This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > Social Science > Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was earlier synonymous with History? A) Dates. B) Civilization. C) Chronology. D) Events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dates. 2. The National archives of India came up in the year A) 1950s. B) 1940s. C) 1920s. D) 1930 S. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1920s. 3. History has ..... of people A) Write. B) Diaries. C) Life. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaries. 4. Who produced the first map of Hindusthan A) Warren Hastings. B) Robert Clive. C) James Mill. D) James Rennel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) James Rennel. 5. British historians divided Indian history into three parts A) Hindu, Muslim, British. B) Hindu, Muslim, colonial. C) Ancient, medieval, modern. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindu, Muslim, British. 6. Autobiographies are account of people written by whom? A) Historians. B) Calligraphists. C) By other people. D) Themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Themselves. 7. Which among the following is a source of history? A) Accounts of pilgrims and travellers. B) Autobiographies of important personalities,. C) Popular booklets that were sold in the local bazaars. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. What was the primary source of historical information for marginalized groups? A) Personal accounts and oral histories. B) Government records and official documents. C) Literary works and artistic expressions. D) Archaeological artifacts and inscriptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal accounts and oral histories. 9. Who published 'A History of British India' in 1817? A) James Mill. B) King Ram Mohan Roy. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Mill. 10. Contemporary records refers to the documents or records of which periods in history? A) Ancient Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Modern Period. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern Period. 11. The first Governor-General of India was A) Lord Mountbatten. B) Warren Hastings. C) Lord Dalhousie. D) Lord William Bentinck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warren Hastings. 12. Who was the first Indian governor general of India A) Warren Hastings. B) Lord Mountbatten. C) Dalhousie. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 13. The book '' A history of Indian History" was written in A) 1773. B) 1817. C) 1870. D) 1808. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1817. 14. The National Archives of India came up in the 1920s A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. History has rulers of ..... of Bengal A) Wadiers. B) Nawab. C) Rajput. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nawab. 16. When was Warren Hastings appointed as the Governor General of India? A) 1865. B) 1773. C) 1880. D) 1785. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1773. 17. Sometimes it is actually incorrect to fix precise dates to processes that happen over a period of time. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. In India the modern period began much later, around the: A) Md-nineteenth century. B) Mid-eighteenth century. C) Mid-seventeenth century. D) Mid-sixteenth century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mid-eighteenth century. 19. The British thought surveys were important for A) Writing history. B) Effective judgement. C) Effective administration. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effective administration. 20. Which pair is not correctly matched: A) James Mill:A Scottish economist. B) Ancient:The earlier period of the history. C) Warren Hasting:Scholar who write histories. D) Calligraphist:Expert in writing document with beautiful hand writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warren Hasting:Scholar who write histories. 21. In the histories written by British historians in India, the rule of each ..... was important. A) Emperor. B) Dynasty. C) Governor-general. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governor-general. 22. Who is the governor-general of india A) James Renel. B) Lord mount batten. C) James mill. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warren Hastings. 23. Mill thought that all societies were at lower level of civilization than. A) Asian, Europe. B) Asia, Europe. C) Indian, British. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asian, Europe. 24. State True Or False.The British thought surveys were very important for effective administration. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. The National archives of India came up in the ..... A) 1773s. B) 1930 S. C) 1920s. D) 1817s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1920s. 26. British introduced practise of ..... to know about rural topography. A) Judiciary. B) Surveying. C) Revenue collection. D) Mapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surveying. 27. Which period is also referred to as colonial? A) Modern. B) Medieval. C) Ninni. D) Historic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval. 28. There are ..... about the date on which history held A) Examination. B) Debate. C) Exhibition. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debate. 29. What is one limitation of official records mentioned in the text? A) They are always accurate. B) They are too detailed. C) They do not reflect personal feelings and actions. D) They are difficult to access. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They do not reflect personal feelings and actions. 30. How did Mills divide Indian History? A) Hindu. B) Muslim. C) British. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 31. In 1817 James mill a Scottish scientist published in massive volume ..... A) History of British India. B) History of South India. C) History of North India. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) History of British India. 32. Who attained the Independence from the British rule A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Indra Gandhi. D) Subhas Chandra Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi. 33. What does the image in Fig.1 project according to the text? A) Indian tea culture. B) British power domination. C) Indian culture dominance. D) Historical curiosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British power domination. 34. When did India gain independence A) 15 August 1947. B) 24 September 1954. C) 12 June 1985. D) 31 October 1821. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15 August 1947. 35. Both the National museum and the National Archives were located close to the ..... A) Qutub Minar. B) Supermarket. C) Viceregal Palace. D) Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viceregal Palace. 36. Revenue survey was conducted in towns. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. A person who studies the past is known as ..... A) Scientist. B) Historian. C) Astrologist. D) Astronomer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historian. 38. What are some limitations of official records in understanding historical experiences? A) Bias towards administrative perspectives. B) Inaccessibility to the general public. C) Fragmented nature of the documents. D) Lack of context and interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias towards administrative perspectives. 39. From which century to which century tells us about the history of India A) 14th to 18th. B) 19th to 20th. C) 18th to 20th. D) 13th to 15th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18th to 20th. 40. The Indian historians focused on the ..... A) The lifestyle of common people. B) The lifestyle of the British. C) Trade between India and foreign countries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The lifestyle of common people. 41. Colonisation leads to which changes in a country? A) Political. B) Economic. C) Both a and b. D) Liguistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 42. The history of British India was written by- A) Lord Mountbatten. B) Lord Canning. C) James mill. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James mill. 43. The British preserve official documents because A) The preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past. B) One can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 44. James Mill, was a A) Archaeologist. B) Calligraphist. C) Scottish economist and political philosopher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scottish economist and political philosopher. 45. The last Viceroy of India. A) Lord Canning. B) Lord Warren Hasting. C) Lord Dalhousie. D) Lord Mountbatten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord Mountbatten. 46. In which year did James Mill published A History of British India? A) 1800. B) 1817. C) 1850. D) 1865. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1817. 47. What do people find history boring because of according to the text? A) Memorising dates. B) Changes over time. C) Before and after. D) Historical curiosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Memorising dates. 48. Why do we divide history into different periods? A) To remember properly. B) To capture the characteristics of time. C) To differentiate the events. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To capture the characteristics of time. 49. WHAT WAS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO MAP THE ENTIRE COUNTRY? A) Wars. B) Surveys. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surveys. 50. Which is NOT the source of describing history.? A) Diaries of people. B) Conversation between two people. C) Accounts of pilgrims and travelers. D) Autobiographies of important personalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conversation between two people. 51. Calligraphist are people ..... A) Specialized in making handicrafts. B) Specialized in the art of writing. C) Specialized in painting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specialized in the art of writing. 52. In which of these offices the document were not kept. A) Commissioner's office. B) General Governor office. C) Tahsildar's office. D) Collectorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General Governor office. 53. Britishers started survey in India from A) End of 19th century. B) End of 18th century. C) Early 18th century. D) Early 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Early 19th century. 54. Census is the name of the survey done for population. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. The old dates will no longer have the ..... they really had A) Significant. B) Non-significant. C) Process. D) Process none of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Significant. 56. We are curious and ask questions on ..... A) Historical. B) L geographical. C) Biological. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical. 57. When did the british establishment start in India A) 2019. B) 1645. C) 1326. D) 1765. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1765. 58. What is emphasized in the report from the Hindustan Times regarding the police strike? A) Poor quality of food supplied to policemen. B) Lack of safety measures in police stations. C) Inadequate training and resources for law enforcement. D) Corrupt practices among police officials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poor quality of food supplied to policemen. 59. Which sources of materials are important for the modern period? A) Archaeological Sources. B) Literary Sources. C) Historical Sources. D) None of the options. E) All the three options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary Sources. 60. What does history primarily focus on in terms of time? A) Comparing the past with the present. B) Isolating specific dates and events. C) Predicting future outcomes. D) Exploring alternate realities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparing the past with the present. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 1Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 3Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 4Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 5Class 8 History Chapter 4 Tribals, Dikus And The Vision Of A Golden Age QuizClass 8 History Chapter 7 Weavers, Iron Smelters And Factory Owners QuizClass 8 History Chapter 8 Civilising The Native, Educating The Nation QuizClass 8 History Chapter 9 Women, Caste And Reform Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books