5th Sample Papers
India is a land of rich culture and politics. Our culture and civilization are among the oldest in history. Indian civilization originated from the Indus Valley Civilization. India has a diverse culture with many religions, castes, and communities living together in harmony. According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the population are Hindus, 14.2% follow Islam, 2.3% are Christians, 1.7% are Sikhs, 0.7% are Buddhists, and the remaining follow other religions.
I. Answer the following questions
1. In which part of India is Karnataka State located?Answer: Karnataka is located in the southern part of India.
2. How many districts are there in Karnataka state? List them?
Answer: There are 31 districts in Karnataka, they are shown in the map below:
3. Which are the neighboring states of Karnataka?
Answer: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, and Maharashtra.
4. What was the old name of Karnataka state? When did it renamed to the new name?
Answer: Karnataka was previously known as Mysore and was renamed in 1973.
5. Which is the official language of our state?
Answer: Kannada
6. Name the languages of your neighboring states?
Answer: The official languages of our neighboring states are:
- Tamil for Tamil nadu
- Telugu –Andhra Pradesh/Telangana
- Marathi-Maharashtra
- Malayalam-Kerala
7. Which language do you speak at home?
Answer: I speak Kannada. (Write your language here)
8. Name the national language of India?
Answer: Hindi
9. Name the international/ business language followed in India.
Answer: English
10. Which is the capital city of Karnataka State?
Answer: Bangalore
11. Name the neighboring countries of India?
Answer: India's neighbouring countries are Bangladesh, China, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.
12. What are the Islands of India?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Havelock, Barren, Majuli, Diu, Baratang, Katchal, Neil, Divar, and Elephanta.
13. List the Union Territories of India?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Chandigarh, Delhi, Puducherry, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Lakshadweep.
14. List the Northern & Southern State of India
Answer:
- Northern States:Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh.
- Southern States are; Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka.
15. Name the smallest states of the Northeast India?
Answer: Mizoram
16. Name the national festivals of India?
Answer: Independence Day, Republic Day, and Gandhi Jayanti.
17. Where is India located in the map?
Answer: India is located to north of the equator between 8°4' north (the mainland) to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude.
18. What are the colors of our National flag?
Answer: Saffron, White and Green
19. Write the capital cities of neighboring states.
Answer:
- Tamil Nadu - Chennai
- Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
- Maharashtra - Mumbai
- Goa - Panaji
- Telangana - Hyderabad
- Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati
20. What are the administrative divisions of India?
Answer: The administrative divisions of India are 28 states and 8 union territories.
21. Who is this? Write 3 sentences about her
Answer: She is Saina Nehwal. She is badminton singles player from India. She has won many titles, which include then super series titles She got a Padma Shree award for her service in sports.
22. Write 5 sentences about popular sports
Answer: The most popular sport in India is cricket. A cricket match consists of two batsmen at the crease, nine fielders, one bowler, and one wicketkeeper. The bowler delivers the ball while the batsman attempts to score runs. Cricket holds great significance in India and enjoys immense popularity.
23. Name 3 famous folklore sports of Karnataka.
Answer: Kambala, Cock fight( koli jagala) Gilli Danda, and Chowka Bara
24. What are some famous folklore dances of Karnataka
Answer: Yakshagana, Bolak-aat, and Ummatt-aat.
II. Fill in the blanks:
- The official language of Goa is Marathi.
- The Capital city of Nagaland is Kohima.
- Present president of India is Droupadi Murmu.
- The present prime minister of India is Narendra Modi.
- Andhra Pradesh was divided into Telangana and seemandhra.
- The commercial capital of India is Mumbai.