How, When and Where — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

Explain the caste system in our society.

Distinguish between the followings.
Subsistence farming and intenstive farming.

How can we say that Indian Judiciary is independent?

Explain the term ‘final outcome’ in the production process.

Give importance of parliamentary committees.

How does India’s electoral system work?

During the time of the Tughlaqs, the Musunuri Nayakas, Telugu chieftains, rallied over 75 more chieftains of the region, formed a confederacy that defeated smaller provinces, formed a confederacy that defeated the Delhi Sultanate forces, and expelled Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s army from Warangal (present-day Telangana) around 1330-1336. Do you think it would have been an easy task to bring together 75 leaders in those days?

"The Constitution contains the lists that detail the issues that each tier of government can make laws on. In addition, the Constitution also specifies where each tier of government can get the money from for the work that it does."
(i) What are the provisions in the Constitution related to different tiers of the government?
(II) The arrangement in the statement given above points towards which feature of the Constitution?

What were the demands of Moderates?

The poems and the song in this unit allow you to see the range of ways in which individuals and communities express their opinions, their anger and their sorrow. In class, do the following two exercises.
(a) Bring to class a poem that discusses a social issue. Share this with your classmates. Work in small groups with two or more poems to discuss their meaning as well as what the poet is trying to communicate.
(b) Identify a marginalised community in your locality. Write a poem, or song, or draw a poster, etc to express your feelings as a member of this community.