SSC (English Medium) 8th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

Answer the following in 25 to 30 words.

How are members of the Lok Sabha elected?

Explain the functions of the Speaker of Lok Sabha.

The President nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha. Collect information on what are the criteria for their selection.

Gather additional information along with photographs about the work of the following personality in the Civil Disobedience Movement and exhibit it in the class.

Khan Abdul Gafar Khan:

Gather additional information along with photographs about the work of the following personality in the Civil Disobedience Movement and exhibit it in the class.

Babu Genu:

Among the historical sources ______ sources are based on Modern technology. 

Explain the following statement with reason.

During the British period newspapers also acted as source of social reformation.

Gather information about the important leaders of Indian freedom movement and their biographies and read aloud.

Collect the photographs related to the Indian Freedom movement with the help of the internet. 

Explain the following statement with a reason.

There was discontent among the Hindu and Muslim sepoys.

What were the social causes behind the struggle of 1857? 

Laws are made by ______.

Explain the concept. 

Judicial Review 

Explain the concept.

Public Interest Litigation

Write a short note on. 

Judicial Activism 

Enumerate the functions of the Supreme Court. 

Which are the provisions that preserve the independence of the judiciary?

Complete the table.

The Winter session of  Maharashtra Legislature takes place at ______ . 

The right to summon the state legislature lies with the ______.