ICSE VIII | HISTORY & CIVICS
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ICSE Board
Class VIII History & Civics
Sample Paper - 2
Time: 2 hrs Total Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
3. The time given at the head of the paper is the time allotted for writing the answers.
4. Attempt all questions from Part I (History) and from Part II (Civics).
5. The intended marks of questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
PART – I: History
Question 1
Fill in the Blanks: [05]
a) In the Battle of Buxar, the combined forces of Mir Kasim, ____________ and the Nawab
of Awadh were squarely defeated by the British.
b) Awadh was annexed in 1856 on the grounds of _____________.
c) The first telegraph line was opened from Calcutta to _______.
d) In 1760, the French were completely defeated at the __________________ by the British.
e) Lord Mountbatten was sent to India as its last Viceroy in the year ______.
f) The rebels who fought against British rule in Punjab were called ______.
g) Gandhiji called upon Indians to observe 6 April, 1919 as ______________.
h) Whenever we talk of the Modern Period in India, it is generally accepted as the mid
_____ century.
i) In 1829, Lord __________ passed a law to ban sati and made it a crime punishable by
law.
j) The Third Battle of Panipat took place in the year ______.
Question 2
Match the following: [05]
Column A Column B
(a) Bismarck (1) 1773
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji (2) Lead by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(c) Sepoy Mutiny (3) Bengal
(d) Boston Tea Party (4) Moderate
(e) Civil Disobedience Movement (5) Sir Charles
(f) Murshid Quli Khan (6) Great Revolt of 1857
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(g) Farman (7) Brahmo Samaj
(h) Wood’s Despatch (8) Chancellor of Prussia
(i) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (9) Approved of Indian judges to try
Europeans accused of crimes.
(j) Ilbert Bill (10) Licence to carry on duty free trade
Question 3
Choose the correct answer: [05]
(a) Who was the Nawab of Awadh at the time of its annexation in 1856?
i. Mir Kasim
ii. Alivardi Khan
iii. Ilavardi Bangash
iv. Wajid Ali Shah
(b) 1n 1905, Bengal was formally partitioned into
i. West Bengal and Mizoram
ii. West Bengal and East Bengal
iii. West Bengal and Murshidabad
iv. West Bengal and Assam
(c) Those who argued in favour of traditional Indian education in classical Indian
languages were called
i. Orientalists
ii. Occidentalists
iii. Anglicists
iv. None of the above
(d) In which year was the state of Hyderabad formed by Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah?
i. 1719
ii. 1720
iii. 1724
iv. 1756
(e) Under Lord Lytton’s administration, the age limit for the Civil Services Examination
was reduced from 21 to
i. 16
ii. 19
iii. 17
iv. 15
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(f) Following the elections of 1859 and 1860, all northern states of Italy joined the
kingdom of
i. Monaco
ii. Saxony
iii. Sardinia
iv. Luxembourg
(g) Which Mughal governor was declared as the Commander-in-Chief during the revolt
of 1857?
i. Bahadur Shah Zafar
ii. Bahadur Shah
iii. Farrukhsiyar
iv. Alamgir I
(h) In which year was the French East India Company formed?
i. 1660
ii. 1662
iii. 1663
iv. 1664
(i) In which year did Subhas Chandra Bose become the President of the Congress for
the first time?
i. 1930
ii. 1935
iii. 1938
iv. 1939
(j) What was the number of approximate casualties suffered by the warring sides
during the American Civil War?
i. 600,000
ii. 400,000
iii. 300,000
iv. 200,000
Question 4
Answer any three of the following questions: [30]
a)
(i) Explain how the development of a transport and communication system under
the British helped bring together Indians.
(ii) Explain the ways in which the British authorities exploited the Indian economy.
b)
(i) Describe the American political landscape on the eve of the American Civil War.
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(ii) Briefly explain the cultural divide between the American South and the
Northern American states.
c)
(i)Why did Gandhiji chose to begin the Civil Disobedience Movement by breaking
the salt law?
(ii) Briefly explain Gandhiji’s early experiments with Satyagraha.
d)
(i) How was the Indian National Army formed?
(ii) Give a brief account of the political career of Subhas Chandra Bose before his
association with the Indian National Amy.
e)
(i) Explain the reasons behind the Second Carnatic War.
(ii) Elaborate on the role of Robert Clive in the British victory in the Second Carnatic
War.
Question 5
Picture Study: [5]
i) Identify the Mughal ruler in the portrait.
ii) Explain how the failure of the Mansabdari system led to the decline of the Mughal
Empire.
iii) What was the jagirdari crisis?
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PART – II: Civics
Question 1
Fill in the Blanks: [05]
a) The WHO believes that _____________ is one of the fundamental rights of every human
being.
b) The ___________________ in the Indian Constitution make it the bound duty of every
citizen to protect and safeguard their environment.
c) The Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed by ____________ nations.
d) _____________ involves the removal of trade barriers and restrictions, thereby
increasing liberalisation.
e) One of the main objectives of the UN is to develop ________________ relations among
nations on the basis of equality.
f) Poverty is sometimes measured in terms of the _______________ requirement of a
person.
g) The toy industry in India is facing stiff competition from the ___________ toy industry.
h) ASEAN was established in _______________ in Bangkok.
i) The goal of UNICEF is to focus on improving the quality of life of ________________ by
creating awareness about their health and education.
j) The ________________ Plans aimed at making India self-reliant through agriculture and
industrial growth.
Question 2
Choose the correct answer: [05]
a) Which agency’s purpose is to improve the standard of health all over the world?
i. FAO
ii. WHO
iii. UNDP
iv. UNESCO
b) Where is the Secretariat of SAARC located?
i. Kabul, Afghanistan
ii. New Delhi, India
iii. Kathmandu, Nepal
iv. Colombo, Sri Lanka
c) Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day?
i. 24th October
ii. 12th July
iii. 7th April
iv. 30th December
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d) In which year were all the great lakes of North America described as dead?
i. 1980
ii. 1956
iii. 1969
iv. 1975
e) Which country is not a part of ASEAN?
i. Singapore
ii. Philippines
iii. Malaysia
iv. Maldives
f) Which is the largest organ of the UN?
i. The Economic and Social Council
ii. The General Assembly
iii. The Secretariat
iv. None of the above
g) Who adopted a global plan with an intention of creating a balance between the
conservation of environment and the development of industries?
i. Earth Summit 1992
ii. United Nations
iii. Atlantic Charter
iv. United Nations Development Programme
h) During the French Revolution, who unleashed unbridled violence against the
enemies of the Revolution?
i. Napoleon Bonaparte
ii. Robespierre
iii. Jean Marie Collot d'Herbois
iv. Pierre Philippeaux
i) Who had made a mockery of the disarmament conference of the League of Nations?
i. Mussolini
ii. Jimmy Carter
iii. Adolf Hitler
iv. Mikhail Gorbachev
j) What acts as a major stumbling block to progress and development?
i. Overpopulation
ii. Pollution
iii. Education
iv. Poverty
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Question 3
Answer any two of the following questions: [20]
a) (i) State the main reasons for India’s population explosion.
(ii) What measures were taken by several governments to keep a check on
population explosion?
b) (i) State the goals of UNICEF.
(ii) State the functions of ILO.
c) (i) State the composition of the Security Council. Mention some important functions
too.
(ii) Mention some of the important functions of the General Assembly.
d) (i) How has rapid industrialisation lead to exploitation and depletion of natural
resources?
(ii) State the various sources of water pollution.
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