This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > Social Science > Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 5 (37 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In late 19th century census operations were held every- A) 20 years. B) 15 years. C) 5 years. D) 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 years. 2. Who wrote Poverty and Un-British Rule in India, in which the exploitative nature of the British rule was highlighted? A) Dadabhai Naoroji. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. The practice of ..... became common under the colonial administration. A) Surveys. B) English education system. C) Railways. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surveys. 4. What is the 'modern period' associated with? A) The modern period in India is associated with the establishment of British colonial rule and the fight we put up against it. B) It covers the socio-cultural change that came about in India under the influence of the British. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 5. Who was the Scottish economist and political philosopher A) James Rennel. B) James Mill. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Mill. 6. What do official records of British administration primarily focus on? A) Administrative decisions and policies. B) Cultural practices and social customs. C) Religious beliefs and philosophical doctrines. D) Artistic achievements and literary works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Administrative decisions and policies. 7. James Mill was a British Historian and French Economist. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Many Historians use the word "Colonial" instead of Modern period. Why? A) Because they were not given justice. B) Because it marked the age of imperialism. C) Because the word '' Modern '' means bad in ancient language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it marked the age of imperialism. 9. A History of British India was written by James Mill in A) 1917. B) 1817. C) 1819. D) 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1817. 10. History was an account of battles and ..... A) Big things. B) Big events. C) Governing. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big events. 11. Some inventions has no perfect ..... A) Dates. B) Dreams. C) Development. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dates. 12. WHO WERE APPOINTED TO COPY THE RECORDS? A) Calligraphist. B) Ministers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calligraphist. 13. Name the work published by James Mill in 1817. A) A Long walk to Freedom. B) Ignited Minds. C) Macaulays Minute. D) A History of British India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A History of British India. 14. What was the purpose of Census operations conducted in India every ten years from the end of the nineteenth century? A) To gather demographic data and socio-economic statistics. B) To enforce colonial policies and suppress dissent. C) To promote religious and cultural assimilation. D) To facilitate trade and commerce with European powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To gather demographic data and socio-economic statistics. 15. The first Governor-general of India is A) Lord Cornwallis. B) Lord Mountbatten. C) Lord Clive. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warren Hastings. 16. How did British historians in India primarily structure their histories? A) Around the rule of Governor-Generals. B) Around the contributions of Indian leaders and intellectuals. C) Around the economic growth and technological advancements. D) Around the social and cultural transformations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around the rule of Governor-Generals. 17. What do people take for granted according to the text? A) Before and after. B) Things around them. C) Changes over time. D) Historical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Things around them. 18. The vast expanse of the country was surveyed under the initiative of ..... A) Sir George Everest. B) William Lambton. C) James Mill. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 19. Last viceroy of British rule in India was A) Lard Mount Batten. B) Lord Curzon. C) Warren hasting. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lard Mount Batten. 20. What do people do when they compare the past with the present according to the text? A) Ask historical questions. B) Find history boring. C) Take things for granted. D) Refer to time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refer to time. 21. 'A History of British India ' was divided into how many periods and which were they? A) 2-Jainism, Buddhism. B) 5, Hindu, Muslim, British, Jainism, Buddhism. C) 3-Hindu, Muslim, British. D) 2-Hindu, Muslim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3-Hindu, Muslim, British. 22. James Mill was of the opinion that before British came to India, ..... ruled the country. A) Only hindus. B) Christians. C) Hindus and muslims. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindus and muslims. 23. How many police refused to take food in 22nd March, 1946 for their low salaries and the bad quality of food. A) More than 1000. B) More than 5000. C) More than 3000. D) More than 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than 2000. 24. Adverbs describes the ..... in a sentence. A) Conjunctions. B) Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. C) Prepositions. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. 25. What do newspapers provide insight into in the context of historical research? A) Contemporary events and public opinion. B) Archeological discoveries and ancient civilizations. C) Geological formations and natural phenomena. D) Political ideologies and governmental policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporary events and public opinion. 26. What type of surveys became common under colonial administration? A) Cultural surveys. B) Political surveys. C) Revenue surveys. D) Historical surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revenue surveys. 27. What did historians focus on when writing about rulers? A) Their wealth. B) Their education. C) Their policies. D) Their family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their policies. 28. The Mughal administration had lost its vigor due to new problems which emerged within the ..... A) Swadeshi system. B) Kings. C) Mansabda System. D) Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mansabda System. 29. A' History of British India ' was published in- A) 1818. B) 1819. C) 1817. D) 1815. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1817. 30. James Mill was Dutch Philosopher. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. Census operation were held in every A) 15 years. B) 10 years. C) 20 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 years. 32. How did British rule affect Indian society according to the text? A) It improved agricultural practices. B) It led to independence. C) It had no significant impact. D) It brought about political, economic, social, and cultural changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It brought about political, economic, social, and cultural changes. 33. What do people in India develop a taste for over time according to the text? A) Tea. B) Coffee. C) Milk. D) Juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tea. 34. Why didn't the later Mughals become great kings A) They were lazy. B) They were weak and ineffective. C) They had other work to do. D) They hated being royalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were weak and ineffective. 35. What was history synonymous with in the common-sense notion? A) Dates. B) Events. C) People. D) Places. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dates. 36. Historians have divided history into broad time periods on the basis of some distinctive characterstics.This is called ..... A) Classification. B) Periodisation. C) Division. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periodisation. 37. What is a Colonisation A) Policy of a country seeking to retain its authority over other people or territories. B) Policy of British where people were not allowed to eat. C) When the subjugation of one country by another leads to political changes. D) None of the above. 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