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Class Viii Social Science

The document provides instructions for the Annual Examination 2020-21 for Class VIII Social Science. It is divided into three sections: History, Geography, and Civics. Section A covers History and contains 8 multiple choice and descriptive questions worth 35 marks. Section B covers Geography and contains 7 multiple choice and descriptive questions worth 25 marks. Section C covers Civics and contains 5 multiple choice and descriptive questions worth 20 marks. Students have 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete the paper.

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Class Viii Social Science

The document provides instructions for the Annual Examination 2020-21 for Class VIII Social Science. It is divided into three sections: History, Geography, and Civics. Section A covers History and contains 8 multiple choice and descriptive questions worth 35 marks. Section B covers Geography and contains 7 multiple choice and descriptive questions worth 25 marks. Section C covers Civics and contains 5 multiple choice and descriptive questions worth 20 marks. Students have 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete the paper.

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ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2020-21

CLASS: VIII
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time allowed: 2:30 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions :
(i) The paper is divided into three sections A, B, C.
(ii) All the sections are compulsory.
(iii) Attempt each section separately.

SECTION A ( HISTORY ) 35 Marks

1. Define the following terms ( any 5 ) 1x5=5


i) Swaraj ii) Knighthood
iii) Armoury iv) Cold war
v) Martial law vi) Disarmament

2. Fill up the blanks: 1x5=5


i) ……………………. organized the Indian Republican Army.
ii) After partition ,most of the rice and………………………..producing areas went
to Pakistan.
iii) The Indian National Congress was formed in ……………………….
iv) …………………….. movement was launched by two brothers to protest against
the injustices done to Turkey.
v) There were more than …………….. princely states in India, at the time of
independence.

3. Match the columns: ½x4=2


a) Quit India movement i) 1919
b) Gandhi Irwin pact ii) 1942
c) Simon commission iii) 1929
d) Jallianwala bagh massacre iv) 1931

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4. Identify the people, places and events 1x4=4
i) He organized the Bardoli satyagraha in 1928.
ii) He launched the quit India movement.
iii) The Congress Khilafat Swarajya party, formed by pro-changers was popularly
called as this.
iv) He issued an order dividing the Province of Bengal in 1905.

5. Write true or false: ½x4=2


i) Chandra shekhar Azad gave the slogans ‘delhi chalo’ and Jai Hind.
ii) Mahatma Gandhi called the dams as temples of modern India.
iii) Rowlatt act was passed in the year 1919.
iv) British Indian Association was formed by A O Hume.

6. Answer the following questions briefly (any 3) 2x3=6


i) Who were the moderates? Why they were called so?
ii) How was Dyarchy introduced in the provinces?
iii) What do you mean by ‘equality before law’?
iv) Write two features of Morley- Minto reforms.

7. Answer the following questions in detail (any 3) 3x3=9


i) Discuss three factors that led to rise of nationalism in India.
ii) Why did the Congress start the non –cooperation movement? Why was it
withdrawn prematurely?
iii) What do you understand by the policy of non –alignment?
iv) Discuss some features of the constitution of India?

8. On an outline map of India mark any four sessions of the INC (Indian national ½x4=2
congress).

SECTION B ( GEOGRAPHY ) 25 Marks

1. Give one word for the following: ( any 4) 1x4=4


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i) The money invested to set up an industry
ii) Furnace in which iron is smelted
iii) Measure of the number of deaths per 100,000 people
iv) The process of making yarn from fibres
v) Percentage increase in population of an area or a country in a year

2. Choose the correct option: 1x4=4


i) Which of the following is not an input for the iron and steel Industry
a) Iron ore b) Cast iron
c) Coal d) Manganese

ii) In India the population census is conducted after every


a) 12 years b) 11 years
c) 10 years d) 5 years

iii) The first modern cotton textile mill in India was established in
a) Ahmedabad b) Surat
c) Mumbai d) Vadodara

iv) The Indian state that has more females than males
a) Haryana b) Kerala
c) Karnataka d) Arunachal Pradesh

3. Write full forms of the following: 1x2=2


i) VLEs ii) IT

4. Distinguish between the following : (any 1) 2x1=2


i) Agro based and forest based industries
ii) Private sector and cooperative sector industries

5. Answer the following questions briefly: (any 3) 2x3=6


i) What is industrial system? Explain the different aspects of Industrial system

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with examples.
ii) What are the inputs, processes and outputs of the iron and steel industry?
iii) Which areas of the World are thickly and sparsely populated? Why?
iv) What is the difference in the population pyramid between a developed and an
underdeveloped country?

6. Answer these questions in detail: (any 2) 2½x2=5


i) Explain the factors which affect the distribution of population?
ii) Discuss the different components of population composition.
iii) Explain the factors which influence the location of industry.
iv) Write a short note on the information technology industry.

7. On a political map of India mark these: 1x2=2


i) State having 100% literacy
ii) State having largest density of population

SECTION C (CIVICS) 20 Marks

1. Define the following terms: (any 4) ½x4=2


i) Petition ii) Atrocities
iii) Dispute iv) Social hierarchy

2. Write the correct answer: 1x4=4


i) The name “harijan” was given to untouchables by
a) Kabir b) Gautam Buddha
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

ii) The supreme court is called the court of records because it records and prints all
its
a) laws b) writs
c) Fundamental Rights d) proceedings and judgments

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iii) Which of the following courts has the power to declare a law null and void
a) supreme court b) high court
c) lok adalat d) subordinate courts

iv) A formal request written to a concerned authority for some cause which is
signed by many people is called a
a) petition b) writ
c) revenue d) jurisdiction
e) judge

3. Fill in the blanks: 1x4=4


i) The caste system was known as the…………………
ii) Harijan means………………………………………
iii) Lok adalat is also called as…………………………
iv) ……………… week is observed in several states to educate people about the
evils of untouchability.

4. Write true or false: 1x4=4


i) Cases related to land records are heard in the District Courts.
ii) The high court is the final interpreter of our constitution.
iii) The people of Kshitriyas varna worked as merchants and traders.
iv) Prevention of Atrocities act was passed in the year 2020.

5. Answer these questions :(any 3) 2x3=6


i) How did Mahatma Gandhi try to remove Untouchability?
ii) What is Manual Scavenging? What are the efforts made by the government to
eradicate this practice?
iii) List two important functions of the Judiciary?
iv) What is the fate of manual scavengers in India?
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