CBSE Questions for Class 8 History How When And Where Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

For which events in past specific dates can be determined?
  • Battles of kings
  • Birth and death of king
  • Year of king's marriage
  • All of the above
Dates are important to history because they help in chronologically showing cause and effect relationships between events.
  • True
  • False
James Mill divided Indian history into three periods Hindu, Muslim and Christian?
  • True
  • False
Which of the following was the division of Indian history made by James Mill?
  • Early ages, middle ages and modern age
  • Old age, middle age, modern age and contemporary age
  • Ancient, medieval and modern
  • Hindu, Muslim and British
Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
  • Lord Mountbatten
  • Lord Irwin
  • Robert Clive
  • C. Rajagopalachari
Which are the different sources of History other than official records?
  • Archives
  • Museums
  • Both A and B
  • None of these
A history of British India is a massive ______Work.
  • two-volume
  • three-volume
  • a-volume
  • None of these
Historians have usually divided Indian History into Ancient, Medieval and _________.
  • Archaic
  • Modern
  • Contemporary
  • All of the above
Which one from the given list would you add to complete the list of documents from the following list:
Diaries, Newspaper, Travelogues, _______.
  • Accounts of Pilgrims
  • Official documents
  • Biological surveys
  • Forest surveys
Newspapers provide accounts of the movement in different parts of the country.
  • True
  • False
What evil practice, according to James Mill, dominated the Indian social life before the British came to India?
  • Religious intolerance
  • Caste taboos
  • Superstitious practices
  • All of these
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?
  • According to Mill, before the British came to India, Hindu and Muslim dictators ruled the country.
  • There was religious intolerance, caste discrimination and superstitious practices in the Indian society.
  • He felt that European culture, arts and laws were necessary to uplift the downtrodden Indians.
  • All of these
From the list of the record rooms set up by the British, pick out the odd man out :
  • Village Tahsildars office
  • Collectorate, Museums
  • British offices
  • Law court, Provincial Secretariat
The period with written records is known as _________.
  • Pre-historic period
  • Historic period
  • Medieval period
  • Paleolithic period
B.C. stands for
  • Below Christ
  • Before Christ
  • Before Christma
  • Backwards Chronology
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