CBSE Class 7 Social Science Sample Paper Set 24

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 

Q1 A bold and intense style of miniature painting developed in the Himalayan foothills was called

a) Court Painting b) Folk Painting c) Literary Painting d) Basohil

Q2 As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the air pressure

a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains the same d) All of these

Q3 Which one of the following refers to the activity of drawing public attention to particular goods and services with the help of different forms of media?

a) Advertising b) Consumerism c) Both d) None of these

Q4 The Rajarajeshvara temple was built by

a) Raja Rajeshvara b) Rajaraja Chola

c) Bhillasvamin d) Khawaja Muinuddin Chishti

Q5 Which of the following is the warm local wind that blows in the Prairies?

a) Chinook b) Loo c) Ranches d) Saskatoon

Q6 The person for whom the goods or products are made and who pays money to buy and use them

a) Exporter b) Manufacture c) Retailer d) Consumer

Q7 The person who united the Sikh territories divided under different rulers in the eighteen century

a) Maharaja Man Singh b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

c) Maharaja Kartar Singh d) Maharaja Gurdas Singh

Q8 Lamayuru is a famous _________ in Ladhak.

a) Monastery b) Hill station c) Market d) Pass

Q9 Which of these can be termed as Media?

a) Means of communication b) Means of transport c) Means of livelihood

Q10 Sundarbans delta is situated in

a) Amazon Basin b) Prairies c) Velds d) Ganga Brahmaputra Basin

HISTORY 27 MARKS

I Short Answers 2x8=16

a) Who led the Khalsa after the death of Guru Gobind Singh? How did he help in organising their administration? 2

b) Name some of the people who were part of the Vishwakarma community. What role did they perform in the society? 2

c) Why do we know much more about the cultural practices of rulers than about those of ordinary people? 2

d) How did the Deshmukhs and Kunbis help Shivaji organise the Maratha kingdom? 2

e) What name was given by the British to the region that constitutes most of present-day Rajasthan? How did the Rajputs influence the culture of Rajasthan? 2

f) Why was Awadh considered as an important region in the 18th century? State any one step taken by Sa‘adat Khan to control Awadh. 2

g) State some of the functions performed by the Samantas of the earlier times? 2

h) Where is Jagannath Temple? Justify the statement that, Jagannath was a local god? 2

II Long Answers 3x2=6

a) Write a short note on the city of Hampi. (Any three points) 3

b) Explain the different groups into which the Mughal Empire fragmented through the 18th century. 3

III Descriptive Answers 1x5=5

a) How did the Sanskrit language reach Bengal? Into how many categories can the early Bengali be divided into? Explain each category with the help of an example. 5

OR

Define the following- 5x1=5

i) Ijaradars

ii) Pir

iii) Jathas

iv) Mandapas

v) Kathak

CIVICS 27 MARKS

I Short Answers 2x8=16

a) Give any two alternate ways of buying goods than going to the market. 2

b) What kind of shops are found in a neighbourhood? State any one advantage of these shops. 2

c) Why do the branded products cost more than the non-branded products? 2

d) How has the television technology changed our world? 2

e) How is a whole-seller different from a retailer? 2

f) Highlight the role of big business houses in the working of media. 2

g) How do advertisements hamper the idea of equality in our society? 2

h) State any two sources through which the media earn money. 2

II Long Answers 3x2=6

a) What do you understand by the term Chain of markets? Explain how the chain of markets is established with the help of an example. 3

b) What is an independent media? State any two reasons why the media is not independent in today’s world. 3

III Descriptive Answers 1x5=5

a) Compare and contrast the shops in a weekly market with that in a shopping complex. 5

OR

Define the following 1x5=5

i) Branding

ii) Market

iii) Balanced report iv) Mass media

v) Mall

GEOGRAPHY 26 MARKS

I Short Answers 2x6=12

a) Name any four countries that the Amazon Basin drains. 2

b) State any two uses of the Atmosphere. 2

c) List any two reasons that have led to the development of Prairies as the most industrialized region of the world? 2

d) Explain the different landforms found in the Sahara desert.

e) ‘The Ganga Brahmaputra Basin has very well developed means of transport’. Comment 2

f) Which city is also known as the gold capital of the world? State any one reason which led South Africa to become a British Colony? 2

II Long Answers 3x3=9

a) Write a note on how the life of the people of the Amazon basin is changing in the recent times. 3

b) Explain the climate and vegetation cover of the Velds. 3

c) Compare and contrast the Sahara desert with the region of Ladakh on the following basis: 3

a) Crops grown

b) Animals found

c) Lifestyle of the people

III Descriptive Answers 1x5=5

a) Describe the different layers of the Atmosphere, with the help of a diagram. 5

OR

Define the following- 1x5=5

i) Oasis

ii) Slash and Burn agriculture

iii) Temperature

iv) Grassland

v) Tributaries

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