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 1 Locating Places on the Earth
Class- 6
Subject- Social Science
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Multiple Choice Questions:-
1. What is the purpose of a map?
a) To show the weather
b) To represent an area and show how to get different places
c) To show the names of countries
d) To list historical events
2. What do the four arrows at the top right of a map represent?
a) Landmark b) Cardinal Directions
c) Symbols. d) Scale
3. Which of the following is a type of map that shows natural features like mountains and rivers?
a) Political map
b) Physical map
c) Thematic map
d) Road map
4. What does the scale on a map represent?
a) The time zones
b) The distance on the ground is represented by a certain distance on a map.
c) The height of buildings
d) The latitude and longitude
5. What is the Prime Meridian also known as?
a) The Equator.
b) The International Date line
c) The Greenwich Meridian.
d) The Tropic of Cancer
Answer: 1- b, 2-b, 3-b, 4-b, 5-c
Fill in the Blanks:-
1. A map is a .................. or a drawing of an area.
2. The four Cardinal directions are North, ........., South and West.
3. Maps show natural features such as
4. The Equator is at ............. degree of latitude.
5. The Prime Meridian is marked as ........... degree longitude.
Answer: 1)- representation, 2)- East, 3)- physical, 4)- 0, 5)- 0
True or False:-
1. The Prime Meridian passes through New York.
2. A globe is a flat representation of the Earth.
3. Meridians of longitude are imaginary lines running from the North pole to the South pole.
4. Latitude measures the distance from the Prime Meridian.
5. A Thematic map provides specific kinds of information like population density.
Answer: 1- False, 2- False, 3- True, 4- False, 5- True
Match the following:-
Column-A. Column-B
1. Latitude. a) 0 degree longitude
2. Prime meridian. b) Halfway between poles
3. Equator. c) Measures distance from the Equator
4. Meridians of longitude d) Grid lines on a globe
5. Scale. e) The Greenwich
Answer: 1-c, 2- a, 3- e, 4- d, 5- b
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