Questions : Kids Can...Protect the Environment

 Kids Can… Protect the Environment

Q.1. What is an environment?

Q.2. What are the living components of environment?

Q.3. What are the non-living components of the environment?

Q.4. What is Environmental Pollution?

Q.5. What should be done for a better environment?

Q.6. Describe Land?

Q.7. Describe Soil?

Q.8. Describe Water?

Q.9. What is the use of flowing water?

Q.10. What is the drawback of seawater?

Q.11. What is the main source of water?

Q.12. Describe Air?

Q.13. What is the importance of ozone?

Q.14. What is the importance of air?

Q.15. Describe sound?

Q.16. What are public utilities?

Q.17. Why should we maintain cleanliness at a public place?

Q.18. What can urban children do to reduce environmental pollution?

Q.19. Which are the places where we can plant trees?

Q.20. What is a compost pit?

Q.21. Which kind of plates and carry bags should we use?

Questions : Chennai

 Chennai

Q.1. Which is the fourth largest city of India?

Q.2. What was the former name of Chennai?

Q.3. What is the capital of Tamil Nadu?

Q.4. What is the location of Chennai?

Q.5. Who developed Chennai as a seaport?

Q.6. Which kind of harbour Chennai has?

Q.7. What is a natural harhour?

Q.8. What is an artificial harbour?

Q.9. Which seas surround Tamil Nadu?

Q.10. Where is Puducherry located?

Q.11. Whose colony was Puducherry earlier?

Q.12. What is a seaport?

Q.13. What is a harbour?

Q.14. Which rivers pass through Chennai?

Q.15. Where is Kanyakumari?

Q.16. Which language is spoken in Chennai?

Q.17. Name the most popular dance of Tamil Nadu.

Q.18. Describe Bharatanatyam.

Q.19. Name the most important festival of Chennai.

Q.20. Describe Pongal?

Q.21. What are the most popular dishes of the local people of Chennai?

Q.22. Name three popular dishes of Chennai.

Q.23. Name the favourite beverage of the people of Chennai.

Q.24. Which are the main industries in Chennai?

Q.25. Chennai is the headquarter of which zone of railways?

Q.26. Name the International Airport of Chennai.

Q.27. Name the two beaches of Chennai.

Q.28. Name the longest beach in India.

Q.29. Name eight places worth visiting in Chennai.

Q.30. Which festival is held at Mylapore Temple at the end of March? How is it held?

Q.31. Describe the climate of Chennai.

Q.32. What is the effect of moderating influence of the sea on the climate of the sea coast?

Questions : Kolkata

 Kolkata

Q.1. With which name was Kolkata formerly known?

Q.2. Name the capital of West Bengal?

Q.3. Where is Kolkata situated?

Q.4. Describe the climate of Kolkata.

Q.5. Which is the main industry of Kolkata?

Q.6. Name the industries present in Kolkata.

Q.7. What of Hoogli river is the main attraction of Kolkata?

Q.8. Describe Howrah Bridge?

Q.9. Name the new bridge built on Hoogli.

Q.10. Name nine places of tourist interest in Kolkata.

Q.11. What is the other name of Howrah Bridge?

Q.12. Name the largest library in India and where is it located?

Q.13. Describe the Botanical Gardens of Kolkata.

Q.14. Name the world famous stadium of Kolkata.

Q.15. Name the religious tourist attractions of Kolkata.

Q.16. Name the most common language of Kolkata.

Q.17. Name the most popular festival of Kolkata.

Q.18. What are Kolkatans fond of?

Q.19. Name the special Bengali sweets.

Q.20. Kolkatans are fond of eating rice with what?

Q.21. Where was the Metro started?

Q.22. Which zone of railway has headquarters in Kolkata?

Q.23. Name the International airport of Kolkata.

Q.24. Name the city where trams are still used.

Q.25. What are trams?

Q.26. Who was Mother Teresa?

Q.27. Who set up Shanti Niketan?

Q.28. Who wrote Gitanjali?

Q.29. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature and wrote the National Anthem? 

Questions : Mumbai

 Mumbai

Q.1. Name the biggest city of India?

Q.2. What is the capital of Maharashtra?

Q.3. Name a famous seaport on the West Coast of India?

Q.4. Describe the climate of Mumbai?

Q.5. Which kind of factories are present in Mumbai?

Q.6. Name India's first atomic plant and where is it situated?

Q.7. What was the previous name of Mumbai?

Q.8. Which name has been given to Mumbai in relation to trade and commerce?

Q.9. Why is Mumbai called Bollywood?

Q.10. Name ten places worth visiting in Mumbai.

Q.11. What is Essel World?

Q.12. Name a famous religious temple in Mumbai.

Q.13. Where are Elephanta Caves situated?

Q.14. Name the languages spoken in Mumbai?

Q.15. Which is the most popular festival celebrated in Mumbai?

Q.16. Which food is famous in Mumbai?

Q.17. Name the two airports of Mumbai?

Q.18. Name the busiest airport in the country?

Q.19. Who started the Ganesh festival and why?

Q.20. Who built the first railway line? From where to where?

Questions : Delhi

 Delhi

Q.1. What is the rank of Delhi in an area in India?

Q.2. How is Delhi city divided?

Q.3. Name the capital of India?

Q.4. Who planned Delhi?

Q.5. What is the full name of Delhi?

Q.6. Where is Delhi situated?

Q.7. What does the Delhi government consist of?

Q.8. Who is the head of the Delhi government?

Q.9. Where is the office of all the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various countries?

Q.10. Which garden is present at Rashtrapati Bhawan?

Q.11. Name the important administrative buildings present in Delhi?

Q.12. Name the famous historical monuments present in Delhi?

Q.13. Which period is called the Medieval period?

Q.14. Who built Red Fort?

Q.15. Who built Qutub Minar and who completed it?

Q.16. Describe Qutub Minar.

Q.17. What is the characteristic of the Iron Pillar near Qutub Minar?

Q.19. What is the name of the Iron Pillar near Qutub Minar?

Q.20. Describe Jantar Mantar?

Q.21. What is the purpose of the Nehru Planetarium?

Q.22. Name the residence of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru?

Q.23. Who was our first Prime Minister?

Q.24. What is Jama Masjid?

Q.25. Who Built Jama Masjid?

Q.26. Name five religious places worth seeing in Delhi?

Q.27. Lotus Temple belongs to which religion?

Q.28. Lotus Temple is made of what?

Q.29. What is the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi called? 

Q.30. What is the samadhi of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru called? 

Q.31. What is the samadhi of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri called?

Q.32. What is the samadhi of Smt Indira Gandhi called?  

Q.33. What is the samadhi of Ch. Charan Singh called? 

Q.34. What is the samadhi of Shri rajiv Gandhi called? 

Q.35. Which place is called the heart of Delhi? Give its two names.

Q.36. Where is Asia’s first bird hospital?

Q.37. Which two places are famous for Republic Day Celebrations?

Q.38. What is the importance of Amar Jawan Jyoti?

Q.39. Name three famous stadiums in Delhi.

Q.40. Why is the Dolls Museum famous?

Q.41. Which kind of Industries are present in Delhi?

Q.42. What is held at Pragati Maidan every year in the month of November?

Q.43. Where is the headquarter of Indian Railways situated?

Q.44. What is the full form of I.S.B.T.?

Q.45. Name the two big airports of Delhi.

Q.46. Which are the main languages spoken in Delhi?

Q.47. Describe the climate of Delhi?

Q.48. Why is the population of Delhi increasing?

Questions : Rules and Duties

 Rules and Duties

Q.1. What is a Rule?

Q.2. What rules should we follow at home?

Q.3. What rules should we follow at school?

Q.4. What rules should we follow on the Road?

Q.5. What rules should we follow at the playground?

Q.6. What is the prime duty of every citizen of a country?

Questions : Our Government

 Our Government

Q.1. Who is the head of a family?

Q.2. What is a Government?

Q.3. Name the smaller parts in which a country is divided?

Q.4. Name the divisions of a state?

Q.5. What does a Central Government do?

Q.6. What does a State Government do?

Q.7. Name the law making body of the Central Government?

Q.8. What does a parliament consist of?

Q.9. Who advises the President in carrying out his duties?

Q.10. Who is the executive head of the Union of India?

Q.11. A Member of Parliament is elected for how many years?

Q.12. How are the members of Rajya Sabha elected?

Q.13. How many members of Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President?

Q.14. Who is the chairman of Rajya Sabha?

Q.15. Who are the members of the state government?

Q.16. Who is the head of the state?

Q.17. Who and how forms a government in the state?

Q.18. How are Members of the Legislative Assembly elected?

Q.19. What does a Legislative Assembly do?

Q.20. Who governs the Union Territories?

Questions : How we communicate

 How we Communicate

Q.1. What does the word communication mean?

Q.2. How did men exchange their ideas and feelings in early days?

Q.3. What are pictographs?

Q.4. What people used under the postal system?

Q.5. Which is the cheapest and most popular means of communication?

Q.6. What is PIN?

Q.7. Describe how a letter reaches its address?

Q.8. What is a telegram and where is it used?

Q.9. What is a courier service?

Q.10. Which is the fastest means of communication?

Q.11. How can we communicate to a large number of people at the same time?

Q.12. What are the means of mass media?

Q.13. Describe how a television or radio programme is transmitted?

Q.14. Which is the world’s smallest newspaper?

Q.15. Name some modern methods of communication.

Q.16. What is published in many languages?

Q.17. What is used for long distance communication?

Q.18. Name the first Indian satellite. When was it launched?

 

Questions : How we Travel

 How We Travel

Q.1. How do we reach from one place to the other?

Q.2. What are means of transport?

Q.3. On what factors the mode of transport depends.

Q.4. In how many groups are the modes of transport divided?

Q.5. What does land transport include?

Q.6. Name five land transport.

Q.7. Describe roadways.

Q.8. Name any six vehicles which run on roads.

Q.9. Describe railways.

Q.10. Name the different kinds of trains.

Q.11. Name the fastest train in the world. What is its speed?

Q.12. Who invented the steam engine?

Q.13. Describe the Metro Rails.

Q.14. Which cities have a Metro Transport System?

Q.15. What request is made to passengers in metro rail?

Q.16. What are means of air transport?

Q.17. Name nine means of air transport.

Q.18. Which is the fastest means of transport?

Q.19. Which is the costliest means of transport?

Q.20. What are means of water transport?

Q.21. How are ships helpful to us?

Q.22. How many major ports are present in India?

Q.23. Name three major ports of India?

Q.24. What is a port?

Q.25. Why are the means of transport called the lifelines of a country?

Q.26. What is used as fuel in the modern means of transport?

Q.27. Name one major problem due to transport.

Q.28. Name the animals which act as a means of transport.

Questions : My India - Clothing Style

 My India - Clothing Style

Q.1. Our dress depends on which factor?

Q.2. What do most women in India wear? How is it different in different states? 

Q.3. How can we guess the name of the state by looking at a woman?

Q.4. Name the popular dresses of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Southern States.

Q.5. What is a long skirt worn by a woman in Sikkim called?

Q.6. Which dress is popular among the younger generation?

Q.7. What is the name of the long woolen coat worn by men and women in Kashmir?

Q.8. What do men living in cities wear?

Q.9. Which dress is popular among men in North India and  Central India?

Q.10. What do men wear in Punjab?

Q.11. What do men wear in Rajasthan?

Q.12. What do men wear in Kerala and what is it called?

Q.13. What do men wear in Tamil Nadu and what is it called?

Q.14. Which dresses are worn on special occasions?

Q.15. What are special dresses worn by Professionals called?

Q.16. When do children wear uniforms?

Q.17. Name some people who wear different uniforms.

Questions : My India - Festivals We Celebrate

 My India-Festivals We Celebrate

Q.1. What are festivals?

Q.2. Why do we celebrate festivals?

Q.3. Name five national festivals?

Q.4. Why is Independence Day celebrated?

Q.5. When is Independence day celebrated?

Q.6. How is Independence day celebrated?

Q.7. When did India become a republic?

Q.8. Which day is celebrated as Republic Day?

Q.9. How is Republic Day celebrated?

Q.10. What does republic mean?

Q.11. When is Gandhi Jayanti celebrated?

Q.12. Why is Gandhi Jayanti celebrated?

Q.13. Who is the Father of the Nation?

Q.14. We call our Father of the Nation with which name?

Q.15. How is Gandhi Jayanti celebrated?

Q.16. When is Children’s Day celebrated?

Q.17. Why is Children’s Day celebrated?

Q.18. How is Children’s Day celebrated?

Q.19. When is the birthday of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru?

Q.20. Who was our first Prime Minister?

Q.21. By what name was Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru called by Children?

Q.22. When is Teacher’s Day celebrated?

Q.23. Why is Teacher’s Day celebrated?

Q.24. How is Teacher’s Day celebrated?

Q.25. Name nine religious festivals?

Q.26. Why is Diwali Celebrated?

Q.27. How is Diwali celebrated?

Q.28. Who is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity?

Q.29. What are the bad effects of crackers?

Q.30. Why is Dussehra celebrated?

Q.31. How is Dussehra celebrated?

Q.32. How is Dussehra celebrated in West Bengal?

Q.33. Why is Holi celebrated?

Q.34. How is Holi celebrated?

Q.35. When is Christmas celebrated?

Q.36. Why is Christmas celebrated?

Q.37. How is Christmas celebrated?

Q.38. Why is Good Friday celebrated?

Q.39. What is Easter?

Q.40. Why is Easter celebrated?

Q.41. Who celebrates Diwali?

Q.42. Who celebrates Dussehra?

Q.43. Who celebrates Holi?

Q.44. Who celebrates Christmas?

Q.45. Who celebrates Good Friday?

Q.46. Who celebrates Easter?

Q.47. Who celebrates Eid?

Q.48. When is Eid celebrated?

Q.49. How is Eid celebrated?

Q.50. Name the special sweet dish prepared on Eid.

Q.51. Who celebrates Guruparv?

Q.52. Why is Guruparv celebrated?

Q.53. How is Guruparv celebrated?

Q.54. Who is the Goddess of learning and the arts?

Q.55. When is Basant Panchami celebrated?

Q.56. How is Basant Panchami celebrated?

Q.57. Whose festival is Raksha Bandhan?

Q.58. How is Raksha Bandhan celebrated?

Q.59. What are Harvest Festivals?

Q.60. Name four harvest festivals?

Q.61. Which is the main harvest festival of Kerala?

Q.62. When is Onam celebrated?

Q.63. How is Onam celebrated?

Q.64. Onam lasts for how many days?

Q.65. Name the main harvest festival of Tamil Nadu.

Q.66. Pongal lasts for how many days?

Q.67. How is Pongal celebrated?

Q.68. Name the harvest festival of Assam.

Q.69. How is Bihu celebrated?

Q.70. Name the harvest festival of Punjab.

Q.71. When is Baisakhi celebrated?

Q.72. How is Baisakhi celebrated?

Q.73. What is Buddha Purnima?

Q.74. What is Mahavir Jayanti?

Q.75. What are the forms of recreation other than festivals?

Questions : My India - Food Habits

 My India- Food Habits

Q.1. How many states and union territories does India have?

Q.2. The climate of an area depends on what factors?

Q.3. Name one state which receives plenty of rainfall?

Q.4. Name one state which receives hardly any rainfall?

Q.5. Name one place where winters are very cold?

Q.6. Name one state where winters are pleasant?

Q.7. How does the variation of climate affect us?

Q.8. On what factor does the food habit of people depend?

Q.9. On what factors does the crops grown in an area depend?

Q.10. What do people in North India eat more?

Q.11. What do people in Gangetic Plains and South India eat more?

Q.12. Which food items are popular in Rajasthan?

Q.13. What do people eat in eastern India?

Q.14. Name some food items which are popular in all parts of the country.

Q.15. What do non vegetarians eat?

Q.16. What do vegetarians eat?

Q.17. What do you mean by seasonal items?

Q.18. Where is tea and coffee grown?

Q.19. Kashmir is famous for which fruits?

Q.20. Which fruit is grown in Ladakh?

Q.22. Which state is famous for its apples?

Q.23. Which fruit is found all over India in summer?

Q.24. Coconut is grown in which part of India?

Q.25. For which fruit is Nagpur famous?

Q.26. Where are pineapples grown in India?

Q.27. Which oils are used in North India?

Q.28. Which oils are used in south India?

Q.29. Why are Indian foods famous all over the world?

Q.30. Name five spices?

Q.31. What is the use of saffron?

Q.32. Which popular dessert is served in winter?

Q.33. Name the favorite food items of southern states?

Q.34. Name some fast foods?

Q.35. Name two mostly used milk products used in Northern states?

Q.36. Name the famous food items of Punjab.