Birla Open Minds International School

Kollur, Hyderabad
Academic Year 2023-24

WORKSHEET 1:
Social Science
Grade: 8

I) Fill in the blanks:-

1) The partition of Bengal occurred in the year ________.
2) ____________ raised the slogan Do or Die.
3) ______________ newspaper was edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
4) ____________ was the viceroy of India at the time of partition of Bengal.
5) In deltaic Andhra the Swadeshi movement was known as ____________.
6) The three main leaders of the radical group were ______________________.
7) Tilak raised the slogan _________________________.
8) The leaders of Khilafat movement were ________________ and _______________.
9) Punjab Wrongs refers to ____________________.
10)__________________ was the first Indian woman to become president of the Indian
National Congress.
11)__________________ was the first governor general of free India.
12)Two important political developments of the mid 1920s were ___________ &
__________.
13)Rabindranath Tagore renounced the British ____________ in protest against the
Jallianwallah Bagh massacre of 1919.
14)The literal meaning of Sarvajanik was __________.
15)The Indian National Congress was formed in the year __________ at ________ by
_______.
16)In 1895 Gandhiji established _____________ to fight against racial discrimination.
17)Dadabhai Naoroji wrote the book entitled ________.
18)The term birth rate refers to __________.
19)The term death rate refers to __________.
20)The concept of Purna Swaraj refers to __________.
21)Gandhi at the age of _______ arrived in India in ________ from South Africa.
22)The ________ leaders did not believe in extreme actions.
23) The two houses of the Parliament are ____________ & ______________.
24)The tenure of Rajya Sabha is ___________.

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25) The tenure of Lok Sabha is ________.
26) The term EVM refers to ___________.
27) The Parliament while in session begins with a ______________.
28) EVMs were used for the first time in the general elections in the year___________.
29) Lok Sabha is presided over by _________.
30)The president nominates _______ members to the Lok Sabha and ______
members to the Rajya Sabha.
31)The term marginalization refers to _____________.
32)__________ house of Parliament with regard to financial matters.
33) The term minority refers to _____________.
34)___________ appoints the ministers of different ministries.
35)______________ is the advantage of using EVMs.
36)Immigrants refer to ____________.
37)Emigrants refer to ________.
38)___________ is the leader of the ruling party in Lok Sabha.
39)_______ is an important symbol and key feature of democracy.
40)Growth rate refers to __________.
41)Life expectancy refers to __________.
42)The Rajya Sabha functions primarily as the ______________ in the Parliament.
43)___________ is made up of all the representatives elected by the Indian people.
44)_________ activity involves the extraction and harvesting of natural resources.
45)___________ activity involves processing of the products of a primary activity.
46)The ________ sector is also known as the service sector.
47)Article _______ of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability.
48) Reservation policy refers to _____________.
49)Manual scavengers are known as _______ in Gujrat.
50) Article 15 of the Indian constitution notes that ______________.
51) The term Dalit refers to ____________.
52)The Niyam giri hills are located in _________________.
53) There are _________ national parks in India.
54) The constitution provides safeguard to _______________ as a part of the
fundamental rights.
55)The word Militarized refers to _______________.
56)The person who does not get adequate food or nutrition is referred to as
57)___________.
58)About _______% of Indian population comes under Adivasis.
59)There are ___________ wildlife sanctuaries are there in India.
60)Adivasis are invariably portrayed in stereotypical ways like ___________________.
61)_________ announced Direct Action Day in the year _________.
62)______________ is the present chief minister of Telangana.
63)Migration refers to ___________.

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II) Answer the following questions:-
1) Expand the terms RSS,MIC, TISCO and HSRA.
2) Explain the role of Prime Minister.
3) Who was the founder of Khudai khidmatgar?
4) Mention three factors that influence population change.
5) What do you understand by the term Mahants?
6) Name the factors that affect the location of an industry.
7) Name the industrial regions of India.
8) Mention the provisions of the 1989 Act.
9) Why do you think Osaka is known as Manchester of Japan?
10)The people belonging to the minority section and marginalized section need
safeguards. - Explain.
11)The world population is unevenly distributed. - Give reasons for your answer.
12)What was the theme of the book named Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India?
13)Name the highest law making body of our country.
14)How did the first world war impact the economic and political life of India?
15)Name the political associations that were formed between the 1870s and 1880s.
16)Name a few marginalized groups of India.
17)Classify the industries according to size, raw materials and ownership.
18)Name a natural fiber.
19)Name the sections for which seats are reserved in the Parliament.
20) Name the states where the Adivasis are in great numbers.
21)What are the challenges faced by the adivasis?
22)How are the adivasis portrayed today?
23)Name some industrial areas in the Adivasis areas.
24)Why do you think people want to take over the land of adivasis?
25)Do the adivasis of the North east have their land?
26)Name some areas where adivasis are predominant.
27)Complete the table:-
Historical events Date Points to Remember
Arms Act
Vernacular press
act
Chauri Chaura
Khilafat movement Leaders:

Dandi March
Non-Cooperation

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Partition of Bengal Viceroy -
Objectives-
Causes -
Consequences-
Indian National Members -
Congress Founder-
Objectives-
Quit India
Movement
Rowlatt Act Causes-
Consequences -
Lucknow Pact

28)Write a short note on -

a) Indian National Congress
b) Picketing
c) Manchester of India
d) Coalition government
e) Life expectancy
f) Opposition party
g) Question Hour
h) Constituencies
i) Reserved constituencies
j) Indian Parliament
k) Democracy
l) Ilbert bill.
m) Adivasis

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