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This document provides a social science homework assignment to a student in Class VIII. It includes 15 multiple choice questions testing the student's knowledge on topics related to resources, industries, and government. It also includes 3 matching questions. Finally, it instructs the student to create a 6-slide PowerPoint presentation exploring ways to enhance the use of a renewable energy resource to reduce global warming. The homework aims to assess and expand the student's understanding of social science concepts through varied question types and an independent research project.

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Holiday Homework classVIII

This document provides a social science homework assignment to a student in Class VIII. It includes 15 multiple choice questions testing the student's knowledge on topics related to resources, industries, and government. It also includes 3 matching questions. Finally, it instructs the student to create a 6-slide PowerPoint presentation exploring ways to enhance the use of a renewable energy resource to reduce global warming. The homework aims to assess and expand the student's understanding of social science concepts through varied question types and an independent research project.

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Holiday Homework

Session: 2022-23
Student Name: Class: VIII Date:
Subject: Social Science Roll No: Teacher’s Sign:
Topic

Attempt the questions in the worksheet itself.

I. Choose the correct option for the following:


1. Which of the following is a human made resource?
(i) spring water (ii) medicines to treat cancer
(iii) tropical forest (iv) air we breathe

2. People can make best use of nature to create more resources when they have-
(i) utility (ii) value (iii) both utility and value

3. Mahal in a mahalwari system refers to:


(i) district (ii) state (iii) village (iv) country

4. Why was there a popular demand for Indian indigo in Italy, France and Britain?
(i) India was the biggest producer of indigo and no other country produced indigo
(ii) There was a ban on indigo import in other countries
(iii) Indigo imports were tax free
(iv) Indigo was used to dye cloth and there was a huge demand

5. What do you mean by nij and ryoti?


(i) The two main trading centres of indigo
(ii) The two main areas where indigo was cultivated in India
(iii) The two important systems of indigo cultivation
(iv) The two main sets of zamindars

6. Which Indian kingdoms were annexed on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse?
(i) Bengal and Bombay (ii) Satara and Jhansi
(iii) Awadh and Bengal (iv) Jhansi and Mysore

7. Who initiated the Policy of Paramountcy?


(i) Lord Dalhousie (ii) Lord Wellesley
(iii) Lord Rippon (iv) Lord Hasting

8. Which of the following constitute the third tier of the government


(i) Central Government (ii) Panchayati Raj
(iii) State Government (iv) None of the above

9. Which of the following is known as the conscience of the Indian Constitution?


(i) Fundamental Rights (ii) Directive Principles of State policy
(iii) Fundamental Duties (iv) Preamble

10. Which of the following is not the objective of Secularism?


(i) Prevents inter- community domination
(ii) Prevents individuals to exit any religion
(iii) Prevents intra community domination
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(iv) Allows individuals to embrace another religion.

11. Which one of the following has no economic value.


i. iron ore ii. petroleum iii. natural beauty iv.car

12. Sustainable development seeks to prevent:


i. wastage of resources ii. pollution
iii. loss of biodiversity iv. all of these

13. How did the Company ask the Rajas and Talukdars to collect revenue?
(i) Rajas had to give it in the form of jewellery and gold
(ii) Rajas had to give it from their treasury.
(iii) Rajas had to raise revenue by selling their own land .
(iv) Rajas had to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company

14. A set of statements with respect to the ryot cultivation of indigo is given below. Select the one
that is not applicable to the ryot cultivation.
(i) The planter provided the seed and the drill, while the cultivators prepared the soil, sowed the
seed and looked after the crop.
(ii) The planters were forced to sign a contract, an agreement (satta)
(ii) Those who signed the contract got cash advances from the planters at low rates of interest to
produce indigo.
(iv) The planters produced indigo in the lands that he directly controlled.

15. Which one of the following is an inexhaustible resources.


i. forests ii. wildlife iii. sunlight iv. fossil fuels

II. Match the following: -

16. Column-I Column -II


(a) ryot (i) village
(b) mahal (ii) peasant
(c) nij ( iii) cultivation on ryot’s lands
(d) ryoti (iv) cultivation on planter’s land

17. Column-I Column –II

(a) resource (i) a renewable source of enegry


(b) wind (ii) non-renewable resource
(c) technology (iii) utility
(d) rocks and minerals (iv) Human- made resource

18. Column-I C o l u m n –II

(a)Tipu Sultan (i) Kitoor


(b)Dalhousie (ii) Battle of Plassey
(c) Rani Channamma (iii) Mysore
(d) Sirajuddaulah lost (iv) Doctrine of Lapse

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19. As we all know about the climate clock that is ticking fast constantly, warning us
against the global warming before it becomes irreversible. Choose any one renewable
resource from the following and prepare a power point presentation not more than six
slides, to show how we can enhance the use of renewable resource to reduce global
warming. Explore new avenues and innovative methods or you can take an example of
other countries where they have been used extensively and successfully.
1. Hydro energy
2. Solar Energy
3. Tidal energy
4. Wind Energy
5. Geothermal energy

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