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The information, along with pictures, about the incidents and events which took place during the 20th century was published in December, 2000 by almost all the newspapers, This became known as the “Millennium Gallery”.

Correct option is: (c) Hindukush

The Khyber and the Bolan passes form a land route in the Hindukush mountains.

The Ghaggar river that originates in Himachal Pradesh reaches the Thar desert. It is known as ‘Hakra’ in Pakistan.

Correct option is: (a) Indian Ocean

Correct option is: (b) Thar

Correct option is: (b) Arabian sea

The Ganga and Brahmaputra meet in Bangladesh.

Correct option is: (a) Bay of Bengal

The Andaman and Nicobar islands are the Indian islands to the east of the Indian peninsula.

Two mountain ranges, the Hindukush and Himalayan ranges have created an impenetrable wall on the northern side of the Indian subcontinent.

Correct option is: (c) Arabian

The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are in today’s Pakistan.

• Time, place, society and individuals are four major pillars without which history cannot be written. 
• Of these four components ‘place’ is related to geography or geographical conditions. 
• This makes history and geography inseparable i.e. very closely related.

The route to India from the north east is by sea.

Correctly matched Column:

Human life in any region depends to a large extent on its geographical characteristics, diet, clothing, housing and occupation.

Correct option is: (a) peninsula

Correct option is: (b) north

Correct option is: (a) Maurya

Correct option is: (c) Deccan

• Sometimes reasons like degradation of the environment, drought, invasion, etc. leads to scarcity of means.
• Therefore, people are forced to leave their settlements in their fight for survival.

The Hindukush and the Himalayan mountain ranges.

Human settlements have flourished wherever the means of living are plentiful.

The Harappan civilization was the earliest civilization in India.

Correct option is: (b) hilly

In the hilly regions people depend more on hunting and gathering for their food.

The Vindhya and Satpuda mountain ranges are located to the north of the Deccan plateau.

In Rampur, three crops are grown every year 

They are two main crops, Jowar and Bajra are one and what is the other; the third crop is the potato.

They have got a well-developed irrigation system.

In villages across India farming is the main production activity

The land is the most crucial factor necessary for farm production.

Non-farm activities include small manufacturing, transport, shop keeping, etc.

Correct option is: (c) hilly

In Rampur, about l/3rd of the population, i.e., 150 families are landless. About 240 families cultivate small plots of land less than 2 hectares in size and the remaining families are medium and large farmers.

Every production is organised by people or entrepreneurs combining the elements of land, labour and physical capital. These are known as factors of production

Land: An area of ground, especially when used for a particular purpose such as farming or building; A necessary factor for Production.

Factors of production: Land, labour, physical capital, working capital and entrepreneurs cause the production of goods or services are called Factors of Production

They are like dairy farming, small scale manufacturing, shopkeepers and transport.

Only 25% of the people working in Rampur are engaged in activities other than agriculture.

Farm activities: The works done in agricultural fields to produce goods

Farm labourers: Those who do not have a right over the crops grown on the land but are paid wages.

Skilled workers: Highly educated and trained workers

Fixed capital: Physical Capital = Tools, machines and buildings, which are not used up or consumed immediately in the production process

Natural resources: Resources available from nature like land, water and minerals, etc.

Production activity: The work wherein a good or service is produced

(a) Kandla and Mundra

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Unskilled workers: Not educated and nontrained workers.

Correct Answer is : (A) 95%

The women unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women.