CBSE Class 7 - Geography - Ch5 - Water (Short Q and A)

WATER

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Short Q & A based on NCERT Chapter

Q1: What is precipitation?

Answer: The condensation of water vapour in the form of water droplets or ice-crystals and its falling on the earth’s surface is known as precipitation.


Q2: Define glacier.

Answer: The moving mass of ice is called glacier.


Q3: What is the taste of sea water?

Answer: The taste of sea water is salty.


Q4: Why is sea water saline?

Answer: Sea water is saline due to the dissolution of large amount of salt in it.

CBSE Class 7 - Social and Political Life II - Chapter 7 - Understanding Advertising (Questions and Answers)

Social and Political Life II  

Chapter 7 

Understanding Advertising

Questions & Answers based on NCERT Chapter 7 Class 7

Q1: Define advertisement.

Answer: Advertising is any paid form of presentation and promotion of ideas, products and services by an identified sponsor.


Q2: What is product?

Answer: A product refers to a thing or good or service that has been made for being sold in the market.


Q3: What do you understand by the word brand? List two reasons why building brands is central to advertising?

Answer: A brand means stamping a product with a particular name or symbol or sign by which it is differentiated from other products in the market.

Two reasons why building brand is central to advertising are:

① It builds a positive image about the product and thus helps consumer to buy it.
② It differentiates the product from other competitive products available in the market.

Class 7 - Social Studies - PSA Quiz (2016)

SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ

MCQs 

Q1: The first known globe was made in which country?

(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) America



Q2: _________ is an example of the Industrial center.

(a) Pittsburgh USA
(b) Washington DC
(c) Mecca



Q3: The Times Of India newspaper was started in ______

(a) 1886
(b) 1861
(c) 1926



Q4: In which year the construction of famous Taj Mahal was started?

(a) 1732
(b) 1631
(c) 1602



Q5: When did the pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic Techniques Act was passed?

(a) 1891
(b) 1904
(c) 1994

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - CH 10 - Life in the Deserts (NCERT Solutions)

Life in the Deserts

Monastery in Ladakh Region
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NCERT Chapter 10 Textbook Solutions

Q1: What are the two types of deserts found in the world?

Answer: Hot Deserts and Cold Deserts


Q2: In which continent is the Sahara desert located?

Answer: It is located in northern part of Africa continent.


Q3: What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?

Answer: Ladakh climate is extremely cold and dry. During summer the temperature varies from 3° C to 30° C and in winters it ranges from -20° C to -35° C


Q4: What mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh?

Answer: Trekking, Monasteries and adventure tourism mainly attracts people visit Ladakh.


Q5: What type of clothes the people of the Sahara desert wear?

Answer: Heavy robes to protect against heavy winds and wind storms.

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - CH 9 Life In The Temperate Grasslands (NCERT Solutions)

Life In The Temperate Grasslands

NCERT Chapter Solutions

Prairies - Temperate Grasslands in USA

Q1: What are the Temperate Grasslands of North America called?

Answer: The temperature grasslands of North America are called Prairies.



Q2: What are the cattle farms in the North American Grasslands known as?

Answer: The cattle farms in North America are known as Ranches.



Q3: Name the rivers that drain the Velds.

Answer: The tributaries of rivers Orange and Limpopo drain the Velds.



Q4: When is the rainy season in the Velds?


Answer: In the summer month from November  to February.



Q5: What is the major occupation of the people of the South African grasslands?

Answer: Sheep rearing  

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - CH8 - HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS: THE TROPICAL AND THE SUBTROPICAL REGION (NCERT Solution)

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS:

THE TROPICAL AND
THE SUBTROPICAL REGION

One Horn Rhinoceros - Found at Assam
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NCERT Chapter Solutions

Q1: Name the continent in which the Amazon Basin located.

Answer: Amazon Basin is located in South  America.

Q2: What are the crops grown by the people of Amazon Basin?

Answer: The crops grown by the people of Amazon basin are:
(i) Coffee 
   (ii) Maize 
  (iii) Cocoa.

Q3: Name the birds that you are likely to find in the rain-forests of the Amazon.

Answer: Birds likely find in rain forests of Amazon basin are:
   (i) Toucans, 
  (ii) Humming birds,
  (iii) birds of paradise with their brilliantly coloured plumage.


Q4: What are the major cities located on the River Ganga?

Answer: (i) Allahabad (ii) Kanpur (iii) Varanasi
(iv) Haridwar (v) Patna (vi) Kolkatta.

Class 7 - Our Environment - Ch7 - Human Environment - Settlement, Transport and Communication (NCERT Solution)

Human Environment - Settlement, Transport and Communication 

NCERT Chapter Solution

Q1: What are the four means of transport?

Answer:  Four major means of transport are:
(a) Roadways
(b) Railways
(c) Waterways
(d) Airways


Q2: What do you understand by the term ‘settlement’?

Answer: Settlement is a place where people build their homes. It can be temporary or permanent.


Q3: Which are the activities practised by the rural people?

Answer: Rural people practise various activities like agriculture, fishing, forestry, crafts work and trading etc.


Q4: Mention any two merits of railways.

Answer: Merits of railways are:
i. carry heavy goods.
ii. carry people to long distances quickly and cheaply.


Q5: What do you understand by communication?

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - NCERT Chapter 5 Solutions - Water

Water

NCERT Chapter 5 Solutions

Q1: What is precipitation?

Answer: The condensation of water vapour in the form of water droplets or ice crystals and their falling on the earth surface is known as precipitation.


Q2: What is water cycle?

Answer: Endless movement of  water from sea to air, air to land and from land back to sea is called water or hydro-logical cycle.


➽ Watch online flash animation on Water Cycle.


Q3: What are the factors affecting the height of the waves?

Answer:  Winds and Weather conditions


Q4: Which factors affect the movement of ocean water?

Answer:

• waves
• tides
• currents
• earthquakes
• underwater volcanic eruption
• underwater landslide

Q5: What are tides and how are they caused?

CBSE Class 7 - Our Environment - Ch 4- Air (NCERT Solution)

 Air

Atmosphere Composition
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Class 7 - Geography - NCERT Chapter 4 Solution

Q1: What is atmosphere?

Answer: The thick blanket of air (mixture of gases) around the earth is called atmosphere.


Q2: Which two gases make the bulk of the atmosphere?

Answer: Nitrogen and Oxygen


Q3: Which gas creates green house effect in the atmosphere?

Answer: Ozone, Carbon DiOxide.


Q4: What is weather?

Answer: The state or condition of atmosphere at a particular time and place is called weather.


Q5: Name three types of rainfall?

Answer: Orographic, convectional and cyclonic rain.

CBSE Class 7 - Our Pasts II - CH5 - Rulers And Buildings (Q and A)

Rulers And Buildings

Architecture of Hindu Temple

Short Questions and Answers based on NCERT Chapter 

Q1: Who constructed the first balcony of of Qutb Minar?

Answer: Qutubudin Aibak (1199)


Q2: Who built the Agra fort?

Answer: Akbar


Q3: What is trabeate?

Answer: It is a style of architecture in which roofs, doors and windows are made by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns.


Q4: Who constructed Kandariya Mahadeva Temple?

Answer: King Dhangadeva of the Chandela dynasty in 999 AD.


Q5: Name the main hall in a temple where dances were performed.

Answer: Mahamandap

CBSE Class 7 - Our Environment - CH3 - Our Changing Earth (NCERT Solution)

Our Changing Earth

Gobi Desert - Sand Dunes

NCERT Chapter Solutions

Q1. Answer the following questions.

(i) Why do the plates move?

Answer: The movement of molten magma inside the earth causes plates move.


(ii) What are exogenic and endogenic forces?

Answer: The forces which act in the interior of the earth are known as endogenic forces and the forces which works on the surface of the earth are known as exogenic forces.


(iii) What is erosion?

Answer: Erosion is a process of scrapping, scratching and grinding of surface rocks. Erosion also causes removal or transportation of weathered soil from one place to another.


(iv) How are flood plains formed?

Answer: Fine eroded soil and other materials called sediments get deposited at river banks and flood plains are formed.


(v) What are sand dunes?

Answer: Small hills of sand are called sand dunes. These  sand dunes keep on moving from place to place due to fast blowing winds.


(vi) How are beaches formed?

Answer: Sediments deposited along the shores by sea waves form the beaches.


(vii) What are ox bow lakes?

Answer: Continuous erosion and deposition along the sides of the meanders causes ends of meanders loop come closer and closer. Over a long period of time, the meander loop cuts off from the river and form a cut off lake or ox bow lake.


Q2. Tick the correct answer.
(i) Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?

(a) Cliff
(b) Beach
(c) Sea cave

Answer: (b) Beach

CBSE Class 7 - Our Pasts - II -Ch 4 - The Creation of an Empire - TheMughal Dynasty (#eduvictors)(#Class7History)

The Creation of an Empire - 

The Mughal Dynasty

NCERT Textbook Solutions and Q & A

Taj Mahal
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Q1: Match the following:

1. Mansab	(a) Marwar
2. Mongol	(b) Governor
3. Sisodiya Rajput	(c) Uzbeg
4. Rathor Rajput	(d) Mewar
5. Nur Jahan	(e) Babur
6. Subadar	(f) Rank

Answer:
1. Mansab - (f) Rank
2. Mongol - (c) Uzbeg
3. Sisodiya Rajput - (d) Mewar
4. Rathor Rajput - (a) Marwar
5. Nur Jahan - (e) Babur
6. Subadar - (b) governor


Q2: Fill in the blanks.

(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar's Half brother, was __________
(b) The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, ___________ and ___________.
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his ____________ .
(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of ____________________ so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.

Answer: (a) Kabul
(b) Bijapur, Golconda
(c) Cavalrymen
(d) Sulh-i-kul (or universal peace)


Q3: What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?

Answer: The central provinces under the control of the Mughals were:

• Lahore,
• Panipat,
• Delhi,
  
• Agra,
  
• Mathura,
  
• Amber,
  
• Ajmer,
  
• Fatehpur Sikri,
  
• Chittor,
• Ranthambhore and
  
• Allahabad.
  

Q4: What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir?

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - CH2 - Inside Our Earth

Inside Our Earth

(Q & A)

Q1: What are the three layers of the earth?

Answer: The three layers of the earth are: crust, mantle and core.

Q2(MCQ): The innermost layer of the earth is

(a) Crust
(b) Core
(c) Mantle

Answer: (b) Core


Q3: How deep one has to dig to reach the centre of the earth?

Answer: 6000 km (appox.)


Q4: What is crust?

Answer: The uppermost layer over the earth’s surface is called the crust.


Q5: What is the depth of the crust?

Answer: Crust is about 35km deep on the continental masses and only 5km on the ocean floors.

CBSE Class 7 - Civics - CH2 - ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN HEALTH

ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN HEALTH

NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Q1: In this chapter you have read that health is a wider concept than illness. Look at this quote from the Constitution and explain the terms ‘living standard’ and ‘public health’ in your own words.

 An important part of the Constitution says it is the “duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.”

Answer: Living Standard: is the environment, the atmosphere built across the surroundings of people
living in different regions.In well constructed urban areas standard of living is far better in
comparison to underdeveloped rural areas.Clean, pollution free surroundings lead to good living standards.
Whereas living in regions of dirty, poor sanitation, dusty lands leads to poor living standards.

Public Health: It is the wellness of all people, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, man or woman etc. to remain  healthy and free of any disease. Right to life is everyone's right without any discrimination. That is why it is named as "public" health and every individual can have the facilities given by the government in this respect.


Q2: What are the different ways through which the government can take steps to provide healthcare for all?Discuss.

CBSE Class 7 - Civics CH1 - On Equality (MCQs)

ON EQUALITY 

MCQs

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Q1: In India, all adults irrespective of what religion they belong to,
how much education they have had what caste they are, or whether they are rich or poor are allowed to vote. It is called:

(a) Civic Rights
(b) Universal Suffrage
(c) Electoral Process
(d) Democracy




Q2: Which of the following is a common form of inequality found in India?
 
(a)  Colour of skin
(b)  Healthy vs Sick
(c)  Caste Form
(d)  Cricket Player vs Football player

CBSE Class 7 - Our Pasts-ii - CH10 - Eighteenth Century Political Formations

Eighteenth Century Political Formations

Short Q & A

Q1: Who were Later Mughals?

Answer: The Mughal successors of Aurangzeb were known as Later Mughals. They were weak leaders and Mughal empire declined in their reigns.


Q2: During the period of Later Mughals, name the Iranian ruler who invaded Delhi?

Answer: Nadir Shah in 1739.


Q3: Name the Afghan ruler who invaded north India five times in Later Mughals period?

Answer: Ahmad Shah Abdali between 1748 and 1761.


Q4: The later Mughal emperors were puppets in the hands of which two powerful groups?

Answer: The Iranis and Turanis (nobles of Turkish descent).

CBSE Class 7 - Geography - Natural Vegetation and Wild Life

Natural Vegetation and Wild Life

(NCERT Solution and Q & A)

Q1(MCQ): Mosses and Lichens are found in:
(a) Deserted Vegetation
(b) Tropical evergreen forest
(c) Tundra vegetation

CBSE Class 7 - Civics - CH6 - Understanding Media

Understanding Media

Media and Society?
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(NCERT Solutions, Q & A)



Q1(NCERT): In what ways does the media play an important role in a democracy?

Answer: Media plays an important role in a democracy in the following ways:

1. Watchdog of Democracy: Media is considered as fourth pillar of democracy.
2. It provides a platform to people to express their opinions, specially in national and international issues.
3. Provides news and important events taking place worldwide.
4. Bring social awareness about economical, political, social and cultural events.

CBSE Class 7 - History - CH3 - THE DELHI SULTANS (#eduvictors)(#cbseClass7SocialScience)

OUR PASTS II - THE DELHI SULTANS

NCERT Chapter and other Q & A

Qutub Minar -
The minar was built by three Sultans.
Can you name them?

Q1(NCERT): Which ruler first established his or her capital in Delhi?

Answer: Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs. Anangpal of Tomar dynasty built a fort called Lal Kot (the present area around Suraj Kund and Mehrauli). Later Chauhans defeated Tomars and established their rule. Chauhans renamed Lal Kot as Kila Rai Pitthora.


Q2: Name any famous king of Tomar Dynasty and Chauhan Dynasty

Answer: Angpal (Tomar) and Prithviraj Chauhan

CBSE Class 7 - Our Pasts-II - Ch2 - New Kings and Kingdoms #class7History #eduvictors

New Kings and Kingdoms

Q1: Locate the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas, Palas, Cholas and Chahamanas (Chauhans) etc. Can you identify the present-day states over which they exercised control?

Answer:

Dynasty	Present Day States
Gurjara-Pratihara	Western Uttar Pradesh, Northern Madhya Pradesh
Chahamanas (Chauhans)	East Rajasthan, Parts of Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana
Parmars	Parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Chandelas	Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Rashtrakutas	Maharashtra, Central Madhya Pardesh, Parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Palas	Bengal, Parts of Bihar, North East part of India
Kalinga	Orissa and parts of Bihar
Cholas	Tamilnadu and some parts of Andhra Pradesh
Pandyas	Kerela
Cheras	Karnataka
Chalukayas	Karnataka