CBSE Class 8 Social Science Question Paper Set 23

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SECTION A(objective)
 
Qns 
 
1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE ANSWER:
 
a. Many reformers felt that _____ was necessary in order to improve the condition of women.
 
b. The __________ leaders wanted to develop public awareness about the unjust nature of the British rule.
 
c. In 1950, the government set up a __________ Commission to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development.
 
d. _______ is the leading producer of wheat in the world.
 
e. ________ Mutiny started from Meerut and spread to other parts of India.
 
f. For a common person, access to _________ is access to Justice.
 
2. NAME THE FOLLOWING:
 
a. She raised and led an army of four thousand in Ramgarh against the British._____
 
b. He started Shantiniketan in1901.__________
 
c. It is a popular eco-friendly automobile fuel as it causes less pollution than petrol and diesel. ___________
 
d. Statistical study of human population._________
 
e. A term used for Adivasis by the Indian government in various official documents.__________
 
f. The river that is getting polluted due to the effluents from industries in Delhi industrial belt.__________


3. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS:

a. The President of Board of Control of the Company, who framed an educational policy for India._________ (Charles Wood, Lord Macaulay, Henry Colebrook)
 
b. He is fondly remembered as ‘Frontier Gandhi’ and the founder of Khudai Khidmatgars.______ (Shaukat Ali, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan)
 
c. Defence and foreign affairs come under the _____ List. (Concurrent, state, Union)
 
d. People who leave their country are called. ______ (Immigrants, migration, emigrants)
 
e. To maintain the standard of ______, the government defines a set of cut-off marks for admission to colleges. ( Living, Health, Education)
 
f. She secretly learnt to read and write in the flickering light of candles at night. (Pandita Ramabai, Begum Rokeya, Rash Sundari Debi )
 
4. ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAP OF INDIA LOCATE AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING:
 
a. A petroleum reserve in Assam
 
b. A cotton textile industry in Tamil Nadu
 
c. An IT hub in Andhra Pradesh
 
d. Manchester of India.
 
SECTION B (HISTORY)
 
5. Why did the sepoys of the regiment at Meerut refuse to do the army drill? 
 
6. According to the Wood’s Despatch, what was the advantage of the introduction of European learning?
 
7. What was Tagore’s view on childhood education and the role of a teacher? 
 
8. Who started the Satyashodak Samaj and what did he propagate? 
 
9. Which method did the radicals emphasize on? 
 
10. Why the tribals were granted reservation in seats and jobs? 
 
11. What were the causes for the decline of power of the Nawabs and Rajas? 
 
12. What were the ideals of the Brahmo Samaj? 
 
13. Why did the Congress start Swadeshi and Boycott movement? 
 
14. a. Why did Mahatma Gandhi criticize the English education?
 
                        OR
 
b. Why did Gandhiji encourage children to learn handicrafts?
 
 

 

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