CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Modern Indian History Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

In which year India conducted its first nuclear explosion ?
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1979
What is the privilege given to consolidated fund of India?
  • It is at the sole disposal of President
  • It can be used in times of natural calamities.
  • The expenditure can not be discussed on the floor of the house.
  • All of the above
SAARC was launched in 1985 at the ________.
  • New Delhi Summit
  • Dhaka Summit
  • Cairo Summit
  • Colombo Summit
Jungle Satyagraha happened in ________________.
  • Seoni district
  • Rewa district
  • Bhopal district
  • Indore district
For India , who suggested the name of the Hindi Language?
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Ravindra Nath Tagore
  • Madan Mohan Malviya
  • Raja Ram Mohan Ray
  • Answer Required
The Indian state that was not created on November 2000 was _______________.
  • Jharkhand
  • Uttrakhand
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Sikkim
The Aligarh Movement came into being for the regeneration of the Muslim Society in India _______________.
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Sri Syed Ahmad Khan
  • Munammad Ali Jinnah
  • Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Who started the Bhudan Movement?
  • Vinoba Bhave
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Jayaprakash Narayan
  • Acharya Kripalani
The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was a policy that aimed to ___________.
  • control the rebellions in the Princely States
  • extend the military strength of the British
  • regulate the landlords
  • extend the territorial boundaries of the English East India Company
The Swadeshi Movement evoked serious responses in __________.
  • Madras and Hyderabad
  • Bengal and Maharashtra
  • Bihar and Orissa
  • The Princely States
The largest port of Karnataka is _____________.
  • Karwar
  • Honnavar
  • Malpe
  • New Mangaluru
While opposing the Public Safety Bill, 1928 who among the following said that it was 'a direct attack on Indian nationalism, on the Indian National Congress' and as 'the Slavery of India, Bill No. 1' ?
  • Motilal Nehru
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • T Prakasam
  • Diwan Chaman Lal
Soon after the formation of Indian National Congress, the British became suspicious of nationalists. Who among the following called Congress representing only the elite 'a microscopic minority' ?
  • Lord Napier
  • Lord Dufferin
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Lytton
Consider the following statements about the early modem technology in India: 
The Portuguese brought European movable metal types to Goa in 1550.
The first Indian script of which types were prepared was Tamil.
The English Company's first experiment with printing press was at Calcutta. 
The English Company imported printing press to India in 1674-75 at the request of Bhimji Parak.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2 only
  • 2 and 3
  • 3 and 4
  • 1, 2, and 4
Who among the following was associated with the Gudem-Rampa Rebellion? 
  • Birsa Munda
  • Kushal Konwar
  • Alluri Sitarama Raju
  • Mangal Pandey
Which of the following features of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 is / are correct?
The Permanent Settlement vested Land ownership rights in the peasants
The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars
The Zamindars had to pay a fixed amount of rent by a particular date
The Zamindars benefited hugely from the Permanent Settlement while the peasants suffered
Select the coned answer using the code given below:  
  • 1 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 4 only
  • 1, 2 and 3
Which one of the following statements about Khilafat Movement is not correct ?
  • The Khilafat Movement demanded that the Khalifa must retain control over Muslim holy places
  • The radical trend in the Khilafat Movement was represented by younger leaders like Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali, and Maulana Azad
  • Indian Muslim leaders used Khilafat as a symbol that could unite the Indian Muslim community
  • The Delhi conference of the Central Khilafat Committee in 1920 decided to launch a massive Non-Cooperation Movement
Who among the following founded the Rajahmundry Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?
  • Vishnushastri Pandit
  • lshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  • Pandita Ramabai
  • Veeresalingam Pantulu
Mahatma Gandhi's Hind Swaraj is essentially __________.
  • A critique of Western modernity
  • An outline of his philosophy of Satyagraha
  • An invocation to Indians to free themselves from the British
  • A blueprint of Gram Swaraj
Which one of the following statements about Subsidiary Alliance devised by Lord Wellesley in the year 1798 is not correct? 
  • The territories entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British were responsible for their own internal and external protection
  • In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed
  • The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining the British contingent in the territory
  • The permission of the British was needed for the ally to enter into agreements with other rulers
Consider the following statements:
British colonaialsm continued to grow steadily in the 14th and 19th centuries.
Raw cotton for the textile industry in Britain during the industrial revolution needed to be imported.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
What is the common element among Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh, and Rajendra Lahiri?
  • They threw bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April, 1929
  • They were the members of Swaraj Party
  • They were the founders of Hindustan Republican Association
  • They were associated with Kakori Conspiracy case
Which is India's first bullet train project? 
  • Mumbai-Ahmedabad
  • Delhi-Chandigarh
  • Delhi-Jaipur
  • Mumbai-Pune
Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with which of the following?
  • Bahubali
  • Buddha
  • Mahavir
  • Nataraja
Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by __________.
  • Lord Wellesley
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Ripon
Which of the following is not included in the state known as "Seven Sisters"?
  • Assam
  • Sikkim
  • Manipur
  • Tripura
In the battle of Buxar, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh joined Mir Qasim under the terms that _____.
  • Mir Qasim would meet the expenses of Shuja's army
  • Mir Qasim would lead to the province of Bihar to Awadh after his restwatia
  • Both 'a' and 'b'
  • Mir Qasim would get Shuja appointed as wazir of Shah Alam II
The state of Jhansi was made a part of the British empire in India through the ________.
  • Doctrine of lapse
  • Policy of subsidiary alliance
  • War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
  • None of the above
The French power was nearly wiped off from India after losing against the British in the Battle of Wandiwash which was fought in ________.
  • $$1759$$
  • $$1760$$
  • $$1764$$
  • $$1765$$
After Bengal, the English seemed the right of duty-free trade in the dominion of __________.
  • Raja of Banaras
  • Nawab of Awadh
  • The Nizam of Hyderabad
  • The Jats of Bharatpur
A popular Hindi film based on famous Sanskrit play 'Mrichhkatika' was titled _______.
  • Meghdoot
  • Amrapali
  • Utsav
  • Shakuntala
Match the following.
List-IList-II
A. The First Carnatic War$$1$$. Seven years war $$(1756-63)$$
B. The Second Carnatic War$$2$$. Trade rivalry in India war $$(1748-53)$$
C. The Third Carnatic War$$3$$. War of Austrian Succession $$(1746-48)$$
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$3$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$1$$
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$3$$, C-$$1$$
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$3$$, C-$$2$$
Match the following:
 List I
(Authors)
List II
(Books)
A.Peddana1.Manucharitam
B.Madaya2.Raja Shekarcharitam
C.Surona3.Prabhavati Pradyuman
D.Rama Raja Bhushan4.Kavyalankora Sangrahamu
  • A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
  • A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
  • A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
  • A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
Which of the following statements is not correct about dual system of administration in Bengal?
  • The administration was divided between the Company and the Nawab, but whole power actually concentrated in the hands of the Company
  • The system was very advantageous for the Company as it had power without any responsibility
  • In $$1773$$, Lord Cornwallis put on end to this system
  • This complex system remained in practice during the period from $$1765$$ to $$1772$$
Consider the following statements.
$$1$$. British intervention in Afghan gave birth to three Afghan wars.
$$2$$. Lord Lawrence initiated the policy of masterly inactivity that refers to non intervention but being watchful.
$$3$$. Lord Ellenborough was responsible for the plan of Conquest of Sindh.
Which of the statement(s) given is/are correct?
  • Only $$1$$
  • Only $$2$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • All of the above
Which of the following statement is correct?
  • Peshwa accepted the subsidiary alliance by the Treaty of Bassein
  • Lord Hastings destroyed the Nizam of Hyderabad finally
  • Fort William College was established in $$1708$$ by Lord Clive
  • All of the above
Which of the following is correct regarding the lease of Madras to the English by the local Raja in $$1639$$?
  • The Raja authorised them to fortify Madras
  • The Raja did not authorised them to administer Madras
  • The Raja did not authorised them to coin money
  • The English built a small fort around their factory
Match the following.
List-IList-II
A. First Anglo Maratha War$$1$$. Treaty of Bassein
B. Second Anglo Maratha War$$2$$. Treaty of Saibai
C. Third Anglo Maratha War$$3$$. Peshwa Bajirao II, Yaswant Rao Holkar and Appa Sahib Bhonsle defeated
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$3$$, C-$$1$$
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$3$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$2$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$1$$
The Revolution of $$1768$$ in Bengal refers to _______________.
  • Expulsion of the Dutch from Bengal
  • The beginning of the modern age in Bengal
  • End of the commercial character of the company
  • Deposition of Mir Zafar and appointment of Mir Qasim as Nawab of Bengal
Which one of the following was the historical significance of the Battle of Buxar $$(1764)$$?
  • It demonstrated the superiority of English arms over the combined army of two of the major Indian power
  • It firmly established the British as masters of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
  • It placed Awadh at the mercy of the English
  • It formally abolished the Mughal empire
The Dastaks issued by the Nizam to the company involved conflict. Why it is so?
  • The company was granted permits dastaks for the duty-free import-export trade, but the company was misusing it for internal trades also
  • The dastaks were granted to the company, but they were being misused by the company servants
  • The company and its servants were selling the dastaks even to private merchants
  • All of the above
Consider the following statements about the European travellers to India.
1) Sir Thomas Roe, the representative of the East India Company, was granted the permission by Jahangir to open a factory at Surat.
2) Caption Hawkins was driven out from Agra by the Mughals at the instigation of Portuguese.
3) Father Monserrate travelled with Akbar on his journey to Kashmir.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?
  • 2 and 3
  • 2 only
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
The Dutch established themselves at Masulipatnam after obtaining a firman from ruler of ________.
  • Bijapur in 1606
  • Travancore in 1606
  • the Mughal dynasty in 1606
  • Golconda in 1606
During whose tenure was the Treaty of Rawalpindi signed after the third Afghan War?
  • Lord Chelmsford
  • Warren Hastings
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Wellington
Which one  of the following was the first English ship that came to India ?
  • Elizabeth
  • Bengal
  • Red Dragon
  • Mayflower
Initially, the Mughals tried to develop friendly relations with the English. Why ?
1) They could use the English to counter the Portuguese on the sea.
2) They could use the English to keep them in opening trading points in spice islands.
3) Indian merchants could certainly benefit from competition among their foreign buyers.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 3
  • All of these
Match the following.
List-IList-II
A. First Afghan$$1$$. Lord Lytton followed forward policy
B. Second Afghan War$$2$$. Treaty of Rawalpindi
C. Third Afghan War$$3$$. Military Campaign against the next king Dost Mohammed.
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$3$$
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$3$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$2$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$1$$
The true impact of European commerce in India was seen _______________.
  • when colonial rule was established in India
  • when there was a definite trend towards a money economy in India
  • when it affected Indian middle class
  • none of the above
What were calicoes?
  • Indigo exports from India
  • Cotton exports from India
  • Textile exports from India
  • None of these
Match the following.
List-IList-II
A. Bhonsle$$1$$. Treaty of Surji Anjangoan
B. Scindhia$$2$$. Treaty of Rajpur Ghat
C. Holkar$$3$$. Treaty of Devgaon
  • A-$$2$$, B-$$3$$, C-$$1$$
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$3$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$1$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$1$$, C-$$2$$
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