Reshaping India Political Map Class 8 Worksheet Answers PDF

Class 8 Social Science Ch 2 – Reshaping India's Political Map: Worksheet with Solutions

Download free Class 8 Social Science Chapter 2 Reshaping India's Political Map worksheet with complete solutions PDF. Based on the new NCERT Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Session 2026-27). Contains 64 questions covering the complete chapter in CBSE exam pattern.

Topics Covered in This Worksheet

Delhi Sultanate — five successive Turkic-Afghan dynasties (Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi), defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan (1192), role of Sultan, iqta system (iqtadars), Mir Bakhshi, Todar Mal, Mansabdari system. Mughal Empire — First Battle of Panipat (1526), Babur, Akbar's sulh-i-kul policy, abolition of jizya, Todar Mal's revenue reforms, Aurangzeb's decline. Vijayanagara Empire — Harihara and Bukka, hare-chasing incident at Hampi, Krishnadevaraya, Vitthala temple musical pillars, Āmuktamālyada, Battle of Talikota (1565). Regional powers — Ahom kingdom (Assam), paik system, Battle of Saraighat, Lachit Borphukan. Hoysalas (Belur, Halebidu temples), Rajputs, Jats, Sikhs (Guru Tegh Bahadur, Guru Gobind Singh, Khalsa). Economic systems — iqta system, hundi system, Sher Shah Suri's Grand Trunk Road, exports (textiles, spices, silk). Tribal resistance — Bhils, Gonds, Santhals, Kochs.

Question Types Included

MCQ 1–15 (with explanations), Match the Following (3 sets), Assertion-Reason (4 questions), Very Short Answer (10 questions), Short Answer 2-mark (10 questions), Long Answer 3-mark (7 questions), Case-Based passages (4 passages — Mughal Empire, Vijayanagara, Delhi Sultanate administration, Mughal resistance), True or False (3 statements), Fill in the Blanks (10 questions), Map-based questions (4 sets) — locate Delhi Sultanate extents, Vijayanagara, Ahom kingdom, Fatehpur Sikri, Bijapur, Ladakh, Hyderabad on outline map.

Why This Worksheet Stands Out

Prepared by Sumeet Sahu, Unique Study Point Indore. 64 questions with complete solutions and detailed explanations. Covers Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Vijayanagara, Ahom kingdom, and all resistance movements. Includes 4 map-based question sets. 100% aligned with CBSE 2026-27 exam pattern.