GLOBAL INDIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

PUNE
SEMESTER ASSESSMENT- I 2009- 10

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE MAX. MARKS- 80

CLASS: VIII TIME: 2 hrs 30 minutes
DATE- 5 October’09
HISTORY (23 Marks)
Q1. Answer the following question in short. (1x4=4)
I. Name the best hunters among the adivasis of Central Asia.
II. Who started the ryotwari system in India? What was it called in South India?
III. Who was Birsa Munda?
IV. How do we remember Verrier Elwin in Indian history?

Q2. Answer in detail. (3x5=15)

I. How did the colonial rule affect the lives of the tribal chiefs?
II. Explain any three important changes introduced by the British as an aftermath of
rebel of 1857.
III. What do you understand by shifting cultivation and what were the problems
faced by Jhum cultivators under the British rule?
IV. What is meant by the system of ‘Permanent Settlement’? How did it benefit the
British?
V. Why were the British keen on cultivation of cash crops? Comment with
reference to the Indigo cultivation.
(1X4=4)
Q3. The rebel of 1857 laid the foundation of India’s struggle for Independence.
Comment on the statement, mentioning any four causes that led to the great
uprising of 1857.

GEOGRAPHY (26 marks)

Q1. Give one word for the following terms. (1/2x6=3)
I. Electricity from coal.
II. Energy obtained from the earth.
III. Type of farming to meet family needs.
IV. Cultivation of grapes.
V. The breaking up and decay of exposed rocks by temperature changes, frost
action, plants, animals and man.
VI. A type of farming practiced in semi arid and arid regions. Herdsmen move from
place to place with their animal for fodder and water.

Q2. Give reasons. (2x2=4)

I. Distribution of population is uneven in different parts of the world.
II. There is need for using non-conventional sources of energy.

Q3. Distinguish between. (3x2=6)

I. Intensive and Extensive agriculture.
II. Biogas and Natural gas.

Q3. Answer the following questions. (3+3+3+4=13)

I. How do parent rock and climate contribute in formation of soil?
II. Name two food crops other than rice. Write the climatic conditions required for
the growth of rice.
III. With the help of flow chart explain how minerals are extracted from the earth.
IV. Soil erosion and depletion are major threats to soil as a resource. Suggest four
methods of soil conservation.

CIVICS (23 marks)

Q1. Name (1/2x6=3)
I. the body that drafted our constitution.
II. the chairman of the drafting committee.
III. a country that is in the process of re drafting its constitution.
IV. the right that puts all communities on par before the law.
V. the president of the Constituent Assembly.
VI. the section of the constitution that guides government to ensure greater social

Q2. Answer the following in a sentence or two. (1x5= 5)

I. Explain the term universal adult franchise.
II. Why is it said that in India the citizens are the most important?
III. Why does India have two houses in parliament?
IV. How does the constitution ensure that government does not misuse powers?
V. What is a coalition government?

Q3. Answer the following briefly. (2x5=10)

I. How are the powers divided in federal India?
II. Mention atleast four rights that are included in the right to freedom.
 III. List the provisions under the Cultural and Educational rights.
IV. What is secularism?
V. Can the Indian constitution be changed? Explain through an example.

Q4. Explain in detail the need for a constitution in our country. (1x5=5)

DISASTER MANAGEMENT (8 marks)

Q1. Give one reason why frequency of cyclones is more on the east coast than on the
west coast. (1)
(2)
Q3. When does a hazard transform into a disaster? Explain this by giving a suitable
example. (2)
Q4. Which department gives cyclone warning. What will you do in case of cyclone
warning?