Paper: History

Class: VIII
Section – I OBJECTIVE [Marks: 35]
Q-1: Fill in the blanks. [ /7]

a) Sir Charles Wood’s dispatch of ___________ led to the establishment of numerous

universities in India.
b) On ______________, Queen Victoria issued a proclamation that declared British
rule in India.
c) The Partition of Bengal happened in ________________.
d) Queen Victoria adopted the title of Empress of India in _______________.
e) The Ottoman Empire was founded by ________________.
f) _____________________ city was conquered by Mehmet II.
g) The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished in ________________.

Q-2:
a) Complete the diagram with the name of the empires. [ /3]

b) List four main achievements of Suleiman the Magnificent. [ /4]

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Q-3:

a) Complete the table with reference to the inventions done during Industrial
Revolution. [ /6]
Invention Name of Inventor Year of Invention
Name: ______________ James Hargreaves

Name: Steam Engine

Name: ______________ 1830’s-40’s

b) Complete the table related to the Life of Vasco Da Gama. [ /3]

Vasco Da Gama

First Voyage

Return to Portugal after First Voyage

Second Voyage

Q-4:

a) What was the administrative structure during British rule? [ /5]

b) What was the three tiers of administrative structure? [ /3]

c) Write down the two main objectives of All-India Muslim League? [ /4]

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