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II Summative Examination 2016 - 2017

Class: VIII Subject : Social Science Marks: 90
Date: 20.03.2017 Time: 3 Hrs.
General Instructions :
1. The question paper has 30 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. Questions from serial number 1 to 8 carries one mark.
4. Questions from serial number 9 to 20 are 3 mark questions. Answers of these questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
5. Questions from serial number 21 to 28 are 5 mark questions. Answers of these questions
should not exceed 120 words each.
6. Question number 29 and 30 is a map question of 3 marks from History and 3 marks from
Geography. After completion attach the map inside your answer book.
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1. Who are ‘Orientalists’? [1]

2. State one difference between Nij and Ryoti cultivation of indigo. [1]

3. Why did Nationalist artists of Bengal reject Raja Ravi Verma’s art? [1]

4. What are the climatic conditions required for growing tea? [1]

5. Dams have multiple uses. Yet there have been several movements against construction of
such dams. Give one reason for this. [1]

6. Why does the government regulate the wages of workers? [1]

7. Why is the provision of public facilities taken up by the government? [1]

8. Differentiate between a minority community and a marginalised community. [1]

9. What were the measures taken in 1858 to bring India directly under the British government?
[3]
10. Why was the Planning Commission of India set up? What is it known as today? What were the
objectives of the 2nd Five Year Plan? [1+1+1=3]

11. “A single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and
Arabia.” Who said this and how did he justify this? [1+2=3]

12. The Arms Act, Vernacular Press Act and withdrawal of Ilbert bill highlighted the racial
attitudes of British. Explain this statement. [3]

13. What is a ‘Parliament’? How does it control and guide the government? [1+2=3]

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14. Bring out three differences between the Revenue collection systems – Mahalwari system and
Permanent Settlement. [3]

15. Explain the role of a ‘Judge’ in the criminal justice system. [3]

16. What do you mean by an ‘independent judiciary’? Why is it important to have an independent
judiciary? [1+2=3]

17. Describe the role of ‘Sulabh’ in the provision of sanitation facilities. [3]

18. What is bio-gas? Why should its use be encouraged in India? [1+2=3]

19. Give a brief account of the practice of nomadic herding in India. [3]

20. Study the two population pyramids of Kenya and India and answer the questions:

(a) Why does the population pyramid of Kenya show a broad base and a narrow top? [1]
(b) Which of the two countries has a larger working population? [1]
(c) What is the implication of a larger working population? [1]

21. What role did Jyoti Rao Phule play in reforming Indian society? [5]

22. Answer the following questions with reference to the court artists during the British Era.
(a) Why did Indian rulers stop supporting court artists? [1]
(b) How did artists who lost royal patronage earn a living? [2]
(c) How did the rulers of Mysore and Murshidabad differ in their approach to British styles
of art? [2]

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23. How did the 1st World War impact the economic and political situation in India? [5]

24. Explain the major challenges faced by India soon after independence. [5]

25. Explain any three factors that have been responsible for the extinction of flora and fauna.
What are the steps taken by our government to conserve wildlife? [3+2=5]

26. What are the factors that favoured the development of cotton textile industry in Ahmedabad?
[5]

27. Why is the ‘worth’ of an Indian worker perceived to be so low? Suggest any 2 measures to
improve the safety conditions of workers. [3+2=5]

28. What are the constitutional provisions for safe guarding the interests of SC’s and ST’s? What
steps has the government taken to implement these provisions? [2+3=5]

29. History :
On the given outline map of India, locate and label the following places with the help of
given clues: [3]
A. The place where a pact between Indian National Congress and Muslim League was signed.
B. Place where Dandi March started.
C. A State carved out of Punjab.

30. Geography :
On the same outline map of India, locate and label the following places with the help of
given clues: [3]
1. Iron and Steel Plant in Tamil Nadu.
2. Centre of IT industry in Kerala.
3. Centre of Cotton textile industry in Uttar Pradesh.

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