History - Class 8

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

                             i.        The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of _________.

                            ii.        Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of _________.

                           iii.        Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of _____________.

                           iv.        Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the ______________part of India.

                            v.        Murshid Quli Khan was followed by ________________and then _______________as the Nawab of Bengal.

                           vi.        British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called__________________.

           vii.        The first Anglo-Maratha war ended with the Treaty of __________.

           viii.        Sirajuddaulah marched with 30,000 soldiers to the English factory at____________________.

                            ix.        The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river _________in 1651.

 

Q2. True/False

                           i.        The principal figure in an Indian district was the Collector. _______

                          ii.        The Mughal Empire became stronger in the eighteenth century. _____

                         iii.        The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with India. _______

                         iv.        Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab. ________

                          v.        The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered. ________

                         vi.        The royal charter could not prevent other European powers from entering the Eastern markets. ________

          vii.        The Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817-19 crushed Maratha power. ________

          viii.        Tipu Sultan disallowed local merchants from trading with the Company. ________

 

Q3. What was the earliest name of the present day Kolkata?

 

Q4. What was farman?

 

Q5. Who was called tiger of Mysore?

 

Q6. When did the company take over Awadh?

 

Q7. What was the prime objective of East India Company?

 

Q8. Who was the ruler of England in 1600?

 

Q9. Who was the last of the powerful Mughal rulers?

 

Q10. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi khan?

 

Q11. Who was made the Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?

 

Q12. Which governor general was impeached by British Parliament?

 

Q13. Who led the Company’s army against Sirajuddaulah at Plassey?

 

Q14. Who arrested Bahadur Shah Zafar and his sons?

 

Q15. Who was assassinated after the Battle of Plassey?

 

Q16. Who discovered the sea route to India?

 

Q17. Why did the Battle of Plassey become famous?

 

Q18. Name Sirajuddaulah’s commander who never fought the Battle of Plassey.

 

Q19. Whom did the Company install in place of Mir Jafar and why?