CBSE Class 8 - Social Science Periodic Test Question Paper (2020-21)(#eduvictors)(#class8SocialScience)

CBSE Class 8 - Social Science Periodic Test Question Paper (2020-21)

Social Sciences at upper primary level aims at know-how of various phenomena in social environment. Social sciences have an critical role in generating sensitivity closer to human values of compassion, believe, peace, cooperation, social justice, environmental safety etc. It makes students aware of one’s own social surroundings and its interplay with numerous geographical, ancient, social, economic, and political factors. 

1. Oswaal NCERT & CBSE Question Bank Class 8 Social Science Book (For March 2021 Exam)

2. CBSE All In One NCERT Based Social Science Class 8 2020-21

Here follows the class 8 social Science sample question paper.

Class 8 - Our Pasts III - From Trade to Territory (1 Mark Questions) (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Chapter: From Trade to Territory 

(1 Mark Questions)

Class 8 - Our Pasts III 

Here is a question bank consists of Very Short Answer based Questions (VSQA) carrying 1 Mark each. 

Q1: Which Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India?  

Q2:   Which ruler of England gave permission to the East India Company to establish trade relations with the East?  

Q3:   Who was the last powerful ruler of the Mughal Empire?  

Q4:  When did the East India Company begin to trade with India?  

Q5:  In which year did the Portuguese discover the sea route to India?  

Q6:  Define the word 'factory' in context of the British East India Company.  

CBSE Class 8 - Social Science - History Chapter 9: Women Caste and Reform NCERT Questions and Answers (#class8History)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Chapter 9: Women Caste and Reform

Class 8 - Social Science - History  

NCERT Questions and Answers

Question 1: What social ideas did the following people support? 
Rammohan Roy Dayanand Saraswati Veerasalingam Pantulu Jyotirao Phule Pandita Ramabai Periyar Mumtaz Ali Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar 

Answer:
Rammohun Roy: Supported the banning of the practice of 'Sati'

Dayanand Saraswati: Supported Widow remarriage

Veerasalingam Pantulu: Supported Widow remarriage

Jyotirao Phule: Supported equality among castes

Pandita Ramabai: Supported Women's Education, Economic Independence for women and set up widow homes

Periyar: Supported equality for untouchables.

Mumtaz Ali: Supported Women's Education

Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar: Supported Widow remarriage

CBSE Class 8 - History: Chapter – 07 - Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners (Questions and Answers)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

History: Chapter 7 - Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners 

(Q & A)

Q1: During British rule, crafts and industries focussed on which sectors?

Answer:
⑴ Textiles
⑵ Iron and steel


Q2: What was the connection between India and the industrialization of Britain?

Answer: The industrialization of Britain had a close connection with the conquest and colonization of India.


Q3: With start of industrial age in Britain, why were British Industrialists interested in India?

Answer: With the growth of industrial production, British industrialists began to see India as a vast
market for their industrial products, and over the years, manufactured goods from Britain began flooding India. 

Geography - The Composition of the Earth's Crust (#eduvictors)(#cbsenotes)

Geography

The Composition of the Earth's Crust

CBSE Class 8 Social Science - Chapter 7 - Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners - NCERT Solutions (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners 

NCERT Solutions

Class 8 Social Science - Chapter 7

Question 1: What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?

Answer: Cotton and silk textiles had a huge market in Europe. Indian textiles were by far the most popular, both for their fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship. Different varieties of Indian textiles were sold in the Western markets; for example, chintz, cossaes or khassa, bandanna and jamdani. From the 1680's, there started a craze for printed Indian cotton textiles in England and Europe, mainly for their exquisite floral designs, fine texture and relative cheapness. Rich people of England including the Queen herself wore clothes of Indian fabric.


Question 2: What is jamdani ?

Answer: Jamdani is a fine muslin on which decorative motifs are woven on the loom, typically in grey and white. Often a mixture of cotton and gold thread is used. The most important centres of jamdani weaving were Dacca in Bengal and Lucknow in the United Provinces.


Question 3: What is bandanna?

Answer: 'Bandanna' refers to brightly coloured and printed scarf for the neck or head. Originally referring to the hindi word, "bandhna" which means tying, it is a type of cloth produced through a method of tying and dying.


Question 4: Who are the Agarias?

Answer: The Agarias are an Indian community of iron smelters. In the late nineteenth century, after a series of famines, a lot of Agarias deserted their villages and never worked as smelters again.

Colonialism and the City - CBSE Class 8 - History - NCERT Q and A (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Colonialism and the City 

Q & A

Important points:

① The partition of India in 1947 led to a massive transfer of populations, and Delhi became a city of refugees.

② While Old Delhi was almost ignored by the British, millions were spent on developing New Delhi.

③ In the late 18th century, Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras became the centres of British colonial power.

④ In 19th century, in most parts of the Western world, modern cities emerged with industrialisation, but Indian cities under British rule did not benefit much.

⑤ After 1911, Delhi became the capital of British India. New Delhi took nearly 20 years to build.


Q1: State whether true or false:
(a) In the Western world, modern cities grew with industrialisation.
(b) Surat and Machlipatnam developed in the nineteenth century.
(c) In the twentieth century, the majority of Indians lived in cities.
(d) After 1857 no worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years.
(e) More money was spent on cleaning Old Delhi than New Delhi.

Indian States Touching International Borders - Geography - CBSE Class 6/7/8/9/10/NTSE/CTET -

Indian States Touching International Borders 

Table

States Situated on International Borders
(Indian States touching International Borders)

No.	Countries	States
1	Pakistan	1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Punjab 4. Jammu & Kashmir

Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age - NCERT Answers - CBSE Class 8 Social Studies (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age  

NCERT Answers 

Question 1: Fill in the blanks:
(a) The British described the tribal people as _____________.
(b) The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ____________.
(c) The tribal chiefs got _________titles in central India under the British land settlements.
(d) Tribals went to work in the ____________ of Assam, and the ___________ in Bihar.

Answer:
(a) The British described the tribal people as uncivilized.
(b) The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as broadcasting or scattering.
(c) The tribal chiefs got land titles in central India under the British land settlements.
(d) Tribals went to work in the tea plantations of Assam and the coal mines in Bihar.

CBSE Class 8 - Social Science - History - Ch1 - How, When and Where (Assignment)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

History  

Chapter 1 - How, When and Where 

(Assignment)

Answer the following questions

1. Define the following terms – Archive, Survey, Census

2. Who was James Mill? Name the book written by him. How did he periodise the Indian History?

CBSE Class 8 - HISTORY – CRAFT AND INDUSTRIES - Concept Points (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

History - Chapter : Crafts and Industries

Concept Points

1. The products which are of aesthetic value and are produced by hand or by using simple tools and machines are termed as Handicraft.

2. Items of Exports – pearls, perfumes, spices, sugar etc.

3. Items of Imports – gold, copper, zinc etc.

4. A process which include the production of fabric by interlacing two sets of threads is termed as weaving.

5. The shift from manual system to machine made goods or machine system is known as Industrial Revolution.

CBSE Class 8 - History - Life in the rural areas (Q & A) (#eduvictors)(#cbsenotes)

Life in the Rural Areas (Q & A)

Q1: What was the situation in the villages before the advent of the British?

Answer:
⒈ When the British came to India, villages were self sufficient units.

⒉ Most of the things that the villagers needed,  were produced in the village itself.

⒊ The farmer owned the land he cultivated and could not be evicted.


Q2: Why did the English East India Company needed money? Why did the system of giving the revenue collection rights to the highest bidder fail?

CBSE class 10/9/8/7 - Social Science - Civics- Types of Government (#eduvictors)(#cbseNotes)

Know Different Types of Governments

Republic: 
A government whose authority is based on citizen’s votes ,which are represented by elected or nominated officials chosen in free election.

Democracy: 
Democracy means ‘rule of people’. The term today refers to political system in which the people or their elected representatives govern themselves.

Communism: 
As a system of government, commission is a system of government in which the states owns and operates industry on behalves of the people.

CBSE Class 8 - Geography - Natural Resources – Land and Soil (Worksheet) (#cbsenotes) (#eduvictors)

Natural Resources – Land and Soil (Worksheet)

Fill in the blanks

1. ____________________ are huge land masses which rise to marvellous heights.


2. ___________________ are broad, low lying stretches of land which have gentle slopes.


3. _________________ is a source of perennial rivers of India.


4. __________________ soils are formed by leaching.

General Knowledge - Tribes and Races Of the World (#compete4Exams) (#cbseNotes)

Tribes and Races Of the World

Afridis:
A race of hill men on the north-west frontier of Pakistan (tribal area of Waziristan).

Bedouins:
Nomadic tribe of Arabia, spread over the whole of Northern Africa and Western Asia.

Bhils:
A primitive Dravidian race inhabiting Central India.

Bhil Women

Boer:
A name applied to South Africans of Dutch or Huguenot descent, especially to early settlers of Transvaal and the Orange Free State and their descendants.

Bushmen:
They live in the Kalahari desert. They are probably the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of Africa. They rank among the most uncivilized and backward peoples in the world. Their food consists almost entirely of meat, often raw or decomposed, and in times of scarcity they will eat insects, snakes etc.

CBSE Class 8 - Social Science - Half Yearly Examination Paper - (2017-18) (#cbsePapers)

CBSE Class 8 - Social Science - Half Yearly Examination Paper - (2017-18)

CBSE Class 8 - Social Studies - Half Yearly Question Paper (2017-18)

CBSE Class 8 - Social Studies  - Half Yearly Question Paper (2017-18) 

CBSE Class 8 - History - Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory - COLONISATION OF INDIA (Timelines) (#cbseNotes)

Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory
COLONISATION OF INDIA (Timelines)

1. 1498: Vasco da gama discovered a new trade route

2. 1600: East India company formed

3. 1602: Dutch east India company formed

4. 1664: French east India company formed

5. 1774-1763: Anglo carnatic wars

CBSE CLASS 8 - Chapter 3 Civics - Why do we need a parliament ( Q and A) (#cbseNotes)

Why do we need a parliament?

NCERT - Chapter 3 - Civics

Questions and Answers 

Question 1: What is coalition government?

Answer:
① Often times in the recent past it has been difficult for a single political party to get the majority that is required to form the government.

② They then join together with different political parties who are interested in similar concern to form, what is known as a coalition government.

CBSE Class 8: Our Pasts III - Chapter 5 - When people Rebel 1857 and After (Long Q and A) (#cbseNotes)

When people Rebel 1857 and After(History Notes - Long Q & A)

Question 1: What impact did Bahadur Shah Zafar support to the rebellion have on the people and the ruling families?

Answer:
⑴ Bahadur Shah Zafar support to the rebellion boosted the moral of the Indian people. It gave them courage, hope and confidence to get together against the East India Company rule.

⑵ Regiment after regiment mutinied. People of the towns and villages also rose up in rebellion with their local leaders, zamindars and chiefs to fight against the British.

⑶ Nanasaheb gathered arm forces and expelled the British Garrison from the city.

⑷ Birjis Qadr was proclaimed the new Nawab. He too acknowledged the suzernity of Bahadur Shah.

⑸ In Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai joined the rebel sepoys and fought the British along with Tantia Tope, the general of Nana Saheb.