9103038_MAPLE_SA1_QP_3Term_G03_SOCIAL_BEG_A_60_AY1819_AK

Grade :3 Time :150 Subject :Social Studies Minutes Marks :60 Teacher's Copy 10 M Section - A Multiple choice questions [ B ] __ /1M Choose the correct answer. [ D ] __ /1M 1. How long is India from the north to the south? [ B ] __ /1M (A) 3,100 kms (B) 3,200 kms [ C ] __ /1M (C) 3,300 kms (D) 3,400 kms . [ A ] __ /1M 2. Which view of a place does a map show? (A) Side (B) Bottom (C) Upside-down (D) Top 3. Dehradun is the capital of which state? (A) West Bengal (B) Uttarakhand (C) Goa (D) Andhra Pradesh 4. 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 5. Lakshadweep is the smallest union territory of (A) India (B) China (C) Pakistan (D) Sri lanka

6. Mani Kumaran clicked this photo of his father at work. [ C ] __ /1M Mani's father fishes in the Bay of Bengal. Where does Mani Kumaran live? (A) the Great Indian Desert (B) the Northern Mountains (C) the Coastal Plains (D) the Northern Plains 7. Who among the following does NOT work for the government? [B] (A) (B) __ /1M (C) (D) 8. Pramila visited several Hindu holy cities. Which region did [ B ] __ /1M [ A ] __ /1M she visit? (A) the Islands (B) the Northern Plains (C) the Great Indian Desert (D) the Southern Plateau 9. Which of the following is the distance shown by the given scale? (A) 5 km shown by 2 cm (B) 5 km shown by 1 cm (C) 10 km shown by 1 cm (D) 1 km shown by 1 cm

10. A map of shows each and every buildings. [ D ] __ /1M (A) political (B) physical (C) world (D) neighbourhood Section - B Fill in the blanks 7M 11. Some maps also use different colours to show different information. __ /1M 12. India is the world’s seventh largest country. __ /1M 13. Daman and Diu is the capital of Daman and Diu. __ /1M 14. An arrow with the letter ‘N’ shows North. __ /1M 15. More than half of the Indian people live in villages. __ /1M 16. India is the third largest country in Asia. __ /1M 17. India is surrounded by eight neighbouring countries. __ /1M Section - C Match the following 4M 18. Match the following __ /4M 1. Capital city of India [ d ] a. City, town and village 2. Health facilities [ c ] b. Ruled by the central government 3. Union territory [ b ] c. Hospitals 4. Local government [ a ] d. New Delhi Section - D Very short answer questions 10 M Answer each of the following questions in a word or a sentence. __ /1M 19. What surrounds India in the south? A. Water

20. How many main directions are used to find locations on a map? __ /1M A. Four __ /1M 21. Based on its physical features,how many regions can India be __ /1M divided into? __ /1M A. Six __ /1M 22. Name the capital of Nagaland. __ /1M A. Kohima 23. What are the signs used on a map called? __ /1M A. Symbols __ /1M 24. Name the largest Indian state. __ /1M A. Rajasthan 25. Circle the correct word. A map of India shows a large/small area. A. large 26. What is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar? A. Port Blair 27. Where is the central government located? A. In New Delhi 28. What do we use as landmarks in general? Mention any two. A. Student's response Sample - Famous buildings, places, hotels, statues, etc. Section - E Short answer questions 12 M Answer each of the following questions in two to three sentences. __ /2M 29. Name any two regions of India. __ /2M __ /2M 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) 30. What is a map? A. A map is a drawing of a certain place. It uses names, symbols, pictures and colours to show information. 31. What is a government? A. A government is a group of people that makes important decisions for a country.

32. Why is the region of the Northern Plains also known as the Gangetic __ /2M Plain? __ /2M A. The region of the Northern Plains is also known as the Gangetic Plain __ /2M because the river Ganga flows through this region. 33. 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. 34. Read what Peter has to say about his recent trip. Which region did he visit? What makes you think he visited that region? A. Peter visited the Great Indian Desert. This is because he: • saw camels • felt that it was very hot. • saw very few plants

Section - F Long answer questions 12 M Answer each of the following questions in four to five sentences. Answer any ONE of the following questions

35. Label the following on the map given below. __ /4M A. Karnataka B. Jammu and Kashmir C. Gujarat D. Punjab

A. (OR) __ /4M 36. Morad wants to visit the Indian islands for their natural beauty. Which 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

Answer any ONE of the following questions __ /4M 37. Look at the given map and answer the questions: a) What are the symbols in A3? b) Where are the entrance gates? c) Where does the following image appear in the map? What does it show? A. a) The symbols for toilet, water body, green land, main road and footpath are in A3. b) The entrance gates are in B1 and C2. c) This picture is in C1. It shows the four main directions – north (N), east (E), south (S) and west(W). (OR)

38. 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 39. 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)

40. This is a map of Rahimpur. Name the facilities provided by the __ /4M government. Is any facility missing? Is the missing facility an important one? A. The government has provided the following facilities. • education facilities - school and college • transport facility - bus depot • recreational facility - garden There are no medical facilities in Rahimpur. It is important to have medical facilities to treat people who are ill. Section - G Diagram based questions 5M 41. Look at the map and answer the following questions. __ /5M

a) What is to the north of the bank? b) What is to the west of the school? c) What is to the east of the bank? d) In which direction is the fire station to the park? A. a) School b) Park c) Toy shop d) South (Note: For 5 marks correct spellings to be allotted 1 mark and 4 marks for 4 bits) Section - H Surprise question 5M Try and answer this for fun. This is not counted in the total marks. __ /5M 42. Write a few sentences about the map using the name of the cardinal directions in your own sentences. A. Student's response