Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: Impact of British Rule on India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What did British economic policy prioritise? [1]
(A) British interests
(B) Indian interests
(C) Neither, equal benefit
(D) No specific interest
2. What did India export under British rule? [1]
(A) Raw materials
(B) Only finished goods
(C) Nothing
(D) Only luxury items
3. What did India import? [1]
(A) British manufactured goods
(B) Only raw materials
(C) Nothing
(D) Only luxury items
4. What infrastructure did the British introduce? [1]
(A) Railways and telegraphs
(B) Nothing new
(C) Only religious buildings
(D) Only military bases
5. What was this infrastructure primarily designed for? [1]
(A) Serving British interests
(B) Only benefiting Indians
(C) No specific purpose
(D) Only for tourism
6. What did British rule bring socially? [1]
(A) Western education and legal systems
(B) No social change at all
(C) Only negative impact
(D) Only economic change
7. What characterised the British colonial economy? [1]
(A) Systemic exploitation
(B) Complete fairness
(C) Full benefit for India
(D) No economic impact
8. Why study the impact of British rule? [1]
(A) It shaped modern India's history and development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. What did British economic policy prioritise? [1]
(A) British interests
(B) Indian interests
(C) Neither, equal benefit
(D) No specific interest
10. What did India export under British rule? [1]
(A) Raw materials
(B) Only finished goods
(C) Nothing
(D) Only luxury items
11. What did India import? [1]
(A) British manufactured goods
(B) Only raw materials
(C) Nothing
(D) Only luxury items
12. What infrastructure did the British introduce? [1]
(A) Railways and telegraphs
(B) Nothing new
(C) Only religious buildings
(D) Only military bases
13. What was this infrastructure primarily designed for? [1]
(A) Serving British interests
(B) Only benefiting Indians
(C) No specific purpose
(D) Only for tourism
14. What did British rule bring socially? [1]
(A) Western education and legal systems
(B) No social change at all
(C) Only negative impact
(D) Only economic change
15. What characterised the British colonial economy? [1]
(A) Systemic exploitation
(B) Complete fairness
(C) Full benefit for India
(D) No economic impact
16. Why study the impact of British rule? [1]
(A) It shaped modern India's history and development
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests