Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Effects of British Rule
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What economic effect did British rule have? [1]
(A) Deindustrialisation of Indian industries
(B) Rapid industrialisation for India's benefit
(C) No economic effect
(D) Only benefits for India
2. What did the British extract from India? [1]
(A) Raw materials for their factories
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only cultural artefacts
(D) Only labour for domestic use
3. What social effect did British rule have? [1]
(A) Disruption of traditional social structures
(B) No social effect at all
(C) Only positive social change
(D) Complete preservation of tradition
4. What did British rule also introduce socially? [1]
(A) Western education and some reforms
(B) Nothing new
(C) Only more restrictions
(D) Only religious conversion
5. What political systems did the British introduce? [1]
(A) Centralised administration, courts, railways
(B) No political systems
(C) Only local self-rule
(D) Only military rule
6. Why did the British introduce these systems? [1]
(A) Primarily to serve colonial interests
(B) Purely for India's benefit
(C) For no reason
(D) Only for religious purposes
7. What had lasting unintended effects on India? [1]
(A) Railways and administrative structures
(B) Nothing had lasting effects
(C) Only exploitation
(D) Only cultural loss
8. Why learn about effects of British rule? [1]
(A) To understand colonial India's transformation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What economic effect did British rule have? [1]
(A) Deindustrialisation of Indian industries
(B) Rapid industrialisation for India's benefit
(C) No economic effect
(D) Only benefits for India
10. What did the British extract from India? [1]
(A) Raw materials for their factories
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only cultural artefacts
(D) Only labour for domestic use
11. What social effect did British rule have? [1]
(A) Disruption of traditional social structures
(B) No social effect at all
(C) Only positive social change
(D) Complete preservation of tradition
12. What did British rule also introduce socially? [1]
(A) Western education and some reforms
(B) Nothing new
(C) Only more restrictions
(D) Only religious conversion
13. What political systems did the British introduce? [1]
(A) Centralised administration, courts, railways
(B) No political systems
(C) Only local self-rule
(D) Only military rule
14. Why did the British introduce these systems? [1]
(A) Primarily to serve colonial interests
(B) Purely for India's benefit
(C) For no reason
(D) Only for religious purposes
15. What had lasting unintended effects on India? [1]
(A) Railways and administrative structures
(B) Nothing had lasting effects
(C) Only exploitation
(D) Only cultural loss
16. Why learn about effects of British rule? [1]
(A) To understand colonial India's transformation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests