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HALFYEARLY EXAMINTATION
CLASS – 8
SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE
Name of the Student: __________________________Date: __/ ___/2023 T.Sign:
A) Choose the correct answer from the options given with each question: - (1×20=20)
1) The champaran movement were against :-
a) Peasants b) East India company c) The oppressive attitude of the planters d) None of these
2) The lower most layer of the soil is :-
a) Weathered rock b) Parent rock c) Sub soil d) none of these
3) Who supported the idea of self-respect movement?
a) Mumtaz Ali b) Rammohan roy c) Periyar d) Pandita Ramabai
4) What is PMO refers to ?
a) Prime minister office b) Post master office c) Primary municipal office d) None of these
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a) b) c) d)
6) Law on Domestic Violence was made in the year
a) 2005 b) 2006 c) 2007 d) 2008
7) Types of farming to meet family needs is known as:
a) Subsistence b) Mixed farming c) Organic farming d) None of these
8) Who devised the new system of revenue called Mahalwari ?
a) Queen Elizabeth b) Holt Mackenzie c) Queen Victoria d) Gandhi ji
9) Which of the reforms movement was founded by H.L.V Derozio?
a) Young Bengal b) Brahmo Samaj c) Veda Samaj d) Aligarh Movement
10) The uneven distribution of population in the world is due to the varied Characteristics of
a) Land & Climate b) Climate c) Vegetation d) Settlements
11) When did the Jallianwala Bagh’s massacre take place?
a) 13 April b) 13 March c) 13 May d) 13 June
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13) Which is an important way to control the executive in Parliament ?

a) Assembly b) Zero hour c) Question hour d) None of these
14) Indigo production came down in Bengal in
a) 1850 b) 1852 c) 1855 d) 1859
15) E.V. Ramaswamy was known by the name :-

a) Phule b) Periyar c) Vidhyasagar d) Danyanand Saraswati

16) The example of common property resources is

a) Community land b) Individual building c) both a & b d) none of these

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18) In which of the following continents is Tanzania situated ?

a) Europe b) Asia c) Africa d) South America

19) Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year

a) 1826 b) 1856 c) 1876 d) 1886

20) After harvest, the indigo plant was taken to the indigo factory
a) Dye b) Vat c) Farm d) Machine

B) Fill in the blankswith appropriate word. (1×6 =6)

1) Powerful shot by a batsman makes the ball move in _______________________ motion.
2) This is a ________________________ on which the shadow is formed.
3) Rotational motion is known as _______________________ motion also.
4) Invention of ______________________ made great change in modes of transports.
5) Image formed by a pinhole camera is ________________________.
6) In a plane mirror , our left hand looks like right hand. This phenomenon is called
_____________________.
7) Light travels in a ________________________ .
8) A ball rolling on ground executes a rectilinear motion as well as _________________________ motion.

C) State True or False for the following statements (0.5×8=4)

1) Beating of our heart is non-periodic motion. ( )
2) Light gets reflected when strikes on a shiny surface. ( )
3) Motion of second’s hand of a clock is rectilinear. ( )
4) All living bodies in the sky have their own light. ( )
5) For measuring large distances meter is not a convenient unit . ( )
6) Fireflies (jugnu) is a living luminous body. ( )
7) In rational motion whole body moves about an axis. ( )
8) . ( )

D) Answer the following questions in one word or maximum one sentence. (1×4=4)
1) Which power was used to pull vehicles in ancient time?
2) Name sources of light that are not hot.

3) What type of measuring device would you use to measure the girth of a tree?

4) Give example of luminous and non-luminous objects.

E) Give reason for the following: (1.5×2=3)

a) The handel of the tools like screwdriver & pliers used by electricians for repair work usually have a
plastic or rubber covers on them. Can you explain why?

b) Can you think of creating a shape that would give a circular shadow if held in one way and a rectangular
shadow if held in another way?

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