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Book : Social and Political Life Ncert Solutions | Chapter-10 Civics
Class : 8th
Subject : Civics
Chapter : 10
Chapter Name : Law and Social Justice
Q1 Why do we need a law on minimum wages? Find out:
a) What is the minimum wage for a construction worker in your state?
b) Do you think the minimum wage for a construction worker is adequate, low or high? c) Who
sets the minimum wages?
Answer. Missing
Page : 121 , Block Name : Law and Social Justice
Q1 Why do you think enforcement of safety laws is important in any factory?
Can you point to a few other situations where laws (or rules) exist but people do not follow them
because of poor enforcement? (For example, over-speeding by motorists, not wearing
helmet/seat belt and use of mobile phone while driving). What are the problems in enforcement?
Can you suggest some ways in which enforcement can be improved?
Answer. Missing
Page : 127 , Block Name : Enforcement of Safety Laws
Q1 A ‘clean environment is a public facility.’ Can you explain this statement?
Answer. Missing
Page : 128 , Block Name : New Laws to Protect the Environment
Q2 Why do we need new laws?
Answer. Missing
Page : 128 , Block Name : New Laws to Protect the Environment
Q3 Why are companies and contractors able to violate environmental laws?
Answer. Missing
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Class : 8th
Subject : Civics
Chapter : 10
Chapter Name : Law and Social Justice
Q1 Why do we need a law on minimum wages? Find out:
a) What is the minimum wage for a construction worker in your state?
b) Do you think the minimum wage for a construction worker is adequate, low or high? c) Who
sets the minimum wages?
Answer. Missing
Page : 121 , Block Name : Law and Social Justice
Q1 Why do you think enforcement of safety laws is important in any factory?
Can you point to a few other situations where laws (or rules) exist but people do not follow them
because of poor enforcement? (For example, over-speeding by motorists, not wearing
helmet/seat belt and use of mobile phone while driving). What are the problems in enforcement?
Can you suggest some ways in which enforcement can be improved?
Answer. Missing
Page : 127 , Block Name : Enforcement of Safety Laws
Q1 A ‘clean environment is a public facility.’ Can you explain this statement?
Answer. Missing
Page : 128 , Block Name : New Laws to Protect the Environment
Q2 Why do we need new laws?
Answer. Missing
Page : 128 , Block Name : New Laws to Protect the Environment
Q3 Why are companies and contractors able to violate environmental laws?
Answer. Missing
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Book : Social and Political Life Ncert Solutions | Chapter-10 Civics
Page : 128 , Block Name : New Laws to Protect the Environment
Q1 Do you think everyone got justice in the case cited above?
Page : 129 , Block Name : Environment as a Public Facility
Q2 Can you think of other ways in which the environment can be protected? Discuss in class.
Answer. Missing
Page : 129 , Block Name : Environment as a Public Facility
Q1 Talk to two workers (For example, construction workers, farm workers, factory workers,
workers at any shop) to nd out if they are receiving the minimum wages laid down by law.
Q2 What are the advantages to foreign companies in setting up production in India?
Answer. Foreign companies gain many advantages in setting up production in India. Foremost
amongst these is cheap labour. The population boom in India has led to large scale
unemployment, as a result, a worker’s worth in India is lesser because one worker can easily
replace another. This also accounts for lower wages. Due to the workers’ vulnerability,
companies cut production costs by lowering work conditions and increasing work hours. This
trend is unfortunate because it has led to disasters like the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984.
However, availability of cheap labour is a chief advantage for foreign companies in setting up
production in India.
Q3 Do you think the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got justice? Discuss.
Answer. The victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got justice, but this statement is debatable. Some
victims were adequately compensated, while others are still struggling for a fair judgment to be
taken on a violation of their rights. 8,000 people died, while another 50,000 were rendered
handicapped and hence unable to earn a livelihood. The company which owned the pesticide
factory- Union Carbide, did not accept responsibility for the deaths and left in a hurry, leaving
behind harmful toxic chemicals that are contaminating water in Bhopal even today. UC was ned
a measly $470 million from a $3 billion civil case, for this catastrophe. Financial compensation
for the victims’ families was adequate but survivors of this disaster are still ghting for safe
drinking water, health-care facilities and jobs.
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Page : 128 , Block Name : New Laws to Protect the Environment
Q1 Do you think everyone got justice in the case cited above?
Page : 129 , Block Name : Environment as a Public Facility
Q2 Can you think of other ways in which the environment can be protected? Discuss in class.
Answer. Missing
Page : 129 , Block Name : Environment as a Public Facility
Q1 Talk to two workers (For example, construction workers, farm workers, factory workers,
workers at any shop) to nd out if they are receiving the minimum wages laid down by law.
Q2 What are the advantages to foreign companies in setting up production in India?
Answer. Foreign companies gain many advantages in setting up production in India. Foremost
amongst these is cheap labour. The population boom in India has led to large scale
unemployment, as a result, a worker’s worth in India is lesser because one worker can easily
replace another. This also accounts for lower wages. Due to the workers’ vulnerability,
companies cut production costs by lowering work conditions and increasing work hours. This
trend is unfortunate because it has led to disasters like the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984.
However, availability of cheap labour is a chief advantage for foreign companies in setting up
production in India.
Q3 Do you think the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got justice? Discuss.
Answer. The victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got justice, but this statement is debatable. Some
victims were adequately compensated, while others are still struggling for a fair judgment to be
taken on a violation of their rights. 8,000 people died, while another 50,000 were rendered
handicapped and hence unable to earn a livelihood. The company which owned the pesticide
factory- Union Carbide, did not accept responsibility for the deaths and left in a hurry, leaving
behind harmful toxic chemicals that are contaminating water in Bhopal even today. UC was ned
a measly $470 million from a $3 billion civil case, for this catastrophe. Financial compensation
for the victims’ families was adequate but survivors of this disaster are still ghting for safe
drinking water, health-care facilities and jobs.
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Book : Social and Political Life Ncert Solutions | Chapter-10 Civics
Q4 What do we mean when we speak of law enforcement? Who is responsible for enforcement?
Why is enforcement so important?
Answer. Law enforcement implies the government’s responsibility as lawmaker and enforcer, to
ensure obedience to its laws by everyone within the State that it governs. It is the responsibility
of the government to ascertain that laws are not violated by anyone. Enforcement is important
to maintain the democratic status of India; if foreign companies are allowed to maintain low
working conditions, then this interferes with the Fundamental Right of the Right to Life, of a
worker. Hence, enforcement is necessary to protect the people.
Q5 How can laws ensure that markets work in a manner that is fair? Give two examples to
support your answer.
Answer. Laws can ensure that markets work in a fair manner. The frequently upgraded Minimum
Wages Law ensures that workers are not exploited and over-worked by companies that hire them.
Also, a law keeping checks on the quality of production makes sure that sub-standard goods do
not enter the market.
Q6 Imagine yourself to be a worker working in a chemical factory, which has received orders
from the government to move to a different site 100 kms away from the present location. Write
about how your life would change? Read out your responses in the classroom.
Q7 Write a paragraph on the various roles of the government that you have read about in this
unit.
Answer. The government plays a large number of roles in any state. In Unit ve, the
government’s role in the economic sector is explained. This includes providing public facilities
like water supply, healthcare and sanitation and ensuring that these amenities are not overtaken
by private enterprises; the government also plays a pivotal role in law enforcement, which is of
utmost importance in the economic sector. The government makes laws to protect workers in
production factories- laws on minimum wages, controlling working conditions and safety
measures. It also makes laws for markets that protect consumers against over-pricing and sub-
standard products. The government has a law against child labour and it also punishes
organizations that do not follow policies put in place to protect the environment against
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Q4 What do we mean when we speak of law enforcement? Who is responsible for enforcement?
Why is enforcement so important?
Answer. Law enforcement implies the government’s responsibility as lawmaker and enforcer, to
ensure obedience to its laws by everyone within the State that it governs. It is the responsibility
of the government to ascertain that laws are not violated by anyone. Enforcement is important
to maintain the democratic status of India; if foreign companies are allowed to maintain low
working conditions, then this interferes with the Fundamental Right of the Right to Life, of a
worker. Hence, enforcement is necessary to protect the people.
Q5 How can laws ensure that markets work in a manner that is fair? Give two examples to
support your answer.
Answer. Laws can ensure that markets work in a fair manner. The frequently upgraded Minimum
Wages Law ensures that workers are not exploited and over-worked by companies that hire them.
Also, a law keeping checks on the quality of production makes sure that sub-standard goods do
not enter the market.
Q6 Imagine yourself to be a worker working in a chemical factory, which has received orders
from the government to move to a different site 100 kms away from the present location. Write
about how your life would change? Read out your responses in the classroom.
Q7 Write a paragraph on the various roles of the government that you have read about in this
unit.
Answer. The government plays a large number of roles in any state. In Unit ve, the
government’s role in the economic sector is explained. This includes providing public facilities
like water supply, healthcare and sanitation and ensuring that these amenities are not overtaken
by private enterprises; the government also plays a pivotal role in law enforcement, which is of
utmost importance in the economic sector. The government makes laws to protect workers in
production factories- laws on minimum wages, controlling working conditions and safety
measures. It also makes laws for markets that protect consumers against over-pricing and sub-
standard products. The government has a law against child labour and it also punishes
organizations that do not follow policies put in place to protect the environment against
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Book : Social and Political Life Ncert Solutions | Chapter-10 Civics
pollution.
Q8 What are the sources of environmental pollution in your area? Discuss with respect to (a) air;
(b) water and (c) soil. What are the steps being taken to reduce the pollution? Can you suggest
some other measures?
Q9 How was environment treated earlier? What has been the change in perception? Discuss.
Answer. Earlier, the environment was treated with more respect and an effort was made to keep
it clean and healthy. Nowadays, with the advent of globalization, we pay little or no attention to
the environment we live in. In earlier times, life was less fast-paced and our ancestors and
predecessors respected nature and the earth as life-giving entities. Factories, vehicles and
pollution-causing things were lesser in number but today, with growing demand and technology
we have ruined nature and its aspects. This has had a telling result on the environment, global
warming being one of the most alarming consequences of the same. Hence, there is a need to sit
up and take notice of the changes in the environment and implement modes to correct our
wrongs before it gets too late.
Q10 What do you think the famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman is trying to convey in this cartoon?
How does it relate to the 2016 law that you read about on page 123?
Answer. The famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman, in this cartoon, is trying to convey an ironical
perception of the double standards and hypocrisy some of us follow. A mother is complaining
about the heavy bags that children are made to carry to school, but she hires another “child”
servant to do the same without a wee bit of sympathy for the less fortunate child who has to
work and earn a living.
This relates to the 2006 Child Labour Prevention Act that banned children under the age of 14
years from work, making it a punishable offence for those who employed these children.
Unfortunately, 74% of child domestic labour today is under the age of 16. R.K. Laxman, in his
cartoon, is pointing towards this very glitch and how the government has not taken adequate
action to enforce this law.
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pollution.
Q8 What are the sources of environmental pollution in your area? Discuss with respect to (a) air;
(b) water and (c) soil. What are the steps being taken to reduce the pollution? Can you suggest
some other measures?
Q9 How was environment treated earlier? What has been the change in perception? Discuss.
Answer. Earlier, the environment was treated with more respect and an effort was made to keep
it clean and healthy. Nowadays, with the advent of globalization, we pay little or no attention to
the environment we live in. In earlier times, life was less fast-paced and our ancestors and
predecessors respected nature and the earth as life-giving entities. Factories, vehicles and
pollution-causing things were lesser in number but today, with growing demand and technology
we have ruined nature and its aspects. This has had a telling result on the environment, global
warming being one of the most alarming consequences of the same. Hence, there is a need to sit
up and take notice of the changes in the environment and implement modes to correct our
wrongs before it gets too late.
Q10 What do you think the famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman is trying to convey in this cartoon?
How does it relate to the 2016 law that you read about on page 123?
Answer. The famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman, in this cartoon, is trying to convey an ironical
perception of the double standards and hypocrisy some of us follow. A mother is complaining
about the heavy bags that children are made to carry to school, but she hires another “child”
servant to do the same without a wee bit of sympathy for the less fortunate child who has to
work and earn a living.
This relates to the 2006 Child Labour Prevention Act that banned children under the age of 14
years from work, making it a punishable offence for those who employed these children.
Unfortunately, 74% of child domestic labour today is under the age of 16. R.K. Laxman, in his
cartoon, is pointing towards this very glitch and how the government has not taken adequate
action to enforce this law.
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Document Details
| Board / Org | NCERT |
| Exam | Class 8 |
| Type | Solution |
| Pages | 5 |
| Language | english |
| Updated | 30 Apr 2026 |