Competency Practice Question 2

Subject: Social Science Grade: VIII

Portion:
1. History: Ch 8. Indian Renaissance
2. History: Ch 9. Struggle For India’s Independence
3. Civics: Ch 15. The Union Executive
4. Civics: Ch 16. The Indian Judiciary
5. Geography: Ch. 6: Agriculture
6. Geography: Ch. 7: Industries
7. Geography: Ch. 8: Human Resources
Section A
1. Identify the woman reformer of India who was the founder of the Arya Mahila Samaj. (1)
A. Tarabai Shinde
B. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
C. Savitribai Phule
D. Pandita Ramabai

2. What is the role of the Union Public Service Commission? Choose the correct option. (1)
A. To build infrastructure in our country.
B. To conduct free and fair elections in India.
C. To conduct competitive examination.
D. To issue currency and coins in India.

3. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and (1)
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): The Ganga Plains of India is one of the most densely populated areas
of the world.
Reason (R): The uneven relief and remoteness of the plains make them densely
populated.
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is false, but R is true.
D. A is true, but R is false.

4. Study the graph on the population pyramid of Kenya given below and answer the (1)
question that follows.

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Which of the following correctly depicts the population pyramid?

A. Kenya has a high birth rate and a high death rate.
B. Kenya has a low birth rate and a low death rate.
C. Kenya has a high birth rate and a low death rate.
D. Kenya has a low birth rate and a high death rate.

5. Match the social reformers (column A) with their reform organisations (column B) and (1)
choose the correct option.
Column A Column B
I. Raja Rammohan Roy a. Satyashodak Samaj
II. Swami Vivekananda b. Arya Samaj
III. Swami Dayanand Saraswati c. Brahmo Samaj
IV. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule d. Ramakrishna Mission
A. I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c
B. I-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b
C. I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
D. I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b

6. Complete the following analogy. (1)

Apiculture: Rearing of bees :: Viticulture: __________________
A. Cultivation of grapes
B. Farming of silkworms
C. Cultivation of flowers
D. Farming of mushrooms

7. Mr. Y wants to apply for the post of the President of India. Which of the following (1)
conditions should he qualify?
I. He must be an Indian citizen.
II. He must be below the age of 35.

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III. He must be qualified to be a member of the Lok Sabha.

A. Only II
B. Only III
C. Only I and III
D. All I, II and III

8. Look at the image given below and identify the movement associated with it. (1)

A. Quit India Movement

B. Khilafat Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Home Rule Movement

Section B
9. What are the qualifications required to be the Supreme Court judge? (2)
10. Identify the crop shown in the below image. List the geographical conditions (2)
necessary for the cultivation of such crop.

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Section C
11. Why did the British partition Bengal? State any two important features of the (3)
Swadeshi Movement that took place to object the Partition of Bengal.
12. ‘There are certain conditions that need to be fulfilled, for a person to qualify as the (3)
Vice-President of India.’ Mention any three.

Section D
13. Mention the features of intensive subsistence farming. (5)
14. Explain the financial and the executive powers of the President in India. (5)

Section E
15. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows: (4)
The Iron and steel industry forms the raw material for most of the heavy and
engineering industries. Thus, it is known as the basic industry or feeder industry. It is
heavy industry as it uses bulky materials such as iron ore, coal in large quantities and
the finished product is also bulky in nature.
Main centres of iron and steel industries in the world are the regions in the USA,
Northeast UK, Germany, Russia, Sweden, France, China, Japan and India. Main centres
of iron and steel industry in India lie in Chotanagpur plateau region and in pockets of
the Deccan Plateau. Some of the important cities are Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Durgapur,
Rourkela, Bokaro, Kulti, Burnpur, Bhadravati, Salem, Vishakhapatnam and Vijaynagar.

15.1 Why is the iron and steel industry known as the feeder industry? (1)
15.2 Name any two industries that derive their raw materials from the steel industry. (1)
15.3 ‘Jamshedpur is one of the major iron and steel industrial regions of India.’ State any (2)
two factors that led to the development of this industry in Jamshedpur.
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