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History Class 8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Court of Proprietors of the EEIC held their meetings in the _______________ located in London.

a)

East India Palace

b)

East India House

c)

Court of England

d)

Eastern Hotel

2.

Who abolished dual government in India?

a)

Warren Hastings

b)

Robert Clive

c)

Wellesley

d)

Dalhousie

3.

During the reign of Tipu Sultan, (a)   was the capital of Mysore. (Which place?)

4.

On 3rd July 1857, 3000 rebels crossed the ___________ and entered Delhi.

a)

Brahmaputra River

b)

Yamuna River

c)

Ganga River

d)

Jamuna River

5.

Before the coming of the British, the judicial system had been based largely on ___________.

a)

Religious sources

b)

Rules made by kings

c)

Ancient traditions

d)

None of the above

6.

About ________ of the Bengal population was wiped out due to a famine in 1770.

a)

1/3rd

b)

3/4th

c)

2/3rd

d)

half

7.

From Sepoy to Subedar was written by-

a)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

b)

Vir Kunwar Singh

c)

Sitaram Pande

d)

Mangal Pandey

8.

Tipu Sultan had the image of a ___________ on his flag.

a)

Vulture

b)

Eagle

c)

Lion

d)

Tiger

9.

__________ declared that he was a governor under Bahadur Shah Zafar.

a)

Peshwa Baji Rao II

b)

Vir Kunwar Singh

c)

Nana Saheb

d)

Mangal Pandey

10.

Lord Dalhousie initiated _______________.

a)

Paramountcy

b)

Doctrine of Lapse

c)

Subsidiary Alliance

d)

Permanent Settlement

11.

William Morris was a/an ___________ and __________.

a)

artist

b)

writer

c)

poet

d)

official

12.

In the Mahalwari system, the revenue demand was-

a)

fixed

b)

revised periodically

13.

Rani Avantibai Lodhi was the ruler of (a)   .

14.

Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah was the ruler of (a)   .

15.

In 1792, Tipu Sultan was attacked by combined forces of-

a)

Nizam of Hyderabad

b)

British

c)

Dutch

d)

Marathas

e)

Travancore