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FA-1 2023-24
Subject: Social Science Subject Code:85E
Time: 45 minutes 8th English Medium Marks: 20

WEIGHTAGE TO THEMES
Sl no Objectives Marks Percentage
1 Knowledge 03 15%
2 Understanding 10 50%
3 Applications 05 25%
4 skill 02 10%
5 Total 20 100%

Score distribution according to the format of the questions

Sl Subjects Multiple 1 2 3 4 2 Total Total
no choice mark mark mark mark mark questions marks
(map)
1 History _ _ 1 _ 1 _ 02 06

2 Political _ _ _ 1 _ _ 01 3
Science
3 Sociology 1 1 _ _ _ _ 02 2

4 Geography 1 1 1 _ _ 1(2) 04 06

5 Economics _ _ _ 1 _ _ 01 3

2(2) 2(2) 2(4) 2 (6) 1(4) 1(2) 10 20

DIFFICULTY LEVEL
QUESTIONS MARKS %
EASY 08 40%
AVERAGE 10 50%
DIFFICULT 02 10%
TOTAL 20 100%

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SL Name of the lessons MCQ VSA SA LA VLA SKILL TOTAL

No (1Mark) (1Mark) (2Marks) (3Marks) (4Marks) (2Marks) Marks

1 SOURCES 1 (2) 2

2 BHARATHAVARSHA 1 (4) 4

3 SINDHU- 1* (2) 1*(3) -

SARASWATI
CIVILIZATION
4 MEANING AND 1 (3) 3
IMPORTANCE OF
POLITICAL SCIENCE
5 MAN, AND SOCIETY 1 (1) 1 (1) 2

6 THE EARTH–OUR 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (2) 2∆ 6

LIVING PLANET
7 MEANING AND 1(3) 3
IMPORTANCE OF
ECONOMICS
Total 2(2) 2(2) 2(4) 2(6) 1(4) 1(2) 10(20)

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 GHALIB HIGH SCHOOL CANTONMENT BALLARI 543104
FA-1 2023-24
Subject: Social Science Subject Code:85E
Time: 45 minutes 8th English Medium Marks: 20

I. Four choices are given for each incomplete statements / question. Choose the correct
answer and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet. 2x1=2
1- Formal education is provided by the __________
A. School B. YouTube
C. Television D. Mass media

2- The 23½0 North latitude is called as___________

A. Tropic of Cancer B. Tropic of Capricorn
C. Arctic Circle D. Antarctic Circle

II. Answer the following questions in a sentence each: 2× 1 = 2

3- How is man a social being?
4-. Why is the Earth called ‘Living Planet’?

III. Answer the following questions in two sentences and four points each: 2× 2 = 4
5- Why are the Northern and Southern hemispheres called Land and Water
Hemispheres?
6- Give two examples for native and foreign literature each.
“OR”
---- Who created the myth of Arya-Dravida?
IV. Answer the following questions in six sentences each: 2× 3 = 6
7- Mention use of the study of Political Science?
“OR”
----- Sociology deals with human society. How?
8- We need to study Economics. Why?

V. Answer the following question in about eight sentences: 1× 4 = 4

9- How did animal husbandry and dairy farming evolve?
VI.10. Draw an outline map of India and mark the following: ½+ 3/2= 2
1- 82½oeast longitude 2-Uttar pradesh

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 KEY ANSWERS
1- A. School
2- A. Tropic of Cancer
3- Man is a social being. He desires to live with others around him. Society is
necessary for man's existence. That is the reason human society has been called a
web of social relations and man is a social being.
4- The Earth is the home for all forms of life like plants, animals and human beings
because of its suitable distance from the Sun, range of temperature, life supporting
gases, atmosphere, water cycle, etc. It is the only planet that supports life that is why it is
called 'Living Planet'.

5- The Northern Hemisphere has 60% of land and 40% of water. Therefore, it is called the
'Land Hemisphere.
The Southern Hemisphere has 81% of water and 19% of land in the Southern
Hemisphere. So, it is called the 'Water Hemisphere'.

6- native literary work: Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’, King Hala’s “Gathaspathasathi’,

foreign literary work: Megasthanese (Indica), Fa-hien (Gho-ko-ki),

---- OR

------ In the latter half of nineteenth century, the British resorted to divide and rule
Indians on the basis of caste and religion. Arya-Dravida division was created for the
sake of it. Christian Missionaries first proposed and propagated that the word
Dravida was indicative of a tribe.

7- The study of Political Science helps us in the following ways.

It helps to understand the birth and growth of a state.
It provides information about the origin and development of ideas such as
monarchy, freedom, justice, laws, equality, good government, wars and peace etc.
It provides information about the structure and functions of the state and governments.
Political Science provides knowledge the Constitutions and laws of the state.
Political Science helps to understand about the organs of the government i.e.,
Legislature, Executive and Judiciary and their functions.
The knowledge of political science helps to raise good leadership and good citizenry.
Political Science helps to understand the important Political institutions like political
parties, federation and local bodies.

OR
----- Sociology deals with human society. Among all living beings on earth, it is only
human beings who have complete awareness about the existence. They contemplate

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over their goal, and purpose in life. It is due to this that innumerable questions arise in
man's mind. Why man is called a social being? Is man God's creation? Why are there
differences between groups? Why does society undergo constant change? In order to
find answers to such questions, and to study human society in a scientific manner,
sociology was originated.

8- a) It helps to understand and solve problems of poverty, unemployment, economic

inequality, etc.,
b) It helps to solve the problem of what to produce, how to produce, whom to
produce, etc.,
c) Economics identifies the reason for the rise and fall of prices and the results of such
fluctuations.
d) Economics suggests ways to make use of limited resources with care and efficiency.

9- 12,000 years ago, the earth's temperature began to gradually increase due to major
change in the world's environment. This led to the development of grasslands in many
places. Birds and animals began to multiply in unprecedented numbers. Man began to
observe their nature, food habits and the way they multiplied. This was the way the
practices of animal husbandry and dairy farming began.

10-

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 FA -1 Activity :1
IDENTIFY THE PICTURES AND WRITE DOWN THEIR FEATURES

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 FA -1 Activity :2
EARLY SOCIOLOGISTS:

PICTURE NAME CONTRIBUTIONS

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