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Grade-8, SST, Natural Resources - Land, Soil and Water

 Natural Resources - Land, Soil and Water   1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. (a) Plateaus are also called tablelands . (b) The highest density of population is found in the plains . (c) Leaching is the process where minerals in the soil are dissolved by rainwater and drained off. (d) Black cotton soil is also called regur . (e) Disposal of sewage and industrial waste are major sources of water pollution.   2. Choose the correct answer. (a) One of these is an alluvial soil: (1) khadar. (ii) red soil. (iii) laterite. (iv) regur. Answer- (i) khadar - Alluvial soils are formed from deposits of silt and clay carried by rivers. Khadar is a type of alluvial soil found in newer river deposits.   (b) The black lava soil of the Deccan Plateau is best for the cultivation of (i) rice. (ii) tea. (ii) cotton. (iv) wheat. Answer- (iii) cotton - Black lava soil, also called regur, is known for its high iron content and is ideal for cotton c
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Grade-8, SST, Expansion of British Power in India

  Expansion of British Power in India   1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.  (a) The East India Company (EEIC) received an imperial farman from Jahangir, allowing the British to trade in India. (b) Joseph François Dupleix led the French East India Company during the First Carnatic War in Europe. (c) The Third Carnatic War was caused by the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in Europe. (d) The death of Ranjit Singh led to a civil war in Punjab. (e) Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance.   2. Choose the correct answer. (a) The Battle of Plassey was fought in (i) 1757 (ii) 1765. ( ⅲ ) 1762 (iv) 1731 Answer- (i) 1757 (b) Mir Jafar was deposed in favour of (i) Mir Qasim (ii) Siraj-ud-Daulah (iii) Hyder Ali (iv) Ranjit Singh Answer- (i) Mir Qasim   (c) The Battle of Buxar gave the English East India Company the diwani of (i) Bengal. (ii) Bihar (iii) Orissa (iv) All of these Answer- (iv) All of these   (e
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Grade-8, SST, Education and British Rule

 Education and British Rule EXERCISES Remembering and Understanding Skills 1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. (a) In pre-British India, Islamic education was conducted in madrasas (b) The Calcutta Madrasa was set up by Warren Hastings. (c) The Aligarh Muslim University was set up by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan . (d) Satish Chandra Mukherjee instituted the National Council of Education. (e) The founder of Shantiniketan was Rabindranath Tagore.   2. Choose the correct answer.   (a) Who was the author of the 'Memorandum on Indian Education'?   (i) Charles Wood (ii) W. W. Hunter (iii) Warren Hastings (iv) Thomas Macaulay Answer- (iv) Thomas Macaulay   b) When was the Wood's Despatch passed? (   (i) 1857 (ii) 1854 (iii) 1882 (iv) 1870 Answer- (ii) 1854   (c) What did the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College later come to be known as?   (i) Mayo College (ii) Aligarh Muslim University (iii) Baroda College (iv) Indian
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