AP 7th Class Question Paper 2022-23 FA1 Social Science

Classroom Based Assessment - 1 (2022-23)

UDISE Code: Class-Subject: 7-SS
Child ID: No. of Questions: 20
Child Name: Duration: 60 minutes

Multiple Choice Questions - Each question has 4 options out of which ONLY ONE option is
correct. (15 x 1M = 15M)

1 On a trip to Saturn, a spaceship from Earth will DEFINITELY pass which of the following
planets?

A Venus
B Jupiter
C Uranus
D Mercury

2 In the Social Studies class, Samar and Rishabh were speaking about the type of vegetation
found in the equatorial region. The teacher realised that only Samar knew the correct details
about equatorial climate.
Given below are four statements made during the discussion.

Identify the one made by Samar.

A Rainfall occurs mostly during the night.
B The mornings are too cold and the afternoons are pleasant.
C The nights are pleasant and rainfall occurs towards the early morning.
D The temperature is high around 12 pm and rainfall occurs in the afternoons.

Medium: English 1 A-1

3 One of India's coastal states wants to use a sign for warning its people about the natural
disaster 'tsunami'. Which of the following signs might it use?

A B

C D

4 The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in complete lockdown in most parts of the world. It was
reported that during this time, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere dropped by 17%.

What could be the possible reason for this?

A increase in recycling
B increase in the number of trees planted
C decrease in the usage of fossil fuels in vehicles
D decrease in the need for manufactured products

5 Identify the type of vegetation in the image shown here.

A mangrove forest
B coniferous forest
C tropical grassland
D tropical rainforest

Medium: English 2 A-1

6 Maps are most useful when they are drawn to a scale. For example, if the scale of the map is 1
cm represents 20 km, it means a distance of 1 cm in a map corresponds to an actual distance of
20 km on the ground. The scale of a map is usually written in one corner of the map.

During the summer, Vaishali went to a temple in a small town called Karumandurai, near Salem
(a small town), in Tamil Nadu. When she returned, she tried to locate Karumandurai on a map of
Tamil Nadu with a scale of 1 cm represents 100 km. The town was not shown on the map
although Salem was.

She looked in her school library for maps of South India and found 3 different maps - with three
different scales. On which map was she likely to find Karumandurai?

A 1 cm represents 10 km
B 1 cm represents 500 km
C 1 cm represents 1000 km
D on all three maps

7 How does the rapid increase in population affect forests?

A More land is required for housing and that results in the clearing of forests.
B The forests remain unchanged as people live in cities and villages.
C More trees will be planted thereby increasing the cover of forests.
D The biodiversity of animals and plants will increase in the forests.

8 Which of the following is an example of a man-made environment?"

A mountain
B ocean
C forest
D zoo

9 Rainforests are being cut down at an alarming rate every year. Some people claim that this is
not an issue as they grow back soon. Environmentalists say that even if the trees grow back, the
loss suffered is disastrous.
Why do the environmentalists say this? Even if the trees grow back, __________.

A they absorb less carbon dioxide
B some species may be lost forever

C they cannot be exploited as much as the old ones
D less rain will fall in the area around the regrown forest

Medium: English 3 A-1

10 Which of these is used as an alternative fuel to petrol in vehicles, to reduce air pollution?

A kerosene
B crude oil
C CNG
D coal

11 Which condition(s) would be similar in BOTH the tropical grassland and the tropical rainforest?

A only the range of temperature
B only the amount of rainfall received
C both the range of temperature and the amount of rainfall received
D None of the conditions are similar in both the grassland and rainforest.

12 This table shows the length of a day on different planets.

Does it BEST indicate which of the following?

P) Larger planets take longer to complete one rotation.

Q) Smaller planets take longer to orbit the Sun.

A only P
B only Q
C both P and Q
D neither P nor Q

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

'In 1927, an astronomer named Georges Lemaître had a big idea. He said that a very long time
ago, the universe started as just a single point. He said the universe stretched and expanded to
get as big as it is now, and that it could keep on stretching.

Medium: English 4 A-1

Source: Nasa Science - Space Place

13 What is this theory more commonly known as?

A the Big Bang
B the Big Explosion
C the Great Explosion
D the Great Expansion

14 In which of the domains of the Earth would the ENTIRE process of water cycle take place?

A hydrosphere
B atmosphere
C lithosphere
D biosphere

15 Anil is an astronaut who is looking down on the earth from space.

Which of the following types of maps would it broadly look like?

A physical
B political
C thematic
D topographical

Answer the following questions in your answer sheets. (5 x 1M = 5M)

16 Azma wanted to locate the various industries in India. Which map should she look at?

17 State one feature of the type of climate found in the Mediterranean forests(Either during
summer or winter).

18 The layer which consists of dust and water vapour is called ______________.

19 Forests provide us with many useful products like timber, leaves, resins, gums, medicinal herbs,
etc.

Mention one other use of forests.

20 Given below are different types of environment components.
factories, clouds, birds, lakes, forests
Which among the above component will be under the lithosphere?

Medium: English 5 A-1

Class Subject
7 Social Studies

Question Subject Answer Key
1 Social Studies B
2 Social Studies D
3 Social Studies C
4 Social Studies C
5 Social Studies C
6 Social Studies A
7 Social Studies A
8 Social Studies D
9 Social Studies B
10 Social Studies C
11 Social Studies A
12 Social Studies D
13 Social Studies A
14 Social Studies D
15 Social Studies A
16 Social Studies Award 1 mark if they answer thematic map
Award 0.75 if one grammatical error in case of sentences/ spelling
error
Any other irrelevant/incomplete response 0
17 Social Studies Award one mark (1) hot and dry summer or (2) cool and wet winters
Award 0.75 marks if one grammatical error in case of sentences/
spelling error
Award 0.5 marks if meaning comes out clearly, 3-4 errors - for
questions with sentences
Any other irrelevant/incomplete response 0
18 Social Studies Award one mark if they answer atmosphere
Award 0.75 one grammatical error in case of sentences/ spelling error
Any other irrelevant/incomplete response 0
19 Social Studies Award 1 mark for any of the following or any other relevant point: 1)
maintain ecological balance by absorbing carbon dioxide 2) cause
rainfall 3) prevent soil erosion 4) are natural habitats for wildlife
Award 0.75 marks if one grammatical error in case of sentences/
spelling error 11
Award 0.5 marks if meaning comes out clearly, 3-4 errors - for
questions with sentences
Any other irrelevant/incomplete response 0

20 Social Award 1 mark when answered forest
Award 0.75 if one grammatical error in case of sentences/ spelling

error
Any other irrelevant/incomplete response 0


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