Class 08 Social Science History How When And Where CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science History How When And Where

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science History How When and Where CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

By the middle of the 19th century, with the spread of ___________ , multiple copies of the proceedings of each government department could be preserved.

A
Organisations
B
Offices
C
Locations
D
Printing
Correct

Which one of the following did the British stress on apart from writing and preserving official documents, under the colonial administration?

A
Measuring
B
Graphing
C
Surveying
Correct
D
Plotting

Which survey was conducted in the villages under the colonial administration?

A
Marketing
B
Revenue
Correct
C
Health
D
Education

The outcome of the revenue survey in the villages by the British highlighted the

A
The trade options available in a region
B
The climatic conditions of a region
C
The products to be marketed in a region
D
The topography, the soil quality, flora and fauna and other facts necessary to administer in a region
Correct

From the following options which one best described a Census ?

A
A systematic record of information of a given population.
Correct
B
A systematic information of the topography of a region
C
A systematic record of information of the flora fauna
D
A systematic information of the climate and weather conditions of a region

What is a botanical survey?

A
A survey of a group of people in a region
B
A survey of the weather and climatic conditions of a place.
C
A survey of animal resources
D
A survey of plant resources
Correct

What is a zoological survey?

A
A survey of the weather and climatic conditions of a place.
B
A survey of plant resources
C
A survey of animal resources
Correct
D
A survey of a group of people in a region

An archaeological survey helps in the

A
Preserving the art and culture of a society
B
Preserving the flora and fauna of a region
C
Preservation of monuments
Correct
D
Preserving the wild life of a country .

A list of records is given below. Choose the one that is not considered as an unofficial record

A
Autobiographies of personalities
B
Diaries of people
C
Police Investigative record
Correct
D
Accounts of Pilgrims and travellers

From the end of the 19th century, Census operations were held once in ________ years.

A
10
Correct
B
30
C
40
D
20

Which one from the given list would you add to complete the circle of documents?

A
Biological surveys
B
Forest surveys
C
Official documents
D
Accounts of Pilgrims
Correct

From the options given below, which one can be considered as the one produced by the not so literate ones?

A
Account of a traveller
B
Diary of a person
C
Autobiography of an important personality
D
Life and experiences of a workers in a mine
Correct

Identify the place in India where the National Archives of India was set up in 1920s

A
New Delhi
Correct
B
Kolkatta
C
Chennai
D
Mumbai

From the given image, what do you infer?

A
A leader is expressing his feelings of patriotism
B
A newspaper is being printed for the first time
C
An autobiography is being written
D
A mapping and a survey of in progress
Correct

British collected specimens of this plant to study about the nature and uses of this plant. Historians now look at the way the information was collected to prove the nature of colonialism. Identify the plant

A
Cherry
B
Guava
C
Cranberry
D
Custard Apple
Correct