SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS VIII

WORKSHEET-1- Map Work

Instructions:

 Practice political map of India (states and union territories) every day.
 Do one map question from the following each day.
 Paste the maps in your geography exercise book on the interleaved side.

1. On a political map of India mark the following:

a) The states sharing their border with Jharkhand
b) The innermost union territory of India
c) Three states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes
d) The states sharing one capital
e) The smallest state in terms of area
f) The largest state in terms of area
g) The seven sister states
h) The newly formed union territories

2. On a political map of India, mark the following:

a) Areas covered by:
1. Mountain Forest
2. Tropical Evergreen Forest
3. Tropical Deciduous Forest
b) The largest producer (State) of
1. Rice
2. Cotton
3. Jute
c) Major producers (State) of:
1. Iron
2. Copper
3. Gold
4. Mangenese
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WORKSHEET-2

Ch-2 From Trade to Territory (History)

Instructions:

 From your History textbook read chapter 2, pages 9 -13 and answer the
following questions in your History exercise book.
 Questions 1 to 8 are objective, answer in one word/sentence.
 Questions 9 to 14 are long answer questions, answer accordingly.

1. Who led the East India Company in the Battle of Plassey?

2. Who was the last known Mughal emperor?
3. Name the river on whose bank the 1st English factory was established.
4. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
5. What is meant by Farman?
6. Name the first Nawab of Bengal.
7. What attracted European trading companies to India?
8. Which caused huge the trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
9. What c e loss of revenue in Bengal
10. What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East
India Company?
11. How and when did the British East India Company set foot in India?
12. What was the result of the competition between the different trading
companies from Europe? 
13. How did the English East India Company establish trade in India and enter the
political scene?
14. What were the grievances of the English east India Company regarding the
Nawabs of Bengal?