KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN RAIPUR REGION

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II (2014-15)

Class-VIII Marks: 60
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE T ime: 2.30
hours

General Instructions:

1.All questions are compulsory.

Multiple choice question- 6*1=6

1.Golden fibre are refers to

i.tea ii.cotton iii.jute

2.Sillicon Valley are located in

i.Bangaluru ii.california iii.Ahmedabad

3.In 1999, the world population reached

i.1billion ii.3 billion iii.6 billion

4.The Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place

i.on 2 Dec.1984 ii.on 2 Dec.1985 iii.on 10 Dec.1989.

5.Who cannot avail reservation ?

i.Brahmanas ii.Dalit iii.adivasi iv.backward classes

6. When and Where was the first cotton mill established in India?

i. In Gujrat 1890 ii. In Bombay 1854 iii.In Madras 1885 iv.InWest Bangal1884.

7.Fill in the blanks- 6*1=6

a.Subject in the concurrent list were..and ..

b.Subject that were placed on the union list were, ., ..

c.The word Chintz come from the word..

d.Tipus Sword is made of ..steel.

e.The Quit India Movement started in the year

f.The Rowalatt act passed in the year..

8.Match the column A with B 5*1=5

A B

i.piciculture a.Japan

ii.natural fibre b.breeding of fish

iii.Osaka c.Jute

iv.Jhumming d. North East of India

v.Emigrants e.People who live in country

Answer the following question briefly- 6*3=18

9.Whaty were the different reasons people had for not sending girls to school ?

10Why can we thank of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as national ?

11.Which are the main factors which influence the location of an industries ?

12..Name the factors influencing agriculture .

13.List two fundamental Rights in the constitution that Dalit can draw upon to insist that they be treated
with diginity and equal.

14.What are the advantage to foreign companies in setting up production in the worlr?

Long answer type question - 4*3=12

15.Why do you think there are so few cases of private water supply in the world?

16.What are the causes of the uneven distribution of population in the world?

17.Why did Gandhiji choose to break the salt law ?

18.Define the following word- 3*1=3

i.hierachy ii.confront iii.producer.

19. Locate the following place on the given map of the world. 3*1=3

i.Culcutta ii.London iii.Serampur college.

20.Locate the following place on the given map of India. 2*1=2

i.Tata Iron and Steel Company ii.Osaka in Japan.

21. 5 marks are for OTBA from the chapter PUBLIC FACILITIES