ICSE Board

Class VIII
History & Civics
Sample Paper -2

TIME: 2 Hours TOTAL MARKS: 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
TIME: 2 Hours TOTAL MARKS: 80
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.

3. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

4. Attempt all questions from Part I (History) and Part II (Civics).

5. The intended marks for 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) The of Indore were an important part of the Maratha Confederacy.
c) The first telegraph line was opened from Calcutta to .
d) The Mahalwari Settlement was introduced in the northern part of the
country, mainly in Uttar Pradesh and .
e) Lord Mountbatten was sent to India as its last Viceroy in the year .
f) The Peace Treaty of Mangalore was signed in the year _ .
g) Gandhiji called upon Indians to observe 6 April, 1919 as .
h) The Estate comprised of the nobility and their families.
i) In 1829, Lord _ passed a law to ban sati and made it a crime punishable by
law.
j) Abraham Lincoln won percent of the popular vote in the 1860
Presidential Elections.
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
(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) Which Viceroy’s tenure was considered to be especially detrimental to the interests of the
Indian population?
i. Lord Lytton
ii. Lord Oppenheim
iii. Lord Turner
iv. Lord Bradshaw

(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) The Doctrine of Lapse was imposed on the Indian states by Lord
i. Canning
ii. Ripon
iii. Cunningham
iv. Dalhousie

(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) What did Gandhiji call the proposals of the Cripps Mission?
i. A post-dated cheque
ii. A demand draft
iii. A telegram
iv. A Morse code message

(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) How many years did Aurungzeb wage war against the Marathas in Deccan?
i. 23
ii. 25
iii. 20
iv. 22

(h) In which year was the French East India Company formed?
i. 1660
ii. 1662
iii. 1663
iv. 1664

(i) The founder to the Theosophical Society was

i. M. G. Ranade
ii. B. G. Tilak
iii. Annie Besant
iv. Dadabhai Naoroji

(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) Explain the features of the land revenue settlements under the British rule.
(ii) What was the negative impact of land revenue settlements?
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) What was the immediate cause of the revolt of 1857?
(ii) Elaborate on the nature of the rebellion of 1857.
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?
 PART – II: Civics

Question 1
Fill in the Blanks: [05]

a) The first summit of SAARC was held in __ in December 1985.

b) The in the Indian Constitution make it the bound duty of every
citizen to protect and safeguard their environment.
c) The USA accused of hiding weapons of mass
destruction and attacked Iraq.
d) involves the removal of trade barriers and restrictions, thereby
increasing liberalisation.
e) Large-scale cutting down of trees leading to is a cause of air pollution.
f) Poverty is sometimes measured in terms o f the requirement of a
person.
g) The was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965.
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) On which of the following principles is India’s foreign policy based?

i. Panchsheel
ii. Racial equality
iii. Non-alignment and peaceful co-existence
iv. All of the above

c) Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day?

i. 24th October
ii. 12th July
iii. 7th April
iv. 30th December
d) To strengthen ties with her neighbours, India joined hands with them to form a
regional co-operation called
i. ASEAN
ii. SAARC
iii. SAPTA
iv. SAFTA

e) Which country is not a part of ASEAN?

i. Singapore
ii. Philippines
iii. Malaysia
iv. Maldives

f) Which of the following programmes has been implemented by the Government of India to
reduce rural poverty?
i. Nehru Rozgar Yojana
ii. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
iii. Food for Work Programme
iv. National Social Assistance Programme

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) Cold War primarily involved which two countries?

i. USA and USSR
ii. Italy and Japan
iii. Germany and Italy
iv. China and France

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) When was ILO set up?
i. 1919
ii. 1926
iii. 1938
iv. 1948

Question 3
Answer any two of the following questions: [20]
a) (i) What is globalisation? State some of its important features.
(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) What is acid rain? How is it harmful?
(ii) What is noise pollution? State the three sources of noise pollution.
d) (i) How has rapid industrialisation lead to exploitation and depletion of natural
resources?
(ii) State the various sources of water pollution.