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Class 8 History Chapter 2 From Trade to Territory Ncert Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. Match the following:   Answer:   Question 2. Fill in the blanks: 1. The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of ………… 2. Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of ………….. 3. Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of …………… 4. Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the part of …………… India. Answer: 1. Plassey 2. Mysore 3. Lapse 4. Western Question 3. State whether true or false: 1. The Mughal empire became stronger in the eighteenth century. 2. The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with India. 3. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab. 4. The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered. Answer: 1. False 2. False 3. True 4. False Question 4. What attracted European trading companies to India? Answer: 1. The fine qualities of cotton and silk produced in India. 2. Indian sp

Class 8 Geography Chapter 4 Agriculture Ncert Textbook Questions Solved Question 1. Answer the following questions. (i) What is agriculture? (ii) Name the factors influencing agriculture. (iii) What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages? (iv) What is plantation agriculture? (v) Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth. Answer: (i) Agriculture is the primary activity that involves the cultivation of crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and rearing of livestock. (ii) Factors influencing agriculture include the topography of soil and climate. (iii) Shifting cultivation is the type of farming in which agricultural activities are shifted from one field to another when the fertility of the soil of the former is diminished Disadvantages: • Deforestation • Soil erosion • Small patches for cultivation • Not sufficient for feeding a large population. (iv) Plantation agriculture is a type of commercial farming where only a single crop (li