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Class 8th Social Science Model paper 2023-24
Assessment Scheme
S. Text Book Chapter Chapter Title Marks in
No. Number Summative
Assessment
1 Resource and 4 Agriculture 05
2 Development 5 Industries 04
3 6 Human Resources 04
4 7 Industries of 03
Jammu, Kashmir
and Ladakh
5 Our Past - III 5 When People Rebel 04
– 1857 and After
6 8 Women, Caste And 04
Reform
7 9 The Making of The 05
National
Movement: 1870s -
1947
8 10 India After 03
Independence
9 11 Formation of 02
Erstwhile Jammu &
Kashmir State and
The Dogra Rule
10 Social And 1 The Indian 04
Political Life - Constitution
11 III 3 Why Do We Need A 04
parliament
12 6 Understanding Our 03
Criminal justice
System
13 7 Understanding 02
Marginalisation
14 9 Public Facilities 03
TOTAL 50
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Summative Assessment Model paper 2023-24
Subject: Social Science Class: 8th
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Max. Marks: 50 Time: 2 Hours
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General Instructions
i. The question paper is divided into four sections – A, B, C, and
D. There are 23 questions in the question paper.
ii. Questions from serial number 1 to 10 in Section A contain
multiple choice questions. Each of these carries one mark.
iii. Questions 11 to 17 in Section B carry 2 marks each. Answer
to these questions should be up to 20 words each.
iv. Questions 18 to 21 in Section C carry 3 marks each. Answer
to these questions should be 40 to 50 words each.
v. Question number 22 in Section D carrying 5 marks.
vi. Question number 23 in Section D is map based. It contains
two parts each carrying 2 marks.
SECTION – A
1. “It was the upper castes who were responsible for the Harijans
being unfit today.” Who said it?
A. Jawar Lal Nehru
B. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C. H.J. Khandekar
D. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
2. The so called untouchables preferred to be called Dalits. The
term dalit means
A. Lower castes
B. Equal to upper castes
C. Broken from the society
D. Not lesser than upper castes
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3. If a 13 year child is working in a factory manufacturing carpets
which Fundamental Right is violated?
A. Right to Equality
B. Right to Liberty
C. Right against Exploitation
D. Right to Constitutional Remedies
4. In Subash Kumar vs State of Bihar (1991). The Supreme Court
held that Right to Life is a Fundamental Right under Article 21
of the Constitution and it includes right to the enjoyment of
A. Pollution-free water
B. Pollution-free water and air
C. Clubs and Cinema Halls
D. Clubs and bars
5. When birth rate and death rate are same
A. Population increases
B. Population stays same
C. Population decreases
D. Population may or may not change
6. ‘Mall of Srinagar’ a mega infra project, helmed by Dubai-based
Emaar Group was announced in
A. December 2022
B. January 2023
C. February 2023
D. March 2023.
7. The term ‘Thara-mukurtham’ means:
A. The girl is gifted to her husband
B. The wife belongs to her husband’s place
C. The wife has to be a puppet in the hands of her husband
D. The girl is given away to serve as a slave of the bridegroom
8. Lok Sabha selects the executive. The executive
A. Elects the Prime Minister
B. Elects the President
C. Elects the Vice-President
D. implements the laws made by the Parliament
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9. How many members to the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the
President?
A. 2
B. 12
C. 233
D. 245
10. Match the following
Column A Column B
1. Mutiny a. The book written by
Vishnubhatt Godse
2. Taiping rebellion b. When soldiers as a group
disobey their officers in
the army
3. Majha Pravaas c. An uprising in the
Southern parts of China
4. Regulation d. A rule made and
maintained by an authority
A. 1 – d, 2 – b, 3 – a, 4 – c
B. 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – d
C. 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c, 4 – d
D. 1 – d, 2 – b, 3 – c, 4 – a
SECTION - B
11. On 15 August 2022, India celebrated seventy six years of its
existence as a free nation. In your opinion to what extent has it
fulfilled the ideals set out in its constitution?
12. List two factors that led to the first Anglo Sikh War in 1846?
13. What do you think Jyotirao Phule meant by “me here and you
there again”?
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14. If you were a member of the parliament (MP), list two questions
that you would like to ask.
15. What do you mean by manual scavenging?
16. Describe environment as a public facility.
17. How has the opening of Tulip Garden boosted tourism industry
of J&K?
SECTION – C
18. Both the birth rate and the death rate of Kenya are high.
Describe the shape of its Population Pyramid.
19. Had the rebellion of 1857 not broken, what would have been the
fate of customary religious and social practices of the people of
India?
20. How are the Fundamental Rights different from the Directive
Principles of State Policy?
21. What is the role of the police in investigating a crime?
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SECTION – D
22. List five practices that can boost the output of the crops grown in
your own area.
23. On an outline map of the world locate any two major:
i. Cotton textile manufacturing regions
ii. Iron ore producing areas
Blueprint for Question Paper
Understanding
Question Type
Remembering
Evaluating
Analysing
10 Marks
11 Marks
12 Marks
Applying
Creating
8 Marks
6 Marks
3 Marks
S No.
16%
20%
12%
22%
24%
6%
1 MCQs 1,4,6, 2,7,8, 9 5 3, 10
2 VSAQ 15 , 16 12, 11, 13, 14
s 17
3 SAQs 21 18 19 20 21
4 LAQs 23 22