MCQ Chapter 1 History Class 8 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – History Class 8Sources of History 1. Why are photographs considered more reliable than paintings?They are olderTheir authenticity is less doubtfulThey are written sourcesThey include audioQuestion 1 of 202. What information does a photograph of a person provide?Economic statusPhysical features and dressing stylePolitical viewsSocial reformsQuestion 2 of 203. Which audio source example is given in the document?Powada performancesRabindranath Tagore singing ‘Jana Gana Mana’Folk talesInspirational songsQuestion 3 of 204. Who laid the foundation of the Indian film industry in 1913?Subhash Chandra BoseDada Saheb PhalkeRabindranath TagoreMahatma GandhiQuestion 4 of 205. Which event is NOT mentioned as having audio-visual recordings?Dandi YatraSalt SatyagrahaFreedom struggle of 1857Quit India MovementQuestion 5 of 206. What makes the sources of Modern Indian History abundant compared to earlier periods?More oral traditionsBetter-preserved archaeological sourcesFewer written recordsLack of technologyQuestion 6 of 207. What should be examined when referring to written sources?The author’s ideology and opinionsThe paper qualityThe printing technologyThe language usedQuestion 7 of 208. Among historical sources, which are based on modern technology?WrittenOralMaterialAudio-visualQuestion 8 of 209. Which museum in Pune provides information about Mahatma Gandhi’s life?Cellular JailAga Khan PalaceSabarmati AshramLakshmi Vilas PalaceQuestion 9 of 2010. What is considered a unique discovery of 20th-century technology?PowadaPhotographsInterviewsFilmsQuestion 10 of 2011. During the British period, newspapers acted as a source of what?Economic planningSocial reformationArchitectural designsMilitary strategiesQuestion 11 of 2012. Why are audio-visual recordings considered trustworthy?They are writtenThey provide a real depiction of eventsThey are older than photographsThey include oral narrationsQuestion 12 of 2013. What do photographs help us understand about an object or structure?Its economic valueIts natureIts political significanceIts oral historyQuestion 13 of 2014. What is the primary role of museums in history?Recording speechesPreserving objects and documentsComposing PowadasCreating mapsQuestion 14 of 2015. What type of historical source is a recording of Subhash Chandra Bose’s speeches?WrittenMaterialAudioVisualQuestion 15 of 2016. Which of the following is a written source of history?StatuesAutobiographiesPhotographsPowadasQuestion 16 of 2017. What can inspirational songs reveal about the pre-independence period?Architectural stylesConditions and spirit of the freedom struggleEconomic policiesMapping techniquesQuestion 17 of 2018. Which newspaper acted as a source of social reformation during British rule?DnyanodayJanataPrabuddha BharatMooknayakQuestion 18 of 2019. What do maps help trace in the study of history?Social movementsChanging nature of a cityOral traditionsRevolutionary songsQuestion 19 of 2020. What is one project suggested in the document?Write a PowadaCollect photographs of the Indian Freedom MovementBuild a statueRecord a speechQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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