CH-1(H) WHERE, WHEN AND HOW

History is about finding out how things were in the past and how things have ______________

• Changed

• Started

• Ended/completed

• Evolved

Historians believed that Time does not have _________ dates in terms of a particular year or month

• Abstruse

• Precise

• Ambiguous

• Imprecise

Historians often compared Past with the Present and always referred to _________. i.e. Before and After.

• Event

• Time

• Period

• Phase

James Mill was of the opinion that before British came to India, __________ruled the country.

• Hindus and Muslims

• Only Hindus

• Hindus, Muslims and Christians

• Only Muslims

What is Imperialism?

• Imperialism is a political system

• Imperialism is a technical term

• Imperialism is a traditional system

• None of these

When did Tipu Sultan become the ruler of Mysore?

• 1781

• 1780

• 1779

• 1782

History is considered to be a study of _____________.

• Comparisons

• The Present

• The Past

• The Future

What are the sources of information of the periods?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Both a and b

• None of the above

Given below are some reasons to study History in the present world. Select the one that is not applicable to the study of history

• Since future is moulded on the basis of past events, it is important to study History.

• History is a record of people, places, events of the present arranged in chronological order.

• History is all about finding out how things have changed over a period of time.

• History is a catalogue of events, to understand about people, their customs, traditions etc.

Name the three volume work of James Mill, the Scottish economist and philosopher.

• Glimpses of India

• History of British India

• An ancient History of India

• Glimpses of British History