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Class 8 History and Geography MCQs

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aurangzeb died in the year

a)

1707

b)

1710

c)

1705

d)

1711

2.

______ was the last ruler of Mughal empire.

a)

Akbar II

b)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Shah Alam II

3.

_____ granted a Charter to East India Company in early 1600s in order to trade with India

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

King George V

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

4.

_____ was the first person to discover a trading route to India.

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

James Cook

c)

Columbus

d)

Thomas Cook

5.

Portugese were first to discover sea route to India in _____

a)

1490

b)

1496

c)

1498

d)

1500

6.

Fine qualities of ____ had big market in Europe when European traders started marketing in India.

a)

cotton

b)

timber

c)

wheat

d)

pepper

7.

The first English company came up in the year ____

a)

1666

b)

1651

c)

1652

d)

1655

8.

Kalikata is the old name of

a)

Calicut

b)

Kozhikode

c)

Kolkata

d)

Madras

9.

Battle of Plassey took place in the year

a)

1757

b)

1789

c)

1760

d)

1755

10.

During late 1690s, the Nawab of Bengal was

a)

Akbar II

b)

Khuda Baksh

c)

Shujauddaulah

d)

Murshid Quli Khan

11.

Alivardi Khan passed away in the year

a)

1756

b)

1791

c)

1780

d)

1777

12.

______ was the first major victory of Englishmen in India.

a)

Battle of Plassey

b)

Battle of Madras

c)

battle of Mysore

d)

Battle of Delhi

13.

_____ led Englishmen in the Battle of Plassey against Bengal nawab in 1757

a)

Warren Hasting

b)

Louis Mountbaitten

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Lord Canning

14.

_____ were appointed by Company in Indian States after Battle of Buxor

a)

Resident

b)

Nawab

c)

Minister

d)

Financer

15.

Battle of Buxor was fought in

a)

1765

b)

1764

c)

1767

d)

1769

16.

Richard Wellsely was Governor General of Bengal from

a)

1798-1805

b)

1790-95

c)

1766-1770

d)

1775-1780

17.

Kolkata city is on the banks of river

a)

Yamuna

b)

Hugli

c)

Swarnaprabha

d)

Mahi

18.

_____ was capital of Tipu Sultan

a)

Calicut

b)

Mangalore

c)

Seringapatnam

d)

Masulipatnam

19.

Sirajuddaulah was the successor of

a)

Murshid Quli Khan

b)

Shah Alam II

c)

Alivardi Khan

d)

Aslam II

20.

_______ was administrative head of Marathas based in Pune.

a)

Holkar

b)

Scindia

c)

Peshwa

d)

Bhonsle

21.

_______ was Bengal’s governor in 1764.

a)

Lord Canning

b)

Sujauddaulah

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Warren Hasting

22.

Marathas were defeated by English in _____ battle of Panipat.

a)

third

b)

first

c)

fourth

d)

second

23.

After Second Anglo-Maratha war, Peshwa was sent to exile near

a)

Lucknow

b)

Bithur

c)

Delhi

d)

Amravati

24.

In 1765, Mughal Empire appointed ____ as Diwan of Bengal Provinces.

a)

East India Company

b)

Nawab

c)

Nagarseth

d)

Akbar II

25.

______ preceded Tipu Sultan

a)

Mir Jafar

b)

Haider Ali

c)

Aslam II

d)

Lord Canning

26.

Doctorine of Lapse was introduced by

a)

Lord Canning

b)

Lord Dalhousie

c)

Lord Clive

d)

Lord Curjon

27.

First Anglo-Maratha war ended with _______

a)

Treaty of Kanpur

b)

treaty of Salbai

c)

Treaty of Bithur

d)

Poona Treaty

28.

____ is referred as ‘Tiger of Mysore’

a)

Haider Ali

b)

Akbar

c)

Tipu Sultan

d)

Shah Alam II

29.

Lord Hasting became Governor General in

a)

1813

b)

1819

c)

1773

d)

1775

30.

______ was defeated by Englishmen in the Battle of Buxar.

a)

Mir Qasim

b)

Mir Jafar

c)

Sirajudaulah

d)

Alivardi Khan

31.

______ was annexed under Doctorine of Lapse in 1848

a)

Poona

b)

Satara

c)

Gwaliar

d)

Kanpur

32.

Rani Channamma revolted against British in

a)

Kitoor

b)

Lahore

c)

Kanpur

d)

Mangalore

33.

The war of british with Afghanistan started in the year

a)

1838

b)

1835

c)

1850

d)

1822

34.

During British – Afghan War, Maharaja _____ was King of Punjab.

a)

Zorawar Singh

b)

Ranjit Singh

c)

Surendra Singh

d)

Fateh Singh

35.

Jhansi was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in

a)

1855

b)

1854

c)

1859

d)

1858

36.

________ was not under British rule in 1857.

a)

Bombay

b)

Madras

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Benaras

37.

Criminal court in each district was called _____ Adalat.

a)

Diwani

b)

Faujdari

c)

Civil

d)

Marriage

38.

Diwani Adalat was ______ court.

a)

civil

b)

criminal

c)

Faujdari

d)

Crime

39.

British Parliament was called

a)

House of Commons

b)

House of Lords

c)

White House

d)

Imperial House

40.

_____ translated digest of Hindu Laws in English in 1775

a)

Hastings

b)

Canning

c)

N B Halhed

d)

Cornwille

41.

How much percent of earth’s area is occupied by land?

a)

45

b)

30

c)

66

d)

70

42.

Private land properties are owned by

a)

Cooperative societies

b)

Individuals

c)

Communities

d)

Schools

43.

An example of common property resource is

a)

Private homes

b)

Land for common usage

c)

agriculture lands of individuals

d)

factories

44.

Which of the following steps is a major threat to the environment?

a)

Planting trees

b)

Desertification

c)

Promoting tourism

d)

Promoting renewable resources

45.

The type of soil is determined by

a)

landforms

b)

soil erosion

c)

water sources

d)

Globalisation

46.

As the exposed rock break off and start decaying due to temperature change, this process is called

a)

Deforestation

b)

Landslide

c)

Soil erosion

d)

Weathering

47.

Soil is made up of

a)

water

b)

metals

c)

organic materials & rocks

d)

ice

48.

Mass movement of rocks down the hills could be a sign of

a)

Landslides

b)

Floods

c)

Deforestation

d)

Weathering

49.

Which of the following states of India are notorious for witnessing maximum number of landslides

a)

Punjab

b)

Uttrakhand

c)

Tamilnadu

d)

Jharkhand

50.

How much time is taken to form 1 cm of soil

a)

10+ years

b)

5 years

c)

100s of year

d)

few months

51.

Which part of soil is fit for vegetation?

a)

Sub soil

b)

top soil

c)

weathered rock material

d)

clay soil

52.

Overgrazing is responsible for causing

a)

soil depletion

b)

Floods

c)

earthquake

d)

landslide

53.

Which of the following is used to conserve the soil?

a)

Mulching

b)

Clear the forest

c)

agriculture process

d)

cattle grazing

54.

The process of piling up of rocks to prevent water flow is called

a)

Rock Dam

b)

Erosion

c)

Mulching

d)

Landslide

55.

The moisture of soil can be retained by the process of

a)

Counter Barriers

b)

Mulching

c)

Rock Dams

d)

Planting grass

56.

A dripping tap is capable of wasting approximately how much amount of water per year?

a)

2000 litres

b)

1200 litres

c)

1500 litres

d)

2500 litres

57.

The evaporation of water takes place due to

a)

Nitrogen Cycle

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Cooling of Ice

d)

Floods

58.

The zone of earth’s atmosphere where life exists is called

a)

Biosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Troposphere

59.

The life supporting system is known as

a)

earth

b)

biosphere

c)

ecosystem

d)

Vegetation

60.

Which of the following animals are protected under CITES?

a)

Monkey

b)

Dolphins

c)

Snakes

d)

Rats

61.

Low-lying areas are susceptible to

a)

water logging

b)

landslides

c)

illegal mining

d)

Weathering

62.

____ are normally sparsely populated.

a)

thick forests

b)

Gangatic plains

c)

low-lying places

d)

cultivable areas

63.

Q27- ____ is one of the ways to prevent soil erosion.

a)

Trees cutting

b)

clearing of forest for agriculture

c)

Counter ploughing

d)

building dams

64.

Q28- ____ is a major threat to the environment.

a)

rainfall

b)

sunlight

c)

Desertification

d)

tree plantation

65.

Q29- Heavy rains cause _____ in mountainous regions every year.

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

landslide

d)

accident

66.

Q30- ____ are some of the densely populated regions.

a)

River plains

b)

mountains

c)

thick forests

d)

deserts

67.

Q1- Hitler had prosecuted _____ during his region in Germany.

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Hindus

68.

Q2- Israel is a ____ majority state.

a)

Hindu

b)

Jewish

c)

Islamic

d)

Christian

69.

Q3- ____ is one of the former colonies of France.

a)

Indonesia

b)

South Africa

c)

Morocco

d)

China

70.

Q4- In Saudi Arabia, ____ can’t practise their religion in public.

a)

non-Muslims

b)

Muslims

c)

Government

d)

People

71.

Q5- Separation of religion from the State is referred to as _____.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Secularism

d)

Republic

72.

Q6- All citizens are permitted by _____ to practise their own religion.

a)

State

b)

Indian constitution

c)

Judiciary

d)

President

73.

Q7- In a secular state, one religious state does not ____ the other.

a)

support

b)

discriminate

c)

follow

d)

resist

74.

Q8- ______ are not allowed to celebrate the festivals of any particular religion to promote secularism.

a)

Private schools

b)

Government schools

c)

madarsas

d)

Pathshalas

75.

Q9- The tyranny of Majority people can result in _____ of religious minorities.

a)

education

b)

discrimination

c)

freedom

d)

biasness

76.

Q10- The Government of India does not support any one ____.

a)

Democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

religion

d)

Judiciary

77.

Q11- ______ is an example of government office.

a)

Restaurants

b)

Police stations

c)

Housing society

d)

private schools

78.

Q12- In _____, there are upper castes who dominate lower castes.

a)

Jainism

b)

Jewism

c)

Parsis

d)

Hinduism

79.

Q13- Indian Constitution allows religious minorities to set up their own ____.

a)

Courts

b)

Educational setups

c)

Police stations

d)

government schools

80.

Q14- ______ is a former colony of France.

a)

South Africa

b)

Algeria

c)

China

d)

Indonesia

81.

Q15- For Sikhs, wearing a ____ is an important part of religion. So, they can avoid helmets.

a)

kurta

b)

Turban

c)

uniform

d)

shirts

82.

Q16- _____ is a Republic country

a)

Japan

b)

United Kingdom

c)

United States of America

d)

China

83.

Q17- _____ is the main religion of Saudi Arabia.

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Jewism

d)

Hinduism

84.

Q18- _____ are allowed to celebrate festivals.

a)

Courts

b)

Parliaments

c)

Private Schools

d)

Police stations

85.

Q19- Pledge of Alligiance’ takes place in the schools of the ____.

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

India

d)

Japan

86.

Q20- Tunisia was a colony of _____ earlier.

a)

Netherland

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

United Kingdom

87.

What is religion?

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88.

Name the major religions practiced all over the world.

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89.

What is secularism?

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90.

State the 4th point of the Fundamental Rights of the Indian constitution.

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91.

Discuss why it is vital to separate the power of the state from religious practices.

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92.

What are the other reasons for separating the power of the State from religion?

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93.

What do you understand from the statement ‘freedom to interpret religious teachings differently’ in context with the practice of untouchability?

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94.

What are the objectives of the Indian constitution that advocates secularism?

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95.

What are the strategies followed by the Indian government to establish secularism?

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96.

State Article: 17 in the Right to Equality, in the Indian constitution.

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97.

Mention a few points in the US constitution related to secularism.

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