REVISION WORKSHEETS

SUBJECT : PAKISTAN STUDIES

GRADE : 8
WEEK : 2
GEOGRAPHY
ATTEMPT THE FOLLOWING QUESTION ON THE SPACE PROVIDED
IN 30 MINUTES
Q1. Study fig 3 and answer the following questions:

I) By how much does the temperature rise from January to May?

The temperature raised by 12 degrees.
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II) Describe the pattern of rainfall during the winter season from October to March.
The amount of rainfall is increases from October to March from 0mm to 6mm. At
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first from Oct to Dec, the amount of rainfall increases a little bit from 0mm to 4mm.
Then from Dec to Mar, the amount of rainfall increases from 4mm to 12mm.
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iii) With reference to Fig 3 only, describe the climate of the months from June to September.

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b) How do summer monsoon wind develop and bring rainfall in Pakistan.

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c) Write the months in which these types of rainfall occur

1 Summer Monsoon Rainfall

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2.Western depression
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d) Explain any two benefits of flooding .

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e) Describe the effects on people living in extremely hot climates

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f) To what extent is monsoon rainfall in Southern Punjab and Northern Sindh helping farmers.

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 HISTORY
ATTEMPT THE FOLLOWING THREE QUESTION ON SEPARATE
SINGLE LINE SHEETS IN 30 MINUTES EACH
1 Study the sources (Insert) carefully and then answer the questions which follow.

SOURCE A

“While it is true that large numbers of European women and children were murdered with great
brutality, some of the stories have been exaggerated. The British forces felt that every male
Indian capable of carrying weapons was guilty of such crimes. Therefore, they adopted a
punitive attitude towards all Indians after the war. Mass hangings were carried out publicly and
at many places the dead were stitched in the pig-skin.”

Source B:

The picture shows the king Bahadur Shah Zafar and his two sons.
Q1: a) What does source A tell about the British acts in war ? [3] b)

What does Source B tell you about the result of the war of Independence? [5] c)

Why did the war of Independence fail? [7] d)

Explain the political, religious and military causes of the war of Independence. [10]

2 (a) Who were Zamindars? [4]

(b) Why did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan try to improve relations between the Muslims and the
British? [7]
(c) Was the introduction of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ in 1852 the most important reason for the
War of Independence in 1857? Explain your answer. [14]

3 (a) Who were the Thuggee? [4]

(b) Why were the Marathas defeated after the decline of the Mughal Empire? [7]

(c) Was the work of the Christian missionaries the most important reason why the Indians
opposed British attempts to westernize them between 1750 and 1850? Explain your answer.

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