Class 8 Social Science History MCQ From Trade to Territory

Question :Who was Ali Vardi Khan?

(a) Nawab of Gujarat
(b) Nawab of Bihar
(c) Nawab of Bengal
(d) None of these

Question : Which of the following was NOT the Presidency ?

(a) Bengal
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Kalikata

Question : In Kittoor , the war with East India Company was led by ____________.

(a) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(b) Peshwa
(c) Rani Chennama

Question : What do you call a business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade, buying goods cheap and selling them at higher process?

(a) Exchange
(b) Noncommercial
(c) Mercantile
(d) Barter

Question :– Aurangzeb died in the year

(a) 1707
(b) 1710
(c) 1705
(d) 1711

Question :– _____ was the first person to discover a trading route to India.

(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) James Cook
(c) Columbus
(d) Thomas Cook

Question :– Battle of Plassey took place in the year

(a) 1757
(b) 1789
(c) 1760
(d) 1755

Question :– _____ led Englishmen in the Battle of Plassey against Bengal nawab in 1757

(a) Warren Hasting
(b) Louis Mountbaitten
(c) Robert Clive
(d) Lord Canning

Question : From the years mentioned below, choose the correct date of death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal ruler

(a) On 3rd March 1800
(b) On 3rd March 1707
(c) On 3rd March 1750
(d) On 3rd March 1850

Question : European trading companies were attracted to India due to

(a) cheap land
(b) cheap labour
(c) raw material like cotton silk and spices
(d) none of these

Question : Why is it considered that Delhi could no longer function as an effective center after the death of Aurangzeb?

(a) Many regional powerful kingdoms emerged in various parts asserting their authority
(b) Delhi was not considered to be symbolically lucky for the rulers.
(c) Delhi only represented the Northern part of India, and the Southern Part was left out without any representation
(d) The trading activities could not function from Delhi

Question : The first English factory was set up in the year

(a)1600
(b)1651correct
(c)1655
(d)1665

Question :After the death of Arivardi Khan in 1756, who became the Nawab of Bengal?

(a) Murshid Quli Khan
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Sirajuddaulah
(d) Mir Jafar

Question : Robert Clive committed suicide in the year

(a) 1770
(b) 1743
(c) 1767
(d) 1774

Question : Which foreign power, from the given list was the last European power to enter India?

(a) French
(b) Dutch
(c) Chinese
(d) Portuguese

Question : Who replaced Mir Jafar as the Nawab after his protest against the Company.

(a) Mir Qasim
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Alivardhi Khan

Question :– _____ was capital of Tipu Sultan

(a) Calicut
(b) Mangalore
(c) Seringapatnam
(d) Masulipatnam

Question : Which place/city was given to the British by a local ruler in 1639, which was later fortified as Fort St George.?

(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Madras
(d) Bombay

Question : The Maratha chiefs were held together in a confederacy under the Peshwa, Who were the members?

(a) Scindia
(b) Holkar
(c) Bhonsle and Gaikwad
(d) All of these

Question : Rani Channamma was the ruler of

(a)Bengal
(b)Kitoorcorrect
(c)Agra
(d)delhi

Question :– Marathas were defeated by English in _____ battle of Panipat.

(a) third
(b) first
(c) fourth
(d) second

Question :– Doctorine of Lapse was introduced by

(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Clive
(d) Lord Curjon

Question : Who among the following states was annexed on the argument of misgovernment?

(a) Satara(1848)
(b) Sambhalpur (1850)
(c) Udaipur (1852)
(d) Awadh (1856)

Question :– ______ was defeated by Englishmen in the Battle of Buxar.

(a) Mir Qasim
(b) Mir Jafar
(c) Sirajudaulah
(d) Alivardi Khan

Question :– Jhansi was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in

(a) 1855
(b) 1854
(c) 1859
(d) 1858

Question : Name the movement started in Italy in the 14th century and lasted till 17th century that later provoked the Europeans to come to India and other countries.

(a) Renaissance
(b) Nationalism
(c) Socialism
(d) Urbanisation

Question :– British Parliament was called

(a) House of Commons
(b) House of Lords
(c) White House
(d) Imperial House

Question : Competition among the companies resulted in

(a)reduced profits of companiescorrect
(b)quality of goods increased
(c)price became low
(d)none of these

Question : According to the historians, by the second half of the 18th century, which new power emerged as powerful in India?

(a) British
(b) Chinese
(c) Japanese
(d) Dutch

Question : Which treaty gave the Divani to British?

(a) Treaty of Bengal
(b) Treaty of Bombay
(c) Treaty of Allahabad
(d) None of these

Question : What do you mean by Privy Council?

(a) King’s council
(b) King’s Mansion
(c) king’s kingdom
(d) None of these

Question : Which were the important spices that were in great demand in the European market?

(a) Coriander, Fenugreek
(b) Cumin, Aniseed
(c) Pepper, Cloves, Cardamom, Cinnamon
(d) Garlic, Ginger, poppy seeds

Question :___________ introduced ‘Doctrine of Lapse’

(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Robert Clive
(c) Warren Hastings

Question : Name the river on whose bank the first English factory was established?

(a) Ganga
(b) Brahamputra
(c) Hugli

Question : Indian rulers’ administrative units were divided into District ……………… and ………………

Question :The new system of justice was set up in the year ………………

Question :The first English factory was set up on the banks of the ………………

Question :Queen Elizabeth granted the East India Company the sole right to trade with the ………………

Question :After the defeat at Plassey, ……………… was made the Nawab.

Question :Lord Dalhousie devised the policy of ………………

Question : ____________________ policy was deviced by Lord Dalhousie.

Question :Satara was annexed in the year ____________________ under the ____________________ policy.

Question :____________________ was the reason behind the Awadh Annexation.

Question :____________________ the 1st governor-general introduced several administrative reforms in sphere of justice.

Question :Under the Regulating Act of ____________________ a new Supreme Court was established.

Question :In 1600, the East India Company acquired the royal charter from ____________________ the Queen of England.

Question :Vasco da-Gama discovered the sea route to India in ____________________ .

Question :The first English factory was set up on the banks of ____________________ river.

Question :In 1785, ____________________ stopped the exported of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom from the ports of Mysore.

Question :Tipu was defeated in the last Battle of ____________________ by the Company.