Class 5th

full syllabus revision test

Q1. Fill in the blanks

1. A continent is divided into ______.
2. India is the ____ largest country in the world.
3. The philosophy of Hindu culture took shape during the _______ dynasty.
4. During the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the longest____.
5. Places close to the sea have a _____ climate.
6. _________is known as the 'Father of plastic surgery'.
7. Landforms are also known as _______.
8. _________was the woman who ruled Delhi.

Q2. Very short question answer .

1. The meridians/parallels are of equal length .Tick the correct option.
2. A book of maps is called atlas/key. Tick the correct answer.
3. The Tropic of Capricorn lies at 232°N / 232°5. Tick the correct option.
4. Physical maps do not show states and their capitals. True or False
5. A plain is also called tableland/lowland. Tick the correct option.
6. Vernal equinox is experienced on 23 September/21" March in the Southern
Hemisphere. Tick the correct option.
7. Frigid zone in the Northern Hemisphere lies between the Antarctic circle and the
north pole. True or False?
8. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature/Bharat Ratna for
Gitanjali. Tick the correct answer.

Q3. Multiple choice questions

● End points of the Earth's axis is called:
○ Poles
○ North-South Arctic Circle
○ Prime Meridian
○ Europe
● Cities are represented on a map with the help of:
○ small circles
○ dots
○ all of these
○ dashes
● Physical map shows:
○ Rivers
○ Plains
○ Mountains
○ All of these
● Which of the following are old mountains?
○ The Himalayas
○ The Rockies
○ The Aravallis
○ None of these
 ● 23 September is known as _______ in the Northern Hemisphere
○ Summer solstice
○ Vernal equinox
○ Autumnal equinox
○ Winter solstice
● Sea breeze blows from:
○ land to sea
○ sea to land
○ sea to sea
○ land to land
● Aligarh Muslim University was established by:
○ Kalidasa
○ Rabindranath Tagore
○ Mahatma Gandhi
○ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
● The deepest ocean is:
○ Atlantic Ocean
○ Southern Ocean
○ Indian Ocean
○ Pacific O
● Mother Teresa had decided to become a nun when she was only____years old
○ 15
○ 12
○ 18
○ 32
● Mauryan dynasty was established by:
○ Chandragupta Maurya
○ SamudraGupta Maurya
○ Chanakya
○ None of these
● The greatest empire in South India:
○ Mughal
○ Maurya
○ Maratha
○ Chola

Short question answer

1. What is Equator? Write a short note on it.
2. What does the rotation of earth influence on the earth besides causing day and
night?
3. What information does the key of a map contain?
4. What did Mahatma Gandhi do in South Africa?
5. Smaller distances represent large distances in a map. Why?
6. Why are the plains thickly populated?and how are they formed
7. Differentiate between weather and climate.
8. List the factors that influence climate.
9. What was the American Civil War?
10. Who established the Mughal dynasty and when?
 11. List some monuments built by Shah Jahan.

Long question answer.

1. Who was Rabindranath Tagore? Discuss his life and achievements
2. Differentiate between parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude.
3. What do you understand by the scale of a map? Explain with an appropriate
example.
4. Which period is called the golden age of India? Why?
5. Explain the course that a river takes to reach its mouth.
6. Mention important features of mountains.
7. What role does the tilt of earth's axis play in causing seasons?
8. In how many heat zones can the Earth be divided into? Explain each
9. Discuss the work done by Mother Teresa.
10. Who was Ashoka? Why did he embrace Buddhism?
11. Who was the greatest Mughal emperor and why?