9101530_ALPINE_SA1_QP_2Part_G03_SOCIAL_BEG_A_50_AY1819_AK

Grade :3 Time :150 Subject :Social Studies Minutes Marks :50 Teacher's Copy 7M Section - A Multiple choice questions [ D ] __ /1M Choose the correct answer. [ B ] __ /1M 1. Which view of a place does a map show? [ A ] __ /1M (A) Side (B) Bottom [ A ] __ /1M (C) Upside-down (D) Top [ D ] __ /1M 2. How long is India from the north to the south? (A) 3,100 kms (B) 3,200 kms (C) 3,300 kms (D) 3,400 kms 3. How many states does India have? (A) 29 (B) 28 (C) 27 (D) 26 4. Which is the world’s highest mountain range? (A) The Himalayas (B) The Andes (C) The Alps (D) The Aravali 5. What do we have to imagine to draw the map of a classroom? (A) No walls (B) No floor (C) No ceiling (D) No door

6. What is an example of public transport? [ D ] __ /1M (A) (B) (C) (D) 7. Choose the scale where a distance of 5 km is shown by 2 [ B ] __ /1M cm. (A) (B) (C) (D) Section - B Fill in the blanks 5M 8. More than half of the Indian people live in villages. __ /1M 9. India is the third largest country in Asia. __ /1M 10. Daman and Diu is the capital of Daman and Diu. __ /1M 11. India is surrounded by eight neighbouring countries. __ /1M 12. Some maps also use different colours to show different information. __ /1M

Section - C Match the following 4M 13. Match the following __ /4M 1. Union territory [ d ] a. New Delhi 2. Local government [ c ] b. Hospitals 3. Health facilities [ b ] c. City, town and village 4. Capital city of India [ a ] d. Ruled by the central government. Section - D Very short answer questions 10 M Answer each of the following questions in a word or a sentence. __ /1M __ /1M 14. How many main directions are used to find locations on a map? A. Four __ /1M 15. Based on its physical features, how many regions can India be __ /1M __ /1M divided into? __ /1M A. Six __ /1M 16. Name the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. A. Silvassa __ /1M 17. What surrounds India in the south? __ /1M A. Water 18. What are the signs used on a map called? A. Symbols 19. Name the largest Indian state. A. Rajasthan 20. Circle the correct word. A map of a neighbourhood shows/does not show every building and shop. A. shows 21. Can you see every town on a map of India? A. No, it may not be possible to see all the towns on a map of India. 22. What do we use as landmarks in general? Mention any two.

A. Student's response __ /1M Sample - Famous buildings, places, hotels, statues, etc. 23. Where is the central government located? A. In New Delhi Section - E Short answer questions 12 M Answer each of the following questions in two to three sentences. __ /2M __ /2M 24. What is a map? A. A map is a drawing of a certain place. It uses names, symbols, __ /2M __ /2M pictures and colours to show information. __ /2M 25. Name any two regions of India. A. i) The Northern Mountains ii) The Northern Plains iii) The Great Indian Desert iv) The Southern Plateau v) The Coastal Plains vi) The islands (accept any two responses) 26. a) Which type of basic needs are taken care of by the government? b) Which government does the above services? A. a) Sanitation, laying roads and so on b) Local governments in towns 27. Why are correct measurements important while making maps? A. Measurements help to mark the correct positions of things on a map. They measure the space between two locations on a map. 28. Fatima stays in Tinsukia, Assam. Use the maps and name the following. a) the region where her house is located b) the river closest to her house

A. a) The Northern Plains __ /2M b) Brahmaputra river 29. How does a scale help make a map useful? A. A scale shows larger measurements as smaller ones. This makes a map small and useful. Section - F Long answer questions 8M Answer each of the following questions in four to five sentences. Answer any ONE of the following questions 30. Morad wants to visit the Indian islands for their natural beauty. Which __ /4M places do you think he should go to? A. The following Indian islands are known for their natural beauty:- i) The Lakshadweep islands located in the Arabian sea near the Western Caostal Plains ii) The Andaman and Nicobar islands located in the Bay of Bengal near the Eastern Coastal Plains (OR)

31. What are some of the important functions of a government? Write __ /4M down any four. A. Some important functions of the government are: • making laws • checking if laws are being followed • providing basic facilities like water, medicines • managing natural disasters • maintaining friendly relations with other countries • preserving monuments, museums, forests, water bodies (accept any four responses) Answer any ONE of the following questions __ /4M 32. Image A shows a rice field and Image B shows a desert. Can both these places be part of the same region? A. In India, deserts are found in the Great Indian Desert region. However, rice farming is mostly done in the Northern Plains. Hence, the two places cannot be located in the same region. (OR)

33. Describe how a map of India fits on a small page. Use the following __ /4M points: • details on the map • scale A. A map of india only shows some important things. It does not show small neighbourhoods. Example: 1 cm can be used to show a large distance. Thus, this scale helps in showing a map of india on a small page. Section - G Diagram based questions 4M 34. The following are some of the facilities which are provided by the __ /4M government. Name them. a) b)

c) d) A. a) Public transport facilities b) Education facilities c) Health facilities d) Recreational facilities (Note: If the Question is for 5 Marks Each bit carries 1.25 Marks) Section - H Surprise question 5M Try and answer this for fun. This is not counted in the total marks. __ /5M 35. Write a few sentences about the map using the name of the cardinal directions in your own sentences. A. Student's response