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ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics - Traders to Rulers (II)

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics – Traders to Rulers (II) I. Fill in the blanks:   1. The British had to face the challenge of the rulers of Hyderabad and Mysore , Marathas after the conquest of Bengal.   2. The new Nizam of Hyderabad, Salabat Jung initially had cordial relations with the English.   3. Lord Wellesley made the Nizam of Hyderabad enter the Subsidiary Alliance system.   4. The English fought four wars with rulers of Mysore, known as Anglo-Mysore wars.   5. It took the British 43 years to defeat the Marathas in three Anglo-Maratha wars.   6. Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh on basis of misgovernance. II. Match the contents of Column A and Column B:                                    Column A                                 Column B Answer: III. State whether the following statements are True or False:   1. The Subsidiary Alliance system was started by Lord Cornwallis.         False.   2. The capture of the port of M

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics - Traders to Rulers (I)

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics – Traders to Rulers (I) I. Fill in the blanks:   1. Elizabeth 1 was the Queen of England.   2. The French company set up its headquarters at Pondicherry.   3. A group of English merchants formed the English East India Company.   4. The first Englishman to meet Emperor Jahangir was Sir Thomas Roe.   5. In 1668 the English East India Company acquired Bombay due to a marriage.|   6. The wars between the English and the French companies in India are known as Carnatic War. II. Match the Contents of Column A  Column B Answer:                                                 Column A                                                  Column B    III. State the following Statements are True or False:   1. Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the centre of the English East India Company’s power in India for many years.         True.   2. A Charter is a formal deed by the ruler of a country guaranteeing certain rights t

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics - India in the Eighteenth Century

ICSE Solutions for Class 8 History and Civics – India in the Eighteenth Century I. Fill in the blanks:   1. Murshid Quli Khan became the independent ruler of Bengal and shifted his capital to Murshidabad.   2. Chin Qilich Khan founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty in AD 1724.   3. Haider Ali was the ruler of Mysore.   4. Banda Bahadur was the leader of the Sikhs after the death of Guru Govind Singh.   5. Balaji Vishwanath was the first Peshwa. II. Match the contents of Column A and Column B:                     Answer:    III. State whether the following statements are True or False:   1. The office of the Peshwas was always hereditary.         False.   2. In the Third Battle of Panipat, the Marathas fought with the Rajputs and the Jats.         False.   3. The later Mughal kings were able rulers.         False.   4. Safdar Jung was the first Nizam of Hyderabad.         False.   5. Jai Singh built an observatory (Jantar Mantar) and Pink City (Jaipu