WorksheetsSocSPracticeTest1st
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mohenjo-daro is located in present-day
a)
Bangladesh
b)
Pakistan
c)
India
2.
Who was the first Indian elected to British Parliament?
a)
Muhamad Ali Jinnah
b)
Dadabhai Naoroji
c)
Mohandas Gandhi
3.
The first Prime Minister of India was
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
Jawaharlal Nehru
c)
Ambedkar
4.
The Mauryan ruler Asoka, converted to Buddhism because
a)
Buddhist monks healed him
b)
of bloodshed he caused while conquering lands in India
c)
he saw a vision in the sky
5.
How did Aurangzeb's rule differ from his father, Shah Jahan?
a)
He gave all religions tax exemptions
b)
he reformed religious practices that lined up with his Muslim faith
c)
he closed mosques throughout India
6.
Nawab's were
a)
governors under Mughal rule
b)
religious priests
c)
autocratic rulers in Southern India
7.
Indians who served in the EIC armies were called
a)
ghats
b)
jati
c)
sepoys
8.
Which British law made India a colony of the British Empire?
a)
The Proclamation of British Rule, 1849
b)
Government of India Act of 1858
9.
Gandhi's philosophy of satyagraha means
a)
non-violence
b)
truth-struggle
c)
peaceful resistance
10.
New Delhi is located along the ________ River
a)
Yamuna
b)
Ganges
c)
Indus
11.
In what area did the Gupta Empire rule?
a)
Northern India
b)
Deccan Plateau
c)
Southern coast
12.
The French trading company, CIO, controlled trade in
a)
Calcutta
b)
Pondicherry
13.
What effect did the 1957 Indian Rebellion have on British society?
a)
British no longer accepted Indians into their army
b)
It intensified British racism against Indians
c)
British were not allowed to travel to India
14.
The Civil Disobedience Movement and the Salt March eventually resulted in
a)
The Rowlatt Acts
b)
The Government of India Act
c)
The Permanent Settlement
15.
William Carey was best known as a
a)
wealthy Dutch trader
b)
Baptist missionary
c)
British architect
16.
The Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie is also know as the
a)
Indian Trading Company
b)
Dutch East India Company
c)
British East India Company
17.
After the Battle of Buxar, the Treaty of Allahabad gave the EIC the right to collect taxes, or
a)
revenue
b)
diwani
c)
sati
18.
The right to collect taxes essentially shifted the EIC from trade to
a)
corporation
b)
government
19.
Which British Viceroy was responsible for the Partition of Bengal?
a)
Lord Cornwallis
b)
Lord Mountbatten
c)
Lord Curzon
20.
The Khilafat Movement wanted to
a)
promote educational reforms
b)
include Indian Muslims into politics
c)
get Bengali independence from India
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