CBSE Class 7 Social Science Revision Worksheet Set B

Media and Democracy

Answer the following questions in 1-15 words:-

Question. Write the name of electronic means of advertisement.
Ans. 1. Television 2. Radio 3. Computer 4. Cinema.

Question. What do you mean by the Right to Information?
Ans. The Right to information provides the people right to take information about any aspect of the government department.

Question. How many types of advertisements are there?
Ans. 1. Commercial advertisement.
2. Social advertisement.

Question. What are the main objectives of advertising?
Ans. 1. To provide information about any product.
2. To inform the public that from where to buy the product and how to use it.
3. To increase the demand of the product.

Question. What do you mean by the social advertisements?
Ans. The advertisements which promote social issues, are called social advertisements. These advertisements make us aware about different diseases, disasters, social evils etc.
Answer the following questions in 50- 60 words:-

Question. What do you mean by commercial advertising?
Ans. The advertisements linked with buyers and sellers are called commercial advertisements. The purpose of these advertisements is to increase the demand of goods like food items, grocery items, cloths, electronic goods etc. These advertisements attract the purchaser in great number.

Question. What techniques are used by the advertisers to shape public attitude towards their products?
Ans. 1. Street hawking.
2. By advertising through print media e.g. newspapers magazines.
3. By advertising through electronic media like television, radio and internet.

Question. Give names of some social advertisements related with public services.
Ans. 1. Polio eradication 2. Respect for female child 3. National integration 4. Help for disaster victims 5. Eradication of social evils 6. Family planning 7. Road safety.

Question. What is the need of regulations in advertisement?
Ans. Advertisements can be used for good as well as for bad purposes. Advertising has a powerful impact on society. For example there is a ban on tobacco advertisement in USA. So, to protect the public interest, it is necessity to regulate the content of advertising.

Question. What ethics are required to be followed by media?
Ans. 1. To provide the true picture of events before the public.
2. To serve the public sincerely.
3. To present right opinions with freedom.

Fill in the Blanks:-

1. Media is a tool to inform the people about the shortcomings of the existing system.
2. Main role of media is to provide true information.
3. Ethics mean to fulfill one's responsibilities properly.
4. Advertising is different on the basis of their objectives.
5. To increase the demand of the product is one of the main objective of commercial advertisement.
6. Political advertisements are in the favour of candidates and political parties.

Write True (√) or False (X) for each statement:
1. Various means to communicate information and ideas to a group of people is called media. (√)
2. Press is known as the lighthouse of democracy. (√)
3. Types of advertisement: - Commercial advertisement and Social advertisement. (√)

Multiple Choice Questions:-

Question. Write name of the electronic means of media.
A) Newspapers
B) Magazine
C) Television 
Ans. C) Television

Question. How many types are there of advertisements.
A) Two 
B) Four
C) Six
Ans. A) Two

Question. In which country press is known as lighthouse of democracy?
A) Afghanistan
B) India 
D) China
Ans. B) India 

More Question

Q.1. Fill in the blanks:

a) Another name of Masulipatnam is ____________________.

b) Benares emerged as an important __________________ centre.

c) During the Medieval period India was ____________________.

d) The word ‘Gond’ means __________________.

e) The founder of the Ahom kingdom was _______________________.

f) The character Shabari from the Ramayana belongs to the __________________ tribe.

Q.2. True or False:

i) Ibn Batuta visited India during Alauddin Khilji’s reign.

ii) The Bhils were poor at hunting.

iii) Gondwana was also called Garh-Katanga.

iv) The capital of the Vijayanagar empire was Hampi.

v) Some towns in medieval India served multiple functions.

vi) Chukapha belonged to the Ming dynasty in China.

GEOGRAPHY

Q.1. Give one word for the following:

a) Chinook is a local wind that blows down the slopes of the-

b) Instrument used to measure air pressure is called the-

c) South Westerlies blow in the-

d) The temperature at which condensation starts is called-

e) Thick cloud-like formations at ground level in winter is called-

Q.2. Match the columns:

i) Roaring forties a) cloud nights

ii) High temperature b) around 40*S latitude

iii) Humidity c) sleet

iv) Frost d) moisture in the atmosphere

v) Snow & rain e) low pressure

CIVICS

Q.1. Fill in the blanks:

a) The ____________________ is a water management scheme.

b) The Chairperson of the State Planning Commission is the _______________________.

c) The Planning Commission was set up in ____________________.

d) Media has become an _____________________ part of our lives.

e) The Right to Information Act came into force in _________________________.

Q.2. True or False:

i) Andhra Pradesh is the fifth largest state in the country.

ii) One should not analyse the availability of existing resources while planning.

iii) Public opinion shapes government policy.

iv) There are no checks on the mass media in India.

v) The Right to Information Act increases transparency in governance.

Section A (History)

Q1. Give one word for the following:

a) Great respect for someone or something

b) Tomb of an important or holy person

c) Present everywhere at the same time

d) Having the qualities of an experienced politician

e) To copy something achieved by someone else-

Q2. Fill in the blanks:

a) ________________means a spiritual journey.

b) The word __________________ means devotion.

c) The holy book of the _________________ is called the Koran.

d) The central and state government are the main custodians of ___________________.

e) The religious orders of the Sifis were called __________________.

Section B (Geography)

Q1. Write True or False:

a) Oceans provide plenty of seafood.

b) The periodic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called a wave.

c) Natural vegetation is the plant life that grows in a region without human influence.

d) High tides are also called flow tides.

e) There are six major oceans.

Q2. Choose the correct answer:

1) About two-thirds of fresh water is stored in

a) rivers b)ice capcs)i cebergs d)oceans

2) The Atlantic Ocean is

a)L-shaped b)S-shaped c)T-shaped d)O-shaped

3) One of these is not a cold current

a) Oyo Siwo b)East Australian Current c)Labrador Current d)Benguela Current

4) One of the term is not connected with forests

a)rice ivatciounlt b)lumbering c)deciduous d)evergreen

5) One of these is not found in the tundra

a)polar bbe)carrosc odiles c)walruses d)penguins

Section C (Civics)

Q1. Give one word for the following:

a) To examine and repair

b) To teach or accustom to adopt certain habits

c) To increase the amount, value, size, etc.-

d) An amount of money that is paid for a particular work

e) Spreading in an untidy way-

Q2. Match the columns:

a) Whole saler i) Chaeins stor

b) Informal Sector ii) Bulk commodities

c) KFC iii) Nurturers

d) W ome n iv) Social evil

e) Dowry death v) Agriculture, mining, weaving

Topic : The Great Mughals

I. Tick the correct option-

1. Baburs army defeated the Rajput’s forces in thea.
a. Battle of Panipat
b. Battle of Khanua
c. Battle of Chausa
d. Battle of Ghaghra

2. Sher khan defeated Humayun in the ______
a. Battle of Chausa
b. battle of kanauj
c. Battle of Panipat
d. both a and b.

3. He made the grand trunk road_______
a. Akbar
b. Humayun
c. Sher shah
d. Shah Jahan.

4. The mansabdars were appointed by ______
a. Emperor.
b. Diwan
c. Mir Bakshi
d. Qazi.

5.He introduce the new land revenue system.
a. Shah Jahan
b. Humayun
c. Raja Todar Mal
d. None

6. Who was known as “Zinda Pir”?
a. Akbar
b. Shah Jahan
c. Aurangzeb
d. Humayun.

7. He build a new city shah jahanabad _______
a. Shah Jahan
b. Aurangzeb
c. Akbar
d. None.

8. He suggested the path of Din-ilahi ______
a. Akbar
b. Humayun
c. Sher shah
d. Shah Jahan

Q1.Choose the correct option

i. An earthquake is measured with a machine called a

a) Telegraph b) Seismograph

c) compass d) none of these

ii. Mushroom rocks are found in

a) Deserts b) River Valleys

c) Glaciers d) Plains

iii. The most important layer of the atmosphere is the

a) troposphere b) mesosphere

c) exosphere d) thermosphere

iv. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?

a) troposphere b) mesosphere

c) exosphere d) thermosphere

v. What are anganwadis?

a) Adult education centres b) Yoga centres

c) Child care centres d) Health centres

vi. Who was given the title “Pandita”?

a) Laxmi Lakra b) Ramabai

c) Rashundari Devi d) Rokeya Sakhawat Hossein

vii. Which one activity was not associated with the Samoan children in the 1920s?

a) fishing b) planting coconut trees

c) playing cricket d) fishing

viii. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain started a school for

a) boys b) adults

c) girls d) both a) and b)

Q2.Answer in one or two words

a) Name the main mineral constituent of the continental mass. __________________

b) Name any two exogenic forces.__________________

c) Name the largest delta of the World. __________________

d) Name one permanent wind. _________________

e) Name one local wind.________________

f) Name the instrument which is used to measure the rainfall. .________________

g) Who wrote the book “Amar Jiban”? _________________

h) What is the full form of MLA? _________________

Q3.Answer the following questions

a) What is the difference between the weather and the climate?

b) What is ecological balance? What will happen if this balance gets disturbed?

c) Explain the work of a river with a diagram. 

d) How was the girls’ school in Madhya Pradesh in the 1960s designed differently from the boys’ school?

e) Why does our society devalue the work women do inside the home?

f) Why are the wages of domestic workers usually low?