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This document contains a social science portfolio with questions about British colonization, tribal groups in India, and the impact of displacement on Adivasis (tribal groups). Some key details include: - Students are asked to identify 5 countries colonized by Britain and match tribal groups to different Indian states. - The British carried out detailed land surveys in the 19th century to map terrain, resources, and local histories for administrative control. They also wanted to settle tribal groups as peasant farmers. - When Adivasis are displaced, they lose not just income but also livelihoods and cultural practices tied to the land.

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Class 8 Social Science Portfolio

This document contains a social science portfolio with questions about British colonization, tribal groups in India, and the impact of displacement on Adivasis (tribal groups). Some key details include: - Students are asked to identify 5 countries colonized by Britain and match tribal groups to different Indian states. - The British carried out detailed land surveys in the 19th century to map terrain, resources, and local histories for administrative control. They also wanted to settle tribal groups as peasant farmers. - When Adivasis are displaced, they lose not just income but also livelihoods and cultural practices tied to the land.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE PORTFOLIO

CLASS 8

Q1. On the political map of the world, mark any five countries colonised by the British.

Q2. Fill in the blanks:


a. When the subjugation of one country by another leads to political, economic, social and
cultural changes, the process is referred to as _____________________.
b. From the end of the nineteenth century, Census operations were held every __________
years.
c. The British surveyed the land for the effective _________________.
d. Bewar is the term used in Madhya Pradesh for _______________ cultivation.

Q3. Match the following:


a. Oraon i. Madhya pradesh
b. Bhil ii Himachal Pradesh
c. Bhotias iii Jharkand
d. Gond iv Rajasthan

Q4. Assertion(A) & Reasoning(R):


a. A: Baigas are the tribal group of North Eastern states.
R: It was below the dignity of a Baiga to become a labourer.

b. A: By the early nineteenth century detailed surveys were being carried out to map the
country by the British.
R: The effort was to know the topography, the soil quality, the flora, the fauna, the local
histories, and the cropping pattern
c. A: Settled peasants were easier to control and administer than people who were always on
the move.
R: The British wanted tribal groups to settle down and become peasant cultivators.

Q5. Crosswords:
a. Birsa talked of a golden age in the past.
b. The Khonds were a community living in the forests of _____________.
c. The revolt of Songram Sangma in 1906 in ____________________.
d. Tribals were recruited in large numbers to work in coal mines of __________________.
e. ______________ came to be known as the “workshop of the world”.

A J S S A M O B I D
S H R A S N P J E A
A A S S A M K H H K
P R U U T M N A S H
J K M S Y I A R S R
H H I H U S H P I A
T A E N G L A N D H
Q N I X Y A M T O J
O D I S H A A G R A
J T N S R Q N M L K
S A T Y G E Z A B C

Q6. Fundamental Right of the Indian Constitution allows an individual to buy and own property
anywhere in the country. Name Indian states where anyone not the native of the state is not
allowed to buy property.

Q8. When Adivasis are displaced from their lands, they lose much more than a source of income.
Explain under the following heads:
1. Livelihood:
2. Culture:

Common questions

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The British surveyed the land for the effective administration of their colonies .

Indian states where anyone not a native is restricted from buying property include Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, and some others .

The process is referred to as 'colonialism' .

Oraon — Jharkand, Bhil — Rajasthan, Bhotias — Himachal Pradesh, Gond — Madhya Pradesh .

Census operations were held every ten years from the end of the nineteenth century .

It was considered below the dignity of a Baiga to become a laborer as they traditionally valued independence and self-sustenance .

When displaced, Adivasis lose their primary source of livelihood and experience cultural erosion as their ways of life, traditions, and community practices are closely tied to their land .

Countries colonized by the British included India, Australia, Canada, South Africa, and Nigeria, among others .

The British aimed to settle tribal groups as peasant cultivators because settled peasants were easier to control and administer compared to nomadic groups .

'Bewar' is used to describe a type of shifting cultivation practiced in Madhya Pradesh .

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