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Test - Chapter 1 : History : Class 8

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Objectives : Choose the best answer :
1.
Aurangzeb died in
.
(a)
1707 (b)
1706 (c)
1770
2.
Aurangzeb spent the last of his life fighting Marathas and Sunni Muslim groups in
Southern India.
(a)
20 years
(b)
23 years
(c)
25 years
3.
One of the following is not correct.
(a)
Bengal became independent in 1720
(b)
Deccan in 1725, and
(c)
after 1748, civil wars broke out . Sindh, Gujrat, and Oudh broke away from
Mughal control.
(d)
Marathas swarmed outside of the Agra and reached the gates of Delhi in 1738.
4.
Nadir shah invaded India in
.
(a)
1735 (b)
1737 (c)
1739
5.
Nadir shah had army of
men.
(a)
270,000
(b)
27000(c)
275,000
6.
In Delhi, Persians plundered Mughal storehouses including Koh e Noor. (True)
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(False)
7.
They also took the Pee-cock throne.
(True)/
(False)
8.
The value of the Indian plunder was
million rupees.
(a) 800 (b)
600 (c)
700
9.
Persian remained the official language of the administration until
(a) 1834 (b)
1833 (c) 1832
10.
The Portuguese started their trade in India in the 16 th century, where as British in 17th
century and Dutch in
mid 18th century.
(True)/
(False)
11.
Britishs first settlement in India was
(a) Madras
(b)
Calcutta
(c)
Masulipatam.
12.
One of them was not presidencies :
(Calcutta,
Masulipatam,
Madras,
Bombay)
13.
Madras was situated on the
coast.
(a)
Coromandel
(b) Eastern
(c) Northern
14.
British King Charles II married to Catherine in
. (a) 1670 (b)
1665 (c)
1660
15.
Portuguese gave
as a wedding gift to Charles. (a) Madras (b)
Calcutta
(c)
Bombay
16.
Job Charnock purchased villages from an Indian landlord in 1690. (a) 3 (b)
4 (c)
5
17.
Construction of Fort William started in 1697 and by 1750s, Calcutta had half million
population.
(True)/
(False)
18.
British were in India for one reason to make friends and adopt their culture. (True)/
(False)
19.
British earned more
% in 1740. (a)
10
(b)
15
(c)
20
20.
EIC merchants cutout the
as they directly bought goods from Indian
manufacturer and they had their own ships. (a)
Nobles
(b)
Indian
government (c)
middleman
21.
Pitt Diamond weighed 410 caret, was cut into 141 caret cushion brilliant shape. (True)
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(False)
22.
Pitt diamond was purchased from dealer for 20,420/(True)/
(False)
23.
It was sold to Philippe II of France in 1717 for
. (a) 135500
(b)
135000
(c)
130500
24.
It was later called Regent diamond and became part of French Crown Jewels. (True)
/
(False)

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Local rajahs and rulers used to

EICs soldiers. (a) borrow (b) purchase (c)
sell
26.
French East India Company was founded in
.
(a) 1666 (b)
1660
(c)
1664
27.
Francois Dupleix was appointed governor general of French settlements in
. (a)
1740 (b) 1742
28.
Arcot Chanda Sahibs capital was captured by Clive with only
men. (a) 400
(b) 500 (c) 600
29.
Ruler of the Bengal, Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah was only 19 years old.
30.
In
Clives army attacked Siraj-ud-daulah at Plassey. (a) 1756
(b) 1757
(c) 1775
31.
One of the following was not the secret of British in Battle of Plassey and ultimately
Sirajs defeat.
(a)
Indian armies were frightened of the flintlock guns and British cannons.
(b)
Sirajs ammunition became damp due to rain. (c) Clive was helped by the Sirajs
cousin Mir Jaffar.
32.
Dana Shah helped Siraj in escaping from British & Mir Jaffar.
33.
British captured the French trading capital Pondicherry in 1761.
(True)/
(False)
34.
British went to West Indies where trade was more profitable.
(True)/
(False)
35.
Clive became the governor general of Bengal in 1758. (a) first
(b) second
(c)
third
36.
Mir Qasim replaced Mir Jaffar as Nawab of Bengal. (True)/
(False)
37.
Mir Qasim and Mughals were defeated by British in the Battle of Baksar in
(a) 1764
(b) 1762 or 63
38.
EIC agreed to pay Shah II Rs.
Lakhs each year and Doab area. (a) 24
(b) 25 (c)
26
39.
The Battle of Baksar meant of British rule in India (True)/
(False)
40.
Clive had 50000 thousand cavalry and infantry.
(True)/
(False)