MODEL TEST PAPER CLASS VII S.SCI HALF YEARLY

DCM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Model test paper Social sciences Class VII MM: 80

Half-yearly Exam

1. Choose the correct option:-
1. Persian wheel is used in………………
a) Irrigation (b) weaving (c) driving
2) Babur invaded India during the rule of
a) Sikander Lodi (b) Bhalol Lodi(c) Ibrahim Lodi
3) Jaziya a new form of tax was implemented on
a)Muslims(b) Non muslims (c) Both
4) The governor of a state is appointed by
a) President (b) chief minister (c) Prime Minister
5) The number of M.L.A.s in Punjab is
a) 115(b) 116(c) 117
6) Ozone layer is found in
a) Troposphere (b) ionosphere (c) stratosphere
7) Plankton, the tiny organism is found in
a) Warm ocean currents b) cool ocean currents (c) where warm and cool ocean currents meet
8) The point below the earth where the vibrations of the earthquake begin is
(a) Vent (b) focus (c) epicentre
9) The percentage of saline ocean water is
(a) 97 (b) 87 (c) 77
10) Laxmi Lakra is a
(a) Taxi driver (b) Locomotive driver (c) pilot
11) Sultana`s Dream was written by
(a) Rokeya Hossain (b)Laxmi Lakra (c)Ramabai
12) The first Battle of Panipat was fought in
(a)1525 (b) 1526 (c) 1527 (1X12=12 )
B) Give very short answer for the following questions:-
1. Name the book written by Om Prakash Valmiki.
2. What is the full form of M.L.A.?
3. What is the full form of I.N.C.?
4. Who was given the title of ‘Pandita’?
5. What is erosion?
6. Why do the plates move?
7. What do you mean by biotic?
8. What is Sial?
9. What do you mean by focus?
10. What do you mean by birthright?
11. From which country did Ibn Battuta travel to India?
12. What is shikhara ?
13. Where is the Harmandar Sahib situated? (1x13)
C) Give short answer for the following questions:-
1) What do you mean by universal adult franchise?
2) What do you mean by majority party?
3) What is an ecosystem?
4) Why are floodplains fertile?
5) Wet clothes take longer time to dry on a humid day. Why?
6) How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?
7) What was the role of a zamindar in Mughal administration? (3x7)
D) Give long answer for the following questions:-
1) How have the women changed the world?
2) What do you mean by the term that all persons are equal before law?Why is it important in a democracy?
3) In what ways the tides are useful to us?
4) Why is the quality of water deteriorating?
5) What were the impacts of Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?
6) How were the affairs of Jatis regulated? (4x6)
E) Locate the following on the map of India:-
a)Delhi (b)Ranthambhor (c)Gujrat (d) Bengal (e) Waranangal (1x5)
F) Locate the following on the map of world:-
a)Australia (b)Africa (c) The Bay of Bengal (d)Red sea (e) The Atlantic Ocean (1x5)