Lahore Grammar School

137-E, Model Town, Lahore

Monthly Test – Feb - 2021 Marks: 20

Class VIII

History
(Section A & B)

February 2021 Time: 40 minutes

Name: Hiba Sohaib Date: 30th march’ 21

Q1. Circle the correct answer. [4]

1. Aligarh college attained the status of university in:
a. 1877 b. 1920
2. Indian National Congress was set up by:
a. John Morley b. Alan Octavian Hume
3. The total population of Bengal was:
a. 85 million b. 54 million
4. The day on which Bengal was partitioned was called a day of:
a. Jubilation b. Mourning

Q2. Short question answer.

1. Where did Sir Syed establish a scientific society in 1864? /1
________Ghazipore________________________________
2. When was Bengal partitioned? /1
______1905__________________________________
3. Name the viceroy who partitioned Bengal. /1
______viceroy Curzon___________________________________

Q3. Fill in the blanks. [5]

1. Sir Syed didn’t want Muslims to join the _______congress________________ party.
2. ________Tilak______________________ was arrested for writing provocative newspaper
articles.
3. Boycott of British goods and institutions was about the ____Swadeshi_____________________
movement.
4. ____All indian Muslim league_____________________ was set up to counter the growing
influence of the Congress.
5. An objective of Muslim League was to promote feeling of ___________________ to the British
government.
Q4. Answer any TWO of the following.

1. Hindi Urdu controversy. [4]

2. Swadeshi Movement. [4]
3. What do you know about the pamphlet ‘The Causes of the Indian Revolt’? [4]
4. Indian National Congress. [4]

ANS2: It was formed in response to the partition by the Hindus . The Hindus were furious with the
partition as they saw it as a part of thr british divide and rule policy . The Swadeshi movement was a
boycott of the British goods( british sugar, salt and cloth especially cotton) and only Indian produced
goods were bought.

ANS4: The INC was set up in 1885 by Alan Octavian Hume , with the Lord Dufferin. It was formed to
improve communications between the British and the Indians and also to ask the British to end unfair
practices in India. At first it was thought to be for all the Indians but gradually became to be known asa
Hindu dominating party, serving Hindu interests only.