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    History Chapter 1 “How, When and Where” MCQs with Answers

    1) Goddess _____ was a symbol of British power in India.


    a) Victoria b) Athena c) Britannia d) Elizabeth

    2) Who became the first Governor General of British India in 1773?


    a) Lord Dalhousie b) Lord Canning c) Warren Hastings d) Robert Clive

    3) Who wrote the book ‘A History of British India’ in 1817?


    a) Nicholas Louis b) Clive Lloyd c) James Mill d) John Henry

    4) According to Mills, all ____ societies were of lower level of civilisation.


    a) African b) Asian c) European d) American

    5) National Museum is located at ________


    a) Delhi b) Kolkata c) Madras d) Shimla

    6) British introduced practice of ______ to know about rural topography.


    a) judiciary b) revenue collection c) surveying D) mapping

    7) _______ came up in the 1920s to store important documents.


    a) Victoria Memorial b) Parliamentary House
    c) National Archive of India d) Settlements

    8) British documents were carefully copied by ____ during the 18th century.
    a) writer b) calligraphists c) military personal d) journalists

    9) An important source regarding dates is _____ of British administration.


    a) rule b) official records c) judiciary d) brutality

    10) According to Mills, ____ rule was capable of civilising Indian society.
    a) Hindu b) Muslim c) British d) French

    11) Census operations are held every ____years.


    a) 7 years b) 8 years c) 9 years d) 10 years

    12) Which is not a source of describing history?


    a) Diaries of people
    b) Conversation between people
    c) Accounts of pilgrims and travelers
    d) Autobiographies of important personalities

    13) History is about finding out how things were in the past and how things have ________
    a) Changed b) Started c) Ended/completed d) Evolved
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    14) Historians often compared Past with the Present and always referred to _________. i.e.
    Before and After.
    a) Event b) Time c) Period d) Phase

    15) Who was asked by Robert Clive to produce maps of Hindustan?


    a) James Rennell b) Clive Lloyd c) Nicholas Louis d) Holt Mecanzi

    16) A list of historical events is given below. Choose the one where a precise date can be fixed.
    a) Start of Mughal Rule in India
    b) Start of British rule in India
    c) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
    d) Start of Non- cooperation Movement

    17) James Mill was of the opinion that before British came to India, __________ruled the
    country.
    a) Hindus and Muslims b) Only Hindus
    (c) Hindus, Muslims and Christians d) Only Muslim

    18) What is Imperialism?


    a) Imperialism is a political system b) Imperialism is a technical term
    c) Imperialism is a traditional system d) none of these

    19) The chosen set of dates by the Historians become more vital when the focus is on a
    a) Particular Location b) Particular set of events
    c) Particular Battle d) Particular King

    20) Why did British preserve official documents?


    a) The preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past.
    b) One can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past.
    c) Their copies may be made and used in modern times.
    d) All of the above

    21) In which year did James Rennell produce the first map of Hindustan?
    a) 1785 b) 1782 c) 1765 d) 1757

    22) The British thought surveys were important for


    a) Effective administration b) Effective judgment
    b) Writing history d) None of the above.

    23) When New Delhi was built, the National Museum and the National Archives were both
    located close to the
    a) Supreme Court b) Parliament House c) Viceregal Palace d) Red Fort

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