Class 08 Social Science History The Company Establishes Power CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science History The Company Establishes Power

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science History The Company Establishes Power CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
From the clues given, identify this great Sikh ruler holding court. Known as the Lion of Punjab, his presence held back the Company until his death in 1839.
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  • A
    Maharaja Ranjit Singh
    Correct
  • B
    Maharaja Harjeet Singh
  • C
    Maharaja Dalip singh
  • D
    Maharja Gobind Singh
2
Who is considered as the chief architect of the Doctrine of Lapse?
  • A
    Lord Canning
  • B
    William Bentinck
  • C
    Lord Mountbatten
  • D
    Lord Dalhousie
    Correct
3
If an Indian ruler died without a male heir, his kingdom would lapse i.e., become part of the East India Company territory . Name the doctrine which states this ,introduced by Lord Dalhousie?
  • A
    Doctrine of Territory
  • B
    Doctrine of Annexation
  • C
    Doctrine of British
  • D
    Doctrine of Lapse
    Correct
4
Satara, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur were annexed by the British by applying the Doctrine of Lapse. Which kingdom among the following options can be added to this list
  • A
    Karaikal
  • B
    Gwalior
  • C
    Jhansi
    Correct
  • D
    Cochin
5
The people of which kingdom, enraged by the humiliating way in which the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was deposed joined the great revolt that broke out in 1857 ?
  • A
    Mysore
  • B
    Ajmer
  • C
    Awadh
    Correct
  • D
    Patna
6
Pick the one name that can be given to the British administrative units?
  • A
    Presidencies
    Correct
  • B
    Tenures
  • C
    Gram Panchayats
  • D
    Gram Units
7
Name the three important Presidencies in the British administrative setup?
  • A
    Madras, Delhi and Bombay
  • B
    Bengal, Mysore and Bombay
  • C
    Bengal, Delhi and Bombay
  • D
    Bengal, Madras and Bombay
    Correct
8
According to the British administrative setup , who was the supreme head?
  • A
    Governor General
    Correct
  • B
    District head
  • C
    President
  • D
    Collector
9
A new system of justice was established by the British in India with two courts, Criminal court and Civil court in each district. Name the year in which this system was introduced by the British.
  • A
    1850
  • B
    1657
  • C
    1800
  • D
    1772
    Correct
10
Compete the following with respect to the judicial setup in India by the British. The criminal courts were still under a qazi and a mufti but under the supervision of the _______
  • A
    Head of the Panchayat
  • B
    Governor General
  • C
    Head of the Village
  • D
    Collector
    Correct
11
Who is referred to as a Qazi?
  • A
    Head of a Gram Panchayat
  • B
    A collector
  • C
    Head of a Village
  • D
    A Judge
    Correct
12
Who is called a Mufti?
  • A
    A scholar who has written and prescribed social rules and codes of behavior
  • B
    A man on a horse
  • C
    A jurist of the Muslim community responsible for expounding the law that the qazi would administer
    Correct
  • D
    A judge
13
Select the option that best describes the Sanskrit texts prescribing social rules and codes of behavior composed from c.500 BCE onwards
  • A
    Upanishad
  • B
    Vedas
  • C
    Ramayana
  • D
    Dharmashasatra
    Correct
14
What does a Musket refer to?
  • A
    A heavy gun used by infantry soldiers
    Correct
  • B
    Sanskrit text with social rules written
  • C
    Men on horses
  • D
    A judge
15
From the given list of options, choose the one that best describes a Matchlock ?
  • A
    A judge
  • B
    An early type of gun in which the powder was ignited by match
    Correct
  • C
    Sanskrit text with social rules written
  • D
    Men on horses