Resources — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

"Rahiman paani raakhiye, 
Bin paani sab soon. 
Paani gaye na ubere 
Moti, manus, choon......" .
[Says Rahim, keep water, as without water there is nothing. Without water pearl, swan and dough cannot exist.] 
These lines were written by the poet Abdur Rahim Khankhana, one of the nine gems of Akbar's court. What kind of resource is the poet referring to? Write in 100 words, what would happen if this resource disappeared?

What do you know about CITES?

'The supply of water per person in an urban area in India should be about 135 litres per day (about seven buckets)- a standard set by the urban water commission. Whereas people in slums have to make do with less than 20 litres a day per person (one bucket), people living in luxury hotels may consume as much as 1,600 litres (80 buckets) of water per day.'
(i) What does the above paragraph represent about the access of water by different classes?
(ii) What in your view should be the action taken by the government to solve this problem?

Define the demands of Adivasis and the 1989 Act.

Read the following extract and answer the question that follow:
"We must starve for food"
In 1823 the Company government in India received a petition from 12,000 weavers stating:
Our ancestors and we used to receive advances from the Company and maintain ourselves and our respective families by weaving Company’s superior assortments. Owing to our misfortune, the aurangs have been abolished ever since because of which we and our families are distressed for want of the means of livelihood. We are weavers and do not know any other business. We must starve for food, if the Board of Trade do not cast a look of kindness towards us and give orders for clothes.

1. Who wrote the above petition and to whom? What does it highlight?

How did the British colonial rule affect Indian textiles?

Mention different types of activities where tribal people were involved?

(a) Let’s do a small experiment. Make a list of 10 working adults in your family and neighbourhood. Ask them to describe the culture at their workplace. Share notes with your classmates. What did you discover? What are some adjectives that occur more frequently?
(b) In the Tapestry chapters, you have seen examples of the art and architecture in India across several centuries. What do you think are the factors that enabled their creators to achieve such high levels of excellence? Discuss in groups and share in class.

Can you point to a few other situations where laws (or rules) exist but people do not follow them because of poor enforcement?

Make a list of five human-made resources that you can observe around you.