NTSE MAT Class 8 History Questions and Answers

Question. Who introduced the reign of terror?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte
(c) John Locke
(d) Max imillien Robespirre
Answer: (d) Max imillien Robespirre

Question. Which of the following is not correct ?
(a) The spirit of laws – Montesquieu
(b) Reign of Terror – Maxmillian Robespierre
(c) Social Contract Theory – Rousseau
(d) French Revolution – July 4, 1789
Answer: (d) French Revolution – July 4, 1789

Question. Match the table I with table II and select the correct response from the options given thereafter.
       Table – I (Symbols)                                       Table – II (Meanings)
(A) Broken Chains                                          (i) Beginning of the new era
(B) Crown of Oak leaves                                (ii) Being freed
(C) Olive branch around the sword                (iii) Heroism
(D) Rays of rising sun                                    (iv) Willingness to make peace
(a) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(b) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(i)
(c) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
(d) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
Answer: (d) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

Question. The Duma were council assemblies which were created by :
(a) Lenin
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Trotsky
(d) Tsar of Russia
Answer: (d) Tsar of Russia

Question. Find the wrongly matched
(a) Genocide – Nazi mass killing
(b) Euthanasia – Nazi method of killing a disabled
(c) Concentration Camp – A place where people were isolated and detained without due process of law
(d) None of the above
Answer: (d) None of the above

Question. “One people, one empire, one leader”, whose slogan is this?
(a) Stalin
(b) Adolf Hitler
(c) Lenin
(d) Benito Mussolini
Answer: (b) Adolf Hitler

Question. In which year was the Indian Forest Service’s set up ?
(a) 1864
(b) 1972
(c) 1905
(d) 1988
Answer: (a) 1864

Question. According to the 1878 Forest Act, even the villagers cannot take anything from these classified forests?
(a) Village forests
(b) Protected forests
(c) Reserved forests
(d) All of these
Answer: (c) Reserved forests

Question. Raikas belong to the state of
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Answer: (a) Rajasthan

Question. In which state of India, do the Gujjar- Bakarwals live ?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala
Answer: (a) Jammu and Kashmir

Question. In about the 1660’s the farmers in many parts of England began growing turnip and clover because
(a) The spread of railways made it easy to transport the crops to the eastern coast for export
(b) These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil
(c) The farmers earned huge profits by selling these crops
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil

Question. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
During colonial rule Indian Peasants were unwilling to grow opium because
(A) The crop had to be grown on the best lands
(B) The cultivation of opium was a difficult process
(C) The price paid by government to the cultivators for the opium they produced was very low
(D) The crop had no demand in the market
(a) A, B, D
(b) B, C, D
(c) A, B, C
(d) A, C, D
Answer: (c) A, B, C

Question. “When France Sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold.” This was the remark of?
(a) Bismarck
(b) Matternich
(c) Mazzini
(d) Napoleon
Answer: (a) Bismarck

Question. In 1860 the famous expedition of the thousand to South Italy was led by:
(a) Mazzini
(b) Garibaldi
(c) Victor Emmancul II
(d) Count Cavour
Answer: (b) Garibaldi

Question. The ‘slavs’ belong to a geographical region:
(a) Russia
(b) Balkans
(c) Hungary
(d) Germany
Answer: (b) Balkans

Question. What was the name of the revolutionary party formed by Mazzini?
(a) Jacobin club
(b) Girondist club
(c) Carbonary Organization
(d) Young Italy
Answer: (d) Young Italy 19. Find the wrongly matched.

Question. The course of rise of modern China is depicted in the following flow diagram. Identify the correct sequence.
A. The Rise of People’s Republic
B. The Great Leap Forward
C. The Long March
D. Democratic Revolution under Sun-Yat-Sen
(a) 1C, 2B, 3A, 4D
(b) 1D, 2C, 3A, 4B
(c) 1B, 2D, 3C, 4A
(d) 1A, 2B, 3D, 4C
Answer: (b) 1D, 2C, 3A, 4B

Question. Arrange the following events in chronological order
A. Arrival of Simon Commission
B. Celebration of Poorna Swaraj
C. Kheda Satyagraha
D. Withdrawal of Partition of Bengal
(a) A, D, B, C
(b) D, C, A, B
(c) B, C, D, A
(d) A, C, D, B
Answer: (b) D, C, A, B

Question. Read the following statements
A. promoting the use of indigenously produced goods in India
B. boycott of foreign goods
C. establishment of national educational institutions
Which one of the following movements represents the above mentioned characteristics?
(a) Home Rule
(b) Swadeshi
(c) Khilafat
(d) Quit India
Answer: (b) Swadeshi

Question. Assertion (A): The Congress leaders boycotted the Simon Commission
Reason (R): Lala Lajpath Rai died due to police caning
(a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of ‘A’
(b) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false
(c) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true
(d) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’
Answer: (d) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A