The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

What is soil?

What type of education was given to the children in pathshalas?

Name two naturally occurring radioactive elements.

Re-read the story on Rathnam as well as the provisions of the 1989 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Now list one reason why you think he used this law to file a complaint.

What is jamdani?

Mention the 2 houses of the Indian Parliament.

What has led to a large scale destruction of forest cover and arable land?

Which country produces the best quality tea in the world?

State whether true or false:
Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict discipline.

You have read in Chapter 1 that the ‘Parliamentary form of government’ that exists in India has three tiers. This includes the Parliament (central government) and the various State Legislatures (state governments). Fill in the following table with information on the various representatives from your area:

	State Government	Central Government
Which political party/parties is/are currently in power?
Who (name) is the current representative from your area?
Which political parties currently form the Opposition?
When were elections last held?
When will the next elections be held?
How many women representatives are there (from your state)?