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General Instructions: 
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You have to attempt both the sections. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. All answers should be written in the answer sheet provided. 
4. All questions in Section A carries one mark. 
5. One mark questions to be answered in one point, two marks in two points, three marks in three 
points and four marks in four points. 
6. Map to be attached with the answer sheet. 
SECTION A(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 
Qns  Marks 
1.  NAME THE FOLLOWING 
a) The capital city built by Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory.  
b) The tenth Sikh Guru who instituted Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to 
rule 
c) Akbar’s famous general who attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591 
d) Snow forests found in Russia  
e) The railway system that connects the longest rail route between St.Petersburg in 
Western Russia to Vladivostok  on the Pacific coast  
5 
2.  FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS 
a) _________________ was a prosperous region controlling the rich alluvial Ganga 
Plain and the main trade route between North India and Bengal. 
b) When we believe that people are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can 
only do a certain type of work and failed to see them as unique individuals we 
create a ______________. 
c) _________________ refers to the powers that the government has to disallow 
media from publishing or showing certain stories.  
d) The staple food of the people living in the _____________________ region is fish 
and rice 
e) _________________ is an artificial enclosure for keeping small plants. 
5 
3.  CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS 
a) Step wells or wells in which the water is reached by descending a number of steps 
are called ______________. 
( shikharas ,    baolis,  gumbad) 
b) The church of Notre Dame is the best example of ________ style architecture. 
(Art –Deco,    Persian,   Gothic ) 
5 
 
 
 
 
   
CLASS: VII  
 
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General Instructions: 
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You have to attempt both the sections. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. All answers should be written in the answer sheet provided. 
4. All questions in Section A carries one mark. 
5. One mark questions to be answered in one point, two marks in two points, three marks in three 
points and four marks in four points. 
6. Map to be attached with the answer sheet. 
SECTION A(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 
Qns  Marks 
1.  NAME THE FOLLOWING 
a) The capital city built by Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory.  
b) The tenth Sikh Guru who instituted Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to 
rule 
c) Akbar’s famous general who attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591 
d) Snow forests found in Russia  
e) The railway system that connects the longest rail route between St.Petersburg in 
Western Russia to Vladivostok  on the Pacific coast  
5 
2.  FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS 
a) _________________ was a prosperous region controlling the rich alluvial Ganga 
Plain and the main trade route between North India and Bengal. 
b) When we believe that people are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can 
only do a certain type of work and failed to see them as unique individuals we 
create a ______________. 
c) _________________ refers to the powers that the government has to disallow 
media from publishing or showing certain stories.  
d) The staple food of the people living in the _____________________ region is fish 
and rice 
e) _________________ is an artificial enclosure for keeping small plants. 
5 
3.  CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS 
a) Step wells or wells in which the water is reached by descending a number of steps 
are called ______________. 
( shikharas ,    baolis,  gumbad) 
b) The church of Notre Dame is the best example of ________ style architecture. 
(Art –Deco,    Persian,   Gothic ) 
5 
 
 
 
 
   
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c) The Mughals followed the ____________ custom of copercenary inheritance or 
the division of the inheritance among all the sons. 
( Timurid,     Mongol,      Persian) 
d) Large apartment-like houses in the Amazon basin are called____________. 
(Maloca,        Manioc,     Toucans) 
e) _______ are a shepherd tribe found in the western Himalayan region. 
( Balochis,    Kinnars,    Gaddis ) 
4.  OBSERVE THE DIAGRAMS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 2 
a) In the diagram given below, the 
type of rainfall shown is _______  
 
 
b) The diagram given below show the 
phenomenon of __________ tides 
 
 
 
 SECTION B- HISTORY 
 
 
5.  Name the slave ruler who initiated the work of Qutb Minar? Who completed it? 1 
6.  The Mughal gardens constructed by Shah Jahan and Jahangir were called ‘Chahar 
bagh’Give Reason 
1 
7.  Who built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Tanjore? What is the architectural feature that 
makes it distinct from the temples built during that time? 
1 
8.  What do you understand by a Clan? 1 
9.  During the reign of the later Mughals, peasant and Zamindar rebellions became very 
common- What was the main reason for these rebellions? 
1 
10.  Why did Dal Khalsa or the Grand Army of the Sikhs  meet at Amritsar at the time of 
Baisakhi and Diwali? 
1 
11.  The Mughals were proud of their Timurid ancestry- Give Reason 1 
12.  Even with the absence of written records, we know about the history of tribal people- 
Justify 
2 
13.  Marathas became very rich by imposing two different types of taxes- Explain these taxes 2 
14.  a) Write a short note on the emergence of ‘Jatis’ 
                                         OR 
b) Write a short note on Tribal societies. How did tribal groups control their land and 
pastures? 
3 
15.  a) Explain the innovative administrative system introduced by Akbar  
                                        OR 
b) Who was Akbar’s revenue minister? Explain the revenue system introduced by him? 
 
4 
16.  a) What were the reasons for the downfall of the Mughal Empire? 
                                        OR 
b) Nizam ul Mulk Azaf Jah took advantage  of the political instability of Deccan to 
consolidate power - Explain 
4 
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General Instructions: 
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You have to attempt both the sections. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. All answers should be written in the answer sheet provided. 
4. All questions in Section A carries one mark. 
5. One mark questions to be answered in one point, two marks in two points, three marks in three 
points and four marks in four points. 
6. Map to be attached with the answer sheet. 
SECTION A(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 
Qns  Marks 
1.  NAME THE FOLLOWING 
a) The capital city built by Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory.  
b) The tenth Sikh Guru who instituted Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to 
rule 
c) Akbar’s famous general who attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591 
d) Snow forests found in Russia  
e) The railway system that connects the longest rail route between St.Petersburg in 
Western Russia to Vladivostok  on the Pacific coast  
5 
2.  FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS 
a) _________________ was a prosperous region controlling the rich alluvial Ganga 
Plain and the main trade route between North India and Bengal. 
b) When we believe that people are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can 
only do a certain type of work and failed to see them as unique individuals we 
create a ______________. 
c) _________________ refers to the powers that the government has to disallow 
media from publishing or showing certain stories.  
d) The staple food of the people living in the _____________________ region is fish 
and rice 
e) _________________ is an artificial enclosure for keeping small plants. 
5 
3.  CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS 
a) Step wells or wells in which the water is reached by descending a number of steps 
are called ______________. 
( shikharas ,    baolis,  gumbad) 
b) The church of Notre Dame is the best example of ________ style architecture. 
(Art –Deco,    Persian,   Gothic ) 
5 
 
 
 
 
   
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c) The Mughals followed the ____________ custom of copercenary inheritance or 
the division of the inheritance among all the sons. 
( Timurid,     Mongol,      Persian) 
d) Large apartment-like houses in the Amazon basin are called____________. 
(Maloca,        Manioc,     Toucans) 
e) _______ are a shepherd tribe found in the western Himalayan region. 
( Balochis,    Kinnars,    Gaddis ) 
4.  OBSERVE THE DIAGRAMS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 2 
a) In the diagram given below, the 
type of rainfall shown is _______  
 
 
b) The diagram given below show the 
phenomenon of __________ tides 
 
 
 
 SECTION B- HISTORY 
 
 
5.  Name the slave ruler who initiated the work of Qutb Minar? Who completed it? 1 
6.  The Mughal gardens constructed by Shah Jahan and Jahangir were called ‘Chahar 
bagh’Give Reason 
1 
7.  Who built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Tanjore? What is the architectural feature that 
makes it distinct from the temples built during that time? 
1 
8.  What do you understand by a Clan? 1 
9.  During the reign of the later Mughals, peasant and Zamindar rebellions became very 
common- What was the main reason for these rebellions? 
1 
10.  Why did Dal Khalsa or the Grand Army of the Sikhs  meet at Amritsar at the time of 
Baisakhi and Diwali? 
1 
11.  The Mughals were proud of their Timurid ancestry- Give Reason 1 
12.  Even with the absence of written records, we know about the history of tribal people- 
Justify 
2 
13.  Marathas became very rich by imposing two different types of taxes- Explain these taxes 2 
14.  a) Write a short note on the emergence of ‘Jatis’ 
                                         OR 
b) Write a short note on Tribal societies. How did tribal groups control their land and 
pastures? 
3 
15.  a) Explain the innovative administrative system introduced by Akbar  
                                        OR 
b) Who was Akbar’s revenue minister? Explain the revenue system introduced by him? 
 
4 
16.  a) What were the reasons for the downfall of the Mughal Empire? 
                                        OR 
b) Nizam ul Mulk Azaf Jah took advantage  of the political instability of Deccan to 
consolidate power - Explain 
4 
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 SECTION B-SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE  
17.  What do you understand by a balanced report? 1 
18.  What is social advertising? 1 
19.  Media play a very crucial role in the effective functioning of Democracy-Justify 2 
20.  How can we broadly classify advertisements? 2 
21.  a) Explain how advertisements adversely affect  the ideals of equality in a democracy 
                                   OR 
b) What is branding? Why is it done? How are brand values conveyed to us? 
3 
22.  a) What were the different strategies used by women’s  movement to fight  
      discrimination against them 
                                        OR 
b) What are the reasons for school dropout among children in different communities? 
 
4 
 SECTION B-GEOGRAPHY  
23.  How can swimmers float in the Dead Sea? 1 
24.  Where do we find the Tundra type of vegetation? 1 
25.  Enlist any two common trees found in the Temperate Deciduous forests. 1 
26.  Mention the type of cultivation practiced in the hilly region. 1 
27.  What is meant by population density? 1 
28.  What do you understand by – ‘the Golden Quadrilateral’? 1 
29.  Throw light on the term: Transhumance. 1 
30.  Define insolation. 1 
31.  Write short notes on:  
a. Spring Tides   and   b. Neap Tides 
2 
32.  Identify any two features of the Mediterranean type of vegetation 2 
33.  ‘Topography plays a dominant role in the distribution of population’- Justify 2 
34.  a) How can we broadly classify the natural vegetation? 
                                            OR 
b) Point out the differences between Tropical Rain Forests and Tropical Deciduous 
Forests 
3 
35.  a) Internet has made our lives more comfortable’- How far is this statement true? 
                                                 OR 
b. What kind of advancement have you noticed in the field of communication? Mention 
 any one way how satellites have helped us in our communication. 
4 
36.  a. Explain how the climate and weather of the earth is being adversely affected. 
                                                OR 
b. What are the steps involved in the formation of precipitation? 
4 
37.  MAPWORK 
 On the given outline map of the world, mark and name the following Ocean currents. 
Mark warm currents in red and cold currents in blue 
a) Labrador Current 
b) Kuroshio Current 
c) California Current  
3 
 
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General Instructions: 
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You have to attempt both the sections. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. All answers should be written in the answer sheet provided. 
4. All questions in Section A carries one mark. 
5. One mark questions to be answered in one point, two marks in two points, three marks in three 
points and four marks in four points. 
6. Map to be attached with the answer sheet. 
SECTION A(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 
Qns  Marks 
1.  NAME THE FOLLOWING 
a) The capital city built by Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory.  
b) The tenth Sikh Guru who instituted Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to 
rule 
c) Akbar’s famous general who attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591 
d) Snow forests found in Russia  
e) The railway system that connects the longest rail route between St.Petersburg in 
Western Russia to Vladivostok  on the Pacific coast  
5 
2.  FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS 
a) _________________ was a prosperous region controlling the rich alluvial Ganga 
Plain and the main trade route between North India and Bengal. 
b) When we believe that people are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can 
only do a certain type of work and failed to see them as unique individuals we 
create a ______________. 
c) _________________ refers to the powers that the government has to disallow 
media from publishing or showing certain stories.  
d) The staple food of the people living in the _____________________ region is fish 
and rice 
e) _________________ is an artificial enclosure for keeping small plants. 
5 
3.  CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS 
a) Step wells or wells in which the water is reached by descending a number of steps 
are called ______________. 
( shikharas ,    baolis,  gumbad) 
b) The church of Notre Dame is the best example of ________ style architecture. 
(Art –Deco,    Persian,   Gothic ) 
5 
 
 
 
 
   
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c) The Mughals followed the ____________ custom of copercenary inheritance or 
the division of the inheritance among all the sons. 
( Timurid,     Mongol,      Persian) 
d) Large apartment-like houses in the Amazon basin are called____________. 
(Maloca,        Manioc,     Toucans) 
e) _______ are a shepherd tribe found in the western Himalayan region. 
( Balochis,    Kinnars,    Gaddis ) 
4.  OBSERVE THE DIAGRAMS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 2 
a) In the diagram given below, the 
type of rainfall shown is _______  
 
 
b) The diagram given below show the 
phenomenon of __________ tides 
 
 
 
 SECTION B- HISTORY 
 
 
5.  Name the slave ruler who initiated the work of Qutb Minar? Who completed it? 1 
6.  The Mughal gardens constructed by Shah Jahan and Jahangir were called ‘Chahar 
bagh’Give Reason 
1 
7.  Who built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Tanjore? What is the architectural feature that 
makes it distinct from the temples built during that time? 
1 
8.  What do you understand by a Clan? 1 
9.  During the reign of the later Mughals, peasant and Zamindar rebellions became very 
common- What was the main reason for these rebellions? 
1 
10.  Why did Dal Khalsa or the Grand Army of the Sikhs  meet at Amritsar at the time of 
Baisakhi and Diwali? 
1 
11.  The Mughals were proud of their Timurid ancestry- Give Reason 1 
12.  Even with the absence of written records, we know about the history of tribal people- 
Justify 
2 
13.  Marathas became very rich by imposing two different types of taxes- Explain these taxes 2 
14.  a) Write a short note on the emergence of ‘Jatis’ 
                                         OR 
b) Write a short note on Tribal societies. How did tribal groups control their land and 
pastures? 
3 
15.  a) Explain the innovative administrative system introduced by Akbar  
                                        OR 
b) Who was Akbar’s revenue minister? Explain the revenue system introduced by him? 
 
4 
16.  a) What were the reasons for the downfall of the Mughal Empire? 
                                        OR 
b) Nizam ul Mulk Azaf Jah took advantage  of the political instability of Deccan to 
consolidate power - Explain 
4 
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 SECTION B-SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE  
17.  What do you understand by a balanced report? 1 
18.  What is social advertising? 1 
19.  Media play a very crucial role in the effective functioning of Democracy-Justify 2 
20.  How can we broadly classify advertisements? 2 
21.  a) Explain how advertisements adversely affect  the ideals of equality in a democracy 
                                   OR 
b) What is branding? Why is it done? How are brand values conveyed to us? 
3 
22.  a) What were the different strategies used by women’s  movement to fight  
      discrimination against them 
                                        OR 
b) What are the reasons for school dropout among children in different communities? 
 
4 
 SECTION B-GEOGRAPHY  
23.  How can swimmers float in the Dead Sea? 1 
24.  Where do we find the Tundra type of vegetation? 1 
25.  Enlist any two common trees found in the Temperate Deciduous forests. 1 
26.  Mention the type of cultivation practiced in the hilly region. 1 
27.  What is meant by population density? 1 
28.  What do you understand by – ‘the Golden Quadrilateral’? 1 
29.  Throw light on the term: Transhumance. 1 
30.  Define insolation. 1 
31.  Write short notes on:  
a. Spring Tides   and   b. Neap Tides 
2 
32.  Identify any two features of the Mediterranean type of vegetation 2 
33.  ‘Topography plays a dominant role in the distribution of population’- Justify 2 
34.  a) How can we broadly classify the natural vegetation? 
                                            OR 
b) Point out the differences between Tropical Rain Forests and Tropical Deciduous 
Forests 
3 
35.  a) Internet has made our lives more comfortable’- How far is this statement true? 
                                                 OR 
b. What kind of advancement have you noticed in the field of communication? Mention 
 any one way how satellites have helped us in our communication. 
4 
36.  a. Explain how the climate and weather of the earth is being adversely affected. 
                                                OR 
b. What are the steps involved in the formation of precipitation? 
4 
37.  MAPWORK 
 On the given outline map of the world, mark and name the following Ocean currents. 
Mark warm currents in red and cold currents in blue 
a) Labrador Current 
b) Kuroshio Current 
c) California Current  
3 
 
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General Instructions: 
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You have to attempt both the sections. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. All answers should be written in the answer sheet provided. 
4. All questions in Section A carries one mark. 
5. One mark questions to be answered in one point, two marks in two points, three marks in three 
points and four marks in four points. 
6. Map to be attached with the answer sheet. 
SECTION A(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 
Qns  Marks 
1.  NAME THE FOLLOWING 
a) The capital city built by Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory- Fatehpur 
Sikri  
b) The tenth Sikh Guru who instituted Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to 
rule- Guru Gobind Singh 
c) Akbar’s famous general who attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591- Raja Man 
Singh 
d) Snow forests found in Russia  - Taiga 
e) The railway system that connects the longest rail route between St.Petersburg in 
Western Russia to Vladivostok  on the Pacific coast – Trans- Siberian railways 
 
5 
2.  FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS 
a) Awadh was a prosperous region controlling the rich alluvial Ganga Plain and the 
main trade route between North India and Bengal 
b) When we believe that people are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can 
only do a certain type of work and failed to see them as unique individuals  we 
create a stereotype 
c) Censorship refers to the powers that the government has to disallow media from 
publishing or showing certain stories  
d) The staple food of the people living in the Ganga-Brahmaputra region is fish and   
            rice.  
e) Terrarium is an artificial enclosure for keeping small plants 
 
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General Instructions: 
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You have to attempt both the sections. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. All answers should be written in the answer sheet provided. 
4. All questions in Section A carries one mark. 
5. One mark questions to be answered in one point, two marks in two points, three marks in three 
points and four marks in four points. 
6. Map to be attached with the answer sheet. 
SECTION A(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 
Qns  Marks 
1.  NAME THE FOLLOWING 
a) The capital city built by Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory.  
b) The tenth Sikh Guru who instituted Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to 
rule 
c) Akbar’s famous general who attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591 
d) Snow forests found in Russia  
e) The railway system that connects the longest rail route between St.Petersburg in 
Western Russia to Vladivostok  on the Pacific coast  
5 
2.  FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS 
a) _________________ was a prosperous region controlling the rich alluvial Ganga 
Plain and the main trade route between North India and Bengal. 
b) When we believe that people are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can 
only do a certain type of work and failed to see them as unique individuals we 
create a ______________. 
c) _________________ refers to the powers that the government has to disallow 
media from publishing or showing certain stories.  
d) The staple food of the people living in the _____________________ region is fish 
and rice 
e) _________________ is an artificial enclosure for keeping small plants. 
5 
3.  CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS 
a) Step wells or wells in which the water is reached by descending a number of steps 
are called ______________. 
( shikharas ,    baolis,  gumbad) 
b) The church of Notre Dame is the best example of ________ style architecture. 
(Art –Deco,    Persian,   Gothic ) 
5 
 
 
 
 
   
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c) The Mughals followed the ____________ custom of copercenary inheritance or 
the division of the inheritance among all the sons. 
( Timurid,     Mongol,      Persian) 
d) Large apartment-like houses in the Amazon basin are called____________. 
(Maloca,        Manioc,     Toucans) 
e) _______ are a shepherd tribe found in the western Himalayan region. 
( Balochis,    Kinnars,    Gaddis ) 
4.  OBSERVE THE DIAGRAMS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 2 
a) In the diagram given below, the 
type of rainfall shown is _______  
 
 
b) The diagram given below show the 
phenomenon of __________ tides 
 
 
 
 SECTION B- HISTORY 
 
 
5.  Name the slave ruler who initiated the work of Qutb Minar? Who completed it? 1 
6.  The Mughal gardens constructed by Shah Jahan and Jahangir were called ‘Chahar 
bagh’Give Reason 
1 
7.  Who built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Tanjore? What is the architectural feature that 
makes it distinct from the temples built during that time? 
1 
8.  What do you understand by a Clan? 1 
9.  During the reign of the later Mughals, peasant and Zamindar rebellions became very 
common- What was the main reason for these rebellions? 
1 
10.  Why did Dal Khalsa or the Grand Army of the Sikhs  meet at Amritsar at the time of 
Baisakhi and Diwali? 
1 
11.  The Mughals were proud of their Timurid ancestry- Give Reason 1 
12.  Even with the absence of written records, we know about the history of tribal people- 
Justify 
2 
13.  Marathas became very rich by imposing two different types of taxes- Explain these taxes 2 
14.  a) Write a short note on the emergence of ‘Jatis’ 
                                         OR 
b) Write a short note on Tribal societies. How did tribal groups control their land and 
pastures? 
3 
15.  a) Explain the innovative administrative system introduced by Akbar  
                                        OR 
b) Who was Akbar’s revenue minister? Explain the revenue system introduced by him? 
 
4 
16.  a) What were the reasons for the downfall of the Mughal Empire? 
                                        OR 
b) Nizam ul Mulk Azaf Jah took advantage  of the political instability of Deccan to 
consolidate power - Explain 
4 
Page 3 of 3        
 
 SECTION B-SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE  
17.  What do you understand by a balanced report? 1 
18.  What is social advertising? 1 
19.  Media play a very crucial role in the effective functioning of Democracy-Justify 2 
20.  How can we broadly classify advertisements? 2 
21.  a) Explain how advertisements adversely affect  the ideals of equality in a democracy 
                                   OR 
b) What is branding? Why is it done? How are brand values conveyed to us? 
3 
22.  a) What were the different strategies used by women’s  movement to fight  
      discrimination against them 
                                        OR 
b) What are the reasons for school dropout among children in different communities? 
 
4 
 SECTION B-GEOGRAPHY  
23.  How can swimmers float in the Dead Sea? 1 
24.  Where do we find the Tundra type of vegetation? 1 
25.  Enlist any two common trees found in the Temperate Deciduous forests. 1 
26.  Mention the type of cultivation practiced in the hilly region. 1 
27.  What is meant by population density? 1 
28.  What do you understand by – ‘the Golden Quadrilateral’? 1 
29.  Throw light on the term: Transhumance. 1 
30.  Define insolation. 1 
31.  Write short notes on:  
a. Spring Tides   and   b. Neap Tides 
2 
32.  Identify any two features of the Mediterranean type of vegetation 2 
33.  ‘Topography plays a dominant role in the distribution of population’- Justify 2 
34.  a) How can we broadly classify the natural vegetation? 
                                            OR 
b) Point out the differences between Tropical Rain Forests and Tropical Deciduous 
Forests 
3 
35.  a) Internet has made our lives more comfortable’- How far is this statement true? 
                                                 OR 
b. What kind of advancement have you noticed in the field of communication? Mention 
 any one way how satellites have helped us in our communication. 
4 
36.  a. Explain how the climate and weather of the earth is being adversely affected. 
                                                OR 
b. What are the steps involved in the formation of precipitation? 
4 
37.  MAPWORK 
 On the given outline map of the world, mark and name the following Ocean currents. 
Mark warm currents in red and cold currents in blue 
a) Labrador Current 
b) Kuroshio Current 
c) California Current  
3 
 
Page 1 of 8       
 
    
 
General Instructions: 
1. The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You have to attempt both the sections. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. All answers should be written in the answer sheet provided. 
4. All questions in Section A carries one mark. 
5. One mark questions to be answered in one point, two marks in two points, three marks in three 
points and four marks in four points. 
6. Map to be attached with the answer sheet. 
SECTION A(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) 
Qns  Marks 
1.  NAME THE FOLLOWING 
a) The capital city built by Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory- Fatehpur 
Sikri  
b) The tenth Sikh Guru who instituted Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to 
rule- Guru Gobind Singh 
c) Akbar’s famous general who attacked and defeated the Cheros in 1591- Raja Man 
Singh 
d) Snow forests found in Russia  - Taiga 
e) The railway system that connects the longest rail route between St.Petersburg in 
Western Russia to Vladivostok  on the Pacific coast – Trans- Siberian railways 
 
5 
2.  FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS 
a) Awadh was a prosperous region controlling the rich alluvial Ganga Plain and the 
main trade route between North India and Bengal 
b) When we believe that people are bound to have certain fixed characteristics or can 
only do a certain type of work and failed to see them as unique individuals  we 
create a stereotype 
c) Censorship refers to the powers that the government has to disallow media from 
publishing or showing certain stories  
d) The staple food of the people living in the Ganga-Brahmaputra region is fish and   
            rice.  
e) Terrarium is an artificial enclosure for keeping small plants 
 
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3.  CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS 
a) Step wells or wells in which the water is reached by descending a number of steps 
are called ______________ 
( shikharas ,    baolis,  gumbad) 
b) The church of Notre Dame is the best example of ________ style architecture. 
(Art –Deco,    Persian,   Gothic ) 
c) The Mughals followed the ____________ custom of copercenary inheritance or 
the division of the inheritance among all the sons. 
( Timurid,     Mongol,      Persian) 
d) Large apartment-like houses in the Amazon basin are called____________ 
(Maloca,        Manioc,     Toucans) 
e) _______ are a  shepherd tribe found in the western Himalayan region 
( Balochis,    Kinnars,    Gaddis ) 
 
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4.  OBSERVE THE DIAGRAMS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 2 
a) In the diagram given below, the 
type of rainfall shown is 
Convectional Rainfall  
 
 
b) The diagram given below show the 
phenomenon of Spring  tides 
 
 
 
 SECTION B- HISTORY  
5.  Name the slave ruler who initiated the work of Qutb Minar? Who completed it? 
? Qutbuddin Aibak started the work of Qutb Minar and it was completed by Iltutmish 
 
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6.  The Mughal gardens constructed by Shah Jahan and Jahangir were called ‘Chahar 
bagh’. Give Reason 
? Because they were divided into four quarters by artificial channels  
 
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7.  Who built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Tanjore? What is the architectural feature that 
makes it distinct from the temples built during that time? 
? The Rajarajeshwara temple at Thanjavur was built by king Rajarajadeva  .It had 
the tallest Shikhara amongst temples of its time 
 
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8.  What do you understand by a Clan? 
? A group of families or households claiming descent from a common ancestor 
 
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