History For Class 8 Students Chapter 1

Who was the last Viceroy of India?

• Lord Canning

• Lord Mountbatten

• dtipon

• Lord Wellesley

Medieval period was

• The old period of history

• The period associated with the growth of all the forces of modernity

• None of the above

The British thought surveys were important for

• writing history

• effective judgement

• effective administration

• none of these

The British preserve official documents because

• The preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past

• One can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past

• Their copies may be made and used in modern times

• All of the above

Which one of the sources do historians use in writing about the last 250 years of Indian history?

• Official records of the French administration

• Official records of the British administration

• Official records of the Church administration

• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT the period of division of Indian History by James Mill?

• Hindu

• Muslim

• Christians

• Sikhs

Which is NOT the source of describing history.?

• Diaries of people

• Conversation between two people

• Accounts of pilgrims and travellers

• Autobiographies of important personalities

The National Archives of India came up in the

• 1910s

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

Lawrence was a prominent Viceroy of India.

• TRUE

• False

Curzon was a Governor General of India.

• TRUE

• False