Class 08 Social Science History Civilising The Native Educating The Nation CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science History Civilising The Native Educating The Nation

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science History Civilising the Native Educating the Nation CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
What would you call a person who knows several languages ?
  • A
    Biographer
  • B
    Translator
  • C
    Linguist
    Correct
  • D
    Biolinguist
2
Identify this linguist who arrived in Calcutta in 1783 as a junior judge at the Supreme Court.
Question 2 figure 1
  • A
    William Jones
    Correct
  • B
    Max Muller
  • C
    Henry Thomas Colebrooke
  • D
    Warren Hastings
3
From the image given below, name this English scholar who learnt Sanskrit and ancient sacred writings of Hinduism along with William Jones.
Question 3 figure 1
  • A
    Max Muller
  • B
    Henry Thomas Colebrooke
    Correct
  • C
    Nathaniel Halhed
  • D
    Warren Hastings
4
Three Englishmen were busy discovering the ancient Indian heritage and mastering Indian languages. One was Willam Jones and another Henry Thomas Colebrooke . Name the third person
  • A
    Warren Hastings
  • B
    Henry Thomas Colebrooke
  • C
    Max Muller
  • D
    Nathaniel Halhed
    Correct
5
Who started the journal Asiatick Researches?
  • A
    Warren Hastings
  • B
    William Jones
    Correct
  • C
    Max Muller
  • D
    Henry Thomas Colebrooke
6
What does the Arabic word Madrasa refer to?
  • A
    A mine
  • B
    A place of worship
  • C
    A place of learning , a school or college
    Correct
  • D
    A factory
7
Where in India a Madrasa was set up in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic , Persian and Islamic Law ?
  • A
    Calcutta
    Correct
  • B
    Madras
  • C
    Benares
  • D
    Bombay
8
Name the important scholar who studied Sanskrit and found it to be the most scientific language of the world. He also translated the important works Shakuntala and Manusmriti into English
  • A
    Charles Wood
  • B
    William Jones
    Correct
  • C
    Max Muller
  • D
    Nathaniel Halhed
9
From the outline map of India, identify the place marked A in black circle. Situated on the banks of Ganges, in Uttar Pradesh also known as Varanasi or Kasi where the Hindu College was established in 1791.
Question 9 figure 1
  • A
    Jhansi
  • B
    Kanpur
  • C
    Agra
  • D
    Benares
    Correct
10
From the following which one would best describe an Orientalist
  • A
    Those who study about the animal behavior of Asia
  • B
    Those who study about the birds of Asia
  • C
    Those with a scholarly knowledge of the culture and language of Asia
    Correct
  • D
    Those who study about the transport and communication of Asia
11
A person who can read, write and teach Persian is called a _________
  • A
    Orientalist
  • B
    Linguist
  • C
    Munshi
    Correct
  • D
    Biographer
12
In countries like India, British used this term to mark the difference between the local languages and everyday use and English.This term is generally used to refer to a local language or dialect as distinct from what is seen as the standard language.
  • A
    Colloquial
  • B
    Slang
  • C
    Jargon
  • D
    Vernacular
    Correct
13
Warren Hastings took the initiative to set up a Madras at one of the important cities of India and believed that the ancient customs of the country and Oriental learning ought to be the basis of British rule in India . Which city is being referred to here ?
  • A
    Bombay
  • B
    Calcutta
    Correct
  • C
    Pondicherry
  • D
    Madras
14
The image given below is that of a famous Governor General in the centre , and a Pandit on one side and a Munshi on another side . This monument is now in Victoria Memorial, Calcutta. Guess correctly the name of this Governor General.
Question 14 figure 1
  • A
    Lord Wellesley
  • B
    Lord Mountbatten
  • C
    Lord Dalhousie
  • D
    Warren Hastings
    Correct
15
Some comments about the Orientalist Vision of Learning by the British are given below. Select the one that is not applicable to this particular style of learning.
  • A
    British argued that it is not advisable to encourage the study of Arabic and Sanskrit language and literature
  • B
    British said that knowledge of the east was full of errors and unscientific thoughts
  • C
    British argued that the aim of education ought to be to teach what was useful and practical.
  • D
    British observed that Western literature was non-serious and light hearted.
    Correct