Agriculture — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

How did the British colonial rule affect Indian textiles?

How was the Mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?

What are the major threats to the environment?

How did the British government check the power of East India Company?

Why is land use pattern changing?

In what way was the administration of the Company different from that of Indian rulers?

In each of the following situations, identify the minority. Write one reason why you think it is important to respect the views of the minority in each of these situations.
(a) In a school with 30 teachers, 20 of them are male.
(b) In a city 5 per cent of the population are Buddhists.
(c) In a factory mess for all employees, 80 per cent are vegetarians.
(d) In a class of 50 students. 40 belong to more well-off families.

Complete the sentences below using some of the following words.
(sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely.)
When people are attracted to an area it becomes ________ Populated. Factors that influence this include _______ climate; good supplies of _________ resources and ________ land.

What are the key components of fundamental rights?

The existence of a right or a law or even a policy on paper does not mean that it exists in reality. What do you understand by this statement?