7th SS_ English Medium

1. Practice Test-1 Class: 7th Std Subject: Social Science I.Choose the best answer: Time : 1 ½ Hours Marks: 30 1. ________ was the land gifted to temples. a) Vellanvagai b) Shalabhoga c) Brahmadeya d) Devadana 2. _______ Period was known as the period of devotional literature. a) Chola b) Pandya c) Rajput d) Vijayanagar 3. _______ Provides information about the first sultan of delhi a) Ain-i Akbar b) Taj-ul-Maasir c) Tuzk-i-Jahangir d) Tarikh-i-Frishta 4. ______ an Arab-born Morocco scholar, travelled from Morocco to India, a) Marco polo b) Al-Beruni c) Domingo paes d) Ibn Battnta 5. Earthquake and volcanic eruption occur neat the edges of ________ . a) Mountain b) Plains c) Plates d) Plateaus 6. The narrow pipe through which magma flow out is called a ________ . a) Vent b) crater c) focus d) Caldera 7. ________ Volcano is known as light house of Mediterranean sea. a) Stromboli b) Krokota c) Fujiyama d) Kilinanjaro 8. ________ belt is known as the “Ring of Fire” a) Circum-Pacific b) Mid-Attantic c) Mid-Continental d) Antarctic 9. Inequality created by man on the basis of caste, money, religion etc., is called as ____ a) Natural inequality b) Mammade inequality c) Economic Inequality d) Gender inequality 10. In Switzerland the right to vote is given to woman is the year a) 1981 b) 1971 c) 1991 d) 1961 II. Fill in the Blanks :- 5 X 1 = 5 1. 3.6 grams of silver amounted to a _______ 2. An Italian traveller ________ visited Vijayanagar Empire in 1420. 3. Magma rises to the surface and spreads over a vast area is known as _________. 4. „Seismology‟ is the study of _______ . 5. Civil equality implies equality at all before _______________ . III. True or False 5 X 1 = 5 1. Pallichchandam was the land donated to Jaina institution. 2. Domingo Paes, Portuguese traveller, visited the Chola Empire in 1522. 3. An example for active volcano Mauna Loa in Hawaii. 4. Rule of Law was advocated by Dr. Ambethkar. 5. The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as Seismograph.

2. IV. Match the Following 5 X 1 = 5 1. Khajuraho - a) Sudden movement 2. Dilwar - b) Africa 3. Earthquake - c) Rajastan 4. Mt. Kenya - d) Guarantees equality 5. Article - e) Madhya Pradesh V. Find Out the Odd One :- 5 X 1 = 5 1. Inscriptions, Travelogues, Monuments, Coins. 2. Periya Puranam, Kamba Ramayanam, Thiruvasagam, Tarikh –i- Frishta. 3. Lava, Caldera, Silica, Crater. 4. Stromboli, Helens, Hawaii, Fujiyama. 5. Canada, USA, Britian, India. VI. Answer the following in one or two sentences (Any Five) 5 X 2 = 10 1. Name the two different types of sources for the study of history. 2. Mention the important Foreign travellers who visited India during the medieval period. 3. The earth‟s interior is very hot why? 4. Define Earthquake. 5. Name the three types of volcanoes based on Periodicity of eruption. 6. What is equality? 7. What is Civil Equality? VII. Answer in Detail 1 X 5 = 5 1. Describe the different types of coins introduced by the rules of Delhi Sultanate. (OR) Write about the effects at an earthquake? VIII. On an outline map of the world , mark the following continents 5 x 1 - 5 Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America