History Lesson

Class 8 Revision

Social Studies

​Periodisation of James MIll

• ​The History of British India 1817

• ​Hindu, Muslim and British/ Christian

• ​British period was seen as the dawn of modern civilisation

Multiple Choice

State True or False.

James mill divided Indian history into three periods- Hindu, Muslim and Christian.

• True 

• False 

Multiple Choice

Colonisation happens when countries expand their territories by colonising other lands.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blanks

In which book James divided the Indian history into Hindu, Muslim and British?

Multiple Choice

Who supported the views of James MIll? 

• Indian Muslims 

• Indian Princes 

• Spartacists 

• Anglicists 

​Major developments of India under colonial rule

• ​Political developments- Till 1857 they directly ruled India

• ​Economic changes- Land revenue system- export- import- de-industrialisation

​Social changes: Reform Movements

Banned Sati, encouraged widow re-marriage

prevented child marriage, regulated education for the girl child

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​integrated tribal society to the mainsteram

introduced English education

Sources of modern Indian history

• ​​​Administrative sources

  ​Non-administrative sources

Multiple Choice

The collection of official record/document is called as

• library 

• archive 

Poll

The Survey of India was set up at

• Bombay 

• Culcutta 

• Dehrad

Multiple Choice

The map of Hyderabad region was made by

• Thomas Moore 

• Dr. HW Voysey 

Multiple Choice

Poverty and Un-British rule in India was written by

• Nehru 

• Dadabhai Naoroji

• Subas Chandra Bose 

Multiple Choice

Stri Purush Tulana

• Munshi Premchand 

• Tarabai Shinde 

Fill in the Blanks

Film Gandhi was conceived by

Poll

Satyajit Ray 

• Achhut Kannya 

• Pather Panchali 

​Types of Resources

• ​Natural- Human Made- Human resource

• ​Origin-stage -renewability

• ​Conservation of resources

Multiple Choice

Natural resources can be classified on the basis of their

• origin

• stage of development

• renew-ability

• all of these

​Natural Resources Land, Soil and Water

​Land use

​Conservation of Land

​Soil Profile and formation of land

​types of soil

​Soil conservation

​Water resources

​Conservation of water

Poll

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

• It isn't because it is a renewable resource

• Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

• 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

Multiple Choice

Natural Resources are

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use. 

• Rocks that contain metal

• Resources that are continually being replaced and will not run out.

• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

Poll

Many stores now carry products that have less packaging or wrapping. Products with reduced packaging are most likely available because--

• they reduce trash that eventually ends up in landfills

• they help conserve resources, especially plastics

• they provide a compacted packaging choice for consumers

• all of these

Fill in the Blanks

horizon comprises subsoil

Multiple Choice

D-Horizon is called the bedrock. 

• True 

• False 

Multiple Choice

Dry farming is an agent of

• Soil erosion 

• soil exhaustion