ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

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The International Court of Justice is located in____________.

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The_________is the chief administrative organ of the UN.

State whether the following is true or false:

The Carnatic Wars were fought between the British and the French.

State whether the following is true or false:

The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between the British Company and Mir Qasim.

Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:

Name the British trading settlement in Madras

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Name the British trading settlement in Calcutta

Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:

Why did the British fortify their trade settlement in Calcutta?

Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:

Why did Siraj-ud-Daulah attack Calcutta in 1756?

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Name the Indian signatories of the Treaty of Allahabad.

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With reference to the Treaty of Allahabad and its impact, answer the following:

Mention the terms of the agreement between Robert Clive and Shuja-ud-Daulah in this treaty.

This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.

 Identify the Mughal emperor and the British governor.

This picture portrays a momentous event in 1765, involving a British Governor and a Mughal emperor wherein the Mughal emperor is conveying the grant of the Diwani to the governor.

What is the significance of this grant of the Diwani?

In 1765 the British signed treaties with The Nawab of Awadh.  Mention any two important terms of this treaty.

In 1765 the British signed treaties with the Mughal emperor.  Mention any two important terms of this treaty.

In 1765 the British signed treaties with the Nawab of Bengal. Mention any two important terms of this treaty.

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The five centers of Maratha power were:

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The Governors-General during the First and Second Anglo-Maratha Wars were _____________ and ____________, respectively.

The Second Anglo-Maratha War was a severe blow to the ______ and ______ of the Marathas.

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_____________ adopted three methods to make the British the paramount power in India.

Jhansi was annexed by Dalhousie on the basis of the ______.