MAHATMA GLOBAL GATEWAY

(Affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi)

Preparatory Exam (2023-24)
Subject: Social Science Marks: 40
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

I. Choose the best answer: (6x1=6M)

1. Where did the Harappans get copper?
a) Mumbai b) Delhi
c) Kerala d) Rajasthan
2. _____________ supplied food to crafts persons scribes and rulers in the cities.
a) Local Citizens b) Farmers and herders
c) Post Men d) All of these
3. The Harappan’s irrigate their fields and grow plants through
a) Rainfall b) Stored Water
c) Streams d) Rivers
4. Great Bath was found in _________________
a) Harappa b) Mohenjadaro
c) Rakhi Garki d) Rajasthan
5. ________________ was found in Kalibangan and Lothal
a) Special Tools b) Fire Altars
c) Store Houses d) Great Bath
6. The Rig veda was written in _______________ language.
a) Vedic Sanskrit b) Vedic Hindi
c) Vedic Tamil d) Vedic Prakrit
7. The two rivers mentioned in the Rig veda is __________ and ___________
a) Ganga, Yamuna b) Beas, Sutlej
c) Saraswati, Brahmaputra d) Krishna, Godavari
 8. The Rig veda was written on ____________ bark
a) Neem b) Birch
c) Tulsi d) Cinkona
9. The birch bark is found in _______________
a) Delhi b) Pune
c) Maharastra d) Kashmir
10.The solid portion of earth is called ____________
a) Lithosphere b) Biosphere
c) Atmosphere d) Hydrosphere
11. __________________ is the largest continent
a) Australia b) Africa
c) Asia d) Europe
12. ____________ is the longest river flows through Africa
a) The Ganga b) The Nile
c) The Amazon d) The Yamuna
13. The Arctic circle passes through _______________ continent
a) Asia b) Europe
c) North America d) South America
14. ___________ is the smallest continent
a) Africa b) Asia
c) Antartica d) Australia
15. _____________ continent is surrounded by water bodies on three sides
a) Australia b) Africa
c) Asia d) Europe
16. The Tropic of cancer, the equator and the tropic of Capricorn passes through
______________ continent.
a) Asia b) Africa
c) South America d) Antartica
17. _____________ continent lies on both sides of equator
a) South America b) Australia
c) Africa d) Europe
18. Life exists in ________________ zone
a) Lithosphere b) Biosphere
c) Hydrosphere d) Atmosphere
19. A narrow strip of land joining two land masses is called
a) Strait b) Isthmus
c) Strip d) Beach
20. The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is _____________
a) The Andes b) The Himalayas
c) The Urals d) Mt Everest
21. India is located in ______________ hemisphere
a) Northern b) Southern
c) Western d) Eastern
22. _______________ country shares land boundaries with seven countries.
a) China b) Brazil
c) Bangladesh d) India
23. The oldest mountain range in India is _______________
a) Aravalli hills b) Western Ghats
c) The Himlayas d) Eastern Ghats
24. The major constituent of atmosphere by percent is ___________
a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon d) Hydrogen
25. ________________ is not an ocean
a) Indian b) Pacific
c) Atlantic d) Antarctica
26. ____________ is not the components of the Hydrosphere
a) Rivers b) Ice Sheet
c) Ocean d) Rocks
27. In ___________________ region was the Rig veda composed
a) North east b) North west
c) North - South d) Western east
28. The 97% of water found on the earth in ____________________
a) Rivers b) Wells
c) Oceans d) Lake
29. _______________ and _____________ are the two words used to describe the
people or community as a whole.
a) Aryas, Dasas b) Jana, Vish
c) Dasa, Jana d) Vish, Arya
30. ___________________ continent lies in the west of Asia.
a) Europe b) Australia
c) Africa d) Asia