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CHAPTER 3 DRAINAGE The term drainage describes the river system of an area. Look at the physical map. You will notice that small streams flowing from different directions come together to form the main river, which ultimately drains into a large water body such as a lake or a sea or an ocean. The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin. A closer observation on a map will indicate that any elevated area, such as a mountain or an upland, separates two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a water divide (Figure 3.1). Figure 3.1 : Water Divide DO YOU KNOW? The world’s largest drainage basin is of the Amazon river. FIND OUT Which river has the largest basin in India? DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN INDIA  The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups:  • the Himalayan rivers; and  • the Peninsular rivers.  Apart from originating from...

 CONTENTS  1. Who Did Patrick’s Homework? A House, A Home 2. How the Dog Found Himself a New Master! The Kite 3. Taro’s Reward The Quarrel 4. An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla Beauty 5. A Different Kind of School Where Do All the Teachers Go? 6. Who I Am The Wonderful Words 7. Fair Play 8. A Game of Chance Vocation 9. Desert Animals Whatif 10. The Banyan Tree

    NCERT Class 8 History Chapter 8 Women Caste and Reforms Extra Questions   Class 8 History Chapter 8 Extra Question with Answer – Women Caste and Reforms   Very Short Answer Type Extra Questions (1 Marks) 1) What was Sati? 2) Which castes were considered upper castes? 3) Which caste was considered polluting? 4) Which people were termed as untouchables? 5) Who established Brahmo Sabha? 6) In which year Sati was banned? 7) Who was the pioneer in banning Sati? 8) In which year widow remarriage was permitted? 9) Who was the pioneer in the introduction of widow remarriage? 10) Who formed an association for widow remarriage in the Telugu-speaking areas in Madras? 11) Who found the Arya samaj? 12) In which century the first School for girls was opened? 13) Where  did  Jyotiba Phule belong? 14) What did the aristocratic Muslim women learn in North India? 15) Why Mumtaz Ali was famous? 16) What was the name of the book published by Tarabai Shinde? 17) What were t...

POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE What is poverty? What are the causes of poverty? What are the consequences of poverty? What are the problems faced by Ram Saran’s family? What are the problems faced by Lakha Singh’s family? Name any five indicators of poverty? What is poverty according to social scientists? What is social exclusion? Give examples? What is vulnerability? Give examples? Explain poverty line? Compare the level of income between rural and urban areas? Compare the level of consumption between rural and urban areas? How is the poverty line estimated in India? What is the poverty line according to World Bank? Explain the poverty estimates in India according to Tendulkar Methodology. Who are the vulnerable groups? Which group is the most vulnerable to poverty in our society? How is inequality felt in a family? What are the problems in Sivaraman's family? What do you mean by HCR? Explain the inter-state poverty scenario in India? Name the two poorest states of India. How do Kerala an...

  CHAPTER 5 THE NOUN: KINDS OF NOUNS    NOUN A Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing. Note: The word ‘thing’ is used to mean anything that we can think of.   Look at the following sentence: Asoka was a wise king.   The noun ‘Asoka’ = a particular king, but the noun ‘king’ = any other king as well as Asoka. We call Asoka = Proper Noun, and king = Common Noun.   Similarly: Sita = Proper Noun, while girl = Common Noun. Hari = Proper Noun, while boy = Common Noun. Kolkata = Proper Noun, while city = Common Noun. India = Proper Noun, while country = Common Noun.   The word girl = Common Noun, because it is a name common to all girls, while Sita = Proper Noun because it is the name of a particular girl.   COMMON NOUN A Common Noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind. [Common here means shared by all.]   PROPER NOUN A Proper Noun is the name of some particular person or place, [Proper me...

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  CBSE Class 8 English Notice Writing   1. Tapan Ghosh of Class VIII A is the Secretary of the Holy Christ School Geography Forum. The geography teacher has asked Tapan to put up a notice to invite the students of geography to participate in the Geography Quiz Contest to be held after a fortnight in St Anthony’s School. Hie first prize carries? 1000 and a Trophy. Write this notice, using not more than 50 words. Try to make the notice catch all the students’ attention. Answer: Holy Christ School N. Delhi Win? 1000 in Geography Quiz Contest 15 July, 2016 St Anthony’s School is holding an Inter-School Geography Quiz Contest within a fortnight. The first prize carries? 1000 and a Trophy. Interested Geography students should see me immediately. Tapan Ghosh Class VIII A   2. Mukul Swami of class X, Captain of the School Hockey Team and Sports Secretary, is asked by his sports teacher to put a notice on the school notice board inviting the students to buy some old hockey ...

CBSE CLASS 8  WRITING SKILLS  NOTICE WRITING  2021 - 2022   Notice Writing for Class 8   This Blog Includes:   What is Notice Writing? Notice writing is a formal mode of communication through which an institution (academic, professional or public, etc.) can convey news and happenings or announcements about an upcoming event, something that is lost and found or any other vital information. You will come across noticeboards in academic institutions and organisations displaying key notifications and information. Studying Notice Writing for Class 8, you will get to learn about how to write a formal notice on varied topics following a coherent format and writing tone.    Notice Writing Format  There is a prescribed format for Notice Writing that you will get to learn in Class 8 English. Whether you writing a notice for announcements or general notifications, the notice writing format will help you structure the information in the right manner. Her...

CBSE CLASS 8 WRITING SKILLS  NOTICE WRITING   Q. You are Ishita, the head girl of P.G. Model School. The school has decided to conduct their annual program on 26th December 2020 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. Activities like dancing competitions, Spell Bee, singing competitions,  drawing competitions will be a part of the event. Write a notice for all the students of Class 5th to Class 12th informing them about the event.  P.G. Model School BN Block, Shalimar Bagh NOTICE  30th September 2020 Annual Programme 2020 It is to inform all the students that our school is organising its annual programme on 26th December 2020 at Talkatora stadium. The recreational activities include spelling bee, dancing and singing competitions. Interested students of classes 5th to 12th can give their names to their class teacher by 10th October 2020.  Ishita  Head Girl