QUESTION BANK FOR VI STD. FOR THE YEAR 2016-17
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I
1. Write a note on the Cauvery Water Dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
2. What are the other ways of participating in the process of government other than
voting?
3. Why do we have regular election?
4. What are the various ways in which people participate in the process of
government?
5. What are the two type of government? Two main features
6. What were the Major civilisations? Explain about various Indus valley civilisations.
7. What was the suffrage movement? What did it accomplish?
8. What is the difference between discrimination and stereotype?
9. Who fought against the inequalities they experienced in their lives?
10. How do explain Unity in Diversity?
11. Name three ways in which samir ek and samir do were Do were different?
12. Write a detailed note on different types of Map.
13. Difference between summer and winter solstice.
14. Draw diagram of Revolution of the earth and seasons
15. Define local time?
16. Describe the Heat zone of the Earth.
17. Define latitude.
18. Difference between Planet and star
19. Write about Palaeolithic
20. Differentiate between Map and plan
21. Name the earliest city to be discovered in India.
22. Who was the leader of African National Congress?
23. Which is the highest mountain peak on earth?
24. What is monarchy government?
25. What is Universal Adult Franchise?
Question Bank for VIII std.for the year 2016 - 2017
1. What is history?
2. Who was given the title of Viceroy?
3. Who was the first Governor – General of India?
4.
Which Nawab of Bengal died in 1756?
5. In which battle was Tipu Sultan defeated?
6. What was the other name of Ryotwari system.
7. Who introduced Permanent Settlement of Land in Bengal?
8. Metals have value:
9. What type of uranium in ladakh?
10. For which purpose land is used?
11. Write four human factors causing soil erosion.
12. Which is a common method of conservation of land?
13. Which energy is geothermal energy?
14. Under British rule when was high court established?
15. When the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect?
16.What is the Role of Judiciary?
17What is an Independent Judiciary?
18. The Supreme Court has guaranted the Fundamental Rights to the citizens. Discus.
19.Describe the life of Birsa Munda?
20. Discuss the main features of Indian Parliament.
21. write all the Fundamental Rights laid down by the Constitution of India.
22. what problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
23. What attracted European trading companies to India?
24. What is soil profile ? Explain with diagram.
25. explain the system of subsidiary alliance.
26. Mention main characteristics of secularism.
27. “India is a Secular state” explain
28. Discuss basic features of Indian Constitution.
29. Why does a country need a Constitution?
30. Write the Preamble o to the Indian Constitution.
31. Explain the law making process in the Parliament.
33. Describe the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
34. What are the qualifications for the members of Lok sabha?
35. Importance of separating Religion from state.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
QUESTION BANK
Class: VII
I.
Geography:
1) What is Ecosystem?
2) What do you mean by natural environment?
3) Which are the major components of the environment?
4) What is lithosphere?
5) What is biosphere?
6) What are the three layers of Earth?
7) What is a rock?
8) Name the three types of rocks.
9) How are the extrusive and intrusive rocks formed?
10) What do you mean by a rock cycle? Explain with diagram?
11) What are the uses of rock?
12) Give an account of sedimentary rocks?
13) Why do the plates move?
14) What are exogenic and endogenic Forces?
15) How are food plains formed?
16) How are beaches formed?
17) What are ox-bow lakes?
18) Describe the work of ice?
19) Give an account of the work of wind?
20) What is Atmosphere?
21) Which two gases make the bulk of the Atmosphere?
22) Which gas creates green house effect in the atmosphere?
23) Name three types of rainfall?
24) What is air pressure?
25) What is global warming? What is its affect?
26) Describe the composition of the atmosphere?
27) What is the most important layer of the atmosphere? Explain with diagram?
II.History
28) Who was considered a ‘foreigner’ in the past?
29) What were some of the major religious developments during this period?
30) In what ways has the meaning of the term ‘Hindustan’ changed over the centuries?
31) How were the affairs of jatis regulated?
32) What are the difficulties historians faced in using manuscripts?
33) Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?
34) What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the
sabha in the Chola Empire?
35) How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
36) What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
37) What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
38) Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?
39) From which country did Ibn Battuta travel to India?
40) According to the ‘circle of justice’, why was it important for military commanders to
keep the interest of the peasantry in mind?
41) What is meant by the ‘internal and external’ frontiers of the sultanates?
42) What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi sultanates?
43) What was the relationship between mansabdar and the jagir?
44) What was the role of the zamindar in Mughal administration?
45) How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s
ideas on governance?
46) Why was it important for the Mughals to recruit mansabdar from diverse
backgrounds and not just Turanis and Iranis?
III. Civics
47) In a democracy why is universal adult franchise important?
48) Re-read the box on Article 15 and state two ways in which this Article addresses
inequality?
49) In what ways was Omprakash Valmiki’s experience similar to that of the Ansaris?
50) What do you understand by the term “all persons are equal before the law”? Why do
you think it is important in a democracy?
51) What are the different ways through which the government can take steps to provide
healthcare for all? Discuss.
52) What is health? Explain the factors that affect health.
53) What are the improvements in healthcare facilities in India?
54) How did some MLAs become ministers? Explain.
55) Why should decisions taken by the Chief Minister and other ministers be debated in
the Legislative Assembly?
56) Where is Samoa? Briefly write about the life of children there.
57) Describe the life of the Samoan people in 1920s.
58) Give an account of the growing up in Madhya Pradesh in the 1960s.
59) What does our Constitution say about discrimination?
60) How do you think steryotypes, about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s
right to equality?
61) Elucidate the experience of Rashsundari Devi.
62) How did Rashsundari Devi pursue her learning?