Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 8 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

Do you think water in Chennai is available to and affordable by all? Discuss.

Answer the following question.
Why are human resources important?

Tick the correct answer.
Which one of the following is a human-made resource?

Complete the statement.  
Non-renewable resources are

State whether true or false:
James Mill divided Indian history into three periods − Hindu, Muslim, Christian.

What is the problem with the periodisation of the Indian history that James Mill offers?

Fill in the blanks:
The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of __________.

State whether true or false:

The Mughal empire became stronger in the eighteenth century.

What attracted European trading companies to India?

What were the areas of conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India Company?

How did the assumption of Diwani benefit the East India Company?

Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement. 

Answer the following question.
What is agriculture?

How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?

Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.

Answer the following question.
Name the factors influencing agriculture.

Give reason.
In India agriculture is a primary activity.

The British described the tribal people as ______. 

Give reason.
Different crops are grown in different regions.

Distinguish between the following.
Primary activities and tertiary activities