CBSE Class 8 Social Science Assignment Set R

History

Chapter 2- East India Company: Arrival, Change in Nature & Rule

1. a) Which battle gave first victory against the Indian Forces by the English East Company?

Give one word answer:

b) Which battle gave the East India Company rights to collect taxes from the areas of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa?

c) Name a person who assists to collaborate and develop their relations with other friendly and unfriendly countries.

2. a) 1757 Battle of Buxar

Match the following-

b) 1498 Death of Aurangzeb

c) 1764 Vasco Da Gama explored sea road to India

d) 1707 Battle of Plessey

3. a) Why the battle of Plessey was significant for the British?

Answer the following questions briefly-

b) Which treaty was concluded between Clive and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II?

c) Name the European countries that were trading from India.

4. a) Explain Battle of Buxar.

Answer the following questions in detail-

b) What were the causes of down fall of the Mughal Empire?

5. To understand the reporting duties of a war correspondent by creating a power point presentation on the 19th century Boer Wars.

6. Collect information and pictures about ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. Make a PPT or paste them in a scrap book.

Geography

Chapter – 1 Our Resources

A.) Tick the correct answer

• Anything that can be used to satisfy a need is called-

a) Material c) Resource

 b) Things d) Compound

• Deposits of coal in Durg region of Bihar is an example of:

a) Potential resource c) Actual resource

b) Ubiquitous resource d) Renewable resource

• Petrol found in North Eastern States is an example of:

a) Potential resource c) Actual resource

b) Ubiquitous resource d) Renewable resource

• Air we breathe is an example of :

a) Localized resource c) Ubiquitous resource

b) Actual resource d) Potential resource

1) What is the difference between natural and human made resources?

Short Answer Questions:

2) Explain sustainable development?

3) What is conservation of resources?

C.) Long Answer Questions

1.) Define the resources on the basis of their origin.
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2.) Write some ways to conserve the resources.

Chapter – 2 Land and Soil Resources

a) _______________________is among the most important natural resource.

Fill in the blanks

b) Land is used for different purposes such as ________________

,__________________ ,______________________ and___________________.

c) People and their demands are ever growing but the_____________________ of land is limited.

a) Name the three uses of land.

Write short answers

b)  Which are the factors responsible for the uneven distribution of population in different parts of the world?

c) What is Soil Erosion?

d) How is soil formed?

e) What is contour ploughing?

f) What do you understand by land use pattern?

3. Write answers in detaila) What are the various methods to conserve the land?

b) What are the factors responsible for soil formation?