STUDY EDUCATION - MP Board Solutions

Factors of Production Class 8 Questions and Answers Social Science Chapter 7 The Big Questions (Page 163) Question 1. What are the factors of production? Answer: The process of manufacturing a product or creating a service, demands certain raw materials and resources. The products are made by processing and transforming these materials into final outputs. These raw materials or resources, used in production process, are known as the factors of the production. Question 2. How are these factors interconnected? Answer: The factors of production, Land (soil, forest, water), Labour (skilled workers), Capital (machinery, tools) and Entrepreneurship (owner, idea developer) are interconnected. If some of these elements are misplaced or used in a wrong proportion, it might hinder the production and can cause obstruction in the process. For instance, a farmer acting as an entrepreneur utilizes land, employs labours for planting and harvesting, and operates capital like tractor and irrigation sys...

The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive Class 8 Questions and Answers Social Science Chapter 6 The Big Questions (Page 139) Question 1. What is India’s parliamentary system, and how is it structured? Answer: India’s parliamentary system is a form of government where the executive (government) is drawn from the legislature and remains accountable to it. In this system, the people elect their representatives to the Lok Sabha, and the majority forms the government. Structure of India’s Parliamentary System: At the Union level, the Parliament consists of the President, Lok Sabha (House of the People), and Rajya Sabha (Council of States). This is a bicameral system. The Prime Minister leads the government and is supported by the Council of Ministers, who are accountable to the Lok Sabha. At the State level, there is a State Assembly that performs legislative and executive functions. Some states have a bicameral legislature (Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad). Question 2. What are...