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CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet

1.
Fill in the blanks: Cocoons were exported to Burdwan or ____________ where they were sold at five times the price.
2.
Which place was famous for mulmul and jamdani weaving ?
3.
State True or False: After 1857 revolt, a member of the British Cabinet was appointed Secretary of State for India and made responsible for all matters related to the governance of India.
A) true B) false
4.
Who prophesied that the rule of the British would come to an end soon ?
5.
State True or False: After 1857 revolt, British troops blow up Kashmere Gate to enter Delhi.
A) true B) false
6.
Fill in the blanks: In 1850, a very large number of people begin to believe that they have a ____________ and rise up against the enemy at the same time.
7.
Fill in the blanks: The Rajya Sabha has an important role in reviewing and altering (if alterations are needed) the ____________ initiated by the Lok Sabha. 
8.
Who rose up in rebellion after soldiers to fight British?
9.
State True or False: Kitchens, stables and servants quarters were in a separate space from the main house in colonial bungalow.
A) true B) false
10.
What was not allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years after 1857 ?
11.
Fill in the blanks: Work deep down in the dark and suffocating mines was not only backbreaking and ____________, it was often literally killing.
12.
What did government complex in New Delhi consisted of ?
13.
What measures did British took to prevent another rebellion?
14.
Fill in the blanks: Once elected, ____________ become Members of Parliament or MPs. 
15.
Fill in the blanks: Sepoys were unhappy about their pay, allowances and ____________ .
16.
State True or False: Around 1850, India was the worlds largest producer of cotton textiles.
A) true B) false
17.
What provided livelihood to a large number of Indians ?
18.
State True or False: Each constituencies elects 2 people to the Parliament. 
A) true B) false
19.
Fill in the blanks: The Jama Masjid was among the largest and grandest ____________ in India.
20.
Fill in the blanks: Sometimes a law can be constitutionally valid and hence legal, but it can continue to be unpopular and unacceptable to people because they feel that the intention behind it is ____________ and harmful. 

CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet

Answers

1.
Gaya
2.
Dacca (modern Bangladesh) was famous for mulmul and jamdani weaving.
3.
Option A

4.
Ahmadullah Shah, a maulvi from Faizabad, prophesied that the rule of the British would come to an end soon.
5.
Option A

6.
common enemy
7.
Laws
8.
After soldiers, the people of the towns and villages also rose up in rebellion and rallied around local leaders, zamindars and chiefs who were prepared to establish their authority and fight the British.
9.
Option A

10.
Worship was not allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years after 1857.
11.
dangerous
12.
The government complex in New Delhi consisted of a two-mile avenue, Kingsway (now Rajpath), that led to the Viceroys Palace (now Rashtrapati Bhavan), with the Secretariat buildings on either sides of the avenue.
13.
To prevent another rebellion, the British exiled Bahadur Shah to Burma (now Myanmar), dismantled his court, razed several of the palaces, closed down gardens and built barracks for troops in their place.
14.
Candidates
15.
conditions of service
16.
Option B

17.
Handloom weaving and associated occupations provided livelihood to a large number of Indians.
18.
Option B

19.
mosques
20.
Unfair

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