CLASS-8 SUBJECT SOCIAL SCIENCE (FINALS-E) CIVIC CHAPTER-4 UNDERSTANDING LAW.

  EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL

27/01/2022      CLASS- 8   SESSION 2021-22
SUBJECT : SOCIAL SCIENCE CIVIC

CHAPTER-4 
UNDERSTANDING LAW

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1. When did the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act come into effect?
   1. 2006
   2. 1990
   3. 2001
   4. 2005 -Answer 
2. A bill finally becomes an Act after the assent of______.
   1. President -Answer
   2. Prime Minister
   3. Supreme Court
   4. Speaker
3. When was the Sedition Act passed?
   1. 1870 -Answer
   2. 1860
   3. 1919
   4. 1858
4. Abuse of the woman includes…………….
   1. Economic abuse
   2. Sexual abuse
   3. Verbal abuse
   4. All of these -Answer

5. Match the following:

   (i) The Sedition Act	(a) 2006 (2)
   (ii) Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act	(b) 1919 (3)
   (iii) Rowlatt Act	(c) Lead to conflict (4)
   (iv) Controversial Laws	(d)1870 (1)

6. 1. All persons in independent India are equal before the law.
   2. The colonial law was arbitrary
   3. Indian judges began to play a greater role in making decisions
   4. The role of citizens is crucial in helping the parliament frame different concerns that people might have into laws.

7. State True or False:

   1. Girls can inherit father’s property. True
   2. The British government was good to the Indian people. False
   3. The Indian Constitution served the Indians with the laws which are equal to all without any discrimination. True
   4. The Parliament does not have any role in making laws. False

8. Answer the following questions:-

Question 1. Mention the different categories under which Law can be classified.
Solution: Some of the categories under which law can be classifies are…
Criminal law
Contract Law
Property Law
International law
Equity and Trust Laws

Question 2 Write a short note on Lady Justice.
Solution: Lady Justice or Justitia is the Roman Goddess of Justice. It is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system. Her blindfolded eyes symbolize equality under the law and impartiality towards all the people who are governed by it. The weighing scales represent the balancing of people’s interests under the law, and her sword denotes the law’s force of reason.

Question 3 Mention some of the common laws that govern us.
Solution: Some of the common laws that govern us are…
The age at which a person can vote
Specific age for marriage
Laws governing the selling and buying of property

Question 4 What is a constitution?
Solution:A Constitution is a document outlining the basic laws or principals by which a country is governed.

Question 5State Article 14 of the Indian constitution
Solution:Article 14 – Equality before law. – The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.

Question 6 How was the system of law during ancient times in India?
Solution: In ancient India, there were countless and overlapping local laws. Different communities were given the liberty to enforce the laws according to their need. In some cases, the punishment that two persons received for the same crime varied depending on their caste. The lower castes were punished more harshly.

Question 7 When was the Hindu Succession Amendment Act revised?
Solution: The Hindu Succession Amendment Act was revised in 2005.

Question 8 What was the Sedition Act?
Solution: According to the Sedition Act of 1870 any person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested without due trial.