SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL

Class : X FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TEST -1 Marks :20

Sub:Social studies Time:50 minutes
PART-A
I.Answer the following questions. 4x1=4M.
1.What are climographs?

2.What do you mean by ‘Jet stream’ ?

3.Name two West flowing rivers?

4.What is ‘Kurhad Bandi’?

II.Answer the following questions. 3x2=6M.

5.Prepare few slogans on depletion of ground water level.

6.Look at the map and answer the question given here.

1)Name any two tributaries of Ganga?

2)What is the Brahmaputra river called in Tibet?

7. Locate the following in the map of India.

1.Gangtok 2.Hyderabad 3.Godavari 4.Arunachal pradesh.

III.Answer the following questions. 2x4=8M.
8.Describe India’s climatic controls?

Or

9.Read the following paragraph and comment on it.

Earlier cycles of cooling and warming happened over very long periods of time.This allowed much of
life on Earth the time to adapt to the changes. The problem now is that the heating is much more rapid and
could lead to catastrophic changes.Much of the warming that has been occurring since the Industrial
Revolution is because of human activities.

10.which aspects of farming practices were regulated in the context of Hiware Bazaar to improve the water
conservation?

Or

11.Identify and list arguments that would support or oppose use of ground water in various contexts, such as
agriculture, industry etc.

PART-B
Multiple choice questions: 4x1/2=2M.
1. In Trade winds, the word ‘Trade’ is derived from this language. ( )

A) German B) Latin C) Greek D) English

2. This is more powerful as a greenhouse gas………. ( )

A) Carbon dioxide B) Methane C) carbon monoxide D) Neon

3. Hiware Bazar located in ………………. district in Maharashtra. ( )

A) Wardha B) Aurangabad C) Thane D) Ahmednagar

4. ….…………… is the largest peninsular river system. ( )

A) The Ganges B)The Brahmaputra C) The Godavari D) The Krishna