This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > Understanding Laws > Class 8 Civics Chapter 4 Understanding Laws – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 4 Understanding Laws Quiz 2 (47 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the Sedition Act 1870? A) Rowlatt act. B) Arbitrary act. C) Protection against British. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arbitrary act. 2. Our law gives special treatment for government officers and wealthy persons. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Who gave the order to fire in Jallianwala Bagh on innocent people protesting calmly? A) General Dyer. B) Dr. Satyapal. C) Dr.Saifuddin Kichlew. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General Dyer. 4. Which act prohibited discrimination between whites and African-Americans in U.S.A.? A) Civil Rights People's Act 1963. B) Civil Rights Act 1964. C) Civil Rights Amendment Act 1965. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil Rights Act 1964. 5. Does our constitution state:Nobody is above the law. Everybody is equal before the law." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. IN THE NINETEENTH CENTUARY INDIAN LEADERS PLAYED A CRUICIAL ROLE IN DEFENDING LEGAL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. Domestic Violence refers to injury or harm caused by an adult female usually wife against her husband. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. According to Hindu Succession Amendment Law, the family property can be equally divided among the A) Mother, son and the daughter. B) Mother and son. C) Mother and daughter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother, son and the daughter. 9. The parliament in India consists of A) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the Prime minister. B) Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha and the President. C) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha and the President. 10. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act ..... when was it planned A) 2020. B) 2006. C) 2001. D) 2007. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2006. 11. A draft of a proposed law presented to Parliament for discussion. A) Summon. B) Assent. C) Bill. D) Autocratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill. 12. People gathered in jalliawallan Bagh to protest against the A) Governor general. B) Unfair trials. C) Rowlatt act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rowlatt act. 13. During colonial rule Indians were A) The courts were different for the two communities. B) Not judged in a court. C) Given the same treatment as the British in the courts of law. D) Not given the same treatment as the British in the courts of law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not given the same treatment as the British in the courts of law. 14. In India, many times Parliament is forced to change the law in accordance with the washes of the people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What is a potential consequence of an unpopular law? A) It will be enforced more strictly. B) It will be automatically repealed. C) It may lead to protests and demands for change. D) It will be ignored by everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It may lead to protests and demands for change. 16. There was no rule of law in ancient India A) True. B) False. C) No clue!. D) Could be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect in A) 2006. B) 2005. C) 2004. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2006. 18. Who is NOT above the law? A) A wealthy person. B) A government official. C) All of the above. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 19. IN ANCIENT INDIA THERE WERE NO OVERLAPPING LAWS AND EVERYONE WAS TREATED EQUALLY. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. According to the rule of law A) Some people can do whatever they like. B) Some people are favoured by law. C) Some people commit crimes and face consequences. D) All the people are subject to law and have to face consequences if they do something wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the people are subject to law and have to face consequences if they do something wrong. 21. Law on Domestic Violence was made in this year A) 2005. B) 2006. C) 2007. D) 2008. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2005. 22. An example of an arbitrary act introduced by the colonial government is the A) Non violent Act. B) Legislative Act. C) Sedition Act. D) Domestic Violence Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedition Act. 23. When did the rowlatt act came into effect A) 10th January 1918. B) 10th February 1917. C) 20th April 1920. D) 10th March 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10th March 1919. 24. The rule of law and rule by law means the same A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Another name of rowlatt act bill (1919) is? A) Gray act. B) Green act. C) Yellow act. D) Black act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black act. 26. Who ordered his troops to fire in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar 13 April. A) General Dyer. B) General Dalhoise. C) General Robert. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General Dyer. 27. British Colonial Rule Started In India From A) 1800 to 1947. B) 1846 to 1947. C) 1858 to 1947. D) 1900 to 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1858 to 1947. 28. Who was the Afro-American woman who refused to give her seat to a white man in 1955? A) Rosymary. B) Rose Jose. C) Rosa Parks. D) Rosy Peter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rosa Parks. 29. The most important provision in our constitution is all persons in independent India are equal in the eyes of law. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Who is in charge of making laws in the country? A) The Parliament. B) The Supreme Court. C) The President. D) The Citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Parliament. 31. ARIBITARY LAWS HAVE NO STRONG RESAON TO JUSTIFY THEIR EXISTENCE A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 32. What is the role of citizens in the law-making process? A) To provide feedback and concerns. B) To enforce laws. C) To interpret laws. D) To create laws independently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide feedback and concerns. 33. Some privileged, in India; above the law. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. What happens when a large number of people feel a law is wrong? A) They can vote for new representatives. B) They can take the law to court. C) They can ignore the law. D) They can pressure Parliament to change it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They can pressure Parliament to change it. 35. Which institution is responsible to pass the laws? A) Judiciary. B) Prime Minister. C) Parliament. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parliament. 36. What is crucial for Parliament to frame laws? A) The media's influence. B) The voice of the citizens. C) The Supreme Court's decision. D) The President's approval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The voice of the citizens. 37. Who was the African American woman who refused to give her seat to a white man in 1955 A) Rose Jose. B) Rosa Parks. C) Rosymary. D) Rosy Peter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rosa Parks. 38. What can happen if a law is considered unfair by the public? A) It will be ignored by the citizens. B) It will be automatically revoked. C) There will be pressure on Parliament to change it. D) It will be enforced more strictly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There will be pressure on Parliament to change it. 39. Which organization has an important role in making laws A) Only Rajya Sabha. B) State legeislative assembly. C) Parliament. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parliament. 40. What is the significance of the citizen's voice in law-making? A) It helps in making the process transparent. B) It is only needed for popular laws. C) It is irrelevant. D) It complicates the process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps in making the process transparent. 41. An example of arbitrariness of the britishers was A) Sedition Law. B) Rowlatt Act. C) Both the options. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the options. 42. Laws on domestic violence were made in which year A) 2007. B) 2008. C) 2006. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2005. 43. Which of the following is NOT a way through which citizens can express their concerns? A) Newspaper editorials. B) Local meetings. C) Government mandates. D) TV reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government mandates. 44. Which two person died in the Rowlatt act A) Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. B) Nehru and Gandhi. C) Periyar and Rajarammohanrai. D) Ambethkar and Elizabeth cady. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. 45. What does it mean if a law is constitutionally valid? A) It is automatically enforced. B) It cannot be challenged. C) It is legal but may be unpopular. D) It is always popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is legal but may be unpopular. 46. Religious background and caste were often the criteria for fixing the penalty to be rewarded. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. According to which act, sons, daughters and their mothers can get an equal share of family property. A) Rowlatt Act. B) Hindu Succession Act. C) Sedition act. D) Domestic Violence Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindu Succession Act. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Civics Chapter 4 Understanding Laws Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books