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R MANGALAM WORLD SCHOOL

ANNUAL PAPER
SUBJECT- SOCIAL SCIENCE
GRADE VII
SAMPLE PAPER

TIME ALLOWED 3 Hours M.M 80

Name SECTION

General Instructions
1. This Question paper contains 7printed pages.
2. It comprises 6 sections A, B, C, D, E and F. All Questions are compulsory.
3. Section A- Q1-Q20 are objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B- Q21-Q24 are very short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each.
5. Section C- Q25-Q29 are short answer type questions carrying 3 marks each.
6. Section D- Q30-Q33 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each
7. Section E - Q34-Q36 are source-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
8. Section F - Q37 is a map-based question.

Q1 Multiple Choice Questions

. 1. Which of the following countries is not a part of Amazon basin? 1

a) Brazil
b) Bolivia
c) Peru
d) Argentina

2. Two statements are given (A) assertion and (R) Reason. Read the statements carefully
and choose the correct answer from the options given below. 1
A - Garha Katanga was a rich state.
R - It earned much wealth by trapping and exporting wild elephants to other kingdoms
Options
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, But R is true.

3. Sahara Desert is located in the--------- part of Africa 1

a) South
b) North
c) East
d) None of these

4. He founded the city of Bengal, identify the person from the given options. 1

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 Options

a) Murshid Quli Khan

b) Saadat khan
c) Aurangzeb
d) None of these
5. The radius of the earth is.

a) 6000 km
b) 6300km
c) 6371km
d) 6400km

6. Two statements are given Assertion(A) and (R) Reason. Read it carefully and choose
A. The Amazon Basin stretches directly on the equator and is characterized by hot h
wet climate.
R. The day temperature is high with very high humidity.
Options
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.
7. Why earth is called a dynamic planet?

a) It continuously undergoes changes

b) Never Changes
c) Is very large in size
d) Is having water

7. Two nobles assassinated by the Mughals were_ and 1

a) Farukh Siyar and Alamgir II
b) Alam gir II and Aurangzeb
c) Jahangir and Farukh Siyar
d) None of these
8. What is the advantage of Chain Markets? 1
a) What is produced in one place reaches the people everywhere.
b) Only brand products are encouraged
c) Chain markets are only in urban areas
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d)None of them

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 10. A _______ is a place where all the MLAs, whether from the ruling party or from the
opposition meet to discuss various things.
(a) Supreme Court
(b) High court
(c) Legislative Assembly
(d) President House
11. Assertion (A) : A political party whose MLAs have won more than half of the
constituent assemblies of the state is said to be the majority and these parties run the
Government.
 Reason (R) : Since, the political party who is considered to be the majority is called the
opposition party and they elect the rest of the ministers.
a.) Only A is correct
b.) Both are correct and R is the explanation of A.
c.) Only R is correct
d.) Both are incorrect
12. The Ahom state depended upon forced labour. Those forced to work for the
state was called? 1
a) Bhuiya
b) Itenerant
c) Paiks
d) Tanda

13 Match the following. 1

Column A Column B
a) Oasis 1. Libya
b) Bedouins 2. Monastery
c) Oil 3. Glacier
d) Gangri 4. Depressions with water
e) Lamayuru 5. Sahara

Options
a) (a-4),(b- 5),(c- 1),(d- 3),(e- 2)
b) (a-2),(b-3),(c-1),(d-4),(e-5)
c) (a- 3),(b-2),(c- 4),(d- 1),(e-5)
d) (a-5),(b-4),(c- 3),(d-2),(e-1)

14. 9-10 percent of the land revenue paid to the head revenue collector in the
Deccan was called? 1
a) Sardeshmukhi
b) Dashmukhi
c) Chauth
d) None of these
15. What is local media
(a) Media run by local groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas
(b) Media run by state groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas
(c) Media run by national groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote areas
(d) Media run by international groups intended to cover local issues of people in remote
areas
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16. _________ are formed when winds scrape across the ocean surface
a) Currents
b) Waves
c) Air
d) Tides

17. Who were the Ijaradars? 1

a) Revenue farmers
b) Farmers
c) Tax collectors
d) All of these
18. Religious Biographies are called. 1
a) Autobiography
b) Geography
c) Photography
d) Hagiography

19. A series of markets that are connected like links in a chain because products
pass from one market to another. 1
a) Chain of markets
b) Weekly Market
c) Shops in Mall
d) Local Market

SECTION B

Q21. Something significant had happened in the subcontinent during the first half of the 18th
century". What was it? 2

Q22. Now a day media is far from independent. Explain. 2

Q23. The rainforest are deleting. Give reason. 2
Q24. Why the idea of bhakti movement became popular? 2

SECTION C

Q25. Why neighbourhood market is preferred by the Indians? 3

Q26. Describe the life of the Bedouins and Tuaregs in the Sahara Desert. 3
Q27. What idea became popular in Common Era? 3

Q28. Media creates public opinion. Discuss. 3

Q29. Who was Kabir? What were the main ideas expressed by Kabir? 3

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Q30. Give a brief account of the beliefs and practices of the saints of Maharashtra
from the 13th to 17th century. 5
Q31. Analyse how rural and urban settlements are different. 5
Q32.” Buying and selling can take place without going to a marketplace “Explain this
statement with the help of examples. 5
Q33. Give an account of the Maratha expansion that occurred between 1720 and 1760 5
SECTION E

Q34. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow. 4

Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of Hyderabad state, was one of the most powerful
members at the court of the Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar. He was entrusted first with the
governorship of Awadh, and later given charge of the Deccan. As the Mughal governor of
the Deccan provinces, Asaf Jah already had full control over its political and financial
administration. Taking advantage of the turmoil in the Deccan and the competition
amongst the court nobility, he gathered power in his hands and became the actual ruler of
that region. Asaf Jah brought skilled soldiers and administrators from northern India who
welcomed the new opportunities in the south. He appointed mansabdars and granted jagirs.
Although he was still a servant of the Mughal emperor, he ruled quite independently
without seeking any direction from Delhi or facing any interference. The Mughal emperor
merely confirmed the decisions already taken by the Nizam. The state of Hyderabad was
constantly engaged in a struggle against the Marathas to the west and with independent
Telugu warrior chiefs (nayakas) of the plateau. The ambitions of the Nizam to control the
rich textile-producing areas of the Coromandel coast in the east were checked by the
British who were becoming increasingly powerful in that region

Questions
1. Who was the founder of the Hyderabad state? 1
a) Farrukh Siyar
b) Nizam- ul- Mulk Asaf Jah
c) Mughals
d) None of these
2. What was Asaf Jah entrusted with initially? 1
a) Governorship of Awadh
b) Mughal Governor
c) Financial Administrator
d) All of these

3. How did Hyderabad state become an independent state 2

Q35. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 4
The rainforests provide a lot of wood for the houses. Some families live in thatched
houses shaped like beehives. There are other large apartment-like houses called
“Maloca” with a steeply slanting roof. Life of the people of the Amazon basin is
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 changing. In the older days the heart of the forest, could be reached only by navigating
the river. In 1970 the Trans Amazon highway made all parts of the rainforest
accessible. Aircrafts and helicopters are also used for reaching various places. The
indigenous population was pushed out from the area and forced to settle in new ar eas
where they continued to practice their distinctive way of farming. The developmental
activities are leading to the gradual destruction of the biologically diverse rainforests.
Questions
1. What are the large apartment like houses called? 1
a) Maloca
b) Malwa
c) Molaca
d) None of these
2. In which year did trans amazon highway was made? 1
a) 1970
b) 1980
c) 1990
d) 2000
e) How is the life of the people of amazon basin slowly changing? 2

Q36. Look at the image given below and answer the questions that follow. 4

Questions

1. The image given below is of Burhan- ul- mulk saadat Khan, From the given options
choose the state he found. 1
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengal
c) Awadh
d) None of these

2. He held the combined offices of Subadari, diwani and 1

3. Explain his role in Setting a new and independent kingdom for himself. 2

SECTION F
Q37. On a political map of India mark the following 5

a) sundarbans
b) Regions associated with Gurunanak
c) Regions of Tropical Evergreen Forest
d) Ganga- Brahmaputra Basin
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e) Regions of Ahom tribe.