Social Science Practice Test grade 4 | The Early Civilizations | Himalayan Range | The Northern Plains | The Southern Plateau | CBSE | NCERT |

 Social Science Practice Test - I 

                      Class - 4 [ 30 Marks ]

Portion - 1) The Early Civilizations

               2)Himalayan Range

               3) The Northern Plains

               4) The Southern Plateau

Q. 1) Choose the correct option. [ 4 Marks ]

i) The greatest ancient river valley civilizations of the world are.......................

a) Indus Valley civilization

b) Harappan civilization

c) Vedic civilization

d) a and b both

ii) ............................is the highest peak in India.

a) K2

b) Mount Everest

c) Kanchenjunga

d) Nanda Devi

iii) ............................river basin is also called the " food bowl of India".

a) Sutlej 

b) Ganga

c) Brahmaputra

d) Yamuna

iv) Which crop are cultivated in black soil?

a) cotton

b) sugarcane

c) rice

d) all of the above

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Q.2 ) True or false? [ 4 Marks ]

a) The Western Ghats receives more rainfall than the Eastern Ghats.

b) Bhakra Nangal Dam has been built across Sutlej river for generating electricity.

c) The Shivalik's are the highest of the Himalayan Ranges.

d) In Vedic Age the caste system was born in India.  

Q. 3) Name the following. [ 4 Marks ]

 

a) Main occupation of people in Harappan civilization - 

b) The north- eastern part of the Shivaliks -

c) Small rivers that join big rivers - 

d)  A flat- topped highland with steep -

Q . 4) Match the pairs [ 4 Marks ] 

          ( A )

a) Jog falls

b) Longest river

c) Rohtang and Nathu La

d) Largest delta 

      ( B )

i) Ganga

ii) Sunderbans

iii) Karnataka

iv) Hyderabad

v) Important passes

vi) Sutlej

Q. 5 ) Answer the following. [ 5 Marks ]

a) What were the four varnas in the caste system?

b) Write about the Shivaliks.

c) Alluvium is good for what?

d) Which mining centres of India are located in Chota Nagpur Plateau?

e) The Sutlej river basin lies in which part of the northern plains?

Q. 6 ) Answer in detail [ 4 Marks ]

a) Describe Indus Valley civilization.

b) Write about origin and extent of Brahmaputra river basin.

Q. 7 ) Case Study :

The Deccan Plateau lies to the south of the Satpura Range and the Narmada River. The Deccan Plateau is bordered on either side by the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats. The Eastern and the Western Ghats meet each other at the Nilgiri hill. This plateau covers the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Anaimudi, the highest peak of the peninsular region, is situated on the Deccan plateau. Rivers like Mahanadi, Godavari, Kaveri, Krishna, Narmada and Tapi originates in this area. The Jog falls in Karnataka, is the highest waterfall in our country and lies in this plateau region.

Answer the following . [ 5 Marks ]

a) What is the location of the Deccan Plateau?

b) Where the Eastern and Western Ghats meet?

c) Which states lies in the Deccan Plateau?

d) Which rivers originates in the Deccan Plateau?

e) Which is the highest waterfall in India?