Social Science

Question: What is the importance of a scale on a map? Answer: Scale is defined as a relation or ratio of the distance between the same two place on the ground.  For example – if 10 km on the ground is shown by 1 cm on a map, the then the …

Question: What is a leap year? Answer: One revolution takes 365 1/4 days 1/4 day is equal to 6 hours. We take 365 days as a single year and the 1/4 day of four consecutive years is added to the month of February in the fourth year. Thus, every fourth …

Question: different local time and standard time. Answer: Local time and standard time: Local time: The time according to the longitude of a place is called the local time. Standard: A more or less central meridian passing through a country is selected to give the standard time of the country. Question: What …

NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes – Quiz 20 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes – Quiz: The globe is a true model of the earth. The grid formed by latitude and longitudes helps us to find …

NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Earth in the Solar System – Quiz 20 Multiple Choice Questions related to  NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Earth in the Solar System – Quiz: The heavenly bodies stars, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors. The distance between the heavenly bodies in …

Question: Briefly define ‘Universe’ and ‘Galaxy’? Answer: The universe is the boundless expanse in which all matter, stars, planets, satellites etc exist. The most accepted Theory related to the birth of the universe is called Big Bang theory. From this matter, many groups of stars were formed which we call …

Question: What is a village panchayat? How did it help Susheela? Answer: Village panchayats are democratic institutions at local level. They provide a forum for the people to discuss and decide on issues concerning their lives in the village. It helped Susheela to get her own freedom and justice. Question: How …

NCERT 7th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Democracy – Quiz 22 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 7th Class (CBSE) Social Science: NCERT 7th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Democracy – Quiz: India is a democratic republic because it has an elected President and a government run by the elected representatives of people. …

NCERT 7th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Medieval World – Quiz 15 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 7th Class (CBSE) Social Science: The Medieval World – Quiz: The eighth to the eighteenth Century is regarded as the medieval period in India. India was known by different names at different …

Question: Write a short note on the term “Sapta Sindhu”. Answer: During Vedic age, India was called “Sapta Sindhu” or the “Land of seven rivers”. These rivers were the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and the mythical Saraswati. Sindhu was the Sanskrit name for the Indus. The earliest reference to …