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7 TH STD MCQ
1.Who had imprisoned Rajyashree?
A.Chandragupta B.Samudragupta C.Devgupta D.Vishnugupta
2.With the help of which Buddha monk did Harshvardhan get his sister Rajyashree
liberated?
A.Nagarjuna B.Diwakarmitra C.Prabhakar D.Gnaneshwar
3.Where did Harshvardhan hold religious conference every five years?
A.In Prayag b.In Banaras C.In Kanauj D. In Mathura
4.Which great poet of Sanskrit adorned the court of Harshvardhan?
A.Kalidas B.Bhavbhutti C.Bharvi D.Banabhatta
5.Which Vidhyapith (Educational Centre) was famous worldwide in the period of
Harshvardhan?
A.Nalanda B.Takshshila C.Vikramshila D.Vallabhi
6.From which town did gold find its way to India because of trade in the period of
Harshavardhan?
A.Paris B.Geneva C.Rome D.Istambul
7 Which Chinese traveller attended the sixth religious council held by Harshavardhan in
Prayag?
A.Etsing B.Laotse C.Fahiyan D.HU-en-tsang
8.Which King of Chalukya dynasty performed "Ashwamegh Yagna" ?
A.Kirtiverma B.Pulkeshi II C.Pulkeshi I D.Manglesh
9.Which King of Chalukya dynasty had a splendid Vishnu temple constructed in
vaatapi?
A.Pulkeshi I B.Manglesh C.Kirtiverma D.Yashoverma
10.Where did the empire of Harshavardhan cease after getting defeat against Pulkeshi II
in the battle
A. Till Ujjain B. Till Saputara C.Till Tapi D.Till Narmada
11.When it is a day time in India,in which of the following Countries, it will be a night ?
A. Australia B. South Africa C. Japan D. Canada
12. In which direction does the Earth rotate on its axis?
A.West to East B. East to West C. North to South D. South to North
13. Earth experiances day and night because......
A. The sun rotates on its axis. B. The earth rotates on its axis.
C. The sun revolves around the earth. D. The earth revolves around the sun.
14. Seasons occur on the earth, because.......
A. The sun revolves around the earth . B. The sun rotates on its axis.
C. The earth revolves around the sun. D. The earth rotates on its axis.
15. What angle does the earth make with its axis ?
A. 45.5degree B. 66.5degree C. 90degree
D. 23.5degree
16. What angle does the earth make with its orbit ?
A. 66.5degree B. 45.5degree C. 23.5degree D. 90degree
17. On 21st June , on which latitude do the sunrays fall straight ?
A. On the Tropic of Capricorn B. On the Arctic Circle C. On the Equator D. On the
Tropic of Cancer
18. On 22nd December, on which latitude do the sunrays fall straight ?
A. On the Equator B. On the Tropic of Capricorn
C. On the Tropic of Cancer D.On the Antarctic circle
19. Whose help is required to take decision and do the works of people for every nation ?
A. Citizens ' Unions B. National Leaders C. The government D. Magistrates
20. Who resolves economic and social problems ?
A. Ladies ' Unions B. The government C. Economics D. Prime Minister

21. Which body of the government functions to frame laws ?
A. Executive Committee B. Ministry C. Police Department D. Legislative Assembly
22. Who from the following , is the part of State Government ?
A. Prime Minister B. Governor C. President D. Chief Justice
23. What is the lower house of Legislative Assembly called ?
A. Legislative Assembly B. Lower house of Parliament C. Legislative Council D. Upper
house of Parliament
24. What is the upper house of Legislative Assembly called ?
A. Lower house of Parliament B. Legislative Assembly C. Upper house of Parliament
D. Legislative Council
25. Which Emperor ruled over India till the end of the sixth century ?
A. Lichchhavi B. Kushan C. Gupta.
26. After the death of which emperor did feudal lords and chieftains become independent
rulers ?
A. Emperor Harshavardhana B. Emperor Samundragupta C. Emperor Kanishka D.
Empero r Chandragupta Maurya
27. Who is considered to be a powerful ruler of Kanauj after Emperor Harshavardhan ?
A.Yashoverma B. Mihirbhoj. C.Prithviraj chauhan,D Kanishka-I
28. Which town was made the capital after establishing rule in Ajmer by the rulers of
Chauhan dynasty ?
A. Delhi b Ujjain, c Kanauj, d Jaipur.
29. Which King of Pallava dynasty is considered to be a powerful King ?
A. Narsinhverma B Govindverma, c Yashoverma. D Mahendraverma.
30. Rulers of which dynasty invaded Ceylon (Sri Lanka)?
A. Chola b Chera C Paandya, d Pallava
31. Rulers of which dynasty had powerful Naval army ?
A. Chola B Pallava, c Pandya.D Chalukya.
32. Which was the capital of Chola dynasty?
A.Tanjor , B Ajmer, C Kanauj D Ujjain.
33. Which town was found by Ajayraj, a ruler of Shakambhari state ?
Ans. Ajaymeru B Ajayraj C Ajaypur D Ajaypuri.
34. Who composed the famous Epic 'PRITHVIRAJ RAO' ?
Ans. Chand bardi B,Poet Jaydev, C Somdev D Amir Khushro.
35. Which was the capital of Kalchuris Chedi state ?
Ans. A Vaatapi B Triputi(Presently Tewar) C Shakambhari,D Tanjor.
36. Which dynasty ruled over Unhilpur Patan during Medieval age ?
Ans. Chavda Dynasty B Vaghela dynasty C Parmar dynasty D Chauhan dynasty.
37. Which dynasty did a ruler Govind III belong to?
Ans. A Rashtrakut dynasty, B Chola dynasty, C Paandya dynasty. D Chalukya dynasty.
38. Women of which dynasty had the rule in their hands ?
Ans. Paandya dynasty B .Pallava dynasty C Chera dynasty D Chola dynasty.
39. What was the other name of Chera state ?
Ans. Keral b.Madura C Rashtra D. Tirunelvelli.
40. Who was the powerful ruler of Chera state ?
Ans. Athan II b Ajayraj C Settungvan, D. Athan I
41. Which body of the government executes laws ?
Ans. Executive Committee b. Judiciary C. Police department, d. Legislative Assembly.
42. In which direction is the Pole Star seen?
A. South B. North C. West D. East
43. The Imaginary lines drawn in which direction of the globe are called longitudes>
A.North-South B.North-East C.West-East D.East-South

44. Which longitudes is called International Date line?
A. 82.5 B. 90 C. 360 D. 180
45. Which is the biggest clock of the world?
A. Stars B. Constellations C. Sun D. Moon
46. How many longitudes are there?
A. 180 B. 270 C. 360 D. 90
47. How much time does one longitudes take to pass in front of sun?
A. 4 Minutes B. 16 Minutes C. 1 Hour D. 24 Hours
48. What is the time of all places on the longitudes when that longitudes comes opposites
the sun?
A. 6:00 in the morning B. 11:00 at noon C. 6:00 in the evening D. 12:00 at noon
49. Through which city does our standard meridian pass?
A. Amritsar B. Kolkata C. Gandhinagar D. Allahabad.
BLANKS
1. Harshavardhan took charge of kanauj throne after getting his rajyashree liberated.
2.Harshavardhan raised a wide emperor in north India after carrying on his victorious journey
for seven years.
3.Harshavardhan forget even his meals in people welfare .
4.We can known many important things of Harshavardhan period Harshcharita even today.
5.Acharya shilbhadra was the principal of Nalanda vidyapith in the period of Harshavardhan.
6.The name of the grand and prosperous library of Nalanda vidyapith was Dharmaganj.
7.One sixth yield of land revenue was recovered from people the state of Harshavardhan.
8.Gold and Silver coins were used as currency for trade and exchange in the period of
Harshavardhan.
9.Hu-en- tsang has noted that there we re hundred /10 0 Buddha hermitages in the states of
Harshavardhan.
10 The capital of chalukya[solanki] dynasty in south India was Vatapi.
11.The flag of Pulkeshi 1 bore the sign of varahavtar.
12.Pulkeshi 2 ruled over for about 30 years.
13.The kings of chalukya[solanki] dynasty were the devotees of Hindu religion.
14.Harshavardhan was the last Hindu emperor of ancient India.
15.The earth completes one rotation on its axis in 24 hours.
16.The earth takes 365/366 days to complete one revolution around the sun.
17.The earth revolves around the sun at the speed of 1780 km per minute.
18.The earth rotates on its axis at the equator at 1670 per hour.
19.The earth,sun,moon and other stellar bodies are element in the universe.
20.the movement of the earth on its axis is called rotation of the earth
21.Day/night happen due to the rotational movement earth.
22.Change of seasons happen due to the revolutionary movement of the earth.
23.The path along which the earth moves around the sun is called orbit of the earth.
24.Season happen due to the revolution of the earth.
25.On 21 June , the sunrays fall straight over the Tropic of cancer.
26.On 22 December the sunrays fall straight over the tropic of Capricorn.
27.Between 21st march to 23rd September it is summer northern hemisphere and winter in
southern hemisphere.
28.The sun is seen at even 12 midnight in Norway country of Europe.
29.Government frames laws and execute them.
30.The government does public welfare work.
31.The government work at state level is called state government.
32.The government working at national level is called central government or union government.
33.Judiciary penalises law breakers or punishes them.
34.We have federal government in India.
35.Central government or union government does administration of entire India.
36.Regional [state]legislative Assembly has lower or upper houses.
37.The upper house of legislative assembly is called legislative council.
38.The lower house of legislative assembly is called legislative assembly.
39.In Gujarat we have only legislative assembly.
40.in most of the states of India there is no legislative council.
41.In the end of the seventh century , the unity of political power Empire broke.
42.The period between the eight and twelfth centuries is called Medical age.
43.The rulers of Pratihar dynasty of kanauj had saved India from the invasion of .
44.During the rule of king of Pratihar dynasty .he continually kept on fighting
against Rashtrakuts.
45.Ujjain and Dharanagari were the chief towns of 46. Temple of
kanchi was constructed during Pallava dynasty.
47.In south India , the capital of Chola dynasty was
48.King of Chola dynasty had started land measuring and local self government.
49. lake is to the north of Ajmer.
50.The other name of Prithviraj III was .
51.Chand bardai had composed the epic named
52. was the founder of Sisodiya dynasty.
53.In of Gujarat in medieval age , Chavda dynasty Rajputs and solanki dynasty
ruled.
54.Rakstrakut dynasty came to power after the fall of In south India.
55.The rule of Paandya dynasty was in the hands of in south India.
56.Tn the stone inscription of Emperor Ashoka Is mentioned for keral province.
57.A powerful king named Settungvan ruled in .
58.When Rajputs lost hope of winning against enemy in battle field they performed
.
59.When Rajputs became martyrs against enemies in battlefield , their wives [rajputanies]
performed Jauhar.
60. The horizontal imaginary line drawn on the globe are called latitude.
61. The vertical imaginary line drawn on the globe are called longitude.
62. The 0 longitude passing through Greenwich in England is called Greenwich line .
63. 0 Longitude passes through Greenwich in England.
64. The 180 longitude is called International-Date line.
65. The International-Date line passes over the Pacific ocean.
66. Time of the Places on the Globe is decided by longitudes.
67. In one hour, 15 longitudes pass by in front of the sun.
68. There is a difference of 4 minutes between two successive longitudes.
69. The time decided according to the Mid-day is called Local time.
70. When the time for the entire nation is decided from the longitude, it is known Standard
time.
71. The Standard time of our nation is decided by 82.5 longitude.
72. India is located between 68 and 97 east longitudes.
73. When it is 12 noon in Greenwich, it will be 11:00 in the morning on 15 west longitude.
74. While crossing the 180 longitude, from west to east
Ex. True or false
1. Devgupta was the king of Malwa .. TRUE
2. Harshvardhan was the elder brother of prabhakarvardhan .. False
3. Harshvardhan had split/divided his daily routine into five parts .. False
4. The great poet banabhatta had composed kadambari .. False
5. Harshvardhan had composed the play harshcharita .. False
6. Acharya nagarjuna was a famous alchemist of naland vidyapith ..True
7. There was religious equality among the people of harshvadhan .. True
8. The Chinese traveller Hu-en-tsang had stayed in Nalanda Vidyapith for 15 years and
studied Buddha religion.. False
9. The Chinese traveller Hu-en-tsang had returned to his country in 625 A.DFalse
10. Ashwamedh Yagna was performed by Pulkeshi II.. False
11. King Manglesh had made the capital Vaatapi a very charming town (nagar).. False
12. In the period of Pulkeshi II the influence of digambar sect of Jain religion had
increased.. True
13. The earth rotates on its axis..True
14. The orbit of the earth is circular False
15. The distance between the earth and the sun remains the same through the year..
True
16. The moon revolves around the earth..True
17. Day and night occur due to the tilted axis of the earth..False
18. Day and night are longer and shorter due to the tilted axis of the earth..False
19. Straight sunrays fall to the north and south of equator.. True
20. Regions getting more sunshine experience winter and those getting less sunshine
experience summer.. False
21. Between 21
st
march to 23
rd
September, the southern hemisphere experiences
winter.. True
22. Between middle of May till the end of July, the sun does not set in Norway.. True
23. The government is managerial union.. True
24. The government officials distribute food items through ration-shops.. False
25. The government is an essential body of every state.. True
26. The executive committee of the government framws laws..False
27. Constitution has made India a Union State.. True
28. We have Presidential government in India..False
29. We have tree level government in India, i.e. Village, State and Nation..True
30. In Gujarat, there is only Legislative Assembly.. True
31. There is no Legislative Assembly in most of the state of India.. False
32. India was divided into many small and large parts in the end of the sixth century..
33. Dharanagari means the present day dhar district of Madhya Pradesh..
34. Many constructions took place during Chola dynasty in south India..
35. Rudradaman I had kailasnath temple in Kanchi constructed..
36. The rulers of Chola dynasty had powerful naval army..
37. With the passage of time ajaymera nagar (town) got recognized as Ajmer..
38. The kings of Chavda dynasty ruled over Delhi during te Rajput age..
39. Sisodiya Rajputs are the same as Gohils or Guhilots of Mewar..
40. Govind IIIof pratihara dynasty had established supreme rule/power in deccan
religion in the eighth century..
41. There had been pandya state where there are Madura and tirunelvelli districts in
Tamil Nadu in present ..
42. The other name of pandya state is keral..
43. Rajputs performed jauhar when the lost the hope to win in battle..
MATCH
1/ the valiant king of kanauj - harashvardhan
2/ the valiant king of vaatapi - pulkeshi2
3/ archarya sheelbhadra - nalanda vidypith
4/ the composer of harshacharit - the great poet banabhatta
5/ rotation causes - Day and Night
6/ revolution causes- seasons
7/ The earth revolves - sun
8/equal day and night - 21 th march
9/ Midnight sun -norway
10/ gram panchayat -provides street lights in the villages
11/ Taluka Panchayat - constructs roads between two villages
12/ district Panchayat - appoints teachers in primary schools
13/state Goverment -contributes to the local self goverment
14/ central goverment - starts new trains between two cities
15/ law farming body 0f goverment- legislative assembly
16/ law executive Body of goverment - The executive committee
17/ The lower house of legislative assembly - legistative Assembly
18/The upper house of legislative assembly Legislative Council.
SS Lesson 1&2 Mid Sem 2014
Answer in Short
Q1.How did Rajyavardhan die?
Ans. Rajyavardhan was killed treacherously by Gaud King Shashant.
Q2.Who had imprisoned Rajyashree?
Ans. King of Malwa Devgupta had imprisoned Rajyashree.
Q3.Whom did Harshavardhan think of liberating as soon as he came into power?
Ans. Harshavardhan thought of liberating his sister Rajyashree as soon as he came into
power.
Q4.Who defeated Harshavardhan in battle?
Ans. Chalukya King Pulkeshi ll of South India defeated Harshavardhan in a battle.
Q5.How was the Harshavardhans daily routine?
Ans. Harshavardhan had spilit his daily routine into three slots. The First slot was for the
state administration, The second slot was for public welfare, and the third slot was allotted
for religious deeds.
Q6.Which deeds of public welfare had Harshavardhan done?
Ans. Harshavardhan has constructed rest houses, stepwells,wells, lakes, hermitages,
monasteries, etc. for public welfare. He also put a ban on killing on living creatures.
Q7.Which compositions of great poet Banabhatta are considered unique in Sanskrit
literature?
Ans. Two compositions of Banabhatta, i.e. Kadambari and Harshacharita
Q.8 Which plays were written/composedby Emperor Harshavardhan?
A.8 Emperor Harshavardhan had written three plays. They are Nagananda, Ratnavali
and Priyadarshika
Q.9 Which Vidyapith (Education Centre)was made world famous by Harshavardhan?
A.9 Nalanda Vidyapith was made famous worldwide by Harshavardhan.
Q.10 What special arrangement was made by Harshavardhan for the maintenance of
Nalanda Vidyapith?
A.10 Harshavardhan has donated 100villages of his state for the maintenance of Nalanda
Vidyapith.

Q.11 Which different ashes/concentrates were recommended for use as medicine by the
alchemist Nagarjuna?
A.11 The different ashes/ concentrates were recommended for as medicine by the alchemist
Nagarjuna were iron, arsenic and mercury.
Q.12 Which evil customs prevailed among the people during the reign of Harshavardhan?
A.12 The evil customs prevailed among the people during the reign of Harshavardhan were
Sati-system ,child marriages and polygamy.
Q.13 By which games and sports did people entertain themselves during Harshavardhan `s
reign?
A.13 The games and sports that people entertain themselves during Harshavardhan`s reign
were chess, sogathabaji, etc.
Q.14 who entertained people by moving about from village during Harshavardhan`s reign?
A.14 Acrobats and conjurers wander from village to village to village for entertainment of
people.
Q.15 What was the chief occupation of the people during king Harshavardhan`s reign?
A.15 The chief occupation of people in the period of Harshavardhan was agriculture and
animal husbandry.
Q.16 What was the special convenience made by Harshavardhan for trade and transportation
of goods or commodities?
A.16 The special convenience made by Harshavardhan for trade and transportation of goods
or commodities for trade and for the transit of goods and commodities was he had built
highways.
Q.17 Which Chinese traveler had come to India during Harshavardhans reign?
A.17 Chinese traveller Huen Tsang had visited India during Harshavardhans reign.
Q.18 Why did the state of Kanauj cease at Narmada?
A.18 The state of kanauj cease at Narmada because Pulkeshi-2 defeated kingHarshavardhan.
Q.19 Which caves were constructed during the reign of Pulkeshi-2?
A.19 The caves of Vatapi and Dharapuri were constructed during the reign of Pulkeshi-2.
Q.20 When did Pulkeshi-2 died? How?
A.20 Pulkesi-2 died while fighting with the Pallava king of Kanchivaram.
Q21 In which ways was Harshavardhan better than Pulkeshi-2?
A.21 Harshavardhan was better than Pulkeshi-2 in his State administration, in the public
welfare deed, in the pursuit of region, in the generosity of donating and in his interest in
education and literature.
LESSON2
Q-1 How many types of motions does the Earth show?
Ans. The Earth shows 2 types of motion. They are 1.Rotation 2.Revolution.
Q-2 What is rotation?
Ans. The movement of earth on its own imaginary axis is called rotation.
Q-3 What is revolution?
Ans. The movement of earth around the sun on an imaginary path is called revolution.
Q-4 How much time does the earth take to complete 1 revolution ?
Ans. The earth takes 365 days to complete 1 revolution.
Q-5 What does orbit of the earth mean?

Ans. The earth moves continuously on this Imaginary path in the space. This path is called
orbit.
Q-6 Why does the distance between the earth and the sun not remain same throughout the
year?
Ans. The distance between the earth and the sun does not remain same throughout the year
because the orbit of the earth is not round but oval or egg shaped or elliptical.
Q-7 At what rate per minute does the earth revolve around the sun?
Ans. The earth revolves around the sun at the rate per 1780 km. per minute.
Q-8 What angle does the earth makes with its axis and with its orbit?
Ans. The earth makes 22.3* with its axis and 66.5* on its orbit.
Q-9 When do sunrays fall straight over the Tropic of Cancer?
Ans. The sunrays fall straight over the Tropic of Cancer on 21
st
June.
Q-10 When do sunrays fall straight over the Tropic of Capricorn?
Ans. The sunrays fall straight over the Tropic of Capricorn on 22
nd
December.
Q-11 On which das do sunrays fall straight over the Equator?
Ans.
Q-12 Why do the north pole and south pole come in front of the sun alternately?
Ans. The north pole and south pole come in front of the sun alternately because the Earth
revolves around the Sun keeping its axis in the same direction.
Q-13 Which seasons prevail over the northern and the southern hemispheres between 21
st

March and 23
rd
September?
Ans. Between 21
st
March and 23
rd
September the nortern hemisphere experiences summer
while the southern hemisphere experiences winter between 21
st
March and 23
rd
September.
L-3
Q.14. Why does every nation requires a Government?
A.14 Every nation requires a government to operate and manage the nation well.
Q.15 On which different levels does the government work?
A.15 The government works on three different levels 1) National level 2) State level 3)
Local level.
Q.16 What is the chief function of the government?
A.16 The chief function of the government is to frame laws, get them executed and make
amendments in law and impart justice.
Q.17 Which body of the government is known as legislative Assembly?
A.17 The body which frames laws is known as Legislative Assembly.
Q.18 Which body of the government is known as Executive Committee?
A.18 The body which executes law framed by Legislative Assembly is known as Executive
Committee.
Q.19 What is the function of Judiciary?
A.19 The function of the judiciary is to punish the offenders.
A.20 Federal Government means the government at two levels that is National level (Central
Government) and State level (State Government)
A.21 The government at the national level is called the Central Government or Union
Government.
A.22 The government at the State level is called the State Government.
A.23 There are two houses in the Legislative body. They are 1) Legislative Assembly 2)
Legislative Council.
L- 4
Q.1 After the death of which emperor the feudal lords and the chieftains become free?
A.1 After the death of Emperor Harshavardhan the feudal lords and the chieftains became
free.
Q.2 Which dynasties arose in India at the end
Ans-4 The end of the seventh century many dynasties like Gurjar, Pratihara, Pal,
Chalukya,Parmar, Chuahan, Pallava, Rastrakuta and Chola
Ans-5 The rules of early medieval period were divided into two parts
1)North India 2)SouthIndia
Ans-6 The Pratiharas saved India from the invasion of Arabs
Ans-7 Mihir Bhoj was a powerful ruler belonged to Pratihara dynasty. He was widely known
asBhoj or Mihir Bhoj.
Ans-8 The two main Malwa towns during the Parmar dynasty were Ujjain and Dharanagri.
Ans-9 King Bhoj establish a vidyapith in Dharanagri to make Dharanagri educational centre
andto create opportunity for learning Sanskrit literatureThere.
Ans-10 Chola and Pallava dynasties were two well-known states during the Rajput age in
southIndia ?
Ans-11 Kailasnath Temple of Kanchi were constructed during the Pallava dynasty
Ans-12 Rulers of Pallava and Chola dynasty of south India were the lovers of art and
literature ?
Ans-13 One example of the expert administration of Rajraj 1 was that he had started
landmeasurement system and local self government.
Ans-14 King Ajay raj founded the town of Ajaymera. It was known as Ajmer later.
Ans-15 As India is a peninsula it has water on three sides . South India comes near the
region of water. It is surrounded by water on three sides . The Arabian sea, the Bay of
Bengal and the Indian ocean on the west ,east, and south respectively This state have the fear
of external attacks so in order to protect those state it is compulsory to maintain a strong
naval army.
Ans-16 The rulers of chauhan dynasty gained victory over Dhillak, the capital of tomar and
establish their rule.
Ans-17 Prithviraj or Raipithora possessed a unique place in the history of India he belong
tochauhan dynasty
Ans-18 A well known poet ChandBardai has narrated his story on prithvirajchuahans
bravery inhis famous epic name prithvirajraso
Ans-19 The meaning of Rastrakuta is the chief official of the rastra or provins
Ans-20 Govind3 of Rastrakuta dynasty had establish supreme power in the deccan region in
the 8
th
century
Ans-21 Pandya state of pandya dynasty in south India is considered to be a very ancient state
of south India
Ans-22 The rulers of the Chola dynasty could invade nations beyond the sea because they
had a very powerful naval army
Ans-23 Athena 2 and Settungvan were two powerful kings existed in the Chera state.
Ans-24 When Rajputs hope of winning against the enemy in a battle field they performed
Kesariyan
Ans-25 If the husbands died in the battle field or got defeated against the enemy and were
arrested as war prisoners the wives of Rajputs perform Jauhar.
L-5Answer in one sentence
Q1. What is meant by latitude circle?
A1. The circular line joining the latitude is known as latitude circle.
Q.2 What is meant by longitude circle?
A2. The circular line joining the longitude is known as longitude circle.
Q3. What is latitude?
A3. The horizontal imaginary line drawn on the globe in East-West direction are called
latitude.
Q4. What is longitude?
A4. The vertical imaginary lines drawn on the globe in North-South direction are called
longitude.
Q5. Which part of the earth is called the northern hemisphere and which is called the
southern hemisphere?
A5. The part above the equator in the north is called the northern hemisphere and below in
thes outh is called southern hemisphere.
Q6. What is known as the Greenwich Line?
A6. The 0 degree longitude passes through Greenwich of England is known as Greenwich
Line.
Q7.What is the International date line?
A7 180 degree longitude is known as International date line
Q8. How much time does one longitude take to pass completely by the Sun?
A8. To pass completely by the Sun one longitude of the earth takes 4 minutes.
Q9.What is meant by 0 degree longitude? How is it?
A9. 0 degree longitude is called Greenwich longitude. It divides the earth into two parts east
and west. East of 0 longitude is called Eastern hemisphere and west of 0 degree longitude is
called western hemisphere.
Q10. Canceled
Q11. Which time is considered as the standard time of a country?
A.11. The local time of a centrally located place of a country is considered as the standard
time of a country.
Q.12. From the local time of which city is the standard Time of India decided?
A.12. The standard Time of India is decided by the local time of 82.5Degree E longitude
which passes from near Allahabad.
Q.13. Which part of earth is called the eastern hemisphere and which is the western
hemisphere?
A.13. Area to the right of 0Degree longitude (Greenwich Line) upto 180 degree longitudes is
the eastern hemisphere and the area to its left from 0degree to 180 degree longitudes is the
western hemisphere.
Q.14. Between which longitude is India located?
A.14. India is located in 68 degree East to 97degree east longitude.
Q.15 Over which ocean does the International Date Line pass?
A.15. International Date Line passes over the Pacific Ocean.
Short notes
1.GREENWICH MERIDIAN
The 0 degree longitude passing through the Greenwich in England is called Greenwich Line. It
divides the Earth into 2 parts-East and West. This Greenwich Line or the 0 degree line is also
known as Prime Meridian.
2.INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
International Date Line is Drawn in a zigzag manner passes through the pacific Ocean and
separates two calendar dates.
It is not exactly 180 at all places since the line crises crosses across several time zones.
This is because if it is drawn straight, then the line has to pass through many Islands.
Due to this they might have two days and two dates on the same Island. This might create
confusion.
Therefore the line when it passes over the land is shifted towards water body and so it is not
straight but zigzag.