TextBook Solutions for Punjab School Education Board Class 8 Social Science Our Past Iii Part I Chapter 1 How, When And Where

James Mill divided Indian history into three periods

Hindu
Muslim
Christian

Official documents help us understand what the people of the country think.

The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.

What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?

Why did the British preserve official documents?

How will the information historians get from old newspapers be different from that found in police reports?

A History of British India was written by

• Charles Darwin

• James Mill

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Hardy

The first Governor-General of India was

• Lord Dalhousie

• Lord Mountbatten

• Lord William Bentinck

• Warren Hastings

The National Archives of India came up in the

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

The word ‘calligraphist' means

• One who is specialised in the art of painting

• One who is specialised in the art of music

• One who is specialised in the art of beautiful writing

• One who is specialised in the art of public speaking.