SOCIAL SCIENCE  HISTORY CLASS - 8  CHAPTER - 5  WHEN PEOPLE REBEL Question no. 1  What was the demand of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi that was refused by the British? Answer no. 1 Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi demanded the company recognise her adopted son as the the heir of the kingdom after the death of her husband. But the British refused to accept her adopted son as heirs of Jhansi. Lord Dalhousie had introduced 'doctrine of lapse' according to this rule if an Indian ruler died without male heir his Kingdom would lapse and such Kingdom would be annexed with the British Empire. The company was confident of its superiority and military power, turn down her demand. Question no. 2 What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity? Answer no. 2 After 1830, the company allowed Christian Missionaries to function freely in its domain and even own land property. In 1850 a new law was passed to make conversion to Chr...

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS - 8 HISTORY CHAPTER - 4 TRIBAL, DIKUS AND THE VISION OF A GOLDEN AGE Question no. 1 Fill in the blanks: (a) The British described the tribal people as ………………… (b) The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as …………….. (c) The tribal chiefs got …………. titles in central India under the British land settlements. (d) Tribals went to work in the of Assam and the ……………… in Bihar. Answer no.  1 (a) savage (b) broadcast (c) land (d) tea plantation, coal mines Question no.  2 State whether true or false: (a) Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds. (b) Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price. (c) Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery. (d) The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life. Answer no.  2 (a)...

SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY CLASS - 8 CHAPTER - 3 RULING THE COUNTRYSIDE Question no. 1 Match the following : ryot      village mahal  peasant nij         cultivation of ryot land ryoti     cultivation on planter's own land Answer no. 1 ryot - peasant mahal - village nij - cultivation on planter's own land ryoti - cultivation of ryots lands Question no. 2 (a) Growers of woad in Europe saw …………… as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings. (b) The demand for indigo increased in late eighteenth century Britain because of ………….. (c) The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of ……………… (d) The Champaran movement was against …………. Answer no. 2 (a) Indian indigo (b) industrialisation (c) synthetic dyes (d) indigo planters Question no. 3 Describe the main features of Settlement. Answer no. 3 The company introduced the Permanent ...

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS - 8 HISTORY CHAPTER - 2 FROM TRADE TO TERRITORY THE COMPANY ESTABLISHES POWER Question no. 1 Match the followings : Diwani                      Tipu Sultan Tiger of Mysore      Right to collect land revenue Faujdari Adalat       Sepoy Rani Channamma  Criminal court Sipahi                        Let an anti - British movement                                    in Kitoor Answer no. 1 Diwani - Right to collect land revenue Tiger of Mysore - Tipu Sultan Faujdari Adalat - Criminal court Rani Channamma - Led an anti - British movement Sipahi - Sepoy Question no. 2 Fill in the blanks : (a) The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ………… (b) Haider All and Tipu S...

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS - 8 HISTORY PART - 1 CHAPTER - 1 HOW, WHEN AND WHERE Question no. 1 State true or false : (a) James Mill divided Indian history into three periods - Hindu, Muslim, Christian. (b) Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think. (c) The British thought surveys were administration. Answer no. 1 (a)True (b)False (c)True Question no. 2 What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers? Answer no. 2 James Mill divided Indian history into three parts i.e. Hindu, Muslim and Christian periods. Mill though that all Asian societies were at lower level of civilisation than Europe and India was not capable of progress without British help. Dividing the history in Hindu, Muslim and Christian shows that he characterise an age only through the religion of the ruler of that time, it suggest that the lives and practises of the other do not really mature which is not j...

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS 8 CIVICS CHAPTER 2 UNDERSTANDING SECULARISM EXERCISES Question no. 1 List the different types of religious practices that you find in your neighbourhood. This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing etc. Does this indicate freedom of religious practices? Answer   no. 1 The different kinds of religious practices in my locality are Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christan and Buddhist. All the religious groups are praying God in according to their beliefs. There are temples, mosque, churches and gurudwara in my locality.           The different types of religious practices found in my neighbourhood strongly indicate freedom of religious practices. Question no. 2 Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practise infanticide? Give reasons for your answer. Answer   no. 2 The ...

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS - 8 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE - III THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION EXERCISES Question no. 1 1. Why does a democratic country need a Constitution? Answer no. 1 There are various season by a democratic country need a constitution. 1. Constitution tells us fundamental nature of the society. 2. Constitution define the nature of country political system. 3. Constitution lay down rules that guard against the misuse of authority by political leaders. 4. Constitution guarantees the right to equality to all person and states that no citizen can be discriminated against on the ground of religion, race, caste, gender and place of birth. 5. Constitution plays in a democracy is to ensure that a dominant group does not use its power against less powerful people or group. 6. Constitution usually contains rule that ensure that minorities are not excluded from anything that is only available to the majority. Question no. 2 2. Look at the wordings of...

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS - 8 CHAPTER - 1 RESOURCES EXERCISES Question number 1 Answer the following questions (a) Why are resources distributed unequally over the Earth? (b) what is resource conservation? (c) Why are human resources important? (d) What is sustainable development? Answer number 1 (a) The distribution of natural resources depends upon physical factor such as terrain, climate and altitude. The distribution of resources is unequal because these factor differ so much over the Earth. (b) using resources judiciously and carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called resource conversation. (c) human resource can utilise the natural resources in best weight to generate more resources applying their knowledge, skill and Technology. (d) wisely and carefully utilising the available resources so that after the fulfillment of requirement of present, it could be available for future generation. This is called sustainable develop...