ST.

XAVIER’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, DELHI-110054

Class : 7 HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION Marks: 20

Date : 17.9.19 SOCIAL SCIENCE Time:30 minutes

Name _________________________________Cl. & Sec. _____________ Roll No. ______________

Note: All the answers should be done on the question paper itself.
I Choose the correct option : (1x10=10)

1. Tribal communities usually traded through ________________________.

(a) money (b) milk products (c) barter (d) weapons

2. The Khokhars and Ghakkars were powerful tribes of ______________________.

(a) Assam (b) Punjab (c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra

3. The Munda and Santal tribes of Chotanagpur region were originally ________________.
(a) fishermen (b) weavers (c) herders (d) hunter gatherers

4. The Gond ruler, Rani Durgavati, ruled over the kingdom of ________________.
(a) Gondwana (b) Garh Katanga (c) Malwa (d) Jharkhand

5. In the 13th century, the Bhuiyans controlled land in the ______________________.

(a) Gondwana (b) South-east Asia (c) Bengal (d) Brahmaputra valley

6. The combined action of transportation and breaking down of rocks is called __________.
(a) weathering (b) mass movement (c) erosion (d) denudation

7. Gorges and waterfalls are distinctive features of a river in its ___________________.

(a) upper course (b) middle course (c) lower course (d) distributaries

8. A broad S-shaped bend in the course of a river is called a _____________________.

(a) natural levee (b) meander (c) estuary (d) moraine

9. An Indian state in which health services are provided through panchayats is ____________.

(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Kerela (c) Rajasthan (d) Orissa

10. In 1976, ______________ was made a subject of the Concurrent list.

(a) health (b) irrigation (c) education (d) land reform

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II. Complete the following sentences: (1x10=10)

1. A tanda was ____________________________________________________________

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2. The Gonds lived in the forests of ____________________________________________

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3. The Paiks were __________________________________________________________

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4. Buranjis were ____________________________________________________________

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5. A moraine is ____________________________________________________________

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6. A lagoon is a lake of_______________________________________________________

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7. Sand dunes are formed as a result of the______________________________________

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8. The department of the state government responsible for supplying water to people’s home is

_______________________________________________________________________

9. Medical tourists are people who _____________________________________________

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10. The scheme launched by the government to make education available to all children

isis_________________________________________________________________________

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 ST. XAVIER’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, DELHI-110054

Class : 7 HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION Marks: 60

Date : 17.9.19 SOCIAL SCIENCE Time:1½ hours

Note: All the answers should be done on the answer sheet provided.
HISTORY
I. Name the following. (½X6=3)
1. The Arabs and the Europeans introduced this skill in India
2. The European trade rival that the English ousted from India by mid eighteenth century
3. The only woman sultan of Delhi
4. He introduced the Persian custom of Zaminbos in the Sultanate court
5. The Mughal empire reached its largest territorial extent under him
6. Jahangir’s wife, who was very powerful in the court

II. Answer the following in one -two lines. (1x8=8)

1. Name four European countries that began direct overseas trade with India.
2. When and where did Islam originate?
3. Mention two kinds of strategic regions over which the medieval Indian rulers waged
wars.
4. Why were the medieval Indian temples frequently attacked by foreign invaders?
5. When did Rajendra Chola I take the title of Gangaikonda?
6. Who were the barids? What was their job?
7. How did Akbar win over Rajput chiefs?
8. Why did Jahangir have Guru Arjan Dev executed?

III. Answer the following in three-four lines. (2x5=10)

1. Write a short note on the jatis that emerged in medieval India.
2. The Chola temples were not merely places of worship. Give two reasons to justify this
statement.
3. What was the chihalgani? Who organized it and why?
4. Mention two reasons why Aurangzeb faced a lot of revolts during his rule.
5. Why were wars of succession common during the Mughal period?

IV. Answer the following in detail. (4x1=4)

1. What steps did Alauddin Khalji take to strengthen his army?

GEOGRAPHY
I. Name the following. (½X6=3)
1. Remains of plants and animals trapped within layers of rocks
2. Molten rock found below the earth’s surface
3. Blanket of air that surrounds the earth
4. Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
5. Comparatively slow moving masses of water
6. Instrument used for measuring rainfall

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II. Answer the following in one -two lines. (1x5=5)

1. Why is the upper part of the continental crust called ‘sial’?
2. Define atmospheric pressure.
3. What are the two main constituents of the earth’s atmosphere?
4. Define the term ‘saline water’.
5.Why do clothes dry faster on hot, dry and windy days?

III. Answer the following in three- four lines. (2x3=6)

1. What are rocks made up of? Name the three main types of rocks.
2. What do you understand by the greenhouse effect.
3. What are tides? Why do they occur?

IV. Answer the following in detail: (3x2=6)

1. What is humidity? How does humidity vary from place to place and from time to time?
2. Draw the diagram of the ‘Layers of Atmosphere’.

CIVICS

I. Name the following. (½X6=3)

1. The form of government that is usually hereditary
2. The head of the state in India
3. The organ of the government that makes laws
4. The upper house of the state legislature
5. A union territory that has a legislature of its own
6. Head of the state civil service in India

II. Answer the following in one -two lines. (1x5=5)

1. What is a political party?
2. Who are “Dalits’?
3. Name two Indian states that have a bicameral legislature.
4. How are the members of the Vidhan Sabha elected?
5. Who appoints the Governor in India? What is the normal term of office of a Governor?

III. Answer the following in three-four lines. (2x2=4)

1. Mention any two powers that a governor has.
2. What is UPSC? What does it do?

IV. Answer the following in detail: (3x1=3)

1. What is a bill? Explain briefly how a bill introduced in the state legislature becomes a law.
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