ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL GOPALPUR

MID TERM TEST (2021-2022)

CLASS-VIII SUBJECT : SST
TIME : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES MAX.MARKS : 40

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully & strictly follow them:
(i) The question paper will be distributed at 08.00 a.m. The students will read question paper for
10 minutes. They will write 1Hr 30 minutes (08:10a.m- 09:40a.m).
(ii) The question paper comprises 18 questions divided into four sections A,B,C and D.
(iii) Question number 1 to 10 in Section A carry 1 mark each.
(iv) Question numbers 11 to 14 in Section B are short answer type question and carry 3 marks each.
Answers should not exceed 60-80 words
(v) Question number 15 to 17 in section C are long answer type question and carry 5 marks each.
Answers should not exceed 100-120 words
(vi) Question number 18 in Section D carries 1 mark each.

SECTION –A (1*10=10)

1. When did the High Court of Delhi come up?

a. 1962 b. 1964

C.1966 d. None of these

2. The place where ryots refused to grow indigo in 1859.

a. Odisha b. Maharashtra

c. Bengal d. All of these

3. When did Jallianwala Bagh’s activity take place?

a. 13th April b. 13th June

c. 13th May d. 13th March

4. In which state is the Tiger Park at Dudhwa situated?

a. Uttar Pradesh b.Andhra Pradesh

c.Odisha d.Kashmir

5. How much proportion of indigo was imported from India by Britain in1810?

a. 75% b. 90%

c. 85% d.95%

6. The Parliament consists of Rajya Sabha and _________.

7. _________is the largest producer of Bauxite in the world.
 Give one word for the following sentences:

8. A settlement which is permanent as which the rates of revenues once fixed cannot be changed is
called.
9 .The name given to a person who comes from outside, he is an outsider is called.
10. The economic activities which are connected with extraction and production of natural resources
are called.

SECTION-B (3*4=12)

11. Explain who an MLA is and how the person gets elected by using the terms ‘constituency ‘and
and’ represent’.
Or
Who developed Munro system? Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of
fixing revenue.
12. What is mineral? Write 2 uses of minerals.
13. How much percent of water constitutes fresh water? How much is available for human use? Name
the sources of fresh water.
Or
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Wind Energy?
14. State two reasons why historians refute the claim that British introduced the rule of law in India.

SECTION –C (5*3=15)

15. Write major features of Parliament.

16. Describe the tidal energy with diagram.

Or
What were the main purposes of construction of dams in the early time?

17. Explain difference between Mahalwari system and permanent settlement system

Or
How did the power of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?

SECTION --D (1*3=3)

On the given outline map of India show the following:

18. A – The place where Mahatma Gandhi opposed Rowlatt Act.

B – The place where Thorium is found in Monazite sand .

C –The place where the Kalamkari print is created by the weavers.