Class 07 Social Science Life In The Deserts CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 7 · Social Science Life In The Deserts

This is Social Science class 07 Social Science Life in the Deserts CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
The Karakoram Range in the ____ and the Zanskar mountains in the ___ enclose Ladakh
  • A
    east, west
  • B
    west, south
  • C
    east, south
  • D
    north, south
    Correct
2
____ , one of the coldest inhabited places on earth is located in Ladakh.
  • A
    Dehra
  • B
    Siachen
  • C
    Gilgit
  • D
    Drass
    Correct
3
The capital of Ladakh is
  • A
    Lah
  • B
    Kah
  • C
    Lih
  • D
    Leh
    Correct
4
Which of the following river flow in Ladakh
  • A
    Indus
    Correct
  • B
    Tapi
  • C
    Narmada
  • D
    Godavari
5
Ladakh lies in the rain shadow of
  • A
    Alps
  • B
    Kanchenjunga
  • C
    Aravali
  • D
    Himalaya
    Correct
6
The altitude in Ladakh varies from about
  • A
    5000m ? 9000m
  • B
    4000m ? 9000m
  • C
    3000m ? 8000m
    Correct
  • D
    6000m ? 8000m
7
Due to high altitude the climate of Ladakh is
  • A
    Hot and dry
  • B
    Cold and wet
  • C
    Cold and dry
    Correct
  • D
    Hot and wet
8
In Ladakh it is freezing cold in the winters when the temperatures may remain below ______ for most of the time
  • A
    tex} - {50^0}C{/tex}
  • B
    \( - {40^0}C\)
    Correct
  • C
    tex} - {0^0}C{/tex}
  • D
    tex} - {30^0}C{/tex}
9
There is little rainfall in the Ladakh as low as ___ every year
  • A
    30 cm
  • B
    50 cm
  • C
    20 cm
  • D
    10 cm
    Correct
10
Manali - Leh highway crosses how many passes
  • A
    4
    Correct
  • B
    1
  • C
    11
  • D
    2
11
The oasis in the desert support population
  • A
    Settled
    Correct
  • B
    Tribes
  • C
    Rain
  • D
    Nomads
12
Ladakh is also known as
  • A
    Khapa-bedouins
  • B
    Khapa-chan
    Correct
  • C
    Khapa-tuaregs
  • D
    Khapa-drass
13
The Chiru or the Tibetan antelope is an
  • A
    endangered species
    Correct
  • B
    vulnerable species
  • C
    extinct species
  • D
    Endemic species
14
Shahtoosh is a name of
  • A
    Wool
    Correct
  • B
    Plant
  • C
    Desert
  • D
    Dog
15
In Ladakh ___ milk is used to make cheese and butter
  • A
    Cow
  • B
    Yak
    Correct
  • C
    Dog
  • D
    Wild sheep