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

1
History is considered to be a study of _________________.
  • A
    The Past
    Correct
  • B
    Comparisons
  • C
    The Present
  • D
    The Future
2
From a layman?s point of view, which one of the following option is synonymous with the study of History and very difficult to memorise?
  • A
    Census
  • B
    Artefacts
  • C
    Dates
    Correct
  • D
    Surveys
3
Fascinated by dates, who often debated about the dates on which the rulers were crowned, or battles were fought etc
  • A
    Common Man
  • B
    Kings
  • C
    Administrative rulers
  • D
    Historians
    Correct
4
Given below are some reasons to study History in present world. Select the one that is not applicable to the study of history .
  • A
    History is a record of people, places, events of the present arranged in chronological order
    Correct
  • B
    History is all about finding out how things have changed over a period of time
  • C
    Since future is moulded on the basis of past events, it is important to study History
  • D
    History is a catalogue of events, to understand about people, their customs, traditions etc
5
A few interesting statements with respect to historians are given below. Pick out the one that is not TRUE.
  • A
    Historians found out how things were in the past and how things have changed.
  • B
    Historians were not fascinated by dates .
    Correct
  • C
    Historians debated about the dates on which the rulers were crowned .
  • D
    Historians debated about the dates on which the battles were won
6
Historians often compared Past with the Present and always referred to _________. i.e. Before and After.
  • A
    Event
  • B
    Period
  • C
    Time
    Correct
  • D
    Phase
7
Given below is an image. Choose the correct one that best describes the image
Question 7 figure 1
  • A
    A Brahman being offered a job in the British Indian Army.
  • B
    Establishment of East India Company in india
  • C
    Vasco de Gama?s lands at Calicut, 20th May 1498.
  • D
    Brahmanas offering the Shastras to Britannia, frontispiece to the first map produced by James Rennel in 1782
    Correct
8
Identify the person based on the clues given below:I. British Geographer II. He constructed the first ever accurate map of India, published in A Bengal Atlas
Question 8 figure 1
  • A
    Warren Hastings
  • B
    Robert Clive
  • C
    James Rennel
    Correct
  • D
    Lord Mountbatten
9
Historians believed that Time does not have _________ dates in terms of a particular year or month
  • A
    Precise
    Correct
  • B
    Ambiguous
  • C
    Imprecise
  • D
    Abstruse
10
Fill up and complete the sentence with respect to History: It is believed that all historical questions refer us back to notions of _________.
  • A
    Time
    Correct
  • B
    Customs
  • C
    Beliefs
  • D
    Philosophies
11
Philosophers observed that it is _________ to fix precise dates to processes that happen over a period of time .
  • A
    Correct
  • B
    Apt
  • C
    Appropriate
  • D
    Incorrect
    Correct
12
History is about finding out how things were in the past and how things have ________
  • A
    Started
  • B
    Evolved
  • C
    Ended/completed
  • D
    Changed
    Correct
13
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
    Correct
  • D
    Start of Non- cooperation Movement
14
Historians now write about a host of issues. From the following issues, pick out the correct option with respect to this statement.(i) Historians look at how cultures and society make an impact (ii) Historians look at what products are produced, what people ate and how cities and markets developed(iii) Historians look at how people earn their livelihood
  • A
    All are True
    Correct
  • B
    Only (i) and (ii) are True
  • C
    All are False
  • D
    Only (ii) and (iii) are True
15
Present day historians think that History is beyond the rulers and dynasties. What do they look upon then?
  • A
    Historians study about the past and present of great men .
  • B
    Historians only study about the past events
  • C
    Historians only deal with how man is a social animal
  • D
    Historians deal with a host of other issues like how people earned their livelihood, what they produced, how cultures and society changed etc
    Correct