Professional Documents
Culture Documents
SOCIAL STUDIES
CLASS VIII
HISTORY
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12. Very short answer type questions.(2
markseach)
What did people say about Birsa?
What did Birsadeclarehimself?
What did people begin to think about him?
Where was Birsa born?
How was his life?
Why were the tribalsunhpy with the British rule?
13. Long answer type questions-(4 markseach)
How did some of the tribal societies practice jhum
cultivation?
1. What problems did shifting cultivators face
under British rule?
2. How powers of tribal chief did changeunder
colonial rule?
3. What accounts for the anger of the tribals
against the dikus?
4. What was BIRSAS vision of a golden age?
5. What did people say about Birsa?
6. What did Birsadeclarehimself?
7. What did people begin to think about him?
8 Why were the tribalsunhpy with the British rule
9 What did people begin to think about him
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5. How did the last Mughal emperor live the last year
of his life?
6. What could be the reasons for the confidence of
the British rulers about their position in India
before May 1857?
7. Where was MangalPandey killed?
8. Which emperor blessed the mutiny?
9. Why were the sepoys angry with the British?
(1 marks each)
Country side
Presidency
Factories.
Urbanization
Dargah
Idgah
urbanization?
de-urbanization?
(1 marks each)
(2 marks each)
(4 markseach)
Q 2What is jamdani?
Q3 What is bandana?
Q4Who are theAgarias?
Q5Give two reasons why Indian textiles were renowned
all over the world ?
Q6 Why were printed Indian cotton textiles popular in
England?
Q7 Why was Tipus sword do special?
II Long questions:(4marks each)
Q 1 How do the manes of different textiles tell us about their
history?
Q2Why did the wool silk Produces in England protest against
the import of Indian textiles in the early
eighteenth century?
Q3 Why did the Indian smelting industry decline in the
nineteen century?
Q4 How did the development of cotton industries in Britain
affect textile?
Q5 How did the development of cotton industries in Britain
affect textile produces in India?
Q6 What problems did the Indian textile industry face n the
early years of development?
Q7What helped TISCO expand steel production during the
first world war?
III Fill in the blanks:(1 marks each)
(a)The word chintz comes from the word
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Tipus sword was made of steel.
(c)Indias textile export declined in the..
century.
(d)
Indian
wootz
steel
was
produced
in..
(e)The first cotton mill in India was established in
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L-8
Civilizing the Native Educating the Nation
I Questions and answers:(3marks each)
Q1 Why did William Jones feel the need to slirdly Indian
history philosophy and law?
Q2 Why did James mills and Thomas Macaulay think that
European education was essential in
India?
Q3 Why did M.G. want to teach children handicraft?
Q4 Why did Gandhi ji think that English education held
enslaved us?
Q5 What Measures were taken under the English education act
of 1835?
Q6 How were the views of Gandhi and Tagore on the west
different?
II Match the following:(i) William Jones
(ii) Rabindranath Tagore
(iii) Thomas Macaulay
(iv) Mahatma Gandhi
(v) Pathshala
(1 marks each)
(a) Promotion of English
education
(b) Respect for ancient
cultures
(c) Gurus
(d) Learning in a natural
environment
(e) Critical of English
education
(2marks each)
(1 marks each)
L 10
The Changing World Of Visual Arts
I Answer the following questions:(3marks each)
Q.1. Why did the scroll painters and potters come to Kalighat?
Why did they begin to paint new
themes?
Q.2. Why can we think of Raja Ravi Varmas paintings as
national?
Q.3. In what way did the British history paintings in India
reflect the attitudes of imperial
conquerors?
Q.4. Why do you think some artists wanted to develop national
style of art?
Q.5. Why did some artists produce cheap popular prints?
Q.6. Write a short note on pictures que landscape painting.
Q.7. Give an account of company painting.
Q.8. Write a short note on the art of photography practiced by
Europeans in India.
II Fill in the blanks:-
(1 marks each)
(a)
The art form which observed carefully and tried to
capture exactly what the eye saw is called_________.
(b)
The style of painting which shows Indian land scape
as a quaint, unexplored land is
called_________.
(c) Paintings which showed the social lines of Europeans in
India are called__________.
(d) Paintings which depicted scenes from British imperial
history and their victories are
called_________.
(e) Oil painting enabled artist to produce images that looked
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L-11
The Making Of The National Movement: 1870-1947
I Answer the following questions:(3marks each)
Q1 Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870
and 1880 s.
Q2 Who did the Indian national congress wish to speak for?
Q3 What economics impact did the First World War have on
India?
Q4 What did the Muslim league resolution of 1940 ask for?
Q5 Who were the Moderates? How did they propose to
struggle against British rule?
Q6 Why did Gandhi ji choose to break salt law?
Q7 What were the demands of the congress in its early years?
Q8 What caused the partition of Bengal 1905?
Q9 What were the consequences of the partition of Bengal?
Q10 Describe Gandhis march to Dandi?
(1 marks each)
(a) 1906
(b) 1927
(c)1919
(d) 1920
(e) 1930
GEOGRAPHY
1. RESOURCES
Define the terms (1 marks each)
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Resources
Natural resources
Abiotic resources
Biotic resources
Sustainable development.
potential resource
conservation
Actual resource.
Human resources
Very short answer type questions-
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7. Biosphere reserve
8. sparsely populated?
9. soil formation?
b. mulching
c. terrace cultivation
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7. Define an alloy.
8. What is energy?
Answer the following question in long(4 marks each)
1. Explain types of minerals.
2. Explain wind energy.
Difference between
3. Conventional and non conventional sources of energy
4. Biogas and natural gas
5. Ferrous and non ferrous minerals
6. Metallic and non metallic minerals
L-4
Agriculture
Short Questions:(2 marks each)
Q1What is agriculture?
Q2 Name the factors influencing agriculture?
Q3What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?
Q4What is plantation agriculture?
Q5 Name the fibre crops and names the climatic conditions
required for their growth.
Q6 Give reasons:(3 marks each)
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In India agriculture is a primary activity?
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Different crops are grown in different regions?
Q7 Distinguish between the following:(4 marks each)
(i) Primary activity and secondary activity?
(ii) Subsistence farming and intensive farming?
Q8 Write a shorts note on the types of economic activities.
Give examples.
L-5
Q1 Give two example of each the following.(1 marks each)
(i) Raw Materials
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(ii) End Product
(iii)Tertiary Activity
(iv)Agro-Based Industries.
(vi)
Cottage Industries
(vi) Co-OperativesIndustries
1. Short Questions:(2 marks each)
Q1 What is meant by the term industry?
Q2 Which are the main factors which influence the location of
an industry?
Q3 Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of
modern industry and why?
Q4 Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai ?
Q5 What are the similarities between information technology
industry in Bangalore and
California ?
Q6 Distinguish between the followings.(4 marks each)
(i) Agro-based and mineral based industry.
(ii) Public sector and joint sector industry.
(1 markseach)
4. Polity
5. Trafficking
6. Tyranny
7. Sovereign
Answer the following questions-(2 markseach)
1. Why do the people of Nepal want a new Constitution?
2. Discuss the important function the Constitution plays in a
democracy.
3. Discuss the difference between State and Government.
4. Describe fundamental right.
3. UNDERSTANDING SECULARISM
Define the following-(1 markseach)
1. Coercion
2. Freedom
3. Intervene
Answer the following questions-(2marks each)
1. What happened in Hitlers Germany?
2. What is Secularism?
3. What is Indian Secularism?
3. WHY DO WE NEED A PARLIAMENT?
Define the following-(1 markseach)
a. Universal adult franchise.
b. Representative
c. Approval
d. Coalition
e. Parliament
f. RajyaSabha
g. LokSabha
h. Opposition
Answer the following questions-(2 markseach)
1. Why do you think nationalists movement supported the
ideas the idea that all adults have a right to vote?
2. When did India become independent?
3. How national government is selected?
4. What is the most important function of the LokSabha?
5. Write the major features of RajyaSabha.
6. Write the major features of Parliament.
4. UNDERSTANDING LAWS
Define the following-(1 markseach)
1. Domestic violence.
2. Criticise.
3. Evolution.
4. Sedition.
5. Repressive.
Answer the following questions-(2 markseach)
1. Give examples of some laws.
2. What does rule of law means?
3. What does violation of law invite?
5. JUDICIARY
Define the following-(1 markseach)
1. Judiciary.
2. Separation of powers.
3. Independent judiciary.
4. Subordinate courts.
Answer the following questions-(2markseach)
1. List two reasons why you believe an independent judiciary
is essential to democracy?
2. Why we need courts?
3. What is the role of judiciary?
4. What is an Independent Judiciary?
5. What is the structure of Courts in India?
L-6
Understanding our Criminal Justice System
Answer the following questions:(3 marks each)
Q1 What role do the police play in investigating a crime?
Q2 Write Short note on F.I.R.
Q3 What role does the public prosecutor play in the criminal
justice system?
Q4 What are known as the D.K Basu guide lines issued by the
supreme court of India?
Q5 Define criminal offences in broad sense?
Q6 Who are the key players in the criminal justice system?
L-7
Understanding Marginalization
Answer the following questions:(3 marks each)
Q1 Explain at least three different reasons why groups may be
marginalized?
Q2 Write in your own words two or more sentences of what
you understand by the word
marginalization?
Q3 List two reasons why Adivasi are becoming increasing
marginalized?
Q4 Would you agree with the statement that Eco + Social
marginalized inter linked?
Q5 Write one reason why you think the constellation safeguard
to prodect minority
communities are very important?
Q6 Re-read the section on minority and marginalization. What
do you understand by the term
minority?
Q7 How areAdivasi stereotyped?
L-8
Confronting Marginalization
Answer the following questions:(3 marks each)
Q1 State one reason why you think reservation play an
important role in providing social justice
todalits and adivasisi?
Q2Why do you thinkthatdalits families were afraid of angering
the powerful caste?
Q3 List two different provisions in the 1989 act?
Q4 What did the supreme court do on hearing their case in
2005?
Q5 How does governments reservation policy work?
Q6 How did Kabir look at the elusion in society in India?
L-9
Public Facilities
Answer the following questions:(3 marks each)
Q1 Why do you think there are so few cases of private water
supply in the world?
Q2 Do you think water in Chennai is available and affordable
by all? Discuss.
Q3 Why are most of the private hospitals and private school
located in major cities and not in
towns or rural areas?
Q4 Why should the government bear the responsibility to
provide public facility to everyone?
Q5 How can you say that there are great inequalities in water
use?
Q6 write a short note on Sulabh.
Q7 Discuss the role of the government in regard to public
facilities.
Q8 Compare the availability of water in different regions of
Chennai.
L-10
Law and Social justice
Answer the following questions:(3 marks each)
Q1 Why do we need a law on minimum wages?
Q2 Why do we need new laws?
Q3 What are the advantages to foreign companies in setting up
production in India?
Q4 Do you think the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got
justice? Discuss.
Q5 Write a paragraph on the various roles of the government
that you have read about in his
unit.
Q6 How was environment treated earlier? What has been the
change in perception? Discuss.