This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What do people do when they compare the past with the present according to the text? A) Find history boring. B) Take things for granted. C) Refer to time. D) Ask historical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refer to time. 5. 'A History of British India ' was divided into how many periods and which were they? A) 2-Hindu, Muslim. B) 3-Hindu, Muslim, British. C) 2-Jainism, Buddhism. D) 5, Hindu, Muslim, British, Jainism, Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3-Hindu, Muslim, British. 6. The first English factory was set up in the year A) 1600. B) 1651. C) 1655. D) 1665. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1651. 7. 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. 8. How many police refused to take food in 22nd March, 1946 for their low salaries and the bad quality of food. A) More than 3000. B) More than 5000. C) More than 2000. D) More than 1000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than 2000. 9. Who was the first governor general of India A) Viceroy. B) Lord Wellesley. C) Warren Hastings. D) James Mill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warren Hastings. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. What type of surveys became common under colonial administration? A) Historical surveys. B) Political surveys. C) Revenue surveys. D) Cultural surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revenue surveys. 13. What did historians focus on when writing about rulers? A) Their family. B) Their policies. C) Their wealth. D) Their education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their policies. 14. The Mughal administration had lost its vigor due to new problems which emerged within the ..... A) Swadeshi system. B) Mansabda System. C) Constitution. D) Kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mansabda System. 15. A' History of British India ' was published in- A) 1817. B) 1818. C) 1815. D) 1819. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1817. 16. James Mill was Dutch Philosopher. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Census operation were held in every A) 5 years. B) 10 years. C) 15 years. D) 20 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 years. 18. 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. 19. What do people in India develop a taste for over time according to the text? A) Coffee. B) Tea. C) Milk. D) Juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tea. 20. 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. 21. In which battle was Tipu Sultan defeated A) Battle of Buxar. B) Battle of Plassey. C) Battle of Awadh. D) Battle of often. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle of often. 22. First governor general of India was A) James mill. B) Warren Hastings. C) Lord Mountbatten. D) Lawrence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warren Hastings. 23. What was history synonymous with in the common-sense notion? A) Events. B) People. C) Dates. D) Places. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dates. 24. 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. 25. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the subjugation of one country by another leads to political changes. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesClass 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 1Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 2Class 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 1 How, When And Where Quiz 6Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 7Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 8Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 9Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books