CBSE Class 8 Social Science How When and Where MCQs

Question. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) dtipon
(d) Lord Wellesley

Answer : B

Question. A list of historical events is given below. Choose the one where a precise date can be fixed.
(a) Start of Mughal Rule in India
(b) Start of British rule in India
(c) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Start of Non- cooperation Movement

Answer : C

Question. When did Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore?
(a) 1781
(b) 1780
(c) 1779
(d) 1782

Answer : D

Question. Autobiographies are account of people written by whom?
(a)  Historians
(a)  Calligraphists
(a)  By other people
(a)  Themselves

Answer : D

Question .Who was the Scottish economist and political philosopher during 1817?
(a) Wellesley
(b) James Princep
(c) Canning
(d) James Mill

Answer : D

Question. What do you mean by contemporary?
(a) The term refers to the future period.
(b) The term refers to the present period.
(c) The term refers to the past period.
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. History is about finding out how things were in the past and how things have ________
(a) Changed
(b) Started
(c) Ended/completed
(d) Evolved

Answer : A

Question. Which one of the sources do historians use in writing about the last 250 years of Indian history?
(а) Official records of the French administration
(b) Official records of the British administration
(c) Official records of the Church administration
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question- Goddess _____ was a symbol of British power in India.
(a) Victoria
(b) Athena
(c) Britannia
(d) Elizabeth

Answer : C

Question. What is Imperialism?
(a) Imperialism is a political system
(b) Imperialism is a technical term
(c) Imperialism is a traditional system
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. How did many historians refer British period in India as?
(a)  Modern
(b)  Colonial
(c)  Political subjugation
(d)  None of these

Answer : B

Question- According to Mills, all ____ societies were of lower level.
(a) African
(b) Asian
(c) European
(d) American

Answer : B

Question. History is considered to be a study of _________________.
(a) The Future
(b) Comparisons
(c) The Past
(d) The Present

Answer : C

Question. James Mill was of the opinion that before British came to India, __________ruled the country.
(a) Hindus and Muslims
(b) Only Hindus
(c) Hindus, Muslims and Christians
(d) Only Muslims

Answer : A

Question. Which were not the sources of information of the British administration?
(a) Memos
(b) Reports
(c) Notes
(d) Diaries of Indians

Answer : D

Question. Historians believed that 'Time does not have to be always _________ dated in terms of a particular year or month'.
(a) Abstruse
(b) Precise
(c) Ambiguous
(d) Imprecise

Answer : B

Question. Name the three volume work of James Mill, the Scottish economist and philosopher.
(a) Glimpses of India
(b) History of British India
(c) An ancient History of India
(d) Glimpses of British History

Answer : B

Question. When did the National Archives came up in India?
(a) 1875
(b) 1956
(c) 1920
(d) 1985

Answer : C

Question. At present about what Historians do not write?
(a) How people earned their livelihood
(b) What was produced
(c) How markets came up
(d) Kings and battles

Answer : C

Question- British documents were carefully copied by ____ during the 18th century.
(a) writer
(b) calligraphists
(c) military personal
(d) journalists

Answer : B

Question- According to Mills, ____ rule was capable of civilising Indian society.
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslim
(c) British
(d) French

Answer : C

Question. Where was National Archives in India located?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Madras
(c) Delhi
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. When Historians write History, they divide it into different chapters. Why?
(a) To give a neat look and presentation
(b) To give each chapter some coherence
(c) For easier selection of dates.
(d) To associate the events separately

Answer : B

Question. Pick out the statement that does not justify the significance of a timeline in History.
(a) A time line helps to identify the chronological occurrence of an event in a planned and arranged manner
(b) A timeline helps to keep information according to the sequence of events
(c) A timeline is not a graphical interpretation
(d) A timeline is organized according to the dates

Answer : C

Question. History is about finding out how things were in the past and how things have ________
(a) Changed
(b) Started
(c) Ended/completed
(d) Evolved

Answer : A

Question. Listed below are a few statements with respect to the British rule in India. Which one do you think is a wrong statement?
(a) British established control over the economy and society without changing the customs and practices prevalent in India
(b) British conquered the country and established their rule subjugating local nawabs and rajas
(c) British produced the crops they needed for export .
(d) British collected revenue to meet all the expenses bought goods they wanted at low prices

Answer : A