Class 7 Civics Chapter 1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. What is a village Panchayat?

Ans. Village Panchayat is a democratic form of government at Village level, it. It works on the concept of local self government.

Q2. How do citizens in a democratic country participate in the government?

Ans. Citizens in a democratic country participate in the formation of government and decision making by giving their vote.

Q3.Explain why democracy is much more than just a form of government?

Ans. Democratic government works for the welfare of the people, citizens have been given equal rights and duties and people directly or indirectly participate in the working of the government.

Long Answer type questions:-

Q1. Write a note on elections.

Ans. Election is a process through which people practice their political right of vote to elect their representative, these representatives of different areas collectively form the assembly and the majority party makes the government.

Q2. What do you understand by rule of law?

Ans. Rule of law refers to that the law is equally applicable to each and every citizen and they have to follow it. It does not discriminate on any basis, like- Rich and Poor, Educated or Uneducated, etc.

Q3. What is a democratic society?

Ans.  A democratic society is where every person has been given equal social and political status, citizens have been given equal opportunities in every area.

Some political rights are - right to vote, right to contest in election, etc.

Some Social rights are – Right to equality, Equality before law, right to education, right to speak, etc.

Democratic society also acts for the development of every individual and provide equal opportunity in jobs according to their skill and ability.

Q4. What is economic democracy?

Ans. In Economic Democracy people have been given equal opportunity to earn according to their skill and ability. It tries to make every person self dependent and provide freedom in the selection of occupation.

Class 6 Civics Chapter 1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. How is India a diverse country?

Ans. India is a country with vast diversity. People belongs to different religion and culture, different places do have different languages, different traditional costumes and different climatic conditions.

Q2. What is the art of folk theater? Give two examples.

Ans. The method in which moral lessons are given with the help of songs, dance and drama is called folk theater, for example - Bhangra from Punjab and Ghoomar from Rajasthan.

Q3. What is religious music and folk music?

Ans. Religious Music - Devotional music, such as- Bhajans Sung by Kabir, Tulsidas and Mirabai are also called religious music.

        Folk Music- Songs sung during the festivals and weddings are called Folk Music.

Q4. Which are the two dance forms of Kerala?

Ans.  (Do It by yourself)

Q5. Name three National festival and three religious festivals.

Ans. (Do It by yourself)

 

Long Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. What is Culture?

Ans. Culture is lifestyle of people which includes various components, like- customs, art, religion, ideas, beliefs, food habits, festivals, handicraft, music and dance, etc.

Q2. Which are the two main school of Indian classical music, What is the Gharana Tradition?

Ans. The two school of Indian classical music are –

-          Hindustani Music in North India

-          Carnatic Music in South India

To learn Music students have had to live with Guru at their house, this method of teaching was also known as Gharana tradition.

 Q3. How does land and climate determine the clothes worn by the people of an area? Explain with example.

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Q4.  Write short note on Backwaters and the Gompas.

Ans. Backwaters- The network of lakes and canals which are connected with 38 rivers in Kerala are called Backwaters.

Gompas – A Gompas or monastery is the complex of temples and prayer halls which is in every village of Ladakh. These Gompas serve as places of worship, meditation and as School.

Q5. How has globalization affected our world today?

Ans. Globalization brought all the countries of the world together and linked their economy together through trade. This has also connected different culture together from different parts of the world.

Class 7 Geography Ch-1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Question:-

Q1. What is the importance of ecosystem?

Ans. Balance between the living organism and the physical environment surrounding them is called ecosystem.

Q2. Why did the Chipko Movement take place?

Ans. Chipko Movement took place to stop cutting down of trees. In this movement people were hugging the trees protect them from being cut.

Q3. What are the reasons for environmental pollution?

Ans. Increased human interference in the nature and unplanned use of technology leads to environmental pollution.

Q4. How can natural environment be managed properly?

Ans. We can manage environment by following ways:-

a.       Exhausting nature according to our need.

b.      By following 4R- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Restore, to avoid over exploitation of nature.

Long Answer Type Questions:-
Q1. Explain the relationship between geography and environment.

Ans.- Relationship between geography and environment is as follows:-

-          Geographical condition determines the Environmental factors of any place, such as- air pressure, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, etc.

-          Geographical Position on the surface of earth also affects the climate of the place which depends upon heat zones.

Q2. Describe the main features of natural and human-made environment.

Ans.- Natural Environment:-

-          It has different land structures, like- Mountain, forest, river, sea, etc.

-          It includes biotic and abiotic component of the environment.

        Man made environment:-

-          The nature is modified by the human according to their comfort is called human made environment.

-          It includes:- Roads, Parks, Buildings, Dams, Agriculture, Industries, etc.

Q3.  How have human needs undergone changes with the passage of time and technological development?

Ans.- Human needs changed with time, In the beginning humans develop simple tools, later they used metals to create machines and to run these machines they used coal. With the discovery of petroleum machines become smaller and efficient. This way continuous development in technology increased the demand of natural resource as well as greed of energy, which has led to environmental pollution.

Q4. What are the problems faced by the world today? How can we solve these problems?

Ans.- Due to increased human activities, world is facing lots of problem, like- Pollution, Global warming, Deforestation, extinction of Species, etc.

To overcome from these problems it is very important to use the natural resources according to our need and develop environment friendly means of energy, like- Solar Energy, Wind Energy, etc.

 

Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer type Questions:-

Q1. Name the planets according to their increasing size.

Ans. Mercury < Mars < Venus < Earth < Neptune < Uranus < Saturn < Jupiter.

Q2. Name the planets according to their distance from the sun.

Ans. Mercury < Venus < Earth < Mars < Jupiter < Saturn < Uranus < Neptune.

Q3. Why do the planets not twinkle like stars at night?

Ans. Planets do not have their own light like stars but they are very close to earth when we compare with the distance of stars. So the light reflected from planets is stronger than light rays coming from the stars, so planets do not twinkle like stars.

Q4. Why the earth is called the blue planet?

Ans. Most of the surface of the earth is covered with water of ocean, due to which when seen from the space earth looks blue in color, so it is called blue planet.

Long Answer type questions:-

Q1. What is the significance of the sun in the solar system?

Ans. Sun is in the center of the solar system and its huge gravity keeps all the bodies of solar system together, so sun is important for the existence of solar system.

Q2. How is the earth a unique planet in the solar system?

Ans. Existence of life makes Earth a unique planet, it is because of:-

-          Existence of water in all forms makes life possible on earth.

-          Existence of Atmosphere which protects earth from harmful rays of sun and it is rich in oxygen to support life on earth.

-          The rotation of earth on its axis protects earth from extreme cold and hot temperature which makes temperature Favorable for the existence of life.

Q3. Write at least one characteristic of each planet in the solar system.

Ans.       Mercury- It is the smallest planet of solar system which is nearest to sun.

                Venus- It is the hottest planet of the Solar system.

                Earth- Existence of life

                Mars- Red planet with two moons

                Jupiter – it is the largest gaseous gaint.

                Saturn- it has highest number of moons.

                Uranus – it has rings around its equator.

                Neptune- it takes longest time to revolve around the sun.

Q4. Describe the phases of the moon.

Ans. There are two Phases of Moon:-

-          Waxing- It starts from New Moon and ends at Full Moon. During this period size of moon keeps on increasing.

-          Waning- it starts from full moon and ends at new moon. During this period size of moon keeps on decreasing.

Class 6 History Ch1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. Why do we need to study the past?

Ans. Study of past events helps us to understand the present through which we can take better decisions in any situation.

Q2. How have the Himalayas helped in shaping the history of India?

Ans. The Himalaya Acts as a natural barrier between India and Central Asia. People were travelling through the passes between mountains and brought new ideas, customs and habit to India influenced our culture.

Q3. How is the work of an archaeologist and a historian similar to that of a detective?

Ans. Archaeologist and Historian both study the remains of Past to find the information about past events, period of events and activities it belongs to, like a detective does with the help of clues.

Q4. What are monuments? What do they tell us?

Ans. The Historical buildings are called monuments. These provides important information related to social, cultural, religious and political life of the period with which it belongs.

Q5. What is religious literature? Give two examples.

Ans. Literature which was associated with any religion was called religious literature, for example- Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gita, etc.

Long Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. Why did people first settle near river valleys?

Ans. People first settle near river valleys because:-

-          The river provided sufficient water for all their needs.

-          The land near the river was very fertile for growth agriculture. This part was also covered with dense forest.

-          The river served as means of transport.

Q2. What are inscriptions? How do they help us know about ancient India?

Ans. Inscriptions are written records engraved on hard surface, such as- Stone, cave walls, metal pillars, metal plates, walls of buildings, etc.

Important events and achievements got inscribed by rulers, which could be studied even today to know about them.

Q3 How are coins a valuable source of information about ancient India?

Ans.  Coins related to ancient kingdoms give many information, like-

-          Date of important political event

-          Economical Status of the kingdom.

-          Extent of the kingdom.

-          Trade relation with the other kingdoms.

-          Religious and social events and symbols.

Q4. Write a short note on secular literature.

Ans. The Writings which does not belongs to any religion are called Secular literature, which includes stories, poems, plays, biographies of kings, accounts of foreign travellers and books on politics and science, for example- Arthashastra by Kautilya, Indica by  Megasthenes, plays and poems of Kalidasa, travel account of Fa Hien and Hiuen Tsang, etc.

Class 7 History Ch1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. Which century marked the beginning of the medieval period? Why?

Ans:-  8^th century marked as the beginning of medieval period because of social, political, religious and cultural changes in this period.

Q2. What do you understand by the ‘Indian’ culture that emerged in medieval period.

Ans. The Indian culture which emerged during medieval period was influenced by the Islamic culture of Central Asia.

Q3. Why are coins and inscriptions important for the study of medieval period.

Ans. Coins and inscriptions of past which belongs to any particular kingdom gives many information about the Kingdom, such as-

-          Date of important political event

-          Economical Status of the kingdom.

-          Extent of the kingdom.

-          Trade relation with the other kingdoms.

-          Religious and social events and symbols.

Q4. Who wrote Prithviraj-raso? What does it tells about?

Ans. Prithviraj raso was written by Chandbardai. It tells about the life events of Prithviraj Chauhan.

Long Answer Type:-

Q1. What did Hindustan stands for in medieval times?

Ans. In medieval period Hindustan stand for the areas ruled by the rulers of Delhi sultanate.

                Babur used term Hindustan to describe the geography and vegetation of the Indian subcontinent.

Q2. What were the major historical developments during the medieval period?

Ans. Major historic development in the medieval period was as follows:-

-          Growth of new culture which was mixture of Islamic and Indian Culture.

-          The Mughals rule during medieval period gave political stability for many centuries which lead to economical growth by increasing trade, towns and cities also flourished during this period.

-          Trade relation with different kingdoms of the world influenced the culture of India.

-          Rise of Bhakti movement was against discrimination in the society and advocated religious equality in the society.

Q3. How do the archeological sources help in our study of medieval India?

Ans. Archeological sources are helping us in the study of medieval India by providing information related to the political, religious, social and economical life of the people. We get these information through the study of different evidences, like- paintings, monuments, coins, etc.

Q4. List some important chronicles available for the study of the medieval period.

Ans. Some important chronicles of the medieval period are as follows:-

-          Rajtarangini by Kalhana, about the rulers of Kashmir.

-          Tarik-I Firoz Shahi by Zia-ud-din Barani, about the Sultans of Delhi Sultanat till Firoz Shah Tughluq.

-          Tarikh-I Ferishta by Ferishta, about Sultans of Delhi from the Turks till the seventeenth century.

-          Khazainul-Futuh and Tughluqnama by Amir Khusrau, about Khiljis and the Tughluqs.

Q5.  How are travelogues an important literary source?

Ans. Travelogues were written by the travellers, who visited India in that period, it provides various information, such as-

-          Rulers, extent of their kingdom, their administration.

-          People they meet, experience of Indian society and culture.

-          Geographical information.

-          Trade relations of the kingdoms.