Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College

Practice Test-2020
Class-8
Subject- Bangladesh and Global Studies (CQ)
Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes Full Marks: 70
[N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Read the stem carefully and answer the
associated questions. Answer any seven questions.] 7X10=70
1.
Table-1 Table-2
1. School 1. Swadeshi Movement
2. College 2. Non-cooperation movement
3. Madrasha 3. Armed revolution

a) In which year was the Sanskrit College established? 1

b) What do you understand by the Dual Administration? Explain. 2
c) Explain the incident of the history of Bengal reflected in the table-1. 3
d) Analyze the role of table-2 in the independence of Bengal. 4

2. Ziad was watching an episode on TV. At a stage Ziad observed that the king was defeated for
the reason of some rich elites and commanders.

a) What is Iqleem? 1
b) What is meant by Company Rule? 2
c) Which historical event seems to be the drama watched by Ziad? Explain. 3
d) Analyze the effect of the matter indicated in the stem in the light of your text book. 4

3. Hearing the lecture of Nur-Nobi , a social science teacher of BNMPC, Anik came to know that
many traders from different countries came to this country for trading purpose. To reach their
goal, they applied many techniques. One country strengthened its hold and profited much more
than others.
a) In which year was the Kolkata University established? 1
b) Explain the causes of Chhiattorer Monontar. 2
c) Explain the reason behind the trade expansion of the profiting country. 3
d) Was the internal chaos of Bengal the reason behind the victory of that country? Show in the
light of the text book. 4

4. Scene-1: To free a country named „A‟, people of all walks of life took part in a war. The
people finally made the country independent with the sacrifice of lakhs of lives.
Scene -2: A temporary government was formed to lead the war in right track during the war of
liberation of the country „A‟.

a) What do understand by freedom fighters? 1

b) Write the formation of Regular Force. 2
c) Explain the background of the war mentioned in the stem. 3
d) “To gain the independence, the role of the temporary government mentioned in the scene-2
was important”. Analyze the statement. 4

5. Zarif along with some of his friends went to the National Stadium to watch the March Past on
the occasion of The Independence Day. Then they heard on the loud speakers a roaring voice-
“Ebarer Songram Amader Muktir Songram, Ebarer Songram Amader Shadhinotar Songram”.

a) On which day did the Pakistani armed forces start mass killing? 1
b) What do you understand by “Operation Search Light”? 2
c) Explain the feature of the speech mentioned in the stem. 3
d) Do you think the speech was the key factor of the Liberation war? Analyze. 4

6.
Art Elements
A Kantaji‟s Temple, Sompur Bihar
B Charjapada, Kirtanas, Punthin, Bangla Prose
a) What is Terracotta? 1
b) What is it called to absorb the elements of other culture? Explain it. 2
c) Describe the characteristics of the art mentioned in „A‟ in the table. 3
d) “The importance of the art type „B‟ is unlimited in the cultural development of Bangalees”.
Analyze it. 4
7.

Picture-1 (Television) Picture-2 (Radio)

a) What is the full form of E-mail? 1
b) What do you understand by incorporation? Explain. 2
c) Which medium of socialization is expressed through picture-1. Explain. 3
d) The above mentioned media are sometimes responsible for creating negative influence/ impact
on socialization. Analyze. 4

8. Some days ago Antor could not even imagine using information technology in shopping,
emotion and other official purposes. Now he can do these very smoothly. We are being
influenced every moment for the sake of information technology. The world is now a global
village where Antor is the citizen.

a) What is the first and main agency for socialization? 1

b) What do you understand by imitation? Explain. 2
c) What type of impacts do the elements of information technology used by Antor have in
socialization? Explain. 3
d) Human being is now a global citizen. Explain in the light of the text book. 4

9. Meem went to a historical place with her friends. They got amazed at the sight of the palace.
It is situated in Sonargaon. The place still has 52 buildings. Meem‟s friends wished to visit
national museum the next year to know the heritage of the country.
a) What is the meaning of archaeology? 1
b) When and why Curzon hall was built? Explain. 2
c) Explain the significance of the place that Meem had visited. 3
d) Analyze the importance of Meem‟s friends‟ wish. 4

10.

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Bangladesh National Museum
a) During which period the capital of Bengal was Sonargaon? 1
b) What is archaeology? Explain. 2
c) Explain which archaeological works are preserved in the above-mentioned picture. 3
d) “Looking at the archaeological resources, we can have an idea about the old history and tradition”.
Analyze the statement. 4

11.
Art Elements
A Dukul, Potron, Khoumo, Carpash
B Murshidi, Baromashya, Bhaoaiya and Gomvira

a) What is the first literary work of the Bangalee? 1

b) What is Cultural Absorption? Explain. 2
c) Describe the characteristics of the art mentioned in „A‟ in the table. 3
d) Evaluate the role of the Art B mentioned in the table to flourish the Bangalee culture. 4