VII Standard - 7th Standard - Social Science - First Midterm Test - Question Paper - Samacheer Kalvi

 

FIRST MID-TERM TEST

 STD: - VII                                                                                                                     MARKS: 50

 SUBJECT: - SOCIAL SCIENCE                                                                         TIME: 1.30 Hrs

 

I. Choose the correct answer:-                                                                         (4X1=4)

      1. _____________period was known as the period of devotional literature.

          a) Chola b) Pandya c) Rajput d) Vijayanagara

      2. Who was the first prominent ruler of Pratiharas?

          a) Bhoja I b) Naga Bhatta I c) Jayapala d) Chandradeva

     3. The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by ______________.

          a) Seismograph b) Richter scale c) Ammeter d) Rotameter

     4. Inequality created by man on the basis of caste, money, religion etc is called as____

          a) Natural inequality b) Manmade inequality c) Economic inequality d) Gender inequality

II. Fill in the blanks:-                                                                                            (4X1=4)

      5. ___________ inscriptions provide details about administration in a Brahmadeya

      Village.

      6.  The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as __________.

      7. Right to contest in the election is a _______ Right.

      8.­­­­­­_________ is the human input into the production process.

III. Match the following: -                                                                                  (4X1=4)

    9. Khajuraho          - Odisha

    10. Konark              - Hampi

    11. Dilwara             - Madhya Pradesh

    12. Virupaksha       - Rajasthan

IV .State true or false: -                                                                                      (4X1=4)

    13. Domingo Paes, a Portuguese traveller, visited the Chola Empire in 1522.

    14. Raksha Bandan is a festival of brotherhood.

    15. The composition of metal coins gives us information on the political condition of the

             empire.   

    16.  King Gopala was elected by the people.

 

VI .Answer the following in one or two sentences (any 8)                    (9X2=18)

     17. Name Jahangir’s memoir.

     18. Name the two different types of sources for the study of history.

     19. Name any four Rajput clans.

     20. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?

     21. What is Equality?

     22. Why is gender Equality needed?

     23. What is production?

     24. What are the factors of production?

     25. Write the forms of capital.

     26. Write the three characteristics of entrepreneur.

     27. What is seismograph?

     28. Give reason:-. No one has been able to take samples from the interior of the earth

VII. Answer in detail (any 4)                                                                              (4X4=16)

 

     29. Describe the different types of coins introduced by the rulers of Delhi Sultanate.

     30. Write about the effects of an earthquake?

     31. How does the Constitution of India protect the Right to Equality?

     32. Explain the merits and demerits of division of labour.

     33. Distinguish between: -

                           1. SIAL and SIMA

                           2. Active volcano and dormant volcano