Question

VEDANTA ACADEMY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, COIMBATORE
ASSESSMENT - II
GRADE :VIII SOCIAL SCIENCE MARKS:40


SECTION A
Answer All.
1. Growers of woad in Europe saw __________ as a crop which would provide competition to their earnings.[1]

2. The international demand for indigo was affected by the discovery of __________.[1]


3. The Champaran movement was against __________. [1]

4. What does the term ‘population distribution’ refer to?[1]
i. How the population in a specified area changes over time.
ii. The number of people who die in relation to the number of people born in a specified area.
iii. The way in which people are spread across a given area.

5. What is a population pyramid? [1]
(a) A graphical presentation of the age, sex composition of a population.
(b) When the population density of an area is so high that people live in tall buildings.
(c) Pattern of population distribution in large urban areas.
6. Complete the sentences below using some of the following words. [4]
(sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely)
When people are attracted to an area, it becomes ………………….. populated, Factors that influence this include ………………….. climate; good supplies of ………………….. resources and ………………….. land.

7. Give an example for secular country. [1]

SECTION B [ 5 x 3 = 15]
Answer any 5.

8. Describe the main features of the Permanent Settlement.
9. Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
10. What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of indigo production in Bengal?
11. Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.
12. Find out some examples of different views within the same religion.
13. What is meant by population composition?
14. The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?

SECTION C [ 3 x 5 = 15]
Answer any 3 in detail.
15. a) Why are people considered a resource? [2]
b) What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country? [3]

16. How was the Mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
17. Secularism is separating religion from the power of the state. Discuss why it is vital to separate the power of the state from religious practices.
18. a) State Article: 17 in the Right to Equality, in the Indian constitution. [2]
b) Mention a few points in the US constitution related to secularism. [2]
c) What are the strategies followed by the Indian government to establish secularism? [1]

Answer 1

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