CBSE Questions for Class 8 History How When And Where Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Officials record not tell what other people in the country felt, and what lay behind their actions.
  • True
  • False
Who was the author of "A History of British India"?
  • James Mill
  • V.A Smith
  • V.D Savarkar
  • R.C Majumdar
The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.
  • True
  • False
Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think.
  • True
  • False
History is about finding out how things were in the past and how things have ________.
  • Ended/completed
  • Changed
  • Started
  • Evolved
Listed below are a few statements with respect to the British rule in India. Which one do you think is a wrong statement? 
  • British established control over the economy and society without changing the customs and practices prevalent in India
  • British conquered the country and established their rule subjugating local nawabs and rajas
  • British produced the crops they needed for export
  • British collected revenue to meet all the expenses and buy goods they wanted at low prices
Present-day historians think that History is beyond the rulers and dynasties. What do they look upon then?
  • Historians only study about past events
  • Historians deal with a host of other issues like how people earned their livelihood, what they produced, how cultures and society changed etc.
  • Historians study about the past and present of great men
  • Historians only deal with how man is a social animal
James Rennell make the first correct map if India in which year ? 
  • $$1786$$
  • $$1789$$
  • $$1783$$
  • $$1784$$
Choose the correct option from the given options and complete the sentences.
The National Archives of India is in_______.
  • Delhi
  • Kolkata
  • Mumbai
  • Chennai
The first Governor General of India was
  • Lord Clive
  • Lord Wellesley
  • Lord William Bentinck
  • Warren Hastings
British introduced the practice of ______ to know about rural topography, the soil quality, the flora, the fauna and the cropping pattern.
  • census
  • surveying
  • revenue collection
  • mapping
_____ was a symbol of British power in India.
  • Victoria
  • Britannia
  • Athena
  • Elizabeth
______ was built in the 1920s to store important documents.
  • National Archives of India
  • Viceregal Palace
  • National Museum
  • Parliamentary House
The chosen sets of dates by historians become more vital when the focus is on a
  • particular location
  • particular set of events
  • particular battle
  • particular king
Census operations were held
  • every five years
  • every seven years
  • every ten years
  • every twelve years
 Which one from the following list would you add to complete the list of non-official sources which include diaries of people, autobiographies, travelogues, newspapers, and popular booklets.
  • Official documents
  • Biological surveys
  • Forest surveys
  • Accounts of Pilgrims and travelers
The word Calligraphist means
  • One who is specialised in the art of painting.
  • One who is specialised in the art of music.
  • One who is specialised in the art of beautiful writing.
  • One who is specialised in the art of public speaking.
James Mill thought that all Asian societies were at a ________ level of civilization than Europe.
  • Lower
  • Equal
  • Middle
  • Upper
The completion of one cycle is called _____.
  • Chakra
  • Yuga
  • Birth
  • Death
Why do we try and divide history into different periods?
  • To capture the characteristics of a time
  • To capture the characteristics of knowledge
  • To capture the characteristics of education
  • To capture the characteristics of happiness
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