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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Chapter 3-Landforms and Life
NCERT Question, Activities and Projects
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Q1. In what type of landform is your town/village/city located? Which features mentioned in this chapter do you see around you?
Answer:-
1. I am living in a town where the landform is quite plain.
2. Alluvial soil is found on the very large scale.
3. We can do agriculture work on this land as the soil is very fertile.
4. We can grow many crops on a very large scale.
5. Rice and Wheat are important crops grown in plains.
Q2. Let us go back to our initial trip from Chhota Nagpur to Prayagraj and Almora. Describe the three landforms you came across on the way.
Answer:-
1. The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India which covers much of Jharkhand state, adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar.
2. Prayagraj is one of most ancient and sacred town of India based on the river Ganga plains. It is known for confluence of three rivers.
3. Almora lies is in the beautiful Kumaon mountain range.
Q3. List few pilgrimage spots in India along with the landforms in which they are found.
Answer:- There many eminent pilgrimage in India: Rishikesh, Haridwar, Mathura, Dwarka, Varanasi, Tirupati, Amritsar, Amarnath, Rameshwaram, Shirdi, Puri and many more.
1. Haridwar:- It is covered by Mountains, hills, rivers. Holy river Ganga flowing there.
2. Amarnath:- It have a mountainous landform. It is located in the Himalayas. Amaranth is famous for Amaranth Cave Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
3. Tirupati:- It is located inthe hills. Tirupati is home to famous Venkateswara Temple, situated in the Tirumala Hills.
Q4. State whether True or False-
(i) The himalayas are young mountains with rounded tops.
(ii) Play tootles usually rise saply , at least on one side.
(iii) Mountains and hills belong to the same type landform.
(iv) Mountains, Plateaus and rivers in India have the same types of flora and fauna.
(v) Ganga is a tributary to the Yamuna.
(vi) Desserts have unique flora and fauna.
(vii) Melting snow feeds rivers.
(viii) Sediments from rivers deposited in the plains makes the land fertile.
(ix) All deserts are hot.
Answer:-
(i) False (ii) False (iii) True
(iv)False (v) False. (vi) True
(vii) True (viii) True. (ix) False
Match the following:-
1. Mount Everest (a) Africa
2. rafting (b) roof of the world
3. camels (c) rice fields
4. plateau (d) desert
5. Gangetic plains (e) river
6. waterway (f) Ganga
7. Mount Kilimanjaro (g) tributary
8. Yamuna (h) climbing
Answer:
1-b, 2-e, 3- d, 4-a
5-c, 6-f, 7-h, 8-g
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