CLASS 8(2024-25)

TERM 2 REVISION
UNDERSTANDING AND TACKLING MARGINALISATION
I. OBJECTIVE:

1.What kind of discrimination did the lower castes face due to rigid stratification of Society?

a) There were many restrictions imposed on their movements.

b) They were denied access to resources and facilities enjoyed by others
c) They were denied luxury and facilities available to others.
d) Both (a) and (b)
2. Consider the statements given below and choose the correct answer:

Statement I:The National Minority Commission promotes the interests and Welfare of
Minorities.
Statement II:The Cultural and Educational Rights granted by the Constitution aims to preserve
the culture and heritage of the minorities.
a) Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect
b) Statement (I) is incorrect and (II) is correct
c) Both (I) & (II) are incorrect
d) Both (I) & (II) are correct
3. Adivasis constitute about ___8 %_______ of India’s population , but are not a homogenous group.

4. The Indian Constitution prohibits the practice of Untouchability.

a) Article 17
b) Article 15
c) Article 16
d) Article 12

5. The Mandal Commission was set in 1979 under the leadership of BP Mandal for _______________

a) Discrimination
b) Exploitation
c) Reservations
d) Marginalisation

II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1. Why was the Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act ,1989
formulated?

a) This law was to address the demands of underprivileged classes , that underwent constant
persecution and humiliation at the hands of people belonging to the upper caste, especially
in the 1970’s and 1980s, when this discrimination acquired a violent nature.

b) They pressurized the government to pass new legislation that would list out the different
types of violent practices and lay down more severe penalty to those who engage in this type
of violent practices and lay down more severe penalty to those who engage in this type of
act.

2. What role does government play in safeguarding the women and children of India?

a)The Indian constitution aspires to protect the interest and well- being of the children who are the
future of the country.Majority of them suffer from malnutrition and ailments and do not have access to
education.

b)After independence ,legislation were passed and institutions like National Commission for women
were set up to safe guard their welfare.

3. What are the measures taken by the government for the upliftment of marginalized
group?
Ans:
a) Government plans and implements schemes especially directed towards the growth of the
Scheduled Castes and Adivasi communities
b) To provide equal opportunity to students of the Scheduled Caste and Adivasi communities,
the government provides subsidized or free hostel facilities in educational institutions
across the country
c) There are quite a few the government sponsored scholarship schemes to support education
of bright students of the marginalized groups.
d) Apart from providing facilities, the government has also undertaken concrete measures to
end inequality innate in the system.One such noteworthy measure is the reservation policy.
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TERM 2 – REVISION- ANSWER KEY
CH 11 & 12: THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND MARH TO FREEDOM
I.OBJECTIVES:
1. The policy of ______discrimination_____ the British followed towards the Indians.
2.Netaji Subash Chandra Bose gave the Slogan____________
Options:

a) Do or die
b) March to Delhi
c) Simon Go back
d) Swaraja is my birth right I shall have it
3.In December 1907, a session of the Congress was held at ___________a major split
between Moderates and Extremists

a) Calcutta
b) Bombay
c) Lahore
d) Surat
4.Who led the Home Rule Movement?
Ans:Tilak and Annie Besant
5. When and where was the Indian National Congress hold its first session?
Ans:Bombay , 28 – 30 dec 1885
6.Match the following column I and Column II
Column I Colunm II
A. The Muslim League 1. The Revolutionaries
B. Anushilan Samiti 2. The Black Act
C. Rowlatt Act 3. Salt Act
D. Dandi March 4. Divide & Rule Policy
Options:

a) A-2, B-4, C-1 ,D-3

b) A-3,B-1,C-2,D-4
c) A-4,B-1,C-2,D-3
d) A-4,B-1,C-2,D-3
7. Identify the event from the picture given below.
 a) Swadeshi Movement
b) Chauri Chaura
c) Dandi March
d) Jallianwala Bagh
8. The _______________ sought trial of European and British people by Indian judges

a) Arms Act
b) Ilbert Bill
c) Vernacular Press Act
d) Irwin Act
9. Assertion & Reasoning:
There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason(R).Mark your answer as
a) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Assertion (A):Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru formed the “Swaraja Party” and won many
seats
Reason (R): They were the pro- changers and wanted to flight election so that they could
influence British policy
10. The founders of All India Muslim League in 1906
a) Aga Khan & Nawab of Dhaka
b) Lal Hardayal & Sohan Singh
c) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
d) Mohd Ali Jinnah & Saukat Ali
11. Arrange the following in a chronological order:
I. The Swaraj party
II. All India Muslim league
III. Communist Party
IV. Indian National Congress
V. Forward Bloc
Options:
a) II- III- I-V- IV
b) IV -II-I- III- V
c) III- V-II- IV-I
d) I- II-V- IV- III
12. Consider the Slogans given below and identify the event or the person who gave it

 Do or Die- GANDHIJI- QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT

 Jai Hind- NETAJI SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE

13. The Book Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India was written by _____DADABHAI
NAOROJI________
14.
15. In which session the moderates and extremists united again?

Ans: LUCKNOW SESSION, 1916

16. Name the Movement started by extremists after the partition of Bengal.
Ans: Swadeshi nd boycott movement

17. In the Lahore session Jawarharlal Nehru declared __PURNA SWARAJ_____ and
hoisted the tricolour flag

18. Who is known as the Frontier Gandhi?

Ans:Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
19. The All India Non- Cooperation Movement was started on ________________
a) 1stAugust 1920
b) 1st August 1922
c) 1st April 1919
d) 1st April 1923
20. In March 1947 ______________ became the viceroy and planned for an independent
India to be divided into two countries - India and Pakistan.
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Minto
20.The Extremists demanded _______SWARAJ OR FREEDOM__________ from the
British.
II.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1.Eplain about the Quit India Movement
a) Gandiji and the Congress launched the Quit India Movement in 1942. It was a mass
movement demanding the immediate end of the British rule.
b) Gandhiji's slogan was Do or Die (Karo Ya Maro). After the start of this movement, Gandhiji
and other senior leaders were arrested.
This shocked the entire country and angered all the Indians. This movement was declared illegal
and thousands were sent to jail or lathi-charged.
A .Who formed the Indian National Congress.?(Pg94)
B.What was the main aim of the Congress at that time?
A.Allan Octavian Hume ,a retired British Official organized a meeting in Bombay. This was
the first step towards the making of a political organization called the Congress.This meeting
was attended by 72 delegates from all parts of India.Prominent Leaders like WC
Bannerji,Dadabhai Naoroji,Subramania Iyer attended the meeting.
B.
a) The aim was the create an organization that would communicate the demands of the
Indians to the British government.
b) To create a plan for demanding concessions from the British government.
c) To make the leaders from different parts of India come together and discuss problems
related to India.
3. A) What was the reason put forth by the British for the Partition of Bengal?

B) What was the actual reason behind it?

C) What was the outcome of the Partition of Bengal.

A)Viceroy Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905. Bengal, at that time, was the largest province of
British India that included Bihar and parts of Orissa (Odisha). The reason the British put forth
for this division was that of administrative convenience, as the province was too large to be
governed with efficiency.

B) The actual reason for the partition of Bengal was to curtail the influence of Bengali
politicians and to create disunity between Hindus and Muslims.

C) The Boycott movement against the partition of Bengal soon converted into Swadeshi
movement. Swadeshi means of one's own country. The Swadeshi Movement encouraged the
ideas of self-help, swadeshi enterprise, national education and use of Indian languages.
4. A Who were Extremists?
The Extremists were a new group that emerged against the views of the Moderates. They
were led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal and were popularly
known as Lal-Bal- Pal.
B. What were the demands of the Moderates before the Formation of Indian National
Congress
a) They demanded freedom of speech and expression. They called for the Civil Services
exams to be held in India too, not just in England. In the provincial and central
legislative councils, they demanded elected representatives.
b) They wanted reduction of land revenue and provision of greater protection to
cultivators and forest dwellers. They wanted reduction in military expenditure.
c) They wanted greater expenditure on irrigation, education and other constructive
activities. They demanded amendment to the Arms Act.
d) They wanted changes in the government's economic policies to encourage the growth of
Indian industries. They wanted an expansion of welfare programme.

5. How did the British respond to the historic “Dandi March”?

Repressive measures were used by the British government to crush the movement.
Satyagrahis were imprisoned in large numbers. The Congress was declared illegal and
major Congress leaders were jailed.
6. . Elaborate on the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh.

a) On 13 Apri 1919,a peaceful public meeting was going on in Jallaianwala Bagh in Amritsar
to protest against the arrest of Dr.Kitchlew and Dr.Satya Pal.
b) General Dyer was the military commander of Amritsar.He wanted to teach a lesson to
Punjab.With his well-armed soldiers, he surrounded the Jallianwala Bagh and block its
only exit.
c) By this act the crowd was trapped in the ground.Finally, General Dyer ordered his
soliders to shoot the trapped people with the machine guns and rifles.Soldiers, without
any warning,opened fire on the helpless men, women and children gathered there.
d) More than a thousand died and many more were injured.This incident created shock and
horror among the people.They protested violently.
e) All leaders condemned the Massacre.Rabinbranath Tagore reacted by renouncing his
Knighthood.The government banned newspapers and repressed the freedom of the
Indians.
7. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?
a) The Muslims in India wanted to bring pressure upon Britian to change its policies towards
Turkey.
b) All these developments resulted in the famus khilafat Movement 1920.This movement was
started by ali brothers- Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.The Khilafat Movement got the full
support of the Indian National Congress.
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Indian Criminal Justice System

Revision Answer key

Objectives

1. Consider the statements given below and choose the correct answer.
Statement 1: The defence lawyer has an important role in ensuring a fair trial.
Statement 2: Only after an FIR has been lodged the police can initiate a probe into a crime.

OPTIONS
(a) Statement I and statement II are correct
(b) Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect
(c) Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct
(d) Statement I and statement II are incorrect
2. As per the Constitution, every citizen who is charged of a crime has to be given a fair trial.

3. Who among them represents the interest of the state?

a) Judge
b) Police
c) Public Prosecutor
d) Lawyer
4. There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason(R).Read the statements and select
the correct option.
Assertion (A): The Constitution does not give the power to the police to decide whether a person is
guilty or not.
Reason (R) : The Defence Lawyer makes sure that the accused gets a fair trial and he/she thoroughly
cross-examines all witnesses and facts presented by the Public Prosecutor.
Options.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
5. A suspect can file for bail depending on the nature of offence.
Answer the following.
1. ’ Article 22 and Article 39A of the Constitution grants certain rights in a citizen’s life’. Elucidate
the statement.
a) As per Article 22 of the Indian Constitution, all people have a Fundamental Right to be defended by a
lawyer.If the accused does not have the resources to appoint a lawyer then the court must assign one.
b) Article 39 A of the Constitution, it is the duty of the State to assign a lawyer for all citizens ,who are
unable to engage one due to poverty or any other disability.
2. Explain the procedures that most of the criminal cases go through.
a) Warrant b) Chargesheet
a) The police needs a warrant (permission of court) to arrest a suspect for non-cognisable offences such
as public nuisance, assault and mischief.
b) The investigating officer prepares a written report based on his/her findings known as chargesheet
and files for a trial in Magistrate’s court.
3. List the D K Basu Guidelines, meant for police officials.
a) Police personnel who make an arrest or interrogate a suspect must wear lucid, precise and discernible
identification with name and his/her designation.
b) A memo containing date and time of the arrest, the sign of at least one witness and countersigned by
the arrested person should be prepared while taking a suspect into custody.
c) In case the memo is signed by someone other than a family member, then the arrested or detained
person has the right to inform relatives or friends.
d) If friends or family live outside the district, then the police should inform the time, place of arrest and
place of detention within 8-12 hours on the arrest.