Term 2 Development of Industries in India Model Question Paper

8th Standard

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Social Science

Time : 00:45:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 35
    5 x 1 = 5
  1. Which of the following activities of the people will not come under handy craft?

    (a)

    Carving statues out of stone

    (b)

    Making bangles with glass

    (c)

    Weaving silk sarees

    (d)

    Smelting of iron

  2. The oldest industry in India was _________ industry.

    (a)

    Textile

    (b)

    Steel

    (c)

    Electrical

    (d)

    Fertilizers

  3. The woollen and leather factories became prominent in _________

    (a)

    Bombay

    (b)

    Ahmadabad

    (c)

    Kanpur

    (d)

    Dacca

  4. What was the aim of first Three Five year Plans of India?

    (a)

    To control population growth

    (b)

    To reduce illiteracy rate

    (c)

    To built a strong industrial base

  5. What was not the reason for the decline of Indian Industries?

    (a)

    Loss of royal patronage

    (b)

    Competition of machine made goods

    (c)

    Industrial policy of India

    (d)

    Trading policy of British

  6. 3 x 2 = 6
  7. Name the inventions which made the production of textiles on large scale?

  8. Write a short note on Confederation of Indian Industry?

  9. What is de-industrialisation?

  10. 3 x 3 = 9
  11. How was the trading policy of British caused for the decline of the Indian Industries?

  12. Write in detail about the plantation industries?

  13. Explain Industrial development after 1991 reforms.

  14. 1 x 5 = 5
  15. How do handicraft products differ from machine made products?

  16. 1 x 10 = 10
  17. Mark the following places on the outline map of India
    1. Bombay
    2. Calcutta
    3. Dacca
    4. Jamshedpur
    5. Rishra
    6. Ahmadabad
    7. Kanpur
    8. Kulti
    9. New Delhi
    10. Assam

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