Samacheer 4th Standard Social Science Guide (Term I)

 Unit 1: Kingdoms of Rivers

I. Choose the correct answer. 

1. Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas were called _______.

1. Nayanmars    b) Moovendhargal    c) Kuru nila mannargal

Ans: b) Moovendhargal

2. The efficient king among the Cheras was _________. 

1. Karikalan    b) Valvil Ori    c) Cheran Senguttuvan

Ans: c) Cheran Senguttuvan

3. Port of Cholas was _________. 

1. Kaveri poompattinam    b) Chennai     c) Thondi

Ans: a) Kaveri poompattinam

4. The flag of Pandyas was _________. 

1. Peacock    b) Fish    c) Tiger

Ans: b) Fish

5. The  Vallal (Feudal lord) who gave his chariot to Mullai was ________. 

1. Pari    b) Pehan    c) Adhiyaman

Ans: a) Pari

II. Match the following. 

1. Cheras - Vaigai

2. Cholas - Palar

3. Pandyas - Poigai

4. Pallavas - Cauvery

Ans: 

1. Cheras - Poigai

2. Cholas - Cauvery

3. Pandyas - Vaigai

4. Pallavas - Palar

III. Answer in short. 

1. Who were the greatest kings among the Cheras?

• Imayavaramban Neduncheralathan

• Cheran Senguttuvan

2. Who were Kadai ezhu vallalgal?

Pehan, Pari, Nedumudi Kari, Aai, Athiyaman, nalli, and Valvil Ori. 

3. Tell about the achievements of Karikalan. 

Karikalan invaded Srilanka and brought the captives from there, to build the dam Kallanai across the river Cauvery. 

4. Which was the capital and coastal town of Pallavas?

Capital: Kancheepuram

Coastal town: Mahabalipuram

IV. Who Said?

1. “Yano Arasan, Yanae kalvan”. 

Ans: Pandya Nedunchezhian.

Unit 2: Five Landforms

I. List out. 

1. Write the names of the mountains and the places, where they are located in your district. 

S.No	Mountains	Places
1	Vellingiri	Coimbatore
2	Maruthamalai	Coimbatore

2. Write the name of the trees around your school. 

S.No	Name of the trees
1	Neem tree
2	Palm tree

II. Fill in the blanks. 

1. The vast flat land on the Earth is called Plain. 

2. Kallanai is the fourth oldest water diversion system for irrigation in the world. 

3. Reserve forest is located in Kanyakumari district. 

4. The agricultural land and the area around is called Marutham. 

5. Sundarbans is the biggest mangrove forest in India. 

6. Marina Beach is located in Chennai. 

III. Match the following. 

a) 1. Murugan - Mullai

2. Thirumal - Palai

3. Indiran - Kurinji

4. Varunan - Marutham

5. Kottravai - Neithal

Ans: 

1. Murugan - Kurinji

2. Thirumal - Mullai

3. Indiran - Marutham

4. Varunan - Neithal

5. Kottravai - Palai

b) 1. God - Root gathering

2. Flower - Kuravar, kurathiyar

3. People - Kurinji flower

4. Occupation -  Murugan

Ans: 

1. God - Murugan

2. Flower - Kurinji flower

3. People - Kuravar, Kurathiyar

4. Occupation - Root gathering

IV. Answer in short.

1. Name the people of five thinais.

S.No	Name of Thinais	People
1	Kurinji	Kuravar, Kurathiyar
2	Mullai	Idaiyar, Idaichiyar, Aayar, Aaichiyar
3	Marutham	Uzhavar, Uzaththiyar
4	Neithal	Parathavar (Fisher man)
5	Palai	Eyinar, Eyitriar

2. List four themes of Mullai Land.

• God - Thirumal

• People - Idaiyar, Idaichiyar, Aayar, Aaichiyar

• Occupation - Cattle rearing, Gathering fruits, sowing millets

• Plant / Flower - Guava / Mullai flower

• Musical Instrument - Mullai Yazh

3. What do you know about Sembulam?

The forest region is referred as Mullai land. This region is also called ‘Sembular’ due to the presence of red soi. 

4. How the Palai (dry land) region is formed?

When Kurinji and Mullai region dries up, it forms Palai (Dry land) region. 

5. What are the themes of Palai?

God	Kottravai (Mother Goddess)
People	Eyinar, Eyitriar
Occupation	Cattle lifting
Plant / Flower	Uzhinghai, Palai / Cactus, Iluppai
Animal / Bird	Tiger, Elephant / Eagle
Musical Instrument	Palai yazh

Unit 3: Municipality and Corporation

I. Fill in the blanks. 

1. The oldest Corporation of Tamil Nadu is Chennai.

2. The father of local self government is Lord Rippon.

3. The ‘Balwant Rai Mehta Committee’ recommended a three tier panchayat Raj system in the year 1957.

4. The Tenure of Municipality is five years. 

II. Match the following. 

1. Rural local body - Population exceeds 5000 people

2. Rippon building - Township

3. Neyveli - Grama Panchayat

4. Town Panchayat - Corporation

5. Mayor - Lord Rippon

Ans: 

1. Rural local body - Grama panchayat

2. Rippon building - Lord Rippon

3. Neyveli - Township

4. Town Panchayat - Population exceeds 5000 people

5. Mayor - Corporation

III. Fill in the box. 

S.No		Municipality	Corporation
1	Head	Chairman	Mayor
2	Number	152	21
3	Tenure	5	5
4	Officer	Commissioner	The Indian administrative officers and similar rank holders
5	Revenue	House tax, Road tax, Water tax	Professional Tax

IV. Answer in brief.

1. What are the duties of Corporation?

• Constructing and maintaining city roads.

• Providing drinking water facilities. 

• Disposing garbage. 

• Creating parks and maintaining them. 

2. Write the structure of local bodies?

The structure of the local bodies
Urban local bodies	Rural local bodies
Corporation	District Panchayat
Municipality	Panchayat union
Town Panchayat	Village panchayat

3. How is the President of Municipality elected?

The President and members of Municipalities are selected by the people directly. 

4. What is the total number of Corporations in Tamil Nadu?

There are a total of 21 Corporations in Tamil Nadu.

5. What are the sources of income of Municipality?

• House tax

• Professional tax

• Drinking water tax

• Shop tax

• Road tax

• Drainage tax