Name: Test - Chapter – 1 : History : Class – 8 / Objectives : Choose the best answer :

1. Aurangzeb died in . (a) 1707 (b) 1706 (c) 17702. Aurangzeb spent the last of his life fighting Marathas and Sunni Muslim groups in Southern India.

(a) 20 years (b) 23 years (c) 25 years3. One of the following is not correct.

(a) Bengal became independent in 1720 (b) Deccan in 1725, and (c) after 1748, civil wars broke out . Sindh, Gujrat, and Oudh broke away from Mughal control.(d) Marathas swarmed outside of the Agra and reached the gates of Delhi in 1738.

4. Nadir shah invaded India in . (a) 1735 (b) 1737 (c) 17395. Nadir shah had army of men. (a) 270,000 (b) 27000 (c) 275,0006. In Delhi, Persians plundered Mughal storehouses including Koh – e Noor. (True) / (False)7. They also took the Pee-cock throne. (True) / (False)8. The value of the Indian plunder was million rupees. (a) 800 (b) 600 (c) 7009. Persian remained the official language of the administration until (a) 1834 (b) 1833 (c) 183210. The Portuguese started their trade in India in the 16th century, where as British in 17th century and Dutch in

mid 18th century. (True) / (False)11. British’s first settlement in India was (a) Madras (b) Calcutta (c) Masulipatam.12. One of them was not presidencies : (Calcutta, Masulipatam, Madras, Bombay)13. Madras was situated on the coast. (a) Coromandel (b) Eastern (c) Northern14. British King Charles II married to Catherine in . (a) 1670 (b) 1665 (c) 166015. Portuguese gave as a wedding gift to Charles. (a) Madras (b) Calcutta (c) Bombay16. Job Charnock purchased villages from an Indian landlord in 1690. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 517. Construction of Fort William started in 1697 and by 1750s, Calcutta had half million population.

(True) / (False)18. British were in India for one reason – to make friends and adopt their culture. (True) / (False)19. British earned more % in 1740. (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 2020. EIC merchants cutout the as they directly bought goods from Indian manufacturer and they

had their own ships. (a) Nobles (b) Indian government (c) middleman21. Pitt Diamond weighed 410 caret, was cut into 141 caret cushion brilliant shape. (True) / (False)22. Pitt diamond was purchased from dealer for £ 20,420/- (True) / (False)23. It was sold to Philippe II of France in 1717 for £ . (a) 135500 (b) 135000 (c) 13050024. It was later called “Regent” diamond and became part of French Crown Jewels. (True) / (False)25. Local rajahs and rulers used to EIC’s soldiers. (a) borrow (b) purchase (c) sell26. French East India Company was founded in . (a) 1666 (b) 1660 (c) 166427. Francois Dupleix was appointed governor general of French settlements in . (a) 1740 (b) 1742 28. Arcot – Chanda Sahib’s capital was captured by Clive with only men. (a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 60029. Ruler of the Bengal, Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah was only 19 years old.30. In Clive’s army attacked Siraj-ud-daulah at Plassey. (a) 1756 (b) 1757 (c) 177531. One of the following was not the secret of British in Battle of Plassey and ultimately Siraj’s defeat.

(a) Indian armies were frightened of the flintlock guns and British cannons.(b) Siraj’s ammunition became damp due to rain. (c) Clive was helped by the Siraj’s cousin Mir Jaffar.

32. Dana Shah helped Siraj in escaping from British & Mir Jaffar.33. British captured the French trading capital Pondicherry in 1761. (True) / (False)34. British went to West Indies where trade was more profitable. (True) / (False)35. Clive became the governor general of Bengal in 1758. (a) first (b) second (c) third36. Mir Qasim replaced Mir Jaffar as Nawab of Bengal. (True) / (False)37. Mir Qasim and Mughals were defeated by British in the Battle of Baksar in (a) 1764 (b) 1762 or 6338. EIC agreed to pay Shah II Rs. Lakhs each year and Doab area. (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 2639. The Battle of Baksar meant of British rule in India (True) / (False)40. Clive had 50000 thousand cavalry and infantry. (True) / (False)