Revision Worksheet of Social Science

Class VIII

1. Answer in one word :-

a. Who given the written record of land to its owner ?

b. Who introduced the Ijardari System ?

c. Permanent Settlement introduced by –

d. Who were Ryots ?

e. Who introduced Munro system ?

f. Name the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.

g. Who started the revolt at Barrackpore ?

h. Name the founder of the TATA group .

i. Which cloth used in drapery ?

j. Name the method through which Bandhani cloth produced .

k. Who established the Empress Mill at Nagpur?

l. When did the first world war broke out ?

m. Who set up the Sanskrit College ?

n. Who translated the Manusmriti as the code of Hindu Laws ?

o. Which Act passed by the British Parliament in 1813 ?

p. Who led the Theosophical Society of India ?

q. Name the Samaj which was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati .

r. Who drafted a tentative constitution of India ?

s. Where the first summit of NAM held ?

t. Name the older and new alluvial soil .

u. Which layer of soil formed humus ?

v. Name the farming practiced in arid areas without irrigation .

2. Fill in the blanks :-

a. __________________ is a farming in which two or more crops are grown simultaneously on

the same plot of land.

b. Over – cropping and deforestation are the agents of ___________________.

c. The equatorial evergreen rainforest are also known as __________________.

d. Coniferous forests are also called __________________.

e. WWF stands for _________________.

f. Growing different crops in a year on the same piece of land to restore soil fertility _________.

g. Livestock ranching and the cultivation of crops are carried on side by side in
________________ farming.

h. __________________ is practiced in regions with large populations and small farms .

i. Rice is grown by means of a process called ________________________.

j. A group of individuals pool resources to set up an industrial venture known as ____________.

k. BPO stands for ________________________________.

l. The first Indian cotton mill was established in ________________.

m. _______________ was renamed Jamshedpur after Sir Jamsetji N. Tata who brought real
economic development to the town.

n. ______________ is located between Lake Huron and Lake Erie.

o. ______________ city is known as the ‘ Manchester of India ‘.

p.______________ became the ‘ Manchester of Japan ‘.

q. _______________ is the wealthiest place on the planet .

r. Mining is included in _____________ activity .

s. ______________ activity includes services, transport, communication and trade.

t. ____________ is also known as the ‘ House of the people ‘.

u. U.S.A is an example of __________________ system of democracy.

v. An ________________ motion is also used as a tool to keep the government accountable.

w. FIR stands for __________________.

x. A person or party that lodges a complaint known as _______________.

y. A fair trial ensures that article ______ of the Constitution is upheld.

z. _______________ is the practice of segregation followed by the upper-caste Hindus.