Social Science Assignment Class: VIII L- 6 (G) HUMAN

RESOURCES
1.

Mention the factors that lead to a high growth rate.

2.

When was the Ministry of Human Resource Development established in India?

What is the main aim of the ministry?

3.

Which are the factors that affect distribution of population?

4.

Why are people the most important resource of a country?

5.

What is the working age of people?

6.

What will be the shape of the population pyramid for a country that has a high
birth rate and a high death rate?

7.

What does a population pyramid show?

8.

Study the following population pyramid and answer the following questions:
a. What does the broad base of the
pyramid indicate?
b. What does the broad middle of the
pyramid indicate about the work age
people of the country?
c. What does the narrow top of the
pyramid indicate?

L- 12 (H) INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE

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Mention any three problems did India face immediately after independence?
State three features of the Constitution of India.
When and why was the Planning Commission of India established?
Write short notes on:
a) The mixed economy model adopted by India.
b) Second Five Year Plan.
c) Establishment of Bhilai Steel Plant.

5. Identify the following personality:

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a) What was his demand?
b) When did he die?
L- 10(C) LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
1. Which Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution seeks to protect
children from exploitation?
2. Enumerate the features of the Child Labor Prevention Act, 2006.
3. List two steps being taken to reduce Air Pollution in Delhi.
4. Why do foreign businesses set up their production facilities in India?
5. Why do advanced countries relocate hazardous industries to developing
countries? Name four such industries.
6. What is the Minimum Wages Act? Why is it often violated in India?
7. Why is the Union Carbide plant still a danger to the public in Bhopal?
8. List some laws for the protection of the interests of workers in India.