CBSE Class 5 Social Science Revision Worksheet Set A

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

A. Answer the following in one word.
1. The President of India is elected for a term of – 5years
2. The Vice – President is the ex-officio chairman of – Rajya Sabha
3. The Lok Sabha can have a maximum number of people- 552 members
4. The Rajya Sabha cannot have members in excess of- 250 members
5. The number of members to be nominated by the president o the Rajya Sabha is-12
B. Answer the following in 5 to 10 words: 

Question. Name the three branches of the Union Government.
Answer : The three main branches of Union Government are Executive, legislature and Judiciary 

Question. Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
Answer : The Attorney General of India is appointed by the President. 

Question. Which Judiciary organization is the head of entire system?
Answer : Supreme court of India is the head of entire system. 

Question. What do you mean by Republic of India?
Answer : 29 states and 7 union territories collectively are called Republic of India. 

Question. When did the constitution of India came into force?
Answer : The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950. 

C. Answer the following in 20 to 25 words : 

Question. When does a bill become an act?
Answer : A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act of the legislature, or a statute. 

Question. In what way members of Rajya Sabha retire?
Answer : The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution; one-third of its members retire every second year. Rajya Sabha, at present, has 245 seats. Of these, 233 members represent the States and the Union Territories, and 12 members are nominated by the President. 

Question. Why is the Attorney general of India appointed?
Answer : The Attorney General of India is the highest law office which is responsible to assist the government in all its legal matters. The President appoints the Attorney General (AG). 

D. Answer the following in 50 to 60 words: 

Question. Write the differences between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Answer : The difference between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
LOK SABHA                                               RAJYA SABHA
1.It is also known as lower house             1. It is also known as upper house
2.It consist of 550 members                    2. It consist of 250 members
3.Its time period is 5 years                      3. It is permanent body, 1/3 of its
                                                                 member retire after every 2 years.
4.It is more powerful                              4. It is less powerful 

Question. Describe the Indian Judicial Organization.
Answer : The judicial system of India is classified into 4 various levels, which are
1) On the highest level lies Supreme Court,
2) Followed by high courts in every state of India
3) District courts at district level, and
4) Lok Adalats in village and panchayat level.
The judiciary of India takes care of maintenance of law and order in the country along with solving problems related to civil and criminal offences. The judiciary system that is followed in India is based on the British Legal System that was common in the country during preindependence era. India has a quasi-federal structure with 29 States further sub-divided into about 601 administrative Districts. The Judicial system however has a unified structure. The Supreme Court, the High Courts and the lower Courts constitute a single Judiciary. 

Home work: Please draw these charts in plain paper

KNOW YOUR PLANET 

A. Tick (√ ) the correct answers: 

1. The earth is a unique planet in the Solar System because:
(a) It is the only planet in the solar system
(b) It has land masses and water bodies
(c) Its water bodies covers 30% of the area
(d) Its land mass covers 70% of the area 

2. The number of continents on the earth are:
(a) two
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) none 

3. The Antarctic Ocean is also called the:
(a) Eastern Ocean
(b) Southern Ocean
(c) Northern Ocean 

4. Political map shows:
(a) Countries
(b) States
(c) both a and b
(d) neither a nor b 

B. Fill in the blanks: 

1. An ______________ is a book of maps.
2. A map is always drawn on a _________ Surface.
3. A map showing rivers, plains & mountains is called a _________ map.
4. __________ and_______ on a map show features that cannot be drawn.
5. Light blue colour on a map shows_______ waters and dark blue shows _____ waters.
6. The art of making maps is called _________.

Q1) Give one word for the following : -

a) A book of maps________
Answer : Atlas.

b) A unique planet________
Answer : Our Earth .

c) The large land masses________
Answer : Continents .

d) The large water bodies________
Answer : Oceans .

e) A portugese Explorer________
Answer : Ferdinand Magellan .

f) Model of the Earth.________
Answer : Globe .

g) A Flemish map-maker .________
Answer : Gerardus Mercator .

h) The earliest surviving globes.________
Answer : Eradapfel orEarthApple .

Q2) Do as directed :-

a) Water bodies are shown in shades of________
Answer : Blue.

b) Plains or lowlands are shown in shades of________
Answer : Green.

c) Highlands are shown in shades of________
Answer : Brown.

d) Light blue is used for ________ water.
Answer : shallow 

e) Dark blue is used for ________ water.
Answer : deep water

f) A ________ is given on a map to help us understand the colour scheme and the symbols used .
Answer : Key

g) The four major directions are  ________
Answer : North , South, East, West.

h) The four intermediate directions on a map are  ________
Answer : NorthEast, SouthEast,

i) ________painted the map on Eradapfel,.
Answer : George Glockendan

j) There are  ________ oceans .
Answer : five

k) There are  ________ continents .
Answer : seven

l) The word map comes from the ________ word “ ________
Answer : latin,  Mappo”

m) We can find directions easily through ________
Answer : Compass .

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:

i. In India you can see the prehistoric pictures on the walls of :

a) Gateway of India b) Taj Mahal c) Bimbetka caves

ii. Fastest means of personal communication is :

a) telegraph b) internet c) radio d)newspaper

iii. Personal communication is done through:

a) Newspaper b) Television c) Telegram

iv. WWW :

a) World Wide Web b) World Wide Water c)World Wildlife Watch

II. LOCATE THE INVENTORS FROM THE GRID AND FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. The telegraph was invented by _______________________________.

2. The telephone was invented by_______________________________.

3. ___________________________invented the printing press.

4. The inventor of Radio was_____________________

5. _________________ invented the television.

III. MARK TRUE OR FALSE

1. Often pamphlets are distributed with newspapers.

2. Newspaper, television and magzine are a means of personal communication.

3. The other name of mobile phone is cellular phone.

4. In olden days papyrus sheets were used to record thoughts and ideas.

5. Mobile phones use wires to transmit signals.

List out the food items hidden in the grid given below:

Q1) Read the clues and fill these missing gaps :-

i) The smallest continent ______ . (_U _ _ R _ _ _ A )
Answer : ( A U S T R A L l A )

ii) The smallest ocean _______ . (_ R _ _ _ C _ _ _ A _ )
Answer : ( A R C T l C O C E A N )

iii) The largest continent ______ . (_ S_ A )
Answer : (A S l A )

iv) The largest ocean _____ . ( P_ _ _ F_ C _ _ _ A _. )
Answer : ( P A C l F l C O C E A N. )

Q2) Fill in the blanks :

i) All Parallels are complete_______.
Answer : circles .

ii) All Meridians are of same _______
Answer : length

iii) Meridians cut the Parallels at_______ angles .
Answer : right

iv) Parallels neither_______ nor _______ one another .
Answer : touch, cross

Q3) Find directions :-

i) _______ lies between the North and the East.
Answer : North East

ii) _______ lies between the North and the West.
Answer : North East

iii) _______ lies between the South and the East.
Answer : South East

vi) _______ lies between the South and the West.
Answer : South East

Q4) Do as directed :-

a) Water bodies are shown in shades of _______.
Answer : Blue.

b) Plains or lowlands are shown in shades of _______.
Answer : Green

c) Highlands are shown in shades of _______.
Answer : Brown

d) Light blue is used for _______water.
Answer : shallow

Q3) Draw a Diagram of Parallels and Meridians .
Answer : To be done by students

Q1) Read the clues and solve the puzzle : -

1) These are the blocks of ice floating on the sea . l__ E__E__G__ .

2) The lnuits came to Greenland from this continent . N__ __ T__ A__ __ R __ C__ .

3) The lnuits use this weapon to hunt whales .H__ __ P __ __ N .

4) These animals are used to pull sledges . H__ __ K__ __ S .

5) Greenland is a part of this country . D __ __ M __ __ K .

6) This is the other name of the Nuuk . G __ D__ __ A__ .

7) ln Greenland, flowers bloom in this season . S__ __ l __ G .

8) This bay lies between Canada and Greenland . B__ FF__ __ B__ Y .

Q2) Circle the odd one out :-

1) ice sheet      iceberg           snow               desert .

2) arctic            tropical           evergreen       equatorial .

3) reindeer       lion                 polar bear        seal .

4) kayak           umaik             sledge             harvester .

5) Likasi           Sisimiut          Nuuk                Ilulissat .

Q3) Draw a diagram of lgloo .

I. Define

1. Atlas

2. Globe

3. Scale

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. The earth is ................ in shape.

2. A ................ represents the earth on a flat surface.

3 The large water bodies are called ................

4. A map is drawn according to a ................

5. ................ is the smallest continent.

III. Give one word:

I. The large land mass on the earth. ................

2. Largest country in the world. ................

3. A sign with a particular meaning used on a map.

4. A model of the earth. ................

IV. True or False.

1. Green colour on a map shows plains.

2. Symbols are drawn in different colours.

3. It is possible to make a globe for a part of the earth.

4. Africa is the largest continent.

5. Shallow water on a map is represented by light blue.

V. Draw the signs represented as

Bridge ................

Railway ................

Dam ................

Forest ................

VI. Draw major directions with sub directions.