CBSE Class 8 Social Science Question Paper Set 21

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SECTION A (OBJECTIVE)
 
Qns
 
1. NAME THE FOLLOWING WITH APPROPRIATE ANSWERS.
 
a. She took an active part in organizing the uprising against the British in Lucknow.
 
b. The print created by the weavers of Andhra Pradesh in India.
 
c. The supreme law making institution of our country.
 
2. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE ANSWERS.
 
a. Indigo produced a rich blue colour while the dye from _____was pale and dull.
 
b. The Right to __________________allows citizens to move to court if they believe that any of their Fundamental Rights have been violated.
 
c. Forests are broadly classified as ___________________or deciduous depending on when they shed their leaves.
 
3. CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
 
a. When soldiers as a group disobey their officers.
 
(revolt, mutiny, rebellion)
 
b. Another name for the ‘House of the People’ in the Indian Parliament.
 
(Sansad, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha)
 
c. This section of the constitution has often been referred to as the ‘conscience’ of the Indian Constitution.
 
(Articles, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy)
 
d. Breaking up and decay of exposed rocks by temperature changes, frost action, plants, animals and human activity.
 
(weathering, soil erosion, rain wash)
 
4. ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAPS OF INDIA MARK AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING.
 
Map A – Main Centres of the Revolt of 1857
a. Jhansi
b. Meerut
c. Delhi
 
Map B – Mineral Resources
d. Most important copper producing centre in India
e. Diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh
 
SECTION B (SUBJECTIVE)
 
5. Define the term ‘colonisation’ 
 
6. Sampat, a ten year old boy is working in a roadside dhabha for nearly 8 hours a day. His employer at times beats him if the vessels break when he is washing them and cuts his payment too. Which Fundamental Right of Sampat do you think is being violated?
 
7. What is domestic violence? 
 
8. The uranium in Ladakh region and the coal & iron reserves in Antarctica could be used in future. What are such resources termed as?
 
9. Which mineral/ fossil fuel is known as ‘buried sunshine’ and why? 
 
10. Explain the significance of the Charter acquired by the East India Company from Queen Elizabeth 
 
11. How did the East India Company benefit as the Diwan of Bengal? 
 
12. State the incident that sparked off the revolt of 1857. 
 
13. Why do we need to conserve water which is a renewable natural resource? 
 
14. Distinguish between rock dams and shelter belts. 
 
15. Discuss the changes in the composition of the Company’s army in the 18th century. 
 
16.1. What is the other name of Ryotwari System?
 
2. Discuss the main features of this system?
 
17. ‘Since the mid 18th century, nawabs and rajas had seen their power erode’. Give two reasons. Also throw light on why Nana Saheb was angry with the British.
 
18. Why is it important to separate religion from State? 
 
19. ‘Some seats are reserved in the Parliament for SCs and STs’. Give reasons to justify the statement.




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