Class 8 English Honeydew MCQ Glimpses of the Past

Question :In the year 1765, in India

(a) The British Govt, ruled most of the country
(b) East India Company ruled most parts of India
(c) Indian princes ruled most of the country
(d) The Mughals ruled the whole country

Question : From 1757 to 1849, there was no peace in India because

(a) the Indian Princes kept fighting each other
(b) the East India Company was cruel
(c) Tipu Sultan fought the British
(d) there were Hindu-Muslim riots

Question :The business community welcomed the British because

(a) they liked Europeans
(b) they disliked their own countrymen
(c) the British rule had brought a degree of peace
(d) they were afraid of the British

Question :The worst sufferers under the British rule were

(a) who served in East India Company
(b) the business community
(c) the religious leaders
(d) the poor farmers and artisans

Question :In the early nineteenth century Raja Ram Mohan Roy was

(a) an able fighter
(b) an important reformer
(c) a great religious person
(d) a great king

Question :Under Regulation III of the British rulers

(a) Indians were to pay higher taxes
(b) British goods became cheap
(c) cotton-wearers became poor
(d) Indians could be jailed without trial in a court.

Question :Between 1822 and 1836 ___ people died of starvation in India.

(a) ten thousand
(b) fifteen lakh
(c) fifty thousand
(d) forty lakh

Question :What did the British impose on the Indian farmers?

(a) Heavy taxes
(b) Service taxes
(c) Regulation II
(d) Regulation III

Question :What was the value of the British goods exported to India in 1829?

(a) Five crores
(b) Six crores
(c) Seven crores
(d) Eight crores

Question :Which Englishman reported the plight of India to England?

(a) Babington Macaulay
(b) General Bentinck
(c) William Jones
(d) Simon John

Question :What were the reasons behind the prospering British?

(a) Company’s loot
(b) Killing of Indians
(c) Divide and rule policy
(d) Missionary zeal

Question :How does the speaker explain the problem to his wife?

(a) By giving the example of cows and milk
(b) By giving the example of great leader
(c) By giving the example of religious leaders
(d) By giving the example of different teachers

Question :Who killed the adjutant of his regiment?

(a) Bentinck
(b) Mangal Pandey
(c) Macaulay
(d) Kunwar Singh

Question : What was Regulation III that was passed by the Britisher?

(a) New land rules
(b) Imprisoning any Indian without a trial in court
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above

Question : Under Regulation III of the British rulers

(a) Indians were to pay higher taxes
(b) British goods became cheap
(c) cotton-wearers became poor
(d) Indians could be jailed without trial in a court.

Question : Who was extending its power in 18th century India?

(a) East India company
(b) British East India Company
(c) Indian National Congress
(d) None of them

Question : Who tried to end superstitions in India?

(a) Tipu Sultan
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) All of the above

Question : What did the British impose on the Indian farmers?

(a) Heavy taxes
(b) Service taxes
(c) Regulation II
(d) Regulation III

Question : The company’s conquests from — to —-

(a) 1757-1857
(b) 1857-1949
(c) 1757-1949
(d) 1757-1849

Question : Who all are present in Picture-1?

(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji
(d) All of the above

Question : Which Englishman reported the plight of India to England?

(a) Babington Macaulay
(b) General Bentinck
(c) William Jones
(d) Simon John

Question : Now we have become slaves of foreigners!’ – who are ‘we’ here?

(a) Bangladeshis
(b) Indian
(c) Pakistanis
(d) All of them

Question : Who was told that the grease on the bullet they have to bite is made from the fat of cows and pigs?

(a) Brahmin soldiers
(b) Sepoys in Bengal
(c) Tipu
(d) All of the above

Question : What were the reasons behind the prospering British?

(a) Company’s loot
(b) Killing of Indians
(c) Divide and rule policy
(d) Missionary zeal

Question : All the misery in the world is due to whom?

(a) Men
(b) Woman
(c) Child
(d) Priest

Question : What was the situation of Indian cotton weavers?

(a) Miserable
(b) Good
(c) Flamboyant
(d) Not known

Question : Who killed the adjutant of his regiment?

(a) Bentinck
(b) Mangal Pandey
(c) Macaulay
(d) Kunwar Singh

Question : Between 1822 and 1836, how many Indians died of starvation?

(a) Ten thousand
(b) Twenty lakh
(c) Fifty lakh
(d) Fifteen lakh

Question : Which other methods did the Britishers invent to increase their profits?

(a) No import duty on goods imported from England
(b) No export duty on goods exported to England
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above

Question : In the year 1765, in India

(a) The British Govt, ruled most of the country
(b) East India Company ruled most parts of India
(c) Indian princes ruled most of the country
(d) The Mughals ruled the whole country

Question : Ram Mohan Roy born and died in the year —

(a) 1727-1833
(b) 1772-1830
(c) 1772-1833
(d) 1733-1872

Question : Who is the singer singing in Picture-1?

(a) Asha Bhosle
(b) Lata Mangeshkar
(c) Sunidhi Chauhan
(d) Kanika Kapoor

Question : The worst sufferers under the British rule were

(a) who served in East India Company
(b) the business community
(c) the religious leaders
(d) the poor farmers and artisans

Question : Name the wife of Ram Mohan Roy

(a) Maya
(b) Bela
(c) Geeta
(d) Uma