BJM CARMEL ACADEMY

CBSE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

SECOND UNIT TEST 2021-22
Marks: 40
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
Class: VIII Time: 1½ hrs.
Name: _______________________________________Roll No. __________
General Instructions:-
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them.
1) The question paper comprises four sections –A, B, C & D. There are 22 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2) Section A – Question no. 1 to 16 are objective type questions of 1 mark each.
3) Section B – Question no. 17 to 19 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
4) Section C – Question no. 20 is a source based question, carrying 4 marks.
5) Section D – Question no. 21 to 22 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
7) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.
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SECTION – A (1 x 16 = 16M)

1. What kind of cloth had a large market in Europe?

2. Who are the Agaria?
3. Fill in the blanks:-
The word chintz comes from the word ____________.
OR
Tipu’s sword was made of _____________ steel.
4. State whether true or false.
Tipu Sultan fought three wars with British.
5. Who files the FIR?
6. Who decides whether a person is guilty or not?
7. TISCO expanded steel production during the
a) First World War b) Second World War
c) Third World War d) Fourth World War
8. Who invented Spinning Jenny?
9. Fill in the blanks:-
____________ is a Station Head Officer.
OR
Offence is a _____________ activity.
10. State whether true or false.
An advocate may send a criminal to jail.
11. What refers to any act that the law defines as a crime?
a) Detention b) Offence c) Witness d) Evidence
12. What is meant by the term ‘industry’?
13. Give two examples of the following in the space provided.
Raw Material: _______________ and _____________
14. Basket weaving falls in the category of –
a) small-scale industry b) cottage industry
c) large-scale industry d) Agro based industry
15. Give one example of co-operative sector industry.
16. Fill in the blanks:
First cotton textile mill was established in __________ in 1854.

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 SECTION – B (3 x 3 = 9M)

17. How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affected textile producers in India?
OR
What problems did the Indian textile industry face in the early years of its development?
18. Distinguish between Agro-based and Mineral based industry.
19. Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?

SECTION – C (1 x 4 = 4M)

20. Read the source given below and answer the following questions. (Any 4)
* Sir Jamshedji Tata set up an iron and steel plant in 1907 at Sakchi, near the confluence
of the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai in Bihar (now in Jharkhand) in the name of Tata
Iron and Steel Company (TISCO). Now Sakchi is a colony in Jamshedpur city. The place
is situated in region of ore, coal and manganese deposits. Kolkata provides it a large
market. Kharkai and Subarnarekha rivers supply water to the industry.
* Jharia (Jharkhand) provides coal. Other mines of Orissa and Jharkhand supply iron ore.
Chhattisgarh provides lime stone, dolomite and manganese.
* Because of these facilities Jamshedpur is the most conveniently situated iron steel centre
in the country geographically.
* Along with TISCO, several other industrial plants have been set up at Jamshedpur. They
produce chemicals, locomotive parts, agricultural equipment’s machineries implate,
cable and wire. Jamshedpur is a well-planned and clean industrial city of India.

Answer the following questions.

20.1) Where did Sir Jamshedji Tata set up TISCO?
a) Nagpur b) Sakchi c) Pune d) Lucknow
20.2) Which rivers supply water to the TISCO plant?
a) Ganga-Yamuna b) Ganga-Kaveri
c) Kharkai-subarnarekha d) Ganga-Subarnarekha
20.3) What does Chattisgarh provide to the TISCO plants?
a) Lime stone b) Dolomite
c) Manganese d) Igneous
20.4) According to the passage which is a well-planned and clean industrial
city of India?
a) Jamshedpur b) Pune c) Nagpur d) Mumbai
20.5) What does Jharkhand provide?
a) Coal b) Petroleum c) Iron d) Manganese

SECTION – D (5 x 2 = 10M)

21. What helped TISCO expand steel production during the First World War?
22. What is the role of the Judge?
OR
What is the role of the Police?

One Mark Question

What is an industrial disaster?

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