Std: 7

CHAPTER 1st Sem

STUDY MATERIAL

SOCIAL SCIENCE SEM 1

PURVESH SIR (Ph): 9429976149

Q 1 Blanks:
01). Ibrahim Lodi was defeated in the .................
02). Babur was succeeded by ......................
03). The new capital founded by Akbar was known as .........................
04). The Mansabdari system was characterized by the ranks of .......... and
...................
05). The nine gems of Akbar's court were called ...........................
06). The author of Akbarnama is ..............
07). The Hall of worship was also known as .........................
08). The successor of Shah Jahan was .................................
09). The empire was divided into provinces called .......................
10). The head of the finance department during Mughal Administration was called the
.....................................
11). The Mughal Emperor .............. name was Khurram.
12). The Mughal Emperor .................... ordered constructed the
Grand Trunk Road.
12). Khajuraho was ruled by the ..................... Rajputs.
13). Temples in the .. style of temple building had a pyramidal tower.
14). Shah Jahan used ......... extensively as a building material in his monuments.
15). The true arch was introduced in India by ...............
16). A famous temple at Madurai is ...................
17). The type of temple design which has a beehive tower is known as ................
18). Sher Shah's tomb is located in ........................
19). Humayun's Tomb was built during the reign of ................
20). Shah Jahan was also called known as the ....................
21). The Purana Qila was built by ...................
22). The Brihadeshwara Temple is the most famous example of ..... architecture.
23). Mughal Emperor ............. is believed to have come up and laid down
several gardens in the charbagh design.
24). Jahangiri Mahal is a structure built at ................................ fort.
25). Jodha Bai Palace is in ........................................................................... (city).
26). The layer of the atmosphere which is considered safe to fly aeroplanes is
.............................
27). The ................................. reflects radio waves back to the earth.
28). The atmosphere is held in its place due to the ............................. of the earth.

29). The ............................... Layer saves us from harmful ultraviolet rays.

30). Weather phenomena take place in .....................................
31). The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the ................................
32). .............................. is the middle layer of the atmosphere.
33). ..................... is the Outermost or uppermost layer of the atmosphere.
34). ....................... layer contains Electrically charged particles called ions.
35). The ozone layer exists in the ...................
36). Temperature increases rapidly in the .......................... layer.
37). Meteors burn out due to friction of the atmosphere in .................
38). ............................. is the gas that facilitates photosynthesis.
39). The ........................ zone is the coldest zone on the earth.
40). The temperature is ..................... in the Temperate Zone.
41). The ................ slopes of the Himalayas always receive more sunlight.
42). Temperature decreases as we move .................... from the equator.
43). Ocean Currents from equatorial region are ..............................
44). Maximum solar heat is received at the .. (Equator/ Tropics/ Poles)
45). The hottest zone on the earth is called .............................
46). .......................... has a maritime climate. (Jaipur/ Puri/ Pune)
47). ........................... has an extreme climate. (Jaipur/ Puri/ Mumbai)
48). Weather is affected by ................ (temperature/ rainfall/ soil)
49). Solar radiation is also known as .........................
50). Antarctica continent is in ................................. zone.
51). Land breeze blows during the ...................... (day/ night)
52). The equatorial low pressure belt is also called .....................
53). The ............................ wind is also known as the snow eater.
54). ........................ is the local winds that blows in Rajasthan.
55). Planetary winds are also known as ......................... winds.
56). The equatorial low pressure belt is located ...............
57). South Westerlies blow in the ..................
58). Chinook is a local wind that blows down the slopes of the ..................
59). The instrument used to measure air pressure is called the ........................
60). ................ is a permanent wind. (Loo/ Trade Winds/ Land Breeze)
61). ................. is a periodic wind. (Loo/ Trade Winds/ Land Breeze)
62). Strong winds which found around 40. S latitude are called ........................
63). Equatorial low pressure belt is nicknamed ..............................
64). ..................... refers to the temperature at which condensation takes place.

65). In areas receiving relief rainfall, the side of the hill that receives less rainfall is called the
.............. side.
66). Thin fog is called ..........................
67). Ice pellets falling from the sky are called ..................
68). ..................... rainfall occurs in tropical and temperate regions.
69). Precipitation does not include ...................... (fog/ hail/ sleet/ snowfall)
70). Area where convectional rainfall is common .................
71). In the hot desert regions, the humidity is generally ......... (high/low/very high)
72). The temperature at which condensation starts is called ......................
73). Thick cloud-like formation at ground level in winter is called ...............
74). ......................... per cent of the total water on the earth is oceans.
75). The salinity is ..................... in areas with high rainfall.
76). Oceans in the tropical regions generally have .............. salinity.
77). A large mass of ice floating in the sea is called ..........
78). About two-thirds of fresh water is stored in .................
79). Excessive rainfall leads to ......................................... in salinity.
(increase/decrease/no change)
80). The total area of the earth covered with water is about ................
81). The Atlantic Ocean is ................ shaped.
82). Africa lies to the east of the ............................... Ocean.
83). The ..................................... Ocean is the smallest ocean.
84). The amount of salt dissolved in sea water is ...........................
85). The ........................ Trench is the deepest trench (point) in the world.
86). The Sunda Trench is the deepest point in the ............................... Ocean.
87). The salinity of ocean water in the tropical regions is .................. (high/low)
88). Election commission is a three ..................................... Body headed by the
...and two assistant ............................
89). For the purpose of elections the country is divided into various units called the
.......................
90). The two houses of Parliament are .............. and ............
91). Public ...... of the ......... of the political
parties is called election manifesto.
92). Parties which are in ................. together form the opposition. Its function
is to keep a ......................... on the ................. of the government.
93). The Nominal head of the State Government is ..
94). The Real head of the State Government is ..
95). The MNREGA offers ..... days of work to unskilled people.

96). Two states having bicameral legislature are ........... & ............
97). The term of Vidhan Sabha is of ................... years.
98). The State Legislature makes ........... on the subjects that are included in the
.....................
99). ............................... Bill is introduced only in Vidhan Sabha.
100). The State Planning Commission is headed by the ....................
101). The Planning Commission was set up in ......................
102). The first Chairman of Planning Commission was .........................
103). The government should promote social and economic justice by creating
..... opportunities and focusing on .. regions.
104). Jalayagnam is ... scheme. It aims at water
......... and ......... in Andhra Pradesh.
105). The . is based on the concept
of one man one vote.
106). The Election Commission of India was set up in .
107). The Lower House of the Parliament is called the ..
108). A written statement of a political party's programmes and policies is called a
.
109). EVM stands for ..
110). The Election Commission of India is a . member body.
111). Members of the Election Commission of India are appointed by the ......................
112). The number of seats in the Lok Sabha is
113). The coalition alliance that formed the government after the 2009 elections is called the
..
114). There are levels of government in India.
115). The nominal head of the executive at the state level is the ..
116). The presiding officer of the Vidhan Sabha is called
117). Another name for the Upper House of the state legislature is the .
118). A .. bill can be introduced only in Lower House.
119). The real head of the executive at the state level is the ..
120). The total number of members of the Vidhan Sabha cannot exceed
121). The minimum age for a person to be elected as an MLA is .
122). The Planning Commission was set up in .
123). The chairperson of the State Planning Commission is the ..
124). The decisions related to resource allocation are taken by the
..
125). The MNREGA is implemented by the .........

126). The ............... is a water management scheme.

127). The scheme in Andhra Pradesh which provides low cost housing is called
.........
1). The Red Fort is built by .....................................................
2). The Red Fort is ................................................................ in shape and is built along the river
..........................................................
3). There are two main gates the .................................................................... Gate and the
.......................................................................... Gate
4). Inside Red Fort, there are several notable buildings such as .......................................................,
.................................................................... and Rang Mahal
5). The Red fort was the residence of the ................................................................ family till the
mid ......................................... century.
6). Fatehpur Sikri was built near .................................................... by .............................................
7). ..................................................... were grand and palaces like homes built by nobles, officers
and wealthy merchants.
8). The Nagara style had a .................................................... shaped shikhara (tower) where as the
Dravida style had a ............................................................... shaped shikhara (tower).
9). The Jalayagnam is a ......................................................... management scheme. It aims at
water ..................................................................... and ........................................................... in
..................................................................
10). To study the available resources and plan accordingly is called ..............................................
11). The government should promote social and economic justice by creating
................................................................. opportunities and ................................................. on
.................................................................. regions.
12). The first Chairman of the Planning Commission was ...............................................................
13). Atlantic Ocean is an ............................... shaped ocean situated between the four continents
................................................................... and .................................................................. on one
side and ..................................................... and ................................................... on the other side.
14). Water found in ocean, seas, bays and gulfs which contains a large amount of dissolved salts
in it is called ............................................................
15). Total percentage of fresh water on the earth is ..........................................
16). Chief Minister serves as a link between the ............................................................................
and the ......................................................................................
17). Federalism is a system in which states unite under a ................................................ authority
but are ................................................................... in .................................................... affairs.
18). The amount of water vapour in the atmosphere is called ....................................................

19). Condensation is the process in which ..................................................................... in the air

changes into ............................................................
20). Precipitation is the process in which ......................................................... water vapour falls
down on the surface of the earth in various forms such as ................................., ...........................,
Sleet and ..............................................
21). Sleet form of precipitation is a combination of .................................................................. and
................................................. falling together.
22). Wind blows due to difference in ...............................................................
23). Air in motion is called ................................................
24). The factors that determine the atmospheric pressure at a place are ........................................
and .....................................................
25). The area near the poles which has extremely cold climate is known as ....................................
26). The Suns heat we receive on the earth is called solar .................................................. or
.............................................................................
27). The condition of the atmosphere at a place for a short period of time is called
.............................
28). Two main gases in the atmosphere are ........................................... and .................................
29). The loss of temperature due to increase in height is known as ..........................................
30). The lower part of thermosphere which contains charged particles is known as
......................................................
31). The ions in the atmosphere reflects the ........................................... waves back to the earth
and thus facilitates ............................................................. communications.
32). The .......................................... layer in the atmosphere protects us from ultra violet sun rays.
33). For the purpose of elections the country is divided into various units called
............................................................
34). In the Lok Sabha elections, sometimes when no political party secures a simple majority, a
group of political parties come together to form the government which is known as
................................................................................... government.
35). ..................................................... defeated .......................................................... in the First
Battle of Panipat and laid the foundation of the ...............................................
36). Humayun was defeated by .......................................................... and fled away to take refuge
in ......................................................
37). Aurangzeb came to the throne by defeating his .................................................. and getting
his ...................................... imprisoned.
38). Two function of Mir Saman were: Responsibility of the .................................................................................
Responsibility of the ..................................................................