How, When and Where - CBSE STD 8 Social Studies Questions

Q 1MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

From a layman's point of view, which one of the following option is synonymous with the study of History and very difficult to memorise?

✓
Dates.
B
Census.
C
Surveys.
D
Artefacts.

Answer: A.

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Q 2MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Who was the last Viceroy of India?

A
Lord Canning.
✓
Lord Mountbatten.
C
dtipon.
D
Lord Wellesley.

Answer: B.

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Q 3MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Listed below are a few statements with respect to the British rule in India. Which one do you think is a wrong statement?

✓
British established control over the economy and society without changing the customs and practices prevalent in India.
B
British conquered the country and established their rule subjugating local nawabs and rajas.
C
British produced the crops they needed for export.
D
British collected revenue to meet all the expenses bought goods they wanted at low prices.

Answer: A.

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Q 4MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

What do you mean by contemporary?

A
The term refers to the future period.
✓
The term refers to the present period.
C
The term refers to the past period.
D
None of these.

Answer: B.

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Q 5MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Which were not the sources of information of the British administration?

A
Memos.
B
Reports.
C
Notes.
✓
Diaries of Indians.

Answer: D.

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Q 6True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

True And False.
The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.

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Q 7True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

State of the following statement is True or False.
Printing began to spread by the middle of the 20th century.

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Q 8True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

True And False
The practice of surveying also became common under the colonial administration.

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Q 9True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

True And False.
Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think.

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Q 10True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

State of the following statement is True or False.
The British carried out detailed surveys by the early 19th century in order to map the entire country.

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Q 11Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blanks.
More than _______ policemen refused to take food during police strike in Delhi in 1946.

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Q 12Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blank.
________ is certainly about changes that occur over time.

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Q 13Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blank with appropriate words to complete each sentence.
The colonial government gave much importance to the practice of $…….....$

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Q 14Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.
The British established specialised institutions like and to preserve important documents $…….....$

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Q 15Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.
A History of British India is a $…….....$ massive work.

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Q 16Question(1 Marks)1 Mark

How did paintings project Governor-General?

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Q 17Question(1 Marks)1 Mark

What was Mill’s opinion about the Asian societies?

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Q 18Question(1 Marks)1 Mark

State whether true or false:
Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think.

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Q 19Question(1 Marks)1 Mark

What official records do not tell?
OR
What were the things that official records did not tell?

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Q 20Question(1 Marks)1 Mark

How did paintings project Governor-Generals?

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Q 21VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS2 Marks

By what criteria do we choose a set of dates as important?

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Q 22VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS2 Marks

What do official records not tell? How do we come to know about them?
OR
What official records do not tell? From where do we get such information?

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Q 23VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS2 Marks

What do you mean by colonisation?

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Q 24VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS2 Marks

Who are calligraphists? How were they important in the early nineteenth century?

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Q 25VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS2 Marks

Mention one important source used by historians in writing about the last 250 years of Indian history.
OR
What sources do historians use in writing about the last 250 years of Indian history?

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Q 26Answer The Following Questions In Short.[3 Marks Each]3 Marks

How do the official records of the British administration help historians to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?

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Q 27Answer The Following Questions In Short.[3 Marks Each]3 Marks

How did surveys become important under the colonial administration?
OR
Explain the importance of survey under the colonial administration.

OR
Why did surveys become a common practice under the colonial administration?

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Q 28Answer The Following Questions In Short.[3 Marks Each]3 Marks

How important are dates?
OR
“History is boring because it is all about memorizing dates.” Is such a conception true?

OR
In the common-sense notion, history was synonymous with dates. Discuss.

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Q 29Answer The Following Questions In Short.[3 Marks Each]3 Marks

What did the British do to preserve important official documents and letters?

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Q 30Answer The Following Questions In Short.[3 Marks Each]3 Marks

Why did the British preserve official documents?

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Q 31Answer The Following Questions In Brief.[5 Marks Each]4 Marks

How do the official records of the British administration help historians to write about the last 250 years of Indian history?

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Q 32Answer The Following Questions In Brief.[5 Marks Each]4 Marks

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Q 33Answer The Following Questions In Brief.[5 Marks Each]4 Marks

How important are dates?
OR
“History is boring because it is all about memorizing dates.” Is such a conception true?

OR
In the common-sense notion, history was synonymous with dates. Discuss.

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Q 34Answer The Following Questions In Brief.[5 Marks Each]4 Marks

Can you think of examples of surveys in your world today? Think about how toy companies get information about what young people enjoy playing with or how the government finds out about the number of young people in school. What can a historian derive from such surveys?

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Q 35Answer The Following Questions In Brief.[5 Marks Each]4 Marks

What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?

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