This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > Colonialism And The City > Class 8 History Chapter 6 Colonialism And The City – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 6 Colonialism And The City Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did Delhi become the capital of British India? A) 1911. B) 1915. C) 1905. D) 1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1911. 2. The Viceroy's Palace is now known as A) Rashtrapati Bhavan. B) Prime Minister Bhavan. C) Minister Bhavan. D) Raj Bhavan,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rashtrapati Bhavan. 3. How many Delhi Muslints migrated in 1947 partition of India? A) Over two-third of the Delhi Muslims. B) Over one-third of the Delhi Muslims. C) Over three-fourth of the Delhi Muslims. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over two-third of the Delhi Muslims. 4. The Jama-Masjid was converted into Bakery by British. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. The British lived in white areas of the cities A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. In 1877, the Queen Victoria was recognised as the Empress of India. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. When did the British gain control of Delhi? A) 1805. B) 1800. C) 1803. D) 1810. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1803. 8. The British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. In 1877, Viceroy Lytton organized a grand durbar to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the Empress of India at' A) Delhi. B) Bombay. C) Madras. D) Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delhi. 10. Most of the migrants in Delhi were from A) Punjab. B) Rajasthan. C) Bengal. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punjab. 11. Lahore gate improvement scheme was devised in the year 1905. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Most of the migrants in Delhi from where? A) Assam. B) Rajasthan. C) Punjab. D) Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punjab. 13. Iii) The Delhi College was built in the year A) 1792. B) 1695. C) 1785. D) 1700. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1792. 14. The two architects who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad were ..... and ..... A) Edward lutyns & herber. B) Herber & John Beniyen. C) Edward II & Herber. D) Edward & Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edward lutyns & herber. 15. Which of the following city was Not developed as Presidency city in colonial India? A) Madras. B) Bombay. C) Calcutta. D) Agra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agra. 16. (i) Which group of cities was recognized as Presidency cities? A) Bombay, Orissa, and Calcutta. B) Bombay, Madras, and Visakhapatnam. C) Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. D) Madras, Rajasthan, and Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. 17. Which of the following was a manufacturing town? A) Surat. B) Dacca. C) Madurai. D) Agra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dacca. 18. Which was NOT the place of East India Company's 'factories'? A) Delhi. B) Calcutta. C) Surat. D) Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delhi. 19. Which region was NOT de-urbanised in the 19th century? A) Bombay. B) Surat. C) Often. D) Miligy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bombay. 20. Which was NOT the new British Port in the late eighteenth century? A) Bombay. B) Miligy. C) Calcutta. D) Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miligy. Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 8 Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books