Geography Ch - 2 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

Indigo is a natural deep blue pigment used in dyeing. Can you think of other natural substances that have been traditionally used in India to dye cloth?

Describe the process of cloth making.

"Literacy in itself is not education"-Justify the statement.

What, in your view, are the advantages of the EVM over ballot papers?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:The Nawab complains
In 1733 the Nawab of Bengal said this about the English traders: When they first came into the country they petitioned the then government in a humble manner for liberty to purchase a spot of ground to build a factory house upon, which was no sooner granted but they built a strong fort, surrounded it with a ditch which has communication with the river and mounted a great number of guns upon the walls. They have enticed several merchants and others to go and take protection under them and they collect a revenue which amounts to TM 100,000 … they rob and plunder and carry great number of the king’s subjects of both sexes into slavery into their own country.

1. Initially, what was the intention of English traders?
2. How did their activities indicate their aim to gain control over the area?
3. Who said these lines and about whom?

Discuss the nature of the concept of secularism that is being followed in India.

What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?

Are the above public facilities shared equally by all the people in your area? Elaborate.

What was the impact of forest laws on tribals?

Resources are essential elements that humans utilise to meet their needs, encompassing natural, human-made, renewable and non-renewable categories.
(I) Can you provide examples of natural resources and how they contribute to human well-being?
(II) Why is difference between renewable and non-renewable resource significant for sustainability?