CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Modern Indian History Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

'BILLET DOUX' means ______________.
  • love letter
  • anonymous letter
  • threatening letter
  • formal letter
Indian National Congress was founded by ____________.
  • Womesh Chandra Banerjee
  • Michael Hume
  • Allan Octavian Hume
  • Mahatma Gandhi
In the following Sates more than 60% seats are in reserved category in educational institutions against 50% cap as fixed by the Supreme Court of India
I. Karnataka
II. Tamil Nadu
III. Odisha
IV. Bihar
The correct answer is :
  • Only II
  • I and II
  • II and IV
  • I, II and III
Which country didn't allow USA to its land for war against Iraq? 
  • Turkey
  • Kuwait
  • UAE
  • Pakistan
Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the expansion of European companies in India from the 1730s?
  • Expansion of European production and trade
  • The emergence of aggressive nation states in Europe
  • The decline of Mughal authority
  • The need for mineral resources of Bengal
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  • Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
Which is the main demand of the tribal movement? 
  • Accept the rights of tribes over forests.
  • Movements against the revenue collection.
  • Tenancy laws.
  • Decentralization of power.
Who served as India's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union?
  • VK Krishna Menon
  • Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • KM Pannikar
  • KR Narayanan
When two persons descend from a common ancestor but by different wives, they are said to be related to each other by _________________.
  • Sapinda relationship
  • Half blood
  • Full blood
  • None of the above
In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
  • Dr Rajendra Prasad
  • Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
  • C Rajagopalachari
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
The English East India Company initially ruled through indigenous institutions but introduced constitutional changes from _____ onward.
  • 1757
  • 1765
  • 1773
  • 1784
The East India Company's need for more revenue from ___________ inclined it towards establishing an empire in India.
  • Monopoly over trade
  • Taxation
  • Tribute
  • Gold and silver mines
__________ was an officer of the zamindar, who went to the villages for rent collection.
  • Amlah
  • Fauzdar
  • Diwan
  • Bakshi
______________ was the largest financial house in Bengal.
  • Agarwal
  • Jagat Seth
  • Shroffs
  • Chettiars
Mir Kasim succeeded in forming an alliance with ___________ and ____________ against the British.
  • Siraj-ud-Daula, Mir Jafar
  • Farrukhsiyar, Sayyid Brothers
  • Shah Alam. Shuja-ud-Daula
  • Bahadur Shah, Salar Jung
Since the 17th century, the English East India Company was allowed to trade freely in Bengal in return for a payment of __________ to the Mughal emperor.
  • Rs. 50,000
  • Rs. 3,000
  • Rs. 10,000
  • Rs. 7,000
Robert Clive masterminded the occupation of ___________ with only 200 English and 300 Indian soldiers.
  • Masulipatnam
  • Plassey
  • Arcot
  • Pondicherry
Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?
  • Charles Cornwallis
  • Robert Clive
  • Warren Hastings
  • Arthur Wellesley
The misuse of _________ by Company officials generated tension between the British and the Nawab of Bengal.
  • Trade permit
  • Residency permit
  • Factory permit
  • Transport permit
Which of the following rumours and prophecies spread among the Sepoys and people just before 1857 revolt? 
Cartridges of the Enfield rifles were coated with the fat of cows and pigs.
The British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market. 
The British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity.
British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 23 June 1857.
  • 1 and 4 only
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
__________ was the leader of the Santhal rebellion of 1855-56.
  • Gunda Dhur
  • Birsa Munda
  • Sidhu Manjhi
  • Alluri Sitarama Raju
Which of the following Acts deprived the English East India Company of its monopoly of trade with India?
  • Charter Act of 1793
  • Charter Act of 1813
  • Charter Act of 1833
  • Charter Act of 1853
What were the reasons behind the discontent of Sepoys?
Low levels of pay.
Difficulty of getting leave.
Lack of armaments of good quality.
Deterioration in relations between the sepoys and their white officers.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 2, 3 and 4
___________ was given to the East India Company in 1661 by the English king, who had got it as part of his wifes dowry from the king of Portugal.
  • Madras
  • Calcutta
  • Bombay
  • Calicut
The Law Commission headed by ____________ prepared the Indian Penal Code, which was made applicable throughout the country.
  • Charles Cornwallis
  • Thomas Macaulay
  • William Jones
  • James Mill
The _____________ provided for the establishment of Supreme Court of Justice at Calcutta.
  • Regulating Act, 1773
  • Pitt's India Act, 1784
  • Charter Act, 1793
  • Charter Act, 1813
The majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of __________.
  • Punjab
  • Bengal
  • Assam
  • Awadh
When the rebellion of 1857 collapsed, Nana Sahib escaped to _________.
  • Kashmir
  • Nepal
  • Sikkim
  • Burma
The Survey of India was established in __________.
  • 1878
  • 1789
  • 1832
  • 1845
Between 1900 and 1940 the urban population of India increased from about 10 per cent of the total population to about ____ per cent.
  • 20
  • 17
  • 35
  • 13
The 1869 ___________ strengthened Bombays links with the world economy.
  • American Civil War
  • Creation of Deep Water Port
  • Opening of the Suez Canal
  • Telegraph Connection with London
Which of the following was not a railway town?
  • Mirzapur
  • Bareilly
  • Jamalpur
  • Waltair
A small town in the countryside, which was often the seat of a local notable was called ___________.
  • Ganj
  • Pargana
  • Taluq
  • Qasbah
Which one of the following is not a term which describes rich peasants of Bengal?
  • Jotedars
  • Haoladars
  • Mandals
  • Bargadars
Lord Wellesley wrote ____________ in 1803, in which he propounded the need for town planning and set up various committees for the purpose.
  • Minute on Calcutta
  • Minute on Bombay
  • Minute on City Survey
  • Minute on Town Planning
_______________ was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in
  • Doctrine of Lapse
  • Asymmetric Military Formation
  • Company Protectorate
  • Subsidiary Alliance
____________ was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
  • Robert Peel
  • John Russell
  • William Pitt
  • Lord Palmerston
Mehtab Chand, Raja of __________, was a powerful zamindar who helped the British during the Santhal rebellion and the 1857 revolt.
  • Dacca
  • Bhawal
  • Burdwan
  • Rajshahi
The Dutch set up a base in ____________ in 1605.
  • Panaji
  • Masulipatnam
  • Madras
  • Pondicherry
__________ was the designation of a representative of the Governor General who lived in a state which was not under direct British rule.
  • Ambassador
  • Commissioner
  • Resident
  • Consul
Nawab _____________ of Awadh was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the pretext that the region was being misgoverned.
  • Wajid Ali Shah
  • Amjad Ali Shah
  • Muhammad Ali Shah
  • Saadat Ali Khan
_____________ in Calcutta was the place where the East India Company servants in India stayed on arrival in the country.
  • Writers' Building
  • The Old Court House
  • Esplanade Hotel
  • The Marble Palace
___________ is one of the main sources of knowledge about what the rebels wanted during the Revolt of 1857.
  • Awadh Proclamation
  • Delhi Declaration
  • Najafgarh Inscription
  • Azamgarh Proclamation
In the Indian context, advocacy of withdrawal from the larger country is known as________.
  • Regionalism
  • Separtism
  • Secessionism
  • Nationalism
Organization which are formed to promote their interest are known as ______________.
  • Sectional groups
  • Movement groups
  • Interest groups
  • Movements
Narmada Bacho Andolan is a good example of _____________.
  • Interest group
  • Religious groups
  • Political Party
  • Movement group
Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labeled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these items using the codes given below:
Assertion (A) : The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Resigned in the year
Reason (R) : The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
  • Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Both A and R are individually true and Ris not the correct explanation of A
  • A is true but R is false
  • A is false but R is true
Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
  • Ahmadabad
  • Bombay
  • Calcutta
  • Delhi
Under this system, the land belonged to a small group of family who are usually powerful in the region _____________.
  • Mahalwari
  • Rayatwari
  • Zamindari
  • Kouldari
What was common in both the struggle in Nepal and Bolivia?
  • In both the cases struggle invloved mass mobilization
  • In both the cases people used violence
  • In both the cases the demands of people were not fulfilled
  • In both the cases government ignored the people
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