social science for ix class kv students

Write a short note on the following: 1.The Andaman and Nicobar islands:are a group of 572 islands off the east coast of India. The islands in the Bay of Bengal form a Union Territory of the Republic of India. Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar islands. The Ten Degree channel separates the Andaman from the Nicobar islands. 2.Karavatti: Capital city of Lakshadweep 3.The Standard Meridian : 82°30′ E choosen as the standard Meridian for India because this longitude passes through the middle of the country. This balances the time gap of two hours between the westernmost and easternmost parts of India. Also, 82° 30′ E is exactly divisible by 15 i.e., a difference of 30 minutes. 4.Why the Name Indian Ocean  to our Ocean given ? The Indian Ocean gets this name becauseIndia has the longest coastline on the ocean. It is surrounded by the ocean from three sides. The Indian Ocean serves as the major channel for India’s trade with other countries through sea rou...

Q1.What do you mean by Water Divide ? Meaning of Water divide with examples Ans: Any upland or a mountain separating two adjoining drainage basins is known as water divide.Though the Indus, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra rivers rise very close to each other near the Mansarovar Lake but because of the water divides they flow in different directions Best example: upland where Ambala is located separates indus and ganga river basins. q2. Which is the largest river basin in India ? Give a note on Ganga River Basin. 2.Ans:The largest river basin in India: The Ganga river has the largest basin in india . it lenghs aprox. 2500 km. and cover almost 25%area of country. Although the Indus is larger than Ganga Indus flow only for some extent and more in Pakistan.Thus in India The river Ganga only considered as the largest one. Q3. Where did the indus river originate ? 3.Ans: origin of river Indus-Near kailas mountain,Mansarowar lake.origin of river Ganga-Gangotri Glacier-Uttarkhand,Indi...

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following describes the drainage patterns resembling the branches of a tree? (a) Radial (c) Centrifugal (b) Dendritic (d) Trellis (ii) In which of the following states is the Wular Lake located? (a) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (b) Uttar Pradesh (d) Jammu and Kashmir (iii) The river Narmada has its source at (a) Satpura (c) Amarkantak (b) Brahmagiri (d) Slopes of the Western Ghats (iv) Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake? (a) Sambhar (c) Wular (b) Dal (d) Gobind Sagar (v) Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India? (a) Narmada (c) Godavari (b) Krishna (d) Mahanadi (vi) Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley? (a) Damodar (c) Krishna (b) Tungabhadra (d) Tapi

Answer the following questions briefly. (i) What is meant by a water divide? Give an example. (ii) Which is the largest river basin in India? (iii) Where do the rivers Indus and Ganga have their origin? (iv) Name the two headstreams of the Ganga. Where do they meet to form the Ganga? (v) Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt, despite a longer course? (vi) Which two Peninsular rivers flow through trough? (vii) State some economic benefits of rivers and lakes.

1. Meaning of Drainage 2. Patterns of Drainage: 3. The River systems in India 4. The Himalayan Rivers 5. The Peninsular Rivers 6. Water Divide 7. Water shed area 8. River Basins 9. Important facts on Rivers 10.Role of Rivers in our National Economy 11.Pollution in Rivers 12.Delta 13.Lake 14.Lagoon 15.Estuary 16.Sunderban Delta 17.Tributaries 18.Rivulets 19.Subrivers 20.Meanders

Activity Solve this crossword puzzle with the help of given clues. Across 1. Nagarjuna Sagar is a river valley project. Name the river? 2. The longest river of India. 3. The river which originates from a place known as Beas Kund. 4. The river which rises in the Betul district of MP and flows westwards. 5. The river which was known as the .Sorrow. of West Bengal. 6. The river on which the reservoir for India Gandhi canal has been built. 7. The river whose source lies near Rohtang Pass. 8. The longest river of Peninsular India? Down 9. A tributary of Indus originating from Himachal Pradesh. 10. The river flowing through fault, drains into the Arabian Sea. 11. A river of south India, which receives rain water both in summer and winter. 12. A river which flows through Ladakh, Gilgit and Pakistan. 13. An important river of the Indian desert. 14. The river which joins Chenab in Pakistan. 15. A river which rises at Yamunotri glacier.

** Why Hitler and his Nazism became popular ? 1.Money and the promise of economic success was another reason why people were so attracted to the Nazis. 2.With the Stock Market Crash of 1929 that led to the Great Depression, many Germans were devastated financially and unable to recover for quite some time, if ever. Already poor civilians became poverty stricken, homeless, and jobless. 3.The upper class citizens who had money invested in the stock market losthitler everything they had, and were not willing to reinvest to inject money into the German economy, for they feared losing the little they had left. 4.They were attracted towards the speeches of Adolf Hitler.

Summative Assessment is carried out at the end of a course of learning. It measures or ‘sumsup’ how much a student has learned from the course. It is usually a graded test, i.e., it is marked according to a scale or set of grades. Assessment that is predominantly of summative nature will not by itself be able to yield a valid measure of the growth and development of the child. It, at best, certifies the level of achievement only at a given point of time. The paper pencil tests are basically a one-time mode of assessment and to exclusively rely on them to decide about the development of a child is not only unfair but also unscientific. Over emphasis on examination marks focusing on only scholastic aspects makes children assume that assessment is different from learning, resulting in the ‘learn and forget’ syndrome. Besides encouraging unhealthy competition, the overemphasis on Summative Assessment system also produces enormous stress and anxiety among the learners. Read more: http...

History: 3. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Question Answers 1.When did Germany surrender to the Allies ? Ans: In May 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies. 2. How did Hitler and his progpaganda minister and his entire family die ? Ans: Anticipating what was coming, Hitler, his propaganda minister Goebbels and his entire family committed suicide collectively. 3. Where did Hitler die ? Ans: In his Berlin bunker in April 1945. 4. Write a note on the Tribunal which was set up to prosecute Nazi war criminals against peace ? Ans: At the end of the war, an International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg was set up to prosecute Nazi war criminals for Crimes against Peace, for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. 5. What are Allied Powers ? The Allied Powers were initially led by the UK and France.In 1941 they were joined by the USSR and USA. They fought against the Axis Powers, namely Germany, Italy and Japan. 6. What are Axis Powers ? The Axis Powers were Germany,...

1.The German people attracted towards the emotional speeches by Adolf Hitler and his vision towards making Germany as strong power in Europe. notes will be added soon.

1.Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic. 1.Effects of war :Unfortunately, the infant Weimar Republic was being made to pay for the sins of the old empire after the first world war. The republic carried the burden of war guilt and national humiliation and was financially crippled by being forced to pay compensation to the allies after the first world war. Both psychologically and financial Germany wad badly affected like other European countries. 2.Political radicalism : The Political instability was the out come due to uprising of socialist and democrats. The spread of nazi propaganda by Adolf Hitler and the 3.Germany lost its overseas colonies, a tenth of its population, 13 per cent of its territories, 75 per cent of its iron and 26 per cent of its coal to France, Poland,Denmark and Lithuania. 4. Demilitarization: The Allied Powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power. The War Guilt Clause held Germany responsible for the war and damages the Allied countries suffe...

We can try to know about the event of surrender of Germany in 1945 by the Allies . And a real story of Helmuth and his father's story, a story of Nazi criminality during the war.Helmuth's father realized his mistakes committed against the Jews and felt the Allies too treat them in same way and shared views with his family and shot dead himself. The historic second world war from 1939-45 ruined the civilian and military population in a dreadful manner . It was unrecoverable damage to the mankind. It is believed that the Nazis victimized the Jews and at the end they were defeated . Adolf Hitler and his propaganda minister and their family committed suicide . So it is very necessary to understand about Hitler and his Nazism derived from his autobiography namely Mein kampf that means "My Struggle" in German language. When he was put into prison by the government of Germany, he wrote this book and expressed his ideology.Mainly it reflected of his vision of revenge against ...

Answer these questions in your Class Work note book and submit: 1.What is Nazism ? 1.Nazism is defined as a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader. 2.Nazism characterised by establishment of dictatorship,favouring victimization of Jews,glorification of war,encouraging extreme nationalism,opposing socialism and democracy. 3.Nazi party was oficially abolished in 1945 at the conclusion of World War II. 2. What was the Weimar Republic ? And where was it? Ans: It was formed after first world war in Germany making its base at weimer city. 3. From which book the ideas of Nazism were taken ? Ans Mein Kamph (My Struggle). It is the autobiography of Adolf Hitler. 4. What is the difference between Nazism and Fascism ? Except the victimization of Jews all other features are same in both.So this racist feelings differentiate nazism with that of fascism. 5. With whom fascism associated ? And what is it actually...

It is said that often that man without educations is like a strange being. We are all proud to be Indians and born in this great country where we were moulded with age old values like Truth, Ahimsa,Tolerance and Respect to Elders and to be religious at every moment and every place . You the growing children need to grasp these values and make them as part of your life. In addition to the regular studies you need to study the lives of the great men and women of India and other parts of world.

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