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Class 8 History
How When And Where
Quiz 2
For which events in past specific dates can be determined?
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Battles of kings
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Birth and death of king
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Year of king's marriage
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All of the above
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The inscriptional sources of the past dynasties and the eulogies as well can help in determining the dates of the reign of a particular king, some important battles, matrimonial alliances etc. This helps in determining the proper chronological order of the historic events.
Dates are important to history because they help in chronologically showing cause and effect relationships between events.
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True
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False
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Dates are important to history because, they help in chronologically showing cause and effect relationships between events.
By knowing exactly when things occurred, historians can also more accurately compare different societies at specific points in time.
Hence, the above statement is true.
James Mill divided Indian history into three periods Hindu, Muslim and Christian?
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True
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False
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False. In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher divided the Indian History into three periods -
Hindu, Muslim and British
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Which of the following was the division of Indian history made by James Mill?
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Early ages, middle ages and modern age
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Old age, middle age, modern age and contemporary age
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Ancient, medieval and modern
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Hindu, Muslim and British
Explanation
In 1817, James Mill, a Scottish economist and political philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India . In this, he divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British. This periodisation came to be widely accepted. However, it was later rejected by the nationalist historians.
Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
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Lord Mountbatten
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Lord Irwin
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Robert Clive
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C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation
Lord Mountbatten was the last viceroy of British India.
He held the office from February 1947 to August 1947.
Which are the different sources of History other than official records?
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Archives
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Museums
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Both A and B
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None of these
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Archives and museums document in themselves the even and stories regarding the past which are sometimes missed by the official records.
A history of British India is a massive ______Work.
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two-volume
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three-volume
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a-volume
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None of these
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A history of British India is a massive three-volume work by
James Mill, a 19th century
British
historian and an imperial political theorist.
Historians have usually divided Indian History into Ancient, Medieval and _________.
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Archaic
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Modern
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Contemporary
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All of the above
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Historians have divided the Indian history into 3 phases -
1) Ancient-The period initially was composed of the Vedic society and the political organization ran around the Mahajanapadas. This period also includes many great Indian dynasties like the Mauryans, Guptas, Pallavas and Cholas.
2) Medieval - This period saw invasion of the Islamic dynasties. The period is dominated by the sultanates and the Mughals. Great developments took place in terms of religion, art and architecture during this period.
3) Modern - This period focuses on India's struggle against the Britishers for independence and by the end of this phase we see the formation of India as a Democratic republic.
Which one from the given list would you add to complete the list of documents from the following list:
Diaries, Newspaper, Travelogues, _______.
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Accounts of Pilgrims
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Official documents
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Biological surveys
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Forest surveys
Newspapers provide accounts of the movement in different parts of the country.
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True
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False
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Newspapers provide accounts of the movements in different parts of the country
.
Information found in
newspapers
is varied, based on incidents that have happened
across
the
country
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They may be showcasing incidents based on the views and thinking of the correspondents, news editors etc.
What evil practice, according to James Mill, dominated the Indian social life before the British came to India?
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Religious intolerance
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Caste taboos
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Superstitious practices
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All of these
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James Mill was a 19th century
British
historian and imperial political theorist.
According to him, the evil practices that dominated the Indian social life were religious intolerance,
caste taboos
and superstitious practices
James Mill, a Scottish economist and politician, divided Indian history into three periods namely Hindu, Muslim and British. Which of the following was the reason for this division by him?
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According to Mill, before the British came to India, Hindu and Muslim dictators ruled the country.
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There was religious intolerance, caste discrimination and superstitious practices in the Indian society.
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He felt that European culture, arts and laws were necessary to uplift the downtrodden Indians.
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All of these
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James Mill was born in 1773. He was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher. His greatest literary work was the History of British India. He divided Indian history into three periods namely Hindu, Muslim and British. The following are the reasons for so doing:
1. According to Mill before the British came to India, Hindu and Muslim dictators ruled the country.
2. There were religious intolerance, caste discrimination and superstitious practices in Indian society.
3. Mill felt only the British could bring enlightenment and happiness to the Indians by refining them.
4. He felt that European culture, arts, and law were necessary to uplift the downtrodden Indians.
From the list of the record rooms set up by the British, pick out the odd man out :
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Village Tahsildars office
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Collectorate, Museums
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British offices
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Law court, Provincial Secretariat
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British had set up record rooms in v
illage tahsildars office, c
ollectorate, museums l
aw court and provincial secretariat
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The period with written records is known as _________.
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Pre-historic period
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Historic period
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Medieval period
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Paleolithic period
Explanation
Historic period begins with the advent of writing. The period before the advent of writing is known as prehistory. In India, writing was introduced during the Harappan period, however the script is yet to be deciphered. Therefore, the period is termed as proto-historic period.
B.C. stands for
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Below Christ
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Before Christ
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Before Christma
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Backwards Chronology
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The abbreviation BC stands for “Before Christ.” It refers to all time before the theoretical birth of Jesus Christ.
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