CBSE Class 8 Social Science Revision Worksheet

1. Which one of the following animals is found in South America? [1]

a. Llama

b. Koala

c. Kangaroo

d. Giraffe

2. This Mughal Emperor had neither territory nor power. [1]

a. Shah Alam II

b. Bahadur Shah

c. Bahadur Shah Zafar

d. Jahandar Shah

3. These are set up to provide speedy justice. [1]

a. Panchayat Courts

b. Lok Adalat

c. Naya Panchayat

d. Gram Kutchery

4. What are the factors responsible for the shortage of freshwater? [3]

5. What was the situation in the villages before the advent of the British? [3]

6. What is the eligibility for the appointment of judge of the Supreme Court? [3]

7. Write about the distribution of minerals in Asia. [4]

8. Identify and name the following on the given outline map of India.

1._________ is the largest producer of iron ore in the world [1]

a. USA

b. Russia

c. Brazil

d. China

2. The British defeated Tipu Sultan in [1]

a. 1697

b. 1197

c. 1797

d. 1799

3. To provide everyone with economic equality is the goal of [1]

a. Socialism

b. Democracy

c. Secularism

d. Sovereignty

4. Name the deciduous trees found in the monsoon forests. [3]

5. Write any two conditions which agreed by the Indian ruler who signed the Subsidiary Treaty. [3]

6. Name any three executive powers of the President of India. [3]

7. Describe the wild life in South America. [4]

8. On the outline map of India given alongside, mark and label the following. [4]

1. Name any Portuguese colony in Western India.

2. The region ruled by Tipu Sultan.

3. Name any English colony in eastern India.

4. The region where Permanent Settlement was introduced.

1. The cluster of trees which grow close to each other are called_____ [1]

a. Grasslands

b. Forests

c. Shrubs

d. None of the above

2. Cultivating _________ was a labour-intensive job. [1]

a. indigo

b. cotton

c. jute

d. rice

3. This system of our Constitution prevents the misuse of power vested in the government. [1]

a. Fundamental Rights

b. Federalism

c. Checks and balances

d. Socialism

4. What is the role of CITES in saving the flora and fauna? [3]

5. Which were the four agencies that carried out the day-to-day administration in the British India? [3]

6. Write any four functions performs by the Parliament. [3]

7. Classify forests and explain each briefly. [4]

8. Identify and name the following marked on the map. [4]

a. Type of Vegetation :

Q1 Name the leaders who led the revolt at the following places:

a) At Jhansi b)At Kanpur c)At Awadh

Q2 Who founded the following educational institutions:

a) Rama Krishna Mission b) Shanti Niketan c) Calcutta Madrasa

d) Aligarh Muslim University

Q3 Give examples of the goods produced by the following industries:

a) Cottage industry b) Small Scale Industry c)Agro based industry

Q4 Complete the following sentences:

a) The immediate Cause of the Revolt relates to ______

b) Macaulay minute advocated the teaching of western education to create a class of persons that would be _______

c) The industrial revolution started in _______

d) ______ Temperature is required for wheat cultivation.

e) Farming in India is usually ______

f) Jute grows well in ________ soil.

g) The three minerals used in mineral based industries are ______

h) _______ is the guardian of our Constitution.

i) The High court judge retires at _________ years.

j) The _______ court hears civil cases while the _____ court hears criminal cases.

k) The other name for ‘Nai Talim’ is ________

l) If the police refuses to file an FIR we can approach the _________

Q5 Answer the following questions:

a) Who was declared the Emperor of India by the rebels?

b) Woods Despatch was passed in which year?

c) Who was Mangal Panday?

d) Who were Anglicits?

e) Who were Orientalists?

f) What type of soil is suitable for wheat crop?

g) What is latex?

h) What is pastoral industry?

i) Give examples of public and private sector industries.

j) Why do we need judiciary?

k) Name the three organs of the government?

l) Name some important ranks in the police force?

Q6 State whether true or false:

a) Gandhi ji advocated the teaching of handicrafts in schools.

b) Macaulay was in favour of Vernacular education.

c) Queen Victoria was the queen of England in 1858.

d) The revolt of 1857 failed because the rebels were poorly organized.

e) Horticulture means breeding of fish.

f) In Organic farming chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used.

g) The other name of corn is maize.

h) Sugar is produced by mineral based industry.

i) Paper is a product of forest based industry.

Q.1) Give one word for the following:

a) Who started the Self Respect Movement?

b) Who was the founder of INA?

c) Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of India’?

d) Which age group constitutes dependent population?

e) Who formed Sulabh International?

f) When was Mahila Samakhya programme launched?

Q.2) Define the following terms:

a) Manufacturing b) Information Technology c) Martial Law

Q.3) Answer the following questions in brief:

a) What steps did Gandhi ji took to fight against untouchability?

b) On what principles was Prarthana Samaj built?

c) Name any two moderate leaders?

d) Name the extremists leaders?

e) Where is Silicon Valley located?

f) What terms are used for marginalized groups?

g) What health risks do manual scavengers face?

h) What do you understand by ‘affirmative action’?

Q.4) Answer the following questions:

a) On What basis Indian states re-organized after Independence?

b) What efforts did Jyotiba Phule made to reform the caste system in India?

c) Why did Gandhi ji gave the call for Non-Cooperation with the government?

d) What is the importance of market for an industry?

e) ‘Human beings are considered the most important resource of a country’ Discuss.

f) Write a short note on ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’

g) “The Caste System has created ‘superior’ & ‘inferior’ classes….”

(i) How does caste system prevails in Indian Society?

(ii) What values needed to be upgraded to eradicate caste system from India?

h) What Socio-Economic changes are faced by India today? How can we overcome such challenges? 

I. Fill In The Blanks

i. Founder of civil service in India is…………….

ii. Indian National Congress was founded in ……………

iii. Revolt of 1857 was started in……………….

iv. The number of Fundamental Rights granted to Indian citizens is…………….

v. Head of Indian Union is……………

vi. Maximum membership of Raja Sabha is……………….

vii. Who was known as Babasaheb? ……………………………

viii. The slogan “Do and Die” was raised by………………………

ix. Mahatma Gandhi was born in the year………………………..

x. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on……………………..

II. Give One Word For The Following:

i. Simon Commission was headed by:

ii. Government elected by the people:

iii. It is a royal edict or royal order:

iv. When soldiers disobey their officers it is known as:

v. Elections to Indian Legislature are conducted by:

vi. The list which contains subjects on which laws can be made only by state government is called:

vii. It is also known as Upper House:

viii. The term Swaraj means:

ix. It means dual government:

x. Full form of UPSC is:

III. Think And Answer Questions:

Q1. Make a list of rights applicable to school children.

Q2. Find out the names and tenure of the President of India who served as executive heads.

Q3. “The Nation 60 years on”. How well has the country done in this time? To what extent has it fulfilled the ideals set out in the constitution?

REVISION ASSIGNMENT

CLASS: VIII Subject:-geography I. Multiple choice Questions: i) Human beings are a resource because of: a) Knowledge b) Skills

c) Intelligence d) All of these

ii) Which of the following do not determine the land use?

a) Climate b) Relief features

c) Soil d) None of these

iii) Which of the following is not a factor of soil formation?

a) Topography b) floods

c) Humus d) Time

iv) Which of the following resources can get exhaust?

a) Petroleum b) Water

c) Forests d) Air

v) On the basis of origin resources can be:

a) Renewable b) Non-renewable

c) Biotic and abiotic d) None of these

II. Fill in the blanks:

i. Resources made by humans are called……………….

ii. Land, water, soil and natural vegetation are called………….

iii. The area of the actual resource which can be developed with available technology is called………………..

iv. Soil made up of sand particles is called………………….

v. Red soils are reddish because of the presence of………….

III. Think And Answer Questions

Q1. How early human beings make the use of natural resources. Explain with examples.

Q2. Explain the four distinct layers of the soil.

Q3. Which factors determine the land use? Explain

Fill in the blanks :

1. _______________ is the art and science of cultivating the soil and raising crops and animal stock ?

2. Modern day agriculture in valves use of _____________ implements and to give varied production.

3. The crop which will grow in a particular area is largely determined by the ______________ environment.

4. The most primitive method of the agriculture is ______________.

5. _____________________ is the draining of minerals and nutrients from top layers of soil by water.

6. Shifting cultivation is discouraged on account of the deforestation it causes which leads to ________________.

7. Technique of converting natural man made raw materials into finished products is known as _______________.

8. ______________ is a small household enterprises in rural areas involving family members.

9. Use of human hands to perform task of producing something termed as _____________.

10. ________________ are considered the backbone of development in any country.

11. The industrial revolution started with the invention of ______________ in 1769 in ________________.

RESOURCES

Q.1. Choose the correct option:

a) Which of the following resources are non-renewable but can be recycled?

(i) Coal (ii) water (iii) wood (iv) iron

b) Sustainable development seeks to prevent

(i) Wastage of resources (ii) Pollution

(iii) Loss of biodiversity (iv) All of these.

c) Technology is

(i) Natural resource (ii) Manmade resource (iii) None of these

d) Which of the following is an inexhaustible resource?

(i) Forests (ii) Wildlife (iii) Sunlight (iv) Fossil fuel

Q.2. Classify resources on the basis of origin. Furnish with examples.

Q.3. What steps must be taken to conserve resources?

Q.4. Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources.

Q.5. Write some principles of Sustainable Development.

Q.6. What is human resource development?

Q.7. In the recent years there is acute shortage of water, what values should we need to inculcate among us to solve this problem? Find out any two innovative ways for its conservation.

Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation And Wild Life Resources

Q.1. Physical features play an important role in distribution of population. Explain with examples.

Q.2. Define Landuse. What are the major determinants of land use pattern?

Q.3. Explain the factors that influence the formation of soil.

Q.4. Explain some methods of soil conservation.

Fill in the blanks:

1. _________ is about changes that occur over time.

2. Historians have divided History into ancient, ___________ and ____________ periods.

3. Indian history has also been divided into ___________, ______________ and ____________ periods.

4. History is about finding out how things were in the __________ and how things have _______.

5. The first map produced by ___________ in 1782.

6. Britannia was the symbol of __________ power.

7. First Governor General under British rule was __________.

8. In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a three volume work __________

9. British rule was called as __________ by James Mill

10. When the subjugation of one country by another leads to political, economic, social and cultural changes is called the process of __________

11. Social life before British rule was dominated by religious intolerance, caste taboos and __________ practices.

12. _____________ and ______________ were established to preserve important records.

Fill in the blanks:

Question. __________________was the Governor General of India.
Answer: Warren Hastings.

Question. The last viceroy of British India was ___________.
Answer: Mount batten

Question. ____________________ prepared the first map in 1782.
Answer: James Rennel

Question. James Mill divide the ______________ history into three periods.
Answer: Indian

Question. The _________________ preserved all important letters and documents.
Answer: British

Question. __________________were expert in writing documents.
Answer: Calligraphists

Question. ____________________means the symbol of British power.
Answer: Britania

Question. ____________________was a Scottish economist and political philosopher.
Answer: James Mill

Question. ____________________ means the subjugation of one country by another.
Answer: Colonization

Question. Those who specialized in the art of beautiful writing were known as ___________.
Answer: Calligraphists.

Question. The British thought _____________________ were important for effective administration.
Answer: Surveys

Question. _________________was the last powerful Mughal ruler.
Answer: Aurangzeb

Question. _____________________discovered the sea route to India in 1498.
Answer: Vascoda Gama

Question. Silk produced in India had a big market in ___________________.
Answer: Europe

Question. The first English factory was set up on the banks of ___________________.
Answer: River Hugli

Question. After the defeat at Plassey ____________________ was made the Nawab.
Answer: Mir Jafar.

Question. Lord Dalhousies devised a policy in the name of ____________.
Answer: Doctrine of Lapse

Question. The battle of ___________________ ended in 1764.
Answer: Buxar

Question. ___________________ allowed the company to use the vast revenue resources of Bengal.
Answer: Diwani

Question. ___________________ is an anglicised version of the Indian word Nawab.
Answer: Nabobs’

Question. Mir Jafar died in ________________.
Answer: 1765.

Question. The first English factory was set up in __________________.
Answer: 1651.

Question. The word _____________________ means supreme power.
Answer: Paramountcy

Question. ________________________ trading companies made profit primarily by excluding competitions.
Answer: Mercantile.

Question. Haidar Ali was the ruler of ___________.
Answer: Mysore

Question. Rani ___________________ led an anti-British resistance movement.
Answer: Rani Channamma

Question. ________________________ introduced the policy of paramountcy.
Answer: Rani Channamma

Question. __________________ is a jurist of the Muslim community responsible for expounding the law that the qazi would administer.
Answer: Mufti.

Question. ___________________ played an important role in the expansion of company power.
Answer: Warren Hastings

Question. The principal figure in an Indian district was the ___________________.
Answer: Collector

Question. When a massive rebellion against British rule broke out in 1857, _____________________was the Mughal emperor at that time.
Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar

Q1.Choose the correct option

i. Jhum cultivation is practiced these days in

a) eastern states of India

b) ) western states of India

c) northern states of India

d) None of the above

ii. The Bastar rebellion broke out in

a) 1900

b) 1910

c) 1920

d) 1940

iii. Who continued to fight a guerrilla war against the British?

a) Rani Laxmibai

b) Tantia Tope

c) Nana Saheb

d) Peshwa Baji Rao II

iv. Subsidiary Alliance was imposed on Awadh in

a) 1800

b) 1801

c) 1810

d) 1815

v. Which emperor blessed the mutiny?

a) Mir Zafar

b) Bahadur Shah Zafar

c) Bhakt Khan

d) None of these

vi. The Khondas tribe live in

a) Karnataka

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Bihar

d) Orissa

vii ) The Santhal rebellion broke out in

a) 1900

b) 1910

c) 1920

d) 1930

viii. The revolt of Songram Sangma rose in the year 1906 in

a) Bengal

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Assam

d) Orissa

Q2.Answer in one or two words

i. What is the first structure called which was used successfully to create the concept of a dome?_____________

ii. Who designed New Delhi? _____________

iii. Mangal Pandey was hanged in _____________

iv. Name the revolt which was popular in Maharashtra in 1940. _____________

v. In which province of India the forest Satyagraha became a popular movement? _____________

vi. Where was Mangal Pandey hanged? _____________

vii. When was the image of Bahadur Shah removed from the coins? _____________

viii. Name the two architectures who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad? _____________

Q3.Answer the following questions

i. What was Birsa’s vision of a golden age?

ii. What were the aftermaths of the Revolt of 1857?

iii. What problems did the shifting cultivators face under the British rule?

iv. Why did the British choose to hold a grand Durbar in Delhi?

v. How did the Old city of Delhi change under British rule?

vi. What were the social causes of the Revolt of 1857?

CIVICS

Fill in the blanks :

1. At the apex of the judicial system is the _______________ court of India.

2. The chief justice of the Supreme Court are the appointed by the of ______________ India.

3. The Judges of the Supreme Court held office till they attain the age of _____________ years.

4. The courts at the district level are known as ______________ court.

5. The code of ________________ 1973 contains broad parameters ____________ cases.

6. ________________ Are presided over by retired judges.

7. The district administration is headed by the _______________.

8. An ______________ is the beginning on the lowest ladder of the Judicial process.

9. The court appoints _______________ officers to examine the case and collect evidence.

10. The ______________ is a representative of the state.