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CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet

Civics

1.
What is the supreme law-making institution?
2.
What is the advantage of Question Hour?
3.
Fill in the blanks: Indian nationalists began protesting and criticising the arbitrary use of authority by the ____________.
4.
Fill in the blanks: Abuse of the woman can also include verbal, sexual and ____________ abuse. 
5.
Explain Domestic Violence Act 2005.
6.
Fill in the blanks: Once elected, ____________ become Members of Parliament or MPs. 
7.
Fill in the blanks: Domestic violence refers to the injury or harm or threat of injury or harm caused by an adult ____________, usually the husband, against his wife. 
8.
State True or False: The candidates who contest elections usually belong to different political parties. 
A) true B) false
9.
Fill in the blanks: It has been difficult for a single political party to get the ____________ that is required to form the government. 
10.
Who is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha?
11.
State True or False: Lok Sabha (House of the People), with a total membership of 45, is presided over by the Speaker. 
A) true B) false
12.
State True or False: The Opposition parties highlight drawbacks in various policies and programmes of the government.
A) true B) false
13.
State True or False: Under colonial rule, the people had lived in fear of the British government and did not agree with many of the decisions that they took. 
A) true B) false
14.
Who introduced the rule of law in India?
15.
Fill in the blanks: The candidates who contest elections usually belong to different ____________ parties. 
16.
Fill in the blanks: The ____________ is a group of persons who work together to implement the laws made by the Parliament. 
17.
Fill in the blanks: In addition, in all matters dealing with finances, the approval of ____________ is crucial for the government. 
18.
Fill in the blanks: Elections to the Parliament are held in a similar manner as they are for the ____________ legislature. 
19.
State True or False: The Parliament of India has two Houses, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. 
A) true B) false
20.
State Yes or No: Sometimes a law cannot 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 unfair and harmful. 
A) true B) false

CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet

Civics

Answers

1.
The Parliament of India (Sansad) is the supreme law-making institution. 
2.
By asking questions in question hour the government is alerted to its shortcomings, and also comes to know the opinion of the people through their representatives in the Parliament. 
3.
British
4.
Economic
5.
 The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 extends the understanding of the term domestic to include all women who live or have lived together in a shared household with the male member who is perpetrating the violence. 
6.
Candidates
7.
Male
8.
Option A

9.
Majority
10.
The Prime Minister of India is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha.
11.
Option B
12.
Option A
13.
Option A

14.
It is believed that it was the British colonialists who introduced the rule of law in India. 
15.
Political
16.
Executive
17.
Parliament
18.
State
19.
Option A
20.
Option B

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