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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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MCQs-The Value of Work-Class 6-Social Science

Multiple Choice Questions

Chapter- The Value of Work

Class - 6

Subject-Social Science

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Economic and Non-Economic Activities (MCQs)

  1. What are economic activities?
    a) Activities done for love and care
    b) Activities that involve earning money or its worth
    c) Activities only done in rural areas
    d) Activities that are part of festivals
    Answer: b) Activities that involve earning money or its worth

  2. What are non-economic activities?
    a) Activities done to earn money
    b) Activities done out of gratitude, love, or care
    c) Activities always performed in groups
    d) Activities that involve only professionals
    Answer: b) Activities done out of gratitude, love, or care

  3. Which of the following is an economic activity?
    a) Cooking food for the family
    b) Teaching students for a salary
    c) Helping an elderly person cross the street
    d) Planting trees in a park
    Answer: b) Teaching students for a salary

  4. What is “payment in kind”?
    a) Payment made through goods instead of money
    b) Payment delayed by the employer
    c) A specific form of cash payment
    d) Payments exchanged only through services
    Answer: a) Payment made through goods instead of money

  5. A parent helping their child with homework is an example of:
    a) Economic activity
    b) Non-economic activity
    Answer: b) Non-economic activity

  6. What is the monetary value of turning wood into furniture called?
    a) Cost of tools
    b) Payment in kind
    c) Value addition
    d) Wages
    Answer: c) Value addition

  7. What is the primary goal of economic activities?
    a) To help the family
    b) To create emotional bonds
    c) To earn money or its worth
    d) To promote community service
    Answer: c) To earn money or its worth

  8. A farmer selling mangoes in the market is an example of:
    a) Economic activity
    b) Non-economic activity
    Answer: a) Economic activity

  9. Volunteering to teach computer skills for free is:
    a) Economic activity
    b) Non-economic activity
    Answer: b) Non-economic activity

  10. Langar services at gurudwaras are an example of:
    a) Economic activity
    b) Non-economic activity
    Answer: b) Non-economic activity

  11. What do wages refer to?
    a) Fixed monthly payments
    b) Daily or weekly payments for labor
    c) Payments made to professionals
    d) Non-cash rewards
    Answer: b) Daily or weekly payments for labor

  12. What is the key feature of non-economic activities?
    a) They create wealth
    b) They are motivated by love, care, or social welfare
    c) They require payment
    d) They involve tools and machines
    Answer: b) They are motivated by love, care, or social welfare

  13. What is Swachh Bharat Abhiyan an example of?
    a) Economic activity
    b) Non-economic activity
    Answer: b) Non-economic activity

  14. Who receives a salary?
    a) A shopkeeper
    b) A farmer
    c) A post office worker
    d) A daily wage laborer
    Answer: c) A post office worker

  15. What is Rajesh’s profession in the story?
    a) Farmer
    b) Carpenter
    c) Lawyer
    d) Teacher
    Answer: b) Carpenter

  16. Payment in kind means:
    a) Receiving goods instead of cash
    b) Regular monthly payment
    c) Delayed salary
    d) Non-monetary volunteering
    Answer: a) Receiving goods instead of cash

  17. A shopkeeper earning profits from sales is an example of:
    a) Value addition
    b) Non-economic activity
    c) Salary
    d) Wages
    Answer: a) Value addition

  18. What do we call activities like tree plantation drives?
    a) Economic activities
    b) Non-economic activities
    Answer: b) Non-economic activities

  19. A baker selling bread is an example of:
    a) Economic activity
    b) Non-economic activity
    Answer: a) Economic activity

  20. Who engages in an economic activity?
    a) A volunteer cleaning the park
    b) A lawyer arguing a case for a fee
    c) A teacher helping her children at home
    d) A parent cooking dinner for the family
    Answer: b) A lawyer arguing a case for a fee

  21. Value addition in Rajesh’s chair-making story is:
    a) The wood cost
    b) The ₹400 profit
    c) The tools used
    d) Selling mangoes
    Answer: b) The ₹400 profit

  22. Teaching for free in the community is:
    a) An economic activity
    b) A non-economic activity
    Answer: b) A non-economic activity

  23. Who performs community service in Anu’s story?
    a) Geeta Aunty
    b) Rohan
    c) The shopkeeper
    d) Rajesh
    Answer: b) Rohan

  24. Sahil receiving mangoes for his labor is:
    a) Non-economic activity
    b) Payment in kind
    Answer: b) Payment in kind

  25. The main difference between economic and non-economic activities is:
    a) Involvement of machines
    b) Exchange of money or goods
    c) Working hours
    d) Emotional satisfaction
    Answer: b) Exchange of money or goods

True or False Questions

  1. Non-economic activities always involve earning money.
    False

  2. Economic activities include making and selling goods.
    True

  3. A farmer growing crops only for his family is engaging in an economic activity.
    False

  4. Community service activities are non-economic in nature.
    True

  5. Payment in kind refers to receiving non-cash items for work.
    True

  6. Rajesh earns money by teaching students for free.
    False

  7. Parents helping children with homework is a non-economic activity.
    True

  8. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan promotes economic growth directly.
    False

  9. Turning wood into furniture is an example of value addition.
    True

  10. Salaries and wages are both forms of payment for economic activities.
    True

Match the Following

              Column A                         |                       Column B

  1. Economic Activity               |               a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
  2. Non-Economic Activity      |                b) Making furniture from wood
  3. Value Addition                    |                c) Receiving fruits as wages
  4. Payment in Kind                 |               d) Cooking for family
  5. Community Service            |               e) Selling mangoes

Answer:

1-e, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c, 5-a

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