Bangladesh and Global Studies Class: VIII Time: 50 Minutes Full Marks-50 1. Why the European Traders came to Bengal? a) for trade and commerce b) for importing manpower c) for exporting manpower d) for investment 2. When did the battle of Palassey take place? a) 1755 b) 1756 c) 1757 d) 1758 3. The characteristics of colonial rule are -------. i. don’t exercise their power permanently ii. One day they will go back iii. Send huge amount of money to their own country Which one of the following is correct? a) i and ii b) i and iii c) ii and iii d) i,ii and i 4. When does the colonial rule start in Bangla? a) 1757 b) 1758 c) 1759 d) 1760 5. Who was Bakhtiar Khiljee? a) A British Military ruler b) A Mughal Military ruler c) A Turkish Military ruler d) An Afgan Military ruler 6. Who established Independent Sultanate in Bengal? a) Issa Khan b) Sher Shah c) Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah d) Alaudddin Hossain Shah 7. The Independent Sultanate in Bengal lasted for………. a) 200 years b) 300 years c) 400 years d) 500 years 8. When did the powerful trade revolution start in Europe? a. 12th century b. 13th century c. 14th century d. 15th century 9. Who was Vasco-de-Gama? a) British Sailor b) Portuguese Sailor c) Dutch Sailor d) Indian Sailor 10. When the West Fallier accord was signed? a) 1645 b) 1646 c) 1647 d) 1648 11. 16. Who defeated Baro Bhuiyans and occupied Dhaka? a) Mir Jumla b) Bolbon c) Islam Khan d) Lord Clive 12. European trade center flourished rapidly in-------. i. Kolkata ii. Chandannagar iii. Chuchura Which one of the following is correct? a) i and ii b) i and iii c) ii and iii d) i, ii and iii 13. Who was eldest maternal aunt of Nawab Siraj-Ud-Doula? a) Tahera Begum b) Ghasety Begum c) Rahela Begum d) Amena Begum 14. Who joined the plot against the Nawab Siraj-Ud-Doula? i. Jagat Shet ii. Umichand iii. Raj Ballav Which one of the following is correct? a) i and ii b) i and iii c) ii and iii d) i, ii and iii 15. In which year (Bangla) did the ‘Chiyattorer Monontar’ occur? a) 1076 b) 1176 c) 1276 d) 1376 16. The reasons of ‘ Chiyattorer Monontar’ are-------. i. 3 years drought ii. additional tax of the British iii. Poverty Which one of the following is correct? a) i and ii b) i and iii c) ii and iii d) i, ii and iii 17. When was the Indian rule act passed? a) 1757 b) 1758 c) 1857 d) 1858 18. Who was the pioneer of Divide Bangla, Rule Bangla’? a) The British b) The Dutch c) The Dinemar d) The French 19. The purpose of establishing Kolkata Madrasha was-------. i. to introduce English ii. To satisfy the Muslim iii. To rebuild the faith of Muslim Which one of the following is correct? a) i and ii b) i and iii c) ii and iii d) i, ii and iii 20. Nawab Siraj-Ud-Doula was crowned at the age of --------. a) 20 b) 21 c) 22 d) 23 21. Raju’s’s grandfather took part in the war of 1971 while he was on service in Navy, in which sector did he fight? a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 22. Who conducted the oath taking ceremony of Mujibnagar government? a) Professor Muzaffar Ali b) Professor Yousuf Ali c) Professor Gobindo Chandra Saha d) Professor Abu Sayed Chowdhury 23. Who was the head of Operation Search Light? a) General Tikka Khan b) Gen. Khadem Hossain Raja c) Gen. Rao Forman Ali d) Lt. Niyazi 24. Which govern did impose ‘refuzee tax’? a) Mijibnagar govt. b) Indian govt. c) West Bengal govt. d) Pakistan govt 25. Who was Simon Dring? a) Foreign Ambasaddor b) Foreign Singer c) Foreign trader d) Foreign Journalist 26. Where was the Shadin Bangla Betar Kendro set up? a) Dhaka b) Chattagram c) Barishal d) Meherpur 27. Which country sent 7th fleet to Indian Ocean to help Pakistan in 1971? a) USA b) Russia c) England d) China 28. What is ‘Operation Jackpot’? a) A Naval Operation b) A Land Operation c) A Sky Operation d) A Joint Operation 29. Who arranged ‘The Bangladesh Concert’ in New York? a) Michel Jackson b) Michel Moore c) Mark Tally d) George Harisson 30. The Terracotta art of Kantaji’s Temple symbolize------. a) Social Life b) Cultural Life c) Economic Life d) Political life 31. What is the name of the first literary art of Bengal? a) The Chandi Mongal b) The Ramayam c) The Padmaboti d) The Charjapada 32. From which place did Pandit Hara Prasad Shastri discover the Charjapada? a) Royal court of Japan b) Royal court of Nepal c) Royal court of Bhutan d) Royal court of Iran 33. What is the meaning of Terracotta? a) Ancient b) Old c) Soil d) Burnt Soil 34. Who paved the way of modern Bangla prose? a) Bankim Chandra b) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar c) Michel Madhusudan Dutta d) Rabindranath Tagorie 35. Nakshi Kantha, Palm leaf Punthi and Dukul are the symbol of which art? a) Visual art b) Literature c) Musical art d) Village art 36. Who was the composer of ‘Padmaboti’? a) Bharot Chandra b) Alaol c) Gobinda das d) Mukanda Ram 37. Who was the writer of Anandamongal? a) Gobinda das b) Ghono Ram c) Bharot Chandra d) Mukanda Ram 38. Which Park is situated near Jagannath University? a) Ramna Park b) Shymoli Park c) Bahadur Shah Park d) Chandrima Park 39. The historical events that are related with Bahadur Shah park------. i. The Mughal emperor ii. British queen Victoria iii. Sepoy Mutony Which one of the following is correct? a) i and ii b) i and iii c) ii and iii d) i, ii and iii 40. Why was Sonargoan famous for? a) Maslin Sharee b) Mango c) Meseum d) Khadi cloth 41. On the Bank of which river is Ahsan Monjil situated? a) Buriganga b) Kaligonga c) Shitalakkha d) Turag 42. When was the Mymensingh museum established? a) 1968 b) 1969 c) 1970 d) 1971 43. Which one is the first and main agency of Socialization? a) School b) Friends c) Local society d) Family 44. What is the full form of E-Commerce? a) Electronic Commerce b) Electronic Commission c) Electric Commerce d) Electric Commission 45. By which means can we exchange letters and information in abroad within a very short time? a) Face book b) Twitter c) E-commerce d) E-mail 46. Which one of the following is not Mass Media? a) Radio b) Television c) Newspaper d) E-mail 47. What was the contribution of Agricultural and Forest sector in the GNP during the financial year 2015-2016? a) 14.05 % b) 14.12% c) 14.30% d) 14.33 48. Which sector contributed more in our GNP, if we count sector wise? a) Agriculture b) Industry c) Social service d) Healthcare 49. The present world is……. a) Agro based b) Technology based c) Mineral resource based d) Machinery based 50. Asif works at hospital as a doctor in USA. His parents live in Bangladesh. He sends money for his parents. The type of money send by Asif is-----------. a) Dollar b) Remittance c) Taka d) Dirham .