AP 7th Class Social Bits Chapter 2 Rain and Rivers with Answers

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AP State Syllabus 7th Class Social Bits 2nd Lesson Rain and Rivers with Answers

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Question 1.
There are ……………. arms of the monsoon winds.
A) three
B) four
C) one
D) two
Answer:
D) two

Question 2.
In the months from …….. to ……… cyclones from in the Bay of Bengal causing widespread rains in coastal and inland Andhra Pradesh.
A) May to October
B) November to March
C) June to August
D) September to December
Answer:
A) May to October

Question 3.
The South-West monsoon, however, brings much rain to the …………
A) Rayalaseema
B) Telangana
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
Answer:
B) Telangana

Question 4.
………… is an instrument by which the rainfall is measured.
A) Rain scope
B) Rain guage
C) Rain metre
D) Rain puppet
Answer:
B) Rain guage

Question 5.
The rivers Krishna and Godavari start from the
A) the Eastern Ghats
B) the Western Ghats
C) Deccan Plateau
D) None of these
Answer:
B) the Western Ghats

Question 6.
………… allows the water to flow slowly into the river.
A) Sand
B) Hills
C) Soil
D) Vegetation
Answer:
D) Vegetation

Question 7.
Ganga and its tributaries originate in
A) the Western Ghats
B) Himalayas
C) the Eastern Ghats
D) Deccan Plateau
Answer:
B) Himalayas

Question 8.
In our state we have ………… main deltas.
A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five
Answer:
A) two

Question 9.
………….. is the main tributary of the River Krishna.
A) Manjira
B) Musi
C) Dindi
D) Tungabhadra
Answer:
D) Tungabhadra

Question 10.
In coastal Andhra Pradesh, at least ………… villages were washed away by the cyclonic storms in 1977.
A) 50
B) 75
C) 100
D) 125
Answer:
C) 100

Question 11.
The percentage of water on the earth’s surface.
A) 29%
B) 71%
C) 66%
D) 49%
Answer:
B) 71%

Question 12.
This may take place in the form of dew, fog, rain, snow and hail.
A) Evaporation
B) Precipitation
C) Humidity
D) None
Answer:
B) Precipitation

Question 13.
The summer months which are unbearable
A) April – May – June
B) May – June – July
C) March – April – May
D) April – June – July
Answer:
A) April – May – June

Question 14.
When the water is boiled it changes as water vapour, then water vapour gets cooled and changes as
A) ice
B) water
C) water vapour
D) pressure
Answer:
B) water

Question 15.
Water changes into vapour and mixes with the sky.
A) condensation
B) evaporation
C) sublimation
D) transpiration
Answer:
B) evaporation

Question 16.
Evaporation takes place from these
A) oceans
B) rivers
C) lakes
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 17.
When the heat increases water?
A) evaporates more
B) evaporates less
C) no change in vapour
D) none
Answer:
A) evaporates more

Question 18.
When we rise from the earth’s surface?
A) there is heat
B) there is cold
C) no change occurs
D) none
Answer:
A) there is heat

Question 19.
Tiny droplets together
A) increase heat
B) form as clouds
C) drops as rain
D) all the above
Answer:
B) form as clouds

Question 20.
Water vapour changes into water
A) evaporation
B) condensation
C) precipitation
D) humidity
Answer:
B) condensation

Question 21.
The process of water evaporating from the seas, forming clouds in the sky, coming down as rain, flowing down the slopes on land in the form of rivers and finally joining the sea is called the
A) evaporation
B) water cycle
C) precipitation
D) humidity
Answer:
B) water cycle

Question 22.
Different forms of condensations of water vapour are known as
A) evaporation
B) water cycle
C) precipitation
D) humidity
Answer:
C) precipitation

Question 23.
The amount of invisible water vapours present in the atmosphere is known as
A) evaporation
B) water cycle
C) precipitation
D) humidity
Answer:
D) humidity

Question 24.
The wind, come all the way from the Arabian sea to the Bay of Bengal and causes
A) rain
B) no rain
C) no changes
D) none
Answer:
A) rain

Question 25.
The monsoons in India are of ……… kinds.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 1
Answer:
A) 2

Question 26.
In Andhra Pradesh state, the temperature rises higher every day between
A) March and June
B) April and June
C) May and August
D) March and August
Answer:
A) March and June

Question 27.
The rains in Andhra Pradesh due to the South-West monsoon is
A) high
B) low
C) common
D) none
Answer:
A) high

Question 28.
This district receives very little rainfall in Andhra Pradesh in the South-West monsoon time.
A) Anantapur
B) Kurnool
C) YSR Kadapa
D) Both A & B
Answer:
C) YSR Kadapa

Question 29.
Rain caused by whirling storms is called.
A) Convectional rainfall
B) Orographic rainfall
C) Cyclonic rainfall
D) None
Answer:
C) Cyclonic rainfall

Question 30.
The months in which cyclones occur in the Bay of Bengal
A) January and February
B) March and April
C) May to October
D) September and October
Answer:
C) May to October

Question 31.
The winds from the Bay of Bengal blow towards this direction after October
A) North-East
B) North-West
C) South-East
D) South-West
Answer:
D) South-West

Question 32.
Andhra Pradesh receives very little rainfall during these months.
A) October, November
B) November, December
C) March, April
D) May
Answer:
D) May

Question 33.
North-East monsoons are also called as
A) Return monsoon
B) High monsoons
C) Low monsoon
D) None
Answer:
A) Return monsoon

Question 34.
These are formed due to water flow from mountains
A) streams
B) seas
C) oceans
D) brooks
Answer:
A) streams

Question 35.
Smaller rivers or streams which join a large river are called ………….
A) rivers
B) lakes
C) tributaries
D) brooks
Answer:
C) tributaries

Question 36.
As the river becomes bigger and broader, its flow gets
A) faster
B) slower
C) no change in flow
D) none
Answer:
B) slower

Question 37.
This forms where the river joins the sea.
A) deserts
B) deltas
C) plateaus
D) mountains
Answer:
B) deltas

Question 38.
The Krishna and Godavari rivers originated from these
A) Eastern ghats
B) Western Ghats
C) Satpura ranges
D) Vindhya ranges
Answer:
B) Western Ghats

Question 39.
The treeless bed in the flow of the river is called
A) plain
B) desert plain
C) mountain plain
D) Flood plain
Answer:
D) Flood plain

Question 40.
The slowing down river water helps the rainwater
A) to change the route to agricultural fields.
B) to percolate into the soil.
C) to control floods.
D) all the above
Answer:
B) to percolate into the soil.

Question 41.
The reason behind the floods
A) a sudden inflow of water into the river
B) a slow inflow of water into the river
C) a late & slow inflow of water into the river
D) all the above
Answer:
A) a sudden inflow of water into the river

Question 42.
If the surface of the land is covered with vegetation,
A) then soil erosion is greatly reduced.
B) soil erosion cannot be reduced.
C) may cause harm to the environment.
D) all the above
Answer:
A) then soil erosion is greatly reduced.

Question 43.
India is frequently facing destructive cyclones from the Bay of Bengal. The reason
A) Because it has no long coastline.
B) Because it has a long coastline.
C) Because of unrest in the sea.
D) Because of no rains.
Answer:
B) Because it has a long coastline.

Question 44.
The worst cyclone hit the East Coast in
A) November 1976
B) November 1977
C) November 1978
D) December 1977
Answer:
B) November 1977

Question 45.
In November 1977 on the east coast, six-metre high tidal waves swept across villages and killed ……… people.
A) 7000
B) 8000
C) 9000
D) 9941
Answer:
D) 9941

Question 46.
Who is most affected at the time of natural calamities?
A) poorest people
B) middle-class people
C) higher class people
D) landlords
Answer:
A) poorest people

Question 47.
Diseases caused due to polluted water
A) Cholera
B) Jaundice
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 48.
The negative effect due to cyclones
A) loss of lives
B) loss of crops
C) loss of property
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 49.
Governments are also responsible for providing long term security to all the people by building
A) pucca houses,
B) strong roads
C) food, water and medical emergency teams
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 50.
How can people prepare for disasters?
A) wide advertisement through TV & Radio
B) keeping an emergency kit ready at home
C) should arrange a rehabilitation centre
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above

Question 51.
What does the picture show?

A) Trade winds
B) Evaporation
C) Cyclone
D) Water cycle
Answer:
B) Evaporation

Question 52.
Seasoned winds blow from the Arabian Sea in India
A) North-East Monsoons
B) South – West Monsoons
C) South-East Monsoons
D) North-West Monsoons
Answer:
C) South-East Monsoons

Question 53.

Where does the South West Monsoon enter India?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Kerala
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:
C) Kerala

Question 54.
Find out the correct statement.
1. South-West monsoon provide bulky rains in entire India.
2. North-East monsoon provide bulky rains in entire India.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None
Answer:
A) 1 only

Question 55.
Find out the correct statement.
1. Evaporation takes place from oceans and rivers.
2. Evaporation takes place from living beings.
3. Evaporation takes place from non – living beings.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 1 & 2 only
D) 3 only
Answer:
C) 1 & 2 only

Question 56.
Cyclonic months in South India are
A) October – November
B) January – February
C) March – April
D) June – July
Answer:
A) October – November

Question 57.
Hud Hud : Visakhapatnam :: Vardah:
A) Odisa
B) Chennai
C) West Bengal
D) Kerala
Answer:
B) Chennai

Question 58.
Godavari: Triyambak:: Krishna:
A) Nasik
B) Amarkantak
C) Mahabaleswar
D) Brahma giri hills
Answer:
C) Mahabaleswar

Question 59.
Match the following A
1. South-West                     ( )        A) Mediterranean sea
2. North – East                    ( )         B) Measure the rainfall
3. Western distrubances     ( )         C) Kerala
4. Rain guage                      ( )        D) Tamilnadu
A) 1 – A, 2 – B, 3 – C, 4 – D
B) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – B
C) 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – D, 4 – A
D) 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – C
Answer:
B) 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – B

Question 60.

What is the tributary of the Krishna river?
A) Chitravathi
B) Papagni
C) Manjeera
D) Musi
Answer:
D) Musi

Question 61.
What is the main river that flows in the southern region of A.P?
A) Penna
B) Krishna
C) Dindi
D) None
Answer:
A) Penna

Question 62.
How can we measure the rainfall?
A) Using a thermometer
B) Using a rain gauge
C) Using a barometer
D) Using an anemometer
Answer:
B) Using a rain gauge

Question 63.
The South-West monsoon winds’ begins to blow in which of the following season?
A) Winter
B) Summer
C) Spring
D) Autumn
Answer:
B) Summer

Question 64.
The maximum amount of evaporation would take place from
A) Plants
B) Rivers
C) Oceans
D) Soils
Answer:
C) Oceans

Question 65.
Which of the following is NOT an example of evaporation?
A) Drying wet clothes when put in the sun.
B) Drying of water from puddles from the street
C) Cooling of water in earthen pots
D) Freshly laid cement pavement drying up after a rain shower
Answer:
C) Cooling of water in earthen pots

Question 66.
True among the following statements is:
0 Evaporation takes place from oceans and rivers.
ii) Evaporation takes place from our bodies.
iii) Evaporation takes place from trees and plants.
iv) Evaporation takes place from the soil.
A) i only
B) i and iii only
C) i, ii and iii only
D) i, ii, iii and iv
Answer:
D) i, ii, iii and iv

Question 67.
Seasonal winds blow from the Arabian Sea in India:
A) North-East Monsoons
B) South West Monsoons
C) South-East Monsoons
D) North-West Monsoons
Answer:
B) South West Monsoons

The diagram below shows the path of a river. Answer questions 68 and 69 based on the diagram.

Question 68.
Where is the river forming a delta?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
A) 1

Question 69.
Where is the river joined by a tributary?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
Answer:
C) 3

Question 70.
The picture shows cold soft drink bottles. What best explains the water droplets formed on the bottles?

A) Evaporation
B) Condensation
C) Precipitation
D) Transpitation
Answer:
B) Condensation

Question 71.
The highest percentage of freshwater lies in which of the following.
A) Seas
B) Swamps
C) Rivers
D) Icecaps and Glaciers
Answer:
D) Icecaps and Glaciers

Question 72.
The maximum rain is in
A) Rainshadow area
B) Mountains that are in the direction of winds
C) Arid zone
D) Desert
Answer:
B) Mountains that are in the direction of winds

Read the following map and answer Q. 73 & 74

Question 73.
Which river flows through Andhra Pradesh?
A) Cauvery
B) Mahanadi
C) Narmada
D) Krishna
Answer:
B) Mahanadi

Question 74.
In which state does the Mahanadi river flow?
A) Kerala
B) Tamilnadu
C) Karnataka
D) Odisa
Answer:
D) Odisa