Question: When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India? Answer: 1915 Question: Name any two methods used by Gandhiji to fight against the Britishers. Answer: (1) Satyagraha (2) Non-Violence Question: Name any four places where Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji. Answer: (1) Champaran – Bihar (2) Kheda – Gujarat (3) Ahmedabad …

Question: What is proto-industrialization? Answer: The parlyol phase  industrialization in which large-scale production was carried out for international market not at factories but in decentralized units. Question: How was proto-industrialization different from factory production? Answer: Proto-industrialization was a decentralized method of production which was controlled by merchants and the goods …

Question: Who wrote the novel ‘Debganer Martye Aagaman’? Answer: Durgacharan Ray Question: What was the theme of the novel ‘Debganer Martye Aagaman’? Answer: The basic aim of the novel was to explain the city life of Calcutta. Question: What is urbanization? Answer: Development of cities and towns is known as …

Question: Name the countries where the earliest kind of print technology was developed. Answer: (i) China (ii) Japan (iii) Korea Question: What is calligraphy? Answer: The art of beautiful and stylish writing is known as calligraphy. Question: Who was the major producer of printed material in China? For what purpose …

Question: What is a novel? Answer: Novel is a modern form of literature born from print, a mechanical invention. Question: What are major differences between a novel and a manuscript? Answer: Novel is born from print whereas manuscript is handwritten. Manuscripts were difficult to prepare and there were only few …

8th English Periodic Test II – Set A: (2018-19) School Name: Venkateshwar Global School, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi 110085 India Time: 3 hour M.M. 80 marks Date: 13/09/2018 Class: VIII General Instructions: The question paper is divided into three sections. Section A: Reading : 20 Marks Section B: Grammar & Writing Skills : 30 …

Question: What is a novel? Answer: Novel is a modern form of literature born from print, a mechanical invention. Question: What are major differences between a novel and a manuscript? Answer: Novel is born from print whereas manuscript is handwritten. Manuscripts were difficult to prepare and there were only few …

Comprehension of an unseen passage means a complete and thorough understanding of the passage. The main object of comprehension is to test one’s ability to grasp the meaning of a given passage properly and also one’s ability to answer, in one’s own words, the questions based on the passage. A …

Question: Who was Captain Swing? Answer: It was a mythic name used by the poor laborers to threaten the rich landlords who were replacing workers for machines. Question: What was common land? Answer: It was the land to which all villagers had an access. Question: “For the poor, the common land was …

Question: Define industry. Answer: Industry refers to an economic activity that is concerned with production of goods, extraction of minerals or provision of services. Question: Name three common methods of classifying industries. Answer: Industries are classified according to raw material used, size and ownership. Question: Expand the abbreviation AMUL. Where …