History - Class 8

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

                            i.        The first structure to successfully use the dome was called the ____________________.

                           ii.        The two architects who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad were _______________ and ________________.

                          iii.        The British saw overcrowded spaces as _______________________.

                          iv.        In 1888 an extension scheme called the ______________________ was devised.

                           v.        In the late eighteenth century, Calcutta, Bombay and __________ rose in importance as Presidency cities.

                          vi.        Viceroy’s Palace is now known as ___________________________.

          vii.        In 1877, Viceroy ____________ organized a Durbar to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the Empress of India.

          viii.        New Delhi was constructed as a 10-square-mile city on Raisina Hill, __________ of the existing city.

                           ix.        The Delhi Improvement Trust was set up _________, and it built areas like ______________________ for wealthy Indians.

                           x.        By the early twentieth century, only _____ per cent of Indians were living in cities.

                          xi.        The central dome of the Viceroy’s Palace was copied from the __________________ at Sanchi

 

Q2. True/False

                            i.        In the Western world, modern cities grew with industrialisation. _____

                           ii.        Surat and Machlipatnam developed in the nineteenth century. ______

                          iii.        The Delhi Municipal Committee was unwilling to spend money on a good drainage system. _______

                          iv.        In the twentieth century, the majority of Indians lived in cities. ______

                          v.        After 1857 no worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years. ________

                          vi.        More money was spent on cleaning Old Delhi than New Delhi. _______

          vii.        Delhi College was established in 1792. ________

          viii.        New Delhi took nearly 20 years to build. _________

 

Q3. What is a Dargah?

 

Q4. What do you mean by Cul-de-sac?

 

Q5. What is Gulfaroshan?

 

Q6. What was the capital of British India before Delhi?

 

Q7. Which mosque was converted into a bakery by the British?

 

Q8. Where did British live in the 1870s?

 

Q9. What is Kingsway known now?

 

Q10. Where did Indian live in the 1870s?

 

Q11. For how many years was worshipping not allowed in the Jama Masjid after the Revolt 1857?

 

Q12. When did the British gain control of Delhi?

 

Q13. Why was Viceroy Palace built at a higher than Jama masjid?

 

Q14. What jobs did the new migrants coming to Delhi take up?

 

Q15. When did the coronation Durbar of King George V held on?

 

Q16. What is an Idgah?