Practicing with Kerala Syllabus 8th Standard Social Science Question Paper and First Term Question Paper 2022-23 will help students prepare effectively for their upcoming exams.
Class 8 Social Science First Term Question Paper 2022-23 Kerala Syllabus
Time: 2½ Hours
Marks: 40
Answer all questions from 1 to 5. (Each carries 2 score.) (5 × 2 = 10)
Question 1.
Executive is an important organ of the government. Mention the other organs of the government.
Answer:
Legislature, Judiciary.
Question 2.
What are the features of the Chalcolithic age?
Answer:
The Chalcolithic Age was a transition period from the Stone Age to the Metal Age. In addition to the stone tools, the people of this period made copper tools as well. Let us see the major sites of the Chalcolithic Age.
Question 3.
Name any two civilizations that emerged and declined in Mesopotamia.
Answer:
The Sumerian, the Babylonian, the Assyrian, and the Chaldean civilisations (any two)
Question 4.
List out any two methods of soil conseration.
Answer:
Some methods for the conservation of soil are:-
- Check deforestation
- Crop rotation
- Terrace farming along hill slopes
- Construction of check dams.
Question 5.
Write the causes for the decline of the Harappan civilization.
Answer:
The possible reasons for the decline of Harappan civilisation were Flood, External invasions, Deforestation, Decline of agricultural sector, Epidemics.
Answer any four questions from 6 to 10. (Each carries 3 score. (4 × 3 = 12)
Question 6.
What are the sources of information about the interior of earth?
Answer:
The sources for the study of the interior of the earth are:-
From the materials reaching the Earth’s surface through volcanic eruptions.
- Data collected from mines.
- Analysis of the propagation of waves generated during earthquakes
Question 7.
Write the common feature of river valley civilizations.
Answer:
The use of bronze, agricultural progress, development of trade and craftsmanship, the art of writing, progress in the field of science, etc. were the remarkable common features of these civilizations.
Question 8.
Legislation is the primary function of the parliament. State the other functions of the parliament.
Answer:
Control over Executive:-Asking questions
- Deliberating various bills and resolutions
- Passing or rejecting the no confidence motion
Electoral Function:-
Participating in the election of the President and Vice President
Constitutional Amendment:-
Timely amendment of the constitutional provisions
Question 9.
Write the evidences for the technological advancement in the Palaeolithic Age.
Answer:
Stone statutes were made, Pictures were drawn on the bones and horns of animals and on caves and rocks, Ornaments of ivory, bones, stones and shells were made, flute like wind instruments were made out of bones, Vessels were woven out of bark fibre, human figures were moulded from clay.
Question 10.
Complete the Chart.
Answer:
A. Climate,
B. Parent Rocks,
C. Time or plants and animals
Answer any two questions form 11 to 13. Each carries 4 score. (2 × 4 = 8)
Question 11.
List out the features of the Rajya sabha.
Answer:
The features of the Rajyasabha are:-
- 238 elected members,
- 12 nominated members,
- known as the council of states,
- permanent house,
- Vice president over the sessions.
Question 12.
Math the items in column ‘A’ with those in column ‘B’
| A | B |
| Harappan civilisation | Sphinix |
| Chinese civilisation | Great Bath |
| Mesopotamian civilisation | Pictographic script |
| Egyptian civilisation | Ziggurat |
Answer:
| A | B |
| Harappancivilisation | GreatBath |
| Chinese civilisation | Pictographic script |
| Mesopotamian civilisation | Ziggurat |
| Egyptian civilisation | Sphinix |
Question 13.
Distinguish between Physical weathering and Chemical Weathering.
Answer:
Physical/Mechanical Weathering:- The expansion and contraction of minerals due to the variations in temperature results in weathering. Disintegration also occurs due to the freezing of water in the fissures of rocks.
Chemical Weathering:- Oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, etc. react with the minerals and result in the chemical decomposition of rocks.
Answer any two questions from 14 to 16. Each carries 5 score. (2 × 5 = 10)
Question 14.
Explain the features of the Neolithic Age.
Answer:
The features of the Neolithic period are:-
- Sharpened and polished stone tools were used.
- Wooden handled stone axes and sticks were used
- Made pots of clay
- Wooden wheels were used for making pottery
- Rafts were used for water transportation
- Ornaments wee made of stone wood and bone.
- Ploughshare and spade were.made of wood
- Harpoons and fishing hooks wee used for fishing
- Clothes woven out of jute fibres were sewn using needles fashioned from bones
Question 15.
Explain the types of rocks based on the mode of formation.
Answer:
Refer chapter – 3, Rocks
Question 16.
Analyse the contributions of the Egyptian civilization on the basis of the following hints.
- Pyramid
- Art of writing
- Science
Answer:
- The practice of preserving the body of the dead prevailed in Egypt. A corpse preserved thus is called a ‘mummy’.
- Pyramids were tombs where the mummies were preserved.
- They remain as evidence for the excessive use of labour and wealth.
- They formed an art of writing. It is known as ‘Hieroglyphics’, which means ‘sacred writing’. They used the leaves of the plant called papyrus for writing.
- The Egyptians also attained amazing advancement in the field of science.
- They formulated a solar calendar. As per this calendar a year had 365 days. A year was divided into 12 months, of 30 days each. The remaining five days were set aside for celebrations. Their advancement in the field of Mathematics is also significant. They could calculate the area of triangles and rectangles. To determine time they made sundial, a clock that tells time by the shadow cast by the sun and water clock that works on water current.