HOLY MOTHER ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

STD-8th II SEMESTER EXAM: 2021 - 22 MARKS: 30

Date: 13/04/2022 SUBJECT: History & Civics Time: 1 hour

Q1) Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option. (2)

1. The state of ….. was formed n 1 May 1960.

(Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra)
2. There were more than six hundred small and big ……. in India.
(States, Villages, Princely states, Cities)

Q2) Answer the following in one sentence. (Any 2) (2)

1. Which demand was advocated by the Barrister Jinnah?

2. Write the name of the ministers participating in cabinet mission.
3. When was the 3rd Round Table Conference held?

Q3) Give reasons. (any2) (4)

1. Gandhiji began fast unto death in the Yerwada jail.

2. Khudiram Bose was hanged to death.
3. The Indian National Army had to lay down their arms.

Q4) Short notes. (Any 2) (4)

1. Social work of Vitthal Ramji Shinde.

2. Reforms of Rajashri Shahu Maharaj in the state of Kolhapur.
3. Contribution of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti.

Q5) Answer in brief. (Any 2) (4)

1. Why did the British took steps towards granting freedom to India?
2. Write a detail description of the attack on Chittagong Armoury.
3. Why did the British Prime Minister send Sir Stafford Cripps to India?
Q6) Complete the following diagram. (4)

organisation Founder
Forward Bloc
Indian Independence League
Toofan sena
2) Write the events on the following Timeline.

1945 1946 1947 1948

Civics
Q1) Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option. (2)

1. Laws are made by…. (Legislature, Council of Ministers, Judiciary, Executive)

2. The winter session of Maharashtra Legislature takes place at………….
(Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Aurangabad)

Q2) Identify the statement,rewrite the wrong sentences in their correct form.(2)

1. In a Parliamentary democracy, representatives elected by the people and

ministers bear the administrative responsibility.
2. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recruits candidates for civil
services in Maharashtra.

Q3) Explain the concept. (any 1) (2)

1. Judicial Review 2. Public Interest Litigation

Q4) Short notes. (Any 1) (2)

1. Governor 2.Functions of the Chief Minister

Q5) Answer in brief. (Any 1) (2)

1. Why did the constitution adopt a federal system for India?

2. Why are laws necessary in society?