Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 19 — Chapter 19: Infrastructure: Engine of India's Development
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is an example of physical infrastructure? [1]
(A) Roads
(B) Schools only
(C) Hospitals only
(D) Neither
2. What is an example of social infrastructure? [1]
(A) Schools and hospitals
(B) Only roads
(C) Only electricity
(D) Only communication networks
3. What does transportation infrastructure include? [1]
(A) Roads, railways and airports
(B) Only schools
(C) Only hospitals
(D) Only communication
4. What do utilities include? [1]
(A) Water, electricity and sewage systems
(B) Only roads
(C) Only schools
(D) Only hospitals
5. What does good infrastructure support? [1]
(A) Economic growth
(B) Only entertainment
(C) Nothing important
(D) Only tourism
6. What can poor infrastructure cause? [1]
(A) Hindered development
(B) Faster development always
(C) No effect
(D) Only benefits
7. Who is responsible for infrastructure? [1]
(A) Governments at various levels
(B) Only private citizens
(C) No one
(D) Only foreign countries
8. Why is infrastructure important to study? [1]
(A) It's essential for society to function well
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. What does improved transportation reduce? [1]
(A) Travel time and costs
(B) Only costs, not time
(C) Nothing significant
(D) Only distance
10. What does transportation infrastructure boost? [1]
(A) Trade and opportunity access
(B) Only tourism
(C) Nothing important
(D) Only local travel
11. What does reliable electricity support? [1]
(A) Industries, healthcare and education
(B) Only entertainment
(C) Nothing important
(D) Only agriculture
12. What is digital infrastructure an example of? [1]
(A) Internet access
(B) Only roads
(C) Only water supply
(D) Only electricity
13. What does internet access enable? [1]
(A) Remote work and online education
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only entertainment
(D) Only communication with friends
14. What can infrastructure investment help reduce? [1]
(A) Regional inequality
(B) Nothing
(C) Only urban development
(D) Only rural development
15. What does infrastructure investment support? [1]
(A) Balanced growth across regions
(B) Only growth in cities
(C) Only growth in villages
(D) No growth at all
16. Why is infrastructure linked to development? [1]
(A) It enables better quality of life and opportunities
(B) No connection exists
(C) Only for wealthy areas
(D) It has no real impact