Question 1.
Who was the last Viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) dtipon
(d) Lord Wellesley
Question 2.
Medieval period was
(a) the old period of history
(b) the period associated with the growth of all the forces of modernity
(c) none of the above
Question 3.
The British thought surveys were important for
(a) writing history
(b) effective judgement
(c) effective administration
(d) none of these
Question 4.
The British preserve official documents because
(a) the preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past
(b) one can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past
(c) their copies may be made and used in modern times
(d) all of the above
Question 5.
Which one of the sources do historians use in writing about the last 250 years of Indian history?
(Π°) Official records of the French administration
(b) Official records of the British administration
(c) Official records of the Church administration
(d) None of the above
Question 6.
Which of the following is NOT the period of division of Indian History by James Mill?
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslim
(c) Christians
(d) Sikhs
Question 7.
Which is NOT the source of describing history.?
(a) Diaries of people
(b) Conversation between two people
(c) Accounts of pilgrims and travellers
(d) Autobiographies of important personalities
Question 8.
The National Archives of* India came up in the
(a) 1910s
(b) 1920s
(c) 1930s
(d) 1940s
Match the following:
Column A Column B
(i) James Mill (a) The first Governor General of India
(ii) Warren Hastings (b) Scholars who write histories
(iii) Calligraphists (c) A Scottish economise and political leader
(iv) Historians (d) The earlier period of the history
(v) Ancient (e) Expert in writing documents with beautiful hand-writing
State whether true or false:
1. Lawrence was a prominent Viceroy of India.
2. Curzon was a Governor General of India.
3. James Mill published a newspaper in 1817.
4. We need to divide history into different periods.
5. The British came to India to know about its great culture.
6. History deals with changes that occur over time.
Fill in the blanks:
1. The last Viceroy of British India was ___________ .
2. James Rannel prepared the _________ in 1782.
3. James Mill divides into three periods ______________.
4. The British preserved all important _________ and __________ .
5. In Mill’s idea of history, the period before British rule was one of ___________ .
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