This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dividing history into so many periods is called colonization A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Identify the adverb:We played outside during recess. A) Played. B) Outside. C) Recess. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside. 3. What do people do when they are curious according to the text? A) Take things for granted. B) Ask historical questions. C) Find history boring. D) Refer to time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask historical questions. 4. Historians have divided Indian history into three different parts. What are they? A) Ancient, Medieval, Colonial. B) Ancient, Medieval, Modern. C) Ancient, Medieval, New. D) Medieval, Modern, Colonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ancient, Medieval, Modern. 5. What do historians refer back to according to the text? A) Changes over time. B) Notions of time. C) Specific dates. D) Historical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Notions of time. 6. Is this sentence correct or incorrect?Ants can attack fearlessly when necessary. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 7. Historians have divided history into ..... periods. A) Three. B) Four. C) Two. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 8. There were heated debates between historians about the dates on which rulers were crowned or battles were fought. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. In late 19th century census operations were held every- A) 10 years. B) 15 years. C) 5 years. D) 20 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10 years. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. A History of British India was written by James Mill in A) 1819. B) 1917. C) 1817. D) 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1817. 18. 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. 19. Some inventions has no perfect ..... A) Dates. B) Dreams. C) Development. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dates. 20. 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. 21. Name the work published by James Mill in 1817. A) A History of British India. B) Ignited Minds. C) A Long walk to Freedom. D) Macaulays Minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A History of British India. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Who was the first Governor-General of India? A) Lord Clive. B) William I. C) Warren Hastings. D) Lord Mountbatten. 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