History Practice Test - I
Class 8 [ 30 Marks]
Portion - 1) Where, When and How- India and the Modern World
2) The Establishment of Company Power
Q. 1] Choose the correct option. [ 4 Marks ]
i) The Renaissance was a movement that started in the ..................................
a) 14th century in France
b) 15th century in Italy
c) 14th century in Italy
d) 15th century in France
ii) In the fourth Anglo-Mysore War...................................
a) British defeated Marathas
b) British defeated Tipu Sultan
c) British defeated Mir Qasim
d) British defeated Mir Jafar
iii) A greater concern for human welfare, dignity and values means...................
a) socialism
b) Nationalism
c) Democracy
d) Humanism
iv) Who led the Sikh against the British in the 18th century?
a) Maharaja Duleep Singh
b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
c) Maharaja Kuldeep Singh
d) Maharaja Parmveer Singh
Concept Map : Where, When and How - India and the Modern World
Q. 2 ] Match the pairs. [4 Marks ]
( A )
a) Dutch East India Company
b) Colonialism
c) indigo
d) Hyder Ali
( B )
i) Result of Exploration
ii) Result of Industrial revolution
iii) Goa, Diu, Daman
iv) Father of Shah Alam
v) used for making gun powder
vi) Masulipatnam, Surat & Cochin
vii) used for dying cloths
viii) Father of Tipu Sultan
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Q. 3] True or false? [ 3 Marks ]
i) Max Muller wrote about the Vedas and Indian philosophy, as he born in India.
ii) Sir Thomas Roe received permission by the court of Jahangir to set up factories in Mughal Empire.
iii) Lord Dalhousie, the governor - general, declared war on the Sikhs.
Q. 4] Define following terms. [ 2 Marks ]
i) Scientific method of enquiry
ii) Annexations
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Q. 5 ] Answer in brief. [ 5 Marks ]
i) Between whom was the Battle of Buxar fought?
ii) Write two name of historical buildings were built by British.
iii) Why Mir Jafar - the commander in - chief of the nawab's army was replaced by his son-in -law, Mir Qasim by British?
iv) Which government documents were recorded by British officials?
v) Which city was nominated as the company's center of trade in the East by British?
Q. 6 ] Answer in detail. [ 6 Marks ]
i) Explain the term The Renaissance.
ii) How British victory over Mysore paved the way for the total control of India.
ii) What were the reasons for the success of the British in India?
Q. 7 ] Case Study : [ 6 Marks ]
In 1763, Mir Qasim went to Awadh and entered into alliance with Nawab Shujauddaula and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam, who was there as a refugee after the Third Battle of Panipat. In 1764, the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shujauddaula and Shah Alam met British at the Battle of Buxar. Clive defeated them. MIr Qasim fled, while others signed the Treaty of Allahabad with the British. As a result , all territories were returned to the Nawab of Awad, except Kora and Allahabad , which were given to the emperor along with an annual pension.In return, the emperor was made to give the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the British. This gave the British the right to collect revenue and administer justice in this region.
Answer the following questions :
i) With whom Mir Qasim entered into an alliance?
ii) Which Indian rulers took part in the Battle of Buxar?
iii) How British got right to collect revenue and administer justice in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa?
