DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL CLAS S: VII

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Wednesday. July 19. 2017

SESSION: 2017-18 MAX. MARKS: 40

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MCQ
Choose the correct answer. [1x5=5]
1. Tax collected on the basis of cultivation that amounted to 50% of the peasant’s
produce was known as__________.
a. Kharaj b. Khazana c. Krishij d. None of these
2. Military expeditions into southern India started during the reign of__________.
a. Balban b. Alauddin Khalji
c. Firuzshah Tughluq d. Muhammad Tughluq
3. The idea of equality, on which universal adult franchise is based, states
that__________.
a. there is no social inequality existing in India.
b. every adult in a country has one vote.
c. every adult in India is educated.
d. no caste system exists in India.
4. The rock formed due to cooling of molten magma deep inside the earth’s crust is__.
a. Sandstone b. Marble c. Basalt d. Granite
5. Match COLOUMN A with COLOUMN B and choose the correct option.
COLOUMN A COLOUMN B
A. Core I is in South Africa
B. Minerals II is made of silicon and alumina
C. Deepest mine in the world III have definite chemical composition
D. Sial IV is the innermost layer of the earth
a. A - IV, B - I, C - III, D – II c. A - II, B - I, C - IV, D – III
b. A - III, B – IV, C - II, D – I d. A - IV, B - III, C - I, D – II

SECTION – A [6 MARKS]
1. What is a Garrison town? [½]
2. Who were the authors of tawarikh? [½]
3. What is Qibla? [½]
4. Mention the purpose of construction of mosques by the sultans of Delhi. [½]
5. What is the significance of the Disabilities Act? [½]
6. What does the book ` Joothan’ talk about? [½]
7. Mention one `defiant act ’ of Rosa Parks. [½]
8. What is a contitution? [½]
9. Define fossils. [½]
10. Mention how clay changes into slates. [½]

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11. Name the three layers of the earth. [½]

12. Mention the names of two games played with stones. [½]
SECTION – B [18 MARKS]
13. What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate? [1x2=2]
14. Explain the steps taken to ensure that the muqtis performed their duties. [1x2=2]
15. ’Muhammad Tughluq’s administrative measures were a failure.’Justify the statement.
[1x3=3]
16. Explain article 15 of the Indian constitution. [½x2=1]

17. i. Explain any one feature of democracy.

ii. Describe any two ways in which the government has tried to implement
equality that is guaranteed in the constitution. [2+1=3]
18. Differentiate between sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. [1x2=2]
19. How are extrusive igneous rocks formed? [1x2=2]
20. Describe the working of a rock cycle. [1x3=3]
SECTION – C [6 MARKS]
21. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions. [1x2=2]
The Khaljis and Tughluqs continued to use bandagan and also raised people of
humble birth who were often their clients, to high political positions. However
this also introduced an element of political instability.

i. Who were bandagan and clients?

ii. Why do you think the appointment of bandagan and clients lead to political
instability?
22. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions. [1x2=2]

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 …..also stated that all

schools would be open to African-American children and
that they would no longer have to attend separate
schools specially set up for them. However,…..most
African-American children can only afford to attend
government schools.

i. Why were separate schools specially set up for African- American children in USA?
ii. Most African-Americans children can only afford to attend government schools.
Give reasons.
23. Give reasons. [1x2=2]
i. We cannot go to the centre of the earth.
ii. Sandstone is considered an example of sedimentary rock.
SECTION – D [5 MARKS]
24. Mark the following on the political map of India. [½x4=2]
i. Agra ii. Madurai iii. Awadh iv. Thanjavur
25. Make a poster with a slogan to promote awareness about the mid-day meal scheme.
[½x2=1]
26. Draw a well labelled diagram of the interiors of the earth. [1x2=2]

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Thursday. September 14. 2017

NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________________CLASS/SEC.__________

NAME OF THE INVIGILATOR: ________________________________SIGNATURE: ________

SESSION: 2017-18 MAX. MARKS: 80

PART – I
MCQ [1x16=16]
1. After the Tughluqs, the __________ dynasties ruled from Delhi and Agra until 1526.
a. Afghan & Suri b. Tomar & Chauhan c. Sayyid & Lodi d. Khalji & Mumluk

2. Mughals believed in ___________ division of inheritance.

a. coparcenary b. primogeniture c. both a & b d. none of these

3. ___________framed a vision of governance around the idea of `sulh – i – kul’ .

a. Jahangir b. Shah Jahan c. Akbar d. Humayun

4. Match Column A with Column B and choose the correct option.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
A. Garrison town named Siri I. Sikandar Lodi
B. Begumpuri Mosque II. Muhammad Tughlaq
C. Moth ki Masjid III. Alauddin Khalji
D. Token Currency IV. Sanctuary of the World

a. A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II b. A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I

c. A - I, B - IV, C - II, D - III d. A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV

5. In Vrindavan, temples were constructed in the architectural styles that were very similar to
the Mughal palaces in_________.
a. Fatehpur Sikri. b. Agra c. Delhi d. Shahjahanabad

6. Sultan _______ destroyed the temple at Somnath and he tried to win credit as a hero of
Islam.
a. Muhammad Ghori b. Muhammad Tughluq
c. Qutbuddin Aibak d. Mahmud Ghazni

7. In the 1975 film, Deewar, a boy who works as a shoeshine refuses to pick up a coin thrown
at him. He feels that his _________________ is violated.
a. caste
b. religion
c. dignity
d. gender

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8. A political party whose MLAs have won more than _________ the number of constituencies
in a state can be said to be in majority.
a. one-third b. half c. both a and b d. none of these

9. Match Column A with Column B and choose the correct option.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
A. Ramabai I. wrote Amar Jiban
B. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain II. fought a long legal battle to seek justice for her
daughter
C. Rashsundari Devi III. wrote Sultana’s Dream
D. Satyarani IV. set up a mission in Khedgaon near Pune
a. A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II b. A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
c. A - I, B - IV, C - II, D - III d. A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV

10. _________ refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.

a. Rashundari devi b. Rokeya Hossain c. Jane Austen d. Rosa Park

11. The process of transformation of rock from one form to another is known as____________.
a. water cycle b. rock transforming c. rock changing d. rock cycle

12. The molten magma solidifies cool down and solidifies into ___________ rocks.
a. igneous b. sedimentary c. metamorphic d. none of these

13. Diastrophic forces lead to the formation of ____________.

a. landslides b. mountains c. earthquakes d. Volcanoes

14. ____________ are low hill-like structures in deserts.

a. Mushroom rock b. Loess c. Stacks d. Sand dunes

15. ____________ is the layer of the atmosphere that is free from clouds.
a. Troposphere b. Exosphere c. Stratosphere d. Thermosphere

16. As the air gets warmer, its capacity to hold the water vapour increases and so it becomes
more and more__________.
a. dry b. humid c. heavy d. none of these

PART II
SECTION – A [12 MARKS]
1. What was the relationship between a king and his subjects in the ‘circle of justice’? [1]
2. What do you mean by the term ‘birthright’? [1]
3. Name the title of the third volume of Akbarnama. [1]
4. Who constructed the Hauz-i-Sultani? What was the purpose of constructing this building?
[½x2=1]
5. List any one step taken by the government to protect women. [1]
6. Define the term stereotype. [1]
7. What is Universal Adult Franchise? [1]
8. Name any two departments of the State Government. [½x2=1]
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9. What are the minerals most commonly used in

karhai and bell? [½x2=1]

10. What is the difference between temperature and insolation? [½x2=1]

11. State how an ox-bow Lake is formed. [½x2=1]

12. What are glacial moraines? [1]

SECTION – B [34 MARKS]

13. The Delhi Sultans built several mosques in cities all over the subcontinent. Justify. [1x3=3]

14. How is the ‘trabeate’ principle of architecture different from the ‘arcuate’? Limestone
cement was increasingly used in construction. Elaborate. [2+1=3]

15. An inscription in Shah Jahan’s diwan-i khas in Delhi stated: “If there is Paradise on Earth, It
is here, it is here, it is here.” How was this image created? [1x3=3]

16. i. Explain the lineages of the Mughals? [2+1=3]

ii. The Mughals did not like to be called Mughal or Mongol. Elaborate.

17. Describe the life of Laxmi Lakra. [1x3=3]

18. How does the Legislative Assembly function? [1x3=3]

19. Explain the “midday meal scheme”. How does this

programme help to promote greater equality amongst
people? [2+1=3]

20. What are minerals? How are they useful for mankind? [2+1=3]

21. Explain air pressure. How does its understanding benefit the astronauts when they go to
the moon? [1+2=3]

22. How are deltas formed? Name the world’s largest

delta. [2+1=3]

23. Differentiate between extrusive and intrusive

rocks. [1x2=2]

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24. Adivasis and Dalit children drop out from school especially in rural areas. Elaborate.
[1x2=2]

SECTION – C [12 MARKS]

25. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions. [1x3=3]
`The main source of income available to Mughal rulers was tax on the produce of
peasantry. Akbar’s revenue minister Todar Mal carried out a careful survey of crop yields,
prices and areas cultivated for a 10 year period, 1570-1580.’
i. Why do you think Todar Mal carried out this survey?
ii. `Peasants were vital for the economy of the Mughal Empire’. Do you think that they
are important today?
iii. Do you think that the gap between the income of the rich and the poor in India
changed a great deal from the period of the Mughals? Give reason for your answer.

26. `The control of the Delhi Sultans rarely went beyond heavily fortified towns’. Give reasons.
[1x2=2]
27. Why is it important for the government to hold press conferences? [1x2=2]
28. Read the passage given below and answer the following question. [1]
In his autobiography, Joothan, Omprakash Valmiki writes, “I had to sit away from the
others in the class, and that too on the floor. The mat ran out before reaching the spot I sat
on......

Why do you think Omprakash Valmiki was being treated unequally by his teacher and his
classmates?

29. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions. [1x3=3]

Carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere creates a greenhouse effect

by trapping the heat radiated from the earth……..However, when its
level in the atmosphere increases………..the heat retained increases the
temperature of the earth………

i. How does the level of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere?

ii. Do you think global warming is a serious issue in today’s world? Give reason for
your answer.
iii. Suggest two measures to stop global warming.

30. Flood plains are very fertile. Give reasons. [1]

SECTION – D [6 MARKS]
31. On the political map of India, locate the following places. [½x4=2]
i. Fatehpur Sikri ii. Thanjavur iii. Kashmir iv Panipat

32. Draw a poster and write a slogan to support awareness campaign on women’s safety.
[1x2=2]
33. Draw a well labelled diagram of any two features made by Sea waves. [½x4=2]

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Monday. December 18. 2017

SESSION: 2017-18 MAX. MARKS: 40

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MCQ
Choose the correct answer: [1x5=5]
1. The craftspersons of ____________were famous for their inlay work in copper and
silver.
a. Golconda b. Thanjavur c. Masulipatnam d. Bidar
2. Read the statements given below and choose the correct option.
I. Surat was the gateway for trade with West Asia via the Gulf of Ormuz.
II. The textiles of Surat were famous for their gold lace borders (zari) and had a
market in West Asia.
a. I is True and II is False. b. I is False and II is True
c. Both I and II are True d. Both I and II are False
3. Gutenberg is known for printing the first sheet of the _____________________.
a. Ramayan b. Mahabharat c. Bible d. none of these
4. ‘Taiga’ literally means_____________________in the Russian language.
a. pure b. tall c. trees d. snow covered
5. Temperate grasslands in Asia are known as_____________________.
a. Praries b. Steppe c. Pampas d.Veld

SECTION – A [6 MARKS]
1. Name a pilgrimage centre that slowly developed into a township. [½]
2. What were Hundis? [½]
3. Mention the technique used to make bronze statues in the Chola kingdom. [½]
4. Name the most important festival celebrated in Hampi. [½]
5. What does the term ’mass media’ refer to? [½]
6. Define the term ‘Censorship’. [½]
7. Name a newspaper run by the Dalit women of Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district. [½]
8. What does public protest refer to? [½]
9. Name any one factor on which the growth of vegetation depends. [½]
10. How do Mediterranean trees adapt themselves to dry summers? [½]
11. Name the region where the largest snake is found. [½]
12. What is Tundra vegetation? [½]

SECTION – B [18 MARKS]

13. Explain how towns grew around temples. [1x2=2]
14. Describe the market in the town of Thanjavur as it was a thousand years ago. [1x2=2]
15. “Surat began to decline towards the end of the 17th century.” List the reasons for the decline
of Surat. [1x3=3]

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16. Why is an independent media important for democracy? [1]

17. ”Television has brought the world closer to us” Justify. [1x3= 3]
18. State the uses of hard wood trees. [1x2=2]
19. “Vegetation cover in deserts is scarce”. Elaborate. [1x2=2]
20. Describe Tropical Evergreen forests. [1x3=3]

SECTION – C [6 MARKS]
21. Give reasons. [1x2=2]
i. Traders travelled in caravans and formed guilds.
ii. The Dutch and English East India Company attempted to control Masulipatam.
22. Read the passage given below and answer the following question. [1x2=2]
“ There are several instances when the media fails to focus on issues that are significant
in our lives. For example, drinking water is a major problem in the country……….we
seldom find the media discussing this issue”

i. Why do you think the media fails to focus on issues that are significant in our lives?
ii. Why is it important for us to analyse a news report?
23. Give reasons. [1x2=2]
i. “Tropical evergreen forests of Brazil are known as the lungs of the earth.”
ii. “Animals in polar regions have thick fur and thick skin”.

SECTION – D [5 MARKS]
24. On the given outline map of India, locate and label the following places. [½x4=2]
a. Bidar b. Ajmer c. Somnath d. Hampi
25. Design a poster to show the importance of a free media. [1]
26. Observe the pictures given below and answer the following questions. [½x4=2]

PICTURE A PICTURE B
i. Identify and name the type of vegetation in Picture A and the type of forest in
Picture B.
ii. Name the regions where the vegetation in Picture A and forest in Picture B are
found.

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Saturday. March 10. 2018

NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________________CLASS/SEC.__________

NAME OF THE INVIGILATOR: ________________________________SIGNATURE: ________

SESSION: 2017-18 MAX. MARKS: 80

PART – I
MCQ [1x16=16]
1. Emperor____________________ was defeated by Sher Khan.
a. Babur b. Humanyun c. Akbar d. Jahangir

2. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, the celebrated Sufi saint settled in ____________ in the twelfth
century.
a. Surat b. Ajmer c. Somnath d. Ahmedabad

3. By the late seventeenth century, a bold and intense style of miniature painting called
Basohli developed in the modern state of _____________.
a. Himachal Pradesh b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh

4. ______________ began evolving into a distinct mode of dance in the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries with the spread of the bhakti movement.
a. Bharatanatyam b. Kathakali c. Odissi d. Kathak

5. ___________were groups of highly mobile, peasant pastoralists who provided the

backbone of the Maratha army.
a. Kunbis b. Peshwa c. Deshmukhs d. none of them

6. Match Column A with Column B and choose the correct option.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
A. Aurangzeb I. leader of the Sikhs
B. Nadir Shah II. the founder of Hyderabad state
C. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah III. looted the Peacock throne
D. Banda Bahadur IV. fought a long war in the Deccan

a. A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II b. A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I

c. A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III d. A - I, B - III, C - II, D – IV

7. _________ is a situation when more than half the number of people in a group support a
decision or an idea.
a. Majority b. Coalition c. Opposition d. Both a & b

8. Khabar Lahriya, a fortnightly newspaper, is written in __________________ language.

a. Hindi b. Marathi c. Punjabi d. Bundeli
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9. ________ is a wholesale vegetable market in Delhi.

a. Azadmarket b. Azadpur c. Azad nagar d. None of these

10. The Tawa Matsya Sangh is an organization fighting for the rights of the displaced forest
dwellers in_________.
a. Uttar Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh c. Jharkhand d. None of these

11. The earth’s crust consists of several large and some small irregularly shaped plates. These
are called_________.
a. Lithospheric plates b. Metamorphic plates
c. Sedimentary plates d. None of these

12. The Temperate grasslands of Argentina are called _________.

a. Prairie b. Veld c. Pampas d. Steppe

13. Kaziranga National Park is located in the state of _________________.

a. Arunachal Pradesh b. Nagaland
c. Assam d. West Bengal

14. Ghaghara, Son and Chambal are tributaries of the river ____________.
a. Brahmaputra b. Godavari c. Kaveri d. Ganga

15. The prairies are bound by the ____________ mountains in the west.
a. Ural b. Andes c. Rocky. d. None of these

16. ___________ is the coldest month in the Veld grasslands.

a. January b. June c. July d. October

PART II
SECTION – A [12 MARKS]
1. What was the role of Zamindars in the Mughal administration? [½x2=1]

2. Who were the sthapatis? What did they make? [½x2=1]

3. Name the classical dance form of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. [½x2=1]

4. What name was given to the combined forces or grand army of the Sikh organization?
Name the place where this entire body used to meet. [½x2=1]

5. What is a coalition government? [1]

6. What do you understand by balanced report? [1]

7. How are shops in the neighbourhood useful to us? [½x2=1]

8. What happens to the nearby villages and people when dams are built? [½x2=1]

9. Define a volcano. [1]

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10. Name any two birds found in temperate deciduous forests. [½x2=1]

11. Name any two crops grown in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. [½x2=1]

12. What was the significance of gold and diamond mining in the Velds in South Africa? [1]

SECTION – B [34 MARKS]

13. How was land survey carried out during the reign of Akbar? [1x3=3]

14. Describe the lost wax technique. [1x3=3]

15. Describe the Rajputs and their traditions of heroism. [1x3=3]

16. Describe the revenue administration commanded by Murshid Quli Khan of Bengal. What
was its impact on the zamindars? [2+1=3]

17. How is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected? [1x2=2]

18. Most television channels and newspapers are part of big business houses. Explain. [1x3=3]

19. Explain the concept of ‘chain of markets’ with examples. [2+1=3]

20. ‘In 1994, the government gave the rights for fishing in the Tawa reservoir to private
contractors’. How did the villagers suffer due to this action of the government? What did
they do to protect their rights? [2+1=3]

21. How are waterfalls formed? Name the highest waterfall of the world. [1+1=2]

22. Describe the major features of the Mediterranean vegetation. [1x3=3]

23. Describe the climatic characteristics of the Amazon Basin. [1x3=3]

24. Describe the occupation of the people in the South African grasslands. [1x3=3]

SECTION – C [12 MARKS]

25. Why did the Mughal Empire gradually fragment into a number of independent, regional
states? List the factors responsible for the crises faced by the Mughal Empire. [1x3=3]

26. i. ‘The Mughals, the Marathas and the English East India Company attempted to gain
control over the Jagannatha temple at Puri.’ Give reason. [1]
ii. Why were temples built in Bengal? [1]

27. Give reasons. [1x2=2]

i. Goods sold in permanent shops are costlier than those sold by roadside hawkers.
ii. People do not bargain in shops located in malls whereas they bargain in weekly
markets.

28. Why are people treated unequally? [1]

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29. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions. [1x3=3]
In 1970 the Trans Amazon highway made all parts of the Amazon rainforest
accessible…... The developmental activities are leading to the gradual destruction of the
biologically diverse rainforests.

i. Do you think that the destruction of these forests has led to widespread
environmental problems? Justify your answer.
ii. Suggest preventive measures to reduce the destruction of forests.
iii. Why are terraces built on steep slopes?

30. The Prairies are known as the ‘Granaries of the world’. Give reason. [1]

SECTION – D [6 MARKS]
31. Observe pictures A and B given below and answer the following questions. [1x2=2]

PICTURE A PICTURE B

i. Identify and name the architectural style of Picture A.

ii. Identify and name the architectural style of Picture B.

32. Design a poster with a slogan to promote equality in India. [1x2=2]

33. Locate the following on the political map of the world. [½x4=2]
i. Brazil ii. Chicago iii. Columbia iv. Mexico

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