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WORKSHEET FOR STD VIII – THE REVOLT OF 1857

I. Choose the correct answer and complete the sentences: 1. Lord Dalhousie’s policy of ______was resented by the ruling class because it curbed their rights of adoption. a) The doctrine of lapse c) Expansion b) Subsidiary alliance d) Suppression 2. The immediate cause of the revolt was the use of ______by the soldiers. a) Enfield rifle c) Greased cartridges b) Atom bombs d) Spears 3. In , the revolt was bravely led by ______. a) c) Begum Hazret Mahal b) Rani Lakshmi Bai d) II. Match the following columns.

A B Rani Lakshmi Bai Bihar Nana Saheb Jhansi Begum Hazrat Mahal Kanpur

III. Identify the picture and choose the correct answer from the options:

1. Choose the statement that is incorrect about the person a. His sons were captured and killed. b. He was exiled to Rangoon in Burma. c. The British ignored his plea to let him die and be buried in his beloved . d. He helped a group of soldiers who mutinied against the British. IV. Correct the following statements and rewrite: 1. The social reforms introduced by the British were particularly welcomed by the Indian people. 2. The revolt of 1857 began at Barrackpur. 3. The policy of territorial annexation was initiated as result of the revolt of 1857.

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WORKSHEET STD VIII - GEOGRAPHY --- AGRICULTURE

I. Choose the correct answer and complete the sentences: 1. Golden Fibre refers to a. Tea c. cotton b. Jute d. none of these 2. Shifting Cultivation is also known as a. Intensive subsistence Agriculture c. Nomadic farming b. Slash and burn agriculture d. Ranching 3. ______leads the production of rice. a. China c. Egypt b. India d. America II. Match the following:

A B Gold fibre Wheat China Jute Loamy soil Millets Sandy soil Rice III. Identify the picture and write the uses of it.

IV. Correct the following statements and rewrite: 1. Cotton and jute are beverage crops. 2. In subsistence farming, small plots of land are cultivated with machine. 3. Plantation farming refers to growing of many crops that resembles factory production.

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WORKSHEET FOR STD VIII – THE UNION EXECUTIVE

I. Choose the correct answer and complete the sentences: 1. The ______is leader of the Lok Sabha. a) President c) speaker b) Prime minister d) vice-president 2. The President of India is elected by the ______. a) Members of parliament c) cabinet ministers b) Electoral college d) people 3. The ______has the power to overturn a death sentence. a) Vice-president c) Prime minister b) President d) Supreme Court Judge II. Match the following:

A B Cabinet minister IPS Police service Collective responsibility Council of ministers Ex-office chairman of the Rajiya Sabha Vice-president Prime minister

III. Correct the statement and rewrite it: 1. The president of India can exercise his powers without consulting anybody. 2. The day-today work of the government is carried out by the council of ministers. 3. On the recommendation of the president, the prime minister appoints the council of minister.

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WORKSHEET FOR STD VIII – EDUCATION AND BRITISH RULE I. Choose the correct answer and complete the sentences: 1. The Calcutta Madrasa was established by ______. a) Jonathan Duncan c) b) Lord Macaulay d)Sir Charles Wood 2. What democratic values did the educated Indian spread to the common people? a) Fraternity and liberty c) Freedom and liberty b) Brotherhood and liberty d) Fraternity and Freedom 3. Who strived to remove caste, prejudices, untouchability and other evils from society? a) Dr. B R Ambedkar c) Rabindranath Tagore b) Maharaja Sayajirao d) Lord Dalhousie II. Match the following:

A B Scientist Sir Charles Wood Educationist Tols and Madrasas President of the Board of Control P C Ray Higher Education Aurabindo Ghosh

III. Identify the person and write an event related to him:

IV. Correct the statement and rewrite it: 1. The British were interested in spreading English education in India from the very beginning. 2. The nationalists were in favour of increased governmental control over the universities. 3. The British never felt any need for Indians who could be employed as clerks to deal the locals.