Std. VIII MAHESH TUTORIALS Semester - I (STATE BOARD) HISTORY & CIVICS Chapter - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & Chapter - 1, 2, 3 Duration : 2 hrs. Marks : 60

Q.1 (A) Choose the correct option and rewrite the complete answers : 4 (i) The ...... is a museum in which gives information about the history of . (a) (b) Sabarmati Ashram (c) Cellular Jail (d) Lakshmi Vilas Palace

(ii) ...... tried to put restrictions on the illegal trade of the British. (a) Siraj-ud-Daulah (b) Mir Kasim (c) Mir Jafar (d) Shah Alam

(iii) The Anglo-Mohammedan Oriental College was established by ...... (a) Mir Kasim (b) Shah Alam (c) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan (d) Mir Jafar

(iv) In 1802, Peshwa ...... signed the Subsidiary Alliance with the British. (a) Bajirao I (b) Sawai Madhavrao (c) Peshwa Nanasaheb (d) Bajirao II

Q.1 (B) Identify the wrong pair in the following, correct and rewrite : 4 (i) (i) Dr. Bhau Daji Lad - Indian Scholars (ii) Dr. R.G. Bhandharkar - Study of Indian culture (iii) Allan Hume - Establishment of Indian National Congress (iv) Gopal Krishna Gokhale - Asiatic society

(ii) (i) Sir Sydney Rowlatt - Rowlatt Act (ii) General Dyer - Jallianwala Baug Massacre (iii) Chittaranjan Das - Non-co-operation Movement (iv) Senapati - Chauri Chaura

(iii) (i) Building and Places - Material sources (ii) Newspapers and periodicals - Material sources (iii) Inspirational songs - Oral sources (iv) Photographs - Visual sources

(iv) (i) Gandhi Era - 1920-1947 (ii) Death of Lokmanya Tilak - 1920 (iii) Gandhiji arrived in - 1915 (iv) Champaran - 1918 ... 2 ... Q.2 (A) Do as directed : (Any Two) 4 (i) Dates Events (1) 1757 (a) ...... (2) 1764 (b) ...... (3) 1843 (c) ...... (4) 1849 (d) ......

(ii) Moderate Leaders

...... Surendranath ...... Banerjee ......

(iii) Name of the Organisation/Work Social Reformer (1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy ...... (2) ...... Satyashodhak Samaj (3) Swami Dayanand Saraswati ...... (4) ...... Ramkrishna Mission

Q.2 (B) Write the short notes : (Any Two) 4 (i) Reforms for women by Savitribai Phule. (ii) Workers movement at Ahmedabad (iii) Anti Partition Movement.

Q.3 (A) Explain the statements with reasons : (Any Two) 6 (i) The indian sepoys could not keep up with in the British army. (ii) During the British period newspapers also acted as sources of social reformation. (iii) Farmers in India became bankrupt. (iv) Mahatma Phule conducted a strike of barbers. (v) Lord Curzon decided to partition Bengal.

Q.3 (B) Answer the following in brief : (Any Two) 6 (i) Why was the Party established? (ii) How did the British lay their foundation in Bengal? (iii) Write down the consequences of the struggle of 1857. ... 3 ... Q.4 Read the passage and answer the following questions :

All Indian leaders who were politically aware kept aside their differences of caste, religion, language, province and gathered on a single platform of the Indian National Congress. There were unanimous decisions regarding the objectives of the Congress and taking forward the movement by constitutional means, but there were differences regarding the working system. These were ideological differences. From these differences two main political groups were formed. The Moderates who advocated Peaceful and constitutional means and the Extremists who believed in a severe struggle for the attainment of freedom. , and were the extremist leaders.

(a) Who gathered together to form the Indian National Congress? 1 (b) Which two political groups were formed within the Indian National Congress? 2 (c) Name the three extremists leaders. 1

Q.5 Answer in detail : (Any Two) 8 (i) Write a note on the Jallianwala Baug Massacre. (ii) What were the differences between the moderate and extremists leaders? (iii) Anti Partition Movement.

Q.6 Choose the correct option and rewrite the complete statement : 4 (i) The ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the ...... (a) President (b) Vice President (c) Prime Minister (d) Chief Justice

(ii) Parliamentary system of government developed in ...... (a) England (b) France (c) United States of America (d) Nepal

(iii) The Council of Ministers is led by the ...... (a) Party Chief (b) Prime Minister (c) President (d) Speaker

(iv) In India, the executive power is vested in the ...... (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Speaker (d) Chief Minister

Q.7 State whether following statement are true or false with reasons : (Any Two) 4 (i) The president is not the supreme Head of State. (ii) The function of the Judiciary is to implement law. (iii) The president allocates the portfolios to the Council of Ministers.

Q.8 (A) Explain the concept : 4 (i) General Election & Mid-Term election (ii) Jumbo Ministry ... 4 ... Q.8 (B) Do as directed : (Any Two) 4 (i) ...... President

India’s Union Executive

......

(ii) Legislature

Main ...... Branches of ...... Government

(iii) Types of Bills

......

Q.9 Answer in brief : 4 (i) What is a ‘Responsible Government’? (ii) How are the members of the Lok Sabha elected?

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