Class-8 Sample Test QP 23-24-094500

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BALCO
SAMPLE-TEST PAPER
SESSION: 2023-24
SOCIAL STUDIES
CLASS – VIII Time-3HRS

ROLL NO………… MM:80
Instructions:
● Read all the questions carefully.
● Write neatly in legible handwriting.
● The paper contains 11 main questions and four printed page.
1. Choose the correct answer : 7M

a. Before the coming of the British to India, Hindu children studied in:
i. makhtabs
ii. madrasas
iii. tols
iv. universities
b. Which of the following is not associated with Surat Split?
i. The ideological between the Moderate and the Radicals became sharper
ii. Some Muslim leaders met at Shimla
iii. Moderates restated the goal of self government
iv. There was a split between Moderat and Radiclas at the surat session
c. The last viceroy of India was:
i. Lord Wavell
ii. Lord Mountbatten
iii. Lord Reading
iv. Lord Wellington
d. Pick the odd one out
i. Natural Gas
ii. Petroleum
iii. Coal
iv. Solar energy
e. The population of the Middle East increased after this was discovered in the
region:
i. fresh water
ii. oil
iii. fertile land
iv. coal
f. The Salt Satyagraha was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in :
i. 1920
ii. 1931
iii. 1930
iv. 1929
g. This is a criminal court:
i. Court of Munsif
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ii. Court of the District Judge
iii. Court of session Judge
iv. Court of civil Judge
2. Fill in the blanks: 6M

a. ________ are institutions that preserve objects of scientific and historical
importance.
b. Governor-General ________abolished sati in 1829.
c. _______ and his wife Queen Mary laid the foundations stones for the New Delhi.
d. Industry is the systematic production of goods and ______.
e. The constitution is regarded as the ______ law of the land.
f. The Mandal Commission recommended reservations of _____ amount of seats for
the OBCs.
3. Match the column: 3M

a. rice i. cottage industry
b. wheat ii. forest industry
c. agro-based iii. high temperature
d. millets iv. jute industries
e. timber v. moderate temperature
f. toy making vi. coarse grain
4. Assertion-Reason:
4M
a. Assertion: British would travel to the cooler hills each summer.
Reason: They unable to bear the heat of the Indian summer.
i. Both are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
ii. Both are incorrect
iii. Both are correct and reason is not applicable to assertion.
iv. Reason is true and assertion is false.
b. Assertion: In 1937 elections to the provincial assemblies were held.
Reason: The Congress lost it in almost all the provinces.
iv. Reason is false and assertion is true.
c. Assertion: The public prosecutor is a lawyer appointed by the state.
Reason: The defence lawyer can negotiate with the public prosecutor to lessen
punishment.
i. Both are correct
d. Assertion: The availability of workers is an important factor of the location of
the Industry.
Reason: If the requirement is for large amounts of skill labour the industry
will be located in semi-rural area.
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5. Give any two examples of the following:

5M
a. Primary sources of modern history
b. Revolutionaries
c. Non-Conventional source of energy
d. Types of commercial farming
e. Introduced programmes by the government for rural employment opportunities.
6. Answer in 15-20 words: 8M

a. What is the extent of the modern period of Indian history?
b. Hoe cantonments were different from civil lines?
c. Write the positive effect of Morley-Minto Reforms.
d. Why was the Dandi March undertaken?
e. Write the different between biotic and abiotic resources.
f. In what way government policy is responsible for location of a industry
g. What is dissent?
f. What is judicial review?
.
7. Answer in 40-50 words: 16M
a. Give a brief overview of the modern period of Indian History.
b. Define geothermal and wind energy.
c. Why the condition of widows miserable in the 19th century?
d. Distinguish between Moderates and Radicals.
e. Why do we need a constitution?
f. Define migration. Differentiate between emigration and immigration.
g. Write any four functions of High Court.
h. What initiatives has the government taken to improve healthcare in our
country?
8. Answer in detail (About 80 words):
15M
a. What were the main recommendations of the wood’s Despatch?
b. What was the Quit India Movement? What was the significance of this
movement?
c. Elaborate the distribution of population.
d. What steps has the government taken to strengthen railways and roads in
India?
e. Compare and contrast the life of a farmer in India with that of a farmer in the
USA.
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9. Read the given paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follow:
A. After years of relentless struggle against the British India finally became free
on 15th August 1947.The period of Indian history from then on was witness to
the various processes and struggles. To draft the constitution of independent
India a Constituent Assembly was formed in December 1946. The members of
the Assembly debated for over four years issues. One of the main concerns of
the post-independence government was to revive the country’s economy and
initiate it on the path of industrial development.
a. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian
Constitution? 1M
b. In which year the constitution Assembly was formed to draft the
constitution of India? 1M
c. What were the issues faced by the members of the Assembly? 2M
B. Ramu is a 13 year old student hailing from a Dalit community in Bihar. He is

the first in his family to attend high school. He wants to become a doctor and
works hard to realise his dreams. However, his teachers turn a blind eye to his
hard work, as they believe that since Ramu belongs to a 'low' caste, he can
only take up his family's hereditary profession of tanning (leather work).
a. What do you meant by the process of marginalisation? 1M
b. Who are the Scheduled Caste people? 1M
c. Write any to profession of this community people? 2M
10. With the help of flow-chart explain the process to file an FIR.
2M
11. On the outline of map of India mark the following: 6M
a. Region having sugarcane
b. Jharkhand-West Bengal region
c. Highly populated states
d. Population density less than 100 people per sq. km.
e. Gurugram-Delhi-Meerut region
f. Region having pulses
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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BALCO

CLASS – VIII Time-3HRS

1. Choose the correct answer : 7M

2. Fill in the blanks: 6M

3. Match the column: 3M

5. Give any two examples of the following:

6. Answer in 15-20 words: 8M

B. Ramu is a 13 year old student hailing from a Dalit community in Bihar. He is

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