Summative Assessment II, 2015

Social Science
Class VII
Max. Marks: 90 Time: 3 hrs

Q1. Match the following: (1 x 5 = 5)

The Buddha namghar
Shankaradeva worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya questioned social differences
Nayanars Sufi saint
Alvars worship of Shiva

Q2. Fill in the blanks: (1 x 7 = 7)

a) Advertising a product costs a lot of ______.
b) After we see an advertisement we should want to _____ the brand.
c) The poor are _________ in the market.
d) _______ is also about getting a fair wage in the market.
e) Aurangzeb fought a protracted war in the ________.
f) The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in _________.
g) The Dutch established a settlement at _________ in Andhra Pradesh.

Q3. True or False (1 x 10 = 10)

a) Television has brought the world closer to us.
b) Mass media earns money is by advertising different things.
c) Writing a balanced report, however, depends on the media being dependent.
d) Issues of equality are central to a democracy.
e) The Indian Constitution as a living document.
f) The government did not accede to the demands of TMS.
g) Sawai Raja Jai Singh was the ruler of Indore.
h) Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.
i) The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the subcontinent.
j) Tribal societies had rich oral traditions.

Q4. Tick the correct answer: (1 x 12 = 12)

a) Sahara is located in which part of Africa
(i) eastern (ii) northern (iii) western
b) The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
(i) Christians and Muslims (ii) Buddhists and Muslims (iii) Christians and Buddhists
c) Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
(i) temple (ii) church (iii) monastery
d) River Mississippi drains
(i) Canada (ii) Africa (iii) USA
e) Kimberley is famous for
(i) diamonds (ii) silver (iii) platinum
f) Drakensberg Mountains bound the
(i) Prairies (ii) Velds (iii) Pampas
g) Toucans are a type of
(i) birds (ii) animals (iii) crops
h) Deodars and firs are a type of
(i) Coniferous trees (ii) Deciduous trees (iii) shrubs
 i) Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
(i) ship (ii) train (iii) car
j) Which vehicle does not pollute the environment
(i) cycle (ii) bus (iii) airplane
k) Thorny bushes are found in:
(i) Hot and humid tropical climate (ii) Hot and dry desertic climate
(iii) Cold polar climate
l) In tropical evergreen forest, one of the common animals is:
(i) Monkey (ii) Girraffe (iii) Camel

Q5. Define any four (2 x 4 = 8)

a) What are the four means of transport?
b) What are subways and flyovers?
c) Why did the Nawabs of Awadh and Bengal try to do away with the jagirdari system?
d) What are the important architectural features of the temples of Bengal?
e) What are the different kinds of media?
f) What is meant by social advertising?

Q6. Define any four (3 x 4 = 12)

a) What are the three categories of natural vegetation?
b) Describe Tropical Grasslands?
c) How were the Sikhs organized in the eighteenth century?
d) What is Manipravalam? Name a book written in that language.
e) What is meant by an independent media?
f) What are the steps in the making of an advertisement?

Q7. Answer any four (4 x 4 = 16)

a) i) What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert? (3)
ii) When is the rainy season in the Velds? (1)
b) What is slash and burn agriculture?
c) What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak?
d) i) Why did people from distant land visit Surat? (3)
ii) Hampi was the capital of _____________ empire. (1)
e) What is a weekly market?
f) Which issues pose a challenge to the idea of equality in a democracy?

Q8. Answer any four (5 x 4 = 20)

a) (i) Name the trees that grow in Ladakh. (2)
(ii) What are the Prairies? (3)
b) (i) What are the merits of waterways? What are its two types? (3)
(ii) What is a river basin? Which is the largest basin in the world? (2)
c) (i) What kind of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists and settled agriculturalists?
(3)
(ii) Who lived in the Black Towns in cities such as Madras? (2)
d) How was the administration of the Ahom state organized?
e) (i) What are the advantages of weekly market? (2.5)
(ii) In what ways does the media play an important role in a democracy? (2.5)
f) What is a cooperative? Discuss the functioning of cooperative in weaving?