DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, DURG

ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2020-21

CLASS – VII
Time : 1 Hour 30 Min SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE M.M : 40
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The question paper has 19 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Questions from serial number 1 to 6 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries one
mark.
3. Questions from serial number 7 to 12 are Short Answer Type Questions. Each question carries
two marks.
4. Questions from serial number 13 to 18 are Long Answer Type Questions. Each question
carries three marks.
5. Question number 19 is a Map Question from 19.1. History & 19.2. Geography. It carries four
marks.
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:- (1x6=6)
1. Quwwatul Islam Masjid is situated in _________.
a. Bihar b. Delhi c. Pakistan d. Agra
2. Which town is called the gate to Mecca?
a. Surat b. Somnath c. Bombay d. Thanjavaur
3. In which state was Rashsundari Devi born ?
a. West Bengal b. Odisha c. Kerala d. Jharkhand
4. Who hold the highest power and subjugate others?
a. Politicians b. Each one of us c. Dalit d. President
5. Ionosphere is a part of___________.
a. Troposphere b. Mesosphere c. Thermosphere d. Stratosphere
6. What Percentage of ice caps are found in the world?
a. 2% b. 2.5% c. 3% d. 3.5%
II. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:- (2x6=12)
7. How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?
8. Who were Nayanars and Alvars?
9. You have read about the ways in which the media sets the agenda. What kind of effect
Does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.
10. “Buying and selling can take place without going to a market place.” Explain this
statement with the help of examples.
11. Give reason: Tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in the dry season.
12. What do you understand by the term” Transhumance”?
III. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:- (3x6=18)
13. What is Manipravalam? Name a book written in that language.
14. How were the Sikhs organised in the eighteenth century?
OR
In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms? Were there
any similarities?
15. What do the following people do at the Erode cloth market- merchants , weavers and
exporters?
16. How do you think stereotypes about, what women can or cannot do, affect women’s
right to equality?
OR
Explain how a chain of market is formed. What purpose does it serve?
17. People of Sahara desert wear heavy robes: Give reasons.
OR
Name the major cities located on the River Ganga. Explain the four ways of transport
which are well developed in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
18. What mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh?
19. MAP POINTING (1x4=4)
19.1. History: Two places A and B are marked on the given outline map of India, Identify them
and write their correct names. (1x2=2)
A. Territory under British control during Mid-eighteenth century
B. The area of Tribal people

19.2. Geography- On the political map of the World, locate and label the following: (1x2=2)
A. Largest and Hottest desert of the world
B. The Amazon Basin