Geography and Civics
Practice Test
Grade - 8 [ 30 marks ]
- Priyanka Chandratre
Portion - 1) Resources
2) Land, soil and water resources
3) The Constitution and the Need for Laws
4) Ideas and Ideals of the Indian Constitution
Q. 1] Choose correct option. [ 4 marks ]
i) Ubiquitous resources are resources that are________________________
a) cannot be replenished
b) unevenly distributed
c) found everywhere
d) regenerated rapidly
ii) The redness in red soil is due to the presence of___________________
a) iron
b) iron oxides
c) oxides
d) iron chloride
iii) The Indian Constitution contains________________
a) 399articles and 12 schedules
b) 390 articles and 22 schedules
c) 395 articles and 22 schedules
d) 395 articles and 12 schedules
iv) Secular means_________________
a) everyone is given equal opportunity
b) no discrimination on the basis of religion
c) India is independent
d) freedom to express their opinion
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Q.2] True or false? [ 4 Marks ]
a) India is governed at three levels.
b) Indian Constitution is the shortest constitution in the world.
c) Subsoil is the layer just below the topsoil.
d) Human resource is the one of the most important resource.
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Q.3] Distinguish between [ 4 Marks ]
a) Actual resources and Potential resources
b) Red soil and Laterite soil
Q.4] Give reasons [ 4 Marks ]
a) Constitution is essential.
b) Dams were built on the rivers.
Q.5] Answer in brief [ 4 Marks ]
a) Make a list of fundamental rights.
b) Write the name of two important Acts.
c) What is mean by land degradation?
d) What are the types of natural resources on the basis of distribution?
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Q.6] Answer in detail [ 4 Marks ]
a) What are the four ' golden Rs ' of conservation?
b) Explain the federal structure of government.
Q.7] Case Study : [ 6 Marks ]
The Silent Valley is one of the last patches of untouched rainforests in the world. Located in the Western Ghats in Kerala, it is home to a variety of rare plants, birds and animals, such as the Lion- tailed Macaque, the Great Indian Hornbill and the Nilgiri Tahr. In 1973, the Kerala State Electricity Board proposed to build a dam across the Kuntipuzha River for generating hydroelectricity. The reservoir formed by the dam would have flooded large tracts of the Silent Valley. An NGO led by school teachers, the Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishat ( KSSP ), roused public opinion on the need to save the Silent Valley. They wrote letters and articles in the press and held public debates. As various scientific studies showed that the construction of a hydel project at Silent Valley would be permanently damage the forest ecosystem, the anti-dam movement gradually became a mass movement, with even students across Kerala joining in the protest. After weighing all the pros and cons, the government decided to abandon the project, and the Silent Valley was declared a National Park in 1985. The saving of the Silent Valley is one of the best example of people- power in a democracy.
a) What is Silent Valley? [ 2 ]
b) On which river Kerala State Electricity Board was building a dam? [ 1 ]
c) What is to be done to protest Silent Valley? [ 2 ]
d) In which year Silent Valley was declared as a National Park? [ 1 ]
