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NCERT Class 8 History Chapter 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-–1947 Test Mock Test

This free online test covers Chapter 8, The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-–1947, from the NCERT Class 8 Our-Pasts-III textbook. The 30 questions are written directly from the chapter — definitions, processes, worked examples and the points the book italicises — so a score here tells you how much of the chapter actually stuck, not how well you guess. Each answer carries an explanation that says why the right option is right and why the other three fail, which is where most of the learning happens. Attempt it after your first read of the chapter, then again before the exam. There is no negative marking, and you can review the full solution the moment you submit.

Duration

30 mins

Questions

30 MCQs

Total Marks

30 pts

Negative

0 per wrong

Topics Covered in This Paper

History
30 Qs100%

Sample Questions

Q1.Why did the Ilbert Bill controversy of 1883 enrage Indians?

  • AThe bill transferred all criminal cases to courts in London
  • BThe bill would have allowed Indian judges to try British or European persons, but white opposition forced the government to withdraw it
  • CThe bill imposed new taxes on Indian-owned newspapers
  • DThe bill proposed to bar Indians from becoming judges at all

Q2.How was the Indian National Congress established?

  • AIt was founded at Dacca in 1906 by English-educated lawyers
  • BIt grew out of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1883
  • CSeventy-two delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in December 1885
  • DFifty delegates met at Calcutta in December 1885 under A.O. Hume

Q3.Why did the early Congress demand that civil service examinations be held in India as well as in London?

  • AIt wished to reduce the cost of travel for candidates from wealthy families
  • BIt was part of the demand for Indianisation of the administration, a movement against racism and against the drain of wealth
  • CIt hoped to end the practice of appointing Indians to the Legislative Councils
  • DIt wanted the examinations to be conducted in Indian languages

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