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Periodic Assessment-I

(History 1 to 3, Geography 12, 13, Civics 19, 20)

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The Gateway of India is a monument of the _____________ period.
(a) modern (b) medieval (c) ancient

2. The doctrine of lapse was put into use by _____________ .
(a) Dalhousie (b) Wellesley (c) Mountbatten
3. _____________ is not a ubiquitous resource.

(a) sunlight (b) gold (c) water
4. _____________ is a multipurpose project.
(a) Koyna (b) Kosi (c) Hirakud
5. The _____________ interprets the laws.

(a) legislature (b) executive (c) judiciary
6. The chairman of the Drafting Committee was _____________ .
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Match the following :
1. Vernacular Press Act u u Layer of soil below the topsoil

2. Annexed u u Kolkata
3. Subsoil u u Complete independence
4. Hirakud u u 1878

5. Purna Swaraj u u Longest dam
6. Victoria Memorial u u To take control of a country

C. Write T for true and F for false statements :
1. The Pindaris were not mercenaries.
2. Prior to 1947, India was under the foreign rule.

3. The laws for protection of natural resources show the economical value.
4. The mountain soil is rice in humus.
5. The practice of untouchability is illegal.
6. A society devoid of justice can hope to progress.

D. Fill in the blanks :

1. The trade with India was very _____________ .
2. The state of Mysore became the state of _____________ .
3. Protecting the soil from various agents of erosion is called_____________ .
4. Water is a _____________ resource.

5. The force of the police and court of law will punish the _____________ .
6. The Constitution of India was passed on _____________ .
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