Important questions for SSC 2023

Social Studies - EM
(1 - 12 units)
Prepared by

Kunati Suresh, SA., SS, ZPHS, URANDUR, Srikalahasti Mandal, Tirupati District.

CHAPTER 1 : INDIA - RELIEF FEATURES

1. Which Plateau has rich mineral resources?
2. Name the volcanic origin islands in India.
3. Which Islands are famous for flora and fauna?
4. Name the longest canal in India?
5. Name the longitude (IST) which passes on the central India?
6. Name the zone which has Gravel and pebble sediments?
7. How many hours ahead the Indian Standard Time than of Greenwich Mean Time?
8. Write about Indo-Gangetic plains.
9. Which longitude is taken as Indian Standard Meridian? (AS1)
10. What is the time difference between GMT and IST? (AS1)
11. Name the strait separating Sri Lanka from India. (AS1)
12. Name the parallel ranges in Himalayas. (AS1)
13. Which Indian islands are Volcanic Origin? (AS1)
14. What are called coral reefs? (AS1)
15. Name the tributaries of river Indus. (AS1)
16. What is a Dun? Give examples. (AS1)
17. Define the term “Bhabar”. (AS1)
18. Name the coastal states and their coasts.
19. Write a few lines about India’s location. (AS1)
20. Write about ‘Islands in India’. (AS1)
21. Indo- Gangetic plains have high density of population. (AS4)
22. “The Indo-Gangetic plains have high density of population” Find the reasons. / Comment. (AS2)
23. What are the salient features of Indian plateau? (AS1)
24. Write the differences between Western and Eastern Ghats
25. Explain the importance of Himalayas in India.
26. Observe the given Map and answer the questions.

i. What does the map explain?

ii. What is the northern boundary of Deccan Plateau?
iii. Which is located between Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
iv. 4: In which physical feature Hyderabad is located?

27. Observe the given Map and answer the questions.

 i. What is the extent of India from East to West?
ii. Through which states the Tropic of Cancer passes?
iii. Which Longitude passes in the Extreme West to India?
iv. Andaman islands are located in which direction to India?

CHAPTER 2 : IDEAS OF DEVELOPMENT

1. In which state Kudamkulam project located?
2. HDI stands for___________.
3. What is the formula of Per Capita income?
4. Define GDP
5. Expand HDI.
6. Who explained Human Development?
7. What is Per capita Income? What is the formula for it?
8. Why do we use averages to compare the development? What are the limitations of it?
9. Why do you think parents accord less priority to girls' education as compared to boys? Explain.
10. Explain about the schooling revolution in Himachal Pradesh.
11. Observe the table and answer the questions:
Some data regarding India and its neighbors for 2013
Per Capita Average Expected Human Development
Life
Country Income in years of years of Index (HDI) rank in
expectancy
$ schooling schooling the world
Sri Lanka 5170 75.1 9.3 12.7 92
India 3285 65.8 4.4 10.7 136
Pakistan 2566 65.7 4.9 7.3 146
Myanmar 1817 65.7 3.9 9.4 149
Bangladesh 1785 69.2 4.8 8.1 146
Nepal 1137 69.1 3.2 8.9 157
a. Which country stands ahead India in HDI?
b. Name the developed country.
c. Which countries got same rank in HDI?
d. Which country stands better place in Life expectancy at birth?

CHAPTER 3 : PRODUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

1. What is another name for under employment?
2. Give example for the service sector activity.
3. Give examples for intermediary goods.
4. Give Example for final goods.
5. What is service sector?
6. What is disguised unemployment?
7. What is Organised sector. Give 2 examples.
8. What is Unorganised sector. Give examples.
9. How the organized sector is better than the unorganised sector. / How is the organised sector different from
unorganised sector?
10. What is GDP?
11. How do we estimate GDP?
12. “The service sector different from other sectors” – Comment. (AS2)
13. Explain about the service sector.
14. Observe the table and answer the questions. (AS3)
SECTOR EMPLOYMENT% GDP %
1972-73 2009-10 1972-73 2009-10
Agriculture 74% 53% 43% 17%
Industry 11% 22% 22% 26%
Services 15% 25% 35% 57%

i. What is the percentage of agricultural workers in 1972-73?

ii. Which sector employment was decreased?
iii. Which sector share in GDP was increased?
iv. Which sector stands in second place in Gross Domestic Product in 2009-10?

CHAPTER – 4 : CLIMATE OF INDIA

1. What are the factors of climatic controls?
2. What are the elements of weather and climate?
3. Define the word Climate.
4. Define the word weather.
5. What are Western Disturbances?
6. Suggestions to prevent the Global Warming.
7. Explain the Monsoon mechanism in India. / What is Monsoon? Write the monsoon system in India?
8. “Human activities contribute to global warming” – Do you agree? Or differ? Support your answer.
9. How does the human activities cause global warming?
10. Describe India’s climate controls.
11. Write two slogans on Environment.
12. What factors affect the global warming?
13. Write any two slogans to reduce global warming.
14. Observe the following climograph and answer the following questions. (AS3)

a. Which month received the highest rainfall?

b. Which month recorded high temperature?
c. Which month recorded low temperature?
d. Why is the maximum amount of rainfall between June and October?

CHAPTER – 5 : INDIAN RIVERS AND WATER RESOURCES

1. Name the twin sources of Ganga.
2. Write slogans on Water saving/ water conservation.
3. What are the tributaries of river Ganga?
4. Explain the river systems of India.
5. Write about Hiware Bazaar
6. “The groundwater laws are both outdated and inappropriate.” Explain.
7. Brahmaputra River flows through which countries?
8. What is the need of conservation of ground water?
9. Observe the map and answer the questions.

a. On the bank of which river Kolkata is located?

b. In how many countries River Brahmaputra is flowing?
c. Write the other name of River Ganges.
d. Write the other name of River Brahmaputra in Bangladesh?
e. What are the tributaries that originate in peninsular plateau?

CHAPTER 6 : THE PEOPLE

1. Explain the causes of population growth.
2. What is population density?
3. When was taken the first census in India?
4. In which year the first complete census was taken in India?
5. Write suggestions to control population growth.
6. What is the literacy rate in 2011?
7. What is the India’s population as of 2011?
8. What is sex ratio?
9. What is Population density?
10. Write two slogans on gender equality.
11. Observe the graph and answer the questions given below.

i. In which year the population decreased?

ii. From which year onwards is the population continuously increased?
iii. What might be the reasons for the fast growth of population after independence?
iv. How many times the decennial Census of India has been conducted?
12. Observe the graph and answer the questions given below.

1. In which year, sex ratio is too high?

2. What does the above graph explain?
3. In which year, the least sex ratio is recorded?
4. How many times the female number is recorded more than 935?

CHAPTER 7 : PEOPLE AND SETTLEMENT

1. Where is Heathrow Airport located?
2. The main reason for the population growth in Urban areas.
3. What are the problems caused by urbanization?
4. How to control the growth of slums?
5. What is a settlement? How a place becomes as a settlement? / What are the minimum amenities to provide a
settlement?
6. Define Mega cities.
7. What is Urbanisation?
8. Define the term ‘Site’. What are the Site features?
9. Define the term ‘Situation’. What are the Situation features?
10. How expansion of slums can be stopped? / Solutions for urbanisation problems.
11. What is an Aerotropolis? How is it structured?

CHAPTER 8 : PEOPLE AND MIGRATION

1. What are the criteria for identifying a person as a migrant?
2. What are the reasons for the migration?
3. What problems do migrants face?
4. Explain the problems associated with migration.
5. ‘Most children of migrant families become dropouts.’ Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.
6. What consequences must face the migrant workers?
7. Observe the map and answer the questions given below. (AS5)
 a. From which states migration is more?
b. What could be the reasons for out migration and in migration?
c. From which states migration is very low?
d. Why is Delhi recorded more in migrants?

CHAPTER 9 : RAMPUR: A VILLAGE ECONOMY

1. What are the types of capitals?
2. Define fixed capital / physical capital.
3. Define working capital.
4. What is the non-farm activity? Give examples.
5. Expand MNREGA.
6. What is an indentured labor?
7. Define the term ‘multiple cropping’.
8. What are the factors of production/ production elements?
9. Study the table and answer the questions given below.

10. Observe the graph given below and analyse it.

CHAPTER – 10 : GLOBALISATION
1. Write about globalisation.
2. What is liberalization?
3. Write about SEZ.
4. Expand IBRD.
5. “Globalisation helps the development of Indian economy” - Comment.
6. What is Arab Spring?
7. What are the impacts of globalisation?
8. “After 1991, in India trade barriers were removed” – comment.
9. Write the impact of globalization in India?
10. How Multinational Corporations Contribute to Globalization?
11. Give examples for Indian Multinational Corporations.
12. What were the reasons to remove barriers to foreign trade and investment?
13. “The impact of globalisation has not been uniform.” - Comment.

CHAPTER 11 : FOOD SECURITY

1. Which state implemented MDM first?
2. How the midday meal scheme contributes to food security
 3. “The public distribution system is providing proper food security” – Comment. / What are the benefits of public
distribution system? / What are the Uses of PDS. / How PDS helps food security.
4. What were the effects of Green Revolution in India?
5. What is meant by Minimum Support Price?
6. What are the schemes introduced in education in Andhra Pradesh?
7. Write any four slogans on food security. / Write two Slogans on avoid Food Wastage.

CHAPTER 12 : SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITH EQUITY

1. What are the important and urgent environmental issues?
2. Write slogans to achieve sustainable development.
3. What is "environment's source function“?
4. What is the "sink function“?
5. Write two slogans in the context of environment.
6. What is Chipko Andolan?
7. “Rapid extraction of minerals and other natural resources would adversely impact the future” Do you agree? Or
differ? Justify your comment.
8. Who wrote the book Silent Spring?

MAP POINTING - PAPER 1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Aravalli Mountains
Arunachal Pradesh Bay of Bengal Bihar
Bramhaputra river Canara Coast Chhota Nagpur Plateau
Chilka Lake Circar Coast Deccan Plateau
Delhi Dodabetta Eastern Ghats
Everest Ganges / Ganga River Godavari River
Himachal Pradesh Himalayas / Latest folded mountains. Gujarat
Indian Standard Longitude Indira Point Indus River
Kanyakumari Karnataka Kashmir
Kerala Kolkata Konkan Coast
Krishna River Lakshdweep Islands Luni River
Malwa Plateau Manipur Mizoram
Mt. K2 Mumbai Narmada River
Nilgiris Ooty / Udaka mandalam Palk Strait
Punjab Rann of Kutch Sahyadri Mountains
Shimla Tamil Nadu Tapti River
Thar Desert Tropic of Cancer Tungabhadra River
Vindhya Mountains Western Ghats Arabian sea
India Ocean Nepal Bangladesh
Pakistan Bhutan Malabar coast

CHAPTER 13
THE WORLD BETWEEN WARS 1900-1950 : PART – I
1. "Historian Eric Hobbes-BaIm called the 20th century as 'the age of extremes." Why? Explain.
2. What were the main causes of the world wars?
3. Describe the consequences of the world wars.
4. What is militarism?
5. Write any four slogans for maintaining world peace.
6. What is aggressive nationalism?
7. What was the immediate cause for the World War I?
8. What was the immediate cause for the World War II?
9. Do you observe the aggressive nationalism and colonialism even today? Explain.
Observe the timeline and answer the questions given below.
 1. When did World War II begin?
2. What were the major events happened in the year 1945?
3. Name the capital city of Russia.
4. When and why was the Treaty of Versailles held?
5. Who was the founder of the Nazi Party

10.Expand UNESCO.
11.Expand UNICEF.
12.Expand UNO.
13.How was the Nazi party was raised in Germany?
14.Who were killed by the Nazis in Germany?
15.Do you support Hitler's treatment against women? Explain.
16.Write two slogans for prevention of wars. / Write any four suggestions to avoid wars.

CHAPTER – 14 : THE WORLD BETWEEN WARS 1900-1950 : PART – II

1. Name the parliament of Japan.
2. Name the parliament of Germany.
3. When did United Nations Organisation form?
4. What changes did the revolution bring in Russian society?
5.What challenges were faced by Russia after the revolution?
6.What is economic depression? Explain its causes and results.
7.What is the New Deal policy? Who introduced it?
8.Who is the author of the famous novel “Animal Farm”?
9.What are the welfare schemes currently implemented by the government?
10.What challenges were faced by Germany during the Great Depression?
Observe the table and answer the questions given below.
1. Weimar Republic formed was formed in which country?
2. What was the immediate cause of World War II?
3. Expand the USSR.
4. Who was responsible for the massacre of the Jews?

Observe the table and answer the questions given below.

1. What was the Russian Emperor called?

2. Name the first socialist country in the world?
3. What is civil war?
4. Name the international organization, which was formed by the communists?

Observe the map and answer the questions given below.

1. Which two countries were controlled by Japan?

2. Which area of China was controlled by Japan?
3.Which two kingdoms were not controlled by Japan?
4.Which are the two island complexes under Japanese possession?
5. Bering Strait separates which continents?
6.Write any two countries which were under Japan control.
7.Write any two countries which were under China control?
8.Write any two countries which were not under Japan control?
9.Write any two countries which were under Japan control?

CHAPTER-15 : NATIONAL LIBARATION MOVEMENTS IN THE COLONIES

1. “Write about “May Fourth Movement’’.
2. Which strategy adopted by the French in Vietnam.
3. What was the role of the American peace movement in the withdrawal of the US government from Vietnam?
These are the problems faced by the environment in Nigeria due to petroleum extraction.
4. How was it possible for a small country like Vietnam to stand up the might of the USA?
5. Who is the founder of modern China?
6. What is ‘Agent Orange’?
7. Name tribes in Nigeria?
8. What is Pan Africanism?
9. What is important resource of Nigeria?

Observe the map and answer the questions.

1. Name of the river shown in the map?
2. Name the capital city of the country?
3. Name the important tribes live in Nigeria?
4. In which continent Nigeria is located?
5. Which ocean lies South to Nigeria?

CHAPTER-16 : NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA-PARTITION&INDEPENDENCE

1. ‘Who is the writer of ‘Sare Sahan Se Achha’?
2. Who launched the Quit India campaign?
3. Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch Quit India in……
4. Who was the last viceroy of India?
5. In the year 1939 all the ministers resigned against the British government. why?
6. Write briefly about Quit India movement.
7. “Integration of princely states in India had become a major challenge” –Comment.
8. Who was the founder of Azad Hind fauz?
9. ‘Who is called Father of the Nation?
10. Who was the last British governor general?
11. What was the policy followed by the British?
12. Write about INA.
13. Write the role of Subhash Chandra Bose in freedom struggle.
14. Describe the situation that arose before the people with the creation of Pakistan. /How did partition affect the lives
of ordinary people?
CHAPTER-17
MAKING OF INDEPENDENT INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1. Who is the chairman of constituent assembly?
2. Who is the chairman of drafting committee?
3. On which date our Constitution was adopted finally?
4. When did the constitution of India come into force?
5. When do we celebrate the Republic Day?
6. When do we celebrate the Indian constitutional day?
7. Write the features of parliamentary system of government.?
8. Write the features of parliamentary system of government?
9. ‘Define the term ‘Federal principle. What are the federal principle of Indian government?
10. ‘Define the term ‘unitary’. What are the Unitary principle of Indian government?
11. What facilities are provided for social change in the constitution?
12. Write a short notes on basic principles of Our constitution.
13. What are the two words that are added later to the preamble of Indian Constitution?
14. Observe the graph and answer the following questions given below.
Graph 1 : Since the Constitution was implemented on 26th January 1950 till 2013
nearly 99 amendments were made.
1. What is the need of Constitutional amendment?
2. How many amendments were made up to 2013.?
3. In between 1951-60 how many amendments made?
4. in which period more amendments were made?

CHAPTER-18
INDEPENDENT INDIA (THE FIRST 30 YEARS -1947-1977)
1. Write about the first general election? /” The first elections were difficult due to various reasons”-comment.
2. What is NAM?
3. Write about the Anti -Hindi agitation.
4. Write the following Prime Ministers in chronological order.
5. Indira Gandhi, Modhi, Nehru, Rajiv Gandi.
6. What are the aims of the 42nd Constitutional amendment?
7. Who gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’ in 1971?
8. Which countries were participated panchasheel pact?
9. What is Indian foreign policy?
10. What is ‘Emergency’?
11. Emergency period a set back to the Indian democracy.How?
12. What is Policy Paralysis?
13. Explain about ‘Anti Hindi agitation’.
CHAPTER-19
EMERGING POLITICAL TRENDS: 1977-2000
1. What were the new policies followed during Rajiv Gandhi's time?
2. What is ‘Policy Paralysis’?
3. What do the 73rd &74th constitutional Amendments explain?
4. Write about the Operation Barga in West Bengal.
5. What reforms were started by Rajiv Gandhi to the country?
6. “Coalition politics lead to instable governments”-comment.
Read the given data to answer the questions.

1. which parties participated in the government of the National Front?

2. When did first coalition government?
3. which party was partner of Government in all the Coalition Government?
4.To which state Trinamool Congress belongs to?
5. What is coalition Government?
6. Expand NDA.

CHAPTER -20 : POST-WAR WORLD AND INDIA

1. What is SEATO? Expand SEATO.
2. Expand CENTO.
3. Expand NATO.
4. What is VETO?
5. Which country formed NATO?
6. What is the Non-Aligned Movement?
7. What is the objective of Panchasheel pact?
8. Write about Palestine problem.
9. Where is the head quarter of UNO?
10. . Explain that the development of a country is possible only because of literacy.
11. What are the aims of the UNO?
12. Explain the relation between Indian and Bangladesh.
13. Explain the relation between Indian and Pakistan.
 OBSERVE THE MAP AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What information shown in the map?

2. which country occupied Palestine?
3.name the people participated in Palestine issue?
4.which country formed in 1947 by UNO?

Observe the graph and answer the questions.

1. which country has more nuclear stock piles during 1955-1975?

2.which countries were participated in the arms race?
3.The Nuclear stockpiles is indicating which war?
4. Give suggestion to control Nuclear weapons.
Graph 1 : US and USSR nuclear stockpile
UNIT 21 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN OUR TIMES
1. Explain ‘Bhopal Gas Tragedy’.
2. Write about Anti -arrack Movement’.
3. Write about Meira Paibi Movement in Manipur.
4. Write two slogans in Anti Arrack Movement.
5. Who is one of the famous leader of NBA.
6. What is Greenpeace Movement?
7. Suggest solutions for environmental issues.
CHAPTER-22 : RIGHT TO INFORMATION: CITIZENS AND THE
GOVERNMENTS
1. Expand RTI.
2. Expand NALSA.
3. Who can get free benefit from Legal Service Authority?
4. What is the importance of the Lok Adalat?
5. What is Lok Adalat? What is the purpose/aim of Lok Adalat?
6. “Right to Information Act resembles the true spirt of democracy’ ’comment?
7. ‘’Right to Information is a powerful weapon in the hand of common man”-Write your opinion.
8. Write about the RTI ACT.
9. What are the uses of RTI.?
MAP POINTING – for World map
Vietnam Nigeria Egypt Japan New Yark
Naigeria Atlantic Ocean Black Sea Brazil China
Srilanka Beijing Nepal Red Sea Russia
Austrelia England Germany Alaska Italy
Pacific Vietnam North Corea France Moscow
Turky Austria City of ICJ Bangladesh
Portugal Indonesia Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Nepal
Rome Pacific Ocean Chile UNO Headquarter Country