AKAL ACADEMIES

SUMMATIVE- ASSESSMENT-1
CLASS-VIII
SUBJECT-HISTORY AND CIVICS

Time: 2hr.

Date
M.M-80

Name.Adm.Sec
..
General instructions
1. Answer 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 intended marks of question or parts of question are given in brackets [].
4. Part one is compulsory and five questions should be attempted from part II
with their sub parts.

PART-1:
[30 marks]
All the question are compulsory as given below;
Q.1(a)Fill in the blanks[5]
(i)..Century saw the beginning of the modern period in
Indian history.
(ii)The..treaty signed between Britain and France ending the war
of succession.
(iii)The province of ..included present day area of
Bengal,Bihar and Odisha.
(iv).came to power in Germany and introduced the policy of
large scale militarization.
(v).landed in Callicut in 1498 CE.

(B)Correct the statement:

[5]
(i)The treaty of Amritsar was signed between Tipu Sultan and British.
(ii)In SAARC organization there are five countries.
(iii)The conquest of Plassey took place in 1875.
(iv)Mughal king Shah Aallam got the Mumbai in dowry.
(v)Russia dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima first time.
Q.2 All the questions are compulsory given below:
[20]
(A)Match the following[02]
(i)Cooperation and peaceful coexistence
Germany,Italy,Japan
(ii)Axis power
power

super

(iii)America

1991

(iv)Cold war ended

Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B)(i)Identify the picture
[02]

(ii)To which Country she belong?

(C)Tick the correct one:
[02]
(i)Which State is known as butter State?

Pandit

Delhi

Amritsar

Awadh

None of these

(ii)Who was called an able English officer?

Lord Minto

Lord Dalhosie

(D)One word answer:

[02]
(i)Who form SAARC?
(ii)Who was Siraj-ud Daulah?
(E)One line answer:
[02]
(i)What is a charter?
(ii)Who grated it?
(F)(i)What is Panchsheel?
[02]
(ii)Which Country adopted it first?
(G)Identify the picture:
[02]

(i)Explain the pictures location and time.

(H)Study the picture:
[02]
(i)Who is in the picture?

Lord Clive

(ii)When did he die?

(I)Complete the table:
[02]
Subsidiary Alliance
Tanjor

Awadh

1798-1880

1818

(J)Complete the time line during the cold war which events took place?
[02]
2nd world war
end of cold war

1945

PART II
[50marks]
Section-A
Attempt any two Questions with all sub parts given below:
Q.3Long answer questions:
(A)The conquest of Bengal was turning point in the history of India, give
suitable reasons. [04]
(B)What is a foreign policy? What are the features of Indian foreign policy?
[03]

(C)British ruled on India more than two hundred years. What were their
instruments or
Tects?
[03]
Q.4(A)What reason were responsible for the declining of Mughal empire?
[04]
(B)Which countries are the member of SAARC? What are the conditions of
this organization?[03
(C)Picture study:
[03]
(i)Identify the picture

(ii)Which States were under this ruler?

(iii)Which river was the boundary of his kingdom?
Q.5(A)Where is Carnatic? How many wars took place in this place?
[03]
(B)What are Invaders? Which Invader took Kohinoor?
[03]
(C)Why did Hitler continues the policy of armament?
[04]

Section-B
Attempt any three questions with all sub parts

Q.6(A)Write a short note on the relation between British Governor and Mir
Jaffer.
[03]
(B)Do you agree that dual Government was responsibility without money?
Give reason. [03]
(C)Map-show any four in Indian map.
[04]
(i)Two trade center of British East India Company.
(ii)Two trade center of France.
(iii)Two States of Mughal kingdom during AurangZeb?
Q.7(A)What is the European Union? Who and where it was organized?
[03]
(B)What is uniqueness of Locknow?
[03]
(C)Who was Tipu Sultan? When he was died?
[04]
Q.8(A)What are the objectives of SAARC?
[04]
(B)What is the treaty? How many treaties signed to reduce and limit the
weapons?
[03]
(C)Write the name of three historical buildings built during Mughal kingdom?
[03]
Q.9(A)When did 2nd World war took place? And which countries indulge late in
it?
[03]
(B)Picture study
[03]
(i)Identify the picture.

(ii)On which date this activity took place?

(iii)Where are its locations?
(C)Differentiate Diwani rights and Nizami right?
[04]