This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > Social Science > Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which were not the sources of information of the British administration? A) Notes. B) Diaries of Indians. C) Reports. D) Memos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaries of Indians. 2. James mill divided Indian history into- A) Two parts. B) Five parts. C) Four parts. D) Three parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three parts. 3. What do you mean by Colonization? A) Subjugation of two country by another country. B) Conquest. C) Conquest of one country by another. D) Subjugation of one country by another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjugation of two country by another country. 4. Does this adverb tell how, when, or where? (Adverb is in red.)Lindsay walks her dog daily. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 5. The word Calligraphist means A) One who is specialized in the art of public speaking. B) One who is specialized in the art of beautiful writing. C) One who is specialized in the art of painting. D) One who is specialized in the art of music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who is specialized in the art of beautiful writing. 6. Name the scholar who wrote the first history of India that covered all periods: A) Lord Minto. B) James Hargreaves. C) James Mill. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Mill. 7. When Historians write History, they divide it into different chapters. Why? A) O give a neat look and presentation. B) For easier selection of dates. C) To give each chapter some coherence. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give each chapter some coherence. 8. History is synonymous with dates. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Is this sentence correct or incorrect?It looks strangely. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 10. What primary concern do historians have when analyzing images like the one in Fig. 7? A) The intentions and biases of the creators. B) The aesthetic quality and artistic merit. C) The historical accuracy and factual representation. D) The cultural significance and symbolic meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The intentions and biases of the creators. 11. Do we add-ly to this adjective when making it an adverb?Loud A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Literary Sources are original documents like government reports, administrative records, official records of the British etc. A) TRUEYES THIS IS REALLY TRUE!!!. B) FALSENO WAY !!!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUEYES THIS IS REALLY TRUE!!!. 13. James Mill thought that all Asian societies were at ..... level of civilization than Europe. A) Lower. B) Higher. C) Equal. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower. 14. History has biographies of important ..... A) Getting. B) Task. C) Country. D) Personalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personalities. 15. What do you mean by Colonisation? A) The battle between the countries. B) The subjugation of one country by another. C) The subjugation of two countries by another country. D) Conquest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The subjugation of one country by another. 16. According to James Mill, what could British rule do? A) Make India fly. B) Conquer India. C) Civilise India. D) Make India a floating island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civilise India. 17. What was the term used by the British to downplay the popular nature of the Revolt of 1857? A) Greased Cartridges. B) Sepoy Mutiny. C) The Revolt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sepoy Mutiny. 18. Identify the adverb:Martha began to feel really confident. A) Martha. B) Feel. C) Confident. D) Really. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Really. 19. In which year James Mill, a Scottish economist and p olitical philosopher, published a massive three-volume work, A History of British India A) 1818. B) 1817. C) 1820. D) 1814. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1817. 20. "A History of British India" was written by A) James Mill. B) Nicholas Louis. C) John Henry. D) Clive Loyd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Mill. 21. What were the sources that told about the lives of people in the country A) Autobiographies. B) Account of pilgrims. C) Popular booklets. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. What term is used to describe the period of British rule in India in some historiographies? A) Colonial. B) Renaissance. C) Feudal. D) Imperial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonial. 23. The Renaissance began in Italy because of the closeness of trade routes and economic prosperity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What do historians write about now according to the text? A) Only battles and big events. B) Rulers and their policies. C) A host of other issues and questions. D) Specific dates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A host of other issues and questions. 25. Official documents help us to understand what the people of the country think A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. In what year was the National Archives of India established? A) 1820s. B) 1920s. C) 1720s. D) 2020s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1920s. 27. Historians werefascinated with ..... A) Dates. B) History. C) Lifestyle of old people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dates. 28. Historians divided the history into parts, what are they? A) Medieval, Modern. B) Ancient, Medieval, Historic. C) Ancient, Modern. D) Ancient, Medieval, Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancient, Medieval, Modern. 29. What was history once primarily associated with? A) Political events and battles. B) Economic developments and technological advancements. C) Social changes and cultural shifts. D) Dates and chronological sequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dates and chronological sequences. 30. History is a subject of A) Dates. B) Logical Reasoning. C) Both a and b. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 31. Topographic maps, census operations-all these reports are available to us in the form of ..... A) Indigenous Records. B) Survey Reports. C) None of these two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey Reports. 32. What is the significance of the Brahmans offering the Shastras to Britannia in Fig. 1? A) Indians willingly surrendering their ancient texts to British rule. B) Indians resisting British influence and maintaining their cultural heritage. C) British imposing their authority over Indian culture. D) British adopting Indian cultural practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indians willingly surrendering their ancient texts to British rule. 33. Which one of the following is NOT an adverb? A) Read. B) Quickly. C) Hard. D) Tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read. 34. Documents were carefully copied out and beautifully written by- A) Goldsmith. B) Official. C) Binder. D) Calligrapher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calligrapher. 35. In which other way have Indian historians divided Indian History? A) Ancient, middle and modern. B) Prehistoric, Historic and Contemporary. C) Ancient, Modern and Medieval. D) Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancient, Medieval and Modern. 36. The surveys of India was set up in A) 1817. B) 1947. C) 1767. D) 1777. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1767. 37. ..... is a system where the state tries to ensure equitable distribution of wealth. A) Colonialism. B) Socialism. C) Capitalism. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socialism. 38. What role did calligraphists play in the documentation of administrative records in the nineteenth century? A) They meticulously transcribed official documents. B) They analyzed data and formulated policies. C) They preserved ancient manuscripts and texts. D) They conducted surveys and collected field data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They meticulously transcribed official documents. 39. Which of the following are NOT important sources of info. A) Novels, Newspapers,. B) Biographies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the above. 40. Do we add-ly to this adjective when making it an adverb?Correct A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 41. Mill thought that all Asian societies were at a lower level of civilisation than ..... A) British. B) Europe. C) England. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europe. 42. Why did historians divide Indian history into ancient, medieval, and modern periods? A) To align with Western historical periodization. B) To emphasize the continuity and development of Indian civilization. C) To delineate distinct phases of political domination in India. D) To reflect the cultural, economic, and social dynamics of each era. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To align with Western historical periodization. 43. How many mutineers where arrest in 21 may 1946 who broke out on the ships of the Royal Indian Navy. A) 510. B) 301. C) 490. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 301. 44. Which of the following is NOT the period of division of Indian History by James Mill? A) Christians. B) Hindu. C) Muslim. D) Sikhs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sikhs. 45. Warren Hastings becamethe first ..... of India A) General. B) Governor-General. C) Governor. D) British ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Governor-General. 46. Who was James Mill? A) Economist and Political philosopher. B) Economist and Business trader. C) Economist and Political trader. D) Economist and Business philosopher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economist and Political philosopher. 47. Does this adverb tell how, when, or where? (Adverb is in red.)They ate their breakfast quickly. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How. 48. Who produced the first map of India? A) James Mill. B) James Rennel. C) James William. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Rennel. 49. In the early years of the nineteenth century documents were carefully copied out and were written by ..... A) Typist. B) Writer. C) Printer. D) Calligraphist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calligraphist. 50. What do people wonder about when watching someone sip tea at a roadside tea stall according to the text? A) How people got to hear about things before newspapers. B) How people traveled long distances. C) When people began to drink tea or coffee. D) When railways were built. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When people began to drink tea or coffee. 51. First governor general in India was A) Lord Mountbatten. B) James mill. C) James Rennel. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warren Hastings. 52. The British believed that our country had to be properly known before ..... A) Report. B) Experience. C) Record. D) Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Administration. 53. Who was the last viceroy of India? A) Lord Wellesley. B) Lord Mountbatten. C) Lord Canning. D) James mill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Mountbatten. 54. We need to divide history into different periods. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. Colonies were the areas were only British people lived. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Does this adverb tell how, when, or where? (Adverb is in red.)She went outside to do her homework. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where. 57. How did many historians refer British period in India as? A) Modern. B) Colonial. C) Political subjugation. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonial. 58. Which Book did James mill published? A) A Future Urbanizing India. B) A History of India After British Raj. C) A History of British India. D) India Before British Raj. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A History of British India. 59. Identify the adverb:We will go to the store soon. A) Soon. B) Will. C) Store. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soon. 60. James Mill divides ..... History into three periods. A) Indian history. 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