This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 English Chapter 3 Glimpses Of The Past ā Quiz 5 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter 3 Glimpses Of The Past Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Glimpses of the past is written by ..... A) Satyajit. B) S. D Sawant. C) Satyajit Ray. D) Amitav Ghosh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S. D Sawant. 2. Which song has been dedicated to the Martyrs in the beginning of the lesson? A) Teri mitti me mil javan gul ban ke main khil javan . B) O people of my homeland. C) Mere desh ki dharti sona ugale . D) Better than all the world is our India . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) O people of my homeland. 3. Who was extending its power in 18$^{th}$ century India? A) East India company. B) Indian National Congress. C) British East India company. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) East India company. 4. Who wanted to reform the society? A) Nana Saheb. B) MANGAL PANDEY. C) King Ram Mohan Roy. D) Kunwar singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Ram Mohan Roy. 5. Which song was sung in remembrance of martyrs during a function in Delhi? A) Vande killed. B) Jana wins mana. C) Ae mere watan ke logo. D) Better than rest of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ae mere watan ke logo. 6. The worst sufferers under the British rule were A) Who served in East India Company. B) The business community. C) The religious leaders. D) The poor farmers and artisans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The poor farmers and artisans. 7. The business community welcomed the British because A) They liked Europeans. B) They disliked their own countrymen. C) The British rule had brought a degree of peace. D) They were afraid of the British an. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The British rule had brought a degree of peace. 8. By what date, the British had conquered the whole India? A) 1818. B) 1835. C) 1856. D) 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1856. 9. Which company played a major role in the governance of India? A) British India Company. B) East India Company. C) West India Company. D) South India Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) East India Company. 10. Name two oppressive policies of the British. A) (i) Under Regulation III, an Indian could be jailed without trial in a court. (ii) The goods manufactured in England did not have any import duty when brought to India. B) Encouragement of untouchability and child marriage. C) (i) ban on consumption of Indian food(ii) 'no employment rule' for Indians. D) British policies were developmental in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (i) Under Regulation III, an Indian could be jailed without trial in a court. (ii) The goods manufactured in England did not have any import duty when brought to India. 11. When did an English man Macaulay suggest English in India? A) 1818. B) 1823. C) 1835. D) 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1835. 12. Thug A) Criminal. B) Prisoner. C) Calm person. D) A person with bad intentions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Criminal. 13. NAME THE RULER WHO FOUGHT PITCHED BATTLES AGAINST THE BRITISH AND DIED FIGHTING WHEN HE RECEIVED A BULLET IN HIS WRIST. A) King Ram Mohan Roy. B) Kunwar Singh. C) Peshwa Nana Sahib. D) Sultan's deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kunwar Singh. 14. In which year the newspapers had been stopped by the British? A) 1823. B) 1773. C) 1923. D) 1903. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1823. 15. What was the value of the British goods exported to India in 1829? A) Five crores. B) Six crores. C) Seven crores. D) Eight crores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seven crores. 16. Which entity had significant influence in India during the mentioned period? A) Mongoli Empire. B) Roman Empire. C) Ottoman Empire. D) British Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) British Empire. 17. Who were short-sighted? A) Govenor General Macaulay. B) Govenor General Bentick. C) Peasants of India. D) Princes of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Princes of India. 18. Who offered his hand to mother Ganga? A) Bhagat Singh. B) Kunwar Singh. C) Azimulla Khan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kunwar Singh. 19. Weapon A) A thing used for physical damage. B) A thing used for sculpting. C) A tool. D) A thing used to damage something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thing used for physical damage. 20. What was the Regulation Act III of 1818 about? A) Jailing Indians without trial. B) Land reforms. C) Taxation. D) Education policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jailing Indians without trial. 21. Which empire was in decline during this time in India? A) Mughal Empire. B) Gupta Empire. C) Maurya Empire. D) Sikh Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mughal Empire. 22. WHO MADE FORTUNES IN THEIR PRIVATE BUSINESSES? A) INDIANS. B) BRITISH OFFICERS. C) ALL OF THE ABOVE. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BRITISH OFFICERS. 23. How did the British force the farmers to abandon their fields? A) By threatening. B) By putting them into prisons. C) By increasing taxes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By increasing taxes. 24. First what were British- A) Merchants. B) Rulers. C) Kings. D) Friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merchants. 25. Manufacture A) Produce. B) Destroy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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