Zilukha Middle Secondary School Social Studies Exam 2019 PDF

Zilukha Middle Secondary School Thimphu Thromde Mid-Term Examination - 2019 Subject:Social Studies Total Marks: 100 Class:V...

Zilukha Middle Secondary School Thimphu Thromde Mid-Term Examination - 2019 Subject:Social Studies Total Marks: 100 Class:V Pass Mark: 40 Date: 21/6/2019 Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes Name:______________________ Roll No:______________ Sec:__________ Dzongkhag_______________ READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY 1.You must answer all the questions given in the booklet. 2.Answer to all the questions must be written neatly in the spaces provided. 3.Do not write during the first fifteen minutes.This time is to be spent on reading the questions. 4.You will have two hours to answer all the questions. 5.You will be allowed to leave the examination room only after one hour before the completion of the stipulated time. 6.This booklet contains 11 pages 7 DO NOT forget to write your name, class and section on the Answer sheet(s) FOR TEACHERS‘S ONLY Questions MCQ[1-25] Q26 Q27 Q28 Q. 29 Marks 25 10 10 10 i[4 ii iii iv v vi viia +4] Mark scored Questions Q. 29 Q.30 Total Marks vii.b vii.c viii A b c 100 Mark scored ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 1 of 12 DIRECTION: Each question is followed by FOUR possible choices of answers. Choose and circe the correct answer in the question booklet itself. [25x1=25 marks ] 1.The kind of energy we get from the sun is ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 2 of 12  A. Kinetic energy. B. Potential energy. C. Solar energy. D. Wind energy. ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 3 of 12 2.The larger dzongkhags are further divided into Drungkhags because ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 4 of 12  A. to cater to the needs of the people on time. B. to sell the agriculture products. C. for better farming. D. for timely irrigation. 3. The winter wind is cold and dry since A. it blows from north to south. B. it blows from south to north. C. it blows from east to west. D. it blows from west to east. 4. The smallest ocean in the world is A. Indian ocean. B. Pacific ocean. C. Atlantic ocean. D. Artic ocean. 5. Among eight planets in the solar system, the planet farthest to the sun is A. Uranus. B. Earth. C. Neptune. D. Mercury. 6. Which of the following causes season? A. Rotation of the earth on its axis. B. Moon moving around the earth. C. Revolution of the earth around the sun. D. Waxing and waning of the moon. 7.The table below shows the altitude of different places of Bhutan. Place Altitude 1.Choebagang 7184m 2.Zhemgang 917m 3.Mesangang 7199m 4. Haa 2720m Which place has the lowest temperature in the above table ? A. Haa ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 5 of 12  B. Mesangang C. Zhemgang D. Choebagang 8. The SAARC countries are formed inorder to A. promote welfare of the member countries and her people. B. conduct culture programes. C. help the people in the world. D. discuss about how to export and import things. 9. 2019 is a pig year in Bhutanese calender,what animal year will be in 2023? A. Rat B. Rabbit C. Tiger D. Bird 10.The animals found in Cool High Mountains are I. takin II.ghoral III.blue sheep IV.langur A. I and II B. I and III C. III and IV D. II and IV 11.Guru Rinpoche came to Bhutan in the year A. 746AD. B. 747AD. C. 748AD. D. 749AD. 12. The first dzong built by Zhabdrug is A. Paro Ringpung Dzong. B. Trashichhodzong. C. Simtokha Dzong. D. Punakha Dzong. 13.The King who ruled Bhutan during the year 1972 to 2008 is ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 6 of 12  A. King Ugyen Wangchuck. B. King Jigme Wangchuck. C. King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. D. King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. 14. As the river flows, it collects and carries rocks,stones and soil. It is called A. river bank. B. river load. C. river bed. D. river mouth. 15. The altitude of Dagana is 1200 meters. The other word for altitude is A. Weather B. Weight C. Rainfall D. Height 16. In the low valleys and foothills the weather is ------------in summer. A. hot and wet B. hot and dry C. cool and wet D. cold and windy 17.The following are the SAARC countries, EXCEPT A. Pakisthan B. India C. Bangladesh D. Japan 18.The country or a land surrounded by land is A. lake B. sea land C. Island D. Land locked 19. Our country gets moisture carried by the monsoon winds from the A. Pacific ocean. B. Atlantic ocean. C. Indian ocean. D. Red sea. ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 7 of 12 20. A part or area of the country is known as A. island. B. bay. C. lake. D. region. 21.An imaginary line that runs horizontally on the globle is A. longitude. B. latitude. C. orbit. D. axis. 22. The planets, stars, satellites and meteorites make the A. Solar system. B. Universe. C. Earth. D. Planets. 23. The highest mountain in the world is in A. Nepal. B. Tibet. C. Bhutan. D. India. 24. Phochu and Mo-chu are tributaries of A. Mangde chu. B. Wangchu. C. Amochu. D. Puna Tsang Chu ZMSS/Term I/V/Social Studies/2019 Page 8 of 12 25. One of the following reasons proves that Bhutan was once under the ocean. A. We can find prints and remains of sea animals high up in our mountains. B. My family went there to celebrate. C. Our ancestors lived under the ocean. D. The mountain grows 1 cm a year. QUESTION :26 [1X10=10 marks] Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate word(s) and write the answer in the space provided. a. The Himalayas are over __________________ million years old. b. The sun is made up of _____________________. c. The Himalayan bear can be found in ______________ region. d. The wind that blows from the North to the South is________________ wind. e. The land surrounded by water is________________. f. The closest planet to the sun is_______________. g. The earth has day and night because the earth ______________ on its own axis. h. Latitude and longitudes are_______________ lines. i. During the day _________________is high because of the sun. j. The country to the south of Bhutan is___________________.  QUESTION:27 [1X10=10 marks] Direction: Match each item in column A against the most appropriate item in column B. Write only the alphabet against the number in the space provided below. COLUMN A COLUMN B 1 The broken pieces of rock that enter the air around the earth a sun is 2 The phase where there is total darkness is b Spaceships. 3 The phase where the size of the moon decreases is c Lunar calendar 4 Moon receives heat and light from d Radio telescope 5 The earth takes to complete one round around the sun e Meteorites 6 People can travel to the moon in f Locate places 7 A great group of stars and their planets g Shooting star 8 Bhutanese calendar is a h New moon 9 An instrument used to study the sound star make i Galaxy 10 The pieces of rocks found in the space j waning k 1615 AD l 365 ¼ days Answer: 1- ------------------ 2------------------- 3-------------------- 7------------------- 4-------------------- 8----------------- 5-------------------- 9------------------- 6------------------- 10----------------- Question:28 [1x10=10 marks] DIRECTION: Write TRUE or FALSE for each statement in the space provided below. 1. The places that lie near the equator are very hot. { } 2. Yaks are found in hot low valleys. { } 3. Stars are made up of hot burning gases. { } 4. We must investigate to learn more about history. { } 5. People cannot travel to the planet stars. { } 6. The Bhutanese calendar has 30 days in a month. { } 7. Your mother’s mother is your granddaughter. { } 8. A village is a group of houses in town area. { } 9. In the Bhutanese calendar, each year is named after ancestors. { } 10. Ravens are found in the forest of central Bhutan. { } Question: 29 DIRECTION: Read the following questions carefully and answer the questions in the spaces provided. Intended marks for the questions are given in the brackets [ ]. {33 marks} i. How can you differentiate between the followings? Mention two differences each. [8 marks] Village Town a) a) b) b) Shooting star Star a) a) b) b) ii. Is your family important? Justify with two reasons. [3 marks] Answer---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iii. Why do people take oxygen to the moon? [ 2 marks] Answer----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iv.What will happen on Earth if there is no Sun? Give three suitable reasons. [3 marks] Answer----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v. Your village faces garbage problem. The places recently turned dirty, based on the above situation design a poster with a slogan to educate the people of your village on waste management. [3marks] vi. Draw the earth and label the following parts [¼ x5=3marks] 1.equator 2. Latitude 3. Longitude 4.south pole 5.north pole vii. Look at the table given below and answer the questions that follows. The table below shows the average annual rainfall in the six Dzongkhags. Name of Dzongkhags Annual total rainfall 1. Mongar 1025 mm 2. Samdrup Jongkhar 3500 mm 3. Trongsa 1200 mm 4. Tsirang 1500mm 5.Dagana 2200 m 6.Paro 1800mm a) Draw a graph to show the above information. [4marks] b) Which Dzongkhags have the highest rainfall?Why? [2 marks] Answer--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ c) Does the summer monsoon bring much rain to Tibet? Why? [2marks] Answer-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vii. Define the following in your own words. [3marks] a) Village ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) Isohytes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c) Temperature ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question :30 (12 marks) Direction: You must attempt ALL the questions on the maps provided. a) On the outline map of the world, locate and name the following features. [4marks] i.Indian Ocean ii.Africa iii..Atlantic Ocean iv.South America b) Locate and name the following features on the outline map of Bhutan using the symbols. [4marks] i.Puna Tshang Chhu ii.Mangsangang iii.Chelela × iv.Sarpang c) On the outline map of the Asia, locate and name the following places. [4marks] i. Bhutan ii. Sri Lanka iii. himalaya mountain range iv. Bay of Bengal ALL THE BEST!!!