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)
Class-6( Theme-A)
Subject- Social Science
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Keywords/Glossary
1. Landform:- A landform is any natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as a hill, lake, beach etc.
2. Mountain Range:- A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line hand connected by high ground.
3. Mountains:- Mountains are the land phones that are much higher than this surrounding landscape.
4. Plateaus:- A plateau is a landform that rises up from the surrounding land and has a more or less flat surface.
5. Plains:- The plains are the landforms that have extensive flat or gently undulating surface.
Facts to Remember:-
1. A land form is a feature on our surface.That is part of the terrain.
2. These landforms have different climates and are home to a variety of flora and fauna.
3. Humans have adopted to all land forms , but the number of people living on different kinds of landforms where varies throughout the world.
4. Major landforms are mountains, plateaus and plains.
Multiple Choice Questions:-
1. Mountains can be recognizedby....
a) a steep slopes
b) a gentle slopes
c) Narrow slopes
d) None of these
2. Highlands with a lower height, less steep slopes and rounded tops are called .......
a) mountain
b) valleys
c) hills
d) range.
3. Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak of ........
a) Mount Blank
b) Aravalli hills
c) Andes
d) None of these
4. At higher altitude the trees give way to .......
a) grasses
b) grasses, mosses and lichens
c) Pines
d) None of these.
5. ................... is the Indian name of the largest river originating in Himalayas.
a) Son
b) Ganga
c) Narmada
d) Yamuna
6. African plateau is famous for ..............
a) gold, silver
b) gold, diamond
c) silver and brass
d) All of these
7. Floodplains are one type of plains formed by .................
a) sea
b) rivers
c) lake
d) all of these.
8. Plains also support a variety of......... and ......
a) animals
b) flora and fauna
c) plants
d) All of these
9. The Himalayas are young mountains with ................ peaks.
a) sharp
b) elliptical
c) spherical a
d) all of these.
10. Which of the following is not the part of landforms?
a) Glacier
b) Hill
c) Mountain
d) Plateau
11. Which of the statement is true?
a) Indian ocean is named after India.
b) India is not a part of Asia Continent
c) Indian ocean is name after Bharat
d) None of these
Answer:-
1-a, 2-c, 3-c, 4-b,
5-b, 6-b, 7-b, 8-b, 9-a, 10-a, 11-a,
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