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NCERT Solutions-Chapter 2-Reshaping India’s Political Map-Class 8-Social Science

  Exercise Question Answers for Chapter 2 Reshaping India’s Political Map for Class VIII in subject social Science ********************************* Questions and activities: 1. Compare the political strategies of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals. What similarities and differences existed between them?   Answer:  Similarities: Both aimed to control a large part of India. Both used strong armies and weapons to conquer. Taxes from people and trade were their main income. Built forts, palaces, and mosques/temples. Faced resistance from local rulers. Differences: Delhi Sultans mostly ruled through force and raids. Mughal rulers, especially Akbar, used alliances, marriages, and tolerance. Mughals built a better administration (mansabdari system). Delhi Sultans shifted capitals and had frequent violent successions. Mughals stayed in power longer because of better planning. 2. Why did kingdoms like the Vijayanagara Empire and the Ahom Kin...
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The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947

Exercise Question Answer Chapter- The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947 Class-8 Subject- Social Studies  ----------------------------------------------- 1. Why were people dissatisfied with the British rule In the 1870s and 1880s? Answer:-     1. Arms Act- 1878-  In the 1878, the British passed discriminatory act, The Arms Act prohibited the indians from carrying arms. 2. The Vernacular Press Act:-  In 1878, British government passed the Vernacular Press act meant to stop the newspapers to publish anything that would incite the people against the government.  If any indian newspaper was found publishing anything objects neighbor its assets, including the printing press, could be confiscated by the government. 3. Illbert Bill:- In 1883, Illbert Bill passed, which provided for the trial of the European convicts by the Indian judges.  This was intensely opposed by the European community in india under the pressure of Europeans, the government ha...
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Devotional Paths to the Divine-Class-7

Chapter-  Devotional Paths to the Divine  Class-7 Subject- Social Studies  Exercise Question Answers  1. Match the following: The Buddha---------------- namghar Shankradeva-------------- worship of Vishnu Nizamuddin Aulya------questioned Social differences  Nayanars------------------   Sufi Saint  Alvars. ---------------------   worship of Shiva Answers:- The Buddha‐---------------  questioned social differences  Shankradeva-------------- Namghar Nizamuddin Aulya------ Sufi Saint  Nayanars------------------ Worship of Shiva   Alvars. ---------------------  Worship of Vishnu 2. Fill in the blanks:- a) Shankara was an advocate of........... b) Ramanuja was influenced by the.......... c) ..............., ...............and .................... were.                     advocates of Virashaivism. d) ....................was an important centre of Bhakti ...
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Industries- Class-8

  Chapter- Industries  Exercise Question Answers  Class-8 Subject- Social Studies  ************************************ Q1. Answer the following questions:  i . What is meant by the term 'Industry'? Answer:-  The term industry refer to an economic activity that is concerned with the production of goods, extraction of minerals or provision of services. ii. Which are the main factors which influence the location of an industry?  Answer:-   The factors which influence the location of an industry are availability of:-       . Raw materials       . Land        . Water        . Labour        . Power        . Capital        . Transport        . Market iii. Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of the modern industry and why? Answer:-  Iron and steel industry is often referred to as t...
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Life in the Deserts-Exercise Questions

  Chapter- Life in the Deserts Class-7 Subject-Social Studies  ************************************************* A. Answer the following questions:- 1. What are the two types of desserts found in the world? Answer:-   Depending on the temperatures there can be hot deserts or cold deserts. 2. In which continent is the Sahara Desert located?   Answer:-  The Sahara Desert is located in Africa. 3.  What are the climatic conditions of the Laddakh? Answer:-   a. Due to its higher elevations, intensely cold and dry.  b. Here, the heat of the sun can be felt intensely as the air in Laddakh is very thin. c. The date temperatures in summer are just above 0° and the night temperatures are well below −30°C.  d. Winters in Laddakh are very cold with the temperatures below −40°C most of the time. e. The region experienced extremely cold winds and intensity hot sunlight. 4. What mainly attracts tourists to Laddakh? Answer:-   Laddak...
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History-One Mark Questions

  Class-10 Subject- History (Social Studies)  One Mark Questions  ************************************** The Rise of Nationalism in Europe  *********************************** Absolutism:- A government or system of rule that has no restraints on power exercised.   Utopian:-  An ideal vision of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to exist in reality. Plebiscite:- A direct vote by which all the people of a region are asked to accept or reject a proposal.   Suffrage:-  The right to vote in the elections.   Zollverein:- A customs Union formed in 1834 at the initiative of Prussia. It abolished the tariff barriers and reduced the number of currences from 30 to 2.   Liberalism:-  For the new middle classes of 19th century Europe,  it stood for freedom of the individual and equality of all before the law.   Romanticism:- An artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the 18th century, which sought to ...
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