Grade 8 History Ch:1- 2020

The ________ century witnessed the downfall of the Mughal Empire, which led to the emergence of regional powers.

• 18th

• 16th

• 17th

• 15th

In ______, General Robert Clive led the British army in the Battle of Plassey and defeated the combined Bengal and French.

• 1757

• 1857

• 1763

• 1764

The Battle of Buxar took place in the year 1784.

• True

• False

The Indian National Congress (INC) —was founded in the year 1885 .

• True

• False

The American War of Independence and the ______ Revolution led to the emergence of the concept of nationalism.

• French

• Dutch

• Indian

• Spanish

The Revolt of 1857 is termed as the Sepoy Mutiny by the nationalist historians.

• True

• False

_______ period witnessed the revival of Classical art and literature.

• Ancient

• Modern

• Medieval

Farrukhsiyar granted duty-free trading rights to the East India Company .

• True

• False

The first newspaper in India ______was published in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1780.

• Bengal Gazette

• The Hindu

• Indian Express

• The times of India

Sir Edwin Lutyens was the chief architect of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

• True

• False