Colonialism and the City | Class 8 MCQ Questions with Answers History Chapter 6

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Q1.Zinat-al-Masjid was converted into Which Building?

(1)(i) Residential house
(2)(ii) Warehouse
(3)(iii) Slaughter house
(4)(iv) Bakery

Q2.Among the following, which place in Bengal was the important centre of Jamdani weaving ?

(1)(i) Chittagong
(2)(ii) Shillong
(3)(iii) Lucknow
(4)(iv) Dacca

Q3.Which type of cloth considers Chintz, cossaes, khassa, bandanna?

(1)(i) Silk cloth
(2)(ii) Jute cloth
(3)(iii) Cotton coloured cloth
(4)(iv) Printed cotton cloth

Q4.Which of the following was not a Presidency?

(1)(i) Bombay
(2)(ii) Madras
(3)(iii) Bengal
(4)(iv) Delhi

Q5.Name the machine that increased the productivity of the traditional spindles in textile industry

(1)(i) Spinning engine
(2)(ii) Flying shuttle
(3)(iii) Steam engine
(4)(iv) Spinning Jenny

Q6.Before 1750, __ was the largest producer of cotton textiles in the world.

(1)(i) India
(2)(ii) Britain
(3)(iii) Burma
(4)(iv) China

Q7.What are the Presidency cities under British in India?

(1)(i) Bombay
(2)(ii) Madras
(3)(iii) Calcutta
(4)(iv) All of these

Q8.From where did the English word Chintz derive from?

(1)(i) Texture
(2)(ii) Chhint
(3)(iii) China
(4)(iv) Consistency

Q9.Tipu sultan’s sword is made up of which metal?

(1)(i) Wood
(2)(ii) Wootz
(3)(iii) Glass
(4)(iv) None of these

Q10.Name a temple town of South India?

(1)(i) Son Temple
(2)(ii) Madurai Temple
(3)(iii) Balaji Temple
(4)(iv) All of these

Q11.Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh l was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?

(1)(i) Kanpur
(2)(ii) Shillong
(3)(iii) Dacca
(4)(iv) Lucknow

Q12.Which country from 1850’s came to be known as ‘workshop of the world’?

(1)(i) England
(2)(ii) India
(3)(iii) Japan
(4)(iv) Africa

Q13.What is Urbanization?

(1)(i) People begin to reside in towns
(2)(ii) People begin to reside in village
(3)(iii) People begin to reside in forest
(4)(iv) None of these

Q14.Apart from the English, who were the other traders who benefitted and traded the Indian textiles?

(1)(i) Dutch and French
(2)(ii) Greek and Chinese
(3)(iii) Chinese
(4)(iv) West Indians

Q15.Specialized block prints used by weavers was known as

(1)(i) Tanti
(2)(ii) Chhipigars
(3)(iii) Rangrez
(4)(iv) Solvyns

Q16.What is a Dargah?

(1)(i) Temple
(2)(ii) Guru dwara
(3)(iii) Tomb
(4)(iv) None of these

Q17.Name the legislation in 1720 banning the use of printed cotton textiles chintz in England.

(1)(i) Silk Act
(2)(ii) Calico act
(3)(iii) Bandanna Act
(4)(iv) Chintz Act

Q18.Which of the following was woven in Surat, Ahmedabad and Patan and valued in Indonesia?

(1)(i) Patola
(2)(ii) Muslin
(3)(iii) Calico
(4)(iv) Jamdani

Q19.When was Delhi rebuilt as the capital of British India?

(1)(i) 1945
(2)(ii) 1963
(3)(iii) 1974
(4)(iv) 1912

Q20.Choose the first stage of production, a work done mostly by women.

(1)(i) Spinning
(2)(ii) Dying
(3)(iii) Printing
(4)(iv) Threading

Q21.Which of the following was manufacturing town?

(1)(a) Madurai
(2)(b) Dacca
(3)(c) Surat
(4)(d) Agra

Q22.Which building was made of red stone near Delhi, which was built as a palace fort in Shajahanabad, also a residence of Mughal emperors of India?

(1)(a) Lal Darwaza
(2)(b) Kotla Ferozabad
(3)(c) Begampuri Masjid
(4)(d) Red Fort

Q23.Which of the following city was Not developed as Presidency city in colonial India?

(1)(a) Agra
(2)(b) Bombay
(3)(c) Madras
(4)(d) Calcutta

Q24.In which year did Delhi became the capital of British India ?

(1)(a) 1911
(2)(b) 1931
(3)(c) 1941
(4)(d) 1947

Q25.How many Delhi Muslints migrated in 1947 partition of India?

(1)(a) Over two-third of the Delhi Muslims
(2)(b) Over one-third of the Delhi Muslims
(3)(c) Over three-fourth of the Delhi Muslims
(4)(d) None of the above

Q26.Which was the most splendid capital built by Shah Jahan?

(1)(a) Machilpatnam
(2)(b) Seringaptanam
(3)(c) Shajahanabad
(4)(d) Surat

Q27.Most of the migrants in Delhi were from

(1)(a) Bengal
(2)(b) Assam
(3)(c) Punjab
(4)(d) Rajasthan

Q28.Before Delhi was made the cpaital of India, which was the other city that was the capital of British India ?

(1)(a) Madras
(2)(b) Calcutta
(3)(c) Kanpur
(4)(d) Bombay

Q29.Which was NOT the new British Port in the late eighteenth century?

(1)(a) Bombay
(2)(b) Machlipatnam
(3)(c) Madras
(4)(d) Calcutta

Q30.After 1857 for how many years no worship was not allowed ?

(1)(a) 5
(2)(b) 8
(3)(c) 10
(4)(d) 20

Q31.Which region was NOT de-urbanised in the 19th century?

(1)(a) Machlipatnam
(2)(b) Surat
(3)(c) Seringapatam
(4)(d) Bombay

Q32.From the following options, which one refer to De-urbanisation ?

(1)(a) Migration of people from an urban area for economic or social reasons.
(2)(b) The veto power of the administration in times of emergency .
(3)(c) Introduction of English education
(4)(d) A feeling of unity among the people

Q33.Which was NOT the place of East India Company’s ‘factories’?

(1)(a) Calcutta
(2)(b) Surat
(3)(c) Madras
(4)(d) Delhi

Q34.Long ago, how many capital cities were founded in a small area on the left bank of river Jamuna ?

(1)(a) 10
(2)(b) 14
(3)(c) 25
(4)(d) 30

Q35.When did the British gain control of Delhi?

(1)(a) 1800
(2)(b) 1803
(3)(c) 1805
(4)(d) 1810

Q36.From the following list of options, what is a Street with a dead end called?

(1)(a) Cul-de-sac
(2)(b) Khangah
(3)(c) Dargah
(4)(d) Idgah

Q37.When did Delhi become the capital of British India?

(1)(a) 1900
(2)(b) 1905
(3)(c) 1911
(4)(d) 1915

Q38.A Sufi lodge often used as a rest house for travellers and a place where people come to discuss spiritual matters, get the blessings of saints and hear sufi music. What is this place called?

(1)(a) Cul-de-sac
(2)(b) Idgah
(3)(c) Khangah
(4)(d) Dargah

Q39.Name three court towns developed during 17th century?

(1)(a) Delhi
(2)(b) Agra
(3)(c) Lahore
(4)(d) All of these

Q40.Which were the three important Presidency regions set up by the British for administrative purposes?

(1)(a) Bombay, Madras and Bengal
(2)(b) Bombay, Madras and Delhi
(3)(c) Delhi, Travancore and Seringapatnam
(4)(d) Delhi, Bombay and Bengal

Q41.The streets of Delhi aren’t mere streets, they are the album of a painter. Name the poet who wrote these words.

(1)(a) Mirza Ghalib
(2)(b) Kabir Das
(3)(c) Mir Taqi Mir
(4)(d) Sur Das

Q42.Complete the following. In the late 18th century, Calcutta, Bombay and ______________ rose in importance as Presidency cities and were the centres of British power

(1)(a) Hyderabad
(2)(b) Nagpur
(3)(c) Madras
(4)(d) Kanpur

Q43.What is the tomb of a Sufi saint called?

(1)(a) Dargah
(2)(b) Idgah
(3)(c) khanqah
(4)(d) Cul-de-sac

Q44.What term from the list given below can be given to the rebirth of art and living. It is often described as a period of high creativity.

(1)(a) De-urbanisation
(2)(b) Urbanisation
(3)(c) Globalisation
(4)(d) Renaissance

Q45.What is an open prayer place of Muslims meant for Id prayers called?

(1)(a) Idgah
(2)(b) Khangah
(3)(c) Cul-de-sac
(4)(d) Dargah

Q46.Long ago, how many capital cities were founded in a small area on the left bank of river Jamuna?

(1)(a) 10
(2)(b) 14
(3)(c) 25
(4)(d) 30

Q47.After 1857 for how many years no worship was not allowed?

(1)(a) 5
(2)(b) 8
(3)(c) 10
(4)(d) 20

Q48.Complete the following. After defeating the ____________, British gained controlof Delhui in 1803.

(1)(a) Mauryans
(2)(b) Pandyas
(3)(c) Marathas
(4)(d) Cheras

Q49.Where did the British exile Bahdadur Shah Zafar to?

(1)(a) Sril Lanka
(2)(b) China
(3)(c) Burma
(4)(d) Pakistan

Q50.What is the importance of Jama Masjid, situated in Delhi?

(1)(a) The office of archeological survey of India
(2)(b) One of the important residences of the Mughal emperors of India
(3)(c) One of the largest and grandest mosques in India
(4)(d) The office of the electorate of India

Q51.Name the mosque converted into a bakery by the British?

(1)(a) Moth Ki Masjid
(2)(b) Jama Masjid
(3)(c) Zinat-al-Masjid
(4)(d) Fathehpuri Masjid

Q52.From the list of options given below, which cities were de-urbanised during the 19th century?

(1)(a) Machalipatnam, Surat, Vishakhapatnam
(2)(b) Machalipatnam, Surat, Seringapatnam
(3)(c) Bombay, Surat, Calcutta
(4)(d) Vishakapatnam, Surat, Seringapatnam

Q53.From the following options, which one refer to De-urbanisation?

(1)(a) Migration of people from an urban area for economic or social reasons.
(2)(b) The veto power of the administration in times of emergency.
(3)(c) Introduction of English education
(4)(d) A feeling of unity among the people

Q54.Before Delhi was made the capital of India, which was the other city that was the capital of British India?

(1)(a) Madras
(2)(b) Calcutta
(3)(c) Kanpur
(4)(d) Bombay

Q55.In which year did Delhi become the capital of British India?

(1)(a) 1911
(2)(b) 1931
(3)(c) 1941
(4)(d) 1947