This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > 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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. A person who studies the past is known as ..... A) Historian. B) Scientist. C) Astrologist. D) Astronomer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historian. 3. 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. 4. From which century to which century tells us about the history of India A) 18th to 20th. B) 14th to 18th. C) 13th to 15th. D) 19th to 20th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18th to 20th. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. What is 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. 10. Which of the following was not the Presidency A) Bengal. B) Madras. C) Bombay. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nature. 11. 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. 12. The last Viceroy of India. A) Lord Canning. B) Lord Warren Hasting. C) Lord Mountbatten. D) Lord Dalhousie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Mountbatten. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. The third battle of Panipat was fought in the year A) 1743. B) 1761. C) 1752. D) 1763. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1761. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. In which of these offices the document were not kept. A) General Governor office. B) Tahsildar's office. C) Collectorate. D) Commissioner's office. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General Governor office. 21. Britishers started survey in India from A) Early 18th century. B) End of 18th century. C) Early 19th century. D) End of 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early 19th century. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. We are curious and ask questions on ..... A) Historical. B) L geographical. C) Biological. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical. 25. When did the british establishment start in India A) 1645. B) 1765. C) 2019. D) 1326. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1765. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 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 10Class 8 History Chapter 1 How, When And Where Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books