DON BOSCO SPLENDID HOME

1st Terminal Examination-2017

Class- VIII.
HISTORY
Time: - 2hr 15 min F.M: 80

A. Multiple Choice questions :- 5X1=5

1. Corvee was a tax levied and collected as

a)Income tax b) property tax c) Labour service d) Estate duty
2. Which of the following was a direct tax collected by the French
Government a) Traille b) Aides c) Gabelle d) Estate duty
3. When did the Napoleon grab the political power of France?
a) 1789 b) 1792 c) 1799 d) 1900
4. Which of the following administrative system was introduced by
Napoleon?
a) National Convention b) Directory c) Consulate d) None of these.
5. Which of the following two countries did constitute the Iberian
peninsula?
a) France and Belgium b) England and Scotland c) Spain and Portugal
d) Austria and prussia.

B. Short answer type questions:- 4X7=28

I. Analyses the taxation system of the pre revolutionary France.
II. Why the philosophers against French absolutism and Fiscal policies?
III. Write in short how did Napoleon come to power in France?
IV. How did napoleon become the Emperor of the French?
V. What was the impact of the February revolution of 1848 in Europe?
VI. Discuss in brief about the Estates in France.
VII. Discuss the structure of pre-revolutionary society.

1
C. State the event :- 7X1=7
i. 1785 -- _______________________________________
ii. 1788--________________________________________
iii. 1792--________________________________________
iv. 1794--________________________________________
v. 1799--________________________________________
vi. 1804--________________________________________
vii. 1789--________________________________________

D. Long Answer type Questions:- 5X8=40

i. Write in briefly about Elba and Hundred days.
ii. Describe Continental System.
iii. What was the role of women in the French revolution?
iv. State: - The Metternich System.
v. Write what you know about the Napoleons Invasion of Russia.