REVISION WORKSHEET I

SOCIAL SCIENCE
2023-24
Class: VIII
Name of the student: Date:

I. Choose the correct option:

1.Assertion (A)- until 1800s world’s population grew steadily but slowly
Reason (R)- large number of babies were born but they survived because of good medical
facilities.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct
(c) assertion is true but reason is false
(d) Both are false

2. Assertion (A): Raja Rammohun Roy founded Brahmo Samaj to improve the conditions of
women.
Reason (R): Women during this period were victims of various social practices that were
against women especially widows.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and a.Reason is true explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason is not true explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true But Reason ( R) is wrong.
(d) Assertion (A) is wrong but Reason R) is true.

3. Assertion (A)-At the top is the Supreme Court that is located in New Delhi. The decisions
made by the Supreme Court are binding on all other courts in India.
Reason (R)-In India, we have an integrated judicial system, meaning that the decisions made
by higher courts are binding on the lower courts.
(a) Only A is correct
(b) Both A and R are wrong
(c) Both A and R are right
(d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

4. The book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is authored by

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sarojini Naidu

5. The slogan ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it’ was raised by
(a) Bepin Chandra Pal
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Balgangadhar Tilak
6. The Indian who renounced his knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Abanindranath Tagore
(d) Bhagat Singh

8. The courts through which most people interact with are called:
(a) National courts
(b) Subordinate courts
(c) High courts
(d) Supreme courts

9. The subordinate court is more commonly known by many different names except which of
the following:
(a) Apex court
(b) Additional Sessions Judge
(c) Trial Court or the Court of the District Judge
(d) Chief Judicial Magistrate

II. Fill in the blanks.

1)Each state has a……….. which is the highest court of that state.
2.There are………… different levels of courts in our country.
3.The decisions made by the…………… are binding on all other courts in India.
4.Varanasi, Jerusalem and Vatican City are some examples of ____factors.
4.____is the ultimate resource.
5. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by_____
6.___ ____________ was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
7. Mahatma Gandhi abruptly called off the __________ Movement when it took violent
turn.
8. The Moderate leaders did not believe in _______________ actions.

III. State whether each of the following statements is True or False.

1.Subhas Chandra Bose was a moderate nationalist.

2.The Simon Commission had two Indian representatives.
3.The Swadeshi Movement started after the partition of Bengal.
4.Many more people live to the south of the Equator than the north.
5.Japan and Bangladesh are very densely populated. We can conclude that both are
economically underdeveloped.
6.The seven North-Eastern states have a common High Court.
7.There is only one Supreme Court in India.
8.A citizen can appeal against a decision made by the Supreme Court
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