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STD. III Assignment (Unit test-4) Academic Year: 2022 - 23

Subject: Social January-2023 (Sem-2) Subject teacher: Reeya Ma’am
Syllabus: Unit-4 (Lesson:3), Unit-6 (Lesson:2) and Unit-7 (Full) (3.2)

Q.1 Tick the right answer (MCQs):

(1) Qutub Minar was built by.. (A) Humayun (B) Shahjahan (C) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(2) India’s tallest sandstone tower is located in? (A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Chennai
(3) Which of these is situated on the banks of river Hooghly? (A) Ranchi (B) Kolkata (C) Mumbai
(4) Name the International airport of Kolkata..
(A) Indira Gandhi International airport (B) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (C) None of these
(5) Identify this personality.
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Sir CV Raman
(C) Mother Teresa

(6) Which city is known as the financial capital of India? (A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) Bengaluru
(7) Vijay Amritraj, The famous tennis player belongs to.. (A) Chennai (B) Haryana (C) Pune
(8) Which beach is the longest natural urban beach in India? (A) Covelong beach (B) Elliot’s beach (C) Marina beach
(9) What was the first form of transport used by early man? (A) Aeroplane (B) Animals (C) Ships
(10) What do you need to travel on a public transport? (A) Medical certificate (B) A ticket (C) A newspaper
Q.2 Fill in the blanks:
[social animal, Fort Saint George, Chennai, Arjun Atwal, moderate, Qutub Minar, sign language, Vidhyasagar Setu,
Mumbai, Hamida Banu]
(1) Early man communicated using sign language.
(2) Human beings are social animals.
(3) The iron pillar inside the Qutub Minar complex has not rusted in hundreds of years.
(4) Begum Hamida Banu was the wife of Emperor Humayun.
(5) Arjun Atwal is associated with Golf.
(6) Apart from Howrah Bridge the Vidhyasagar setu has also built over the Hoohghly.
(7) The first railway line was built in Mumbai. (9) Jawaharlal Nehru stadium is located in Chennai.
(8) Mumbai has a moderate climate. (10) Fort Saint George is the 1st English fortress in India.
Q.3 Give answers in one word:
[Belur Math, Aeroplane, Birla Planetarium, Madras, Mumba Devi, Kamala Nehru Park, Communication,
Taraporewala Aquarium, Edwin Lutyens, Pongal]
(1) Which is the most expensive means of transport? Aeroplane
(2) The way of sending news and messages to people even if we do not meet them is called? Communication
(3) Which planetarium is the 2nd largest planetarium in the world? Birla Planetarium
(4) Name the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission. Belur Math
(5) Name the famous aquarium located in Mumbai. Taraporewala Aquarium
(6) Who was the Goddess of the Koli people? Mumba Devi
(7) Where does the Shoe House located? Kamala Nehru Park
(8) Chennai was formerly known as? Madras
(9) Which is the famous festival of Tamil Nadu? Pongal (10) Who built Parliament house? Edwin Lutyens
Q.4 Map skills:
(1) (2)

Name two states that surround Delhi Name 2 states that surround West Bengal
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Haryana 1) Jharkhand 2) Bihar

(3) (4)

Name 2 states that surround Tamil Nadu Name 2 states that surround Maharashtra
1) Karnataka 2) Andhra Pradesh 1) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh
Q.5 Identify the following monuments/tourist interests:

Essel world Shoe house

 India Gate Belur Math
Qutub Minar
Q.6 People wear caps and turbans on their heads, but even these differ from region to region; write the correct
region below each turban/cap:

Punjab Rajasthan Himachal Maharashtra

Q.7 Match the following:

(1) At school keep my room tidy

(2) At home cross road on the zebra crossing only

(3) On the roads will be polite to everyone

(4) Surav Ganguli Tennis

(5) Leander Peas Golf

(6) Rabindranath Tagore Cricket

(7) Arjun Atwal India Gate

(8) Amar Jawan Jyoti Awarded with Nobel Prize

Q.8 Answer the following questions:

(1) Which city is known as the “Cultural capital of India? Ans: Kolkata is known as the “Cultural capital of India.
(2) Name the largest and busiest port in India. Ans: The Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the largest and busiest port in
India.
(3) Where is Mumbai located? Ans: Mumbai lies on the west coast of India, near the Arabian Sea.
(4) Name 4 metropolitan cities of India. Ans: i) Delhi, ii) Kolkata, iii) Mumbai & iv) Chennai
(5) Describe the Climate of Delhi. Ans: Delhi has an extreme climate. It is very hot during the summers and very cold
during the winters.