ICSE Class VIII History & Civics Solutions

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Q1.

Fill in the blanks:

  1. _____________ and _____________ are the two basic resources essential for industrial growth.
  2. Colonies were used as _____________ of cheap raw material and ____________ for finished products.
  3. Socialism was a reaction to the evils of _________________.
  4. _______________ and ________________ were employed in large numbers in dangerous coal mines.
  5. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the ___________________, ________________, __________________, ________________ and ______________ established colonies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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  1. surplus capital, stable government
  2. suppliers, ready makers
  3. capitalism
  4. Women, small children
  5. Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French and the English.
Q2.

Match the following:

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1. Industrial Revolution(a) Trading Company
2. Socialism(b) Colonies
3. Trade Unions(c) Factory system
4. Imperialism(d) Equal share of wealth
5. The English East India Company(e) Better working conditions of workers

 

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  1. (c) Factory system
  2. (d) Equal share of wealth
  3. (e) Better working conditions of workers
  4. (b) Colonies
  5. (a) Trading Company
Q3.

Choose the correct answer:

  1. The main occupation of the Europeans in the Medieval Age was agriculture/mining/fishing.
  2. James Watt invented the Steam Engine/Safety Lamp/Power Loom.
  3. The first Asian country to become industrialized was _____________ Japan/India/China.
  4. The capitalists/landlords/workers organised themselves as trade unions to fight for their rights.
  5. The victory of the British over the French/Dutch/Spanish in the Carnatic Wars shattered French/Dutch/Spanish dreams of colonizing India.
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  1. agriculture
  2. Steam Engine
  3. Japan
  4. workers
  5. French, French
Q4.

State whether the following are true or false:

  1. Manual labour was replaced by the machines during the Industrial Revolution.
  2. Small-scale production flourished during the Industrial Revolution.
  3. Capitalists were the have-nots.
  4. There was a wide gulf between the capatalists and the workers.
  5. Capitalism is a set of economic theories based on the belief that the government should control the main industries.
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  1. True
  2. False
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
Q5.

Explain the term 'domestic system'.

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