ATOMICENERGYEDUCATION
Anushaktinagar,
SOCIETY
Mumbai
Summative Assessment-2
Academic year- 2013-14
Subject - Social Studies
Time -
Class - VII
3 Hours
Maximum Marks - 90
Instructions
1. Marks for questions are indicated against each.
2. Answer should be brief and to the point and word limit be adhered to as far as
possible.
3. Use of any electronic gadget (e.g. calculator, Mobile phone etc.) is not permitted.
4. In Case a candidate has not signed the Attendance Sheet or the Answer Sheet is not
signed by the Invigilator it will be dealt as an Unfair means case.
5. On completion of the test, the candidates MUST HAND OVER THE ANSWER SHEET
TO THE INVIGILATORin the room/hall.
6. The candida.tes should ensure that the answer sheet is not folded or damaged.
To be filled by the student
Name of the Student:
Roll Number:
No of printed pages - 4
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Class:
Section:---
CCE-14-SA-II-CLASS- 7-Social Studies -Question Paper
SECTION - A (1 X 15 =15 marks)
1. Write the correct answer from the given choices.
i. The __
established a settlement at masulipatnam
(a) English
(b) Portuguese
(c) French
(d) Dutch
in Andhra Pradesh
ii. The Gonds practiced __
.
(a) plantation agriculture (b) shifting cultivation
(c) intensive agriculture (d) subsistence cultivation
iii. The institution of the khalsa is associated with
(a) Guru Gobind Singh
(b) Guru Arjan
(c) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
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iv. Which one is not a classical dance?
(a) Bharatnatyam
(b) Odissi
(c) Bhangra
(c) kathakali
v. The Afgan ruler who invaded north India five times between 1748-1761.
(a) Ahmed shah AbdaJi
(b) Nadir shah
(c) Akbar
(d) Sher shah
vi. Savannah grasslands are found in.
(a) Australia
(b) Africa
(c) Central.Asia
(d) Europe
vii. Name of the road constructed under the ground.
(a) fly over
(b) state ways
(c) sub ways
(d) express ways
viii. Kolkata is located on the river.
(a) Hooghly
(b) Narmada
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Ganga
ix.
is known as the gold capital of the world.
(a) Kimberly
(b) Pretoria
(c) Johannesberg
(d) New York
x. Thiksey in the ladakh is a famous.
(a) monastery
(b) temple
(c) church
(d) museum
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xi. Which of the following is not the example of mass media?
(a) newspaper
(b) television
(c) radio
(d) e-mail .
xii.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Advertisements usually focus on
_
the lives of the rich and famous people
the lives of the poor people
moral degradation of people
none of these
xiii. For making online purchases we use __
(a) credit card
(b) Adhar card
(c) ration card
(d) pan card
.
xiv. Weaver's cooperatives are helpful to the weavers.
(a) they give loans to the weavers
(b) they provided mid-day meal to the weavers
(c) they give raw materials to the weavers
(d) none of these
xv.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
People are treated unequal in India due to
religious discrimination
caste discrimination
sexual discrimination
all of these
Section - 8 (2 x 11 = 22 Marks)
1. Why did Surat begin to decline towards the end of the 17th century? Give two reasons.
2. What kind of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists and settled
agriculturist?
3. Who was Mira Bai? How did she become popular?
4. Why did minstrel proclaim the achievements of heroes?
5. In which part of the world are tropical deciduous forest found? Why do they shed their leaves
in the dry season?
6. Name four activities practiced by the rural people.
7. Name any two major cities located on the river Ganga. What leads to the pollution of the
river?
8. Why are the prairies known as the granaries of the world?
9. What is public protest? What are the ways in which it is expressed?
10. What are the condition of the employment and the wages of workers in the garment
exporting factory?
11. In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?
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Section - C (3 x 11
= 33 Marks)
1,
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Why do you think towns grew around temples?
What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak ?
Why do you think the Mughals tried to conquer the land of Ahoms ?
How did tribal societies change after being organised into a state?
Why is paddy grown in the Ganga-Brahmaputra
plains?
Which is the longest railway system in the world? Name the city from where it starts and
ends:
7. What are the temperate grasslands called in:
a) North America
b) South Africa
c) Central Asia
8. What are the main attractions for tourists at Ladakh?
9. What made Swapna sell the cotton to the traders instead of selling at the Kurnool cotton
market?
10. What is media?
11. Do you think that the large-scale participation of villages has contributed to the success ot
the TawaMatsyaSangh
(TMS) Write three lines on why you think so.
Section - 0 (4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
1. What were the problems encountered
these problems persist today?
2. Why were temples built in Bengal?
by ancient merchants?
Do you think some of
OR
Why did minstralsproclaim
the achievement of heroes?
3. Why do people of the Sahara Desert wear heavy robes?
4. What does the Indian constitution recognize? What does it state?
5. Mark the following in outline map of the India:a) Himalayan Mountain range
b) Arabian Sea
c) River Ganga
d) Tropic of cancer
OR
a)
b)
c)
d)
Hyderabad
Region of Naga Tribes
Hampi
Somnath.
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