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GRADE – VII
Subject:- Civics
Social Science Worksheet -2
FINAL TERM EXAMINATION (SESSION 2022-23)
Chapter-Struggle For Equality

Attempt all the questions

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

1-The Indian constitution Recognizes all Indians as equal.

2. Poverty and the lack of resources continues to be a key reason why so many
people’s lives in India are highly unequal.

3. Discrimination on the basis of a person’s religion, caste, sex is another significant

factor for why people are treated unequally in India.

4. Literates constitute 74 per cent of the total population aged seven and above and
illiterates form 26 per cent.

5. The Tawa flows through Betul, before joining the Narmada In Hoshangabad.

6. The Tawa dam began to be built in 1958 and was completed in 1978.

7. A Dam is built across a river at sites where one can collect a lot of water.

8. Nearly one lakh people were displaced due to the construction of Tawa dam in
Uttarakhand.

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Q2. Define the following:-

1. Equality:- The term 'equality' refers to the state of being equal.

2. Poverty:- The condition where the basic needs of a family, like food, shelter, clothing,
and education are not fulfilled.

Q3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words.

1. What do you think is meant by the expression ‘power over the ballot box’?
Discuss.
Ans:-
The expression ’power over the ballot box’ means all adults in India have the
equal right to vote during elections.
This ‘power over the ballot box’ has been used by the people to elect their
representatives.

Q4. Answer the following questions in 70-80 words.

1. How did Tawa Matsya Sangh (TMS) organise and support people?
Ans:-
(i) TMS organised rallies and chakka jam (road blockades ) and enabled locals
to think of having the right to livelihood through fishing.

(ii) A committee was formed, which said that fishing rights should be given to
villagers for their livelihood.

(iii) In 1996, people displaced by the Tawa dam got the right of fishing in the
reservoir by the Madhya Pradesh government.

(iv) TMS helped fishworkers to improve their income substantially.

(v) They set up a co-operative to ensure that fishermen get a fair price.

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 (vi) TMS also gave loans to fishworkers for repairing and buying nets.

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