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Chapter-8 (History)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name British part of India?

a)

White town

b)

Black town

c)

Purple town

d)

Grey town

2.

What Municipal cooperation what started by Britishers in nineteenth century for the urban local body?

a)

Calcutta Municipal Corporation

b)

Imperial Delhi Committee

c)

Raisins Municipal Committee

d)

Town Duties Committee

3.

For how many memory of soldiers India gate was built?

a)

1,00,000

b)

50,000

c)

75,000

d)

90,000

4.

Who was the queen of England with her 'Second Longest Reign'?

a)

Queen Victoria I

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Begum Hazrat Mahal

d)

None of the above

5.

What was made by Britishers in major towns to keep themselves away from the native residences?

a)

Civil Lines

b)

Loyal Lines

c)

Honest Lines

d)

None of the above

6.

When was Delhi Police Act undergone?

a)

1856

b)

1857

c)

1878

d)

1881

7.

What was the reason for the police to get cruel and corrupt?

a)

Low salaries and Low power

b)

Low salaries and High power

c)

High salaries and Low power

d)

High salaries and High power

8.

Which of the following was 'not' a reason for introduction of railways?

a)

Commercial Advantage

b)

Political Aspect

c)

Defence Aspect

d)

Benefit of Indians

9.

How many passengers travel daily in railways in India per day?

a)

24 Billion

b)

23 Million

c)

21 Thousand

d)

21 Trillion

10.

Which college's scholars used to translate Indian literature into English?

a)

Fort William College

b)

Oxford University

c)

Cambridge University

d)

Imperial College London

11.

Which machine lead to starting of a printing words on paper?

a)

Printer

b)

Letter

c)

Printing Press

d)

Bulb

12.

What was the main process done by britishers to Indian towns for their capital's development in India?

a)

Divide and Rule Policy

b)

Urbanisation

c)

De-urbanimsation

d)

East India Company Policy

13.

The first railway line was laid from Bombay to

a)

Calcutta

b)

Nagpur

c)

Thane

d)

Chennai

14.

Before Delhi, the capital of British India was

a)

Madras

b)

Bombay

c)

Calcutta

d)

Mysore

15.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan was earlier known as

a)

Secretariat

b)

Viceregal lodge

c)

South Block

d)

Parliament

16.

The first telegraph line between calcutta and

a)

Delhi

b)

Varanasi

c)

Agra

d)

Lucknow

17.

Cantonment was a

a)

military settlements

b)

railway lines

c)

ports

d)

educational hub

18.

Bombay was major export of

a)

Jute

b)

Indigo

c)

raw cotton

d)

spices

19.

Who set up a public works department in 1854?

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Lord ripon

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

Lord Curzon