Chapter 13: Glossary
1. What does AGMARK stand for?
A. Agricultural Marketing
B. Agricultural Management
C. Agriculture and Manufacturing
D. Agricultural Measurement
Answer: A. Agricultural Marketing
2. What is the purpose of AGMARK certification?
A. To ensure the quality of agricultural products
B. To measure rainfall
C. To certify school textbooks
D. To identify geographical boundaries
Answer: A. To ensure the quality of agricultural products
3. What does BIS stand for in the glossary?
A. Bureau of Indian Statistics
B. Bureau of India Standards
C. Board of Industrial Studies
D. Bank of Indian Services
Answer: B. Bureau of India Standards
4. What does BEE stand for?
A. Board of Environmental Education
B. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
C. Bureau of Economic Evaluation
D. Board of Electrical Engineering
Answer: B. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
5. What does FSSAI stand for?
A. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
B. Federal Society for Agricultural Industries
C. Food Supply and Storage Association of India
D. Farmers’ Safety and Standards Authority of India
Answer: A. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
6. What does ISI stand for in the glossary?
A. Indian Standards Institution
B. International Science Institute
C. Indian Statistical Institution
D. Institute of Social Investigation
Answer: A. Indian Standards Institution
7. What is an amendment?
A. A change made to the words of a text
B. A permanent boundary between countries
C. A type of agricultural product
D. A group of soldiers
Answer: A. A change made to the words of a text
8. What does the word “arbitrary” mean?
A. Based on careful scientific measurement
B. Not apparently based on a reason or plan, and sometimes unfair
C. Extremely important
D. Carried out by machines
Answer: B. Not apparently based on a reason or plan, and sometimes unfair
9. What does “arduous” mean?
A. Easy and enjoyable
B. Difficult and requiring much effort
C. Very short
D. Full of decoration
Answer: B. Difficult and requiring much effort
10. Who is an artisan?
A. Someone who performs skilled work with their hands
B. Someone who studies weather
C. Someone who governs a country
D. Someone who studies only maps
Answer: A. Someone who performs skilled work with their hands
11. What is a commodity?
A. A product that can be traded, bought or sold
B. A type of government
C. A natural disaster
D. A permanent residence
Answer: A. A product that can be traded, bought or sold
12. Who is a consumer?
A. A person who purchases goods and services for personal use
B. A person who makes maps
C. A person who governs a province
D. A person who studies rocks
Answer: A. A person who purchases goods and services for personal use
13. What is a confluence?
A. A place where two rivers flow together
B. A place where mountains end
C. A boundary between two countries
D. A building used to store grain
Answer: A. A place where two rivers flow together
14. What does “corrosion” mean?
A. The gradual destruction of a material through a chemical reaction with its environment
B. The growth of healthy plants
C. The construction of a bridge
D. The process of making cloth
Answer: A. The gradual destruction of a material through a chemical reaction with its environment
15. What is a dynasty?
A. A family of rulers whose power is generally passed from parents to children
B. A group of people who buy goods
C. A system of measuring rainfall
D. A collection of geographical maps
Answer: A. A family of rulers whose power is generally passed from parents to children
16. What does ecology study?
A. Living things and their relationship with the environment
B. Only the history of kings
C. The production of coins
D. The construction of roads
Answer: A. Living things and their relationship with the environment
17. What does efficiency mean?
A. Achieving useful work with the least amount of energy or effort
B. Using the greatest possible amount of energy
C. Producing goods without planning
D. Delaying the completion of a task
Answer: A. Achieving useful work with the least amount of energy or effort
18. What is an embankment?
A. An artificial slope made of earth or stones
B. A decorative box
C. A type of coin
D. A group of trees
Answer: A. An artificial slope made of earth or stones
19. What does “excavate” mean?
A. To dig up or uncover something from the ground
B. To paint a building
C. To transport goods by sea
D. To write a formal promise
Answer: A. To dig up or uncover something from the ground
20. What does “exploit” mean in the glossary?
A. To use someone or something unfairly for one’s own advantage
B. To protect something from damage
C. To preserve something in its original state
D. To encourage someone’s development
Answer: A. To use someone or something unfairly for one’s own advantage
21. What does “facilitate” mean?
A. To make a process easier or smoother
B. To make a task more difficult
C. To destroy something completely
D. To postpone an activity
Answer: A. To make a process easier or smoother
22. What is a granary?
A. A large building for storing grain
B. A place where coins are manufactured
C. A building used for court proceedings
D. A structure built around a castle
Answer: A. A large building for storing grain
23. What is a handicraft?
A. An object made through traditional skilled handwork
B. A product made only by automated machines
C. A type of weather forecast
D. A system of government
Answer: A. An object made through traditional skilled handwork
24. What does “hereditary” mean?
A. Passed from a parent to a child
B. Obtained through an election
C. Produced by a machine
D. Found only in the sea
Answer: A. Passed from a parent to a child
25. What does “holistic” mean?
A. Dealing with the whole of something rather than only one part
B. Studying only a small section
C. Relating only to metals
D. Dividing something into unrelated pieces
Answer: A. Dealing with the whole of something rather than only one part
26. What does “inflation” mean?
A. A general rise in prices
B. A general fall in rainfall
C. A reduction in the number of rivers
D. An increase in the height of mountains
Answer: A. A general rise in prices
27. What does “intangible” describe?
A. Something that cannot be physically touched
B. Something made entirely of metal
C. Something that is always visible
D. Something that can be measured only by weight
Answer: A. Something that cannot be physically touched
28. What does “intervention” mean?
A. Intentional action to change a situation or improve it
B. Refusing to take any action
C. A type of map symbol
D. A method of making pottery
Answer: A. Intentional action to change a situation or improve it
29. What is a legend on a map?
A. A key explaining the symbols, colours or markings used
B. A story printed beside every river
C. A list of all cities in the world
D. A record of rainfall in a region
Answer: A. A key explaining the symbols, colours or markings used
30. What does “maritime” mean?
A. Related to the sea, ships or sailing
B. Related to high mountains
C. Related to forests
D. Related to farming
Answer: A. Related to the sea, ships or sailing
31. What is a moat?
A. A wide ditch dug around a fort or similar structure, often filled with water
B. A building used for storing grain
C. A bridge used only by aircraft
D. A natural grassland
Answer: A. A wide ditch dug around a fort or similar structure, often filled with water
32. What does “negotiation” mean?
A. Discussion to reach an agreement
B. A military attack
C. A method of preserving food
D. The destruction of a building
Answer: A. Discussion to reach an agreement
33. What does “oppress” mean?
A. To govern people unfairly and cruelly, restricting their freedom
B. To protect people from danger
C. To provide help to people
D. To encourage people to participate
Answer: A. To govern people unfairly and cruelly, restricting their freedom
34. What is a pasture?
A. Land covered with grass where animals can feed
B. A place where ships are repaired
C. A building used to store coins
D. A paved surface at an airport
Answer: A. Land covered with grass where animals can feed
35. What does “patronise” mean in the historical context described in the glossary?
A. To support or sponsor activities such as religion, art, literature or trade
B. To destroy monuments
C. To prohibit all artistic activities
D. To collect geographical information
Answer: A. To support or sponsor activities such as religion, art, literature or trade
36. What does “perilous” mean?
A. Full of danger or risk
B. Easy to complete
C. Beautiful and delicate
D. Extremely convenient
Answer: A. Full of danger or risk
37. What is a preamble?
A. An introduction to a speech or piece of writing
B. A map’s scale
C. A type of coin
D. A building used for storing grain
Answer: A. An introduction to a speech or piece of writing
38. What does “preserve” mean?
A. To maintain something in its original or existing state
B. To break something into pieces
C. To change something completely
D. To postpone an event
Answer: A. To maintain something in its original or existing state
39. What does “proximity” mean?
A. The state of being near in space or time
B. The state of being very far away
C. A period of one thousand years
D. A form of government
Answer: A. The state of being near in space or time
40. What does “recycle” mean?
A. To convert used items for reuse, often to reduce waste
B. To throw away all used materials
C. To manufacture only new materials
D. To preserve a building without changes
Answer: A. To convert used items for reuse, often to reduce waste
41. What does “regulatory” mean?
A. Relating to an organisation or person that controls an activity or process
B. Relating only to the study of plants
C. Relating only to mountain ranges
D. Relating to decorative designs
Answer: A. Relating to an organisation or person that controls an activity or process
42. What is rock-cut architecture?
A. Structures made by carving or cutting into solid rock
B. Buildings made only from glass
C. Houses built on floating platforms
D. Structures made entirely from cloth
Answer: A. Structures made by carving or cutting into solid rock
43. What does “rugged” mean when describing land?
A. Rough and uneven, often with rocks and hills
B. Flat and completely smooth
C. Covered entirely by water
D. Always covered with snow
Answer: A. Rough and uneven, often with rocks and hills
44. What is a siege?
A. The surrounding of a place by an armed force to defeat its defenders
B. A celebration held in a market
C. A meeting to reach an agreement
D. A journey taken by a traveller
Answer: A. The surrounding of a place by an armed force to defeat its defenders
45. What was the Silk Route?
A. An ancient network of trade routes connecting Asia, Europe and Africa
B. A river flowing through India
C. A modern railway line in India
D. A route used only for military parades
Answer: A. An ancient network of trade routes connecting Asia, Europe and Africa
46. What does “tangible” mean?
A. Something that can be touched or physically felt
B. Something that cannot be physically touched
C. Something that exists only as an idea
D. Something that has no physical form
Answer: A. Something that can be touched or physically felt
47. What does “tributary” mean?
A. A river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake
B. A river that always flows into the sea directly
C. A man-made canal used for irrigation
D. A boundary between two states
Answer: A. A river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake
48. What is a troposphere?
A. The lowest region of Earth’s atmosphere
B. The deepest layer of Earth’s interior
C. The highest mountain range
D. A type of ocean current
Answer: A. The lowest region of Earth’s atmosphere
49. Which two bodies of water are labelled on the physical map of India on page 3?
A. Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
B. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
C. Black Sea and Caspian Sea
D. North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer: A. Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
50. Which major mountain system is shown along the northern boundary of India on the physical map on page 3?
A. Himalayas
B. Aravallis
C. Western Ghats
D. Eastern Ghats
Answer: A. Himalayas
