Class 7 Sample Paper Social Science (Half Yearly)

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

HISTORY
I. Choose the correct option as answer to the following questions – [1×9=9]

1. Settlements of the peasants in the Chola period was known as-
a. ur
b. nadu
c. sabha
d. nagaram

2. He established the Chola kingdom-
a. Vijayalaya
b. Rajaraja I
c. RajendraChola
d. Dantidurga

3. They ruled over Delhi and Ajmer-
a. Chauhans
b. Palas
c. Cholas
d. Rashtrakutas

4. During whose reign the Sultanate was largest –
a. AlauddinKhalji
b. Iltutmish
c. Muhammad Tughluq
d. Balban

5. A fortified settlement with soldiers in the medieval period was termed as-
a. hinterland
b. temple town
c. garrison town
d. zabt

6. A tax on cultivation amounting to about 50 % of the peasant’s produce was known as-
a. zajiya

b. zabt
c. kharaj
d. zat

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7. Who was the author of Akbarnama was-
a. Birbal
b. AbulFazal
c. Rahim
d. Tansen

8. Akbar’s revenue minister was-
a. Tansen
b. Todarmal
c. Maan Singh
d. Birbal

9. The Sisodiya Rajputs ruled over which territory
a. Marwar
b. Mewar
c. Chittor
d. Ajmer

II. Anwer the following questions [3×3=9]

1. Explain the major religious developments during the medieval period?

2. What were the activities associated with the Chola temples? Explain any three.

3. What were the steps taken to ensure that muqtis performed their duties of office?
III. Answer in detail –

1. a. Who were bigots? [2]

b. How were the debates with the religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s ideas
on governance? [3]

IV. Read the paragraph and answer the following questions- [5]

It was during this period that important changes occurred in Hinduism. These included the
worship of new deities,the construction of temples by royalty and the growing importance of
brahmins or the priests as the dominant groups in the society .Their knowledge of Sanskrit texts
on the brahmana’s a lot of respect in the society. One of the major developments of this period was
the emergence of the idea of bhakti- of loving personal deity that devotees could reach without the
aid of priests or elaborate rituals. This was also the period when new religions appeared in the
subcontinent .Merchants and migrants first brought the teachings of the holy Quran to India in the
seventh century.

1. What earned brahmanas respect in the society?

2. Derive the new idea of bhakti from the above passage.

3. Who constructed the temple?

4. Who brought the teachings of the holy Quran to India?

5. This paragraph is about which period of Indian history?

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CIVICS
I. Choose the correct option as answer to the following questions- [1×5=5]

1. It was the first state in India to introduce the mid – day meal program-
a. Assam
b. Karnataka
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu

2. It refers to thinking of one and others as worthy of respect-
a. equality
b. caste
c. dalit
d. dignity

3. A group of parties with same ideology is known as
a. coalition
b. majority
c. opposition
d. constituency

4. When someone is not given due recognition for a task for job they have done ,it is known as-
a. devalued
b. care giving
c. identify
d. dignity

5. Women who labour both inside the house and outside are-
a. double – burdened
b. devalued
c. stereotyped
d. none of these

II. Answer the following questions- [3×3=9]

1. Explain the terms invisible, physically demanding and time consuming with reference to
housework done by women.

2. Explain how do some MLAs become Ministers.

3. Why is Universal Adult Franchise important in a democracy?

III. Answer in detail Give five points of difference for each. [5]

1. Distinguish between private and public health care services .

IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions- [5]

Campaigns to fight discrimination and violence against women have led to new laws being

passed. A law was made in 2006 to give women who face physical and mental violence within
their home better known as domestic violence ,some legal protection. Similarly efforts made by
the women’s movement led the Supreme Court to formulate guidelines in 1997 to protect women

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against sexual harassment at the workplace and within educational institutions. In 1980 women’s
group across the country spoken out against dowry deaths i.e the cases of young brides being
murdered by the In -laws or husbands greedy for more dowry .They did it so by coming on to the
streets ,approaching the courts and by sharing information through media .Eventually this became
a public issue in the newspapers and society and the dowry laws were changed to punish families
who seek dowry.

1. What is domestic violence?

2. When was a law passed against domestic violence?

3. When did Supreme Court formulate guidelines to protect women against sexual harassment?

4. What are dowry deaths?

5. What are the methods adopted by women to seek justice?

GEOGRAPHY

I. Answer the following questions in very short : [1X6=6]

1. Write the TERM for the following sentence:
It is a trade in which goods are exchanged without the use of money.

2. Match the columns and choose the correct option :

Column I Column II
a) Environment i. Domain of plant and animal kingdom
b) Atmosphere ii. Source of mineral wealth
c) Biosphere iii. Envelope of air
d) Lithosphere iv. Our surroundings

Options:
A. a) - i, b) - ii, c) - iii, d) - iv
B. a) - iv, b) - iii, c) - i, d) - ii
C. a) - i, b) - iii, c) - ii, d) - iv
D. a) - iv, b) - ii, c) - i, d) - iii

3. Write true or false for the following statement :
The innermost layer of the earth is core with a radius of about 6371 km.

4. Why do the plates move?

5. Which place in the Sahara desert recorded the highest temperature in 1922?

6. Fill in the blank :

The National Highway __________ connects Leh to Kashmir valley through Zoji la pass.

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ΙΙ. Answer the following questions in Short: [3X2=6]

1. “Minerals are very important to humankind”. Explain the statement in three points.

2. Explain the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert. Write any three points.

ΙII. Answer the following questions in detail: [5X2=10]

1. A. How are sedimentary rocks formed?
B. Differentiate between intrusive igneous rocks and extrusive igneous rocks? Write three
points of each. (2+3=5)

2. Explain any five features made by a river.

IV. Draw and colour a diagram of features made by sea waves and label it. [3]

V. Locate and label the following on the given Political Map of Africa. [1x3=3]
1. Red Sea.
2. Niger
3. Mediterranean Sea.

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