Class 8th Annual Exam class Social Studies ncert cbse
· Annual Examination
(Class -VIII) - S.St
Time : 3H M.M. 80
SECTION
– A (HISTORY)
1. Choose the correct
answer. 5x1=05
(i) Who did partition
of Bengal in 1905:
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Mountbatten (c)
Warren Hasting (d) Lord
Canning
(ii) The Indian
National Congress was formed in:
(a) 1851 (b) 1880 (c) 1883 (d) 1885
(iii) Who was Founder
of Brahma Samaj?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Dayanand Saraswati (c) Pandita Ramabai (d) None of these
(iv) Dandi March
happened in the year:
(a) 1934 (b) 1932 (c) 1921 (d)
1930
(v) Non Cooperation
Movement started in:
(a) 1920 AD (b) 1921 AD (c) 1922 AD (d)
1919 AD
2. Write True and False.
Correct Statement also. 5x1=05
(i) Akbar was the last ruler Mughal Emperor in
India.
(ii) Tarabai Sindhe
published a book Stripurushtulna (A comparison between Women and Men .
(iii) Gulamgiri was
written by Jyotirao Phule.
(iv) Dr. Bhim Rao
Ambedkar started a Temple entry movement to regain self respect for the Dalits.
(v) In August 1942, Indian National launched the Quit India Movement, the famous slogan Gandhiji coined was “Do or Die”.
3. Give answer the
following short questions. (Do any Three) 3x2=06
(i) Define Rowlatt Act
1919.
(ii) What were the
different reasons people had for not sending girls to school.
(iii) Why were the
powers of the East India Company transferred to the British Company.
(iv) Write a note on Raja
Ram Mohan Roy.
(v) Write a note on
Dandi March.
4. Give answer the
following short questions. (Do any Two) 2x4=08
(i) Differentiate
between Moderate and Extremists.
(ii) Why Gandhiji
started Non-Cooperation Movement?
(iii) What type of education
did Rabindranath Tagore want to give children?
(iv) What reform did
the British introduced in the Indian Society? How did people of India respond
to them.
SECTION – B (CIVICS)
5.Choose
the correct answer. 5x1=05
(i).Which
among the following is a fundamental Right?
(a)
Right to Equality (b) Cultural and
Educational Rights (c) Right to freedom (d) All of these
(ii).
Which one of the following is not correct?
(a)
India is a secular country.
(b)
Right to equality means that all person are equal before law.
(c)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad is father of Indian Constitution.
(d)
The Constitution of India came into forced on 26 nov,1949.
(iii).
How many fundamental rights have been provided by constitution?
(a)
seven (b) six (c) five (d) eight
(iv).
Which one of the following is not correct?
(a)
Hindu religion is our national Religion.
(b)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the president of Indian Constitution.
(c)
Universal adult suffrage means that all adult citizens of our country above 18
years of age, have the right to vote in election.
(d)
According to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Right to Constitutional remedy is “ soul of
Indian Constitution”.
(v).
Indian Constitution came into effect in:
(a)
26 Nov,1949 (b) 26 Dec,1949 (c) 26 Nov,1950 (d) 26 Jan,1950
6.
Write True and False. 5x1=05
(a)
The constitution of India was Completed on 26 Nov 1949.
(b)
Hindi is not our national language it is official language.
(c)
PIL stand for Public Information from Litigation.
(d)
The High court is the Apex Court at any state.
(e)
Dalits, women and adivasis are facing inequalities due to marginalisation.
(i)
What do you mean by a secular state?
(ii)
What does article 17 explain?
(iii)
Why does a democratic country need a constitution.
(iv)
What are silent features of the Indian constitution?
(v)
How does the government promote social justice?
8.
Give answer the following long questions. (Do any Two) 2x4=08
(i)
Differentiate between Civil law and Criminal law.
(ii)
In what way is the supreme court the guardian of Fundamental Rights?
(iii)
Define the term minority. Why do people belonging to this community need
safeguard?
(iv)
What are Adivasis demand and the 1989 Act?
SECTION – C (GEOGRAPHY)
9. Choose the correct
answer: 5x1=05
(i) Which one of the
following is not correct?
(a) The numbers of
babies born every year 1000 people in a population known as Birth Rate.
(b) The numbers of
deaths every year per 1000 people in a population knows as Death Rate.
(c) The average density
of the population in the whole world is 51 person per square km.
(d) India and Pakistan
are the leading producer of Jute.
(ii) In 1999, the world
population reached
(a) 1 billion (b) 3 billion (c) 6 billion (d) 9 billion
(ii) Golden Fibre
refers to
(a) Tea (b)
Cotton (c) Coffee (d) Jute
(iii) TISCO is located?
(a) Jamshedpur (b) Ahmedabad (c) Kanpur (d) None
of these
(iv) Which country is
the leading producer of coffee?
(a) Brazil (b) India (c) China (d)
Sri Lanka
(v) TISCO associated
with-
(a) Cotton Textile
Industry (b) Iron
Steel Industry
(c) IT industry (d)
None of these
10. Match the Colum: 5x1=05
Colum A Colum B
Example of fibre crops Sericulture
Public ownership Viticulture
Breeding of Silkworms Punjab
Cultivation of grapes BSNL
Largest Wheat Producer Jute and Cotton
11. Give answer the
following short questions. (Do any Three) 3x2=06
(i) Define Natural
Growth Rate.
(ii) Discuss the role
any two factors influencing population change.
(iii) Which factors
affecting location of industries.
(iv) What is meant by
the term Industry?
(v) Define the concept
of Population density.
12. Answer the
following questions. (Do any Three) 3x4=12
(i) Which Industry is
often referred to the backbone of modern industry and why?
(ii) What are
population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of
a country?
(iii) Why are people
considered a resources?
(iv) Define Primary,
Secondary and Tertiary economic activities with example.
13. On the given Physical
map of the India, mark the following. 4x1=04
(i) Tehri Dam.
(ii) Jallianwala bagh
Place
(iii) largest coffee
producer state
(iv) largest jute
producer state
Solution:-
SECTION – A (HISTORY)
MCQs- (i) a (ii) d (iii) a (iv) d (v) a
T/F - (i) F (ii) T (iii) T (iv) T (v) T
SECTION – B (CIVICS)
MCQs -- (i) d (ii) d (iii) b (iv) a (v) d
Civics-- T/F-- (i) T (ii) T (iii) T (iv) T (v) T
SECTION – C (GEOGRAPHY)
MCQs -- (i) d (ii) a (iii) d (iv) a (v) b
Colum A Colum B
Example of fibre crops Jute and Cotton
Public ownership BSNL
Breeding of Silkworms Sericulture
Cultivation of grapes Viticulture
Largest Wheat Producer Punjab