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Social science.
Civics.
CHAPTER 1
DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND ISSURANCE AND TAXES.

Question 1) A disaster is a sudden calamity which causes a huge loss of _______ and property.
(a) life (b) area (c) areas
Question 2) The ______ caused by a disaster depends on various factors.
(a) damage (b) natural (c) life
Question 3) Disaster also have long term impacts on the _______ and economy.
(a) society (b) risk (c) plain
Question 4) _______ caused to life, property is an obstacle in the path of development.
(a) damage (b) society (c) areas
Question 5) The disaster ________ areas are generally under developed.
(a) prone (b) damage (c) society
Question 6) There are two type of disasters natural and ________ disasters.
(a) man-made (b) prone (c) society
Question 7) The disasters caused by ________ process are known as natural disasters.
(a) natural (b) calamity (c) flood
Question 8) Man-made disasters are caused by ________ activities.
(a) human (b) man (c) natural
Question 9) The ________ conditions of a region are one of the important factors behind natural
disasters.
(a) Geographical (b) natural (c) ocean
Question 10) In a dry and desert type climate where there is little vegetation, ________ occur
frequently
(a) droughts (b) floods (c) plain
Question 11) Areas receiving heavy ________ and having a huge network of perennial rivers are
prone to floods.
(a) rainfall (b) floods (c) plain
Question 12) Ganga – Brahmaputra plain has to face every year.
(a) floods (b) plain (c) rain
Question 13) The mountainous regions receiving heavy rain fall have a greater ________ of
landslides.
(a) risk (b) floods (c) drought
Question 14) Disasters such as volcanic ________ earthquake and tsunami are caused by
geological processes
(a) eruptions (b) risk (c) dsought
Question 15) The movement of the tectonic plates and their ________ causes these hazards.
(a) Collisions (b) eruptions (c) risk
Question 16) The ________ that hit the India Ocean in 2004 is an example of geological
consequence
(a) tsunami (b) flood (c) hazards
Question 17) We know that Japan is an ________ prone country.
(a) earthquake (b) flood (c) disaster
Question 18) The active Fuji Yama _______ is situated in Japan
(a) volcano (b) earthquake (c) tsunami
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Question 19) The tsunami that hit the _______ _______ in 2004 and affected many coastal areas in
India.
(a) Indian ocean (b) Arabian Sea (c) Ganga
Question 20) Human activities are biggest ________ to the Earth’s environment.
(a) threat (b) War (c) Leackage
Question 21) The destruction caused by ________ activities is for more massive than of the natural
disasters.
(a) manmade (b) Geological causes (c) affected
Question 22) Wars and testing of nuclear _______ destroy lives and property.
(a) Weapons (b) Chemical (c) War
Question 23) Global warming caused by burning of _______ and pollution is causing.
(a) fossiel fuels (b) climate (c) chemical
Question 24) Floods are caused due to ________ as well as man – made causes.
(a) natural (b) disaster (c) planning
Question 25) Disasters are ________ and inevitable
(a) sudden (b) natural (c) proper

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HISTORY

CHAPTER 1.

AFGHANS TAKE OVER KASHMIR.

True or False:

(i). Kashmir came under Afghan rule under Ahmad Shah Abdali.

(ii). Amira Kadal was built by Azad Khan.

(iii). Birbal Dhar approached Ahmad Shah Abdali to conquer Kashmir.

(iv). The condition of people under Afghans was not satisfactory.

Ans.

(i). Kashmir came under Afghan rule under Ahmad Shah Abdali.                   True

(ii). Amira Kadal was built by Azad Khan.      False

(iii). Birbal Dhar approached Ahmad Shah Abdali to conquer Kashmir.         True

(iv). The condition of people under Afghans was not satisfactory.      True

Fill in the Blanks:

(a). _________ was the department introduced by Afghans levy tax on Shawl Industry.

(b). _________ Afghan governors ruled Kashmir during the period of _______ years.

(c). Hariparbat fort was built by __________.

Ans.

(a). Dag-i-Shawl was the department introduced by Afghans levy tax on Shawl Industry.

(b). 28 Afghan governors ruled Kashmir during the period of 67 years.

(c). Hariparbat fort was built by Atta Mohammad (Afghan Governor).

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Choose the most correct answer from the given options:

(i). to maintain the law and order, the Sikh Governor suppressed

(a). Galwans   (b). Peasants   (c). Shawlbaf’s                        (d). None of these

Ans. (a). Galwans

(ii). Bahu fort was completed during the reign of

(a). Udhyanadev         (b). Ranjit Dev                        (c). Dhurj Dev             (d). Jasrat Dev

Ans. (b). Ranjit Dev

(iii). Bebujnama was written by

(a). Pir Hassan Shah   (b). Hamidullah Shahbadi       (c). Shah Alam                        (d). Ahmad Sha

Ans. (b). Hamidullah Shahbadi

(iv). Dogra invasion of Ladakh was led by

(a). Wazir Zorawar Singh      (b). George Bogle       (c). Dalai Lama           (d). None of these

Ans. (a). Wazir Zorawar Singh

CHAPTER 2
THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT
.

Choose the correct answer: Answer

Question 1. Question 3.
Marathi newspaper ‘Kesari’ was edited by Which of the following movement is
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai associated with Chitta Ranjan Das?
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak (a) Quit India Movement
(c) Chitta Ranjan Das (b) The Salt March
(d) Sarojini Naidu (c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer
Question 2.
Lala Lajpat Rai was a nationalist from Question 4.
(a) Bengal The founder of Khudai Khidmatgars was
(b) Bihar (a) Mohammad Ali
(c) Punjab (b) Shaukat Ali
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(d) None of these (b) 1878

(c) 1883
Answer (d) 1890

Question 5. Answer
Who established Natal Congress?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru Question 10.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi Naoroji was ……………….. settled in
(c) Balgangadhar Tilak London.
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai (a) a businessman and publicist
(b) an artist
Answer (c) an educationist
(d) none of these
Question 6.
Bengal was divided by the British in the year Answer
(a) 1900
(b) 1910 Question 11.
(c) 1905 Second World War ended in
(d) 1920 (a) 1910
(b) 1920
Answer (c) 1945
(d) 1947
Question 7.
Hindustan Socialist Republic Association Answer
was related with the nationalist
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai Question 12.
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak The fight for Purna Swaraj was fought
(c) Bhagat Singh under the presidentship of
(d) None of these (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer (c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 8.
The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in Answer
(a) 1840
(b) 1857 Question 13.
(c) 1878 Who was the first Indian Governor-General
(d) 1890 of free India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
Question 9. (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ilbert Bill was introduced in
(a) 1860 Answer

Match the following:

Column A Column B
(i) Knighthood (a) The religious functionaries of Sikh gurudwaras
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(ii) Picket (b) The capacity to act independently without interference from outside
(iii) Mahants (c) The protest of the people outside a building to prevent others /owners from
entering it
(iv) Publicist (d) An honour granted by the British Crown for exceptional personal
achievement
(v) Provincial autonomy (e) A person who publishes an idea by circulating information, writing
reports and speaking at meetings
(vi) Sovereign (f) A capacity of the province to make relatively independent decisions while
remaining within the federationAnswer

State whether true or false:

1. People were satisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s.

Answer

2. The Arms Act was passed in 1875.

Answer

3. A.O. Hume was a Chinese educationist.

Answer

4. Muslim League demanded “Independent States” for Muslims in 1940.

Answer

5. The Congress in the first twenty years of its formation was “moderate”.

Answer

6. In 1930, Gandhiji led a march to break the salt law.

Answer

7. The leaders of Khilafat agitation were Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

Answer

Fill in the blanks:

1. The Arms Act ……………… Indians from having arms.

Answer

2. Gandhiji and his followers marched from ……………… to Dandi.

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Answer

4. ……………… is popularly known as Rajaji.

Answer

CHAPTER 3
INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE

Choose the correct answer: (b) 1952

(c) 1955
Question 1. (d) 1959
How many countries of the world joined the
conference of Bandung in Indonesia? Answer
(a) 29 countries
(b) Less than 20 countries Question 5.
(c) More than 100 countries How many Indians formed the Constituent
(d) 100 countries Assembly?
(a) One hundred
Answer (b) Two hundred
(c) Three hundred
Question 2. (d) Four hundred
Dharavi, the largest slum of the world, is
situated in Answer
(a) Calcutta
(b) Chennai Question 6.
(c) Delhi New state of Andhra Pradesh came into
(d) Mumbai being
(a) on 1 October, 1953
Answer (b) on 15 October, 1953
(c) on 1 May, 1953
Question 3. (d) on 15 May, 1953
The leader who went on hunger strike for the
Andhra Pradesh to protect the interest of Answer
Telugu speakers is
(a) Chitta Ranjan Das Question 7.
(b) Potti Sriramulu Mukti Vahini was formed by the Bengali
(c) Krishna Menon Population under the leadership of
(d) None of these (a) Mira Behn
(b) Muziburr Rehman
Answer (c) Potti Sriramulu
(d) None of these
Question 4.
The Bhilai steel plant was set up in the year Answer
(a) 1950
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Question 8. (d) 1950

Which is NOT the features of our
constitution? Answer
(а) Adoption of Universal Adult Franchise
(b) Preference to Hindu Religion Question 11.
(c) Equal rights to all citizens India, celebrated its 60th year of
(d) Special privileges for the poorest and independence
most disadvantageous Indians (a) on August 15,2007
(b) on August 15, 2009
Answer (c) on january 26,2000
(d) on January 15, 2005
Question 9.
Up to which date were many of the princely Answer
states retained as administrative units?
(a) Up to October 15, 1947 Question 12.
(b) Up to October 31, 1947 Pakistan was divided into two parts because
(c) Up to October 15, 1955 of
(d) Up to October 31, 1956 (a) imposition of Persian on the Bengali
speaking of the east
Answer (b) imposition of Islamic language on the
Bengali speaking of the east
Question 10. (c) imposition of Urdu on Bengali speaking
The United Nations was formed in population of the east
(a) 1940 (d) none of the above
(b) 1945
(c) 1947 Answer

Match the following:

Column A Column B
(i) Hindu Pakistan (a) A partition of India on the basis of religion and dominated by Hindus
called by Nehru
(ii) Gandhian (b) In which both private and public sectors take part in the production of
industries and other spheres
(iii) Franchise (c) The period of power rivalries and ideological conflicts between U.S.A.
and U.S.S.R.
(iv) Mixed Economy (d) Not to side any world power
(v) Cold War (e) Followers of Gandhiji’s ideas and actions
(vi) Non-alignment (f) A right to voteAnswer

State whether true or false:

1. At Independence, the majority of Indians lived in cities.

Answer

2. The Constituent Assembly was made up of members of Muslim League.

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3. In the first national election, only men of age 30 was allowed to vote.

Answer

4. The second Five Year Plan focussed on the development of agriculture.

Answer

5. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution,

Answer

6. The second Five Year Plan was formulated in 1952.

Answer

7. The population of India in 1947 was 38 crore.

Answer

Fill in the blanks:

1. ………………….. assassinated Gandhiji.

Answer

2. On 26 january 1950 our ………………….. was adopted.

Answer

CHAPTER 4
CHANGES IN THE VISUAL ARTS

The Changing World of Visual Arts Class 8

MCQs Questions with Answers Question 2.
Which of the following were brought in with
Choose the correct answer: British art?
(a) Oil painting
Question 1. (b) Miniatures
Which is NOT the name of scroll painters (c) Mural art
(Potters)! (d) Life – size portrait painting
(a) Patuas
(b) Rumors Answer
(c) Kumhars
(d) Kumar Question 3.
General Baird was
Answer (a) an artist
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(b) commander of the British army (d) chinese artists

(c) a trader
(d) a Governer Answer

Answer Question 7.
A new trend within the Kalighat artists
Question 4. (a) after the 1810s
Tipu Sultan was defeated in the battle of (b) after the 1820s
(a) Mysore (c) after the 1840s
(b) Plassey (d) after the 1860s
(c) Buxar
(d) seringapatam Answer

Answer Question 8.
Mechanical printing presses were set up
Question 5. (a) the late sixteenth century
Raja Ravi Varma decided to set up a picture (b) the late seventeenth century
production team and printing press on the (c) the late eighteenth century
outskirts of (d) the late nineteenth
(a) Madras
(b) Bengal Answer
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay Question 9.
Kalighat is located in
Answer (a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
Question 6. (c) Bombay
Abanindranath Tagore was influenced by (d) Madras
the art of
(a) British artists Answer
(b) Japanese artists
(c) French artists

Answer:

Column A Column B
(i) Colonialism (g) The state of a country when it is ruled by foreigners
(i) Convention (d) An accepted norm or style
(iii) Engravings (e) The design which has been cut in wood or metals
(iv) Mural (f) Wall painting
(v) Scroll painting (b) Painting on a roll of paper
(vi) Miniatures (a) Painting in small size
(vii) Portrait (c) A picture of a person in which the face and expression is prominent

State whether true or false:

1. Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings were termed as national.

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2. Rabindranath Tagore rejected the art of Ravi Varma as imitative and westernised.

Answer

3. Thomas and William Jlaniell came to India in 1785.

Answer

4. Tipu Sultan was defeated in the battle of Mysore.

Answer

5. The third category of imperial art was History Painting.

Answer

6. Photographers came to India from Europe in 18th century.

Answer

7. European artists came to India with British engineers.

Answer

Fill in the blanks:

1. Thomas and William Daniell stayed in India for

Answer

2. The most powerful enemy of the British was

Answer

3. The style of painting which showed Indian landscape as a land is called picturesque.

Answer

4. Raja Ravi Varma belonged to the family of the of in Kerala.

Answer

5. Abanindranath Tagore was the of Rabindranath Tagore.

Answer

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GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 1
Human Resource
Answer
Choose the correct answer:
MCQ For Class 8 Geography Chapter 6
Human Resources Class 8 MCQ Question 1. Question 5.
When was Human Resource Development Which of the following is not the region
Ministry formed in India at central level of where very few people live?
Government? (a) High altitudes areas
(a) In 1990 (b) Plains
(b) In 1985 (c) High mountains
(c) In 2004 (d) Equatorial forest area
(d) In 2009
Answer
Answer
Class 8 Human Resources MCQ Question 6.
Class 8 Geography Chapter 6 MCQ The population of the world is
Question 2. (a) 77 billions
More than 90% of World’s population lives (b) 7.0 billions
in about of land surface? (c) 0.77 billions
(a) 20% (d) 0.077 billions
(b) 30%
(c) 50% Answer
(d) 35%
MCQ Questions For Class 8 Geography
Answer Human Resources Question 7.
Movement of people in. and out of an area is
Human Resources MCQ Class 8 Question 3. called
The average density of world’s population is (a) migration
(a) 10 persons per square kilometre (b) death rate
(b) 80 persons per square kilometre (c) birth rate
(c) 20 persons per square kilometre (d) growth rate
(d) 51 persons per square kilometre
Answer
Answer
Ncert Class 8 Geography Chapter 6 MCQ
MCQ On Human Resources Class 8 Question 8.
Question 4. How have USA and Australia gained in
The highest density of the population in the respect of population growth?
world is in (a) By immigration
(a) Europe (b) By tourism
(b) South America (c) By both (a) and (b)
(c) South central Asia (d) None of these
(d) none of these
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(b) Kenya
Geography MCQ Questions Class 8 Chapter (c) India
6 Question 9. (d) China
Which of the following countries has slow
growth rate of population? Answer
(a) India
(b) Pakistan MCQ Questions For Class 8 Geography
(c) United Kingdom Chapter 6 Question 11.
(d) Brazil Human resources differ from one another in
respect of
Answer (a) educational level
(b) age
MCQ Of Human Resources Class 8 Question (c) sex
10. (d) all of these
Which country has high population growth
rate? Answer
(a) Pakistan

Match the following:

Column A Column B
(i) Immigration (a) The tapering figure of people based on age, sex
(ii) Migration (b) Number of years for which an average man is expected to live
(iii) Emigration (c) In which people come and settle in a country
(iv) Population Pyramid (d) The movement of people in and out of area
(v) Life expectancy (e) Movement of the people to other countries
(vi) Emigrants (f) People coming into a country
(vii) Immigrants (g) People leaving the countryAnswer

State whether true or false:

1. Distribution of the population in the world is uneven.

Answer

2. North Hemisphere is less populated.

Answer

3. Capital is the major resource of a nation.

Answer

4. Population density is high in rural areas.

Answer

5. People turn nature’s bounty into resources with their demands and abilities.

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Fill in the blanks:

1. The abrupt and sharp increase in population is known as population …………………… .

Answer

2. The difference between birth rate and death rate is termed as …………………… .

Answer

3. Topography is the …………………… cause of uneven distribution of the population in the

world.

Answer

4. The greatest resource of a nation is …………………… .

Answer

5. …………………… countries developed economically and industrially.

Answer

6. Nearly …………………… of the world’s population live in Asia and Africa.

Answer

CHAPTER 2
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