SAMPLE PAPER

SOCIAL SCIENCE ANNUAL EXAMINATION

VIII (2023-2024)

Time allowed: 3 Hours

M.M - 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
1. The question paper comprises Six Sections – A, B, C, D, E and F.
2. There are 37 questions in the Question paper. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A - From questions 1 to 20 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
4. Section B - Questions no. 21 to 24 are Very Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 2
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 40 words.
5. Section C – Questions no. 25 to 29 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
6. Section D - Questions no. 30 to 33 are long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
7. Section-E - Questions no. 34 to 36 are case based questions with three sub questions
and are of 4 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 100 words.
8. Section F – Question no. 37 is map based, carrying 5 marks.
9. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in a few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be
attempted.
10. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.
SECTION A
MCQs (1X20=20 Marks)

Q.1 What did the company do to bring the Mughal Dynasty to an end. (1)
1. The name of the Mughal king was removed from the coins minted by the company.
2. All ruling chiefs of the country were warned that their territory would be annexed in
future.
3. The British decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after
his death his descendents would be called princes.
a) 1 and 3 are correct b) Only 1 is correct c) Only 2 is correct d)1, 2 and 3 are correct

Q.2 What is the rearing of silkworm to obtain silk is known as known as ? (1)
a) Sericulture b) Pisciculture c) Viticulture d) Horticulture

Q.3 How many nominated members are there in the Rajya Sabha by the president?
(1)
a) 02 b) 08 c)18 d) 12

Q.4 In the question given below there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option. (1)
(A): Since the mid eighteenth century nawabs and rajas had seen their power erode.
(R): Nawabs had gradually lost their authority and honour.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

Q.5 Fill in the blank with the correct option. (1)

Iron and steel is an example of ___________ based industries.
a) Forest b) Agriculture c) Marine d) Mineral

Q.6 Who implements laws? (1)

a) Courts b) Police c) Executive d) Legislature.

Q.7 Arrange the given events in a proper order and choose the best suited option given
below. (1)
1. The Court of Directors of the East India company sent an educational dispatch to India.
2. Steps were taken to establish a system of university education.
3. Following the woods dispatch several measures were introduced by the British.
4. Attempts were made to bring about changes within the system of School Education.
a) 1,3,2,4 b) 1,4,2,3 c) 3,2,1,4 d) 3,4,2,1

Q.8 State whether the given statement is true or false. (1)

An Assertive person or group is one that cannot express themselves and their views
strongly.
a) True b) False

Q.9 Which of the following are hazardous industries? (1)

a) Pesticides b) Asbestos producing c) Ship breaking d) All of these

Q.10 Choose the best option with the help of the statement and picture given below. (1)
‘In 1783, he arrived in Calcutta. He had an appointment as a junior judge at the Supreme Court
that the Company had set up. In addition to being an expert in law, he was a linguist.’

a) Thomas Babington Macaulay b) James Mill c) William Jones d) William Carey

Q.11 Choose the correct option based on the statement given below. (1)
No citizen of India shall be discriminated against on the basis of
religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Which article of our constitution states the
above
a) Article 15 b) Article 13 c) Article 14 d) Article 17

Q.12 In the question given below there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reasoning (R ). Read the statements and choose the correct option. (1)
(A): Kenya have high population growth.
(R): Kenya has both high birth rates and death rates.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

Q.13 Read the statement and answer the given statement with the help of the options
mentioned below. (1)
Adivasi Activist refer to 1989 Act to defend their right to occupy land that was traditionally
theirs.
Why do you think they used this act?
a) Because this law provides the right to file any complaint only to the rich people.
b) Because the law supports the majority community only.
c) Because this law provides protection to the males living in the rural areas.
d) Because this law provides protection to Dalits and Adivasis.

Q.14 Read the given statement and choose the best options that describe the issue
mentioned below. (1)
Water is essential for life and for good health. Not only is it
necessary for us to be able to meet our daily needs but safe
drinking water can prevent many water-related diseases. India
has one of the largest number of cases of diseases such as
diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera. Over 1,600 Indians, most of
them children below the age of five, reportedly die everyday
because of water-related diseases. These deaths can be
prevented if people have access to safe drinking water.
a) Shortage of water and irregular supply
b) Shortage of officers in Municipality Water.
c) Shortage of safe drinking water.
d) Shortage of housing facility

Q.15 Right to health is included in ?

(1)
a) Article 21.
b) Article 17.
c) Article 15.
d) Article 22.

Q.16 Private companies, contractors, businesspersons

normally want to make as much profit as they can. In the
drive for profits, they might deny workers their rights
and not pay them wages. Which law tackles this problem
(1)
a) Law on minimum wadges b)Law requiring safety measures c) Law requiring
the safety of environment d) Consumer laws

Q.17 Identify the given personality with the help of the statement mentioned below.
_____________ was an Indian businessman and publicist based in London.
(1)
a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) Lala Lajpat Rai c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) Chitta Ranjan Das

Q.18 Fill in the blank with the best suited option. (1)
Every year the government budget is presented in the_______________.
a) Parliament b) Supreme court c) Legislature d) High court

Q.19 In the question given below there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reasoning (R ). Read the statements and choose the correct option. (1)
(A) : Every citizen have right to water as per Indian Constitution.
(R ) : The shortage in municipal water is increasingly being filled by an expansion of private
companies who are selling water for profit.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

Q.20 Match the following columns and choose the correct option from the choices
mentioned below. (1)
Column A Column B

1. Population change i-Number of people living in a unit area of

the earth

2. In-migration ii-Number of years an average person can

expect to live.

3. Population density iii-Change in the number of people during a

specific time.

4. Life expectancy iv-imigration

a)1-iv, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-i b) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii, 4- iv c) 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4- ii d) 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-i , 4- iii

SECTION B
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2X4= 08 Marks)
Q.21 What were the demands of moderates in Congress.

Q.22 (A) State any two functions of Lok Sabha.

OR
(B) List any two important functions of the Parliament.

Q.23 ‘People are a Nation’s greatest resource’. Justify the given statement with two valid
points?
Q.24 ‘Union Carbide had deliberately ignored the essential safety measures in order to cut
costs. Justify the statement with valid points.

SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER-BASED QUESTIONS (3X5 =15 Marks)
Q.25 Discuss the three major events that happened during the 1870s and 1880s resulting in
dissatisfaction with the British Rule?

Q.26 (A) ‘Article 17 of the Indian constitution states that untouchability has been abolished’.
Substantiate your answer with valid points.
OR
(B) List the several levels of crimes stated in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Q.27 Illustrate the ‘changing location of the iron and steel industry’ with the help of a
diagram.
Q.28 State the viewpoint of orientalists on the education system of India.

Q.29 State any three features of plantation agriculture.

SECTION D
LONG ANSWER-BASED QUESTIONS (5X4= 20 Marks)
Q.30 (A) State any five reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in
India before May 1857?
OR
(B) After the revolt of 1857 the British had to change some policies. List any 5 of
them?
Q.31 (A) Bhopal Gas Tragedy was one of the worst industrial accidents in India. Do you
think that the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got justice? Discuss.

OR
(B) ‘A clean environment is a public facility. Justify the statement with valid points.

Q.32 (A) What are the causes for the uneven distribution of population in the world?
OR
(B) What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding the population
of a country?

Q.33 (A) Discuss any five developments of the 1937-47 period that led to the creation of
Pakistan.
OR
(B) State the consequences of partition of Bengal on India.

SECTION E
CASE-BASED QUESTIONS (4 X 3=12 Marks)
Q.34 Read the given case study and answer the following questions. (1+1+2=4)
Up to the mid-nineteenth century, the Company was concerned primarily with higher
education. So, it allowed the local pathshalas to function without much interference. After
1854, the Company decided to improve the system of vernacular education. It felt that this
could be done by introducing order within the system, imposing routines, establishing rules,
ensuring regular inspections. How was this to be done? What measures did the Company
undertake? It appointed a number of government pandits, each in charge of looking after four
to five schools. The task of the pandit was to visit the pathshalas and try and improve the
standard of teaching. Each guru was asked to submit periodic reports and take classes according
to a regular timetable. Teaching was now to be based on textbooks and learning was to be tested
through a system of annual examination. Students were asked to pay a regular fee, attend
regular classes, sit on fixed seats, and obey the new rules of discipline.
34.1- How did the Company want to improve the system of vernacular education?
34.2- How was learning tested in the new system introduced by the company?
34.3- List two changes brought by the company in the system of vernacular education.

Q.35 Read the given case study and answer the following questions. (1+1+2=4)
The Constitution of India recognises the right to water as being a part of the Right to Life
under Article 21. This means that it is the right of every person, whether rich or poor, to have
sufficient amounts of water to fulfil his/her daily needs at a price that he/she can afford. In
other words, there should be universal access to water. There have been several court cases in
which both the High Courts and the Supreme Court have held that the right to safe drinking
water is a Fundamental Right. In 2007, the Andhra Pradesh High Court restated this while
hearing a case based on a letter written by a villager of Mahbubnagar district on the
contamination of drinking water. The villager’s complaint was that a textile company was
discharging poisonous chemicals into a stream near his village, contaminating ground water,
which was the source for irrigation and drinking water. The judges directed the Mahbubnagar
district collector to supply 25 litres of water to each person in the village.
35.1- What do you mean by Universal access to water?
35.2-Indian Constitution recognises the right to safe drinking water under which
Article?
35.3- What was the villager’s complaint? Highlight the decision announced by the Court
in the above-mentioned case?

Q.36 Read the given case study and answer the following questions. (1+1+2=4)
Industries may be agro based, mineral based, marine based and forest based depending
on the type of raw materials they use. Agro based industries use plant and animal-based
products as their raw materials. Food processing, vegetable oil, cotton textile, dairy products
and leather industries are examples of agro-based industries. Mineral based industries are
primary industries that use mineral ores as their raw materials. The products of these industries
feed other industries. Iron made from iron ore is the product of mineral based industry. This is
used as raw material for the manufacture of a number of other products, such as heavy
machinery, building materials and railway coaches. Marine based industries use products from
the sea and oceans as raw materials. Industries processing sea food or manufacturing fish oil
are some examples. Forest based industries utilise forest produce as raw materials. The
industries associated with forests are pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, furniture and buildings.
36.1- Mineral based industries feed other industries. Give example.
36.2- Which type of industry processes sea food?
36.3- Differentiate between Agro based and Forest based industries with examples.

SECTION F
MAP SKILL-BASED QUESTION (1X5=5 Marks)
Q.37 Identify the places on the given map with the help of the hints given below.
(1+1+1+1+1=5)
A) It is a major Iron ore producing area in South America.
B) It is a major Iron ore producing area in Africa.
C) It is a major Iron producing valley in India.
D) Shade the countries with a high annual rate of increase in population in Africa.
E) Shade the countries with high annual rate of increase in population in South America.