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Scholarship Examinations
Sample Question Paper
Class- I
Subject- Social Studies

LOGICAL REASONING

Q1. Which is correctly arranged according to time?

a) Evening, Morning, Night, Afternoon

b) Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night
c) Night, Morning, Evening, Afternoon
d) None of these.

Q2. If yesterday was Monday, then tomorrow will be ___________.

a) Tuesday b) Wednesday
c) Thursday d) Sunday

SOCIAL STUDIES

Q3. Which would help you to find out where your city is located?

a) Map b) Dictionary
c) Road Signs d) Compass

Q4. Which transport system operates through roads?

a) Bus b) Airplane
c) Train d) Ships

Q5. We get __________ from trees for making furniture.

a) Sponge b) Synthetic
c) Coal d) Wood

Q6. Highest mountain peak in the world is________.

a) Mount Everest b) Kanchenjunga

c) Nilgiri d) None of these
Q7. A __________ is used for travelling in snow areas.

a) Cart b) Sledge
c) Bus d) Cycle

Q8. Identify the monument shown in the figure.

a) Jama Masjid b) Qutub Miner

c) Taj Mahal d) The India Gate

Q9. Onam is celebrated in the state of: -

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Kerala

c) Punjab d) Tamil Nadu

Q10. The National tree of India is: -

a) Bamboo tree b) Mango tree

c) Palm tree d) Banyan tree

Q11. If you don’t brush your teeth, you can get: -

a) Rashes b) Cavities
c) Dandruff d) None of these
Q12.The Sun is a: -

a) Planet b) Star
c) Satellite d) Orbit

Q13. A __________ is a place where money is kept safely.

a) Park b) School
c) Post office d) Bank

Q14. If we want to get somebody’s attention we must say: -

a) Please b) Excuse me
c) Thankyou d) Sorry

Q15. Identify this famous personality who was the first female IPS officer of India.

a) Indira Gandhi b) Kiran Bedi

c) Prativa Patel d) Kalpana Chawla

Q16. Bihu is an important festival celebrated in: -

a) Tamil Nadu b) Assam

c) West Bengal d) Odisha

Q17. A very large water body is called ___________.

a) A lake b) A river
c) A sea d) An ocean
Q18. Which type of pollution is depicted in the following image?

a) Water Pollution b) Air Pollution

c) Land Pollution d) None of these

Q19. Tent is a: -

a) Pacca house b) Kaccha house

c) Temporary house d) Permanent house

Q20. Name the holy book of Hindu.

a) Geeta b) Quran
c) Bible d) None of these

ANSWER KEY

1) b 2) b 3) a 4) a 5) d
6) a 7) b 8) c 9) b 10) d
11) b 12) b 13) d 14) b 15) b
16) b 17) d 18) b 19) c 20) a