Mineral and Power Resources — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

Distinguish between the followings.
Public sector and joint sector industry

What is the composition of the Indian Executive?

Resources are essential elements that humans utilise to meet their needs, encompassing natural, human-made, renewable and non-renewable categories.
(I) Can you provide examples of natural resources and how they contribute to human well-being?
(II) Why is difference between renewable and non-renewable resource significant for sustainability?

How nuclear power is obtained and utilised in India for peaceful purpose?

How is the election of members to the Lok Sabha different from that to the Rajya Sabha?

What is geothermal energy?

Mention the ways in which the Indians played an important role in the evolution of rule of law during colonial period.

Why many British officials criticized the Orientalists?

Who was known as Periyar? Why was he famous?

Shifting cultivation is considered to be primitive and destructive to environment. Yet it is still prevalent in the North-Eastern regions of the country
(I) What do you mean by shifting cultivation?
(II) By what name is shifting cultivation known in North-East region?