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8th English: Glimpses of the Past DPP

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tipu Sultan was ruler of

a)

Kalikat

b)

Mysore

c)

Hampi

d)

Awadh

2.

When was Regulation III passed?

a)

1823

b)

1835

c)

1818

d)

1857

3.

When did an English man Macaulay suggest English in India?

a)

1818

b)

1823

c)

1835

d)

1857

4.

First what were British-

a)

Merchants

b)

rulers

c)

kings

d)

friends

5.

Who were short-sighted?

a)

Govenor General Macaulay

b)

Govenor General Bentick

c)

Peasants of India

d)

Princes of India

6.

From which place Kunwar singh belonged?

a)

Faizabd

b)

Lucknow

c)

Bihar

d)

Kanpur

7.

Because of British rules our industries crippled what do mean--

a)

Our industries became popular

b)

Our industries was declined

c)

Our industries got much raw material

d)

None of the above

8.

Which is not told about Ram Mohan Roy?

a)

A British officer

b)

A Bengali

c)

A social reformer

d)

A true patriot

9.

Where the revolt of 1857 got intensified first?

a)

Kanpur

b)

Meerut

c)

Delhi

d)

Bihar

10.

The revolt of 1857 took place:

a)

Kanpur

b)

Allahabad

c)

Bareilly

d)

All of the above

11.

Who led the revolt?

a)

Nana Saheb

b)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

c)

Kunwar Singh

d)

All of the above

12.

Who gave the offering of his wrist to mother Ganga?

a)

Tantya Tope

b)

Kunwar Singh

c)

Nana Saheb

13.

Where did the revolt of 1857 start from?

a)

Meerut

b)

Delhi

c)

Jhansi

14.

Who died fighting with the British?

a)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b)

Tipu Sultan

c)

Mangal Pandey

d)

All of the above

15.

The British East India Company was extending its power in 18th century in India with:

a)

superior weapons

b)

wealth

c)

honesty