Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

Half Yearly Exam 2021-22

Class – VII
Subject – Social Studies
Time – 90 Minutes
M.M. 40
General instructions:-
1. The questions paper has 30 questions in all.
2. Mains are in directed against each question.
3. Questions from serial No. 1 to 25 are multiple choice type questions. Each
question carries one mark.
4. Question from serial no. 26 to 29 are 3 marks question.
Answers to these questions should be maximum of 80 words.
5. Questions of serial no. 30 is map work question of 3 marks.

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1- iz’u i= esa dqy 30 iz’u gSaA
2- vad iz’u ds lkeus fn;s x;s gSaA
3- iz’u Øekad 1 ls 25 rd ds lHkh iz’u cgqfodYih; izdkj ds gSaA lHkh
iz’u 1 vad ds gSaA
4- iz’u Øekad 26 ls 29 rd ds lHkh iz’u 3 vadksa ds gSa buds mÙkj 80
'kCnksa ls vf/kd ugha gksus pkfg,A
5- iz’u Øekad 30 ekufp= dkS’ky ij vk/kkfjr gSA ;g 3 vad dk iz’u gSA
1. Amir Khusro was as –
(a) Politician (b) Poet
(c) Chronicler (d) Economist

vehj [kqljks Fkk &

¼v½ jktuhfrK ¼c½ dfo
¼l½ bfrgkl ys[kd ¼n½ vFkZ’kkL=h
2. The map in 1154 CE was built by –
(a) Al Idnsi (b) Babur
(c) Havlock (d) None of these

1154 bZ- esa ekufp= cuk;k Fkk &

¼v½ vy bnjhlh ¼c½ ckcj
¼l½ gsoykWd ¼n½ mijksDr esa ls dksbZ ugha
3. Tha land goants given to Brahmans were recorded on –
(a) Copper Plate (b) Iron Plate
(c) Silver Plate (d) Platinum Plate

czkg~e.kksa dks nh xbZ tehu dk vfHkys[k j[kk tkrk Fkk &

¼v½ rkez IysV ij ¼c½ ykSg IysV ij
¼l½ pkanh dh IysV ij ¼n½ IysfVue dh IysV ij
4. The last ruler of Delhi sultanat was
(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Bahadal Lodi (d) None of these

fnYyh lYrur dk vafre 'kkld Fkk &

¼v½ bczkfge yksnh ¼c½ fldanj yksnh
¼l½ c:yksy yksnh ¼n½ mijksDr esa ls dksbZ ugha
5. Kharaj was a tax livied on –
(a) Houses (b) Cattle
(c) Cultivation (d) Trade

[kjkt dj fy;k tkrk Fkk

¼v½ ?kjksa ij ¼c½ i’kqvksa ij
¼l½ fdlkuksa ij ¼n½ O;kikj ij
6. The first Mughal empire was –
(a) Babur (b) Humayun
(c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan

izFke eqxy 'kkld Fkk &

¼v½ ckcj ¼c½ gqek;wa
¼l½ vdcj ¼n½ 'kkgtgka
7. Akbar nama was written by –
(a) Tansen (b) Alberuni
(c) Todarmal (d) Abul Fazal

vdcjukek fy[kk Fkk &

¼v½ rkulsu ¼c½ vycs:uh
¼l½ VksMjey ¼n½ vcqy Qty
8. Taj Mahal is situated at the bank of river :-
(a) Yamuna (b) Ganga
(c) Kaveri (d) Saraswati

rktegy ds fdukjs fLFkr gS &

¼v½ ;equk¼c½ xaxk
¼l½ dkosjh ¼n½ ljLorh
9. The Raja Rajeshwar Temple is in –
(a) Karnataka (b) Kerela
(c) Thanjavur (d) Calicut

jktjkts’oj eafnj fLFkr gS &

¼v½ dukZVd ¼c½ dsjy
¼l½ ratkcqj ¼n½ dkyhdV
10.The meaning of the term ‘Environment is –
(a) Fabe hood (b) neighberhood
(c) Factors (d) all of above

^i;kZoj.k^ 'kCn dk vFkZ gS &

¼v½ vlR;rk ¼c½ iMk+Sl
¼l½ QsDVj ¼n½ mijksDr lHkh
11.World environment day is celebrated on –
(a) 2nd June (b)5th June
(c) 7th June (d) 9th June

fo’o i;kZoj.k fnol euk;k tkrk gS &

¼v½ 2 twu ¼c½ 5 twu
¼l½ 7 twu ¼n½ 9 twu
12.The surface layer of earth is called the –
(a) crust (b)Mantle
(c) Core (d) All of these

i`Foh dh Åijh lrg dgykrh gS &

v½ HkwiiZVh ¼c½ esUVy
¼l½ dksV ¼n½ mijksDr lHkh
13.The rock of which the Taj Mahal is built is –
(a) Basalt (b)Granite
(c) Shale (d) Marble

rktegy fdl 'kSy dk cuk gqvk gS &

¼v½ clkYV ¼c½ xzsukbV
¼l½ 'kSYk¼n½ ekcZYk
14.Seismograph is used to measure –
(a) Landside (b)Volcano
(c) Earthquake (d) All of these

flLeksxzkQ fdls ekius esa mi;ksx esa vkrk gS &

¼v½ HkwL[kyu ¼c½ Tokykeq[kh
¼l½ HkwdEi n½ mijksDr lHkh
15.An oxbow is a –
(a) Lake (b)Water fall
(c) Levees (d) Flood Plain

vkWDlcks gS &
¼v½ ,d >hy ¼c½ tyizikr
¼l½ rVcU/k ¼n½ ck< dk eSnku
16.Which of the following gases protect us from harmful sun rays?
(a) Carbon Dioxide (b)Nitrogen
(c) Ozone (d) Heleum

lw;Z dh gkfudkjd fdj.kksa ls gesa cpkrh gS &

¼v½ dkcZu MkbZ vkWDlkbM ¼c½ ukbVªkstu
¼l½ vkstksu ¼n½ ghfy;e
17.When precipitation comes down to the earth in liquid form it is called –
(a) Cloud (b)Rain
(c) Snow (d) Vapour

nq"k:Ik esa o"kkZ dk i`Foh ij vkuk dgykrk gS &

¼v½ ckny ¼c½ o"kkZ
¼l½ cQZ ¼n½ ok"i
18.Who is the author of the book ‘Joothan’ ?
(a) Omprakash Valmiki (b)Om Prakash Bakshi
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (d) Rosa Park

twBu iqLrd ds ys[kd gS &

¼v½ vkseizdk’k okfYedh ¼c½ vkseizdk’k c['kh
¼l½ Mk- ch- vkj- vEcsMdj ¼n½ jkstk ikdZ
19.Dalit means –
(a) Broken (b)Inferior
(c) Poor (d) Unproviledged

nfyr dk vFkZ gS &

¼v½ VwVk gqvk ¼c½ ghu
¼l½ fu/kZu ¼n½ lqfo/kkghu
20................ percent of all communicable diseased are water borne –
(a) 21 (b)22
(c) 23 (d) 24

ty tfur fcekfj;ka tks laØe.k ls QSyrh gS mudk izfr’kr gS &

¼v½ 21 ¼c½ 22
¼l½ 23 ¼n½ 24
21................ has the largest number of medical colleges in the world –
(a) India (b)USA
(c) Pakistan (d) None of these

fo’o esa lcls T;knk fpfdRl egkfo|ky; gS &

¼v½ Hkkjr esa ¼c½ la;qDr jkT; vesfjdk esa
¼l½ ikfdLrku esa ¼n½ mijksDr lHkh
22.MLAs are elected by –
(a) People (b)Children
(c) Teachers (d) Leaders

fo/kk;d pqus tkrs gSa &

¼v½ ernkrk }kjk ¼c½ cPpksa }kjk
¼l½ f’k{kdksa }kjk ¼n½ usrkvksa }kjk
23.What is the full form of MLA?
(a) Member of leading association

(b)Member of legislative association

(c) Member of Legislative assembly

(d) None of these

,e- ,y- ,- dk iw.kZ :i gS &

¼v½ usr`Ro djus okys la?k ds lnL; ¼c½ fo/kk;h la?k ds lnL;
¼l½ fo/kkulHkk ds lnL; ¼n½ mijksDr esa ls dksbZ ugha
24.Women’s work is often –
(a) Valued (b)Devalued
(c) Praised (d) None of these

efgykvksa ds dk;Z dks vDlj fd;k tkrk gS &

¼v½ eqY;kafdr ¼c½ vewY;kafdr
 ¼l½ iz’kaflr ¼n½ mijksDr esa ls dksbZ ugha
25.............. involves standing long hours in front of the gas store-
(a) Cooking (b)Washing
(c) Fetching (d) Care giving

xSl LVkso ds lkeus ?kaVksa dk le; yxrk gS &

¼v½ [kkuk cukus esa ¼c½ diM+s /kksus esa
¼l½ tyh; dk;Z ¼n½ lsok lqJq"kk
26.Give an account of Alaudin’s administrative measures.

vykÅn~nhu ds iz’kklfud lq/kkjksa ds ckjs esa crkb;sA

27.What is an earth quake?

HkwdEi ds ckjs esa crkvksA

28.How is atmosphere important?

okrkoj.k gekjs fy, D;ksa egRoiw.kZ gSA

29.How does a government function in a state?

,d jkT; esa ljdkj fdl izdkj dk;Z djrh gS\

30.On an outline map of India. Show the following
(a) Kalinga (b) Kanauj (c) Benaras

Hkkjr ds ekufp= esa fuEufyf[kr dks n’kkZvksA

¼v½ dfyax ¼c½ dUukSt ¼l½ cukjl