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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 (March 2012) 
SOCIAL SCIENCE 
CLASS: VIII 
Time: 2.30 Hours                                                                                              M.M.80 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
General Instructions: 
1) All questions are compulsory. 
2) Marks are indicated against each question. 
3) Attach the map securely with the answer script. 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
                                      
   Multiple Choice Questions  
 
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given below.         (1x16 = 16) 
 
1. __________ refers to a brightly coloured and printed scarf for the head or neck. 
   
a)  Jamdani     b) Agaria   c) Bandana  d) Chintz 
 
2. Someone who knows and studies several languages is known as _________. 
 
a)  orientalists   b) linguist  c) munshi d) priest 
 
3. The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was _________. 
 
a)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy   b) Dayanand Saraswati,  
c)  M.G.Ranade    d) Swami Vivekananda 
 
4. ______________ mastered the western art of oil painting and realistic life from 
Indian mythology. 
 
a)  R.K.Lakshman     b) Dara Shukoh,   
c) William Daniel   d) Raja Ravi Varma 
 
5. Gandhiji started the Non- Cooperation Movement in the year ________. 
 
         a) 1920    b) 1925            c) 1931  d) 1942 
 
6. ----------------- was set up in 1950 for the economic development of India. 
 
a)  Planning Commission   b) Civil Disobedience movement 
c)  Non-cooperation Movement  c) State Reorganization Commission 
 
7. ------------- is the major food crop of the world. 
 
a)  Wheat   b) Rice          c) Barley d) Oats 
 
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 (March 2012) 
SOCIAL SCIENCE 
CLASS: VIII 
Time: 2.30 Hours                                                                                              M.M.80 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
General Instructions: 
1) All questions are compulsory. 
2) Marks are indicated against each question. 
3) Attach the map securely with the answer script. 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
                                      
   Multiple Choice Questions  
 
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given below.         (1x16 = 16) 
 
1. __________ refers to a brightly coloured and printed scarf for the head or neck. 
   
a)  Jamdani     b) Agaria   c) Bandana  d) Chintz 
 
2. Someone who knows and studies several languages is known as _________. 
 
a)  orientalists   b) linguist  c) munshi d) priest 
 
3. The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was _________. 
 
a)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy   b) Dayanand Saraswati,  
c)  M.G.Ranade    d) Swami Vivekananda 
 
4. ______________ mastered the western art of oil painting and realistic life from 
Indian mythology. 
 
a)  R.K.Lakshman     b) Dara Shukoh,   
c) William Daniel   d) Raja Ravi Varma 
 
5. Gandhiji started the Non- Cooperation Movement in the year ________. 
 
         a) 1920    b) 1925            c) 1931  d) 1942 
 
6. ----------------- was set up in 1950 for the economic development of India. 
 
a)  Planning Commission   b) Civil Disobedience movement 
c)  Non-cooperation Movement  c) State Reorganization Commission 
 
7. ------------- is the major food crop of the world. 
 
a)  Wheat   b) Rice          c) Barley d) Oats 
 
                                                                                                           
  2
8. Which of the following material is used as raw material in an agro- based 
industry? 
 
a)  cotton    b) iron-ore          c) wood pulp   d) uranium 
 
9. Which of the following is a natural fibre? 
 
a)  acrylic            b) jute           c) nylon  d) polyester 
 
10. ------------ has gained in population by in-migration. 
 
a)  India             b) Pakistan            c) USA             d) France 
 
11. In 1999, the world population reached at_________ billions. 
 
a)  one   b) six          c) three   d) four    
 
12. The Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) act 
was framed in the year _______ 
 
a)  1990   b) 1989      c) 2000  d) 2010 
 
13. How many Adivasi groups are found in India? 
 
a)  700   b) 300                 c) 400   d) 500 
 
14. One major reason why foreign companies come to India is ________. 
 
a)  cheap electricity b) water      c) market   d) cheap labour 
 
15. Who ensures that the public facilities are made available to everyone? 
 
a)  Parliament            b) Government  c) Governor           d) State Legislature 
 
16. The world’s worst industrial tragedy took place at---------- in 1984. 
 
a) Chennai          b) Bhopal            c) Mumbai             d) Hyderabad    
 
17.    How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect the textile producers 
in India?                                                                                                    3 
 
18.    How were the pathshalas different from that of today’s school system?           3 
 
19.   What was the condition of Indian society in the eighteenth and the nineteenth 
centuries?                                                                                                            3                     
OR 
 Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national style of art? 
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 (March 2012) 
SOCIAL SCIENCE 
CLASS: VIII 
Time: 2.30 Hours                                                                                              M.M.80 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
General Instructions: 
1) All questions are compulsory. 
2) Marks are indicated against each question. 
3) Attach the map securely with the answer script. 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
                                      
   Multiple Choice Questions  
 
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given below.         (1x16 = 16) 
 
1. __________ refers to a brightly coloured and printed scarf for the head or neck. 
   
a)  Jamdani     b) Agaria   c) Bandana  d) Chintz 
 
2. Someone who knows and studies several languages is known as _________. 
 
a)  orientalists   b) linguist  c) munshi d) priest 
 
3. The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was _________. 
 
a)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy   b) Dayanand Saraswati,  
c)  M.G.Ranade    d) Swami Vivekananda 
 
4. ______________ mastered the western art of oil painting and realistic life from 
Indian mythology. 
 
a)  R.K.Lakshman     b) Dara Shukoh,   
c) William Daniel   d) Raja Ravi Varma 
 
5. Gandhiji started the Non- Cooperation Movement in the year ________. 
 
         a) 1920    b) 1925            c) 1931  d) 1942 
 
6. ----------------- was set up in 1950 for the economic development of India. 
 
a)  Planning Commission   b) Civil Disobedience movement 
c)  Non-cooperation Movement  c) State Reorganization Commission 
 
7. ------------- is the major food crop of the world. 
 
a)  Wheat   b) Rice          c) Barley d) Oats 
 
                                                                                                           
  2
8. Which of the following material is used as raw material in an agro- based 
industry? 
 
a)  cotton    b) iron-ore          c) wood pulp   d) uranium 
 
9. Which of the following is a natural fibre? 
 
a)  acrylic            b) jute           c) nylon  d) polyester 
 
10. ------------ has gained in population by in-migration. 
 
a)  India             b) Pakistan            c) USA             d) France 
 
11. In 1999, the world population reached at_________ billions. 
 
a)  one   b) six          c) three   d) four    
 
12. The Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) act 
was framed in the year _______ 
 
a)  1990   b) 1989      c) 2000  d) 2010 
 
13. How many Adivasi groups are found in India? 
 
a)  700   b) 300                 c) 400   d) 500 
 
14. One major reason why foreign companies come to India is ________. 
 
a)  cheap electricity b) water      c) market   d) cheap labour 
 
15. Who ensures that the public facilities are made available to everyone? 
 
a)  Parliament            b) Government  c) Governor           d) State Legislature 
 
16. The world’s worst industrial tragedy took place at---------- in 1984. 
 
a) Chennai          b) Bhopal            c) Mumbai             d) Hyderabad    
 
17.    How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect the textile producers 
in India?                                                                                                    3 
 
18.    How were the pathshalas different from that of today’s school system?           3 
 
19.   What was the condition of Indian society in the eighteenth and the nineteenth 
centuries?                                                                                                            3                     
OR 
 Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national style of art? 
                                                                                                           
  3
 
20.  Name some early movements of Mahatma Gandhi before the Non-Cooperation 
Movement.                                                                                                     3 
OR 
 Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Cooperation movement? 
 
21. What measures were introduced by the English East Indiacompany to improve 
 the system of vernacular education in India?                                                        4 
OR 
 Why were the Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? 
Do you think that some people supported the Christian missionaries? 
 
 
22.   Write a short note on ‘Dandi March’.                                                                  4 
OR 
 Do you think that the Republic of India has been a success? Why and why not? 
 
23.    What is nomadic herding?                                                                                 3 
 
24.    Why was Sakchi chosen to set up a steel plant by the TATAs?                       3                       
 
25.    Why do we need to understand population composition?                                 3  
 
26.    What is shifting cultivation?                                                                               3 
OR 
What is agricultural development? How can we achieve agricultural 
development? 
 
27.    What are the favourable climatic conditions required for the cultivation of rice? 
Which countries of the world are the leading producers of rice?                        4                      
OR 
 What are the factors affecting the distribution of population? 
 
28.    Differentiate between a farm in India and in the USA.                                        4 
OR 
  How can industries be classified on the basis of raw materials? Explain them. 
 
29.    Why do you think the constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities 
are very important?                                                                                            3 
 
 
30.    Which are the various schemes implemented by the government for the welfare 
of the SCs and the STs.                                                                                   3 
 
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  1
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 (March 2012) 
SOCIAL SCIENCE 
CLASS: VIII 
Time: 2.30 Hours                                                                                              M.M.80 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
General Instructions: 
1) All questions are compulsory. 
2) Marks are indicated against each question. 
3) Attach the map securely with the answer script. 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
                                      
   Multiple Choice Questions  
 
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given below.         (1x16 = 16) 
 
1. __________ refers to a brightly coloured and printed scarf for the head or neck. 
   
a)  Jamdani     b) Agaria   c) Bandana  d) Chintz 
 
2. Someone who knows and studies several languages is known as _________. 
 
a)  orientalists   b) linguist  c) munshi d) priest 
 
3. The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was _________. 
 
a)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy   b) Dayanand Saraswati,  
c)  M.G.Ranade    d) Swami Vivekananda 
 
4. ______________ mastered the western art of oil painting and realistic life from 
Indian mythology. 
 
a)  R.K.Lakshman     b) Dara Shukoh,   
c) William Daniel   d) Raja Ravi Varma 
 
5. Gandhiji started the Non- Cooperation Movement in the year ________. 
 
         a) 1920    b) 1925            c) 1931  d) 1942 
 
6. ----------------- was set up in 1950 for the economic development of India. 
 
a)  Planning Commission   b) Civil Disobedience movement 
c)  Non-cooperation Movement  c) State Reorganization Commission 
 
7. ------------- is the major food crop of the world. 
 
a)  Wheat   b) Rice          c) Barley d) Oats 
 
                                                                                                           
  2
8. Which of the following material is used as raw material in an agro- based 
industry? 
 
a)  cotton    b) iron-ore          c) wood pulp   d) uranium 
 
9. Which of the following is a natural fibre? 
 
a)  acrylic            b) jute           c) nylon  d) polyester 
 
10. ------------ has gained in population by in-migration. 
 
a)  India             b) Pakistan            c) USA             d) France 
 
11. In 1999, the world population reached at_________ billions. 
 
a)  one   b) six          c) three   d) four    
 
12. The Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) act 
was framed in the year _______ 
 
a)  1990   b) 1989      c) 2000  d) 2010 
 
13. How many Adivasi groups are found in India? 
 
a)  700   b) 300                 c) 400   d) 500 
 
14. One major reason why foreign companies come to India is ________. 
 
a)  cheap electricity b) water      c) market   d) cheap labour 
 
15. Who ensures that the public facilities are made available to everyone? 
 
a)  Parliament            b) Government  c) Governor           d) State Legislature 
 
16. The world’s worst industrial tragedy took place at---------- in 1984. 
 
a) Chennai          b) Bhopal            c) Mumbai             d) Hyderabad    
 
17.    How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect the textile producers 
in India?                                                                                                    3 
 
18.    How were the pathshalas different from that of today’s school system?           3 
 
19.   What was the condition of Indian society in the eighteenth and the nineteenth 
centuries?                                                                                                            3                     
OR 
 Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national style of art? 
                                                                                                           
  3
 
20.  Name some early movements of Mahatma Gandhi before the Non-Cooperation 
Movement.                                                                                                     3 
OR 
 Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Cooperation movement? 
 
21. What measures were introduced by the English East Indiacompany to improve 
 the system of vernacular education in India?                                                        4 
OR 
 Why were the Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? 
Do you think that some people supported the Christian missionaries? 
 
 
22.   Write a short note on ‘Dandi March’.                                                                  4 
OR 
 Do you think that the Republic of India has been a success? Why and why not? 
 
23.    What is nomadic herding?                                                                                 3 
 
24.    Why was Sakchi chosen to set up a steel plant by the TATAs?                       3                       
 
25.    Why do we need to understand population composition?                                 3  
 
26.    What is shifting cultivation?                                                                               3 
OR 
What is agricultural development? How can we achieve agricultural 
development? 
 
27.    What are the favourable climatic conditions required for the cultivation of rice? 
Which countries of the world are the leading producers of rice?                        4                      
OR 
 What are the factors affecting the distribution of population? 
 
28.    Differentiate between a farm in India and in the USA.                                        4 
OR 
  How can industries be classified on the basis of raw materials? Explain them. 
 
29.    Why do you think the constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities 
are very important?                                                                                            3 
 
 
30.    Which are the various schemes implemented by the government for the welfare 
of the SCs and the STs.                                                                                   3 
 
                                                                                                           
  4
31.    What is the standard set by the Urban Water Commission for water usage? Do 
you think there is some inequality in water use?                                               3 
 
32.   What were the reasons for the Bhopal gas tragedy?                         3 
OR 
 What is the role of people in ensuring social justice? 
 
33.   What does Article 15 and Article 17 of the constitution state?                           4 
OR 
 Do you think the distribution of public facilities in our country is adequate and 
fair? Give one example of your own to explain. 
 
34.  Why are the adivasis becoming increasingly marginalised?                             4                        
OR 
 What are public facilities? What is the most important function of the 
government with regards to the public facilities? 
 
35. A. On the outline map of India mark the following.                                     ( 1x 4 = 4) 
   
          a) Jamshedpur  b) Pune  c) Chauri Chaura  d) Calcutta   
 
 OR  
 
B.  On the outline map of India mark the following: 
  
         a) Lahore 
 b) Dandi  
 c) An IT City in Karnataka 
 d) The city where the first modern textile industry was set up. 
 
          
        
 
  
 
 
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 (March 2012) 
SOCIAL SCIENCE 
CLASS: VIII 
Time: 2.30 Hours                                                                                              M.M.80 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
General Instructions: 
1) All questions are compulsory. 
2) Marks are indicated against each question. 
3) Attach the map securely with the answer script. 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
                                      
   Multiple Choice Questions  
 
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given below.         (1x16 = 16) 
 
1. __________ refers to a brightly coloured and printed scarf for the head or neck. 
   
a)  Jamdani     b) Agaria   c) Bandana  d) Chintz 
 
2. Someone who knows and studies several languages is known as _________. 
 
a)  orientalists   b) linguist  c) munshi d) priest 
 
3. The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was _________. 
 
a)  Raja Ram Mohan Roy   b) Dayanand Saraswati,  
c)  M.G.Ranade    d) Swami Vivekananda 
 
4. ______________ mastered the western art of oil painting and realistic life from 
Indian mythology. 
 
a)  R.K.Lakshman     b) Dara Shukoh,   
c) William Daniel   d) Raja Ravi Varma 
 
5. Gandhiji started the Non- Cooperation Movement in the year ________. 
 
         a) 1920    b) 1925            c) 1931  d) 1942 
 
6. ----------------- was set up in 1950 for the economic development of India. 
 
a)  Planning Commission   b) Civil Disobedience movement 
c)  Non-cooperation Movement  c) State Reorganization Commission 
 
7. ------------- is the major food crop of the world. 
 
a)  Wheat   b) Rice          c) Barley d) Oats 
 
                                                                                                           
  2
8. Which of the following material is used as raw material in an agro- based 
industry? 
 
a)  cotton    b) iron-ore          c) wood pulp   d) uranium 
 
9. Which of the following is a natural fibre? 
 
a)  acrylic            b) jute           c) nylon  d) polyester 
 
10. ------------ has gained in population by in-migration. 
 
a)  India             b) Pakistan            c) USA             d) France 
 
11. In 1999, the world population reached at_________ billions. 
 
a)  one   b) six          c) three   d) four    
 
12. The Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) act 
was framed in the year _______ 
 
a)  1990   b) 1989      c) 2000  d) 2010 
 
13. How many Adivasi groups are found in India? 
 
a)  700   b) 300                 c) 400   d) 500 
 
14. One major reason why foreign companies come to India is ________. 
 
a)  cheap electricity b) water      c) market   d) cheap labour 
 
15. Who ensures that the public facilities are made available to everyone? 
 
a)  Parliament            b) Government  c) Governor           d) State Legislature 
 
16. The world’s worst industrial tragedy took place at---------- in 1984. 
 
a) Chennai          b) Bhopal            c) Mumbai             d) Hyderabad    
 
17.    How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect the textile producers 
in India?                                                                                                    3 
 
18.    How were the pathshalas different from that of today’s school system?           3 
 
19.   What was the condition of Indian society in the eighteenth and the nineteenth 
centuries?                                                                                                            3                     
OR 
 Why do you think some artists wanted to develop a national style of art? 
                                                                                                           
  3
 
20.  Name some early movements of Mahatma Gandhi before the Non-Cooperation 
Movement.                                                                                                     3 
OR 
 Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Cooperation movement? 
 
21. What measures were introduced by the English East Indiacompany to improve 
 the system of vernacular education in India?                                                        4 
OR 
 Why were the Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? 
Do you think that some people supported the Christian missionaries? 
 
 
22.   Write a short note on ‘Dandi March’.                                                                  4 
OR 
 Do you think that the Republic of India has been a success? Why and why not? 
 
23.    What is nomadic herding?                                                                                 3 
 
24.    Why was Sakchi chosen to set up a steel plant by the TATAs?                       3                       
 
25.    Why do we need to understand population composition?                                 3  
 
26.    What is shifting cultivation?                                                                               3 
OR 
What is agricultural development? How can we achieve agricultural 
development? 
 
27.    What are the favourable climatic conditions required for the cultivation of rice? 
Which countries of the world are the leading producers of rice?                        4                      
OR 
 What are the factors affecting the distribution of population? 
 
28.    Differentiate between a farm in India and in the USA.                                        4 
OR 
  How can industries be classified on the basis of raw materials? Explain them. 
 
29.    Why do you think the constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities 
are very important?                                                                                            3 
 
 
30.    Which are the various schemes implemented by the government for the welfare 
of the SCs and the STs.                                                                                   3 
 
                                                                                                           
  4
31.    What is the standard set by the Urban Water Commission for water usage? Do 
you think there is some inequality in water use?                                               3 
 
32.   What were the reasons for the Bhopal gas tragedy?                         3 
OR 
 What is the role of people in ensuring social justice? 
 
33.   What does Article 15 and Article 17 of the constitution state?                           4 
OR 
 Do you think the distribution of public facilities in our country is adequate and 
fair? Give one example of your own to explain. 
 
34.  Why are the adivasis becoming increasingly marginalised?                             4                        
OR 
 What are public facilities? What is the most important function of the 
government with regards to the public facilities? 
 
35. A. On the outline map of India mark the following.                                     ( 1x 4 = 4) 
   
          a) Jamshedpur  b) Pune  c) Chauri Chaura  d) Calcutta   
 
 OR  
 
B.  On the outline map of India mark the following: 
  
         a) Lahore 
 b) Dandi  
 c) An IT City in Karnataka 
 d) The city where the first modern textile industry was set up. 
 
          
        
 
  
 
 
********* 
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SOCIAL SCIENCE 
Time: 2.30 Hours                      CLASS: VIII                                                 M.M.80 
Answer Key & Marking Scheme-SA-2(March-2012) 
1. Jamdani                                                                                                     
2. Linguist  
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy  
4. R.K.Lakshman  
5. 1920  
6. Planning commission  
7. Rice  
8. Cotton  
9. Jute  
10. USA  
11. Six   
12. 1989 
13. 500   
14. Cheap labour  
15. Government  
16. Bhopal  
                                                   (ONE MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER)  
17.   The development of cotton textile industries in Britain affected textile producers in India 
in several ways  
 a. Indian textiles had to compete with British textiles in the European and American 
markets 
 b. Exporting textiles to England became increasingly difficult since very high custom 
duties were imposed on Indian textiles imported into Britain.                       (3 Marks) 
 
18.   a. the system of education was flexible 
        b. There were no fixed fee, no printed books, no separate school building, no benches          
             or chairs, no blackboards, no system of separate classes, no roll call// registers, no                
                annual examinations and no regular timetable.  
        c. In some places classes were held under a banyan tree, in other places in the corner 
            of a village shop or temple, or at the guru’s home. 
        d. Fee depended on the income of the parents: the rich had to pay more than the poor. 
        e. Teaching was oral and the guru decided what to teach, in accordance with the needs   
             of the students. 
         f. Students were not separated out into different classes; all of them sat together in one  
            place.                                                                          
    (3 Marks for any three points) 
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