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AP State Syllabus 7th Class Social Bits 5th Lesson Europe with Answers
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Question 1.
The place of Europe in area all the continents
A) Biggest
B) Smallest
C) Second Biggest
D) Second smallest
Answer:
D) Second smallest
Question 2.
The biggest country in Europe
A) Austria
B) the United Kingdom
C) Russia
D) Vatican City
Answer:
C) Russia
Question 3.
The eastern boundary of Europe
A) the Ural Mountains
B) Alps Mountains
C) the Caspian Sea
D) Pyrenees Mountains
Answer:
A) the Ural Mountains
Question 4.
Columbus set out with three ships in ………. to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
A) 1592
B) 1492
C) 1692
D) 1392
Answer:
B) 1492
Question 5.
…………. Sea is called the middle of the world.
A) Black
B) Caspian
C) the Volga
D) the Mediterranean
Answer:
D) the Mediterranean
Question 6.
In fact, Asia and Europe are one continuous landmass. This landmass is therefore called
A) U.K.
B) C.I.S
C) Eurasia
D) Asia – Europe
Answer:
C) Eurasia
Question 7.
………… countries are the southernmost countries in Europe.
A) Black sea
B) Caspian sea
C) North sea
D) The Mediterranean
Answer:
D) The Mediterranean
Question 8.
In India ……… % land is cultivable.
A) 50
B) 55
C) 40
D) 45
Answer:
B) 55
Question 9.
…………. are used for making wine.
A) Oranges
B) Grapes
C) Pineapples
D) Sugar beet
Answer:
B) Grapes
Question 10.
Europeans did not know of ………. before Columbus.
A) Australia
B) India
C) America
D) Austria
Answer:
C) America
Question 11.
The ocean that separates Europe and North America
A) The Pacific Ocean
B) The Atlantic Ocean
C) The Arctic Ocean
D) The Indian Ocean
Answer:
B) The Atlantic Ocean
Question 12.
The sea route was explored from Europe to America ………… years ago.
A) 400 years
B) 450 years
C) 500 years
D) 550 years
Answer:
C) 500 years
Question 13.
These continents were not known to the Europeans in the early period.
A) America
B) Australia
C) Both A & B
D) Asia
Answer:
C) Both A & B
Question 14.
The continents were known to the Europeans in the early period.
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) The northern regions of Africa
D) All of the above
Answer:
D) All of the above
Question 15.
These two continents have one continuous landmass so-called Eurasia.
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Both B & C
Answer:
D) Both B & C
Question 16
The important ranges in Europe.
A) The Rockey Mountains
B) The Himalaya Mountains
C) The Alps Mountains
D) The Andes Mountains
Answer:
C) The Alps Mountains
Question 17.
The Caucasus mountains are between these two oceans
A) The Caspian and Black sea
B) The Red and Mediterranean seas
C) The Atlantic and Pacific oceans
D) The White and Yellow seas
Answer:
A) The Caspian and Black sea
Question 18.
The longest river in Europe
A) Volga
B) Dnieper
C) Neister
D) Thames
Answer:
A) the Volga
Question 19.
The cities on the ………… are not linked to transcontinental trade through waterways.
A) Rhine
B) Volga
C) Dnieper
D) Dniester
Answer:
B) the Volga
Question 20.
The biggest lake in the world
A) Superior
B) Bikal
C) Caspian sea
D) Black sea
Answer:
C) Caspian sea
Question 21.
The river Volga merges in this sea
A) Caspian
B) Atlantic
C) Pacific
D) the Indian Ocean
Answer:
A) Caspian
Question 22.
The country which has season ……….. its three sides
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Germany
D) Poland
Answer:
A) Italy
Question 23.
Norway, Sweden together called as this peninsula
A) Scandinavian
B) Indian Peninsula
C) Arabian Peninsula
D) Italy Peninsula
Answer:
A) Scandinavian
Question 24.
An example for Island country.
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Great Britain
D) Poland
Answer:
C) Great Britain
Question 25.
The presence of a large number of ………… has also facilitated the use of sea routes.
A) Bays
B) Gulfs
C) Both A & B
D) The lands which are curved into water
Answer:
C) Both A & B
Question 26.
These protect shipyards from cyclones/storms
A) Bays
B) Gulfs
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B
Question 27.
The European climate is
A) hotter than India
B) cold than India
C) like India
D) none
Answer:
B) cold than India
Question 28.
These show more influence on European climate
A) The Atlantic Ocean
B) Winds
C) Both A & B
D) Temperature
Answer:
C) Both A & B
Question 29.
Winds blow all year-round from the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe. They are called ………….
A) Easterlies
B) Westerlies
C) Northern winds
D) Southern winds
Answer:
B) Westerlies
Question 30.
The currents visible in the Atlantic Ocean
A) cold currents
B) warm currents
C) local currents
D) warm and moist winds
Answer:
D) warm and moist winds
Question 31.
The warm and moist currents flow
A) from westward to North America
B) from eastward to South America
C) from northside to North America
D) from the southside to South America
Answer:
A) from westward to North America
Question 32.
These Atlantic Ocean currents touch America and Europe. These are called so in America and Europe.
A) Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Drift
B) Labrador, Gulf Stream
C) Labrador, North Atlantic Drift
D) Mexican Gulf, Labrador
Answer:
A) Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Drift
Question 33.
The winds that cause rains in North Europe and Western Europe
A) Western winds
B) Eastern winds
C) Southern winds
D) Northern winds
Answer:
A) Western winds
Question 34.
In this Europe, these showers all around the year.
A) Eastern Europe
B) Western Europe
C) Northern Europe
D) Southern Europe
Answer:
B) Western Europe
Question 35.
While we, in India, eagerly await cool showers, the people of Western Europe await
A) showers
B) heavy rains
C) cool winds
D) bright sunny days
Answer:
D) bright sunny days
Question 36.
The ………. currents are very good for fish breeding.
A) cold currents
B) warm currents
C) warm & moist currents
D) none
Answer:
B) warm currents
Question 37.
‘Dogger Bank’ means
A) to saving money
B) to look after pups
C) the fishery industry in the North Sea near Britain
D) poultry
Answer:
C) the fishery industry in the North Sea near Britain
Question 38.
The Mediterranean countries are mostly here in Europe
A) north
B) south
C) west
D) east
Answer:
B) south
Question 39
The rainy season in the Mediterranean countries
A) winter
B) summer
C) both A & B
D) none
Answer:
A) winter
Question 40.
The fruit orchards in the Mediterranean countries.
A) Grapes, oranges
B) Olive
C) Figs
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 41.
Based on climate, Europe can be divided into ……………. seasons.
A) winter; spring, summer
B) winter, spring, summer, autumn
C) winter, summer
D) summer, spring, autumn
Answer:
B) winter, spring, summer, autumn
Question 42.
In winter the times of sunrise and sunset in Europe
A) 9 or 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.
B) 9 or 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
C) 10 or 11 to 7 P.M.
D) 6 or 7 to 6 P.M.
Answer:
A) 9 or 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Question 43.
The landscape changes in March in this country.
A) France
B) Italy
C) Britain
D) Germany
Answer:
A) France
Question 44.
In France, the snow begins to melt and new shoots appear on trees in this season
A) winter
B) summer
C) spring
D) autumn
Answer:
C) spring
Question 45.
The summer in Europe
A) June to September
B) June to August
C) May to June
D) April to September
Answer:
B) June to August
Question 46.
The country that has ‘Midnight Sun’
A) Norway
B) Finland
C) Germany
D) Britain
Answer:
A) Norway
Question 47.
The favourable season for agriculture in Europe
A) winter
B) spring
C) summer
D) autumn
Answer:
C) summer
Question 48.
The time of cropping in India
A) 6 to 8 months
B) 8 to 10 months
C) 9 to 11 months
D) 6 to 7 months
Answer:
B) 8 to 10 months
Question 49.
The time of cropping in France or Europe
A) 6, 7 months
B) 7, 8 months
C) 8,9 months
D) 9, 10 months
Answer:
A) 6, 7 months
Question 50.
The autumn in Europe
A) September to December
B) September to October
C) June to September
D) August to October
Answer:
B) September to October
Question 51.
Tree leaves turn red and yellow and begin to fall in Europe
A) winter
B) summer
C) autumn
D) spring
Answer:
C) autumn
Question 52.
The fertile regions in Europe
A) plains
B) river valley regions
C) both A & B
D) none
Answer:
C) both A & B
Question 53.
In Norway 3%, in England 30%. What is the % of agricultural land in Germany?
A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 40%
D) 50%
Answer:
C) 40%
Question 54.
The percentage of agricultural land in India
A) 40%
B) 45%
C) 50%
D) 55%
Answer:
D) 55%
Question 55.
The people of Holland have reclaimed small portions of land from the sea by building embankments called dykes to push back the sea. That land is called
A) Pochar
B) Chabar
C) Polder
D) Waldar
Answer:
C) Polder
Question 56.
It is in spring that sowing takes place and crops ripen in the summer months and are ready for harvest in
A) autumn
B) winter
C) leaf shed season
D) none
Answer:
C) leaf shed season
Question 57.
These countries are famous for Grape wine
A) Portugal
B) Spain
C) Italy, Southern France
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 58.
Sugar is extracted from these tubers in Russia, Ukraine and Germany
A) Sugar-Beet
B) Rye
C) Sweet Potato
D) Cinnamon
Answer:
A) Sugar-Beet
Question 59.
From very ancient times, the people of Europe have been trading with
A) India
B) China
C) Indonesia
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 60.
The Europeans got to exchange their goods with these Indian goods
A) silver
B) gold
C) both A & B
D) none
Answer:
C) both A & B
Question 61.
About years ago, the west European sailors and traders began to search for new routes to India.
A) 400
B) 500
C) 600
D) 700
Answer:
B) 500
Question 62.
An Italian sailor named …………. thought: ‘If the earth is round then it should be possible to reach India from the west too.
A) Copernicus
B) Christopher Columbus
C) John Mecdom
D) Ptolemy
Answer:
B) Christopher Columbus
Question 63.
……….. discovered West Indies.
A) Columbus
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Amerigo-Vespucci
D) Magillan
Answer:
A) Columbus
Question 64.
The winds that blow from southwest Europe to the east coast of America.
A) Trade winds
B) Polar east winds
C) Monsoons
D) None
Answer:
A) Trade winds
Question 65.
The blow from the south-west to the north-east to the south-west.
A) Trade winds
B) Westerlies
C) Monsoons
D) None
Answer:
B) Westerlies
Question 66.
The winds helped to go from Europe to America.
A) Trade winds
B) Western winds
C) Polar east winds
D) Monsoons
Answer:
A) Trade winds
Question 67.
The Industrial Revolution started this year.
A) 1700
B) 1720
C) 1750
D) 1800
Answer:
C) 1750
Question 68.
The European countries had to depend on other countries due to Industrialisation for these products
A) industrial goods
B) agricultural goods
C) minerals
D) None
Answer:
B) agricultural goods
Question 69.
Industrially the European trade was with their colonies in
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) America
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 70.
After three months of sailing on the Atlantic ocean, Columbus thought that he reached India. But actually, he reached
A) Egypt
B) Mexico
C) West Indies
D) Brazil
Answer:
C) West Indies
Question 71.
Italy can be categorized under
A) Bay
B) Gulf
C) Island
D) Peninsula
Answer:
D) Peninsula
Question 72.
The mountains that lie between the Caspian Sea and the Black sea are
A) Himalayas
B) the Caucasus
C) the Ural
D) Alp
Answer:
B) the Caucasus
Question 73.
The bay adjacent to Pyrenees mountains
A) Alps
B) Bay of Biscay
C) River Rhine bay
D) Caucasus bay
Answer:
B) Bay of Biscay
Question 74.
What winds are indicated by arrow marks in the above map?
A) Monsoon winds
B) Typhoons
C) Easterlies
D) Westerlies
Answer:
D) Westerlies
Question 75.
…………. climate is very good for growing Juicy fruits.
A) Maritime
B) the Mediterranean
C) Continental
D) None
Answer:
B) the Mediterranean
Question 76.
The people of Holland overcame the problem of shortage of land
A) By removing forests
B) By reclaiming land from the sea by building embankments.
C) By transferring soil
D) By removing mountains
Answer:
B) By reclaiming land from the sea by building embankments.
Question 77.
America: Gulf stream :: Europe : ……………..
A) North Atlantic Drift
B) Westerlies
C) Trade Route
D) None
Answer:
A) North Atlantic Drift
Question 78.
Summer: June to August:: Autumn :
A) January, February
B) March, April
C) September, October
D) November, December
Answer:
C) September, October
Question 79.
Find the wrong statement.
1) Summer is the season of agriculture in Europe.
2) Summer is the season of agriculture in India.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None
Answer:
B) 2 only
Question 80.
The “Dogger Bank” region is famous for which of the following indust¬ries?
A) Poultry
B) Fishing
C) Diary
D) Fruits
Answer:
B) Fishing
Question 81.
Which of the following oceans is located on the Western side of Europe?
A) the Indian Ocean
B) the Pacific Ocean
C) the Arctic Ocean
D) the Atlantic Ocean
Answer:
D) the Atlantic Ocean
Question 82.
Which of the following is an example of a peninsular country?
A) England
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) Switzerland
Answer:
B) Italy
Question 83.
Which of the following group of countries belong to Europe?
A) Nigeria, Egypt, Germany
B) Norway, Australia, Somalia
C) France, Japan, England
D) Italy, England, Somalia
Answer:
D) Italy, England, Somalia
Read the given map and answer the following questions from 84-87.
Question 84.
The river that does not join in the Black Sea
A) Don
B) Dniper
C) Danube
D) Volga
Answer:
A) Don
Question 85.
These Mountain ranges extended into Norway & Sweden
A) Caucasus
B) Ural
C) the Pyrenees
D) Scandinavian
Answer:
D) Scandinavian
Question 86.
These are associated with the Mediterranean sea
A) the Caspian Sea & Black Sea
B) Adriatic & Aegean Sea
C) the the North Sea & Baltic Sea
D) Adriatic & Caspian Sea
Answer:
B) Adriatic & Aegean Sea
Question 87.
These rives flow in France
A) Seine & Loire
B) Dniper & Don
C) Volga & Dvina
D) Po & Elbe
Answer:
A) Seine & Loire
Question 88.
The mountains that lie in between the Caspian Sea and the Black sea
A) the Caucasus Mountains
B) Himalayas
C) Andes Mountains
D) Drakensburg Mountains
Answer:
A) the Caucasus Mountains
Question 89.
“Polders Agriculture” is done in which country
A) Holland
B) Italy
C) Russia
D) Germany
Answer:
A) Holland
Question 90.
What is the percentage of agricultural land in India?
A) 40%
B) 45%
C) 50%
D) 55%
Answer:
D) 55%
Question 91.
Italy can be categorized under:
A) Bay
B) Gulf
C) Island
D) Peninsula
Answer:
D) Peninsula
Question 92.
After, three months of sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus thought that he reached India. But actually, he reached
A) Egypt
B) Mexico
C) West Indies
D) Brazil
Answer:
C) West Indies
Question 93.
The equator does not pass through this continent
A) Australia
B) Asia
C) Africa
D) South America
Answer:
A) Australia
Answer questions 94 and 95 based on the information given below.
- Land reclaimed from the sea
- Protected by embarkments called dykes
- Generally used for agriculture
Question 94.
What is described in the information?
A) Polder
B) Meander
C) Dogger Bnak
D) Bay
Answer:
A) Polder
Question 95.
In which of the following European countries would you find this type of farming?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Holland
D) Switzerland
Answer:
C) Holland
Question 96.
Why are trade winds called so?
A) Because they carry rain clouds to the land
B) Because they help in the movement of ships
C) Because they bring fish to the shore
D) Because they blow throughout the year
Answer:
B) Because they help in the movement of ships
Question 97.
Answer the following question based on the picture given below Which numbered region is a bay?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:
C) 3