Subject: Social Science Class: 5th

Q1: Answer these questions: (18 Marks)

a) How can one train to be an officer after class 12?

b) Mention any three of the aims of the UN.

c) What does UNICEF do?

d) What roles do the armed forces play?

e) Why was the Taj Mahal built?

f) Why did Maharana Udai Singh leave the fort of Chittor?

Q2: Match the following: (6 Marks)

Column A Column B

a) General i) Chief of the navy.

b) Air Chief Marshal ii) Commander of the Coast Guard.

c) Admiral iii) Chief of the Air Force.

d) Vice Admiral iv) Chief of the Army.

e) FAO v) provides loans to needy countries.

f) World Bank vi) tries to reduce hunger across the world.

Q3: Write (T) for TRUE and (F) for FALSE: (6 Marks)

a) The Secretary-General heads the UN Secretariat. ( )

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 b) The Indian Air Force has aircraft carriers. ( )

c) Reading was one of Akbar’s hobbies. ( )

d) The Param Vir Chakra is the highest award for gallantry in war. ( )

e) The navy and the Coast Guard have some similar duties. ( )

Q4: Fill in the blanks using the words given: (6 Marks)

(Trygve Lie, Airspace, Pacific Ocean, Indian Navy, Peace, Calicut)

a) The Ashok Chakra is the highest gallantry award during _________________.

b) The first Secretary-general of the United Nations was __________________.

c) The Strait of Magellan joins the Atlantic to the _________________.

d) The ________________ protects our ships from piracy.

e) The Air-force is responsible for protecting our ________________.

f) Vasco da Gama landed at _______________ on the western coast of India in 1498.

Q5: Tick the correct answer. (5 Marks)

a) The Taj Mahal is covered with _________________

i) Lime Stone ii) Granite iii) Marble

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 b) The Rajput kings of Mewar were called _________________

i) Raja ii) Maharaja iii) Maharana

c) Maharana Pratap was saved by his horse __________________

i) Badal ii) Chetak iii) Sheera

d) The Mughal empire was founded by _________________

i) Shah Jahan ii) Akbar iii) Babur

e) Which of these cities was Mewar’s capital?

i) Jaipur ii) Chiitor iii) Udaipur

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