SAMPLE PAPER

SESSION 2023-24
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
Grade VII
Name of the Student: _____________________ Max. Marks: 80
Day & Date: Duration: 3 hours

General Instructions:
 This Question paper consists of 5 pages and 39 questions.
 Read the questions carefully and answer them accordingly.
 It is compulsory to attempt all the questions.
 All answers to be attempted in the answer sheet.

SECTION A
Choose the correct option.
1. Maharaja Ranjeet Singh established his capital at : 1
(a) Ludhiana
(b) Rawalpindi
(c) Lahore
(d) Chandigarh
2. Fourteenth-century text of Sanskrit which deals with grammar and poetry was called: 1
(a) Lilatilakam
(b) Miniature
(c) Basohli
(d) Dialect
3. The innermost layer of earth is made up of : 1
(a) Silica
(b) Sodium
(c) Nickel and Iron
(d) Potassium
4. It is a Japanese word that means’ Harbour Waves’: 1
(a) Terrarium
(b) Tsunami
(c) The Gulf Stream
(d) None of these

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5. Given below are some points with regard to the Media. Select the one that is not 1
true for Media:
(a) It is the plural form of the word ‘medium.’
(b) It saves a lot of money on getting the latest technology.
(c) It refers to all means of communication.
(d) One way in which the mass media earns money is by advertising.
6. Shopkeepers in a weekly market are 1
(a) Small traders (b) Large traders
(c) Wholesalers (d) Hawkers
Correct the following incorrect statements.
7. A group of families or households claiming descent from a common ancestor is a 1
Tanda.
8. Kolkota is located on the river Yamuna. 1
9. The government has the power to disallow media from publishing certain stories. This 1
means they can put emergency.
10. Newspapers & magazines are the examples of electronic media. 1
Fill in the blanks:
11. The small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper are 1
called_____________.
12. A market which does not have permanent shops and are held on a specific day is called 1
_______________.
13. ________ do not sell goods in small quantity. 1
14. ______________ is a local news-paper fortnightly run by eight Dalit women in 1
Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh.

15. _________________ used the Banjaras to transport grain to the city markets. 1
16. Sawai Raja Jai Singh found his new Capital at ___________. 1
Give reasons:
17. Ganga-Brahamaputra basin has thin population. 1
18. The quality water is deteriorating. 1
Give one word for the following:
19. He attacked Delhi in 1739 and took away immense amount of wealth along with 1
peacock throne.
20. His long battle in Deccan resulted into the depletion of military & financial resources of 1
his empire.
21. He is a trader who buys goods in huge quantities from the producers, and sells this 1
product to small traders.

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 SECTION B
22. Observe the image given below and answer the following questions: 2

i) Identify the given image and write who were the major patrons of this form
of dance
ii) Describe this popular classical Dance form in two lines.

23. In what ways are weavers dependent on cloth merchant? 2

24. Match the following : 2

A B
a) Jathas i) Western Himalaya
b) Jagannatha ii) Maratha
c) Gaddis iii) Dal Khalsa

d) Shivaji iv) Puri

25. How was the administration of the Ahom state organised? 2

26. Put the following Dance forms in their correct origin of the State. 2

Bhangra(Tamil Nadu), Manipuri(Andhra Pradesh), Kuchipudi (Manipur),

Bharatnatyam(Punjab)

27. Why was Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain stopped from learning Bangla and English?. 2

28. Define the term ‘Media’ 2

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29. What are the uses of rocks? What are metamorphic rocks? 3

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30. Explain why we cannot go to the centre of the earth? 3

31. Write a short note on tides? 3

32. Differentiate between the following: 3

a)Ocean current & Waves
b) Igneous rocks & Sedimentary rocks

SECTION D (CASE STUDY)

33. ‘Market is a place where buying & selling takes place. We go to market to buy many 4
things.There are many kinds of markets- wholesale markets, retail markets, weekly
markets, shops in the neighbourhood, shopping complexes & malls. The goods that we
purchase in different types of shops are produced in factories on farms & at homes.
However, we don’t buy directly from factories or from the farm. Today using internet
we can buy things of our need without going to the market.’
a) Why do people go to a ‘weekly market’? Give reasons.
b) ‘Buying & selling can take place without going to a market place’. Explain this
statement with the help of examples.

34. The Mughal Empire lost its glory and started facing a variety of crisis towards the
closing years of the 17th century. This was the result of a long war in the Deccan. The
competition amongst different groups of nobles further weakened it. Through the 18th
century, the Mughal Empire gradually fragmented into a number of independent
regional states. Awadh, Bengal, Hyderabad were founded by the governors under the
Mughal nobility. The Rajput Kings were given permission to enjoy considerable
autonomy in their watan jagirs. The Sikh territories extended from the Indus to the
Jamuna in the late 18th century.
i) What were the causes of the fall of the Mughal Empire? 2
ii) Under whose leadership Khalsa declared their sovereign rule by striking
coins in the name of Guru Nanak & Guru Gobind Singh ji?
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iii) Who was Shivaji? How was peasant-pastoralists important for him?
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SECTION E
35. Why did the Marathas want to expand beyond the Deccan? Under which group did they 5
develop a successful military organisation?
36. Most television channels and newspapers are part of big business houses. Explain.
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37. With the help of a neat and labelled diagram explain Water Cycle’. 5

38. a) Does media provide us a balanced report? explain 5

b) Do you see equality in market? Explain with examples.
SECTION F

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39. Mark the location of following on an Outline map of India: 5
a) This tribe controlled the Garh.
b) This tribe introduced the new methods of cultivation.
c) This tribe was very influential in Punjab.
d) This state where organisation of Sikhs established their own administration.
e) The state where Brahmanas were allowed to eat fish as fish was the main item in
the local diet.