NMMS 8TH SOCIAL STUDIES HOW, WHEN AND WHERE

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NMMS 8TH SOCIAL STUDIES HOW, WHEN AND WHERE



1. Who was the last Viceroy of India?

  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Mountbatten
  • Lord Curzon
  • Lord Ripon

2. Which year did the British officially take over India from the East India Company?

  • 1757
  • 1761
  • 1857
  • 1858

3. History is considered to be a record of:

  • Future events
  • Imaginary stories
  • Past events
  • Myths and legends

4. Who introduced the system of writing history with dates?

  • Indians
  • British
  • Mughals
  • Dutch

5. The term 'Colonial' refers to:

  • Ancient rule
  • Democratic rule
  • Rule by local kings
  • Rule by a foreign country

6. Which of these is a source of modern Indian history?

  • Stone tools
  • Coins
  • Official records
  • Cave paintings

7. Which office kept records of the British administration in India?

  • Public Works Department
  • Archaeological Survey
  • National Archives
  • Intelligence Bureau

8. Official records were written in:

  • Hindi only
  • English only
  • Local languages only
  • English and vernacular languages

9. The practice of surveying was introduced by:

  • Mughals
  • British
  • French
  • Dutch

10. Surveys were done to collect information on:

  • Religion
  • Climate
  • People, land and customs
  • Astronomy

11. Who writes history based on evidence?

  • Scientists
  • Historians
  • Politicians
  • Lawyers

12. Why is the date of an event important in history?

  • To decorate the textbook
  • To confuse readers
  • To understand the sequence of events
  • To make history fun

13. Historians use which of the following to write history?

  • Cartoons
  • Official records and personal diaries
  • Comic books
  • Novels

14. One limitation of official records is:

  • They are very interesting
  • They tell personal stories
  • They show only what the British wanted to record
  • They are written in poetry

15. The British believed in keeping:

  • No records
  • Oral stories
  • Written official records
  • Movies

16. What did the British do to know about people’s lives?

  • Sent spies
  • Read newspapers
  • Conducted surveys
  • Ignored them

17. Which of the following were surveyed by the British?

  • Forests only
  • Roads only
  • Revenue, soil, crops
  • Schools only

18. When did James Mill write *A History of British India*?

  • 1715
  • 1817
  • 1857
  • 1900

19. James Mill divided Indian history into:

  • Modern, Medieval, Ancient
  • Hindu, Muslim, British
  • Good, Bad, Ugly
  • Past, Present, Future

20. James Mill was a:

  • British officer
  • Scottish economist and historian
  • Indian freedom fighter
  • English poet

21. Chronology helps us to:

  • Create stories
  • Know future
  • Understand order of events
  • Confuse students

22. Which one is a literary source of history?

  • Stone tool
  • Temple
  • Diary
  • Sword

23. Which is an example of an administrative record?

  • Folk song
  • Revenue report
  • Painting
  • Play

24. British preserved documents carefully because:

  • They liked collecting things
  • They had no work
  • They wanted to keep proper records
  • For fun

25. Which department preserved official documents?

  • Railway Department
  • Police Department
  • National Archives of India
  • Finance Department

26. British history writing focused on:

  • Indian kings
  • Indian achievements
  • British rule
  • Indian gods

27. Oral sources of history include:

  • Manuscripts
  • Stories and songs
  • Stone pillars
  • Official letters

28. Which of the following is a visual source of history?

  • Painting
  • Poem
  • Speech
  • Novel

29. One reason why we need to reinterpret history today is:

  • To change it
  • To support the British
  • To understand the Indian perspective
  • To forget the past

30. What is history?

  • Study of future
  • Study of weather
  • Study of past events
  • Study of stars

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