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1) The document provides a social science lesson on human resources for 8th standard students. It includes questions about population distribution across continents and densely populated areas. 2) The key points about importance of human resource development are that it leads to increased economic development, productivity, reduction in social and economic backwardness, and increased entrepreneurship as education improves skills. 3) The second part of the document provides another social science lesson on India after independence. It includes questions about partition refugees, constituent assembly meetings, establishment of states, elections held, and objectives of independent India's constitution.

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1) The document provides a social science lesson on human resources for 8th standard students. It includes questions about population distribution across continents and densely populated areas. 2) The key points about importance of human resource development are that it leads to increased economic development, productivity, reduction in social and economic backwardness, and increased entrepreneurship as education improves skills. 3) The second part of the document provides another social science lesson on India after independence. It includes questions about partition refugees, constituent assembly meetings, establishment of states, elections held, and objectives of independent India's constitution.

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SUBJECT - SOCIAL SCIENCE STD-VIII

L-6: (G) Human Resources

Q.1. Fill in the blanks:


1. Almost three- quarters of the worlds people live in two continents
____________ and _________________.
2. ______________ in Japan and _______________in India are two densely
populated areas.
3. _______________ has the highest density of population.
4. Natures bounty becomes significant only when ____________ find it
useful.
5. _______________was created in 1985 with an aim to improve peoples
health.
Q.2. State whether True or False:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Immigrants are the people who leave a country.


Japan is far more economically developed than Bangladesh.
The Ganga plains are sparsely populated areas of the world.
Sixty percent of the worlds population stay in just ten countries.
The average density of population in India is 342 persons per square
km.

Q.3. Answer the following questions:


1. How do geographical factors affect the distribution of population?
2. Explain the distribution of population across the earths surface.
Q.4. Give reasons for the following:
1. Until the 1800s , the worlds population grew steadily but slowly.
2. People always prefer to live on plains rather than mountains and
plateaus.

Do You Know?
IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Human resource is the most Important and vital Factor of Economic Development
or it can be said that humans are the agents of development. Some of the
importance of Human Resource or Human Capital are.
1) Country Develops if The Human Resource is Developed:
To enhance economic development the state constructs roads, buildings bridges,
dams, power houses, hospitals, etc. to run these units doctors, engineers,

scientist, teachers, are required. So if the state invests in a human resource it


pays dividend in response.
2) Increase in Productivity: The better education, improved skills, and
provision of healthy atmosphere will result in roper and most efficient use of
resources (non-natural & natural) which will result in increase in economic
production.
3) Eradication of Social and Economic Backwardness:
Human Resource development has an ample effect on the backwardness
economy and society. The provision of education will increase literacy which will
produce skilled Human Resource. Similarly provision of health facilities will result
in healthy Human Resource which will contribute to the national economic
development.
4) Entrepreneurship Increase:
Education, clean environment, good health, investment on the human resource,
will all have its positive effects. Job opportunities would be created in the country.
And even business environment will flourish in the state which creates many job
opportunities.
5) Social Reasons:
Due to Human Resource development the socio economic life of the peoples of a
country changes drastically. Over all look changes thinking phenomena changes,
progressive thoughts are endorsed in to the minds of peoples.

L-12: ( H ) India After Independence


Q.1. Fill in the blanks:
1. As a result of Partition,______________ refugees had come into the
country from Pakistan.
2. The meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held in ____________.
3. Dr. Ambedkar pointed out that __________ democracy had to be
accompanied by economic and social democracy.
4. The strongest protests to have their own state came from
_____________ Presidency.
5. The new state of ____________ came into being on 1 October 1953.
6. In 1950, the government set up a_____________ to help design and
execute suitable policies for economic development.
Q.2. State whether True or False:
1. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948.
2. Indias Constitution was adopted on 26 January 1949.

3. The Constitution has guaranteed equality before law to all its


citizens.
4. The Bhilai Steel Plant was set up with the help of USA in India.
5. On 15 August 2007, India celebrated sixty two years of its
existence as a free nation.
Q.3. Multiple choice questions:
1. As many as______________ general elections have been held in India
since independence.
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 11
(d) 10
2. Non- alignment formed the bedrock of Indias ____________ policy.
(a) Economic
(b) political
(c)
foreign
(d) social
3. Gandhi Sagar bandh was built on _____________ river in Madhya
Pradesh.
(a) Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Mahi
( d)
Chambal
4. The state of Punjab was divided into Punjab and Haryana
in___________.
(a) 1966
(b)1960
(c) 1967
(d) 1965
5. ______________ was the main party of the freedom struggle.
(a) Indian National Congress
(b) Muslim
League
(b)Bhartiya Janta Party
(d) None
Q.4. Answer the following questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Who were against the creation of linguistic states?


What did the Second Five Year Plan strongly focus on?
What were the major objectives of the independent India?
How did the constitution sought balance between the Centre and
the State?
5. Who played the most important role in the framing of the
Constitution?

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