CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Modern Indian History Quiz 8 - MCQExams.com

Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instruction. Out of the given options, select the specific instruction?  
  • Balkanise the Indian sub-continent
  • Keep India united if possible
  • accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
  • persuade the Congress to accept partition
Who laid the foundation of modern postal system?
  • Ellenborough
  • Lord Wellesley
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Hastings
What is the correct sequence of the following?
1) Wavell Plan
2) Radcliffe Award
3) Cripps Mission
4) Cabinet Mission
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
  • 3 , 1 , 4 , 2
  • 2 , 1 , 3 , 4
  • 3 , 4 , 1 , 2
Who of the following laid the first rail-road in India?
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Wavell
  • Lord Curzon
  • Lord Dalhousie
Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as 'Preventive Murder'?
  • Killing of INA activities
  • Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
  • Shooting of Mahatma
  • Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
Which of the following is/are true about the period of Lord Lansdowne?
1) Second visit of Prince of Wales.
2) Military expedition against Manipur was conducted.
3) The Indian Council Act was passed.
4) Appointment of Durand Commission.
Choose the correct answer from the following codes:
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2 and 4
  • Only 3
  • All of the above
Which one among the following Acts first made the provision of the appointment of the Indian High Commissioner in Great Britain?
  • Indian Council Act, 1892
  • Indian Council Act, 1909
  • Government of India Act, 1919
  • Government of India Act, 1935
During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission? 
  • To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
  • To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
  • To draw up a plan for financial reform for India
  • To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
The capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. Why? 
  • Delhi was located at the centre of the Empire
  • The climate of Delhi was more suitable for Europeans
  • Calcutta was the hot bed of revolutionaries
  • Delhi was the traditional seat of imperial powers
Which one of the following measures is associated with William Bentinck, the then Governor-General of India?
  • Introduction of postal system
  • Resumption of rent-free land
  • Preservation of ancient monuments
  • Partition of Bengal
Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule: 
1) Lord Curzon 2) Lord Chelmsford  3) Lord Hardinge 4) Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
  • 1 , 3 , 2 , 4
  • 2 , 4 , 1 , 3
  • 1 , 4 , 2 , 3
  • 2 , 3 , 1 , 4
'Dyarchy' was first introduced in India under ________________.
  • Morley-Minto Reforms
  • Montford Reorms
  • Simon Commission Plan
  • Government of India Act, 1935
What was the effect of the Government of India Act of 1935 on the national movement?
  • It strengthened the movement
  • It weakened the movement by satisfying the people
  • It weakened the movement because separate electorate for the Muslims and Hindus created dissensions
  • It weakened the movement because the Act introduced federal system
Several socio-political organisations were formed in the 19th and 20th centuries in India. Anjuman-e-Khawatin-e-Islam, founded in the year 1914 was ____________.
  • All India Muslim Ladies Conference
  • a radical wing of the All India Muslim League
  • All India Muslim Student's Conference
  • All India Islamic Conference
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I
(Peasant Movement)		List II
(Region)
A. Mappila outbreakMaharashtra
B. Ramosi peasant forceBengal
C. Kuka revoltMalabar
D. Pabna revoltPunjab
  • $$A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2$$
  • $$A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2$$
  • $$A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3$$
  • $$A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3$$
Which of the following was most important weakness of Revolt of 1857?
  • Lack of discipline among rebel sepoys
  • The rebels lacked coordination and union
  • Lack of modern weapons
  • All of the above
Which of the following was/were the main feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1) Introduction of separate electorates for Muslims. 
2) Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces.
3) Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial legislatures.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 2 and 3
The reforms of which one of the following Acts are popularly known as Morley-Minto Reforms?
  • The Indian Council Act, 1892
  • The Indian Council Act, 1909
  • The Government of India Act, 1919
  • The Government of India Act, 1935
Which amongst the following places was not a centre of the Revolution of 1857?
  • Ajmer
  • Jaipur
  • Neemuch
  • Arrah
Which one of the following Governor General was impeached by the British Parliament?
  • Lord Curzon
  • Warren Hastings
  • Lord Canning
  • William Bentinck
The Rowlatt Act was passed to _____________.
  • bring about agrarian reforms
  • curtail the nationalist and revolutionary activities
  • have a favourable balance of trade
  • put second World War criminals on trial
Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a National Revolt?
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Ellenborough
  • Disraeli
Who remarked at Hindu-Muslim unity seen at Revolt ofIn this Instance, we could not play off Mohammedans against Hindu?
  • Atkinson
  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Elgin
  • Lord Mayo
Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer:
RC Majumdar described the 1857 revolt as neither first nor national war of independence.
TR Holmes described the 1857 revolt as a conflict between civilization and barbarians.
Jawaharlal Nehru said that revolt was nothing but Hindu-Muslim conspiracy.
  • Only 2
  • Only 3
  • 1 and 2
  • All of these
Who among the following was the author of Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies, 1857-59?
  • RC Majumdar
  • PC Joshi
  • SB Chaudhary
  • UD Savarkar
Match the following:
List IList II
A. Rani LakshmibaiJhansi
B. Bahadur Shah IIDelhi
C. Tantya TopeKanpur
D. Begum Hazrat MahalLucknow
  • $$A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4$$
  • $$A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4$$
  • $$A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1$$
  • $$A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3$$
What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)?
To disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States.
To place the Indian administration under the British Crown.
To regulate East India Company's trade with India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Who among the following said that the Revolt of 1857 was an extension of social progress the English had already initiated?
  • Karl Marx
  • Adam Smith
  • Max Muller
  • Benjamin Disraeli
Whose death is unknown in 1857 Revolt?
  • Tantya Tope
  • Nanasaheb
  • Rani Jhansi
  • Bahadur Shah Jafar
Consider the following statements:
(1) The objective behind the Partition of Bengal 1905 was to weaken the rising sentiments of nationalism.
(2) Partition of Bengal began a transformation of the Indian National Congress from a middle-class pressure group into a nationwide mass movement.
(3) Partition of Bengal suppressed the rising sentiments of nationalism.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 2
  • All of these
Before the outbreak of Revolt of 1857 at Meerut, Mangal Pandey had become a martyr on 29th March,He was hanged at ___________.
  • Lucknow
  • Barrackpore
  • Calcutta
  • Meerut
Kunwar Singh and Maulvi Ahmadullah led the Revolt of 1857 at __________.
  • Arrah and Faizabad
  • Lucknow and Meerut
  • Arrah and Meerut
  • Arrah and Lucknow
Consider the following statements about the Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1906:
(1) Four resolutions were passed at the famous session of INC of 1906.
(2) These resolutions adopted the demand of reversal of Partition of Bengal, Boycott movement in Bengal and Swadeshi movement etc.
(3) At this session of INC "Annulment of Partition of Bengal" was also adopted.
Which of above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following were the important causes of failure of Revolt of 1857?
The rebels creaked a supreme head.
We vested interests in India remained first in their loyalty to the British.
The rebels had no financial resources.
Modern technologies, gadgets of British overpowered the rebels.
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • Only 1
  • All of these
Which of the following statements explains best the nature of the Revolt of 1857?
  • It was the last attempt by the old political order to regain its power
  • It was a mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Indian Army
  • It was the struggle of the common people to overthrow foreign rulers
  • It was an effort to establish a united Indian nation
Which of the following statements about Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah, who played an important part in the Revolt of 1857, is/are correct?
He was popularly known as Danka Shah or the Maulvi with a drum.
He fought in the famous Battle of Chinhat.
He was killed by British troops under the command of Henry Lawrence.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
The educated middle class in India ______________.
  • opposed the revolt of 1857
  • supported the revolt of 1857
  • remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
  • fought against native rulers
Who can be called the greatest hero of Revolt of 1857?
  • The Sepoys
  • Tantiya Tope and Rani Jhansi
  • Bahadur Shah II
  • Mangal Pandey
Which one of the following was the primary cause of majority of civil rebellion against the British rule before 1857?
  • Exploitation of the village artisans and farmers by money lenders along with Britishers
  • The rapid changes that the British introduced in the economy, administration and land revenue system
  • The colonial policy of intensifying demands for land revenue and extracting as large an amount as possible
  • Not even a part of the enhanced revenue was spent on the development of agriculture or the welfare of the cultivator
Consider the following statements regarding causes of Revolt of 1857:
Denial of the adoption of child by the childless king.
The British policy of looking down upon Indian subjects.
Discriminations among English and Indian soldiers
Social reform and conversion to Christianity.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • 3 and 4
  • All of these
Consider the following statements regarding Revolutionaries of 1857 in India:
The revolutionaries had little understanding of colonialism which had overpowered India or the modern world.
The rebel units had a common plan of military action or authoritative heads.
The leaders of the revolt were suspicious and jealous of one another and often indulged in suicidal battles.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • All of these
Azimullah was loyal follower of __________.
  • Rani Jhansi
  • Tantiya Tope
  • Nana Sahib
  • None of the above
Who was the Governor-General of India in 1857?
  • Wellesley
  • Dalhousie
  • Canning
  • Minto
Match the following:
List I
(Book)		List II
(Author)
A. The First Indian War of Independence 1857-59Syed Ahmad Khan
B. Causes of Indian RevoltSB Chaudhary
C. The Sepoy Mutiny and the Rebellion of 1857Karl Marx
D. Civil Rebellion in Indian MutiniesRC Majumdar
  • $$A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2$$
  • $$A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2$$
  • $$A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3$$
  • $$A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4$$
Consider the following statements about the Revolt of 1857:
1. It was particularly encouraged by the Maulvis and the Pandits, alike, in the state of Bihar.
2. Nana Sahib sent three letters to King Napoleon III of France during the rebellion.
Diwan Maniram Dutta was the leader of revolt from Assam.
4. The army of Emperor Bahadur Shah in Delhi was commanded by General Bakht Khan.
5. Shahzada Firoz Shah and Kunwar Singh were the leaders of the revolt from Rohilkhand and Bihar respectively.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 2, 3 and 5
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • None of these
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists:
List I
(Leader)		List II
(Area Under their Operation)
A. Maulavi Ahmed ShahBarrackpore
B. Mangal PandeyFaizabad
C. Bakht KhanKanpur
D. Nana SahebDelhi
  • $$A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3$$
  • $$A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2$$
  • $$A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3$$
  • $$A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2$$
Consider the following native rulers:
Kunwar Singh
Nana Saheb
Scindia of Gwalior
Nizam of Hyderabad
Who among these native rulers did not participate in the Revolt of 1857?
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 2 and 3
  • 3 and 4
  • All of these
Which one among the following statements is correct?
  • The Revolt of 1857 was not supported by the Nizam of Hyderabad
  • Dinabandhu Mitra was the author of the book, Unhappy India
  • The ScindUPSC of Gwalior gave shelter to the Rani of Jhansi
  • Mangal Pandey led the sepoys march to Delhi
Consider the following statements:
The Revolt of Chattar Singh, the Governor of Multan, precipitated the second Anglo-Sikh war.
The 'Indian War of Independence' was written by VD Savarkar.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Match the following List I with List II and answer as per the codes given below:
List IList II
A. DelhiColin Campbell
B. JhansiJohn Nicholson
C. LucknowHugh Rose
D. ArrahWilliam Taylor
  • $$A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4$$
  • $$A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2$$
  • $$A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3$$
  • $$A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1$$
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