TET Paper II- Social Science & EVS

1. Orientation Session on TET Exam
Content of Social Science - Geography & EVS
By
Dr. Santosh S. Rukari,
Principal,
Ashoka International Centre for Educational
Studies & Research, Nashik

2. Geography & EVS- 20 Marks
• Geography as a social study & as a science
• Planet:-Earth in the solar system
• Globe
• Environment in its totality: natural & human environment
• Air
• Water
• Human Environment- Settlement, transport &
communication
• Resources – Natural & Human
• Agriculture

3. Geography as a Social Study
• Two main branches- Physical & Human
• Physical- Geomorphology, Climatology, Oceanography,
Soil Geo, Forest Geography, Bio Geography, Astronomy,
Environment
• Human – Population, Settlement , Travel & Tourism,
Economics, Trade & Transport, Communication, Cultural,
Regional, Urban
• Applied Geography- GIS, Aerial Photography, GPS etc.

4. Important Questions
• Which of the following scholars also treated geography as a
social study?
- Karl Marx
- Bernard
- Ptolemy
- None of the above
• Which of the following refers to the study of the relationship
between culture & physical geography
- Cultural History
- Ecosystem
- Cultural Ecology
- Polytheism

5. • Which one of the following does not come under the
umbrella of physical geography
- Climate
- Soil
- Terrain
- Population
• At the upper primary stage geography & economics
together can help in the following (CTET Feb. 15)
-Developing a perspective on issues of environment, resources
& development
- Understanding optimal allocation of resources
- Understanding plurality
- Developing knowledge of places & environment

6. • Which of the following part of the Sun is visible to humans?
• A. Photosphere
• B. Corona
• C. Chromospheres
• D. Core
• Which of the following part of the Sun is visible at the time
of the eclipse?
• A. Photosphere
• B. Corona
• C. Chromosphere
• D. Core

7. • The percentage of salt water present on the surface of
the earth is
- 75%
- 80%
- 90%
- 97%
• The community or collection of the stars is called
- Solar system
- Galaxy
- Planet
- Milky way

8. • Considering the layers of the Earth, the temperature in centre of
the Earth can be
- 6500 °C
- 6800 °C
- 5000 °C
- 7300 °C
• Which of the following is the smallest continents?
- Europe
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Australia

9. • Universe is composed of
- Millions of Galaxies
- Group of stars
- Group of constellations
- Clouds of dust & gases
• Which one of the following is the head our solar family
- The Moon
- The Earth
- The Sun
- The Jupiter

10. • The time period of one revolution of the Sun around the
centre of the galaxy is called
- Sidereal Year
- Astronomical Year
- Cosmic Year
- Light Year
• Which one of the following is not a feature of Lithosphere?
- 97% Earth’s water lies in the lithosphere
- Landforms are found on the ocean floor also
- Mineral wealth is found in this sphere
- Mountains, Plateaus & valleys form a part of lithosphere

11. • Which of the following cannot be said about our planet
earth?
- It is perfect sphere
- It is slightly flattened at the poles
- It has a bulge in the middle
- It is called the blue planet
• In which of the following landforms are mushroom rocks
found?
- Delta
- Desert
- Glacial Moraine
- Sea Cave