SUBJECT - SOCIAL SCIENCE

STD-VIII

L-3: (C) Why Do We Need a Parliament

Q.1. Fill in the blanks:
1. As far back as 1885 _________ demanded that there be elected members in the
legislature.
2. The individual gives approval of the government through __________.
3. Our Country is divided in numerous ____________.
4. The candidates who contest elections usually belong to different __________.
5. The Parliament while in session begins with a __________.
6. The Parliament in India consists of the __________ ____________ and __________.
7. The MPs together make up the ____________.
Q.2. Multiple Choice Questions:
1. The _______ is usually elected once every five years.
(a) Lok Sabha

(b) Rajya Sabha

(c) Vidhan Sabha

(d) None

2. The __________ of India is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha.
(a)President

(b) Chief Minister

(c) Prime Minister

(d) Governor

3. There are _______ elected members plus 12 members nominated by the President
in the Rajya Sabha.
(a) 243

(b) 238

(c) 230

(d) 231

4. Sixty years ago, only __________ percent of MPs were women.

(a) five

(b) four

(c)six

(d) nine

5. One of the most important functions of the Lok Sabha is to select the ___________.
(a) executive
above

(b) legislative

(c) judiciary

(d) all the

Q.3. Answer the following questions :

1. Who controls and guides the government?
2. How is Parliament the most important symbol of Indian democracy?
3. Who plays a critical role in the healthy functioning of democracy? How?
4. How does the Parliament control the executive?
5. What is the significant function of the Parliament?
6.
What are the functions of Rajya Sabha?

L-4: (H)

Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age

Q.1. Fill in the blanks:

1. Khonds cooked food with the oil they extracted from the seeds of ______ and
_______.
2. The _______ of the Punjab hills and the ___________ of the Andhra Pradesh were
cattle herders.
3. The revolt of ____________in Assam by the tribal groups was against the colonial
forest laws.
4. ________ gave loans with which the tribals met their cash needs, adding to what
they earned.
5. In the 18th Century, ________ was in demand in the European market.
6. In 1900, Birsa died of ____________.
Q.2. Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Birsa was born in a family of Hindus that lived in ___________.
(a) Nagpur
(b) Chottanagpur
(c) Assam
(d) Tamil Nadu
2. The __________ community lived in the forests of Orissa.
(a) Mundas
(b) Gujjars
(c) Khonds
(d) Gaddis
3. ______ in Jharkhand was an area where the Santhals reared cocoons .
(a) Hazaribagh
(b) Jharia
(c) Rourkela
(d) Raniganj
4. Birsa grew up around the forests of __________grazing sheep.
(a) Burdwan
(b) Gaya
(c) Bohonda
(d) None
5. The ____________ Rebellion broke out in 1910 in Central India.
(a) Warli
(b) Bastar
(c) Santhal
(d) None
Q. 3. Write short notes on:
1. Jhum Cultivation
2. Significance of Birsa Movement
Q.4. Give reasons:
1.

Tribal people saw forests as essential for survival.

2.

Tribal people saw moneylender and trader as evil outsiders.

L-4: (G) Agriculture

Q.1. Fill in the blanks:

1. The land on which the crops are grown is known as __________ land.
2. The cultivation of grapes is known as ___________.
3. __________ type of farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmers family.
4. ___________ is the leading producer of coffee.

5. Jute was also known as _________

Q.2. State whether True or False:
1. Cotton is the main crop of intensive subsistence agriculture.
2. China leads in the production of rice.
3. One- third of Indias population is dependent on agriculture.
4. The farmer in USA works like a peasant farmer.
5. Plantations are a type of commercial farming.
Q.3. Write short notes on:
1. Nomadic herding
2. Mixed farming
Q.4. Match the following:
A

1. Pisiculture

(a) agriculture

2. Tertiary activity

(b) breeding of fish

3. Primary activity

(c) trade

4. Shifting cultivation

(d) East Asia

5. Nomadic herding

(e) Amazon basin

6. Intensive subsistence agriculture

(f) Central Asia

Q.5. Complete the following table:

a
b
c
D
E

Crop
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Jute
Tea

Temperature

Soil

Rainfall

Areas of
Production