History - Class 8

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

                          i.        Census operations were held every _______years.

                         ii.        British established specialised institutions like _____________and       _____________were also established to preserve important records.

                        iii.        More than _________ policemen refused to take food during police strike in Delhi in 1946.

                        iv.        The periodisation of Indian history given by ______________came to be widely accepted.

                         v.        _____________ is certainly about changes that occur over time.

 

Q2. True/False

                         i.        James Mill divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim, Christian. ________

                        ii.        The practice of surveying also became common under the colonial administration. _______

                       iii.        Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think. ________

                       iv.        The British thought surveys were important for effective administration. ________

                       v.        By the early nineteenth century detailed surveys were being carried out to map the entire country. _________

 

Q3. When The National Archives of India came up?

 

Q4. How did paintings project Governor-Generals?

 

Q5. Who became the first governor general of British India?

 

Q6. What did James Mills think about all Asian societies?

 

Q7. How have historians divided Indian history?

 

Q8. What do you mean by the term ' colonisation'?

 

Q9. Who was James Mill?

 

Q10. Who wrote the book ‘A History of British India’?

 

Q11. What do you understand by history?

 

Q12. With what did the British historians associate the modern period?

 

Q13. What evil practices, according to James Mill, dominated the Indian social life before the British came to India?

 

Q14. What was an important aspect of the histories written by the British historians in India?

 

Q15. What official records do not tell?

Or

What were the things that official records did not tell?

 

Q16. Mention the events for which specific dates can be determined.

 

Q17. Why do many historians refer to modern period as colonial?