AP 7th Class Question Paper 2025-26 FA1 Social Science

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AP 7th Class 2025-26
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Social Science
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AP 7th Class FA1 2025-26 Question Paper Social Science

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AP FA1 2025-26 Question Paper & Answer Key
Class 7 · Subject: Social Science

Child Name: ____________________ Roll No: __________
Class: 7 Subject: Social Science
No. of Questions: 20 Total Marks: 35
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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions - Each question has 4 options out of which ONLY
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1. The picture shown below represents disaster management initiative.

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Which of the following describes the disaster
A) Earthquake
B) Drought
C) Fire
D) Cyclone
Answer: D) Cyclone

2. Which of the following is an example of a human-made environment?
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3. Sriram and his friends were discussing the factors that living things need in their surrounding
environment to survive. This is what they said
Sriram : They need air
Sailaja : They need water and soil
Nandu : They need sunlight
Hussain : They need the correct temperature
Who is correct?
A) Only Sriram
B) Sailaja and Hussain
C) Sriram, Nandu and Sailaja
D) All the above
Answer: D) All the above

4. Natural vegetation varies from region to region, depending mainly on rainfall.
Accordingly, which of the following regions will have the less amount of forests?
A) The coastal areas of Tamil Nadu
B) The cold and dry region of Ladakh
C) The Western Ghats of Kerala
D) The plains of Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B) The cold and dry region of Ladakh

5. In just 30 years, India has lost a huge amount of forests due to [number not fully captured]
industrial projects.
What is the consequence of removing a large amount of vegetation?
A) Increased humidity levels
B) High population levels
C) Increased soil erosion
D) Higher biodiversity
Answer: C) Increased soil erosion

6. Which of the following images represent the hydrosphere?

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C) A, B and D
D) All the above
Answer: D) All the above

7. When a spaceship travels from earth to saturn, which of the following planets will it definitely
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A) Venus
B) Jupiter
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D) Mercury
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Answer: B) Jupiter

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A) Extreme cold temperatures
B) Lack of vegetation and grasslands
C) Heavy precipitation and dense forests
D) Scarcity of fresh water sources
Answer: C) Heavy precipitation and dense forests

9. Imagine you are a wildlife photographer planning to capture the Lion-tailed Macaque. Which
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type of forest should you visit to find it?

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B) Deciduous forests
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10. If you travel from Manipur to Uttar Pradesh along the Tropic of Cancer, which country are
you most likely to pass through?
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) Bhutan
D) Myanmar
Answer: B) Bangladesh
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12. When Sunita Williams returned to Earth from space, which of the following shows the
correct order of atmospheric layers she passed through, starting from space down to the
Earth's surface?
A) Troposphere → Stratosphere → Mesosphere → Thermosphere → Exosphere
B) Exosphere → Thermosphere → Mesosphere → Stratosphere → Troposphere
C) Mesosphere → Stratosphere → Troposphere → Thermosphere → Exosphere
D) Thermosphere → Exosphere → Mesosphere → Troposphere → Stratosphere
Answer: B) Exosphere → Thermosphere → Mesosphere → Stratosphere → Troposphere

13. Which realm of the Earth includes an irregular surface with various landforms?
A) Biosphere
B) Lithosphere
C) Hydrosphere
D) Atmosphere
Answer: B) Lithosphere

14. Which type of forests does the given picture represent?

A) Evergreen forests
B) Deciduous forests
C) Montane forests
D) Thorny forests
Answer: A) Evergreen forests

15. The Chenchus are an indigenous tribal community primarily residing in which forest?
A) Nallamala forest
B) Yerramalla forest
C) Simhachalam forest
D) Seshachalam forest
Answer: A) Nallamala forest

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Section B: Answer the following questions in your answer booklet. (2 × 2 = 4)

16. What are biotic and abiotic components of the environment? Give two examples of each.
Answer (Model Rubric):
Biotic components are living things in the environment e.g. plants, animals. Abiotic components are
non-living things in the environment e.g. air, water.

17. "Biosphere is the place of earth where land, water and air involve with"
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1. It connects land, water, and air - The biosphere depends on the interaction between the
lithosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), and atmosphere (air) to support life.
2. Living things depend on other parts of nature - Plants, animals, and humans need sunlight, air,
water, and soil to survive, showing how life is linked with these natural elements.

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Section C: Answer the following questions in your answer booklet. (2 × 4 = 8)

18. (Exact wording not captured in the source video — reconstructed from the reference
answer key.) Mention two points about the importance of forests, and write two slogans to
protect forests.
Answer (Model Rubric):
Importance of Forests (any two points):
- Forests provide shelter to wildlife.
- Forests help prevent soil erosion.
- Forests help in controlling climate and rainfall.
Slogans (any two):
- "No forests, no future!"
- "Plant trees, breathe free!"
- "Protect forests, protect ourselves!"

19. (Exact wording and the specific locations to be marked were not captured in the source
video, and the reference answer key does not name them either — this appears to be a map
exercise: mark and label 4 locations on a map of India.)
Answer (Model Rubric):
[Locations not available from either source — mark and label the 4 locations as specified on the
original paper.]

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Section D: Answer the following question in your answer booklet. An internal choice is
provided. (1 × 8 = 8)

20. A) (Exact wording not captured — reconstructed from the reference answer key.) The
picture shows four figures, each describing itself in the first person as one of the four spheres
of the Earth (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere). Identify which sphere each
figure represents.
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1. Atmosphere (girl with clouds/sun): "I am made of air and gases that surround the Earth. I help all

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living things breathe and protect the planet from the sun's heat."
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2. Hydrosphere (boy with water/fish): "I include oceans, rivers, lakes, and rainfall. I provide water to
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3. Lithosphere (boy with mountains and shovel): "I am Earth's land and soil. I give space for living,
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4. Biosphere (girl with plants and animals): "I include all living things like plants, animals, and
people. I depend on land, air, and water to survive."

20 (OR). B) (Exact wording not captured — reconstructed from the reference answer key.)
Describe the different types of forests found in India, giving two points about each.
Answer (Model Rubric):
1. Evergreen forests: Grown in areas with high rainfall. Trees are very tall with broad leaves and
remain green throughout the year.
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2. Deciduous Forests: Grow in areas with rainfall between 70 cm and 200 cm. Trees shed their
leaves during dry months to minimize transpiration. Found in the peninsular plateau.

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4. Mangrove/Littoral forests: Also known as swamp forests. Grow mostly on sea coasts where soil
is affected by tidal waves; vegetation adapted to saline water.
5. Montane forests: Grow in mountain/hilly areas. Leaves are long, pointed and cone-shaped to
drain off snow or rainwater.

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