Following are important questions and answers for the 10th Class / SSC public examinations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The questions are from the first and second chapters (India Relief Features and Ideas of Development) of new SSC syllabus. These may be asked as 1 or 2 mark questions.
Q: What is IMR?
A: IMR means Infant Mortality Rate.
Out of 1,000 live children born, the number of children who die within one year.
Q: What is Per Capita Income?
A: The total income or the value of production of a nation in a year is National Income. If the national income of a country is divided by its population, we get the Per Capita Income.
Q: What are the Duns?
A: The valleys lying between the lesser Himalayas and Shivalik ranges are called as Duns. Dehra Dun, Kotli Dun, Patli Dun are the examples.
Q: What is the difference between Bhabar and Terai?
A: The Himalayan rivers deposit gravel and pebble sediments in a narrow belt parallel to foothills of Shivaliks. This is Bhabar. It is porous in nature.
Small rivers and streams flow underground through Bhabar and reappear in lower areas and form a swampy and marshy region called Terai. Thick forests and rich variety of wildlife are seen here.
Q: What are the three parts of Coastal Plains?
A: 1) Konkan Coast (Maharashtra – Goa)
2) Canara Coast (Karnataka)
3) Malabar (Kerala)
Q: Name the three major divisions of the Himalayas.
A: The Greater Himalayas or Himadri
The lesser Himalayas or Himachal
The Shivaliks or Outer Himalayas.
Q: Why do we often use the term “Indian Peninsula”?
A: Our country is surrounded by sea on three sides.
In the North, it is land locked with Himalayas. So it is called Indian Peninsula.
The three seas are Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.
Q: Write about Thar Desert.
A: Thar Desert consists of sandy plain and rocky outcrops. It is located in Western Rajastan. Arid climate with low vegetation cover is found there. River “Luni”, an internal drainage is the only river here.
Q: What is the criteria used by World Bank to classify countries?
A: Countries with per capita income of US $ 12,600 and above per annum in 2012 are called high income countries. Countries with per capita income of US $ 1,035 or less per annum in 2012 are called low income countries. Per capita income in between US $ 12,600 and US $ 1,035 are middle income countries.
Q: What are the public facilities?
A: Facilities provided by Government or society for the people are called public facilities. The facilities may be goods or services. eg: Government Schools and Hospitals.
Q: What are the indicators of Human Development Index?
A: The indicators of Human Development Index are:
Life expectancy at birth,
Average years of schooling,
Expected years of schooling and Per Capita Income.
Q: What is PDS?
A: PDS means Public Distribution System through which the subsidised commodities like rice, wheat, edible oil, pulses and sugar are given to the ration card holders. It is for the betterment of health and nutritional status of the below poverty line people.