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1 viii H/C Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) (for 2nd Term) CLASS: VIII SUBJECT: HISTORY & CIVICS ======Chapter – 7

Question 1) When did Lincoln abolish slavery in the South? (a) 1861 (b) 1863 (c) 1864 Question 2) Lincoln’s political concepts influenced future political theories. (a) False (b) True Question 3) Lincoln delivered a famous speech at ______. (a) Lan Chire (b) Yorkshire (c) Gettysburg Question 4) The planters in the south needed cheap labour which was supplied by slaves brought in from Africa (a) True (b) False Question 5) The next ten years after the American civil war may be called the period of ___ (a) Constreuction (b) Re construction (c) De construction Question 6) The Southern state were primarily industrial (a) True (b) False Question 7) The civil war political concepts influen act future political theories. (a) Strengthened (b) weakened (c) none of them Question 8) During the first half of the 19th century USA marched towards economic progress. (a) True (b) False Question 9) Much of cotton was exported to the cotton mills in ______in England. (a) Washigton (b) Lancashire (c) none of them Question 10) ______were considered a ‘necessity in the predominantly agricultural Sourthen States. (a) Slaves (b) governors (c) managers Question 11) Between 1815 and 1860, an industrial revolution had taken place in the Northen states. (a) True (b) False Question 12) ______in America were treated very cruelly. (a) Slaves (b) merchants (c) governors Question 13) The Southern states of USA were primarily ______(a) postoral (b) agricultural (c) none of these Question 14) The Gettysburg Address is given by Abraham Lincoln in ______(a) 1863 (b) 1874 (c) 1864 Question 15) ______Movement refers to a movement through books. (a) Khilafat (b) Literary (c) none of them Question 16) ______is the formal with drawl from membership of some group. (a) with drawl (b) union (c) secession Question 17) Uncle Tom’s cabin was written by Harriet Beecher (a) True (b) False Question 18) ______was assassinated by John wilkes Booth. (a) Grant (b) Arbram Lincoln (c) Lee Question 19) Abraham Lincoln gave the idea of ______(a) dictatorship (b) democracy (c) none of them Question 20) ______refers to the government by the elected representatives of the people. (a) Republic (b) Democracy (c) dictatorship Question 21) Lincoln justified the abolition of slavery on grounds of the principles of liberty and equality cherished by the founder of the USA (a) True (b) False Question 22) The confederate army under general Lee surrendered to general Grant of the union in April ______. (a) 1865 (b) 1866 (c) none of these Question 23) The ______threatened to secede from the union. (a) Southern States (b) northern states (c) both a and b Question 24) Free from legal, social, political or intellectual restraint. (a) Literary Movement (b) Emancipate (c) Democracy Question 25) Slavery was abolished everywhere in ______(a) Africa (b) France (c) America

Chapter – 8

Question 1) The was on the path of decline after the death of ______. (a) Akbar (b) Bahadur Shah (c) Aurangzeb Question 2) Between ______and 1800 CE the Sikh controlled Punjab and Jammu. (a) 1756 (b) 1765 (c) 1865 Question 3) Who founded a Sikh Empire. (a) Ranveer Singh (b) Ranjit Singh (c) Rauish Singh Question 4) The Marathas were defeated by Ahmad Shah Abdali in the ______(a) Third Battle (b) Second Battle (c) First Battle Question 5) The Kingdom of Hyderabad was founded by ______(a) Qumar – Ali (b) Qamar-ud-din Siddqui (c) Qumar-Abdali Question 6) The Prime Minister of the chhatrapati who was actually the head of the Maratha confederacy. (a) Nadir Shah (b) Peshwa (c) Question 7) The death of ______is believed as the beginning of the modern period of Indian history. (a) Aurangzeb (b) Babar (c) Akbar II

2 viii H/C Question 8) ______died in 1707 CE (a) Akbar (b) Bahadur Shah (c) Aurangzeb Question 9) The period of the great Mughals, which began in ______CE with Babar’s accession to the throne. (a) 1526 (b) 1562 (c) 1526 Question 10) ______died in 1712 CE (a) Akbar (b) Bahadur Shah (c) Babar Question 11) ______was succeded by Bahadur Shah. (a) Bahadur Shah II (b) Jahandar (c) none of them Question 12) Misl were the groups into which the ______were organized (a) Sikh (b) Muslim (c) Hindu Question 13) ______means royal treasury (a) Exchequer (b) Khajana (c) Bank Question 14) During the rule of Alamgir II, the company fought the Battle of ______in 1757 (a) (b) Battle of Baxar (c) none of them Question 15) ______marched towards (a) Alamgir (b) Shah Alam (c) Nadir Shah Question 16) Nadir Shah died in ______CE (a) 1719 (b) 1748 (c) 1848 Question 17) ______defeated Siraj-ud-daulah in the battle of Plassey. (a) British (b) Akbar (c) Aurangzeb Question 18) was deposed and deported to Rangoon by the in ______CE (a) 1758 (b) 1757 (c) 1759 Question 19) Muhammad Shah was referred to as (a) Samrat (b) Rangila (c) Sultan Question 20) Nadir Shah was the ruler of ______(a) Persia (b) central asic (c) Delhi Question 21) Nadir Shah attached _____ in 1739 CE. (a) Punjab (b) Delhi (c) Buxar Question 22) _____ defeated Siraj-ud-daullah in the battle of Plassey. (a) Akbar (b) Aurangjeb (c) British Question 23) Bahadur Shah Zafar was deposed and deported to Rangoon by the East India Company in ____ CE. (a) 1756 (b) 1755 (c) 1757 Question 24) During the region of Bahadur Shah the Marathas and the Sikhs became more powerful. (a) True (b) False Question 25) Diwani refers to the right to collect revenue. (a) True (b) False

Chapter – 9

Question 1) The was established in ______CE (a) 1603 (b) 1604 (c) 1602 Question 2) The ______broke out in 1744 CE (a) First carnatic war (b) The Second Carnatic war (c) The third Carnatic war Question 3) The second Carnatic war was fought between 1748 - ______CE (a) 1774 (b) 1775 (c) 1776 Question 4) A manufacturing site consisting of buildings and machinery. (a) Idustry (b) Factory (c) Salpetre Question 5) In 1765 CE, a dual Government was established in ______(a) Delhi (b) Dengal (c) Agra Question 6) ______was the last Nawab of Bengal who end avoured to reassert royal authority. (a) (b) Mir Qasim (c) both a and b Question 7) The combined army was decisively defeated at the in ______(a) 1764 CE (b) 1864 CE (c) 1664 CE Question 8) ______succeeded his grandfather as the Nawab of Bengal. (a) Mir Qasim (b) Shah Alam (c) Siraj-ud-daula Question 9) ______was the first Kingdom to be occupied by the British in India. (a) Bengal (b) Delhi (c) none of them Question 10) The Dutch East India company was established in ______CE (a) 1604 (b) 1603 (c) 1602 Question 11) ______was more interested in the trade of spice. (a) British (b) Dutch (c) Portuguese Question 12) Who was the French Government in India (a) Duplex (b) Dupleix (c) Dulexi Question 13) The French East India company, which was formed in ______(a) 1674 CE (b) 1684 CE (c) 1664 CE Question 14) The English East India company setup its factory at ______in 1612 CE (a) Surat (b) Delhi (c) Aurangabad Question 15) Vasco da Gama of Portugal reached Calicut in ______CE (a) 1598 CE (b) 1498 CE (c) 1698 CE Question 16) The need for access of both resources, raw materials and markets was necessitated by growing Industries in ______(a) Africa (b) Europe (c) England Question 17) The first Carnati war was faught between ______and England. (a) France (b) Europe (c) Africa Question 18) Dual government was launched by ______. (a) Dublix (b) (c) none of them

3 viii H/C Question 19) The third carnatic war brokeoutin ______(a) France (b) England (c) Europe Question 20) Dupleix was the ______governor in India (a) French (b) American (c) British Question 21) The headquarters were known as ______(a) capital (b) parliament (c) presidency Question 22) Who was the incharge of Presidency. (a) King (b) viceroy (c) governor Question 23) The first carnatic war broke out in Europe over the problem of succession to the ______throne (a) American (b) African (c) Austrian

Question 24) By 1700 CE East India company had established there important factories in Madras, ______and Calcutta (a) Bengal (b) Bombay (c) Delhi Question 25) In ______, Bombay was transferred to the company, by King Charles II (a) 1678 (b) 1688 (c) 1888

Chapter – 10

Question 1) The British fought ______Anglo Mysore wars. (a) five (b) three (c) four Question 2) In the ______war, the Nizam joined the English (a) First anglo – Mysore (b) Second anglo-Mysore (c) Forth anglo- Mysore Question 3) ______introduced the dual government in 1765 CE (a) Lord Wellesely (b) Robert Clive (c) Dalhousie Question 4) The treasury was shifted to Calcutta to from ______(a) (b) Aurangabad (c) Question 5) The state of Mysore was ruled by ______(a) Sirajud Daula (b) Hyder Ali (c) Ranjit Singh Question 6) In ______CE Hyder Ali defeated the British in the first Angle – Mysore war. (a) 1789 (b) 1796 (c) 1769 Question 7) In ______the Marathas attacked Hyder Ali but the English did not help him inspite of their promise. (a) 1770 (b) 1772 (c) 1771 Question 8) The ______Anglo Mysore war was fought in 1780 to 1784 (a) Second (b) first (c) third Question 9) The second Anglo war came to an end by the Treaty of ______(a) Mangalore (b) Salbai (c) none of these Question 10) ______was determined to prevent French reventry into India. (a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Dalhousie (c) Both a and b Question 11) The fourth Anglo- Mysore war was started in ______CE (a) 1700 (b) 1798 (c) 1799 Question 12) Wellesely’s suceessor George Barlow sighed a peace treaty with ______in 1806 (a) Holkar (b) Sindhia (c) Peshwa Question 13) In 1772, the court of Directors of the company appointed as the governor of (a) Bihar (b) Bombay (c) Bengal Question 14) In ______warren Hastings abloished the Dual government (a) 1773 (b) 1772 (c) 1772 Question 15) The first Anglo Maratha war was ended with the treaty of ______(a) Mysore (b) Salbai (c) European Question 16) In 1803, the ______forees were defeated by the British at the battle of Assaye. (a) Yasheoant Rao (b) Sindhia (c) Peshwa Question 17) Under whose governance did the English adopt the policy of Doctrine of Lapse? (a) Lord Dalhouise (b) Lord Wellesly (c) both of them Question 18) To checkee his (Ranjit Singh’s) advance beyond the Sutlej, the East India company persuaded Ranjit Singh to sign the treaty of ______(a) Punjab (b) Tranancore (c) Amritsar Question 19) By the treaty of Lahore (1846) the Sikhs ceded the Jalandhar Doab, Kashmir and its dependencies to the English (a) True (b) False Question 20) Lord Cornwallis defeated Tipu and forced him to sigh the Treat of Sriranga patham in ______CE (a) 1729 (b) 1793 (c) 1792 Question 21) In 1848, ______arrived in India as the Governor General. (a) Lord Wellesley (b) Lord Dallhousie (c) none of them Question 22) After the ______, the British turned their attention towards Punjab. (a) Peshwa (b) Marathas (c) Sikhs Question 23) After a series of wars, Punjab was annexed in ______(a) 1849 (b) 1869 (c) 1879 Question 24) Three Anglo-Maratha wars were fought between ______(a) 1776 and 1818 (b) 1818 to 1918 (c) 1775 to 1818 Question 25) Who defeated Tipu Sultan and forced him to sugn the treaty of Srirangapatnam? (a) Lord Wellesley (b) Warren Hastings (c) Lord Cornwallis

4 viii H/C Chapter – 3 [Civics]

Question 1) ______is the third branch of Government (a) Legislative (b) executive (c) judiciary Question 2) The ______court is the highest court in the country (a) District (b) High (c) Supreme Question 3) The supreme court consists of a chief Justice and ______other judges (a) 25 (b) 24 (c) 26 Question 4) The supreme court is located in ______(a) New Delhi (b) Punjab (c) Haryana Question 5) The ______of India appoints the chief justice of the supreme court. (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Chief Minister Question 6) While appointing the Chief Minister, the President has to consult the Union Council of Ministers and other judges of the Supreme court. (a) True (b) False Question 7) To become a judge of the Supreme court a person has to be a ______of India. (a) citizen (b) minister (c) governor Question 8) The retirement age of the judge of the Supreme court is ______(a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 66 Question 9) Parliament can remove the judge by a procedure called impeachment. (a) True (b) False Question 10) The disputes between states or between states and the Union Government comes under the original jurisdiction of the ______(a) Supreme (b) High (c) district Question 11) Under ______jurisdiction, the supreme court hears appeals against the judgements of the High Courts. (a) Original (b) Akpellate (c) advisory Question 12) All cases where interpretation of the constitution is required can be broght directly to the Supreme Court. (a) True (b) False Question 13) Appeals to the Supreme Court may be made if the issue requires an interpretation of the constitution or if the High Court changes the decision of a lower court and gives death penalty to the accused. (a) True (b) False Question 14) The President may seek the advice of the Supreme court on a constitutional issue or an inter pretation of laws under ______jurisdiction. (a) Original (b) Appellate (c) Aduisory Question 15) The Supreme courts maintains a record of all its judgments. (a) True (b) False Question 16) The High court is the highest court of a ______(a) country (b) state (c) district Question 17) A High court may also be shared by more than one state depending on the area, population and the amount of work it has to handle. (a) True (b) False Question 18) The court of the Sessions Judge trees criminal cases in a ______(a) district (b) state (c) country Question 19) Disputes regarding payment of revenue are heard in ______courts. (a) Revenue (b) Panchayat (c) None of them Question 20) Nyaya Panchayat performs the functions of law courts at the ______level. (a) Village (b) Block (c) District Question 21) Nyaya Panchayat can send the person behind the bars. (a) True (b) False Question 22) ______are presided by retired judges (a) Lok adalat (b) Revenue courts Question 23) The writ of ______is issued to a detaining authority, ordering the detainer to produce the detained person in the court, along with the cause of his/her detension. (a) Labeas (b) certio rari (c) none of these Question 24) The writ of mandamus is issued to a subordinate court, an officer of government or a corporation or other institution commanding the performance of certain acts or duties. (a) True (b) False Question 25) The writ of is issued against a person who claims a public office. (a) Qua Warranto (b) Mandamus (c) certio rari

Chapter – 4

Question 1) The first World War broke out in 1914 and continued till ______(a) 1918 (b) 1919 (c) 1921 Question 2) The judges of the International court of Justice are elected for ______year term. (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 8 Question 3) The second World War broke out in 1939 and continued till ______. (a) 1945 (b) 1944 (c) 1900 Question 4) Atlantic charter was released on ______(a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 16 Question 5) On 1 January 1942, representatives of ______Allied countries met in Washington and signed a Declaration of United Nations. (a) 26 (b) 22 (c) 27

5 viii H/C Question 6) The UN chart finally emerged after three major conferences – the Dembarton Oabs conference, the Yalta conference and the ______conference. (a) Round table (b) San fransisco (c) Paris Question 7) The United Nations officialy come into exicetence on 24 October (a) 1945 (b) 1946 (c) 1947 Question 8) The ______of October is celebrated as United Nations Day. (a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 25 Question 9) The organisation has ______official languages. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 Question 10) The head quarters of the United Nations is located in ______. (a) New York (b) Russia (c) China Question 11) A ‘Hymn to the United Nations’, written by the English port ______. (a) Michael (b) W.H. Auden (c) Pablo Casals Question 12) The Un has six principal organs to carry out its functions. (a) True (b) False Question 13) The ______passes the budget of the UN. (a) General Assembly (b) Security council (c) None Question 14) The security council and the General Assembly elect the members of the International Court of Justice. (a) True (b) False Question 15) The security and the ______elect the members of the International Court of Justice. (a) General Assembly (b) The International court of Justice (c) None Question 16) The security council consists of ______members. (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 17 Question 17) Each permanent member has the power to reject a decision. (a) True (b) False Question 18) There are ______permanent members in the security council. (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 10 Question 19) Veto means a ______vote by anyone of the permanent members would lead to a cancellation of the resolution (a) positive (b) negative (c) none of them Question 20) The security council meets once in a month. (a) True (b) False Question 21) The trusteeship council was set up immediately after ______world war. (a) first (b) second (c) None Question 22) The Economic and Social Council consist of ______members elected by General Assembly. (a) 54 (b) 50 (c) 51 Question 23) The ______is headed by Secretary General. (a) Secretariat (b) General Assembly (c) None Question 24) ______is the present Secretary General of the Secretariat. (a) Antonio Guterres. (b) Kofi Anan (c) Nelson Mendely Question 25) Chareter refers to a document containing the principle of an organization. (a) True (b) False