Online Test of Chapter – 2 From Trade to Territory Test 1 | History Class 8th Social Science (S.St)
Q.1- What was required by the British army for fighting with Burma, Afghanistan, Egypt?
a. Muskets
b. Matchlocks
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Q.2- After which war two sons of Tipu Sultan were taken as hostages by Cornwall?
a. First Mysore War
b. Third Mysore War
c. Second Mysore War
d. None of these
Q.3- The Maratha chiefs were held together in a confederacy under the Peshwa, Who were the members?
a. Scindia
b. Holkar
c. Bhonsle and Gaikwad
d. All of these
Q.4- In which year Vasco de Gama, the Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India?
a. 1498
b. 1497
c. 1456
d, 1435
Q.5-Who were the three powerful Nawabs of Bengal?
a. Siraj-ud-Daulah
b. Murshid Quli Khan
c. Ali Vardi Khan
d. All of these
Q.6- Who was the last powerful Mughal Empire?
a. Akbar
b. Aurangzeb
c. Shah Jahan
d. All of these
Q.7- Which new power was emerging on the political horizon by the 2nd half of the 18th century?
a. East India Company
b. Indian Company
c. French Company
d. None of these
Q.8- Who was Bahadur Shah Zafar?
a. First Mughal Emperor
b. Last Mughal Emperor
c. Indian leader
d. None of these
Q.9- What do you mean by Mercantile?
a. Freedom fighter
b. Mughal Emperor
c. Business enterprises
d. None of these
Q.10- When did the sea route of India was discovered?
a. 1498
b. 1456
c. 1475
d. 1463
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