Maths MCQ

Mcq
Test / Exam Name: Sst mcq Standard: 10TH Subject: SOCIAL STUDIES
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Questions: 408 Time: 60 Mins Marks: 408
Q 1. When did the French Revolution start? 1 Marks

a. 1789
b. 1879
c. 1780
d. 1769
Ans: a. 1789
Q 2. In which year did Louis Philippe flee and the National Assembly was proclaimed a Republic? 1 Marks
a. 1846
b. 1848
c. 1845
d. 1847
Ans: b. 1848
Q 3. Which of the following is true about elle? 1 Marks
a. An elle of textile material in different regions will give different measurements of cloth.
b. Such difference in measurement was viewed as an obstacle for economic exchange.
c. It was known as the measurement of cloth.
d. All the above statements are true.
Ans: d. All the above statements are true.
Q 4. What was the Civil Code of 1804 also known as? 1 Marks
a. The Administrative Code.
b. Code of Justice.
c. The Napoleonic Code.
d. The National Code.
Ans: c. The Napoleonic Code.
Q 5. Identify the three wars led by Otto van Bismarck that completed the process of German Unification. 1 Marks
a. Austria, Denmark and France.
b. France, Austria and England.
c. Denmark, France and England.
d. England, Austria and Denmark.
Ans: a. Austria, Denmark and France.
Q 6. Which one of the following statements is false regarding the Zollverein formed in 1834? 1 Marks
A. It abolished trade barriers.
B. It reduced the number of currencies.
C. It had most of the German states as members.
D. It abolished feudal system.
Ans: D. It abolished feudal system.
Q 7. Artists of the time of the French Revolution personified ______ as a female figure. 1 Marks
a. Autocracy.
b. Socialism.
c. Liberty.
d. None of the above.
Ans: c. Liberty.
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Q 8. It was on this occasion (ref q47) that Gandhiji delivered the famous _______ speech. 1 Marks
a. Do or Die.
b. Live and let live.
c. Call to the masses.
d. Boo to the British.
Ans: a. Do or Die.
Q 9. Which of the following statements are true about the Rowlatt Act? 1 Marks
a. It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
b. Gandhiji decided to launch nationwide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in 1920.
c. It did not give the government powers to repress political activities.
d. It did not allow detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
Ans: a. It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
Q 10. What is the meaning of picket? 1 Marks
a. Foreign goods were burnt.
b. Non-financing of foreign imports.
c. Wearing only Indian clothes.
d. A form of demonstration or protest by which people block the entrance to a shop, factory or office.
Ans: d. A form of demonstration or protest by which people block the entrance to a shop, factory or office.
Q 11. What led to the Civil Disobedience Movement? 1 Marks
a. Violation of Salt Tax by Gandhi
b. Arrival of the Simon Commission
c. Working at the firm without payments
d. Fall in demand for agricultural goods
Ans: a. Violation of Salt Tax by Gandhi
Q 12. When did the Quit India movement take place? 1 Marks
a. 1940
b. 1941
c. 1943
d. 1942
Ans: d. 1942
Q 13. Arrange the following events related to the Formation of Britain as a nation, in chronological order. 1 Marks
i. The Act of Union between England and Scotland.
ii. The English parliament, which had seized power from the monarchy.
iii. Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom.
iv. Catholic revolts against British dominance.
a. iii - i – ii – iv.
b. i – ii – iii – iv.
c. iv – i – ii – iii.
d. ii – i – iv – iii.
Ans: d. ii – i – iv – iii.
Q 14. The term liberalism is derived from the _____ term liber. 1 Marks
a. Greek
b. Latin
c. French
d. Spanish
Ans: b. Latin
Explanation:
Liberalism : Derived from Latin word Liber means free. It meant differently to different people.
In political sphere, Liberalism means rule governed by elected parliament.
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Economically, liberalism means freedom of markets and removal of barriers that obstructe the free
flow of trade.
For woman, Liberalism indicated universal suffrage.They demanded that the voting rights should be
extended to them.
Q 15. What was the main problem with the Simon Commission? 1 Marks
a. It was an all British commission
b. It was formed in Britain
c. It was set up in response to the nationalist movement
d. All of the options
Ans: a. It was an all British commission
Q 16. Which of the following statements about the Non-cooperation Movement in Awadh is false? 1 Marks
a. In Awadh, the peasants were led by Baba Ramchandra.
b. The Non-Cooperation movement here was against talukdars and landlords.
c. The peasants did not demand the abolition of begar.
d. The tenants had no security of tenure.
Ans: c. The peasants did not demand the abolition of begar.
Q 17. The Chancellor of Prussia and main architect for the unification of Germany who believed in the policy 1 Marks
of 'Blood and Iron' was________.
a. Garibaldi
b. Mettemich
c. Count Cavour
d. Otto von Bismarck
Ans: d. Otto von Bismarck
Explanation:
Bismarck, the Chancellor of Prussia was the architect of unified Germany.
As a far-sighted statesman he believed that bursts of sentiments have no place in politics.
He firmly believed that he could achieve his objective of unification of Germany by the policy of blood
and iron.
He was known as the man of 'blood and iron' or iron chancellor as he used methods of force.
Q 18. What was the basic philosophy of the conservatives? 1 Marks
a. They opposed monarchial forms.
b. They were supporters of democracy.
c. They wanted to glorify folk art and vernacular language.
d. They stressed the importance of tradition and established institutions and customs.
Ans: d. They stressed the importance of tradition and established institutions and customs.
Explanation:
The conservatives favoured tradition, culture and nationally defined beliefs and customs and were of
the opinion that these factors drove external changes in the society.
The basic philosophy of the conservatives was they stressed the importance of tradition and
established institutions and customs.
Q 19. The Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement began in 1 Marks
a. January 1921
b. February 1922
c. December 1929
d. April 1919
Ans: a. January 1921
Q 20. Which area was the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871? 1 Marks
a. Southern Europe.
b. Mid Europe.
c. Balkan States.
d. Eastern States.
Ans: c. Balkan States.
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Q 21. By whom was the Estates General elected? 1 Marks
a. Men and women.
b. Active citizens.
c. Women.
d. Senior citizens.
Ans: b. Active citizens.
Q 22. DIRECTION: Mark the option which is most suitable: 1 Marks
a. If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
b. If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
c. Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
d. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
Assertion (A): The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was the area called the
Balkans.
Reason (R): A large part of the Balkans was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
Ans: b. If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion
(A).
Q 23. Who initiated 'Purna Swaraj'? 1 Marks
a. Mahatma Gandhi.
b. B.R. Ambedkar.
c. Motilal Nehru.
d. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Ans: d. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Q 24. In which decade, great economic hardships occurred in Europe? 1 Marks
a. 1820s
b. 1840s
c. 1830s
d. 1850s
Ans: c. 1830s
Q 25. Which of the following revolutions is called as the first expression of ‘Nationalism’? 1 Marks
a. French Revolution.
b. Russian Revolution.
c. Glorious Revolution.
d. The Revolution of the liberals.
Ans: a. French Revolution.
Q 26. Name a folk hero of Andhra Pradesh, who had a variety of special powers like astrological predictions 1 Marks
and heal people.
a. Birsa Munda.
b. Alluri Sitaram Raju.
c. Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
d. Mahadev Desai.
Ans: b. Alluri Sitaram Raju.
Q 27. Due to the effect of the Non-Cooperation movement on the plantation workers in Assam, they: 1 Marks
a. Left the plantations and headed home.
b. Went on strike.
c. Destroyed the plantations.
d. None of these.
Ans: a. Left the plantations and headed home.
Q 28. The female figure that represents the Republic of France was of: 1 Marks
a. Germania.
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b. Claudia.
c. Marianne.
d. Helen.
Ans: c. Marianne.
Explanation:
It was of Marianne.
Q 29. Who was Frederic Sorrien? 1 Marks
a. A French philosopher.
b. A French leader.
c. A French artist.
d. A French cartoonist.
Ans: c. A French artist.
Q 30. Who was Frederic Sorrieu? 1 Marks
a. A German artist.
b. A French artist.
c. A Dutch artist.
d. A British artis.
Ans: b. A French artist.
Explanation:
Frederic Sorrieu was a French artist.
Q 31. Who formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ within the Congress? 1 Marks
a. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Motilal Nehru
b. Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi
c. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
d. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
Ans: d. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
Q 32. Who was called the 'citizen king'? 1 Marks
a. Louis Philippe
b. Charles X
c. Louis VIII
d. Louis XVI
Ans: a. Louis Philippe
Explanation:
Louis-Philippe is known as the "citizen king" because of his bourgeois(common man) manners and
clothes, but his reign proves differently.
Although Louis-Philippe's government revised the Constitutional Charters of 1814, it is still generally
unresponsive to the needs of lower class citizens.
Q 33. Regional dialects were discouraged and _______ became the common language of the nation. 1 Marks
a. English.
b. Polish language.
c. French.
d. Italian.
Ans: c. French.
Q 34. Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in the city of 1 Marks
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Lucknow
d. Amritsar
Ans: a. Bombay
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Q 35. A merchant travelling in 1833 from Hamburg to Nuremberg to sell his goods would have had to pass 1 Marks
through ________.
a. 11 customs barriers.
b. No custom barriers.
c. 6 custom barriers.
d. 3 custom barriers.
Ans: a. 11 customs barriers.
Q 36. Who led the peasants in Awadh? 1 Marks
a. Baba Ramchandra
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. None of the options
Ans: a. Baba Ramchandra
Q 37. Mahatma Gandhi called the ‘untouchables’: 1 Marks
a. Messengers of God.
b. Local people.
c. Harijan.
Ans: c. Harijan.
Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi called the untouchables as Harijans.
Q 38. Count Cavour was the Prime Minister of: 1 Marks
a. Greece.
b. Rome.
c. Italy.
d. Sardinia.
Ans: d. Sardinia.
Explanation:
He was the Prime Minister of Sardinia.
Q 39. Who said when France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold? 1 Marks
a. Metternich.
b. Karol Kurpinski.
c. Karl Kaspar Fritz.
Ans: a. Metternich.
Explanation:
It was Mettemich who said these words. This emphasized the importance of France at this time.
Q 40. In which of the following year Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from S. Africa – 1 Marks
a. 1915
b. 1917
c. 1916
d. 1920
Ans: a. 1915
Q 41. Which idea is best expressed in this image? 1 Marks
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a. Nationalism.
b. Romanticism.
c. Revolution.
d. Conservatism.
Ans: b. Romanticism.
Q 42. When was a Custom Union formed in Europe? 1 Marks
a. 1810
b. 1826
c. 1814
d. 1834
Ans: d. 1834
Q 43. What was the result of the activities and campaigns held at the Jacobin clubs? 1 Marks
a. Prepared the way for the French armies to move to different countries.
b. They brought about unrest in the society.
c. They brought about crime and destruction.
d. There was immediate peace.
Ans: a. Prepared the way for the French armies to move to different countries.
Q 44. Match the Column I with column II and select the correct answer. 1 Marks
Column I Column II
(i) Crown Of Oak leaves (a) Being Freed
(ii) Broken Chains (b) Heroism
(iii) Olive branch around the sword (c) Symbol of German empire
(iv) Breastplate with eagle (d) Willingness to make peace
a. i - (a) ii - (b) iii - (c) iv - (d).
b. i - (b) ii - (c) iii - (d) iv - (a).
c. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (d) iv - (c).
d. i - (d) ii - (a) iii – (b) iv - (c).
Ans: c. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (d) iv - (c).
Q 45. Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of dominion status for India in October 1 Marks
1929?
a. Lord Mount batten.
b. Lord Dalhousie.
c. Lord Irwin.
d. one of these.
Ans: d. None of these.
Q 46. Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was launched by Gandhiji against 1 Marks
a. Indigo planters
b. High revenue demand
c. Mill owners
d. Salt tax
Ans: a. Indigo planters
Q 47. For plantation workers in Assam: 1 Marks
a. Freedom meant a part of the share.
b. Freedom meant being paid.
c. Freedom meant the right to move freely and do whatever they wanted.
d. Freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confirmed place in which they were enclosed.
Ans: d. Freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confirmed place in which they were
enclosed.
Explanation:
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For plantation workers in Assam freedom meant the right to move freely. They were not allowed to go
out of the area by the Britishers.
Q 48. Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following movements? 1 Marks
a. Khilafat Movement.
b. Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh.
c. Peasants’ Movement of Awadh.
d. Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam.
Ans: c. Peasants’ Movement of Awadh.
Q 49. The Napoleonic Code of 1804 _______. 1 Marks
a. Removed the privileged class.
b. E stablished equality before law.
c. Secured the right to property.
d. All the above
Ans: d. All the above
Q 50. The weavers of Silesia led a revolt in 1845 against whom? 1 Marks
a. Wealthy people.
b. Contractors.
c. Social workers.
d. Farmers.
Ans: b. Contractors.
Q 51. Did the British government agree with Ambedkar’s demand for separate electorates for dalits? 1 Marks
a. No.
b. Yes.
c. Not immediately.
d. Laid many conditions.
Ans: b. Yes.
Q 52. When did Napoleon invade Italy? 1 Marks
a. 1777
b. 1797
c. 1787
d. 1767
Ans: b. 1797
Assertion (A): Giuseppe Mazzini believed that God had intended nations to be the natural units of mankind.
Reason (R): Metternich described him as “the most dangerous enemy of our social order”.
(A).
Q 54. According to the census of 1921: 1 Marks
a. 10 to 11 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
b. 11 to 12 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
c. 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
Ans: c. 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.
Explanation:
According to the census of 1921 about 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the
epidemic.
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Q 55. The Treaty of Constantinople was signed in: 1 Marks
a. 1735
b. 1835
c. 1832
d. 1834
Ans: c. 1832
Q 56. In which city Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy took place? 1 Marks
a. Amritsar
b. Lahore
c. Agra
d. Meerut
Ans: a. Amritsar
Q 57. The Habsburg rulers granted more autonomy to the Hungarians in the year: 1 Marks
a. 1667
b. 1867
c. 1567
d. 1777
Ans: b. 1867
Explanation:
In the year 1867.
Q 58. In 1928, the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was founded at a meeting in: 1 Marks
a. Eden Garden in Kolkatta.
b. Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
c. Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi.
Ans: c. Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi.
Explanation:
It was formed in Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi.
Q 59. One important feature of Civil Disobedience Movement was: 1 Marks
a. The complete change in the status of women in society.
b. The large-scale participation of women, in protest marches, manufacturing salt, picketing, boycotting
foreign cloth.
c. Gandhiji’s belief that women should not join it and remain at home.
d. The large-scale participation of the Dalits or Harijans.
Ans: b. The large-scale participation of women, in protest marches, manufacturing salt, picketing, boycotting
foreign cloth.
Q 60. The flag had 8 lotuses on it, what did they represent? 1 Marks
a. 8 Bengal cities.
b. 8 Indian States.
c. 8 provinces of British India.
d. 8 Independent states for the future.
Ans: c. 8 provinces of British India.
Q 61. Find out from the following, what economic liberalism stood for. 1 Marks
i. Abolition of state-imposed restrictions on the movement of goods and capital.
ii. End of autocracy and clerical privileges.
iii. Freedom for the individual and equality of all.
iv. Freedom of markets.
a. (i) and (ii) are correct.
b. (i) and (iii) are correct.
c. (ii) and (iv) are correct.
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d. (i) and (iv) are correct.
Ans: d. (i) and (iv) are correct.
Q 62. The French armies moved into Holl and in the year: 1 Marks
a. 1590
b. 1690
c. 1790
d. 1890
Ans: c. 1790
Explanation:
This occured in the year 1790.
Column A Column B
(i) Duke Metternich (a) A member of the secret society of the Carbonari.
(ii) Louis Philippe (b) The Austrian chancellor who hosted the Congress of Vienna.
(iii) Giuseppe Mazzini (c) The journalist who described the events in a Silesian village.
(iv) Wilhelm Wolff (d) Bourbon King of France.
a. i – d; ii – b; iii – c; iv – a.
b. i – b; ii – a; iii – d; iv – c.
c. i – b; ii – d; iii – a; iv – c.
d. i – a; ii – d; iii – b; iv – c.
Ans: c. i – b; ii – d; iii – a; iv – c.
Q 64. Napoleon's administrative measures had created a confederation of _____ states of the German- 1 Marks
speaking regions.
a. 38
b. 40
c. 39
d. 30
Ans: c. 39
Explanation:
Napoleon's administrative measures had created a confederation of 39 states of the German-speaking
regions.
The German Confederation was an association of 39 German-speaking states in Central Europe,
created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to coordinate the economies of separate German-speaking
countries and to replace the former Holy Roman Empire, which had been dissolved in 1806.
Q 65. What mission did the revolutionaries declare as the destiny to the French people? 1 Marks
a. To liberate the peoples of Europe from despotism - to help other peoples of Europe to become nations.
b. To make one nation-state.
c. To become a democracy.
d. To become sovereign.
Ans: a. To liberate the peoples of Europe from despotism - to help other peoples of Europe to become nations.
Q 66. What was the ‘begar’ system? 1 Marks
a. Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.
b. Labour was paid some percentage of payment.
c. Labour was done in exchange of other goods.
d. Large revenue was collected from the labour.
Ans: a. Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.
Q 67. In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of: 1 Marks
a. Champaran in Bihar.
b. Kheda district of Gujarat.
c. Ahmedabad.
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Ans: b. Kheda district of Gujarat.
Explanation:
It was for peasants of Kheda district of Gujarat.
Q 68. ‘Vazide Matram’ a hymn to the motherland was written by: 1 Marks
a. Abanindranath Tagore.
b. Rabindranath Tagore.
c. Jawaharlal Nehru.
d. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya.
Ans: d. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya.
Explanation:
It was written by Bankim Cha dra Chattopadhyay.
Q 69. Who wrote the book 'Hind Swaraj? 1 Marks
a. Mahatma Gandhi.
b. Jawaharlal Nehru.
c. Lal Bahadur Shastri.
d. Maulana Azad.
Ans: a. Mahatma Gandhi.
Q 70. In late nineteenth-century India, nationalists began recording folk tales sung by poets and they turned 1 Marks
to villages to gather:
a. Folk songs and legends.
b. Pictures and legends.
c. Folk songs.
Ans: a. Folk songs and legends.
Explanation:
It was about folk songs and legends.
Q 71. What important difference had occurred between Congress and the Muslim League in the late 1920s? 1 Marks
a. Communal hatred.
b. Muslms saw themselves as a minority.
c. The question of representation of the Muslims in the future assemblies that were to be elected.
d. Hindus ignored the Muslims.
Ans: c. The question of representation of the Muslims in the future assemblies that were to be elected.
Q 72. What does Satyagraha mean? 1 Marks
a. Fight against injustice.
b. Complete independence.
c. Following the path of truth and non-violence.
d. All of the above.
Ans: c. Following the path of truth and non-violence.
Q 73. How long did it take the British to suppress the movement? 1 Marks
a. Three months.
b. Six months.
c. Almost a year.
d. More than a year.
Ans: d. More than a year.
Q 74. Who believed that the traditional institutions like the Monarchy and the Church should be preserved? 1 Marks
a. Conservatives
b. Iberals
c. Revolutionaries
d. Romantics
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Ans: a. Conservatives
Explanation:
European governments were driven by the spirit of Conservatism after the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.
Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society-the Church, social
hierarchies, property and family-should be preserved.
They also realized that modernization could strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy and a
return to the society of the pre-revolutionary days was not required.
Q 75. In Madras, a massive four volume collection of Tamil folk tales was published by: 1 Marks
a. Natesa Sastri.
b. Natesa Verma.
c. Natesa Sharma.
Ans: a. Natesa Sastri.
Explanation:
It was Natesa Sastri.
Q 76. In _______ half the population spoke Magyar. 1 Marks
a. Austria
b. Galicia
c. Bohemia
d. Hungary
Ans: d. Hungary
Explanation:
In Hungary half the population spoke Magyar. In September and October of 1848, Louis Kossuth started
a movement to make Magyar the official language of Hungary, even though only half of the population
of Hungary spoke Magyar.
Q 77. Which among the following was the main reason for the weavers to revolt against contractors in 1 Marks
Silesia, in 1845?
A. Contractors reduced their payments drastically.
B. They stopped the supply of raw materials to them.
C. They refused to place orders for finished textiles.
D. Condition of weavers was very pitiable.
Ans: A. Contractors reduced their payments drastically.
Explanation:
In 1845, weavers in Silesia had led a revolt against contractors who supplied them raw material and
gave them ordersfor finished textiles but drastically reduced their payments.
Q 78. What is Suffrage? 1 Marks
a. Right to property.
b. Right to Justice.
c. Right to vote.
d. Right to complain.
Ans: c. Right to vote.
Q 79. What happened when Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a devout disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, was arrested in April 1 Marks
1930?
a. There meetings held by the Congress leaders.
b. He was executed.
c. Agitation started in different places.
d. Angry crowds demonstrated in the streets of Peshawar, facing armoured cars and police firing, many
were killed.
Ans: d. Angry crowds demonstrated in the streets of Peshawar, facing armoured cars and police firing, many
were killed.
Q 80. In 1921, the Swaraj flag was designed by: 1 Marks
a. Mahatma Gandhi.
b. Jawaharlal Nehru.
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c. Motilal Nehru.
d. Rabindranath Tagore.
Ans: a. Mahatma Gandhi.
Explanation:
It was designed by Mahatma Gandhi.
Q 81. Which two muslim brothers supported the movement along with Gandhi? 1 Marks
a. Arbaaz Ali and Shujaat Ali.
b. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
c. Arbaaz Ali and Shaukat Ali.
d. Shujaat Ali and Muhammad Ali.
Ans: b. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
Q 82. Gandhiji called off the Non-Cooperation Movement due to. 1 Marks
a. Jallianwalla Bagh incident.
b. Chauri Chaura incident.
c. Tribal's agitation.
d. All of these.
Ans: b. Chauri Chaura incident.
Q 83. At which place congress session of September 1920 held. 1 Marks
a. Nagpur
b. Calcutta
c. Lahore
d. Madras
Ans: b. Calcutta
Q 84. Who founded Young Italy? 1 Marks
a. Bismarck
b. Count Cavour
c. Garibaldi
d. Giuseppe Mazzini
Ans: d. Giuseppe Mazzini
Explanation:
During the 1830s, Giuseppe Mazzini had sought to put together a coherent programme for the unitary
Italian Republic.
He had also formed a secret society called Young Italy for the dissemination of his goals.
Q 85. How many colours did the new French flag have? 1 Marks
a. Two.
b. Tricolour.
c. 4 colours.
d. Single colour.
Ans: b. Tricolour.
Q 86. What happened according to the Gandhi-Irwin pact of 1931? 1 Marks
a. Gandhiji consented to participate in a Round Table Conference, in London and the government agreed to
release the political prisoners.
b. Salt tax was demolished.
c. Peace talks took place between Gandhiji and Irwin.
d. There was discontentment according to the pact.
Ans: a. Gandhiji consented to participate in a Round Table Conference, in London and the government agreed
to release the political prisoners.
Q 87. Giuseppe Mazzini founded the secret underground society named 'Young Europe' in: 1 Marks
a. Brussels.
b. Marseilles.
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c. Vienna.
d. Berne.
Ans: d. Berne.
Q 88. What types of conservative regimes were set up in 1815 in Europe? Choose the appropriate answer for 1 Marks
the following:
A. Autocratic.
B. Democratic.
C. Aristocratic.
D. Dictatorial.
Ans: A. Autocratic.
Q 89. The following characteristics of Marianne were drawn from those of Liberty and of the Republic. 1 Marks
a. The red cap, The broken chain, The oak leaves.
b. The red cap, The tricolour, The cockade.
c. The broken chain, The tricolour, The cockade.
d. The oak leaves, The cockade, The tricolour.
Ans: b. The red cap, The tricolour, The cockade.
Q 90. Which of the following statements about the effect of the Non-cooperation Movement are true? 1 Marks
a. Production of Indian textile mills and handlooms went up.
b. The import of foreign cloth halved between 1921 and 1922.
c. All the above statements are true.
d. In many places, merchants and traders refused to trade in foreign goods or finance foreign trade.
Ans: c. All the above statements are true.
Q 91. The Rays of the rising sun means: 1 Marks
a. Beginning of a new year.
b. Beginning of a new period.
c. Beginning of a new regime.
d. Beginning of a new era.
Ans: d. Beginning of a new era.
Explanation:
The Rays of the rising sun means beginning of a new era.
Q 92. Who wrote Vande Mataram? 1 Marks
a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya.
b. Abanindranath Tagore.
c. Rabindranath Tagore.
d. Ravi Varma.
Ans: a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya.
Column A Column B
(i) La patrie (a) Measuring a unit of cloth in Germany.
(ii) Elle (b) A customs union formed at the initiative of Prussia.
(iii) Zollverein (c) A person who worked on a land owned by another person.
(iv) Serf (d) The fatherland.
a. i – d; ii – a; iii – b; iv – c.
b. i – c; ii – d; iii – a; iv – b.
c. i – a; ii – b; iii – c; iv – d.
d. i – d; ii – a; iii – c; iv - b.
Ans: a. i – d; ii – a; iii – b; iv – c.
Q 94. Which of the following is the term used for Bismark's policy? 1 Marks
a. Steel and Iron policy
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b. Hand Shake policy
c. Blood and Iron policy
d. Golden Goose policy
Ans: c. Blood and Iron policy
Explanation:
In 1862, Otto von Bismarck was appointed as Prussia's Prime Minister under King Wilhelm I and he
devoted himself to the task of uniting the German states under Prussian leadership.
He was known as the man of 'blood and iron' or 'Iron Chancellor' as he used methods of force.
The policy of'blood and iron' meant a policy of war. The first aim he pursued was the elimination of
Austria from the Germanic confederation.
Q 95. What was the design of the Swaraj Flag created by Gandhi in 1921? 1 Marks
a. Tricolor-red, green and yellow.
b. Tricolour (red, green and white) and had a spinning wheel in the centre.
c. Tricolour-red, green, saffron.
d. Tricolour-red, green, saffron and a crescent moon.
Ans: b. Tricolour (red, green and white) and had a spinning wheel in the centre.
Q 96. When did the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incident take place? 1 Marks
a. 13 April 1919
b. 10 April 1920
c. 10 April 1919
d. 13 April 1920
Ans: a. 13 April 1919
Q 97. What sort of actions were taken by the people during the Quit India movement? 1 Marks
a. People were passive and did not do much.
b. Extreme non violent actions were taken.
c. Hartals and demonstrations and processions were accompanied by national songs and slogans.
d. Everything was dependent on political leaders.
Ans: c. Hartals and demonstrations and processions were accompanied by national songs and slogans.
Q 98. Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his famous ‘Salt March’ on 12th March 1930? 1 Marks
a. Dandi
b. Chauri-Chaura
c. Sabarmati
d. Surat
Ans: c. Sabarmati
Q 99. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on: 1 Marks
a. 5 May 1931
b. 5 April 1932
c. 5 June 1932
d. 5 March 1931
Ans: d. 5 March 1931
Q 100. At the Congress session at ______ in December 1920, a compromise was worked out and the Non- 1 Marks
Cooperation program was adopted.
a. Calcutta.
b. Nagpur.
c. Allahabad.
d. Bombay.
Ans: b. Nagpur.
Q 101. Which of the following statements are not associated with the Non- Cooperation Movement ? 1 Marks
a. The council elections were boycotted even by the Justice Party of Madras.
b. Gandhiji launched the non-cooperation movement.
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c. Only the Brahmans and the rich took part in the movement.
d. Thousands of students left government-controlled schools; headmasters and teachers resigned; lawyers
gave up their practice.
Ans: c. Thousands of students left government-controlled schools; headmasters and teachers resigned; lawyers
gave up their practice.
Q 102. Bismarck followed the policy of _____________ to unite Germany. 1 Marks
a. Peaceful co-existence
b. Unity in diversity
c. Blood and Iron
d. Appeasement
Ans: c. Blood and Iron
Explanation:
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian statesman who dominated the German affairs between the 1860 and
1890.
By waging series of war, he united the German states.
Q 103. What was the Napoleonic Code usually known as? 1 Marks
a. The Napoleonic Code of 1808.
b. The Civil Code of 1809.
c. The Civil Code of 1804.
d. None of these.
Ans: c. The Civil Code of 1804.
Q 104. Which of the following did the European Conservatives not believe in? 1 Marks
a. Traditional Institutions of state policy.
b. Strengthened monarchy.
c. A return to a society of pre-revolutionary days.
d. Preservation of the Church.
Ans: d. Preservation of the Church.
Q 105. Who was the Khalifa? 1 Marks
a. The political leader of the Islamic world.
b. The spiritual head of the Islamic world.
c. The spiritual leader of the whole world.
d. The spiritual leader of Saudi Arabia.
Ans: b. The spiritual head of the Islamic world.
Q 106. The resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted at which session? 1 Marks
a. Karachi Congress.
b. Haripur Congress.
c. Lahore Congress.
d. Lucknow Congress.
Ans: c. Lahore Congress.
Q 107. Which one of the following is true about the 'Treaty of Constantinople' of 1832? 1 Marks
A. It recognised Turkey as an independent nation.
B. It recognised Greeceas an independent nation.
C. It recognised Germany as an independent nation.
D. It recognised France as an independent nation.
Ans: B. It recognised Greeceas an independent nation.
Q 108. Whcih of the following formed the Khilafat Commitee in Bombay? 1 Marks
a. Ali Brothers
b. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d. Surendra Nath Banerjee
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Ans: a. Ali Brothers
Q 109. As per the census of 1921, millions of people died due to: 1 Marks
a. War.
b. Riots.
c. Epidemic and Famines.
Ans: c. Epidemic and Famines.
Q 110. The ‘Simon Commission’ was boycotted because. 1 Marks
a. There was no British Member in the Commission.
b. It demanded separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims.
c. There was no Indian Member in the Commission.
d. It favoured the Muslims over the Hindus.
Ans: c. There was no Indian Member in the Commission.
Q 111. Who wrote 'Vande Mataram'? 1 Marks
c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
d. Ravi Varma.
Ans: c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Q 112. The aristocracy in the Alpine region was predominantly ______ speaking. 1 Marks
a. Polish
b. German
c. French
d. Italian
Ans: b. German
Explanation:
The aristocracy in the Alpine region was predominantly German speaking.
The Habsburg Empire ruled over Austria-Hungary.
It was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples because: It included the Alpine regions - the
Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland – as well as Bohemia, where the class was mainly German -
speaking.
Q 113. What did the Civil Code of 1804 bring about? 1 Marks
a. Right by birth to all facilities of state.
b. Did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to
property.
c. No right to property.
d. No right to equality.
Ans: b. Did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to
property.
Assertion (A): There was no British nation prior to the eighteenth century.
Reason (R): The primary identities of the people who inhabited the British Isles were ethnic ones – such as
English, Welsh, Scot or Irish. All of these ethnic groups had their own cultural and political traditions.
Ans: a. If both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
Q 115. When did Industrialisation take place in France and parts of the German states? 1 Marks
a. 18th century.
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b. Later 18th century.
c. Nineteenth century.
d. Mid 18th century.
Ans: c. Nineteenth century.
Q 116. The famous book of Gandhiji is 1 Marks
a. Main Kampf
b. My Experiments with truth
c. Hind Swaraj
d. Discovery of India
Ans: a. Main Kampf
Q 117. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who organised the Dalits into the Depressed Classes Association: 1 Marks
a. Clashed with Lord Irwin at the Second Round Table Confereru.
b. Clashed with Jawaharlal Nehru at the First Round Table Conference.
c. Clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference.
Ans: c. Clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference.
Explanation:
Dr. Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference.
Q 118. The Khilafat Movement was started: 1 Marks
a. To protest against the Jallianwala Bagh incident.
b. To gain Puma Swaraj.
c. To protest against the Rowlatt Act.
d. To protest against the harsh treaty imposed on Turkey.
Ans: d. To protest against the harsh treaty imposed on Turkey.
Explanation:
To protest against the harsh treaty imposed on Turkey.
Q 119. The Nation is most often symbolized in which of the following forms? 1 Marks
a. History and Fiction.
b. Figures or Images.
c. Popular Prints.
d. Folklore and Songs.
Ans: b. Figures or Images.
Q 120. When did the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre take place? 1 Marks
a. 1919
b. 1921
c. 1922
d. 1928
Ans: a. 1919
Q 121. Who destroyed democracy in France? 1 Marks
a. Adolf Hitler.
b. Mussolini.
c. Napolean Bonaparte.
d. Bismarck.
Ans: c. Napolean Bonaparte.
Q 122. What was the political situation in France at the time? 1 Marks
a. Democracy.
b. Republic.
c. Sovereign State.
d. Absolute Monarchy.
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Ans: d. Absolute Monarchy.
Q 123. Choose the incorrect statement about the image given below. 1 Marks
a. This image is from English caricature of 1859.

b. In this image Garibaldi helping King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia-Piedmont to pull on the boot named
‘Italy.
c. The artist has portrayed Garibaldi as holding on to the base of the boot.
d. The artist has portrayed King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia-Piedmont, as holding on to the base of the
boot.
Ans: d. The artist has portrayed King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia-Piedmont, as holding on to the base of the
boot.
Assertion (A): Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation.
Reason (R): During the middle of the nineteenth century, Italy was divided into seven States.
Q 125. Why did Nationalists in India tour villages to gather folk songs and legends? Choose the most 1 Marks
appropriate reason from the following:
A. Nationalists wanted to study their own culture.
B. Nationalists wanted to publish it and earn money.
C. Nationalists did it because it gave a true picture of traditional culture.
D. Nationalists wanted to keep folk culture intact.
Ans: C. Nationalists did it because it gave a true picture of traditional culture.
Q 126. Who was forced to flee in the year 1848? 1 Marks
a. Louis XVI
b. Louis XIV
c. Louis Philippe
d. Charles
Ans: c. Louis Philippe
Explanation:
Louis Philippe was forced to flee in the year 1848. As economic conditions worsened in France, Philippe
was forced to give up his crown after the outbreak of the French Revolution of 1848.
Food shortages and widespread, unemployment brought the population of Paris out on the roads.
Barricades were erected and Louis Philippe was forced to flee.
Q 127. What did Germania symbolise? 1 Marks
a. French nation.
b. German nation.
c. British nation.
d. None of these.
Ans: b. German nation.
Q 128. When was Napoleon defeated? 1 Marks
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a. 1815
b. 1820
c. 1817
d. 1821
Ans: a. 1815
Q 129. Which one of the following statement is false about Alluri Sitaram Raju? 1 Marks
A. He claimed he had special powers.
B. He was inspiredby the non-co-operation movement.
C. He believed in the principle of non-violence advocated by Gandhiji.
D. He persuaded people to give up drinking.
Ans: C. He believed in the principle of non-violence advocated by Gandhiji.
Q 130. Which empire ruled over Austria-Hungary? 1 Marks
a. Hapsburg
b. Hohenzollern
c. Romanov
d. Bourbon
Ans: a. Hapsburg
Explanation:
'The Habsburg Empire that ruled over Austria-Hungary was a patchwork of many different regions and
peoples'.
The Habsburg empire is the unofficial term used by many people to refer to the central European
monarchy that ruled over a collection of lands from the 13th century to 1918.
Q 131. Who were the Sanatanis? 1 Marks
a. High-caste Hindus
b. Saints
c. Dalits
Ans: a. High-caste Hindus
Q 132. Who composed Vande Matram? 1 Marks
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Bankim Chandra Roy
c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
d. Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Explanation:
It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be
visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata.
The image was first created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
In the1870s he wrote Vande Mataram as a hymn to the motherland.
Later it was included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the Swadeshi movement in
Bengal.
Q 133. In revolutionary France, the right to vote and to get elected was granted exclusively to _______. 1 Marks
a. Property-owning men.
b. All.
c. Men and women.
d. Upper class.
Ans: a. Property-owning men.
Q 134. When was the Non cooperation movement halted by Mahatma Gandhi and why? 1 Marks
a. 1921 due to non participation of the people.
b. 1923 too much stress by the British.
c. 1922 due the Chauri Chaura incident at Gorakhpur.
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d. 1920 too many people being killed.
Ans: c. 1922 due the Chauri Chaura incident at Gorakhpur.
Q 135. The Polish writer who coined the term ‘Young Poland’ for the first time was: 1 Marks
a. Arthur Gorski.
b. Count Cavour.
c. Mazzini.
d. Napoleon.
Ans: a. Arthur Gorski.
Explanation:
He was Arthur Gorski.
Q 136. Like Germany, an another country which had a long history of political fragmentation was: 1 Marks
a. Prussia.
b. Italy.
c. Russia.
d. Denmark.
Ans: b. Italy.
Explanation:
It was Italy.
Q 137. What was the purpose of the Jacobin clubs? 1 Marks
a. To demoralise the people.
b. To speak against France.
c. To hold activities and campaigns.
d. To socialise among different races.
Ans: c. To hold activities and campaigns.
Q 138. Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi on _____, 1930. 1 Marks
a. May 6
b. April 16
c. April 6
d. March 6
Ans: c. April 6
Q 139. A tricolour flag, designed in Bengal had eight lotuses representing eight provinces of British India, and 1 Marks
a crescent moon:
a. Representing rich and poor.
b. Merchants and peasants.
c. India and British.
d. Hindus and Muslims.
Ans: d. Hindus and Muslims.
Explanation:
The crescent moon representing Hindus and Muslims.
Q 140. Indians began looking into the past to discover: 1 Marks
a. The history of Indian rulers.
b. The vedas.
c. India’s past geography.
d. India’s great achievements.
Ans: d. India’s great achievements.
Explanation:
They were looking for India’s great achievements.
Q 141. Who was the main architect for the unification of Germany? 1 Marks
a. Otto Von Bismarck
b. Napoleon
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c. Kaiser William I
d. Louis Philippe
Ans: a. Otto Von Bismarck
Explanation:
Prussia took on the leadership of the movement for national unification.
Its chief minister, Otto von Bismarck, was the architect of this process carried out with the help of the
Prussian army and bureaucracy.
Three wars over seven years-with Austria, Denmark and France-ended in Prussian victory and
completed the process of unification.
Q 142. Satyagraha was 1 Marks
a. Pure soul force
b. Weapon of the week
c. Physical force
d. Force of arms
Ans: a. Pure soul force
Q 143. What does the German oak stand for? 1 Marks
a. Heroism.
b. Patriotism.
c. Liberalism.
d. Socialism.
Ans: a. Heroism.
Q 144. Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act? 1 Marks
a. It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.
b. It introduced the Salt Law.
c. It increased taxes on land
d. It put a ban on the Congress party.
Ans: a. It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial.
Q 145. Which industrialist attacked colonial control over Indian economy and supported the Civil 1 Marks
Disobedience Movement?
a. Dinshaw Petit
b. Purshottamdas Thakurdas
c. Dwarkanath Tagore
d. Seth Hukumchand
Ans: b. Purshottamdas Thakurdas
Q 146. What were the French citizens living in Vietnam called? 1 Marks
a. Junkers
b. Colons
c. French
d. Vietnamese
Ans: b. Colons
Q 147. Who painted the Painting of Bharat Mata? 1 Marks
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Abhanindranath Tagore
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: b. Abhanindranath Tagore
Explanation:
Moved by the Swadeshi movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat Mata.
In this painting Bharat Mata is portrayed as an ascetic figure; she is calm, composed, divine and
spiritual.
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In subsequent years, the image of Bharat Mata acquired many different forms, as it circulated in
popular prints, and was painted by different artists.
Q 148. What did Das Volk stand for? 1 Marks
a. Democracy.
b. Factory workers.
c. Common people.
d. lum dwellers.
Ans: c. Common people.
Q 149. What was the significance of Broken Chains? 1 Marks
a. Being freed.
b. Heroism.
c. Readiness to fight.
d. Willingness to make peace.
Ans: a. Being freed.
Q 150. At the Lahore Session, Congress adopted the demand for: 1 Marks
a. Swaraj.
b. Purna Swaraj.
c. Either (a) or (b).
Ans: b. Purna Swaraj.
Explanation:
The Congress domended Purna Swaraj.
Q 151. Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’? 1 Marks
a. Alluri Sitaram Raju
b. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra
c. Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: b. Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra
Q 152. When was the customs union or zollverein formed at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of 1 Marks
the German states?
a. 1836
b. 1834
c. 1837
d. 1835
Ans: b. 1834
Q 153. In January 1871, the Prussian king who was proclaimed German Emperor in a ceremony held at 1 Marks
Versailles was:
a. William II.
b. William I.
c. Napoleon.
d. Otto von Bismark.
Ans: b. William I.
Explanation:
It was William I.
Q 154. What was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 about? 1 Marks
a. Relaxation towards the plantation workers in Assam.
b. Plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission.
c. Free mobility for the plantation workers.
d. Workers defied the authorities and left the plantations.
Ans: b. Plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission.
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Q 155. Who had sought to put together a coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic in the 1830s? 1 Marks
a. Metternich.
b. Otto von Bismarck.
c. Giuseppe Mazzini.
d. Napoleon.
Ans: c. Giuseppe Mazzini.
Q 156. If a nation is ______, that means the people constituting the nation are the source of all power and 1 Marks
authority.
a. Socialist
b. Democratic
c. Sovereign
d. Republic
Ans: c. Sovereign
Explanation:
If a nation is Sovereign, that means the people constituting the nation are the source of all power and
authority.
A sovereign nation is a nation that has one centralized government that has the power to govern a
specific geographic area.
Q 157. The Congress of Vienna placed ______ on the throne. 1 Marks
a. Louis XVI
b. Louis XVIII
c. Charles X
d. Louis Philippe
Ans: b. Louis XVIII
Explanation:
The Congress of Vienna placed Louis XVIII on the throne of France. With the accession of Louis XVIII, the
Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the French Revolution, was restored to power.
Q 158. Why was the Round Table Conference held in England? 1 Marks
a. To discuss the provisions of future Indian Constitution.
b. To discuss the steps to be taken to check Indian National Movement.
c. To give concessions to Indians.
d. To make plans for improvement of agriculture in India.
Ans: a. To discuss the provisions of future Indian Constitution.
Q 159. Nationalism, aligned with imperialism, led Europe to disaster in: 1 Marks
a. 1714
b. 1614
c. 1914
d. 1814
Ans: c. 1914
Explanation:
It led to disaster of Europe in 1914.
Q 160. What actions were taken during the Non Cooperation Movement? 1 Marks
a. The surrender of titles that the government awarded, and a boycott of civil services, army, police, courts
and legislative councils, schools, and foreign goods.
b. Boycott of foriegn goods and services.
c. Surrender of titles that the government awarded.
d. Boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative councils, schools, and foreign goods.
Ans: a. The surrender of titles that the government awarded, and a boycott of civil services, army, police,
courts and legislative councils, schools, and foreign goods.
Q 161. Who announced a 'Dominion Status' for India and when? 1 Marks
a. Sir John Simon, 1929.
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b. General Dyer, 1928.
c. Lord Irwin, 1929.
d. Mountbatten 1939.
Ans: c. Lord Irwin, 1929.
Q 162. Which countries did the French armies move into? 1 Marks
a. Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and much of Italy.
b. Holland and Italy.
c. Holland and Belgium.
d. Switzerland and Italy.
Ans: a. Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and much of Italy.
Assertion (A): The issue of extending political rights to women was a controversial one within the liberal
movement, in which large numbers of women had participated actively over the years.
Reason (R): When the Frankfurt parliament convened in the Church of St Paul, women were granted the
rights.
Ans: c. Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
Q 164. Which of the following statements are true about Satyagraha? 1 Marks
a. A satyagrahi does not inflict pain on the adversary.
b. Satyagraha is not a physical force.
c. It is the weapon of the weak.
d. Option (a) and (c).
Ans: d. Option (a) and (c).
Assertion (A): The Grimm brothers saw French domination as a threat to German culture.
Reason (R): They believed developing the German language as a part of wider effort to oppose French
domination.
Q 166. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume? 1 Marks
a. Detention of political prisoners without trial.
b. Forced recruitment in the army.
c. Forced manual labour.
d. Equal pay for equal work.
Ans: a. Detention of political prisoners without trial.
Q 167. What was the new name of the Estates-General? 1 Marks
a. Federal Assembly.
b. States Assembly.
c. National Assembly.
d. Peoples Assembly.
Ans: c. National Assembly.
Q 168. The Habsburg Empire consisted of regions: 1 Marks
a. The Alpine regions - the Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland.
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b. Italian-speaking provinces of Lombardy and Venetia.
c. None of the above.
d. All the above.
Ans: d. All the above.
Q 169. Which of the following statements about the Civil Code of 1804, usually known as the Napoleonic 1 Marks
Code, are true?
a. Established Equality before Law.
b. Removed all privileges based on birth.
c. Secured the Right to Property.
d. All of the above.
Ans: d. All of the above.
Q 170. Agricultural prices began to fall from 1926 and: 1 Marks
a. Collapsed after 1927.
b. Collapsed after 1928.
c. Collapsed after 1929.
d. Collapsed after 1930.
Ans: d. Collapsed after 1930.
Explanation:
The prices collapsed after 1930.
Q 171. When did the Simon Commission arrive in India and how was it received by the Indians? 1 Marks
a. 1928, by the slogan ‘Simon go Back’.
b. 1927, it was welcomed.
c. 1929, there was a mixed response.
d. 1930, people were forced to accept it.
Ans: a. 1928, by the slogan ‘Simon go Back’.
Q 172. The Tonkin Free School was started in Vietnam in 1907. It provided 1 Marks
a. Western-style education to Vietnamese
b. Basic education to Vietnamese
c. Health education to Vietnamese
d. Moral education to Vietnamese
Ans: a. Western-style education to Vietnamese
Q 173. The ______ treaty was signed in 1815. 1 Marks
a. Paris
b. Versailles
c. Vienna
d. Sevres
Ans: c. Vienna
Explanation:
The Treaty of Vienna of 25 March 1815 was the formal agreement of the allied powers — Austria, Great
Britain, Prussia and Russia — committing them to wage war against Napoleon until he was defeated.
Q 174. Which of the following countries is considered as the 'cradle of European civilization'? 1 Marks
a. England.
b. France.
c. Greece.
d. Russia.
Ans: c. Greece.
Q 175. What type of an administrative system was set up? 1 Marks
a. Federal administrative system
b. Centralised administrative system.
c. Regional administrative system.
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d. Decentralised administrative system.
Ans: b. Centralised administrative system.
Q 176. Which of the following aspect best signifies this image? 1 Marks
a. Round table conference at London.

b. Constituent Assembly of India.
c. The Frankfurt Parliament in the church of St. Paul.
d. The Hall of Mirrors of Versailles.
Ans: c. The Frankfurt Parliament in the church of St. Paul.
Q 177. Who was the writer of the book ‘Hind Swaraj’? 1 Marks
b. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Jawahar Lai Nehru
Ans: c. Mahatma Gandhi
Q 178. Napoleon had, no doubt, destroyed _______ in France. 1 Marks
a. Monarchy.
b. Democracy.
c. Federal rule.
d. Sovereignty.
Ans: b. Democracy.
Q 179. Who, among the following formed a secret society, called 'Young Italy'? 1 Marks
A. Otto Van Bismark.
B. Giuseppe Mazzini.
C. Metternich.
D. Johann Gottfried Herder.
Ans: B. Giuseppe Mazzini.
Q 180. During the Swadeshi movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag was designed, which three colors were 1 Marks
used?
a. Red, green and yellow.
b. Red, green, saffron.
c. Saffron, white, green.
d. Green, red, white.
Ans: a. Red, green and yellow.
Q 181. The business groups and industrialists lost enthusiasm for the Civil Disobedience Movement because: 1 Marks
a. They were worried about their self-esteem.
b. They were frightened by the British repression.
c. They lost faith in Gandhiji’s methods.
d. The spread of violent activities and disruption of business and the failure of the Round Table Conference.
Ans: d. The spread of violent activities and disruption of business and the failure of the Round Table
Conference.
Q 182. What does liberalism stand in the economic sphere? 1 Marks
a. Freedom of markets.
b. Control over markets.
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c. Heavily taxing goods sold in the markets.
d. Imposition of restrictions on the movement of goods across territories.
Ans: a. Freedom of markets.
Explanation:
Liberalism definition is - the quality or state of being liberal. How to use liberalism in a sentence.
In the economic sphere, liberalism stood for the freedom of markets and the abolition of state- imposed
restrictions on the movement of goods and capital.
During the nineteenth century this was a strong demand of the emerging middle classes.
Q 183. Who were admitted in the Frankfurt Parliament as observers? 1 Marks
a. Men
b. Women
c. Children
d. All of these
Ans: b. Women
Explanation:
Women were admitted in the Frankfurt Parliament as observers. So, on 18 May 1848, when the
constitution was drafted in the Frankfurt parliament the controversial issue of extending political rights
to women was raised.
Still women were deprived of suffrage rights during the election of the Assembly and they were
admitted in the Frankfurt parliament assembly only as observers.
Q 184. Who described Mazzini as 'the most dangerous enemy of our social order'? 1 Marks
a. Ernest Renan.
b. Louis Philippe.
c. Napoleon Bonaparte.
d. Metternich.
Ans: d. Metternich.
Q 185. In the Frankfurt Parliament, a Consti tution was drafted on which date? 1 Marks
a. 8 May, 1848.
b. 18 May, 1848.
c. 18 June, 1840.
d. 11 August, 1848.
Ans: b. 18 May, 1848.
Q 186. “In the initial stages, the French armies were welcomed as harbingers of liberty. But the initial 1 Marks
enthusiasm soon turned to hostility”. Identify the reason from the following.
a. Increased taxation, censorship, forced conscription into the French armies.
b. Introduced uniform laws, standardised weights and measures.
c. Secured equality before the law and the right to property.
d. Simplified administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system.
Ans: a. Increased taxation, censorship, forced conscription into the French armies.
Q 187. The symbol of ‘sword’ signifies: 1 Marks
a. Heroism.
b. Being freed.
c. Willingness to make peace.
d. Readiness to fight.
Ans: d. Readiness to fight.
Explanation:
It signifies readiness to fight.
Q 188. ______ and _____ formed the Swaraj Party. 1 Marks
a. Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru.
b. Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi.
c. Jawaharlal Nehru and C.R.Das.
d. C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru.
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Ans: d. C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru.
Q 189. What did Mahatma Gandhi in his book, Hind Swaraj, declare? 1 Marks
a. British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them.
b. British ruled India because the latter was militarily weak.
c. British ruled India because they got international support.
d. None of the options.
Ans: a. British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them.
Q 190. Which treaty recognised Greece as an independent nation? 1 Marks
a. Treaty of seores.
b. Treaty of Constantinople.
c. Treaty of Versailles.
Ans: b. Treaty of Constantinople.
Explanation:
The Treaty of Constantinople (1832) recognized the indepen-dence of Greece.
Q 191. Why was the Simon Commission set up by the British? 1 Marks
a. It was too manage all civil administration in India.
b. It came for financial and business issues.
c. It came to make peace on various issues.
d. The commission was to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest
changes.
Ans: d. The commission was to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest
changes.
Q 192. Name the army founded by Garibaldi during the unification of Italy. 1 Marks
a. Black shirts
b. Brown shirts
c. Red shirts
d. Red army
Ans: c. Red shirts
Explanation:
In 1867, Garibaldi led an army of volunteers known as Red shirts to Rome to fight the last obstacle to
the unification of Italy, the Papal States where a French garrison was stationed.
Q 193. Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a devout disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, was arrested in: 1 Marks
a. March 1930.
b. April 1930.
c. May 1930.
d. June 1930.
Ans: b. April 1930.
Explanation:
He was arrested on April, 1930.
Q 194. Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of dominion status for India in October 1 Marks
1929?
A. Lord Mountbatten.
B. Lord Dalhousie.
C. Lord Irwin.
D. None of these.
Ans: C. Lord Irwin.
Q 195. In which one of the following Indian National Congress Sessions was the demand of "Purna Swaraj" 1 Marks
formalised in December 1929?
A. Madras Session.
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B. Lahore Session.
C. Calcutta Session.
D. Nagpur Session.
Ans: B. Lahore Session
Explanation:
Indian National Congress demanded ‘Purna Swaraj’ during the Lahore Session held in December 1929.
Q 196. The memory of the French revolution continued to inspire the _____. 1 Marks
a. Conservatives
b. Liberals
c. Revolutionaries
d. Romanticists
Ans: b. Liberals
Explanation:
Conservative regimes set up in 1815 were autocratic. They did not tolerate criticism and dissent and
sought to curb activities that questioned the legitimacy of autocratic governments.
Most of them imposed censorship laws to control what was said in newspapers, books, plays and songs
and reflected the ideas of liberty and freedom associated with the French Revolution.
The memory of the French Revolution nonetheless, continued to inspire liberals. One of the major
issues taken up by the liberal nationalists, who criticised the new conservative order, was freedom of
the press.
Q 197. The infamous Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre took place when there was an annual ______ fair. 1 Marks
a. Lohri.
b. Gurupurab.
c. Baisakhi.
d. Teeyan.
Ans: c. Baisakhi.
Q 198. Under the presidency of Jawahahar Lai Nehru, the Lahore Congress Session of 1929 formalised the 1 Marks
demand of
a. Abolition of Salt Tax
b. Puma Swaraj’ or complete independence
c. Boycott of Simon Commission
d. Separate electorate for the ‘dalits’
Ans: b. Puma Swaraj’ or complete independence
Q 199. Consider these statements about Romanticism, 1 Marks
i. Romanticism, was cultural movement.
ii. Romanticism was a political movement.
Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?
a. i only.
b. ii only.
c. Both i and ii.
d. Neither i nor ii.
Ans: a. i only.
Q 200. Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation Movement by Gandhiji? 1 Marks
a. Pressure from the British Government
b. Second Round Table Conference
c. Gandhiji’s arrest
d. Chauri-Chaura incident
Ans: d. Chauri-Chaura incident
Q 201. During the First World War, Indian merchants and industrialists had made: 1 Marks
a. Less profit and became weak.
b. Profit for the Britishers.
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c. Loss for the Britishers.
d. Huge profits and became powerful.
Ans: d. Huge profits and became powerful.
Explanation:
They had made huge profits and became powerful because during the war this item were in great
demand.
Column Column II
I
(i) Ethnic (a)When an abstract idea is expressed through a person or thing.
(ii) Allegory (b)Relates to a common racial, tribal or cultural origin or background that a community identifies
with or claims.
(iii)Ideology (c)System of ideas reflecting a particular social and political vision.
(iv)Feminist (d)Awareness of women’s rights and interests based on the belief of the social, economic and
political equality of the genders.
a. i - (a) ii - (b) iii - (c) iv - (d).
b. i - (b) ii - (c) iii - (d) iv - (a).
c. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (c) iv - (d).
d. i - (d) ii - (a) iii – (b) iv - (c).
Ans: c. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (c) iv - (d).
Q 203. What was the effect of the Non-cooperation movement on the plantation workers in Assam? 1 Marks
a. They left the plantations and headed home
b. They went on strike
c. They destroyed the plantations
Ans: a. They left the plantations and headed home
Q 204. The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was in the area called known as: 1 Marks
a. Balkans.
b. Slovenia.
c. Serbia.
d. Croatia.
Ans: a. Balkans.
Explanation:
It was in the Balkans.
Q 205. What did the term begar mean? 1 Marks
a. Labour without payment
b. Payment of wages
c. High rents demanded by landlords
Ans: a. Labour without payment
Q 206. Where was the Non-Cooperation Movement turned violent? 1 Marks
a. Kheda in Gujarat.
b. Champaran in Bihar.
c. Nagpur in Maharashtra.
d. Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh.
Ans: d. Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh.
Q 207. Choose the correct statement about the image given bellow. 1 Marks
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a. This image was painted by artist Lorenz Clasen.
b. This image was painted by artist Julius Hübner.
c. Germania guarding the Rhine was the title of this painting.
d. Philip Veit, was the artist who have made this painting.
Ans: b. This image was painted by artist Julius Hübner.
Q 208. What did Napoleon do to make the system efficient and rational in France? 1 Marks
a. In the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles.
b. Brought about different reforms.
c. Worked on military.
d. Worked on the financial conditions.
Ans: a. In the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles.
Q 209. Name two industrial organizations established by Indian merchants and industrialists to protect their 1 Marks
business interests.
a. The Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 1927 and The Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII).
b. The Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress (1920) and Federation of the Indian Chamber of
Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in 1927.
c. The Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress (1920) and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
d. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Union of Commerce and Trade.
Ans: b. The Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress (1920) and Federation of the Indian Chamber of
Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in 1927.
Q 210. The image of Bharat Mata was first created by: 1 Marks
Ans: c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Explanation:
It was created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Q 211. Who was Giuseppe Mazzini, what did he do? 1 Marks
a. French revolutionary formed groups.
b. British statesman gave a speech.
c. Russian politician wrote a book.
d. Italian Revolutionary, founded two underground societies - Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in
Berne and opposed monarchy.
Ans: d. Italian Revolutionary, founded two underground societies - Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe
in Berne and opposed monarchy.
Assertion (A): From the very beginning, the French revolutionaries introduced various measures and
practices like the idea of la patrie and le citoyen.
Reason (R): This was done in order to create a sense of collective Identity among French people.
Q 213. When did the First World War take place? 1 Marks
a. 1714
b. 1814
c. 1914
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d. 1614
Ans: c. 1914
Explanation:
It started in 1914.
Q 214. Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could: 1 Marks
a. Separate the nation.
b. Separate the rich and the poor.
c. Separate the Hindus and Muslims.
d. Unite the nation.
Ans: d. Unite the nation.
Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi that breaked theSalt Law would unite the nation.
Q 215. When did Ho Chi Minh form the Vietnamese Communist Party? 1 Marks
a. 1931
b. 1930
c. 1932
d. 1934
Ans: b. 1930
Q 216. The ruler of Prussia during the unification of Germany was _______. 1 Marks
a. Victor Emmanuel II
b. Nicholas II
c. Kaiser William I
d. Napoleon Bonaparte
Ans: c. Kaiser William I
Explanation:
Three wars over seven years – with Austria, Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and
completed the process of unification.
In January 1871, the Prussian king, William I, was proclaimed German Emperor in a ceremony held at
Versailles.
Q 217. When was the Greek struggle for independence begin in Europe? 1 Marks
a. 1811
b. 1831
c. 1821
d. 1837
Ans: c. 1821
Q 218. The aristocratic class spoke _____ for purposes of diplomacy in high society. 1 Marks
a. German
b. Italian
c. French
d. Polish
Ans: c. French
Explanation:
The aristocratic class spoke French for purposes of diplomacy in high society.
Members of this class were united by common way of life that cut across regional divisions.
Their families were often connected by the ties of marriage.
They owned estates in the countryside and also town houses.
Aristrocacy was the dominant class of europe , though they were small in numbers.
Q 219. In January 1871 who was proclaimed German Emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles? 1 Marks
a. William II.
b. Otto von Bismarck.
c. Kaiser William I.
d. Metternich.
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Ans: c. Kaiser William I.
Q 220. What was the Rowlatt Act of 1919? 1 Marks
a. Detention after trial for 3 years.
b. No hearing of cases.
c. Detention of prisoners for 3 years without trial.
d. Allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
Ans: d. Allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
Q 221. Conservatives realised that________ could make state power more effective and strong. 1 Marks
a. Liberalization
b. Privatization
c. Modernization
d. Globalization
Ans: c. Modernization
Explanation:
European governments were driven by the spirit of Conservatism after the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.
Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society-the Church, social
hierarchies, property and family-should be preserved.
They also realized that modernization could make state power more effective and strong and a return
to the society of the pre-revolutionary days was not required.
Q 222. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in: 1 Marks
a. April 1917
b. March 1921
c. January 1915
d. January 1916
Ans: c. January 1915
Column I Column II
(i) Absolutist (a)A vision of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to actually exist.
(ii) Utopian (b)A government or system of rule that has no restraints on the power exercised.
(iii) Nation (c) The culmination of a long past of endeavours, sacrifice and devotion.
(iv)Plebiscite (d)A direct vote by which all the people of a region are asked to accept or reject a proposal.
a. i - (a) ii - (b) iii - (c) iv - (d).
b. i - (b) ii - (c) iii - (d) iv - (a).
c. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (c) iv - (d)
d. i - (d) ii - (a) iii – (b) iv - (c).
Ans: c. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (c) iv - (d).
Q 224. The Act that gave enormous powers to the British government to repress political activities was: 1 Marks
a. Rowlatt Act.
b. Seditious Meetings Act.
c. Arms Act.
d. Vernacular Press Act.
Ans: a. Rowlatt Act.
Q 225. The idea of Satyagraha emphasised on the need and search for __________. 1 Marks
a. Truth
b. Love
c. Passion
d. Fear
Ans: a. Truth
Explanation:
It suggested that if the cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not
necessary to fight the oppressor.
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Column A Column B
(i) Absolutism (a)Emphasises the importance of the traditional institutions of the state and of the society.
(ii) Liberalism (b)A cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist movement.
(iii)Conservatism (c)A form of government in which there is concentration of all powers in the in a single
hand.
(iv)Romanticism (d)Freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law.
a. i - d; ii – a; iii – b; iv – c.
b. i – b; ii – c; iii – d; iv – a.
c. i – a; ii – c; iii – d; iv – b.
d. i – c; ii – d; iii - a; iv – b.
Ans: d. i – c; ii – d; iii - a; iv – b.
Q 227. The secret society organised during the unification of Italy was _________. 1 Marks
a. Zollverein
b. Carbonari
c. Redshirts
d. Black shirt
Ans: b. Carbonari
Explanation:
The Carbonari were groups of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th-century Italy.
The Italian Carbonari may have further influenced other revolutionary groups in France, Spain, Portugal
and possibly Russia.
Although their goals often had a patriotic and liberal focus, they lacked a clear immediate political
agenda.
Q 228. The most celebrated Italian freedom fighter was: 1 Marks
a. Count Cavour.
b. Napoleon.
c. Garibaldi.
d. Mazzini.
Ans: c. Garibaldi.
Explanation:
He was Garibaldi.
Q 229. The ideas of a Patrie means: 1 Marks
a. Fatherland.
b. Motherland.
c. Monarchy.
d. Citizens.
Ans: a. Fatherland.
Q 230. Each power - Russia, Germany, England, Austro-Hungary - was keen on countering the hold of other 1 Marks
powers over the Balkans, this became one of the major reasons for ________.
a. First World War.
b. Second World War.
c. Fall of the Ottomon Empire.
d. Integration of the Balkan States.
Ans: a. First World War.
Column I Column II
(i) 1797 (a) Napoleon invades Italy; Napoleonic wars begin.
(ii) 1821 (b) Greek struggle for independence begins.
(iii) 1866-1871 (c) Unification of Germany
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(iv) 1905 (d) Slav nationalism gathers force in the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires.
a. i - (a) ii - (b) iii - (c) iv - (d).
b. i - (b) ii - (c) iii - (d) iv - (a).
c. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (d) iv - (c).
d. i - (a) ii - (b) iii – (c) iv - (d).
Ans: d. i - (a) ii - (b) iii – (c) iv - (d).
Q 232. The idea of national unity gained popularity in Europe initially among ______. 1 Marks
a. The liberal middle class
b. The aristocracy
c. The peasants
d. Industrial workers
Ans: a. The liberal middle class
Explanation:
Ideas of national unity in early-nineteenth - century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of
liberalism.
For the new middle classes liberalism stood for freedom for the individual and equality of all before the
law.
Q 233. The famous Italian Revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini was born in _______ in 1807. 1 Marks
a. Genoa.
b. Turin.
c. Atlanta.
d. Rome.
Ans: a. Genoa.
Q 234. ---------------- was the famous English poet, who organised funds and later went to fight in the Greek 1 Marks
War of Independence.
a. Lord John Milton.
b. Lord Byron.
c. Lord Wellington.
d. Lord Macaulay.
Ans: b. Lord Byron.
Q 235. An important feature of the Civil Disobedience Movement was the: 1 Marks
a. Large-scale participation of villagers.
b. Large-scale participation of the people.
c. Participation of the Indian merchants and industrialists.
d. Large-scale participation of women.
Ans: d. Large-scale participation of women.
Explanation:
A large-scale women participated in this movement.
Q 236. Who was the author of Anandamath? 1 Marks
b. Abhanindranath tagore
c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
d. Raja Ram Mohan roy
Ans: c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Explanation:
The image was first created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. In the1870s he wrote Vande Mataram
as a hymn to the motherland.
Bengal.
Q 237. When and where was the Khilafat Committee formed? 1 Marks
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a. February 1920 Bombay.
b. March 1918, Gujarat.
c. January 1919, Bombay.
d. March 1919 Bombay.
Ans: d. March 1919 Bombay.
Q 238. What emphasised the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution? 1 Marks
a. la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen).
b. French people in common.
c. French Flag.
d. Idea of one nation-state.
Ans: a. la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen).
Column I Column II
(i) Victor Emmanuel II (a) Prussia
(ii) North German confederation (b) Kingdom of Italy
(iii) Giuseppe Mazzini Empire (c) Habsburg and Ottoman
(iv) Slav Nationalism (d) Young Italy
a. i - (d) ii - (b) iii - (a) iv - (c).
b. i - (a) ii - (b) iii - (c) iv - (d).
c. i - (c) ii - (a) iii - (d) iv - (b).
d. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (d) iv - (c).
Ans: d. i - (b) ii - (a) iii - (d) iv - (c).
Q 240. Mahatma Gandhi declared that Swaraj would not come for a hundred years if: 1 Marks
a. Sati system was not abolished.
b. Women did not participate in the movement.
c. Untouchability was not eliminated.
Ans: c. Untouchability was not eliminated.
Explanation:
If untouchability was not eliminated.
Q 241. Study the picture and answer the question that follows: 1 Marks
Which of the following aspects best suits the ‘sword’ in the image?
a. Heroism.
b. Symbol of Strength.
c. Readiness to Fight.
d. Symbol of freedom.
Ans: c. Readiness to Fight.
Q 242. What were the effects of the Non Cooperation movement On the economic front? 1 Marks
a. Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires started
wearing Indian clothes.
b. Economy fell.
c. People did not take united action.
d. Financing foriegn goods continued.
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Ans: a. Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires started
wearing Indian clothes.
Q 243. Which one of the following was the main reason for Mahatma Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation 1 Marks
Movement in 1922?
A. The Jallianwala Bagh incident.
B. Khilafat movement.
C. The passing of the Rowlatt Act.
D. The Chauri-Chaura incident.
Ans: D. The Chauri-Chaura incident.
Q 244. A form of demonstration used in the Non-cooperation Movement in which people block the entrance 1 Marks
to a shop, factory or office is
a. Boycott
b. Begar
c. Picketing
d. Bandh
Ans: c. Picketing
Q 245. Who believed that folklore was national literature; it was ‘the most trustworthy manifestation of 1 Marks
people’s real thoughts and characteristics’.
a. Rabindranath Tagore.
b. Mahatma Gandhi.
c. Natesa Sastri.
d. Abanindranath Tagore.
Ans: c. Natesa Sastri.
Q 246. Consider these statements about the Image given below: 1 Marks
1. Title of this caricature is “The Club of Thinkers”.
2. The plaque on the left bears the inscription: ‘The most important question of today’s meeting: How long
will thinking be allowed to us?”
3. This was a caricature of meeting called by liberals.
4. This caricature was created in 1820.
Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?

a. 1 only.
b. 2 only.
c. Both 1 and 2.
d. 1, 2 and 4.
Ans: d. 1, 2 and 4.
Q 247. The ________ comprised the majority of the population in European society. 1 Marks
a. Aristocracy
b. Nobility
c. Feudality
d. Peasantry
Ans: d. Peasantry
Explanation:
The Peasantry comprised the majority of the population in European society. Most Europeans were
peasants, dependent on agriculture.
The majority of them lived in nucleated settlements and within recognized boundaries, in the way
characteristic of the hill farmer, lived in single farms or hamlets.
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Q 248. In Galicia, the aristocracy spoke ______ language. 1 Marks
a. Italian.
b. German.
c. Polish.
d. French.
Ans: c. Polish.
Q 249. Who was the king of France at the time of French Revolution? 1 Marks
a. Louis XVI
b. Czar Nicolas
c. Marie Antoniate
d. Edward II
Ans: a. Louis XVI
Column A Column B
(i) Bourbon Empire (a)The empire ruled by the Turkish Muslims.
(ii) Habsburg Empire (b)Prussian empire that included large parts of Western and Northern Germany and
Poland.
(iii)Ottoman Empire (c)The empire that consisted of France.
(iv)Hohenzollern (d)The empire that consisted of Austria-Hungary including the Alpine region.
Empire
a. i – c; ii – d; iii – a; iv – b.
b. i – a; ii – b; iii – d; iv – c.
c. i – c; ii – a; iii – d; iv – b.
d. i – a; ii – d; iii – b; iv – c.
Ans: a. i – c; ii – d; iii – a; iv – b.
Q 251. In which year was Treaty of Vienna signed? 1 Marks
a. 1811
b. 1810
c. 1815
d. 1812
Ans: c. 1815
Q 252. How many wars over seven years - with Austria, Denmark and France - ended in Prussian victory and 1 Marks
completed the process of unification?
a. Four.
b. Three.
c. Six.
d. Two.
Ans: b. Three.
Q 253. By whom was the Swaraj Party formed? 1 Marks
a. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
b. Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel
c. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
d. Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
Ans: a. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
Q 254. Unification of Germany took place between which period? 1 Marks
a. 1860 to 1871
b. 1870 to 1871
c. 1856 to 1871
d. 1866 to 1871
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Ans: d. 1866 to 1871
Q 255. Which among the following was the prime factor in the emergence of modern nationalism in India? 1 Marks
a. Anti-colonial movement
b. New symbols
c. New ideas
d. Icons
Ans: a. Anti-colonial movement
Q 256. What image had the Britishers created of the Indians? 1 Marks
a. A bunch of extremists.
b. Backward and primitive, incapable of governing themselves.
c. Uneducated and helpless.
d. Struggling freedom fighters.
Ans: b. Backward and primitive, incapable of governing themselves.
Q 257. The sense of collective belongings came partly through the experience of: 1 Marks
a. Different struggles.
b. Fixed struggle.
c. United struggles.
Ans: c. United struggles.
Explanation:
It came through united struggles.
Q 258. What actions were taken in the name of the nation? 1 Marks
a. Army was formed.
b. Social work was done.
c. Hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, custom duties were abolished.
d. Regular meetings were held.
Ans: c. Hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, custom duties were abolished.
Q 259. Consider the following. 1 Marks
1. Johann Gottfried - German philosopher.
2. Uprising in Brussels - Belgium breaking away from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
3. Delacroix - French Romantic painters.
4. Grimm Brothers - Folktales and Nation-building.
Which of the above are correctly matched?
a. 2 and 3 only.
b. 1, 2 and 3 only.
c. 2, 3 and 4 only.
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Ans: d. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Q 260. The Non-Cooperation programme was adopted in the: 1 Marks
a. Lahore Session.
b. Congress Session at Nagpur.
c. Gujarat Congress.
d. Second Round Table Conference.
Ans: b. Congress Session at Nagpur.
Q 261. What did the idea of Satyagraha emphasise? 1 Marks
a. The power of truth and the need to search for truth, and physical force was not necessary to fight the
oppressor.
b. Need to search for truth, and use physical force.
c. Fight with arguments and violence.
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d. Agitation and violence.
Ans: a. The power of truth and the need to search for truth, and physical force was not necessary to fight the
oppressor.
Q 262. What did the customs union or zollverein do? 1 Marks
a. Abolished tax.
b. Abolished tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to two.
c. Abolished tariff charges and reduced the currencies to 5.
d. Only abolished tariff barriers.
Ans: b. Abolished tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to two.
Q 263. Why did Gandhiji urge the Congress to join the Khilafat Movement? 1 Marks
a. He knew that only hindus can launch broad-based movement.
b. He knew that only muslims can launch broad-based movement.
c. He saw this as an opportunity to bring the Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement.
d. He wanted to support the Khilafat alone.
Ans: c. He saw this as an opportunity to bring the Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement.
Q 264. When Prussia took on the leadership of the movement for national unification who was the chief 1 Marks
architect of the movement?
a. Otto von Bismarck.
b. Kaiser William I.
c. Giuseppe Mazzini.
d. Metternich.
Ans: a. Otto von Bismarck.
Q 265. When was a Khilafat Committee founded? 1 Marks
a. 1919
b. 1020
c. 1927
d. 1922
Ans: a. 1919
Q 266. The French revolution took place in the year: 1 Marks
a. 1589
b. 1689
c. 1789
d. 1889
Ans: c. 1789
Explanation:
This took place in 1789.
Q 267. What all factors could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of Europe? 1 Marks
a. A modern army
b. Efficient bureaucracy
c. Abolition of feudalism and serfdom.
d. All of these
Ans: d. All of these
Explanation:
Autocracy is a system of government in which supreme political power to direct all the activities of the
state is concentrated in the hands of one person.
The belief that abolition of feudalism and serfdom, replacing it with a modern army, an efficient
bureaucracy and a strong economy could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of Europe.
Q 268. Which organizations did the Indian merchants and industrialists form to organise business interests in 1 Marks
India?
a. Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress.
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b. Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI).
c. Did not form any organization.
d. Both A and B.
Ans: d. Both A and B.
Q 269. The reason why Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference of December 1931,were: 1 Marks
a. The arrest of Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru.
b. For demanding poorna swaraj.
c. Violence of the Indian people against symbols of the British Raj like railways, police posts.
d. The signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in March 1931.
Ans: d. The signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in March 1931.
Q 270. _______ is perhaps the most celebrated of Italian freedom fighters, (1807-82). 1 Marks
a. Giuseppe Mazzini.
b. Metternich.
c. Otto von Bismarck.
d. Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Ans: d. Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Q 271. The plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission as per: 1 Marks
a. Inland Emigration Act of 1866.
b. Inland Emigration Act of 1859.
c. Inland Emigration Act of 1869.
d. Inland Emigration Act of 1879.
Ans: b. Inland Emigration Act of 1859.
Q 272. A secret society named Young Italy was established in: 1 Marks
a. Berne.
b. Marseilles.
c. Genoa.
d. Zurich.
Ans: b. Marseilles.
Q 273. Young Italy, a secret society was formed by: 1 Marks
a. Mazzini.
b. Metternich.
c. Wilhelm Wolff.
d. Bismarck.
Ans: a. Mazzini.
Q 274. In which century nationalism emerged in Europe 1 Marks
a. 19th century
b. 20th century
c. 17th century
d. 16th century
Ans: a. 19th century
Q 275. On 8 August 1942 in Bombay, the All India Congress Committee endorsed the resolution which called 1 Marks
for a ______ mass struggle on the widest possible scale.
a. Violent.
b. Non-violent.
c. Active.
d. Passive.
Ans: b. Non-violent.
Q 276. Which territories were included under the Habsburg Empire? 1 Marks
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a. Alpine regions - the Tyrol, Austria Hungry and the Sudetenland, Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia.
b. Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland.
c. Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia.
d. Sudetenland, Bohemia, Lombardy.
Ans: a. Alpine regions - the Tyrol, Austria Hungry and the Sudetenland, Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia.
Q 277. The Estates-General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the: 1 Marks
a. National Assembly.
b. Provincial Assembly.
c. State Assembly.
Ans: a. National Assembly.
Q 278. Jacob and Wilhelm the two brothers who developed an interest in collecting old folktales were called: 1 Marks
a. Bonn brothers.
b. Grimm brothers.
c. Twin brothers.
d. Trinn brothers.
Ans: b. Grimm brothers.
Explanation:
They were called Grimm brothers.
Assertion (A): Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation
Reason (R): Weavers in Silesia had led a revolt against contractors who supplied raw materials and gave
them orders for finished textiles but drastically reduced their payments.
(A).
Q 280. Who founded the ‘Depressed Classes Association’ in 1930? 1 Marks
a. Alluri Sitaram Raju
b. C.R. Das
c. M.R. Jayakar
d. Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: d. Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Q 281. Identify the French artist who prepared a series of four prints visualising his dream of a world from the 1 Marks
following:
A. Kitagewa Utamaro.
B. Richard M. Hoe.
C. Voltaire.
D. Frederic Sorreeu.
Ans: D. Frederic Sorreeu.
Q 282. The December 1929 Session of the Congress at Lahore was presided by: 1 Marks
a. Subhas Chandra Bose and “Poorna Swaraj” was its demand.
b. Jawaharlal Nehru demanding for Poorna Swaraj or full independence.
c. Jawaharlal Nehru, the demand was for more representation of Indians in the Councils.
d. Mahatma Gandhi. He asked for peaceful transfer of power by the British.
Ans: b. Jawaharlal Nehru demanding for Poorna Swaraj or full independence.
Q 283. The Non-Co-operation Movement began on which one of the following Dates? 1 Marks
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A. January 1921.
B. November 1921.
C. December 1921.
D. May 1921.
Ans: A. January 1921.
Q 284. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the French Revolution, was restored to power 1 Marks
after signing the Treaty of:
a. Constantinople.
b. Vienna.
c. Prussia.
d. Marseilles.
Ans: b. Vienna.
Q 285. What is Liberalism? 1 Marks
a. ‘Liberalism’ derives from the Latin root liber, meaning free-freedom for the individual and equality of all
before the law.
b. End of autocracy.
c. Equal rules for all.
d. Liberty to the upper classes.
Ans: a. ‘Liberalism’ derives from the Latin root liber, meaning free-freedom for the individual and equality of
all before the law.
Q 286. The female that became the allegory of the German nation was: 1 Marks
a. Germania.
b. Claudia.
c. Marianne.
d. Helen.
Ans: a. Germania.
Explanation:
It was of Germania.
Q 287. Which party did not boycott the Council elections held in the year 1921? 1 Marks
a. Swaraj Party
b. Justice Party
c. Muslim League
d. Congress Party
Ans: b. Justice Party
Q 288. Under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Lahore Congress formalised the demand of ‘Purna 1 Marks
Swaraj’ or full independence for India in:
a. December 1930
b. January 1929
c. December 1929
d. December 1928
Ans: c. December 1929
Q 289. What did the term picket refer to? 1 Marks
a. Protest by blocking shop entrances
b. Stealing from shops
c. Import of goods
d. Boycott of clothes and goods
Ans: a. Protest by blocking shop entrances
Q 290. Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 the peasants were not permitted to 1 Marks
a. Leave their plantation without permission.
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b. Leave their village
c. Settle in the city
d. Allow the women to leave farmlands without permission.
Ans: a. Leave their plantation without permission.
Q 291. Which one of the following statements is not true of Aristocracy? 1 Marks
a. They owned estates in the countryside and also town-houses.
b. They spoke French for purposes of diplomacy and in high society.
c. Their families were often connected by ties of marriage.
d. They often clashed with the ideas of the monarchs.
Ans: d. They often clashed with the ideas of the monarchs.
Q 292. Which one of the following statements is false regarding the act of Union 1707? 1 Marks
A. It was an agreement between England and Scotland.
B. It was an agreement between England and Ireland.
C. It resulted in the formation of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain'.
D. It gave England control over Scotland.
Ans: B. It was an agreement between England and Ireland.
Q 293. Why did the movement slow down? 1 Marks
a. Lack of unity amongst the people.
b. The British overpowered it.
c. Handmade Indian goods like Khadi worked out more expensive and time consuming than mill made
goods.
d. People did not give up on foreign goods.
Ans: c. Handmade Indian goods like Khadi worked out more expensive and time consuming than mill made
goods.
Q 294. In which of the following years Mahatma Gandhi inspired the peasants of Champaran district of Bihar 1 Marks
to struggle against the oppressive plantation system:
A. 1916.
B. 1917.
C. 1918.
D. 1919.
Ans: A. 1916.
Q 295. What did the Indians do in response to this image? 1 Marks
a. They retaliated back.
b. They wrote about the glorious developments in ancient times when art and architecture, science and
mathematics, religion and culture, law and philosophy, crafts and trade had flourished.
c. They admitted to it.
d. They wrote against the Britishers.
Ans: b. They wrote about the glorious developments in ancient times when art and architecture, science and
mathematics, religion and culture, law and philosophy, crafts and trade had flourished.
Q 296. When was Ireland forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom? 1 Marks
a. 1798
b. 1801
c. 1800
d. 1799
Ans: a. 1801
Q 297. The state of India where the Jallianwalla Bagh is situated, in. 1 Marks
a. Haryana
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
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d. Rajasthan
Ans: c. Punjab
Explanation:
Jallianwalla Bagh is situated in Amritsar in the state of Punjab.
Q 298. What was conservatism? 1 Marks
a. Strict rules on the society.
b. Social norms became conservative.
c. Monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family - should be preserved.
d. Different norms for different classes.
Ans: c. Monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family - should be preserved.
Q 299. Who among the following was not connected with the unification of Italy? 1 Marks
a. Mazzini
b. Cavour
c. Garibaldi
d. Pope
Ans: d. Pope
Explanation:
Rome, which was the seat of the Pope refused to become a part of the Italian State.
In 1870, Prussia attacked France and the Pope stopped getting support from the French king.
Rome was forcibly entered into and occupied by the Italians.
Q 300. People belonging to different communities, regions or language groups developed a sense of 1 Marks
collective belonging through
a. Experiences of united struggles.
b. A variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people’s imagination.
c. History and fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols all developed nationalism.
d. All of these
Ans: d. All of these
Q 301. Which one of the following states was ruled by an Italian princely house before unification of Italy? 1 Marks
A. Kingdom of Two Sicilies.
B. Lombardy.
C. Venetia.
D. Sardinia-Piedmont.
Ans: D. Sardinia-Piedmont.
Q 302. Who painted the famous image of Bharat Mata in 1905? 1 Marks
a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
b. Ravi Varma.
c. Abanindranath Tagore.
d. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
Ans: c. Abanindranath Tagore.
Q 303. Who was called the 'Bismarck of Italy? 1 Marks
a. Mazzini.
b. Garibaldi.
c. Cavour.
d. Johann Gottfried Herder.
Ans: b. Garibaldi.
Q 304. What changes did Napoleon bring about in the towns? 1 Marks
a. Guild restrictions were removed. Transport and communication systems were improved. Peasants,
artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed a new-found freedom.
b. Transport and communication systems were improved.
c. Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen had to pay tax.
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d. Guild restrictions remained as they were.
Ans: a. Guild restrictions were removed. Transport and communication systems were improved. Peasants,
artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed a new-found freedom.
Q 305. The various social groups that joined the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement of 1921, were: 1 Marks
a. The Brahmans in cities, the peasants in the villages and workers in villages.
b. The rich in the cities, the poor in the villages and the people in plantations.
c. The middle class in cities, the peasants and the tribal in the countryside and plantation workers.
d. The students in cities, the farmers in villages and the owners of the plantations.
Ans: c. The middle class in cities, the peasants and the tribal in the countryside and plantation workers.
Q 306. A large part of the Balkans was under the control of the _____ empire, which witnessed the most 1 Marks
serious source of nationalist tensions in Europe after 1871.
a. Prussian.
b. Russian.
c. Ottoman.
d. Greek.
Ans: c. Ottoman.
Q 307. Which of the following are true about Liberalism? 1 Marks
a. Abolition of state-imposed restrictions.
b. Both (a) and (b) are true.
c. None of the above are true.
d. Freedom of markets on the movement of goods and capital.
Ans: b. Both (a) and (b) are true.
Q 308. Conservative regimes were ______ in nature. 1 Marks
a. Democratic
b. Autocratic
c. Totalitarian
d. Monocratic
Ans: b. Autocratic
Q 309. What did Napoleon do in the rural areas of these regions? 1 Marks
a. Simplified administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and
manorial due.
b. Made administration strict.
c. Encouraged the feudal system.
d. Put taxes on the peasants.
Ans: a. Simplified administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and
manorial due.
Q 310. The tribal people revolted against the British due to which of the following reasons? 1 Marks
a. The traditional rights of tribal people were denied.
b. The tribal people were prevented from entering the forests to graze their cattle
c. The tribal people were prevented from collecting fuelwood and fruits.
d. All of the above options are correct.
Ans: d. All of the above options are correct.
Q 311. When did the Lahore Congress, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, formalise the demand of 1 Marks
‘Purna Swaraj’ or full independence for India?
a. June 1929
b. December 1929
c. December 1930
d. October 1928
Ans: b. December 1929
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Q 312. Muslim leaders and intellectuals were concerned about the status of Muslims as a minority within 1 Marks
India, because:
a. They feared that their culture and identity would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu majority.
b. There was distrust and suspicion between the two communities.
c. Their leaders differed with the policies of the Congress.
d. The Congress was not ready to grant them a separate electorate.
Ans: a. They feared that their culture and identity would be submerged under the domination of a Hindu
majority.
Q 313. When did the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement begin? 1 Marks
a. 1920
b. 1919
c. 1921
d. 1922
Ans: c. 1921
Q 314. In 1861 _______ was proclaimed king of united Italy. 1 Marks
a. Victor Emmanuel II.
b. Kaiser William I.
c. Napoleon.
d. Giuseppe Mazzini.
Ans: a. Victor Emmanuel II.
Q 315. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: 1 Marks
The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe. The first half of the nineteenth century saw an
enormous increase in population all over Europe. In most countries there were more seekers of jobs than
employment. Population from rural areas migrated to the cities to live in overcrowded slums. Small producers
in towns were often faced with stiff competition from imports of cheap machine made goods from England,
where industrialisation was more advanced than on the continent. This was especially so in textile production,
which was carried out mainly in homes or small workshops and was only partly mechanised. In those regions
of Europe where the aristocracy still enjoyed power, peasants struggled under the burden of feudal dues and
obligations. The rise of food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate options:
i. Where was textile production mainly carried out and what was the condition of industrialisation in this
industry?
a. Textile production was carried out mainly in homes or small workshops and was only partly
mechanised.
b. Textile production was carried out mainly in big shopping malls and was only partly mechanised.
c. Textile production was carried out mainly in big shopping malls and was fully mechanised.
d. Textile production was carried out mainly in homes or small workshops and was fully mechanised.
ii. When was the time of great hardship in Europe?
a. The 1930s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.
b. The 1730s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.
c. The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.
d. The 1630s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.
iii. What happened in the first half of the nineteenth century?
a. The first half of the nineteenth century saw an enormous downfall in economy all over Europe.
b. The first half of the nineteenth century saw an enormous decrease in population all over Europe.
c. The first half of the nineteenth century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe.
d. The first half of the nineteenth century saw an enormous increase in monetary debts all over Europe.
iv. What led to widespread pauperism in town and country?
a. The rise of food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.
b. The fall of food prices or a year of good harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.
c. The rise of food prices or a year of good harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.
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d. The fall of food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.
Ans: i. (a) Textile production was carried out mainly in homes or small workshops and was only partly
mechanised.
ii. (c) The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.
iii. (c) The first half of the nineteenth century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe.
iv. (a) The rise of food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.
Q 316. In which one of the following places Mahatma Gandhi organised Satyagraha for the first time in India? 1 Marks
A. Dandi.
B. Ahmedabad.
C. Kheda.
D. Champaran.
Ans: D. Champaran
Explanation:
In 1916, Mahatma Gandhi went to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to agitate against the
oppressive plantation system.
Q 317. Louis Philippe had fled to ______. 1 Marks
a. Austria
b. England
c. Belgium
d. Holland
Ans: b. England
Q 318. In which one of the following Indian National Congress Sessions, the idea of 'Non-cooperation 1 Marks
Movement' was accepted?
A. Lahore Session.
B. Nagpur Session.
C. Calcutta (Kolkata) Session.
D. Madras (Chennai) Session.
Ans: B. Nagpur Session.
Q 319. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Salt March from his ashram in Sabarmati to Dandi, covering a 1 Marks
distance of:
a. 240 miles.
b. 260 miles.
c. 500 miles.
d. 600 miles.
Ans: a. 240 miles.
Assertion (A): Artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries found a way out by personifying a nation.
Reason (R): they represented a country as if it were a person.
(A).
Q 321. Who were the leaders of the HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Army) formed in 1928? 1 Marks
a. Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutta.
b. Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das and Ajoy Ghosh.
c. Batukeswar Dutta, Jatin Das and Ajoy Ghosh.
d. Jatin Das and Ajoy Ghosh.
Ans: b. Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das and Ajoy Ghosh.
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Q 322. Which one of the following types of government was functioning in France before the revolution of 1 Marks
1789?
A. Dictatorship.
B. Military.
C. Body of French Citizen.
D. Monarchy.
Ans: D. Monarchy.
Q 323. When did the Treaty of Vienna take place and who were the participants? 1 Marks
a. 1816, Britain, Russia, Prussia.
b. 1815, Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria.
c. 1820, Britain and Russia.
d. 1817, Russia, Prussia, Austria.
Ans: b. 1815, Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria.
Q 324. What was the cause of the Salt March by Gandhi and his companions? 1 Marks
a. Salt was unevenly distributed.
b. Because of the demand to abolish the salt tax.
c. Part of the swaraj movement.
d. People could not afford salt.
Ans: b. Because of the demand to abolish the salt tax.
Q 325. In mid-eighteenth-century Europe what was the status of Germany, Italy and Switzerland? 1 Marks
a. They were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose rulers had their autonomous territories.
b. They were sovereign states.
c. They were democracies.
d. They were republics.
Ans: a. They were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose rulers had their autonomous territories.
Q 326. What major issue was criticized by the liberal-nationalists? 1 Marks
a. Censorship laws to control the press.
b. Preservation of the church.
c. A modern army.
d. Efficient bureaucracy.
Ans: a. Censorship laws to control the press.
Explanation:
liberal nationalism, is a form of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in
traditional liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights.
Censorship laws to control the press was the major issue criticized by the liberal-nationalists.
Their other major issues were preservation of the church, a modern army, efficient bureaucracy.
Q 327. Why did Gandhiji withdraw the Non-Co-operation Movement? 1 Marks
A. Gandhiji realised that people were losing interest in the movement.
B. Gandhiji felt the movement was turning violent in many places.
C. Some Congress leaders wanted to participate in elections to Provincial Council.
D. Some Congress leaders wanted more radical mass agitations.
Ans: B. Gandhiji felt the movement was turning violent in many places.
Q 328. Bismarck defeated Austria and formed the ___________ Confederation. 1 Marks
a. North German
b. North France
c. South Winter
d. East German
Ans: a. North German
Explanation:
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In the war of 1866, Bismarck succeeded in defeating Austria and gaining Prussian control over the 22
German states he formed the North German Confederation.
Q 329. What was the motive of these business organizations? 1 Marks
a. The industrialists attacked colonial control over the Indian economy and supported the Civil Disobedience
Movement.
b. To make more profits for the Indian businessmen.
c. To work according to foreign policy.
d. Profit only for the merchant, low wages for workers.
Ans: a. The industrialists attacked colonial control over the Indian economy and supported the Civil
Disobedience Movement.
Q 330. What was the significance of the spinning wheel in the Flag created by Gandhi? 1 Marks
a. Representing Swaraj.
b. Represented the Gandhian ideal of self-help.
c. Reference to swadeshi.
d. To boycott the foreign goods.
Ans: b. Represented the Gandhian ideal of self-help.
Q 331. Who painted the image of Bharat Mata? 1 Marks
a. Rabindranath Tagore.
b. Abanindranath Tagore.
d. Natesa Sastri.
Ans: b. Abanindranath Tagore.
Q 332. What were the large landowners of Prussia known as? 1 Marks
a. Kulaks.
b. Pykars.
c. Mahantas.
d. Junkers.
Ans: d. Junkers.
Q 333. Identify the figure on the stamp. 1 Marks
a. Germania.
b. Marianne.
c. Annie Besant.
d. Indira Gandhi.
Ans: c. Annie Besant.
Q 334. Which was the other way of creating the feeling of Nationalism in the people? 1 Marks
a. Through reinterpretation of history.
b. By writing more books.
c. By creating more works of art.
d. By creating more folklore.
Ans: a. Through reinterpretation of history.
Q 335. By what name were the dalits referred by Gandhiji? 1 Marks
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a. Harijans
b. Untouchables
c. Shudras
d. Achchuts
Ans: a. Harijans
Q 336. Which of the following resulted in hostility towards the French armies in Europe? 1 Marks
a. Uniform Laws.
b. Censorship.
c. Forced conscription into the French armies.
d. Both (a) and (b).
Ans: d. Both (a) and (b).
Q 337. A famous book of Mahatma Gandhi was: 1 Marks
a. Anandamath.
b. The Folklore of Southern India.
c. Discovery of India.
d. Hind Swaraj.
Ans: d. Hind Swaraj.
Explanation:
Hind Swaraj.
Q 338. Which regions was the Civil Code exported to? 1 Marks
a. Switzerland and Italy.
b. Italy and Germany.
c. Switzerland and Germany.
d. Dutch Republic, in Switzerland, in Italy and Germany.
Ans: d. Dutch Republic, in Switzerland, in Italy and Germany.
Assertion (A): Nationalism, aligned with imperialism, led Europe to disaster in 1914.
Reason (R): Many countries in the world which had been colonised by the European powers in the nineteenth
century began to oppose imperial domination.
Q 340. Whose name is associated with "The Folklore of Southern India?" 1 Marks
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
b. Natesa Sastai.
c. Bipin Chandra Pal.
d. T. Krishnamurthy.
Ans: b. Natesa Sastai.
Q 341. What does La patrie mean? 1 Marks
a. The citizen.
b. The motherland.
c. The fatherland.
d. The country.
Ans: c. The fatherland.
Q 342. What type of rule was carried out in France during Napoleon’s time? 1 Marks
a. Federal rule.
b. Democracy.
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c. Monarchy.
d. Republic.
Ans: c. Monarchy.
Q 343. The aristocratic class owned ______ in the countryside. 1 Marks
a. Estates
b. Villas
c. Manors
d. Mansions
Ans: a. Estates
Explanation:
The aristocratic class owned Estates in the countryside.
They spoke french for the purpose of diplomacy and in high society.
Q 344. What was one of the main reasons behind Mahatma Gandhi’s decision to take up the Khilafat Issue? 1 Marks
a. To bring more unity among Hindus and Christians.
b. To bring more unity among Christians and Muslims.
c. To bring more unity among Hindus and Muslims.
Ans: c. To bring more unity among Hindus and Muslims.
Q 345. The 'Blood and Iron' policy was advocated by ___________. 1 Marks
a. Bismarck
b. Lenin
c. Clody
d. Letin
Ans: a. Bismarck
Explanation:
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian statesman who dominated the German affairs between the 1860 and
1890.
By waging series of war, he united the German states.
Q 346. “The Balkan area became an area of intense conflict”. Find out the reason(s) for conflict. 1 Marks
i. Different Slavic nationalities struggled to define their identity and independence.
ii. Each Balkan state hoped to gain more territory at the expense of the others.
iii. The Balkans also became the scene of big power rivalry.
a. (i) and (i) are correct.
b. (i) and (iii) are correct.
c. All the above are correct.
Ans: c. All the above are correct.
Q 347. When was Mahatma Gandhi decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation movement? 1 Marks
a. February 1922
b. January 1924
c. February 1923
d. January 1925
Ans: a. February 1922
Q 348. During the nineteenth century, ______ emerged as a force that brought about sweeping changes in the 1 Marks
political and mental world of Europe.
a. Secularism.
b. Nationalism.
c. Religion.
d. Monarchy.
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Ans: b. Nationalism.
Q 349. Bismarck was the architect of ____________ unification. 1 Marks
a. German
b. France
c. Italy
d. Nepal
Ans: a. German
Explanation:
Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor was the reason for German unification.
He ruled Prussia and Whole of Germany.
Q 350. Which one of the following statements is not related to the Gandhi-Irvin Pact. 1 Marks
A. Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitations against the British.
B. Gandhiji agreed to participate in the Round Table Conference.
C. Gandhiji decided To call off the Civil Disobedience Movement.
D. The British agreed to release the political prisoners.
Ans: A. Gandhiji agreed not to launch any further mass agitations against the British.
Q 351. The conservatives imposed _____ laws to control what was said in newspapers, books, plays and 1 Marks
songs.
a. Censorship
b. Speech
c. Infringement
d. Restrictive
Ans: a. Censorship
Explanation:
The conservative regimes set up in 1815 were autocratic. The conservatives imposed Censorship laws
to control what was said in newspapers, books, plays and songs.
They did not tolerate criticism and dissent, and attacked the activities that questioned the legitimacy
of autocratic governments.
They did not tolerate criticism and dissent from any corner.
Q 352. What happened when the news of the events in France reached the different cities of Europe? 1 Marks
a. There was tumult.
b. The people did not know how to react.
c. Students and other members of educated middle classes began setting up Jacobin clubs.
d. There was confusion and dissatisfaction in the air.
Ans: c. Students and other members of educated middle classes began setting up Jacobin clubs.
Q 353. Who visualised and depicted the image of ‘Bharat Mata’ through a painting? 1 Marks
a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Natesa Sastri
d. Abanindranath Tagore
Ans: d. Abanindranath Tagore
Q 354. Which one of the following agreements gave reserved seats to the 'Depressed Classes' in Provincial 1 Marks
and Central Legislative Councils?
A. Lucknow Pact.
B. Gandhi - Irwin Pact.
C. Poona Pact.
D. None of these.
Ans: C. Poona Pact.
Q 355. What happened at the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832? 1 Marks
a. Revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked off.
b. Struggle for independence amongst the Greeks began.
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c. Greece was recognised as an independent nation.
d. European civilisation and mobilised public opinion to support its struggle against a Muslim empire.
Ans: c. Greece was recognised as an independent nation.
Q 356. System of ideas reflecting a particular social and political vision refers to: 1 Marks
a. Sociology.
b. Ideology.
c. Democracy.
d. Philosophy.
Ans: b. Ideology.
Explanation:
It is called Ideology.
Q 357. Simon Commission arrived in India in: 1 Marks
a. 1932
b. 1928
c. 1942
d. 1930
Ans: b. 1928
Q 358. Which group was numerically small in the European society? 1 Marks
a. Aristocracy
b. Peasantry
c. Nobility
d. Feudality
Ans: a. Aristocracy
Explanation:
Aristrocacy was the dominant class of europe , though they were small in numbers.
The aristocratic class spoke French for purposes of diplomacy in high society.
They owned estates in the countryside and also town houses.
Q 359. What did Napoleon do in the territory that was under his control? 1 Marks
a. Set about introducing many reforms.
b. Set about war strategies.
c. Worked for peace.
d. Worked towards democratic ideas.
Ans: a. Set about introducing many reforms.
Q 360. The Non-Cooperation Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in support of: 1 Marks
a. Swaraj
b. Chauri Chaura
c. Khilafat and Swaraj
d. Khilafat
Ans: c. Khilafat and Swaraj
Q 361. Which one of the following is not true about the female allegory of France? 1 Marks
A. She was named Marianne.
B. She took part in the French Revolution.
C. She was a symbol of national unity.
D. Her characteristics were drawn from those of Liberty and the Republic.
Ans: B. She took part in the French Revolution.
Q 362. Who were bound to the land of a particular lord and could not migrate without his permission? 1 Marks
a. Serfs
b. Peasants
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c. Workers
d. Artisans
Ans: a. Serfs
Explanation:
The Serfs were bound to the land of a particular lord and could not migrate without his permission.
Serfdom, was a condition in medieval Europe in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot
of land and to the will of his landlord.
The vast majority of serfs in medieval Europe obtained their subsistence by cultivating a plot of land
that was owned by a lord.
Q 363. Awareness of women’s rights and interests based on the belief of the social, economic and political 1 Marks
equality of the genders refers to:
a. Suffrage.
b. Feminist.
c. Womanish.
d. Chartism.
Ans: b. Feminist.
Explanation:
It is called feminist.
Q 364. In April 1929, who threw a bomb in the Legislative Assembly? 1 Marks
a. Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das.
b. Jatin Das and Ajoy Ghosh.
c. Batukeshwar Dutta, Jatin Das.
d. Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutta.
Ans: d. Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutta.
Q 365. ______ regimes imposed censorship laws to control what was said in newspapers, books, plays, and 1 Marks
songs and reflected the ideas of liberty and freedom.
a. Democratic.
b. Liberal.
c. Secular.
d. Conservative.
Ans: d. Conservative.
Q 366. Who was the author of the book Hind Swaraj 1909? 1 Marks
a. Subash Chandra Bose.
b. Mahatma Gandhi.
c. Bhagat Singh.
Ans: b. Mahatma Gandhi.
Q 367. Which of the following aspect best signifies this image? 1 Marks
a. A map explaining the sea routes used in 18th century by Europeans.

b. A map celebrating the British Empire.
c. A map showcasing the importance of British Empire.
d. A map expressing the British ambitions of contouring the world.
Ans: b. A map celebrating the British Empire.
Q 368. Serb nationalism gathered force in the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires in the year: 1 Marks
a. 1705
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b. 1805
c. 1605
d. 1905
Ans: d. 1905
Explanation:
It took place in the year 1905.
Q 369. Which famous writer from Bengal led the movement for folklore as part of Nationalism? 1 Marks
b. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya.
c. Rabindranath Tagore.
d. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
Ans: c. Rabindranath Tagore.
Q 370. Which among the following was the reason for Indian opposition to the Rowlatt Act (1919)? 1 Marks
a. It authorised the government to imprison people without trial.
b. It was passed hurriedly.
c. It gave the govt. enormous powers.
d. Local leaders were picked up.
Ans: a. It authorised the government to imprison people without trial.
Q 371. What idea did the French armies carry abroad through the revolutionary wars? 1 Marks
a. Despotism.
b. Nationalism.
c. War Strategies.
d. Violence and bloodshed.
Ans: b. Nationalism.
Q 372. The first political experiment in liberal democracy took place in: 1 Marks
a. France.
b. Italy.
c. Great Britain.
d. Germany.
Ans: a. France.
Column A Column B
(i) French Revolution (a)Brought the conservative regimes back to power.
(ii) Nationalism (b)Ensured right to property for the privileged class.
(iii)The Treaty of Vienna (c)Transfer of sovereignty from monarch to the French citizens.
(iv)Treaty of (d)Nationalism is an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a
Constantinople nation or nation-state.
a. i – c; ii – d; iii – a; iv – b; v – e.
b. i – d; ii – e; iii – b; iv – a; v – c.
c. i – e; ii – d; iii – c; iv – b; v – a.
d. i – e; ii – a; iii – d; iv – c; v - b.
Ans: b. i – d; ii – e; iii – b; iv – a; v – c.
Q 374. What was the resolution of the Quit India Movement? 1 Marks
a. Resolution demanding the immediate transfer of power to Indians and quit India.
b. Demanding freedom for India.
c. Demanding voting rights.
d. Demanding equal electorates.
Ans: a. Resolution demanding the immediate transfer of power to Indians and quit India.
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Q 375. Name the event that mobilised nationalist feelings among the educated elite across Europe. 1 Marks
a. Restoration of Bourbon kings to power.
b. Greek war of independence.
c. The July Revolution.
d. Installation of constitutional monarchy with Louis Philippe at its head.
Ans: b. Greek war of independence.
Q 376. Which out of the following was not a feature of the economic situation which existed in Europe? 1 Marks
a. Migration of population from rural to urban regions.
b. Small producers had to face stiff competition from England.
c. Industrial revolution became more advanced in most countries of Europe.
d. Number of job seekers exceeded the employment opportunities.
Ans: c. Industrial revolution became more advanced in most countries of Europe.
Explanation:
Developments in 19th-century Europe are bounded by two great events.
The French Revolution broke out in 1789, and its effects reverberated throughout much of Europe for
many decades.
Industrial revolution became more advanced in most countries of Europe, was not a feature of the
economic situation which existed in Europe.
Q 377. Was the Round Table Conference in London successful for Gandhi? 1 Marks
a. Yes, the demands were agreed to.
b. Partial agreements were made.
c. No, the negotiations broke down and Gandhi returned disappointed.
d. Gandhi was treated disrespectfully.
Ans: c. No, the negotiations broke down and Gandhi returned disappointed.
Q 378. Gandhiji agreed to participate in a Round Table Conference in London in: 1 Marks
a. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
b. Poona Pact.
c. Lahore Pact.
d. Gandhi-Simon Pact.
Ans: a. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
Q 379. Which German philosopher claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the 1 Marks
German people?
a. Johann Gottfried.
b. Mazzini.
c. Count Cavour.
d. Napoleon.
Ans: a. Johann Gottfried.
Explanation:
He was Johann Gottfried.
Q 380. When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa? 1 Marks
a. 1920
b. 1915
c. 1921
d. 1914
Ans: b. 1915
Q 381. Who, among the following was the author of the famous book 'Hind Swaraj'? 1 Marks
A. Shaukat Ali.
B. Subhas Chandra Bose.
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
D. Mahatma Gandhi.
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Ans: D. Mahatma Gandhi.
Q 382. Romanticism refers which of the following? 1 Marks
a. Cultural movement
b. Religious movement
c. Political movement
d. Literary movement
Ans: a. Cultural movement
Explanation:
Romanticism was an artistic, intellectual and cultural movement that ran from the late eighteenth
century through the nineteenth century.
Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of the precepts of order, calm, harmony, balance, idealization,
and rationality that typified Classicism in general and late 18th-century.
Q 383. Suffrage means the right to ______. 1 Marks
a. Vote
b. Freedom
c. Equality
d. Property
Ans: a. Vote
Explanation:
Suffrage means the right to Vote. Suffrage, in representative government, the right to vote in electing
public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation.
Q 384. Which one of the following types of government was functioning in France before the revolution of 1 Marks
1789?
a. Dictatorship.
b. Military.
c. Body of French Citizen.
d. Monarchy.
Ans: d. Monarchy.
Q 385. At Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur, a peaceful demonstration in a bazaar turned into a: 1 Marks
a. Violent clash with the Britishers.
b. Violent clash among themselves.
c. Violent clash with the police.
Ans: d. Violent clash with the police.
Explanation:
It turned out into a violent clash between the police and the people.
Q 386. Which British officer open-fired at the Jallianwala Bagh congregation? 1 Marks
a. Sir John Simon.
b. General Dyer.
c. Montgomery.
d. Mountbatten.
Ans: b. General Dyer.
Q 387. Who was responsible for the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh incidence on 13th April, 1919 at Amritsar? 1 Marks
a. Warren Hastings.
b. General Dyer.
c. Lord Cornwallis.
d. William Bentick.
Ans: b. General Dyer.
Q 388. Who was given the name the ‘Mad Bonze’ by the French? 1 Marks
a. Phan Boi Chau
b. Nguyen Anh
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c. Huynh Phu So
d. Kennedy
Ans: c. Huynh Phu So
Q 389. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was willing to give up the demand for separate electorates: 1 Marks
a. If Muslims were included in the Second Round Table Conference.
b. If Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly.
c. If Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to
population in the Muslim-dominated provinces.
Ans: c. If Muslims were assured reserved seats in the Central Assembly and representation in proportion to
population in the Muslim-dominated provinces.
Explanation:
Jinnah give up the demand for separate electorates if Muslims were assured reserved in the Central
Assembly.
Q 390. What did liberalism mean to the middle class in europe? 1 Marks
a. End of aristocracy
b. End of conservatism
c. Freedom of the individual and equality of all before law,
d. Universal adult franchise
Ans: c. Freedom of the individual and equality of all before law,
Explanation:
For the Middle Class of Europe, Liberalism stood for the freedom for the individual and equality before
the law.
It also focused the inviolability of private property. It also stood for the end of autocracy and clerical
privileges, and also for a constitution and representative government through parliment.
Q 391. Who is the Prophet of the unification of Italy? 1 Marks
a. Mazzini
b. Napoleon Bonaparte
c. Count Cavour
d. Robespierre
Ans: a. Mazzini
Explanation:
Mazzini is called 'Prophet of Italian Unification'. He established Young Italy movement.
He preached the idea that Italian unification can only be possible with the foreign help and Austria is
the biggest obstacle to unification.
Q 392. The Chief Minister who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was: 1 Marks
a. Victor Emmanuel II.
b. William II.
c. Giuseppe.
d. Cavour.
Ans: d. Cavour.
Explanation:
He was Cavour.
Q 393. Which areas did Gandhi organise the satyagraha? 1 Marks
a. Champaran in Bihar and Ahmedabad.
b. Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.
c. Kheda district of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.
d. Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat.
Ans: b. Champaran in Bihar, Kheda district of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.
Q 394. Who made the famous remark 'When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold'? 1 Marks
a. Mazzini.
b. Metternich.
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c. Garibaldi.
d. Louis Philippe.
Ans: b. Metternich.
Q 395. The painting “The Dream of worldwide Democratic and Social Republics” was prepared by whom? 1 Marks
a. Giuseppe Mazzini.
b. Frederic Sorrieu.
c. Henry Patullo.
d. Duke Metternich.
Ans: b. Frederic Sorrieu.
Q 396. When and where was the Non-Cooperation program adopted by the Congress? 1 Marks
a. At Bombay in December 1920
b. At Nagpur in December 1920
c. At Surat in December 1920
d. At Calcutta in January 1921
Ans: b. At Nagpur in December 1920
Q 397. ---------------- of 1832 recognised Greece as the independent nation. 1 Marks
a. The Treaty of Versailles.
b. The Congress of Vienna.
c. The Treaty of Constantinople.
d. The Treaty of Geneva.
Ans: c. The Treaty of Constantinople.
Q 398. What did the Crescent moon on the flag represent? 1 Marks
a. Light for the nation.
b. Hindus & Muslims.
c. Unity of the nation.
d. Muslim representation.
Ans: b. Hindus & Muslims.
Q 399. Which of the following situations in India were the result of the First World War? 1 Marks
a. Income taxes were introduced.
b. All of the above-mentioned situations took place as a result of the First World War.
c. There was widespread anger in villages due to forced recruitment.
d. Custom duties were increased.
Ans: b. All of the above-mentioned situations took place as a result of the First World War.
Q 400. Name the artist who painted the image of Germania. 1 Marks
a. Frederic Sorrien.
b. Philip Veit.
c. Ernst Renan.
d. None of these.
Ans: b. Philip Veit.
Q 401. The nation is most often symbolised in which of the forms? 1 Marks
a. History and fiction.
b. Figures or images.
c. Popular prints.
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d. Folklore or songs.
Ans: b. Figures or images.
Q 402. Which of the following reforms made the whole system in France more rational and efficient? 1 Marks
a. Administrative reform.
b. Social reform.
c. Economic reform.
d. Political reform.
Ans: a. Administrative reform.
Q 403. To launch broad based movement in India, who felt the need to bring Hindus and Muslims close 1 Marks
together?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru.
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
c. Mahatma Gandhi.
d. Lala Lajpat Rai.
Ans: c. Mahatma Gandhi.
Q 404. Who was the President of the Muslim League in 1930? 1 Marks
a. Sir Muhammad Iqbal
b. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
c. Mr M.A. Jinnah
d. Maulana Azad
Ans: a. Sir Muhammad Iqbal
Q 405. Which of the following aspect best signifies this image of ‘The courier of Rhineland’? 1 Marks
a. Victories of Napoleon.
b. Difficulties faced by Napoleon.
c. Losses of Napoleon.
d. Journey of Napoleon.
Ans: c. Losses of Napoleon.
Q 406. ______ believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society should be preserved. 1 Marks
a. Liberals.
b. Democrats.
c. Conservatives.
Ans: c. Conservatives.
Q 407. A vision of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to actually exist refers to: 1 Marks
a. Absolutist.
b. Utopian.
c. Suffrage.
d. Plebiscite.
Ans: b. Utopian.
Explanation:
It refers to Utopian.
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Q 408. Who created the image of Bharat Mata for the first time? 1 Marks
b. Abhanindranath Tagore
c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: c. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Explanation:
The image was first created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
In the1870s he wrote Vande Mataram as a hymn to the motherland.
Bengal.
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Q 1. When did the French Revolution start? 1 Marks

a. This image is from English caricature of 1859.

a. Round table conference at London.

Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?

a. A map explaining the sea routes used in 18th century by Europeans.

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