Question: Name the main seasons in India and their duration in the year? Answer: The Cold Weather season starts from the middle of November and continues till the middle of March. The hot weather season starts from the middle of  March and continues till the end of May. The south-west …

Question: Write short note on Great Indian Desert & Central highlands. Answer: Great Indian Desert: The Rajasthan plain or the great Indian Desert covers the western part of Rajasthan. The area has a number of short seasonal streams which are no able to reach the sea. therefore, this is an area of …

Question: Distinguish – (i) Tectonic and gradational forces, (ii) Erosion and deposition, (iii) Mountain range and mountain system. Answer: (i) Tectonic and gradational: Tectonic: Tectonic forces originate from within the earth. It create irregularities on the surface of the earth. Tectonic or the internal force is responsible for the upliftment and subsidence of the …

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 …

NCERT 7th Class (CBSE) Science: Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate Question: What does a meteorologist do? Answer: A meteorologist is a person who prepares the weather report by collecting information on temperature, wind, humidity, rainfall etc. and predicts the weather conditions of a particular place. Question: What …

Question: Define “Lithospheric Plates”. Answer: According to the theory, the lithosphere is broken up into number of pieces called tectonic or lithospheric plates. It consists of crust and outer parts of upper mantle. There are six major and 20 minor plates, all of which floats independently. Question: Distinguish between endogenetic and …

India, my country is a huge, beautiful land full of wonders. From the Himalayas to the Indian ocean, from the Thar desert to the snowy mountains of Sikkim, it is a country full of beautiful sights and beautiful people. Great men and women like Ashoka, Akbar, Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi, …

Question: Who was Raziya Sultan? Why did the nobles oppose Razia? Answer: Raziya Sultan was daughter of Shams-ud-din Iltutmish who succeeded her father. Nobles and Ulema could not accept Raziya as Sultan as they founded humiliating to work under her. Question: Name two Persian customs introduced by Ballan. Why were …

Ashoka the Great (also Samrat Ashoka, Ashoka Maurya) succeeded to the throne of Mauryan Empire in 273 B.C., after the death of his father, Bindusara. He is remembered for his efforts to spread the message of peace through Buddhism among the masses. King Ashoka is popularly known as Ashoka the …