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ASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL, GREATER NOIDA

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-1 [2010-2011]
SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS – VIII
TIME : 3hrs M.M. – 80

GENERAL INSTUCTIONS
1. There are 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory .

2. Marks for each question are indicated against the question.

3. This question paper consist of two parts i.e. Part I and Part II.
Part I of the question paper contains multiple choice questions
from serial no. 1 to 16 of 1 mark each.

4. Questions from serial number 17 to 32 are 3 mark questions.

Answer of these questions should not exceed 80 words .

5. Questions from serial number 33 to 35 are 4 mark questions.

Answer of the questions should not exceed 100 words.

6. Question No.36 is on map work .Attach the map inside your answer book.

PART – I
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In India, Wildlife Week is observed every year in 1
a) June b) October c) November d)December

2. Which of the following cannot reside in a biosphere reserve ? 1

a) animals b) plants c) people d) none of these

3. Petroleum is extracted by 1
a) drilling b) quarrying c) open- cast mining d) shaft mining

4. Which of the following does India import ? 1

a) manganese b) copper c) iron ore d) bauxite

5. Which of the following is not a conventional source of power ? 1

a)coal b) running water c) petroleum d) uranium
6. Digboi in Assam is noted for its 1
a)coal fields b) gold mines c) oilfields d) diamond mines

7. The Bhakra – Nangal project does not cover the state of 1

a)Punjab b) Bihar c) Haryana d) Rajasthan

8. The British in India took no interest in developing 1

a) coal mining b) the steel industry c) the jute industry d) railways

9. Sakchi was an ideal site for a steel plant because 1

a ) it was an India
b) it was close to source of the required minerals and water
c) its people wanted a steel plant to be set up there
d) it was the only place Jamshedji Tata could get
10. Order to restore a citizen’s Fundamental Rights are issued by 1
a) the government b) the president c) the courts d) all of thes

11. It is compulsory to give free primary education 1

a ) all children b) all adults c) children aged below 6 years
d) children aged between 6 and 14 years

12.The president’s resignation letter is addressed to the 1

a) prime minister b) vice -president c) cabinet secretary d) Lok Sabha Speaker

13.A declaration of emergency has to be recommended by the 1

a)president b) council of ministers c) vice – president d) Supreme Court

14.The central council of ministers takes all executive decisions in the name of the 1
a) prime minister b) president c) vice – president d)cabinet secretary

15.A sentence given by an Indian court can be reduced by the 1

a)prime minister b) vice – president c) president d) central council of ministers
16 . Which of the following places has scope for utilising geothermal energy ? 1
a)Gulf of Khambhat b)Gulf of Kachchh c)Sunderbans d)Manikaran

PART - II
17. From which ore is aluminium extracted ? Write any two uses of aluminium. 1+2=3

18. Mention any three advantage of biogas . 3

19. What are metallic and non metallic minerals ? Give two examples of each. 1+2=3

20. Why are petroleum and natural gas popular source of energy ? 3
Or
Apart from power generation, what are other uses of petroleum and natural gas.
Give three points.

21. Why was Awadh annexed ? Why was this looked upon as an act of betrayal ? 1+2=3

22. Give three economic causes of the Revolt of 1857. 3

23. Mention three public facilities present in most colonial towns. 3

24. Give three points of difference between the design of a typical haveli with that
of a typical colonial bungalow 3

25. Why did Iron smelting in India decline under British rule? Give three reasons 3

26. Mention any three inventions that contributed to the Industrial Revolution
in Europe 3

27. List any three Fundamental Right of Indian citizen. 3

28. Who can contest Lok Sabha elections ? 3

29. Who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha? Why is the called an officio chairman? 1+2=3

30. Give three points of difference between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. 3
31. Write any three functions of the prime minister. 3

32. The council of ministers is collectively responsible to the parliament.

Explain this statement. 3

33. Write any four ways in to conserve mineral and power resources. 4

34. Why did the Revolt of 1857 fail? Give four reasons. 4

35. Mention any four function of the council of ministers. 4

36. On the map of India, mark any four iron ore producing areas . 4