CLASS- VIII QUIZ 1 : CHAPTER 4: THE COLONIAL ERA IN INDIA

THE COLONIAL ERA IN INDIA QUIZ

10-minute timed quiz — Good luck!

Time: 10:00

1. Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

A. Christopher Columbus

B. Vasco da Gama

C. Marco Polo

D. Ferdinand Magellan

2. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?

A. 1741

B. 1757

C. 1764

D. 1857

3. Match the following colonial powers with their first trading posts in India. (Choose the correct mapping)

A. A–2, B–3, C–1, D–4

B. A–3, B–2, C–4, D–1

C. A–1, B–2, C–3, D–4

D. A–4, B–1, C–2, D–3

4. Assertion (A): The British introduced the Doctrine of Lapse to annex Indian princely states.
Reason (R): The Doctrine allowed annexation of states without a male heir.
Choose the correct option:

A. A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. A is true, R is false

C. A is false, R is true

D. Both A and R are false

5. Which governor-general introduced Macaulay’s Minute on Indian Education?

A. Lord Dalhousie

B. Lord Wellesley

C. Lord Macaulay

D. Lord Cornwallis

6. Who led the Santhal Rebellion in 1855–56?

A. Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu

B. Birsa Munda

C. Tantia Tope

D. Mangal Pandey

7. Which region was referred to as the ‘paradise of the earth’ by Robert Clive?

A. Punjab

B. Deccan

C. Bengal

D. Awadh

8. What was the primary goal of ‘subsidiary alliance’?

A. Religious conversion

B. Reducing British military power

C. Political and military control over Indian states

D. Abolishing land tax

9. Who among the following resisted the Portuguese from Ullal?

A. Rani Durgavati

B. Rani Lakshmibai

C. Rani Abbakka

D. Rani Chennamma

10. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the Indigo Revolt?

A. Peasants benefited from indigo trade

B. Planters paid high wages to farmers

C. Indigo was grown forcibly by peasants

D. Indigo was imported from Europe