “Do or die”.
Mahatma Gandhi

2) “Give me blood, I‟ll give you freedom”.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

3) “Inquilab Zindabad”.
Bhagat Singh

4) “Araam haram hai”.

Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
5) “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

6) “We will face the bullets of the enemies. We are free and will remain
free”.

Chandra Shekhar Azad

7) “Failure comes only when we forget our ideals, objectives and

principles”.
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru

8) “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”.

Mother Teresa
Chapter - 20
State: Punjab
1. Match the following:
1 Chief Minister of Punjab Shri V P Singh 2

2 Governor of Punjab Capt. Amarinder Singh 1

3 Old name of Punjab Guru Nanak 4

4 Sikh guru Sapta Sindhu 3

2. Fill in the blanks:

a. Punjab, is a compound of two Persian words, Panj (five) and āb (water).

b. Punjab is known as “ The Granary of India” or “The Bread Basket of India.",

because it produces 1% of the world's rice & 2% of its wheat.

c. Lohri is a popular winter time Punjabi folk festival.

d. The famous Golden temple is situated in Amritsar.

3. Write the answers of the following in brief:

a. Name two tributaries of the Indus river.

(1) Jhelum (2) Sutlej

b. Mention the language and the script used in Punjab.

(1) Punjabi. (2) Gurmukhi

c. What is Gurupurab?
Anniversary celebration of Sikh gurus.

d. Write the name of two folk dances of Punjab.

(1) Bhangra (2) Giddha

 Chapter - 21
State: Haryana

1. Match the following:

1 Chief Minister of Haryana Satyadev Narayan Arya 2

2 Governor of Haryana Murrah 3

3 Buffalo Hissar district 4

4 Rakhigarhi Manohar Lal Khattar 1

2. Fill in the blanks:

i) People in Haryana speak Haryanvi dialect of Hindi such as Bagri and Mewati.

ii) Kissa and Ragini. of male warriors and female Satis are the ceremonial-
recreational dances and songs of legendary bravery in Haryana.
iii) Situated in picturesque Thanesar, the Brahma Sarovar is a water tank.
iv) A large area of Haryana is included in the economically important

National Capital Region.

3. Write the answers of the following in brief:

i) Write the names of two districts of Haryana which are included in NCR.

(1) Faridabad (2) Gurugram

ii) Who established the Rock Garden? Where is it situated?

(1) Nek Chand (2) Chandigarh

iii) Name two ceremonial dances performed in Haryana.

(1) Ghoomar. (2) Jhoomar

iv) From which state was Haryana carved out? On what basis was it created?

(1) Punjab (2) Linguistic basis

 Chapter 23

The Famous Presidents of India

1. He became the President of the Constituent Assembly (1948-1950) that

drafted the Constitution for India as a republic state. He was the recipient of
the highest national honor, the Bharat Ratna. He was India's first President.
He is Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

2. When he became the President of India, some of his students wished to

celebrate his birthday. He replied, “Instead of celebrating my birthday, it
would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers‟ Day.”
He is Dr. Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan.

3. India owes its development as a nuclear nation to his organizational and

technical support for Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first such tests
after a gap of 24 years. He was recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma
Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna. He became the 11th President of India,
succeeding K.R. Narayanan. For his simple and humble attitude, he was
affectionately known as the 'People's President.' He is A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

4. Before being elected as the President of India she was the Governor of
Rajasthan. She is the first woman and the first Maharashtrian elected to the
position. She was the 12th president of India from the year 2007-2012. She
is Pratibha Rao Patil.

5. In 1984, he was voted the Best Finance Minister in the World by Euro
money magazine. He is the only Finance Minister to have presented seven
budgets. After his appointment as the 13th President of India, he rejected
seven mercy petitions including that of Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab. He is
Pranab Mukherjee.

6. He was elected and became a Rajya Sabha MP from the state of Uttar
Pradesh in April 1994. He has also worked as the National Spokesperson of
Bhartiya Janta Party. He is our present president. He is Ram Nath Kovind.
Chapter - 25
Famous Scientists
1. He was the only Indian scientist to be honoured with the Noble Prize in physics
for scientific research carried out exclusively in India.
C. V. Raman

2. He was the first person to become the chairman of the Atomic Energy
Commission of India. He is considered as the father of Indian Nuclear Power.
Homi J. Bhabha

3. He invented an instrument to measure the weight and pressure of solar rays. He

was also the chief architect of river planning in India.
Meghnad Saha

4. He became the first to synthesize an artificial gene in a living cell. His work
became the foundation for gene therapy.
Har Gobind Khorana

5. It is said that „he could talk to plant‟. He invented crescograph, an

instrument that could measure the growth of plants.
J. C. Bose

6. He is called the „Father of Indian space programme‟. He died in 1971.

Vikram Sarabhai

7. He is a famous agricultural scientist. He is called the „Father of the Green

Revolution in India‟.
M. S. Swaminathan

8. He is called the „Milkman of India‟. He was the founder of AMUL Dairy in

Anand (Gujarat).
Verghese Kurien

9. It is said that „his eyes were on the stars‟. He was awarded the Nobel Prize
for Physics in 1983.
S. Chandrashekhar

10. He is called the „Missile Man of India‟. He became the President of India.
A.P. J. Abdul Kalam
Chapter – 26

Mangalyaan

Q.1. Write the full forms for the following:

i. MOM – Mars Orbiter Mission
ii. ISRO – Indian Space and Research Organization
iii. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Q.2. Fill in the blanks:

i. Mangalyaan was launched on November 5, 2013.
ii. The mars craft travelled 14.4 million. kilometers from earth.
iii. M. Annadurai was the programme director of the mission.
iv. Mangalyaan weighs 1,350 kilograms and was ready in just 15 months.

v. The main engine of Mangalyaan was also called Kumbhakaran or the sleeping demon.

Q.3. Name the instruments present on Mangalyaan. Also find out about their uses.
Mars with 5 main instruments: Photometer, Methane sensor, Instrument that analyzes
Martian Exosphere, Color Camera and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer which will
accumulate the information on Martian Climate and water, if it still exists on Mars.
Chapter 31
International yoga day

Choose the correct option for the following-

1. When was the first International Yoga Day observed?

a) 21 June 2015 b) 21 June 2014 c) 21 June 2016

2. Which organization passed the resolution of celebrating International Yoga Day?

a) WHO b) UN, General Assembly c) Parliament of India

3. Who introduced yoga to the western world in a religious conference in Chicago for the
first time?
a) Narendra Modi b) Swami Vivekananda c) Baba Ramdev

4. Which Veda mentions the elements of Yoga?

a) Atharveda b) Rigveda c) Yajurveda

5. What was the theme of 4th International Day of Yoga 2018?

a) Connect the youth b) Yoga for mind c) Yoga for peace

6. Which ministry of India is responsible to celebrate International Yoga Day in India?

a) Ministry of communication b) Ministry of Ayush c) Ministry of HRD

7. How many different Asanas does Surya Namaskar comprise of?

a) 7 b) 12 c) 16

8. What is the literal meaning of the word „Yoga‟?

a) Inner peace b) Controlled breathing c) Joining together

9. Bharat Thakur is an internationally renowned yoga instructor. Which new field of Yoga
did he lay the foundation for?
a) Artistic Yoga b) Ashtang Yoga c) Hath Yoga

10. Why is 21 June selected as the International Yoga Day?

a) Longest day of the year b) hottest day of the year c) shortest day of the year