Understanding Laws For Class 8 Civics MCQ Questions

Q 1 – When did Jallianwala Bagh’s massacre take place?
(a) 13 April
(b) 13 March
(c) 13 May
(d) 13 June

Ans. (a) 13 April

Q 2 – What was laid down by Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005?
(a) Sons, daughters, and their mothers can get an equal share of family property
(b) Only sons can get a share in the property
(c) Only sons and daughters can get a share in the property
(d) Only sons and mothers can get a share in the family property

Ans. (a) Sons, daughters, and their mothers can get an equal share of family property.

Q 3 – What do you mean by the term ‘domestic’ in ‘Domestic violence’?
(a) House in which people live
(b) House in which people do not live
(c) A house where a nuclear family lives
(d) It includes all women who live or have lived together in a shared household with the husband.

Ans. (d) It includes all women who live or have lived together in a shared household with the husband.

Q 4 – What is rule of law?
(a) To balance wealth
(b) To maintain the situation
(c) To maintain the price
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) To maintain the situation

Q 5 – Where is Jallianwala Bagh located?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Delhi
(c) Agra
(d) Dehradun

Ans. (a) Amritsar

Q 6 – One example of the arbitrariness that continued to exist as part of British law is the sedition Act of
(a) 1870
(b) 1890
(c) 1919
(d) 1921

Ans. (a) 1870

Q 7 – Who gave the order to fire in Jallianwala Bagh on innocent people protesting calmly?
(a) General Dyer
(b) Dr. Satyapal
(c) Dr. Saifuddin Kichlew
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) General Dyer

Q 8 – Who made the law?
(a) Laws are made by the president
(b) Laws are made by the prime minister
(c) Laws are made by the sovereign power
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Laws are made by the sovereign power

Q 9 – What do understand by the Sedition Act of 1870?
(a) A person could be arrested and deported.
(b) Any person criticizing or protesting the British government could be arrested without a trial.
(c) The arrested person could not engage an advocate.
(d) Arrested person could be detained in police custody for an indefinite period of time.

Ans. (b) Any person criticizing or protesting the British government could be arrested without a trial.

Q 10 – What was the Rowlatt Act?
(a) To control migrants
(b) To control revolutionary activities
(c) To control the wealth of Indian
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) To control revolutionary activities

Q 11 – When did the Rowlatt Act come into effect?
(a) On 10th February 1917
(b) On 10th January 1918
(c) On 10th March 1919
(d) On 20th April 1920

Ans. (c) On 10th March 1919

Q 12 – Who introduced the rule of law in India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Mughals
(c) British colonialists
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) British colonialists

Q 13 – What was the Sedition Act 1870?
(a) Rowlatt act
(b) Arbitrary act
(c) Protection against British
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) Arbitrary act

Q 14 – Who gave the order to fire in Jallianwala Bagh on innocent people protesting calmly?
(a) General Dyer
(b) Dr. Satyapal
(c) Dr. Saifuddin Kichlew
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) General Dyer

Q 15 – What are criminal cases?
(a) Related to taxes
(b) Related to property
(c) Related to criminal
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Related to criminal

Q 16 – When did the Jallianwala Bagh accident took place?
(a) 15 April
(b) 20 April
(c) 13 April
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) 13 April

Q 17 – What is the violence-free relationship where husband and wife are equal with each other and they enjoy equal rights?
(a) Equal relationship
(b) Discriminated relationship
(c) Evolution
(d) All of these

Ans. (a) Equal relationship

Q 18 – Which Act has expanded the meaning of term ‘domestic’ in terms of the law?
(a) Domestic Violence Act
(b) Rowlatt Act
(c) Salt Act
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Domestic Violence Act

Q 19 – What do you mean by Domestic violence?
(a) Injury and abuse
(b) Threat of injury
(c) Physical beating
(d) All of these

Ans. (d) All of these

Q 20 – Law on Domestic Violence was made in this year
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008

Ans. (a) 2005

Q 21 – What is a violation of law?
(a) Crime against the law
(b) To make new law
(c) To remove one law
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Crime against the law

Q 22 – Who was the Afro-American woman who refused to give her seat to a white man in 1955?
(a) Rosy Peter
(b) Rosa Parks
(c) Rosemary
(d) Rose Jose

Ans. (b) Rosa Parks

Q 23 – Match the following:

Column AColumn B
(a) Domestic Violence(i) Disapprove of a Person or thing
(b) Colonies(ii) Guilty of criminal offense
(c) Convict(iii) Quarrel between Husband and Wife
(d) Criticise(iv) Country under Foreign Ryles

Ans.

Column AColumn B
(a) Domestic Violence(iii) Quarrel between Husband and Wife
(b) Colonies(iv) Country under Foreign Ryles
(c) Convict(ii) Guilty of a criminal offense
(d) Criticise(i) Disapprove of a Person or thing

Q 24 – According to which law, sons, daughters and their mothers can get an equal share of the family property?

(a) Sedition Act 2005

(b) Family Protection Act 2007

(c) Hindu Succession Act 2005

(d) Sedition Act 1870

Ans. (c) Hindu Succession Act 2005

Q 25 – When did the Standing Committee submitted its recommendation to the Rajya Sabha and also tabled in the Lok Sabha
regarding the implementation Domestic Violence Act?
(a) In December 2002
(b) In October 2005
(c) In October 2006
(d) In May 2002

Ans. (a) In December 2002