GEOGRAPHY CH1 Rocks and Soil — Social Science STD 8 — Question

Consider the following statements and write the appropriate answer:
1. The real founder of the Portuguese power in India was Alfonsa de Albuquerque.
2. He captured Goa from the sultan of Bijapur in November 1570.
3. In 1575, he established the Portuguese authority Ormuz in the Persian Gulf.
4. Alfonso de Albuquerque encouraged the marriages of the Portuguese with Indian women.

…………….. is one of the largest hot deserts in the world.

Example for Mineral Based Industries is …………………….

The word ‘hazard’ Originated from the ……………. language.

During the period of William Bentinck ………………….. circuit courts were abolished.

Deccan Riots held in …………….. districts.

In ………………., the global urban population exceeded the global rural population.

The Madras Devadasi Act was enacted on ………………… .

Credit money or bank money is known as ………………

Making of Chennai in the year …………………