CBSE Class VIII Social Studies Solutions

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Q1.

Write T for True and F for False statements.

  1. The British came to India in the 15th century.
  2. The division of history into broad time periods is known as periodization.
  3. Administrative sources include autobiographies and books.
  4. The British carried out surveys of the country for effective administration.
  5. Census surveys were carried out by the British from the end of the 18th century.
  6. Calligraphists printed the official and administrative records.
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  1. F
  2. T
  3. F
  4. T
  5. F
  6. T
Q2.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. The domination of one country by another which leads to various changes in the dominated country is known as ____________.
  2. India was referred to as the ____________ of the British crown.
  3. Indian history is divided into three periods ____________, ____________ and  ____________.
  4. Colonial period is a term used by many historians to refer to the ____________ period of lndia.
  5. The East India Company started exercising political control over India after its victory in the ____________ in ____________.
  6. In the early 19t pentury, records were beautifully copied and written by the ____________.
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  1. The Industrial Revolution
  2. jewel
  3. Ancient, Medieval, Modern
  4. modern
  5. Battle of Plassey, 1757 CE
  6. calligraphists
Q3.

Answer the following in one or few words.

  1. The process of change from an agrarian, handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.
  2. The term used for a country that was ruled by another powerful country.
  3. The process by which a country established ts rule over other countries.
  4. The period associated with the growth of Seience, democracy, reason, liberty and equality.
  5. Surveys which began to be carried out by the British towards the end of the 19th century and which gave detailed records of the number of people in all provinces of India, their religions castes and occupations.
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  1. Industrial Revolution
  2. Colony
  3. Imperialism
  4. Modern period
  5. Census surveys
Q4.
What do you mean by the term colony?
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A colony was the term used for a region settled into or a country that was ruled by another powerful country.

Q5.
What is imperialism?
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Imperialism means one country's domination of the political, economic and social spheres of another country.

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