MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SECTOR 51, GURUGRAM

ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-20
FINAL TERM (SAMPLE PAPER)
Class: VIII Max Marks: 80
Subject: Social Science Time: 3 hours
General Instructions:
 All questions are compulsory.
 Marks for each question are indicated against the question.
 Do not write anything on the question paper.
 Write the serial number of the question before attempting it.
 Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
 Map work to be done with a pencil.
 After completion, attach the map inside your answer booklet.
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SECTION A

Q1.Multiple Choice Questions: (1×3=3)

a. This was popularized by Gandhiji as a symbol of self reliance.
a.Satyagraha b. ahimsa c. khadi d. teen bandar
b. In India the population census is conducted after every _____.
a. 12 years b. 11 years c. 10 years d. 5 years
c. The basic services to the urban poor aims at providing ___________.
a.housing b. sanitation c. education d. employment

Q2.Complete the sentences: (1×5=5)

a. After the Second World War, there were two major superpowers- USA and _______.
b. BSUP stands for __________________.
c. The age of the elderly dependents should be _____________years and above.
d. ________________ organised the Indian Republic Army.
e. _________ files the charge-sheet.

Q3. Rewrite incorrect sentences: (1×5=5)

a. The partition of Bengal took place in the year 1907.
b. The ratio between males and females is known as gender ratio.
c. Gandhiji organised the Bardoli Satyagraha.
d. The Apatani tribe inhabits in Meghalaya.
e. In 1920 Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak launched the Home Rule Movement in
India.

Q4.Define the following terms: (1×4=4)

a. Swaraj or trial
b. Mortality
c. Appeal
d. Atrocities

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 MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SECTOR 51, GURUGRAM
ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-20
FINAL TERM (SAMPLE PAPER)
Class: VIII Max Marks: 80
Subject: Social Science Time: 3 hours
Q5.Year Check: (1×5=5)
a. Gandhiji returned to India.
b. Setting up of Bombay Association.
c. Nirmal Gram Puraskar was launched.
d. The Supreme Court received a petition filed by the Safai Karamchari Andolan.
e. Queen Victoria is proclaimed the Empress of India.

Q6.Give reasons for the following: (1×3=3)

a. India was unhappy about the British rule.
b. Population is not evenly distributed anywhere in the world.
c. Constitution has to provide special provision to uplift the marginalised groups.

Q7.Identify the pictures and answer the following questions: (1×2=2)

a. Name the famous personality. When was he arrested by the British?

b. Children form a very important section of our population. State the step taken by the
Government for their upliftment by referring the given image.

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 MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SECTOR 51, GURUGRAM
ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-20
FINAL TERM (SAMPLE PAPER)
Class: VIII Max Marks: 80
Subject: Social Science Time: 3 hours
SECTION B

Q8. Differentiate the following: (3×2=6)

a. Public and private sector
b. Thickly populated and moderately populated areas

Q9. Give short answers for the following questions: (3×7=21)

a. What are the factors on which the human capacity to convert natural resources into useful
products depend?
b. Explain the immediate factors for the rise of Nationalism.
c. How to file an FIR?
d. List the main features of the Government of India Act of 1935.
e. Write a short note on change of population.
f. Explain the three lists made by the government for power sharing.
g. Mention three provisions laid down in our Constitution for the upliftment of the Scheduled
Castes.

SECTION C

Q10. Give long answers for the following questions: (5×4=20)

a. Explain about the importance and functions of the Planning Commission.

b. Write the different components of population composition.
c. Why did the Congress start the Non- Cooperation Movement?
Why was it withdrawn prematurely?
d. List the details which are recorded in an FIR?

Q11. Mark and label the following on an outline map of India and the World:
(Prepare the index in your answer sheets).

HISTORY: (1×2=2)

a. Mark the city where the resolution was passed to end the British rule immediately.
b. Mark the state where Gandhi led the first movement.

GEOGRAPHY: (1×4=4)
a. Mark a region where Tropical evergreen forest is found.
b. Mark a region where Coniferous forest is found.
c. Mark a region where Desert vegetation is found.
d. Mark a region where Highland vegetation is found.

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