PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL JEDDAH

Subject: History Grade: VIII

Chapter: 01: Britain Rules in India (MCQs)

i. The English merchants were pardoned by Aurangzeb in:

a. 1670 b. 1680 c. 1690 d. 1700

ii. The English came to India as …...

a. Trader b. teacher c. Ruler d. tourist
iii. In 1803, British forces defeated the Marathas at;

a. Lahore b. Panipat c. Agra d. Delhi

iv. Most of the Indian’s part were under the control of the East India Company in;

a. 1851 b.1850 c. 1855 d. 1856

v. The English traders had to face opposition from other European nations in India.

a. French b. Dutch c. Spanish d. Portuguese

vi. For a hundred years, from 1757 to 1857, India was ruled by the ….

a. British Crown b. East India Company c. Muslim rulers d. Hindu Rajas

vii. By the end of 19th century, the railway tracks grew to nearly … miles.

a.25000 b. 10000 c. 15000 d. 20000

viii. In 1852, the doctrine of lapse introduced by ….

a. Dalhousie b. Wiseley c. Hawkins d. Hastings

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Chapter: 02 Muslim Renaissance (Sir Syed Ahmed Khan)

i. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born in … in Delhi.

a. 1818 b.1817 c.1819 d. 1816

ii. Sir Syed Ahmed wished to change the attitude of the British rulers towards the … .

a. Hindus b. Muslim c. Sikhs d. Christians

iii. In 1859, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan set up the first educational institution in

a. Muradabad b. Allahabad c. Ghaziabad d. Hyderabad

iv. The first Muhammadan Educational Conference was held at Aligarh in;

a. 1885 b. 1886 c. 1887 d. 1884

v. The All India Congress came into being in;

a. 1870 b.1875 c. 1889 d. 1885

vi. The Institution of Sindh Madrassa-tul-Islam was set up in;

a. Lahore b. Karachi c. Peshawar d. Quetta

vii. The Arabs settled in Sindh under the leadership of Muhammad Bin Qassim in the …
century.

a. 7th b. 8th c. 9th d. 10th

viii. … was the common language for the Hindus and the Muslims.

a. Hindi b. Urdu c. Persian d. English

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Chapter: 03 Beginning of Hindus and Muslims Nationalism (1885—1911)

i. In 1884, the British Viceroy … Ilbert Bill.

a. Lord Curzon b. Lord Ripon c. Lord Wavell d. Lord Mount Batten

ii. The founder of the congress was ….

a. Nehru b. Quaid e Azam c. A.O. Hume d. Gandhi

iii. The portioned of Bengal was held in;

a. 1906 b. 1904 c. 1913 d. 1905

iv. The Minto-Marley reforms were presented in … separate electorates of the Muslims.

a. 1910 b. 1909 c. 1911 d. 1908

v. To pressurize the British Government to reverse the partition of Bengal in … .

vi. A.1911 b. 1910 c. 1912 d. 1913

vii. The All-India Muslim League was founded at Decca in;

a. 1902 b. 1906 c. 1904 d. 1905

viii. The Quaid-e-Azam joined the Muslim League -------------

a.1912 b.1913 c.1914 d.1915

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Chapter: 04 The Great World War I (1914-1918)

i. Nationalism also led to the making of two new states; reunification of Italy in 1861, and
Germany in;

a. 1870 b. 1871 c. 1872 d. 1873

ii. The British Empire expanded over … continents.

a. Three b. four c. five d. seven

iii. The First World War was started in;

a. 1911 b. 1914 c. 1916 d. 1918

iv. The Ottoman Empire broke up in;

a. 1919 b. 1920 c. 1921 d. 1922

v. Turkey became a republic in;

a. 1923 b. 1924 c. 1925 d. 1927

vi. The German Navy used its … to attack the merchants’ vessels of the Allies.

a. Aero plain b. Ships c. Air Crafts d. Boats

vii. The war spread to other … nations.

a. Muslims b. European c. Arabs d. Eastern

viii. Furthermore, a number of alliances between European nations were signed during;
ix.
a. 1879-1914 b. 1779-1914 c. 1679-1914 d. 1881-1915
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CHAPTER#5 The Rise of Nationalist Turk

i. On May 1919 a nationalist movement brought major change in the fortune of the -------
--------- people.
A, Turkish b. Afghanistan c. Iraq d. France
ii. Kamal Ataturk was given the title of ----------------

a. Ghazi and Marshal b. Ghazi and Momin c. Marshal and Momin

d. ghazi and Officer
iii. The Treaty of Lausanne was signed ------------
a.1922 b. 1923 c. 1924 d. 1925
iv. Mustafa Kamal came the ----------------- president of Republic of Turkey.
a. First b. Second c. Third d. Fourth

iv. In the ------------ Turkish Parliament gave the sir’s name Ataturk of Mustaf Kamal.

a. 1932 b. 1933 c. 1934 d. 1936

v. Ataturk means the ---------------

a. Father of the Turks b. King of the Turks c. President of the Turks

c. Friend of the Turks

vi. Mustafa Kamal Ataturk died on -------------------

a.1937 b. 1938 c.1939 d.1940

vii. The Ottoman Umpire ruler khalifa Abdul Majid II exiled with his family in

a.1923 b. 1924 c.1925 d.1926

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Chapter 06 Hindu- Muslim unity (1912-22)

i. In the 1920, the Muslims and Hindus joined forces to pressurize the …

a. Turkish b. British c. Indians d. Arabs

ii. Mr. Jinnah joined the Muslim League in ……………

a. 1912 b. 1913 c. 1914 d. 1915

iii. Mr. Jinnah took actively part in ………… politics.

a. Congress b. British c. subcontinent d. Turkish

iv. Congress and Muslim League held a joined session at ……. 1916.

a. Lahore b. Mombie c. Lucknow d. Delhi

v. The Rowlatt Act was passed and enforced in ----------------------

a.1918 b. 1919 c. 1920 d. 1921
vi. In -------------- Mr., Jinnah introduced his first legislature measure, Waqf Validating bill.
a. 1910 b.1911 c. 1912 d.1913
vii. On 13 April 1919 more than 5000 people had gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at----
A. Hyderabad b. Amritsar c. Lahore d. Lucknow
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Chapter# 7 COMMUNAL AND POLITICAL AWAKENING: 1920-30

I. The period of the 1920’s was one unrest and disturbance among the -----------
communities of India.

a. Two b. three c. Four Five

ii. All parties conference was held at Delhi in ------------- led by Motilal Nehru.
a. 1926 b. 1927 c. 1928 d. 1929
iii. Lord Birkenhead, sent the Summon Commission in --------------- 1927
a. India b. China c. Iran d. France
iv. Quaid-e-Azam lad down his fourteen points -----------------
a. 1928 b.1929 c .1930 d. 1927
vi. On December 1930, Allama Iqbal presided over the all-India Muslim League Session at
--------

a. Allahabad b. Lucknow c. Hydra bad d. Cucuta

vii. The Lahore Resolution was passed ---------------

a. 1939 b.1941 c. 1942 d.1940

viii. Mr. Gandhi decided to start his civil disobedience movement with the ----------------

a. Long march b. salt march c. Cycle march d. train march