Agriculture — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

How is the sale of water by farmers to water dealers in Chennai affecting the local people? Do you think local people can object to such exploitation of groundwater? Can the government do anything in this regard?

Explain Government and the function of the Rajya Sabha.

Imagine you were witness to a debate between Mahatma Gandhi and Macaulay on English education. 
Write a page on the dialogue you heard.

Look up the annual calendar of holidays of your school. How many of them pertain to different religions? What does this indicate?

Name the South Asian Countries.

Take two trays A and B of same size. Make six holes at one end of these trays and then fill them with the same amount of soil. Leave the soil in tray A bare while sow wheat or rice grains in tray B. When the grain in tray B has grown a few centimetres high, place both the trays In such a way that they are on a slope. Pour one mug of water from the same height into each tray. Collect the muddy water that trickles down the holes of both trays in two separate containers and compare how much soil Is washed out of each tray? 

Which tribal group was reluctant to work for others and why?

Give reasons.
Different crops are grown in different regions.

What do you mean by Directive Principles of State Policy?

Answer the following questions.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.