GYAN ASTHALI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

SHAHPUR, BHOJPUR

PERIODIC TEST I (2020)

SUBJECT- SOCIAL STUDIES FULL MARKS- 20
CLASS- 8 C/B SET- 1
Q1. Answer the following questions in one word or sentence: (6 X 1 = 6)
i) Explain patent
ii) What makes an object a resource?
iii) Who was the first governor general of India?
iv) By whom and when was the history of British India published by?
v) When did the Indian National Congress demand for a constituent
assembly?
vi) From when to when was the constitution drafted by the constituent
assembly?
Q2. Answer the following questions in three or more sentences: (3 X 3 = 9)
i) Differentiate between natural and man-made resources.
ii) What are resources and what makes anything a resource?
iii) What are the fundamental rights in the Indian constitution?
Q3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words: (1 X 5 = 5)
i) What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that
James Mill offers?
 GYAN ASTHALI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
SHAHPUR, BHOJPUR

PERIODIC TEST I (2020)

SUBJECT- SOCIAL STUDIES FULL MARKS- 20
CLASS- 8 C/B SET- 2
Q1. Answer the following questions in one word or sentence: (6 X 1 = 6)
i) _______ means worth.
ii) What is technology?
iii) Who was the last viceroy of India?
iv) ________ were established to preserve important documents.
v) Who is known as the father of the Indian constitution?
vi) When did the Indian National Congress demand for a constituent
assembly?
Q2. Answer the following questions in three or more sentences: (3 X 3 = 9)
i) What are resources and what makes anything a resource?
ii) What is resource conservation?
iii) Why was the practice of surveying made common under the colonial
administration?
Q3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words: (1 X 5 = 5)
i) What did official British records not tell?
 GYAN ASTHALI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
SHAHPUR, BHOJPUR

PERIODIC TEST I (2020)

SUBJECT- SOCIAL STUDIES FULL MARKS- 20
CLASS- 8 C/B SET- 3
Q1. Answer the following questions in one word or sentence: (6 X 1 = 6)
i) Give example of non-renewable resources.
ii) Explain patent.
iii) Who was the first governor general of India?
iv) _______were established to preserve important documents.
v) From when to when was the constitution drafted by the constituent
assembly?
vi) Who is known as the father of the Indian constitution?
Q2. Answer the following questions in three or more sentences: (3 X 3 = 9)
i) What are resources and what makes anything a resource?
ii) What did the surveys collect information about?
iii) What are the fundamental rights in the Indian constitution?
Q3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words: (1 X 5 = 5)
i) Why are people considered as the best resources?
 GYAN ASTHALI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
SHAHPUR, BHOJPUR

PERIODIC TEST I (2020)

SUBJECT- SOCIAL STUDIES FULL MARKS- 20
CLASS- 8 C/B SET- 4
Q1. Answer the following questions in one word or sentence: (6 X 1 = 6)
i) What makes an object a resource?
ii) ________ means worth.
iii) By whom and when was the history of British India published?
iv) Who was the first governor general of India?
v) Who is known as the father of the Indian constitution?
vi) From when to when was the constitution drafted by the constituent
assembly?
Q2. Answer the following questions in three or more sentences: (3 X 3 = 9)
i) Differentiate between natural and man-made resources.
ii) What did the surveys collect information about?
iii) What are the fundamental rights in the Indian constitution?
Q3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words: (1 X 5 = 5)
i) Why does a democratic country need a constitution?
 GYAN ASTHALI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
SHAHPUR, BHOJPUR

PERIODIC TEST I (2020)

SUBJECT- SOCIAL STUDIES FULL MARKS- 20
CLASS- 8 C/B SET- 5
Q1. Answer the following questions in one word or sentence: (6 X 1 = 6)
i) Explain patent.
ii) What is technology?
iii) Who was the first governor general of India?
iv) Who was the last viceroy of India?
v) Who is known as the father of the Indian constitution?
vi) When did India become a republic country?
Q2. Answer the following questions in three or more sentences: (3 X 3 = 9)
i) What did the surveys collect information about?
ii) What are the fundamental rights in the Indian constitution?
iii) What is resource conservation?
Q3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words: (1 X 5 = 5)
i) Write difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.