Vikas Bharati Public SchoolSession 2019-2020

Class: VISubject: Social Science

Sample PaperTime : 3hours M.M: 80 _____________________________________________________________________________Note: 1. This question paper contains 3 printed pages.

2. All the questions are compulsory.3. Attach the map with the answer sheet.

1. Fill in the blanks. (1x4=4)a. _____________ is the oldest of the four vedas.b. Burzahom is in present day ______________.c. __________________ is the nearest planet to the sun.d. The standard meridian of India is at __________________

2. Correct the incorrect statement. (1x2=2)a. The wood was used to mark the burial sites.b. Saptarishi is an example of an asteroid.

3. Give answer in one word. (1x2=2)a. Which government looks after the whole country?b. Which is the oldest veda?

4. Write the short note on. (2.5x2=5)a. Solar systemb. Megaliths

5. Answer the following questions. (3x12=36)a. “The earth is a unique planet in the solar system”. Justify the statement.b. How can people participate in the process of the government? List any three ways.c. What are the various ways in which people participate in the government?d. Write your views about universal adult franchise. How does it promote equality?e. Define equinox. When does it take place?f. Why do you think the government needs to make rules for everyone in the form of

laws?g. How does gender stereotypes affect the life of a girl in Indian society since the

childhood?h. Differentiate between summer and winter solstice.i. Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat?j. How can you say that there was a difference in the social status amongst those who

were buried. Give an example from Brahmagiri burial site.k. What do you understand by the term ‘government’? List any two functions of a

government.l. How are the books we read today different from the Rigveda?

6. Observe the picture carefully and express your views on the same.(Keywords – important right of the people, participation, equality, democracy, important for the people, their welfare, development)

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7. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions. (5)

a. What is the angle of inclination of the earth? 0.5b. What causes day and night? 0.5c. What would happen to earth if this process does not take place? 2d. Why do poles experience 6 months day and 6 months night? 2

8.Observe the picture and answer the following questions. (5)

a. Identify the picture. 1b. Name any one place where such site was found by archaeologists. 1c. What was the use of a hole shown in the picture? 1d. What was the use of the site. Explain 2

9. Complete the paragraph. (5)

In India, all governments are elected for the period of _________ years. Once elected, governments can stay in power only for that period. If they want to continue to be in ________ then they have to be re-elected by the __________. This is a moment when people exercise their right to _________ in a ___________ form of government. After the government is formed, representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.

10. “Equality and Justice are inseparable.”Analyze the statement while commenting on how would lowering the school fees help girls to attend schools?

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11. On the world political map, mark the following places. (1x3=3)a. Tropic of Cancer (Algeria)b. Tropic of Capricorn ( Australia)c. Equator (Kenya)

12. On the given map of world, 3 places have been marked (1,2,3). Identify them. (1x3=3)