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Multiple choice questions

(i) Based on the information given below classify each of the situations as ‘suffering from water scarcity’ or ‘not suffering from water scarcity’.

(a) Region with high annual rainfall.

(b) Region having high annual rainfall and large population.

(c) Region having high annual rainfall but water is highly polluted.

(d) Region having low rainfall and low population.

(ii) Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multi-purpose river projects?

(a) Multi-purpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity.

(b) Multi-purpose projects by regulating water flow help to control floods.

(c) Multi-purpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood.

(d) Multi-purpose projects generate electricity for our industries and our homes.

(iii) Here are some false statements. Identify the mistakes and rewrite them correctly.

(a) Multiplying urban centres with large and dense populations and urban lifestyles have helped in proper utilisation of water resources.

(b) Regulating and damming of rivers does not affect the river’s natural flow and its sediment flow.

(c) In Gujarat, the Sabarmati basin farmers were not agitated when higher priority was given to water supply in urban areas, particularly during droughts.

(d) Today in Rajasthan, the practice of rooftop rainwater water harvesting has gained popularity despite high water availability due to the Rajasthan Canal.

"Are we pinching it before Aunt Elizabeth comes?"

a) What does 'it' refer to here?

b) How does Victoria conclude that her parents are 'pinching it'?

c) Mention the two reasons that Mrs. Slater gives for her action.

d) What does it reveal about the difference between the attitude of the elders and that of Vicky?

The average atmospheric condition of a place taken over a short interval of time is called:

Which of the following option shows the correct characteristics of nonmetals?

Answer
the following questions in about 30 words.

(i) Distinguish
between the following in not more than 30 words.

(a) Ferrous
and non-ferrous minerals

(b) Conventional
and non-conventional sources of energy.

(ii) What
is a mineral?

(iii) How
are minerals formed in igneous and metamorphic rocks?

(iv) Why
do we need to conserve mineral resources?

Look
at the following picture carefully.

What
has Time been portrayed as? Why?

What do you mean by Internal Trade? How is it different from International Trade?

Which of the following publications is/are released by World Bank?

Consider the following statements about SWAYAM:

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

'जब
तुम
मेरे
साथ
रहती
हो,
तो
अक्सर
मुझसे
बहुत-सी
बातें
पूछा
करती
हो।'
यह
वाक्य
दो
वाक्यों
को
मिलाकर
बना
है।
इन
दोनों
वाक्यों
को
जोड़ने
का
काम
जब
-
तो
(तब)
कर
रहे
हैं,
इसलिए
इन्हें
योजक
कहते
हैं।
योजक
के
रूप
में
कभी
कोई
बदलाव
नहीं
आता,
इसलिए
ये
अव्यय
का
एक
प्रकार
होते
हैं।
नीचे
वाक्यों
को
जोड़ने
वाले
कुछ
और
अव्यय
दिए
गए
हैं।
उन्हें
रिक्त
स्थानों
में
लिखो।
इन
शब्दों
से
तुम
भी
एक-एक
वाक्य
बनाओ-

(क) कृष्णन
फ़िल्म
देखना
चाहता
है.................मैं
मेले
में
जाना
चाहती
हूँ।

(ख) मुनिया
ने
सपना
देखा.............वह
चंद्रमा
पर
बैठी
है।

(ग) छुट्टियों
में
हम
सब.............दुर्गापुर
जाएँगे............जालंधर।

(घ) सब्ज़ी
कटवा
कर
रखना.............घर
आते
ही
मैं
खाना
बना
लूँ।

(ङ) .............मुझे
पता
होता
कि
शमीम
बुरा
मान
जाएगा............मैं
यह
बात
न
कहता।

(च) मालती
ने
तुम्हारी
शिकायत
नहीं.............
तारीफ़
ही
की
थी।

(छ) इस
वर्ष
फ़सल
अच्छी
नहीं
हुई
है.............अनाज
महँगा
है।

(ज) विमल
जर्मन सीख रहा
है ...........
फ्रेंच।

बल्कि/इसलिए/परंतु/कि/यदि/तो/नकि/या/ताकि

(i) What
does Sandburg think the fog is like?

(ii) How
does the fog come?

(iii) What
does ‘it’ in the third line refer to?

(iv) Does
the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? Find three things
that tell us that the fog is like a cat.

Why does the poet
decide to stand and wait till the snake has finished drinking?

What does this tell
you about the poet?

(Notice that he uses
'someone' instead of 'something' for the snake.)

Which one of the following Indian industries is hit hard by globalisation?

List any four changes you would like to incorporate in your current lifestyle to move towards a sustainable use of available resources in our country. [3 MARKS]

Q. $X$ और $Y$, 1 के अलावा धनपूर्णांक हैं तथा $Y,X$ से बड़ा है। निम्नलिखित में कौन-सा सबसे बड़ी संख्या को निरूपित करता है?

Answer
the following questions in about 120 words.

(i) Describe
the distribution of coal in India.

(ii) Why
do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?

For each of the items given in Table 1.6, find out which country is at the top and which is at the bottom.

From which decade did the MNCs begin to shift productions operations to low-wage Asian countries?

Which four major ports of India lie on the Golden Quadrilateral?

Irrigation engineering is the

भाव स्पष्ट कीजिए -

(क) मृदुल वैभव की रखवाली-सी, कोकिल बोलो तो!

(ख) हूँ मोट खींचता लगा पेट पर जूआ, खाली करता हूँ ब्रिटिश अकड़ का कुँआ।

Question 122

The table given below, shows the elevations relative to sea level of four locations. Taking sea level as zero (0), answer the following questions.
$\begin{array}{cc}& \\ \text{Location}& \text{Elevation (in m)}\\ \text{A}& -180\\ \text{B}& 1600\\ \text{C}& -55\\ \text{D}& 3200\end{array}$
(a) Which location is closest to sea level ?
(b) Which locations is farthest from sea level ?
(c) Arrange the locations from the least to the greatest elevation.

'इक' प्रत्यय लगाकर शब्दों का निर्माण कीजिए −

Which of the following are correct road signs?

Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?

निम्नलिखित प्रश्न का उत्तर दीजिए −

कबीर की उद्धृत साखियों की भाषा की विशेषता स्पष्ट कीजिए।

Which one of the following types of vegetation does ‘rubber’ belong to?

Answer the following questions

What are the objectives of sustainable development?

________ of waste material should be done before disposal.

THE TRAVEL AGENT'S
NIGHTMARE

Two couples, Mr. and
Mrs. Apple and Mr. and Mrs. Banana, are going on individual
vacations. One person wants to fly to Kathmandu, one to London, one
to Frankfurt, and one to Hong Kong.

Of these four, only two
can fly on a weekend.

One of those two is
going to London.

One woman wants to fly
to Hong Kong on a weekend.

Her husband wants to go
to Kathmandu.

Mrs. Banana must leave
on a weekday.

1. Where does Mrs.
Banana want to go?

(a) Kathmandu

(b) London

(c) Frankfurt

(d) Hong Kong

2. Where and when does
Mr. Banana want to go?

(a) to London on a
weekend

(b) to Kathmandu on a
weekend

(c) to Frankfurt on a
weekend

(d) to Hong Kong on a
weekday

(e) to London on a
weekday

3. Who wants to fly to
Kathmandu?

(a) Mrs. Banana

(b) Mr. Banana

(c) Mrs. Apple

(d) Mr. Apple

तुनुकमिज़ाज शब्द तुनुक और मिज़ाज दो शब्दों के मिलने से बना है। क्षणिक, तनिक और तुनुक एक ही शब्द के भिन्न रूप हैं। इस प्रकार का रूपांतर दूसरे शब्दों में भी होता है, जैसे - बादल, बादर, बदरा, बदरिया; मयूर, मयूरा, मोर; दर्पण, दर्पन, दरपन। शब्दकोश की सहायता लेकर एक ही शब्द के दो या दो से अधिक रूपों को खोजिए। कम-से-कम चार शब्द और उनके अन्य रूप लिखिए।

Narrate the accident
that injured Sebastian Shultz.

Two earth-satellites are revolving in the same circular orbit round the centre of the earth. They must have the same ___ .

Consider the following rivers:

KishengangaGangaWaingangaPengangaThe correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is