Class 7 Question Paper 2023 Social Science

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Question Paper
2023

NCERT BASED SYLLABUS
FOR CBSE AND STATE BOARD
FOLLOWING NCERT

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2022-23)

Class - VII Subject – Social Science
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks - 80

General Instructions:

i. All questions are compulsory
ii. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.

HISTORY
I. Choose the correct option (1X9=9)

1. Ziyauddin Barani of 14th century was
A. a sultan
B. a chronicler
C. an invader
D. a musician

2. Jati as a term refers to
A. a sub caste
B. a military camp
C. a new religion
D. all of these.

3. Kharaj was an important source of revenue. It was
A. a tax in the Mughal empire
B. a tax on cattle
C. a tax in Delhi Sultanate
D. a tax on houses.

4. The expansion of the Delhi Sultanate took place gradually. They had garrison which was
A. a countryside
B. a hinterland
C. a fortified settlement with soldiers
D. son of king.

5. The administrative system of some tribal kingdoms was becoming centralised. In the Gond
kingdom, Chaurasi was divided into
A. khel
B. barhots

C. garh
D. paiks.

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6. Bhuiyans
A. were landlords of Assam
B. were landlords of Gondwana
C. removed the Ahoms from Assam
D. fought against Cheros.

7. Tevaram was
A. a compilation of the songs of Nayanars
B. an Alvar saint
C. a compilation of songs of Alvars
D. a hagiography

8. In a well organised Chola administration, Nadu was
A. a samanta
B. a group of villages
C. a tax
D. a smaller unit than a village.

9. By the seventh century a new factor emerged in different regions of the subcontinent. This was
that of a Samanta which meant
A. a place of worship
B. a sabha
C. a warrior chief
D. a thief
II. Answer these questions very briefly :
1. Who was Surdas? Mention his two compositions compiled in Sursagara. (1+ + = )
2. Who was Rani Durgawati ? Enumerate her achievements. (1+1=2)
III. Answer in short :
1. What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir? (3)
2. Throw light on the history of Chero chiefdoms of Jharkhand and Bihar. Mention two other
tribes of Jharkhand. (2+1=3)

IV. Answer in details:
What do you understand by the term Bhakti? Explain the philosophy of Advaita and mention the
name of the saint who propounded it. (2+2+1=5)
V. Read the passage carefully and answer the following:
With the decline in the authority of the Mughal emperors, the governors of large provinces,
subadars, and the great zamindars consolidated their authority in different parts of the
subcontinent. Through the eighteenth century, the Mughal Empire gradually fragmented into a
number of independent, regional states. Broadly speaking the states of the eighteenth century can
be divided into three overlapping groups: (1) States that were old Mughal provinces like Awadh,

Bengal and Hyderabad. Although extremely powerful and quite independent, the rulers of these
states did not break their formal ties with the Mughal emperor. (2) States that had enjoyed
considerable independence under the Mughals as watanjagirs. These included several Rajput
principalities. (3) The last group included states under the control of Marathas, Sikhs and others

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like the Jats. These were of differing sizes and had seized their independence from the Mughals
after a long-drawn armed struggle.
A. What was watan jagir? (2)
B. Who founded the autonomous state of Hyderabad? (1)
C. Who was Shivaji? (1)
CIVICS
I. Choose the correct option : ( 1X3=3)

1. Civil Rights Movement
A. began in 1950s .
B. took place for the right to equality of the African-American people in The USA.
C. demanded an end to racial discrimination.
D. All of the above.

2. A gathering of the journalists from the media who are invited to hear about and ask questions
on a particular issue is called
A. a get together
B. an institution
C. press conference
D. chit fund.

3. The term Public is used for an activity
A. organised by the government
B. organised by an individual
C. by a company
D. all of the above.
II. Answer very briefly:
1. What do you mean by the term double burden? Support with a suitable example. (1+1=2)
2. What does the term stereotype mean? Mention a stereotype about women. (1+1=2)
3. List any two ways in which a hawker is different from a shop owner? (2)

III. Answer in short:
1. Throw light on the terms ‘invisible’, ’physically demanding’, and ‘time consuming’ in the
context of the household tasks undertaken by women in their houses. Explain each with
the help of a suitable example. ( 1+1+1=3)
2. Describe any three methods of struggle that the Women’s Movement use to raise issues of
concern? (3)

IV. Answer in details:

Explain the working of the chain of markets? Why is a wholesale trader necessary in
a market ? (3+2=5)

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V. Read the passage carefully and answer the following:
The media decides what to focus on and in this way it 'sets the agenda'. The government can, at
times, prevent the media from publishing a story and this is called censorship. Nowadays, media's
close relationship with business often means that a balanced report is difficult to come by. Given
this, it is important for us to be aware that the 'factual information' that a news report provides is
often not complete and can be one-sided. We, therefore, need to analyse the news by asking the
following questions: what is the information I am learning from this report? What information is
not being provided? From whose point of view is the article being written? Whose point of view is
being left out and why?

Answer the following:
A. Give one reason why censorship is essential in media . (1)
B. Why should we not totally depend upon the ‘factual information’ that a news report
provides? (2)
C. Mention one link between media and big business houses (1)

GEOGRAPHY

I. Choose the correct option: (1×4=4)

1. Which is not human made environment?
A. Land C. Road
B. Train D. Aeroplane
2. Which one of the following domains is held up by the gravitational forces?
A. Lithosphere C. Biosphere
B. Hydrosphere D. Atmosphere
3. Which one among the following is True?
A. Thar desert, India has recorded the highest temperature of the world.
B. The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by Christians.
C. The Chiru or the Tibetan antelope is an endemic species.
D. Skeletons of fish have been found in Sahara desert.
4. Name the term that signifies “ It is an arid region characterised by extremely
high or low temperatures and scanty vegetation”.
A. Desert C. Gulf
B. Forest D. Basin
II. Answer the following questions in short: (3×3= 9)
1. What are the precautions should be taken during earthquake? (Give three points)
OR
Discuss any three erosional work of wind.

2. What are the three types of wind explain each?
3. Write any three characteristics of tropical evergreen forests .

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III. Answer the following questions in detail: (5x1=5)

1. Give brief note on “Tsunami”.
OR
Discuss the different types of ocean currents along with examples.
IV. Read the given extract and answer the following questions: (4)
Lava is actually fiery red molten magma coming out from the interior of the earth on its surface.
When this molten lava comes on the earth’s surface, it rapidly cools down and becomes solid.
Rocks formed in such a way on the crust are called extrusive igneous rocks. They have a very fine
grained structure. Sometimes the molten magma cools down deep inside the earth’s crust. Solid
rocks so formed are called intrusive igneous rocks. Since they cool down slowly they form large
grains. Grinding stones used to prepare paste/powder of spices and grains are made of granite.
Rocks roll down, crack, and hit each other and are broken down into small fragments. These
smaller particles are called sediments. These sediments are transported and deposited by wind,
water, etc. These loose sediments are compressed and hardened to form layers of rocks. These
types of rocks are called sedimentary rocks. For example, sandstone is made from grains of sand.
These rocks may also contain fossils of plants, animals and other micro-organisms that once lived
on them. Igneous and sedimentary rocks can change into metamorphic rocks under great heat and
pressure . For example, clay changes into slate and limestone into marble.

1. Which type of rocks are found in Deccan plateau? (1)
2. Give one example of intrusive igneous rock. (1)
3. How are sedimentary rocks formed? (2)
V. Draw and label the diagram of Major pressure belts of the Earth. (3)
VI. Locate and label the following in the physical map of the world. (1×3=3)

a) New York Seaport
b) New Delhi Airport
c) Rio de Janerio Seaport

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