Mid Term Examination 2023
Sample Question Paper: Social Science
Class VIII
General Instructions
1. Read the questions carefully.
2. Number the answers correctly. Answer the questions in the same order
as given in the question paper.
3. Write the answers neatly. Leave a line after writing each answer.
4. One mark questions should be answered in a few words or a sentence.
5. Three marks questions should be answered in about 40 words.
6. Four marks questions should be answered in 80-100 words.
TIME- 3 hrs. M.M. 80
[Link] QUESTIONS MARKS
1 Fill in the blank. 1
____________ term is used for “exclusive right over any idea or inventions.”
2 Identify the type of commercial farming where single crops are grown. 1
3 Match column A with the correct option in column B . 1
A B
Shelterbelts coastal and dry regions,
up to slow down the flow of water
Contour Stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along
ploughing contours
Ploughing parallel to the contours
4 State whether the statement given below is True or False. 1
Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called
resource development .
5 Which animal/bird in the Indian subcontinent are dying of kidney failure after 1
scavenging livestock treated with diclofenac?
6 Correct the given statement 1
It takes one year to make one centimetre of soil.
7 Choose the correct pair. 1
Tundra vegetation : Polar Regions
Grasslands : Dry Areas
Scrubs: Forest
8 Geo Pick the odd one out: 1
Sericulture: Cultivation of grapes.
Pisciculture: Breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds.
Horticulture: Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use.
9 Who did the mapping and survey operations in Bengal in 1832? 1
10 Who initiated the Doctrine of Lapse ? 1
11 Fill in the blank. 1
The Blue Rebellion’ occurred in the year __________
12 Complete the table 1
Meaning
Term
? When soldiers disobey their officers in the
army
Firangis ?
Under which system did the planter grow indigo on the lands he directly
13 controlled? 1
14 Arrange the following events in Chronological order . 1
(a) Transfer of powers of East India Company to the British Crown
(b) Mutiny at Meerut
(c) Bahadur Zafar died
(d) Final annexation of Awadh
15 Fill in the blank. 1
_______ refers to a political institution that represents a sovereign people
who occupy a definite territory.
16 The first Amendment of the US Constitution prohibits the legislatures from 1
making laws on which subject?
17 State whether the statement given below is True or False. 1
The Indian Parliament consists of the Vice-President, the Rajya Sabha and the
Lok Sabha.
18 Correct the following statement: 1
By asking questions the government is alerted to its shortcomings, and also
comes to know the opinion of the MP’s through their representatives in the
Parliament.
19 Define the Constitution. 1
20 Given below are situations that violate some Fundamental Right. Which of 1
the following pairs is incorrect .
An 18 -year old child is working in a factory Right to Equality
manufacturing carpets.
Politicians in one state decide to not allow Right to Freedom
labourers from other states to work in his
state.
A group of people are not given permission Cultural and Educational
to open a Hindi -medium school in Tamil Right
nadu.
21 Distinguish between Renewable and Non-Renewable resources. 3
Or
Distinguish between Human Resource and Human-made Resource.
22 Define sustainable development? How can we maintain and preserve our life 3
support system?
23 How can the water resources be conserved? 3
24 How did surveys become important under colonial administration? Explain. 3
25 How was claims to paramountcy used to annex places in India? Give an 3
example.
26 What were the problems associated with the Permanent Settlement? 3
Or
How did the British suppress the Blue Rebellion?
27 [Link] one reason that makes Parliament in our system very powerful. 3
b. The Indian Parliament is an expression of the faith that people of India
have in the principles of democracy’. List out the principles of democracy .
Or
a. Who forms the opposition in the Parliament?
b. How do opposition parties play a critical role in the healthy functioning
of a democracy?
28 Which issues played on the minds of the members of the Constituent 3
Assembly as they drafted the Constitution?
29 What do you understand about the ‘idea of consent’ in a democracy ? 3
30 Why did India choose to be a secular state? 3
31 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 4
Forests are our wealth. Plants give shelter to the animals and together they
maintain the ecosystem. Changes of climate and human interference can
cause the loss of natural habitats for the plants and animals. Many species
have become vulnerable or endangered and some are on the verge of
extinction.
a. Why are forests important to us? 1
b. Give any two reasons for the loss of natural habitats for the plants and
animals.1
c. Mention any two important measures taken by the Indian Govt to
protect Indian flora and fauna. 2
32 What are the three types of economic activities required for transformation 4
from a plant to a finished product ? Explain with examples.
33 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 4
In the North Western Provinces of the Bengal Presidency (most of this area is
now in Uttar Pradesh), an Englishman called Holt Mackenzie devised the new
system which came into effect in 1822. He felt that the village was an
important social institution in north Indian society and needed to be
preserved.
a. Define Mahal. 1
b. Who introduced the mahalwari system? 1
c. Mention any two features of Permanent Settlement and Mahalwari
system. 2
34 Why were the Nawabs and Rajas angry with the British? 4
35 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: 4
Almost all countries of the world will have more than one religious group
living in them. Within these religious groups, there will most likely be one
group that is in a majority. If this majority religious group has access to State
power, then it could quite easily use this power and financial resources to
discriminate against and persecute persons of other religions.
a. Define Tyranny.
b. Why is it important to separate state & religion in democratic societies?
c. What are the consequences of the Tyranny of the majority?
36 How are the two Houses of Indian Parliament different? 4
37 On the political map of India, Identify the three centres of Revolt 1857 are 3
marked as A, B and C .
38 On the given outline map of the world, identify the countries marked as A , B 3
and C with the help of the clues given below.
A: Wheat Producing
B:Rice Producing
C:Rice Producing