KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

CHENNAI REGION
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

SUB: SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX.MARKS:60

CLASS :VII TIME: 2h:30min.
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General Instruction
● All questions are compulsory
● Question paper is divided into 4 sections A, B, C, D and E.
● Section A has 10 MCQ and each question carry 1 mark.
● Section B has 6 Question (VSA) and each question 2 marks.
● Section C has 6 Question (SA Type) and each Question carry 3 marks.
● Section D has 3 Question (LA Type) and each Question carry 5 marks.
● Section E has 5 Questions based on Map skill, each
Question carry 1 mark.

SECTION – A 1X10=10

1. Who wrote Akbar nama?

a) Akbar b)Abul fazal
c) Babur c)jahangir

2.Which nomadic tribes live in the sahara desert?

a) Bedouins b)Tuaregs
c) Masaals d) Both a) and (b)

3.Which is the longest river in the world?*

a) Indian ocean b) river godavari
c)Yangtzi d)Nile

4.The Kathaks are originally a caste of

a) Story writers b) story tellers
c)Singers d) dancers

5.Which is the staple food of Bengal?*

a) Chapati b) Rice and curd
c)Rice and fish d) Rice and dal.

6. ____ is the first state to introduce mid day meals in our country
a) Orissa b) Andhra pradesh
 c) Tamilnadu d)Delhi
7. The road side hawkers sell
a) vegetables b) fruits
c) Plastic items d) All of these

8. Toucans are a type of

a) animals b) crops
c)insects d)birds

9. The act of delivering a product is by definition called a ___*

a) Service b) courier
c) benefit d)perfomance

10. Bengal tiger is found in ___

a) Amazon b) Mountains
c) Delta region d) None of these

SECTION -B 2x6=12

11. Do you think merchants and bankers today have the kind of influence they had in the 18th
century?
12. How do you think stereo type, about what women can or cannot do,affect women’s right to
equality?
13,. Name the continent in which the Amazon Basin is located? and what crops are grown by
the people of this region?
14. What are the two types deserts found in the world and give example of each.
15. What is gender difference ,and how it affects the society.
16. What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trade instead of selling at the kurnool cotton
market.

SECTION-C. 3X6=18

17. The quality of water is deteriorating - give reason.

18.who were mughals?
19.In what ways does the media play an important role in a democracy?
20.Were the Banjaras important for the economy?
21.What are the major cities located on the river Ganga.?
22.write any three differences between private and public health services.

SECTION -D. 5X3=15

23.Identify the picture and answer the following questions;

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a) Identify and write the name of the temple? (1)

b) Where it is situated? (1)
c) How water is supplied to this city? (2)
d) Who built this temple?(1)

24.Observe the picture carefully and answer the questions.

a)Name the place to which these women belong to?

b)Which is the major religion in this area?
c) write two major tourist attractions of this place.
d)What Type of desert ii is, and write its climatic conditions .

25.Read the paragraph carefully and answer the following questions.

A weekly market is so called because it is held on a specific day of the week. Weekly markets
do not have permanent shops. Traders setup shops for the day and close them up in the
evening. There are thousands of such markets in india. People come
here for their everyday requirements. In weekly markets traders are helped by their own family
members,so there is no need to hire workers.

a) Do you think that we will get things at cheaper rate in weekly markets. (1)
b) What are weekly markets? (1)
c) Who will help the trader in weekly markets. (1)
d) Write any two advantages of weekly markets. (2)

SECTION -E. 1X5=5

26.Locate and label the following places on the political map of India.
a) area of Ahoms. b) Kolkata. C) area of Gonds
d) Agra. e) Ladakh desert.

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