N.S.N.

MEMORIAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Thirumurugan Salai, Thirumurugan Nagar, Chitlapakkam, Chennai –

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SOCIAL SCIENCE – MONTHLY TEST 1 – REVISION

ASSIGNMENT
I. Choose the best answer:
1. Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore? (Textbook)

(a) Renewable

(b) Biotic

(c) Flow

(d) Non-renewable
2. Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy
human needs but human beings do not have appropriate
technology to access them are called:

(a) Potential resource

(b) Stock

(c) Developed resource

(d) Reserves
3. India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:

(a) 12 km

(b) 12 nautical miles

(c) 19.2 miles

(d) 200 nautical miles
4. Resources that take long geological time for their formation are
called:

(a) Renewable resources

(b) Reserve

(c) Community resources

(d) Non-renewable resources
5. Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown
area is known as:

(a) Net sown area

(b) Forest cover

(c) Waste land

(d) Gross cropped area
6. Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?

(a) Strip cropping

(b) Terrace cultivation

(c) Shelter belts

(d) Overdrawing of ground water
7. A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a
country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes
and needs of the minority is:
(a) Power Sharing
(b) Central Government
(c) Majoritarianism
(d) Community Government
8. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing
arrangements is correct?
(a) Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have
religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.
(b) Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have
regional divisions.
(c) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is
small or does not have social divisions.
(d) Power-sharing is not necessary at all.

II. Fill in the Blanks

1. When European countries came together to form the European

Union (EU), ………. was chosen as the headquarters.

2. The ………. distribution of power is also called a system of checks
and balances.
3. The religion followed by Sinhala-speaking people in Sri Lanka is
……….
4. ………. division of power means power to be shared among the
government at different levels.
5. In ………. leaders realised that unity of the country is possible by
respecting the interests of different communities.
6. In the year ………. an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the
official language.
II. Match the Following

Power share at different levels Accommodation Government

Power shared among different Centre-State-Local
organs Government
Power shared with Social groups Majoritarian Government
Power shared with Political parties Legislative-Executive-
and pressure groups Judiciary
Women-Scheduled Caste/
Srilanka
Tribes
Belgium Coalition Government

IV. Identify
Name the type of resource based on the sentence mentioned below:
1. Resources which are got from non-living things.
2. Resources which are used by the people living in a residential area
3. Resources which can be easily generated and reproduced.
4. Resources which are surveyed and their quality and quantity have
been determined for utilisation.
5. Resources an be used for meeting future requirements.

V.Find the Odd one out and explain why?

1. Alluvial soil is found in the northern plains region
2. Alluvial soil has a lot of silt deposition
3. Alluvial soil is good for growing cotton
4. Alluvial soil has the important Himalayan rivers flowing

VI. Answer in not more than 40 words

1. List the problems which resulted due to indiscriminate use of
resources by man.
2. “Resource planning is essential for sustainable existence.”
Discuss.
3. How far do you agree with the statement that power sharing is
keeping with the spirit of democracy?
4. Explain any three consequences of the majoritarian policies
adopted by the Sri Lankan government.
VII. Answer in not more than 100 words
1. “Planning is the widely accepted strategy for judicious use of
resources in a country like India”. Justify this statement with two
relevant points and an example. 
2. What is majoritarianism? Is it wrong if a majority community in a
country rules? Give reasons to justify your answer.

VIII. Comprehension
Read the following passage and pick out any one of the prudential
reasons for power sharing offered in this.

“We need to give more power to the panchayats to realise the dream of
Mahatma Gandhi and the hopes of the makers of our Constitution.
Panchayati Raj establishes true democracy. It restores power to the
only place where power belongs in a democracy – in the hands of the
people. Giving power to Panchayats is also a way to reduce corruption
and increase administrative efficiency. When people participate in the
planning and implementation of developmental schemes, they would
naturally exercise greater control over these schemes. This would
eliminate the corrupt middlemen. Thus, Panchayati Raj will
strengthen the foundations of our democracy.”

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