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The Rise of Nationalism in Europe MCQ

1. In Prussia, who was referred to as ‘Junkers’?

(a) Military officials (b) Large landowners
(c) Factory owners (d) Aristocratic nobles
Ans: d
2. For the middle class of Europe, the most important feature of Liberalism was
(a) Abolition of conservatism.
(b) Right to be liberal and educated.
(c) Individual freedom and equality before law
(d) Representative government.
Ans: c
3. Romanticism refers to
(a) Cultural movement (b) Religious movement
(c) Political movement (d) Literary movement
Ans: a
4. Who among the following was proclaimed the first King of United Italy?
(a) Nicholas II (b) King George II
(c) Wilhelm IV (d) Victor Emmanuel II
Ans: d
5. A large number of people were hostile to the Napoleonic code because
(a) It was not suitable for all.
(b) It destroyed the special privileges of the rulers.
(c) Administrative changes did not go hand-in-hand with political freedom.
(d) None of the above.
Ans: c
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6. Who, among the following, hosted the Congress at Vienna in 1815?

(a) King of the Netherlands (b) Giuseppe Mazzini
(c) Duke Metternich (d) Otto von Bismarck
Ans: c
7. Which one of the following statements is false regarding the Act of Union 1707?
(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
8. Who among the following formed the secret society called ‘Young Italy’.
(a) Otto von Bismarck (b) Giuseppe Mazzini
(c) Metternich (d) Johann Gottfried Herder
Ans: b
9. Identify and mark the incorrect response. The Napoleonic Code
(a) did away with all the privileges based on ‘birth and established equality.
(b) Destroyed feudalism in France.
(c) Formulated codes for the army.
(d) Ensured right to property for the privileged class.
Ans: c
10. Who among the following was known as ‘Colons?’
(a) French citizens living in Vietnam (b) French citizens living in France
(c) Educated people of Vietnam (d) Elites of Vietnam
Ans: a
11. Which one of the following states was ruled by an Italian princely house before
the unification of Italy?
(a) Kingdom of Two Sicilies (b) Lombardy
(c) Venetia (d) Sardinia-Piedmont
Ans: d

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12. Which one of the following statements is not true about Giuseppe Mazzini?
(a) He wanted the united Italian Republic.
(b) He founded an underground society called ‘Young Italy’.
(c) He wanted Italy to be a monarchy.
(d) He was exiled for attempting a revolution in Liguria.
Ans: c
13. At which of the following places was the Frankfurt Assembly convened
(a) At the church of St. Paul.
(b) At the church of St. Peters.
(c) At the palace of Prussia.
(d) At the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.
Ans: d
14. Who was the king of France at the time of French Revolution?
a) Louis XVI b) Czar Nicolas
c) Marie Antoniate d) Edward II
Ans: a
15. In which century nationalism emerged in Europe
a) 19th century b) 20th century
c) 17th century d) 16th century
Ans: a
16. Which one was not included in the Balkan Region?
a) Spain b) Serbia
c) Bosnia Herzegovina d) Croatia
Ans: a
17. Who said that, Italy was merely a geographical expression?
a) Metternich b) Napoleon
c) Cavour d) Guizot
Ans: a
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18. United Kingdom of Great Britain came into existence in the year -
a) 1807 b) 1789 c) 1798 d) 1707
Ans: d
19. Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron for national unification?
a) Otto Von Bismarck b) Garibaldi
c) Metternich d) Mazzini
Ans: a
20. Zollverein was a __________
a) Custom union b) Diplomatic institution
c) Trade union d) Administrative union
Ans: a
21. Who said Cavour, Mazzini, and Garibaldi: three her brain, her soul, her
sword?
a) Victor Emmanuel b) Louis XVIII
c) George Meredith d) Guizot
Ans: c
22. Name the state which led the process of Italian unification?
a) Sardinia Piedmont b) Rome
c) Prussia d) Vienna
Ans: a
23. Which year was known as the year of dear bread?
a) 1815 b) 1848 c) 1830 d) 1815
Ans: b
24. Vienna Congress was convened in 1815 for what purpose?
a) To restore conservative regime in Europe.
b) To declare completion of German Unification.
c) To declare war against France.
d) To start the process of Italian unification.
Ans: a
25. Who was Frederick Sorrieu?

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a) A Revolutionary b) King of Frame

c) Chancellor of Austria d) French Artist
Ans: d

26. Who founded the revolutionary militia Red Shirt?

a) Garibaldi b) Wilson
c) Tsar Alexander II d) Metternich
Ans: a
27. What was Helairia Philike?
a) A Secret Society b) A Political Party
c) An Allegori d) A custom Union
Ans: a
28. Napoleonic Code was introduced in the year of
a) 1804 b) 1805 c) 1807 d) 1809
Ans: a
29. Who followed the policy of Golden Mean?
a) Louis Philippe b) Mazzini
c) Metternich d) Duke of Orleans
Ans: a
30. After the Vienna Congress, a number of Polish priests were sent to Siberia by the
Russian authorities for
a) Not preaching in Russian language
b) Bringing religious reform in Siberia
c) Opposing constitutional reforms
d) Holding secret meetings
Ans: a
31. The convention parliament of England decided the following after the Glorious
Revolution
a) Jamess daughter Marry II and her husband William III would jointly rule the
country
b) The Monarch would be a subject to a parliament
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c) That the parliament would set out the Bill of Rights

d) All the above
Ans: d

32. Civil code of 1804, enforced throughout the French territories

a) Secured right to property
b) Established equality before law
c) Abolished privileges based on birth
d) All the options
Ans: d
33. The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe, after 1871, was an area
called:
a) Balkans b) Prussia c) Ottoman d) Macedonia
Ans: a
34. What is an allegory?
a) Abstract idea b) Idealistic state
c) Art form d) Song
Ans: a
35. What were the contributions of the Grimm Brothers in nation-building?
a) Fairytales b) Folk dances c) Operas d) Music
Ans: a
36. What was the famous expedition carried out by Giuseppe Garibaldi called?
a) Expedition of the Thousand to South Italy
b) Young Italy in Marseilles
c) Young Europe in Berne
d) None of the options
Ans: a
37. Name the act which resulted in the formation of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain.
a) The Act of Union, 1707 b) Tax Reform Act, 1784
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c) Commutation Act, 1784 d) None of the options

Ans: a
38. Who was proclaimed the King of United Italy, in 1861?
a) Victor Emmanuel II b) Giuseppe Garibaldi
c) Giuseppe Mazzini d) Cavour
Ans: a
39. What was Young Italy?
a) Secret society b) Vision of Italy
c) National anthem of Italy d) None of the options
Ans: a
40. Who were the Junkers?
a) Large landowners b) Soldiers
c) Aristocracy d) Weavers
Ans: a
41. Women were admitted in the Frankfurt parliament convened in the Church of St
Paul, but only as:
a) Observers b) Guards c) Waitresses d) Opposition
Ans: a
42. What did weavers in Silesia, in 1845, revolt against?
a) Contractors who didn’t pay them enough
b) Insufficient supply of raw material
c) Bad quality raw material
d) None of the options
Ans: a
43. What was the result of Polish being used as the medium of instruction for
preaching in all Church gatherings, in late eighteenth century?
a) Followers were sent to Siberia
b) Followers were tortured
c) Preachers were forced to preach in Russian
d) Priests and bishops were jailed

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Ans: d
44. How did Karol Kurpinski celebrate the national struggle?
a) Books b) Plays c) Operas d) Poetry
Ans: c
45. Who was Frederic sorrieu?
a) A Philosopher b) A Painter c) A Politician d) A Revolutionaries
Ans: b
45. Which of the following is true with reference to Romanticism?
a) Concept of government by consent
b) Freedom for the individual
c) Cultural movement
d) Freedom of markets
Ans: c
46. What was the basic philosophy of the conservatives?
a) They opposed monarchical forms.
b) They were the 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
47. Who was count Cavour?
a) The chief Minister of Italy b) Revolutionary of Germany
c) A catholic missionary d) The chancellor of Germany
Ans: a
48. Which of the following state lead the unification of Germany?
a) Bavaria b) Prussia c) Rhineland d) Hanover
Ans: b
49. Who hosted the congress of Vienna in 1815?
a) Cavour b) King victor Emanuel
c) Bismarck d) Duke Metternich

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Ans: Duke Metternich

50. What was this main objective of the treaty of Vienna of 1815?
a) To undo the changes brought about in Europe during Napoleonic war.
b) To plan the unification of Germany
c) To restore the democracy in Europe
d) To overthrow the Bourbon dynasty
Ans: To undo the changes brought about in Europe during Napoleonic war

51. Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation?

a) Treaty of Versailles b) Treaty of Constantinople
c) Treaty of Frankfurt d) Treaty of Vienna
Ans: Treaty of Constantinople
52. At which of the following places was the Frankfurt assembly convened?
a) At the palace of Prussia
b) At the half of Mirrors in palace of Versailles.
c) At the church of st Peters
d) At the church of St panli
Ans: At the church of St panli
53. What marked Greece as an independent nation?
a) Treaty of Constantinople, 1832 b) Treaty of Vienna, 1815
c) Treaty of Versailles, 1871 d) None of the options
Ans: Treaty of Constantinople, 1832
54. Who said, When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold?
a) Metternich b) T S Eliot c) Lord Byron d) Giuseppe
Ans: Metternich
55. Name the Italian revolutionary from Genoa.
a) Giuseppe Mazzini b) Johann Gottfried
c) Metternich d) None of the options
Ans: Giuseppe Mazzini
56. What major issue was criticized against by the liberal nationalists?
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a) Censorship laws to control the press

b) Preservation of the Church
c) A modern army
d) Efficient bureaucracy
Ans: Censorship laws to control the press
57. When were the Conservatives Regimes set up?
a) 1815 b) 1820 c) 1830 d) 1832
Ans: 1815
58. Why was the kingdom of Netherlands, which included Belgium, set up in the
North?
a) To prevent French expansion
b) To curb government activities
c) To control censorship laws
d) Both To control censorship laws and to curb government activities
Ans: To prevent French expansion
59. Why was the Treaty of Vienna drawn up in 1815?
a) To restore the monarchies
b) To abolish tariff barriers
c) To divide the German Confederation of 39 states
d) None of the options
Ans: To restore the monarchies
60. What led to the abolishing of the tariff barriers in the German-speaking regions of
Europe and the reduction of currencies?
a) Formation of the Customs Union
b) Abolition of feudalism
c) Formation of traditional institutions
d) State power
Ans: Formation of the Customs Union
61. What was viewed as obstacle to economic change and growth by new commercial
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a) Customs duties b) Limited suffrage

c) Absence of railways d) Reduced status of women
Ans: Customs duties
62. A merchant traveling from Hamburg to Nuremberg, in the first half of the
nineteenth century, had to pass through how many customs barriers to sell his
goods?
a) 11 b) 9 c) 10 d) 20
Ans: 11
63. What territories did the Hapsburg Empire rule over?
a) Both Austria and Hungary b) Hungary
c) Austria d) Romania
Ans: Both Austria and Hungary
64. When did Napoleon invade Italy?
a) 1797 b) 1905 c) 1795 d) 1821
Ans: 1797
65. What seemed to outweigh the advantages of the administrative changes in
Europe?
a) Forced conscription into French armies
b) Increased prices
c) Laws that was not uniform
d) Movement and exchange of goods
Ans: Forced conscription into French armies
66. What did the Napoleonic Code of 1804 spell out?
a) All the options b) Wiping out privileges by birth
c) Right to property d) Equality before law
Ans: All the options
67. In revolutionary France, who were granted exclusive rights to vote?
a) Property-owning men b) All women
c) Property-owning women d) All men
Ans: Property-owning men

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68. The word das volk refers to

a) Common people of France b) Common people of Italy
c) Common people of Germany d) Common people of Russia
Ans: Common people of Germany
69. Giuseppe Mazzini was described as ‘the most dangerous enemy of our social
order’ by
a) Metternich b) Giuseppe Garibaldi
c) William I d) Hitler
Ans: Metternich
70. The theory that tries to make awareness of women’s rights and interests based on
the belief of the social, economic and political equality of the genders is known as
a) Humanism b) Feminism
c) Post modernism d) Culturalism
Ans: Feminism
71. The civil code of 1804 was usually known as
a) The Bismarck Code. b) The Napoleonic Code.
c) The National Code. d) The Social Code.
Ans: The Napoleonic Code
72. La patrie, one of the ideas used during the French Revolution to emphasize the
notion of a united community, means
a) Holy land b) Fatherland
c) Motherland d) United land
Ans: Fatherland
73. ‘When France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold.’ was observed by
a) Duke Metternich b) Napoleon
c) Otto von Bismarck d) William I
Ans: Duke Metternich
74. A nation is described as a community of people who believe that they have a
common
a) Homeland b) Birthplace

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c) History d) Common area

Ans: History
75. In Ireland a revolt by Catholic Irishmen in the year 1798 was led by
a) Milton Booth b) Wolfe Tone
c) McGregor d) Potemkin
Ans: Wolfe Tone
76. The first clear expression of nationalism came with
a) The American Revolution b) The French Revolution.
c) The Russian Revolution d) The Chinese Revolution
Ans: The French Revolution.
77. To further their imperialist aims, European powers manipulated the
a) Nationalist aspiration of subjects.
b) Resources of colonies.
c) Political power.
d) Economic power.
Ans: Nationalist aspiration of subjects.
78. Among the following which section was not included in the European middle
class?
a) Nobles b) Businessmen
c) Industrialists d) Professionals
Ans: Nobles
79. Who among the following was proclaimed the first king of united Italy?
a) Victor Emmanuel II b) King George II
c) Kaiser William I d) Nicholas II
Ans: Victor Emmanuel II
80. Who said when France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold?
a) Metternich b) Cavour
c) Victor Emmanuel II d) Bismarck
Ans: Metternich

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81. At which of the following places was the Frankfurt assembly convened?
a) At the church of St. Paul
b) At the church of St. Peters
c) At the hall of Mirrors in palace of Versailles.
d) At the palace of Prussia
Ans: At the church of St. Paul
82. Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation?
a) Treaty of Constantinople b) Treaty of Versailles
c) Treaty of Vienna d) Treaty of Frankfurt
Ans: Treaty of Constantinople
83. What was the main objective of the treaty of Vienna of 1815?
a) To undo the changes brought about in Europe during Napoleonic war.
b) To plan the unification of Germany
c) To restore the democracy in Europe.
d) To overthrow the Bourbon dynasty
Ans: To undo the changes brought about in Europe during Napoleonic war.
84. Who hosted the congress of Vienna in 1815?
a) Duke Metternich b) Bismarck
c) King Victor Emmanuel d) Cavour
Ans: Duke Metternich
85. Which of the following state lead the unification of Germany?
a) Prussia b) Bavaria
c) Rhineland d) Hanover
Ans: Prussia
86. Who was count Cavour?
a) The chief Minister of Italy b) Revolutionary of Germany
c) A catholic missionary d) The chancellor of Germany
Ans: The chief Minister of Italy
87. What was the basic philosophy of the conservatives?

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a) They stressed the importance of tradition and established institutions and

customs.
b) They wanted to glorify folk art and vernacular language
c) They were the supporters of democracy
d) They opposed monarchical forms.
Ans: They stressed the importance of tradition and established institutions and
customs.
88. Which of the following is true with reference to Romanticism?
a) Cultural movement b) Freedom for the individual
c) Concept of government by consent d) Freedom of markets
Ans: Cultural movement
89. Who was Frederic Sorrieu?
a) A Painter b) A Philosopher
c) A Revolutionary d) A Politician
Ans: A Painter
90. What do the saints, angels and Christ symbolize in the Utopian vision?
a) Fraternity among nations b) Equality among people
c) Freedom of nations d) Resentment against nations
Ans: Fraternity among nations
91. When and who prepared a series of four prints visualizing a world made up of
democratic and social Republics?
a) 1848, Frederic Sorrieu b) 1804, Napoleon
c) 1815, Duke Metternich d) None of the options
Ans: 1848, Frederic Sorrieu
92. The term absolutist is referred to:
a) Monarchical government b) Abstract theory
c) None of the options d) A vision
Ans: Monarchical government
93. Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom in
a) 1801 b) 1717 c) 1866 d) 1896

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Ans: 1801
94. United Kingdom of Great Britain came into existence in 1770 after
a) Scotland was merged into England
b) Ireland was merged into England
c) The Welch population was given voting rights
d) The Union Jack was introduced
Ans: Scotland was merged into England
95. The convention parliament of England decided the following after the Glorious
Revolution
a) All the options
b) Jamess daughter Marry II and her husband William III would jointly rule the
country
c) The Monarch would be a subject to a parliament
d) That the parliament would set out the Bill of Rights
Ans: All the options
96. Who was the king of England during the Glorious Revolution?
a) James II b) William IV c) Charles I d) Henry III
Ans: James II
97. Which among the following is known as the Glorious Revolution in the history of
Europe?
a) The British Revolution of 1688
b) The unification of Germany in 1871
c) The unification of Italy in 1860
d) The Greek struggle for independence, 1821
Ans: The British Revolution of 1688
98. Who led the Italian army against the Spanish rulers of the kingdom of two
Sicillies in 1960?
a) Garibaldi b) Cavour c) Bismarck d) Mazzini
Ans: Garibaldi
99. Who succeeded in gathering French support for Italy for defeating Austria in
1859?
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a) Count Cavour b) Victor Emmanuel II

c) Giuseppe Mazzini d) Giuseppe Garibaldi
Ans: Count Cavour
100. Who formed Young Italy for unification of his country?
a) Giuseppe Mazzini b) Count Cavour
c) Giuseppe Garibaldi d) Victor Emmanuel
Ans: Giuseppe Mazzini
101. The unification of Germany took place in 1871 under the leadership of
a) Kaiser William I and his chief minister Otto von Bismarck
b) Monarch Wilhelm IV and his chief minister Garibaldi
c) Bismarck and Garibaldi
d) Mazzini and Garibaldi
Ans: Kaiser William I and his chief minister Otto von Bismarck
102. During the Frankfurt Parliament held in St. Paul church on 18 May 1848, women
were allowed to
a) Stand in the visitors gallery b) Participate in drafting constitution
c) Vote
d) They were not allowed to enter the premises
Ans: Stand in the visitors gallery
103. Freidrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia rejected the terms of the Frankfurt
Parliament because
a) The constitution made by the parliament wanted the monarch to become a
subject to a parliament
b) The parliament did not have the support of the aristocracy and military heads
c) The members of the parliament were not elected representatives of German
people
d) The parliament did not have women representatives
Ans: The constitution made by the parliament wanted the monarch to become a
subject to a parliament
104. Paris witnessed an upheaval in 1848 which forced monarch Louis Philippe to
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a) Tax rise b) Food shortage and unemployment

c) Industrial crisis d) Drain of wealth
Ans: Tax rise
105. After the Vienna Congress, a number of Polish priests were sent to Siberia by the
Russian authorities for
a) Not preaching in Russian language
b) Bringing religious reform in Siberia
c) Opposing constitutional reforms
d) Holding secret meetings
Ans: Not preaching in Russian language
106. After Napoleons defeat, the territories of Poland were distributed among
a) Russia, Prussia and Austria b) Austria, England and Prussia
c) France, England and Prussia d) England, Prussia and Russia
Ans: Russia, Prussia and Austria
107. Johan Gottfried, a German philosopher, believed that the true German culture
was to be discovered
a) Among the common people b) In classical German literature
c) In fairy tales d) In Indian literature
Ans: Among the common people

108. After the defeat of Napoleon, which dynasty was restored in France?
a) Bourbon b) Ottoman
c) None of the options d) Hapsburg
Ans: Bourbon
109. After the defeat of Napoleon a congress was held in Vienna in which Russia,
Britain, Prussia and Austria participated. Who hosted this meet?
a) Metternich b) Bismarck
c) Garibaldi d) Mazzini
Ans: Metternich

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110. The European powers that defeated Napoleon included

a) Both Britain and Russia and Prussia and Austria
b) France and Netherlands
c) Prussia and Austria
d) Britain and Russia
Ans: Both Britain and Russia and Prussia and Austria
111. The conservatives were of the opinion that
a) Monarchy and churches should be preserved
b) Pre-revolution administration should be re-established
c) Feudalism should be restored
d) Monarchies were dangerous for nation-state
Ans: Monarchy and churches should be preserved
112. Which of the following statements about economic nationalism are true?
a) It was supported by the middle class
b) It was promoted by liberal nationalists
c) It was supported by Napoleon
d) None of the options
Ans: It was supported by the middle class
113. Zollverein, formed by Prussia and joined by many of the German states was a
a) Custom union b) German police
c) German army d) Trade union
Ans: Custom union
114. Which of the following was not a demand of the liberals?
a) Universal suffrage b) Representative Government
c) Inviolability of private property d) Freedom of Markets
Ans: Universal suffrage
115. Liberal nationalism, which dominated Europe in early nineteenth century
supported
a) All the options b) Demand for constitution

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c) Personal freedom
d) Abolishing privileges of aristocracy and clergy
Ans: All the options
116. During Eighteenth century which language was spoken by the aristocrats in
Europe?
a) French b) Greek c) English d) Dutch
Ans: French
117. Which of the following were parts of Hapsburg Empire?
a) Croatia, Sardinia, Greece, Poland, Austria-Hungary
b) Sudetenland, Austria-Hungary, Lombardy, Venetia
c) Galicia, Carniola, Bohemia, Lombardy, Venetia
d) Austria-Hungary, Bohemia, Lombardy, Venetia
Ans: Croatia, Sardinia, Greece, Poland, Austria-Hungary
118. Napoleons invasions were resented in several countries due to
a) Increased taxes, censorship and forced conscription into army
b) Dominance of aristocracy and army in administration
c) Poor administration, restricted trade, language issues
d) Growth of the feeling of nationalism
Ans: Increased taxes, censorship and forced conscription into army
119. Civil code of 1804, enforced throughout the French territories
a) All the options b) Secured right to property
c) Established equality before law d) Abolished privileges based on birth
Ans: All the options
120. On the pretext of helping people of Europe to become nations, France plundered
neighbouring territories. Which of the following faced French aggression during
1790?
a) Holland, Switzerland, Brussels, Mainz, Milan and Warsaw
b) Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Prussia, Macedonia, Croatia
c) Spain, Holland, Switzerland, Poland, Prussia, Austria
d) Switzerland, Poland, Macedonia, Croatia, Sardinia

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Ans: Holland, Switzerland, Brussels, Mainz, Milan and Warsaw

121. Which of the following were not introduced by French revolution?
a) Democracy and universal Suffrage
b) Universal right of a man
c) Participative administration and election
d) Constitution and equality before law
Ans: Democracy and universal Suffrage
122. Which one of the following was not a part of the concept of nationstate?
a) Freedom from monarchy
b) Sovereignty
c) National identity based on culture and history
d) Clearly defined boundary
Ans: Freedom from monarchy

Nationalism in India MCQ

1. Which of the following was the reason for calling off the Non-cooperation
Movement by Gandhiji?
(a) Pressure from the British Government
(b) Second Round Table Conference
(c) Gandhiji’s arrest (d) Chauri-Chaura incident
Ans: d
2. Who was the writer of the book ‘Hind Swaraj’?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jawahar Lai Nehru
Answer: C
3. A form of demonstration used in the Non-cooperation Movement in which people
block the entrance to a shop, factory or office is
(a) Boycott (b) Begar (c) Picketing (d) Bandh
Answer: C

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4. Which of the following was Mahatma Gandhi’s novel method of fighting against
the British?
(a) He used violent method of stone pelting.
(b) He used arson to bum down government offices.
(c) He fought with the principle of ‘an eye for an eye’.
(d) He practised open defiance of law, peaceful demonstration, satyagraha and
non-violence
Answer: D
5. Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’?
(a) Alluri Sitaram Raju
(b) Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: B
6. Who among the following two leaders led the Khilafat Movement?
(a) Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali
(b) Gandhiji and Sardar Patel
(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: A
7. Which party did not boycott the Council elections held in the year 1921?
(a) Swaraj Party (b) Justice Party
(c) Muslim League (d) Congress Party
Answer: B
8. Khilafat Committee was formed in 1919 in the city of
(a) Bombay (b) Calcutta (c) Lucknow (d) Amritsar
Answer: A

9. Who formed the ‘Swaraj Party’ within the Congress?

(a) Jawahar Lai Nehru and Motilal Nehru
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(b) Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
Answer: D
10. Which one of the following Viceroys announced a vague offer of dominion status
for India in October 1929?
(a) Lord Mountbatten (b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Irwin (d) None of these
Answer: C
11. Baba Ramchandra, a sanyasi, was the leader of which of the following
movements?
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Militant Guerrilla Movement of Andhra Pradesh
(c) Peasants’ Movement of Awadh
(d) Plantation Workers’ Movement in Assam
Answer: C
12. Where was Gandhis ashram located?
a) Sabarmati b) Dandi c) Allahabad d) Nagpur
Answer: Sabarmati
13. Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association?
a) B.R. Ambedkar b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Subhash Chandra Bose d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
14. Who were the Sanatanis?
a) High-caste Hindus b) Saints
c) Dalits d) None of the options
Answer: High-caste Hindus
15. What led to the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Violation of Salt Tax by Gandhi
b) Arrival of the Simon Commission
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c) Working at the firm without payments

d) Fall in demand for agricultural goods
Answer: Violation of Salt Tax by Gandhi
16. What was the main problem with the Simon Commission?
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
Answer: It was an all British commission
17. What was the effect of the Non-cooperation movement on the plantation workers
in Assam?
a) They left the plantations and headed home
b) They went on strike
c) They destroyed the plantations
d) None of the options
Answer: They left the plantations and headed home
18. What did the term begar mean?
a) Labour without payment b) Payment of wages
c) High rents demanded by landlords d) None of the options
Answer: Labour without payment
19. Who led the peasants in Awadh?
a) Baba Ramchandra b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) None of the options
Answer: Baba Ramchandra
20. What did the term picket refer to?
a) Protest by blocking shop entrances b) Stealing from shops
c) Import of goods d) Boycott of clothes and goods
Answer: Protest by blocking shop entrances
21. What did Mahatma Gandhi in his book, Hind Swaraj, declare?

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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
Answer: British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them
22. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume?
a) Detention of political prisoners without trial
b) Forced recruitment in the army
c) Forced manual labour
d) Equal pay for equal work
Answer: Detention of political prisoners without trial
23. When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
a) 1915 b) 1913 c) 1919 d) 1921
Answer: 1915
24. The famous book of Gandhiji is
a) Main Kampf b) My Experiments with truth
c) Hind Swaraj d) Discovery of India
Answer: Main Kampf
25. Which of the following formed the Khilafat Committee in Bombay?
a) Ali Brothers b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan d) Surendra Nath Banerjee
Answer: Ali Brothers
26. In which city Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy took place?
a) Amritsar b) Lahore c) Agra d) Meerut
Answer: Amritsar
27. Which among the following was the reason for Indian opposition to the Rowlatt
Act (1919)?
a) It authorised the government to imprison people without trial
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c) It gave the govt. enormous powers

d) Local leaders were picked up
Answer: It authorised the government to imprison people without trial
28. Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was launched by Gandhiji against
a) Indigo planters b) High revenue demand
c) Mill owners d) Salt tax
Answer: Indigo planters
29. Satyagraha was
a) Pure soul force b) Weapon of the week
c) Physical force d) Force of arms
Answer: pure soul force
30. In which year did Gandhiji return to India from South Africa?
a) Jan. 1915 b) Feb. 1916 c) Jan. 1916 d) Feb. 1915
Answer: Jan. 1915
31. Which among the following was the prime factor in the emergence of modern
nationalism in India?
a) Anti-colonial movement b) New symbols
c) New ideas d) Icons
Answer: Anti-colonial movement
32. The Tonkin Free School was started in Vietnam in 1907. It provided
a) Western-style education to Vietnamese
b) Basic education to Vietnamese
c) Health education to Vietnamese
d) Moral education to Vietnamese
Answer: Western-style education to Vietnamese
33. W hat were the French citizens living in Vietnam called?
a) Junkers b) Colons c) French d) Vietnamese
Answer: Colons
34. When was the Tonkin Free School started?

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a) 1907 b) 1905 c) 1908 d) 1906

Answer: 1907
35. When did Ho Chi Minh form the Vietnamese Communist Party?
a) 1931 b) 1930 c) 1932 d) 1934
Answer: 1930
36. Who was given the name the ‘Mad Bonze’ by the French?
a) Phan Boi Chau b) Nguyen Anh
c) Huynh Phu So d) Kennedy
Answer: Huynh Phu So
37. Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 the peasants were not permitted to
a) Leave their plantation without permission
b) Leave their village
c) Settle in the city
d) Allow the women to leave farmlands without permission
Answer: Leave their plantation without permission
38. Hind Swaraj was written by?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Abul Kalam Azad
c) Sardar Patel d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
39. What kind of movement was launched by the tribal peasants of Gudem Hills in
Andhra Pradesh?
a) Militant Guerrilla Movement b) Satyagraha Movement
c) Non-Violent Movement d) None of the options.
Answer: Militant Guerrilla Movement
40. What does the term Khalifa refer?
a) Spiritual leader of the Muslim
b) Sultan of a Muslim country
c) Nawab of a Muslim state
d) Badshah of Mughal period

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Answer: Spiritual leader of the Muslim

41. Why was the Round Table Conference held in England?
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.
Answer: To discuss the provisions of future Indian Constitution.
42. Why did Gandhiji organise a Satyagraha in Ahmedabad Mill in 1918?
a) To demand for a higher wages for workers.
b) To protest against the poor working condition in the factory.
c) To protest against high revenue demand.
d) None of the options.
Answer: To demand for a higher wages for workers.
43. By what name were the dalits referred by Gandhiji?
a) Harijans b) Untouchables c) Shudras d) Achchuts
Answer: Harijans
44. Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?
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.
Answer: It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial
45. By whom was the first image of Bharatmata painted?
a) Abanindranath Tagore b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Ravi Verma d) Nandalal Bose
Answer: Abanindranath Tagore
46. By whom was the Swaraj Party formed?
a) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
b) Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel

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c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

d) Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
47. Which of the following in true with reference of Satyagraha?
a) It emphasized the muscle power
b) It emphasized the Power of truth
c) Gandhiji successfully fought the racist regime of South Africa with the novel
method.
a) Only A is true b) Only B is true
c) Both A and B are true d) Both B and C are true
Answer: Both B and C are true
48. At which place congress session of September 1920 held.
a) Nagpur b) Calcutta c) Lahore d) Madras
Answer: Calcutta
49. Who was the leader of the Peasant Movements of Awadh?
a) Alluri sitaram Raju b) Baba Ramchandra
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) None of the above
Answer: Baba Ramchandra
50. Under which act the Plantations workers of Assam were not permitted to leave
the tea garden?
a) The Rowlatt Act b) Cripps Mission
c) The Inland Migration act d) The Inland Emigration act
Answer: The Inland Emigration act
51. Under which act the Plantations workers of Assam were not permitted to leave
the tea garden?
a) CR Das and Motilal Nehru b) CR Das and Jawaharlal Nehru
c) CR Das and Gandhiji d) CR Das and Dr B.R Ambedkar
Answer: CR Das and Motilal Nehru
52. At which of the following place did Gandhiji make salt out of sea water
a) Ahmedabad b) Wardha c) Sabarmati d) Dandi

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Answer: Dandi
53. Who wrote 'Hind Swaraj?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) Jawaharlal Lal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Sardar Patel
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
54. Which incident forced Gandhiji to halt the Non – cooperation movement?
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre b) The Rowlett act
c) Chauri Chaura d) Arrest of Alluri Sitaram Rammaya
Answer: Chauri Chaura

55. Who among the following led the civil disobedience movement in Peshawar?
a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad b) Mohamad Ali
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan d) None of the above
Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
56. Who first created the image of Bharatmata?
a) Abanindranath Tagore b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c) Rabindra nath Tagore d) None of the above
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
57. When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
a) 1913 b) 1919 c) 1915 d) 1921
Answer: 1915
58. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume?
a) Detention of political prisoners without trial
b) Forced recruitment in the army
c) Forced manual labour
d) Equal pay for equal work
Answer: Detention of political prisoners without trial
59. What did Mahatma Gandhi in his book, Hind Swaraj, declare?
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b) British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them

c) British ruled India because they got international support
d) None of these
Answer: British ruled India because Indians cooperated with them
60. What did the term 'picket' refert to?
a) Stealing from shops b) Import of goods
c) Protest by blocking shop entrances d) Boycott of clothes and goods
Answer: Protest by blocking shop entrances
61. Who led the peasants in Awadh?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Baba Ramchandra d) None of these
Answer: Baba Ramchandra
62. What was the effect of the non-cooperation movement on the plantation workers
in Assam?
a) They left the plantations and headed home
b) They went on strike
c) They destroyed the plantations
d) None of these
Answer: They left the plantations and headed home
63. What was the main problem with the Simon Commission?
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 above
Answer: It was an all British commission
64. Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Subhash Chandra Bose
c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar

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65. What moved Abanindranath Tagore to paint the famous image of Bharat Mata?
a) Civil Disobedience Movement b) Swadeshi Movement
c) Quit India Movement d) All of these
Answer: Swadeshi Movement
66. When was the Non-Cooperation programme adopted by the Congress?
a) At Surat in December 1920 b) At Nagpur in December 1920
c) At Calcutta in January 1921 d) At Bombay in December 1920
Answer: At Nagpur in December 1920
67. Who were Indentured labours?
a) Bonded labours
b) Labours who were widely used for the plantations
c) Labours who resided in particular place for more than 5 years
d) None of the above
Answer: Labours who were widely used for the plantations
68. Who wrote the book ‘The History of the Loss of Vietnam’?
a) Phan Boi Chau b) Phan Chu Trinh
c) Huynh Phu So d) Bao Dai
Answer: Phan Boi Chau
69. Who was the founder of Hoa Hao movement?
a) Phan Boi Chau b) Ngo Nguyen Anh
c) Huynh Pho So d) Bao Dai.
Answer: Huynh Pho So
70. Who overthrew the Bao Dai regime?
a) Sun-Yat-Sen b) Nguyen Anh
c) Phan Boi Chau d) Ngo Diem
Answer: Ngo Diem
71. Which one of the following countries is not associated with Indo-China?
a) Thailand b) Vietnam c) Laos d) Cambodia
Answer: Thailand

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72. Which of the following in true with reference of Satyagraha?

(A) It emphasized the muscle power
(B) It emphasized the Power of truth
(C) Gandhiji successfully fought the racist regime of South Africa with the novel
method.
a) Only A is true b) Only B is true
c) Both A and B are true d) Both B and C are true
Answer: Both B and C are true
73. At which place congress session of September 1920 held.
a) Nagpur b) Calcutta c) Lahore d) Madras
Answer: Calcutta
74. Who was the leader of the Peasant Movements of Awadh?
a) Alluri sitaram Raju b) Baba Ramchandra
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) None of the above
Answer: Baba Ramchandra
75. Under which act the Plantations workers of Assam were not permitted to leave
the tea garden?
a) The Rowlatt Act b) Cripps Mission
c) The Inland Migration act d) The Inland Emigration act
Answer: The Inland Emigration act
76. Name the leaders who founded Swaraj Party?
a) CR Das and Motilal Nehru b) CR Das and Jawaharlal Nehru
c) CR Das and Gandhiji d) CR Das and Dr B.R Ambedkar
Answer: CR Das and Motilal Nehru
77. At which of the following place did Gandhiji make salt out of sea water
a) Ahmedabad b) Wardha c) Sabarmati d) Dandi
Answer: Dandi
78. Who wrote 'Hind Swaraj?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) Jawaharlal Lal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Sardar Patel
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Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

79. Which incident forced Gandhiji to halt the Non – cooperation movement?
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre b) The Rowlett act
c) Chauri Chaura d) Arrest of Alluri Sitaram Rammaya
Answer: Chauri Chaura
80. Who among the following led the civil disobedience movement in Peshawar ?
a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad b) Mohamad Ali
c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan d) None of the above
Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
81. Who first created the image of Bharatmata?
a) Abanindranath Tagore b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c) Rabindra nath Tagore d) None of the above
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
82. Who was Paul Bernard?
a) A writer and policy-maker b) A philosopher
c) A politician d) A diplomat
Answer: A diplomat
83. The elites in Vietnam were influenced by which of the following cultures?
a) Chinese culture b) French culture
c) British culture d) Indian culture
Answer: Chinese culture
84. The French colonial economy in Vietnam was primarily based on what?
a) Rice cultivation b) Rubber plantation
c) Both a) and b) d) None of the above
Answer: Both a) and b)
85. When did the Cochin China (the South) become a French colony?
a) 1864 b) 1865 c) 1867 d) 1866
Answer: 1864
86. What happened in Hanoi in 1903?

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a) It was attacked by Vietnamese. b) It was defeated in a war.

c) It was struck by bubonic plague. d) None of the above.
Answer: It was struck by bubonic plague.
87. Gandhiji called off the Non-Cooperation Movement due to.........
(a) Jallianwala Bagh incident (b) Chauri Chaura incident
(c) Tribals’ agitation (d) All of the above
Answer: (b) Chauri Chaura incident
88. Who was the Khalifa?
(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
Answer: (b) The spiritual head of the Islamic world
89. Who wrote the book Hind Swaraj?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri (d) Maulana Azad
Answer: (a) Mahatma Gandhi

90. Gandhiji agreed to participate in a Round Table Conference in London in.........

(a) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (b) Poona Pact
(c) Lahore Pact (d) Gandhi-Simon Pact
Answer: (a) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
91. Who painted the image of Bharat Mata?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Abanindranath Tagore
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (d) Natesa Sastri
Answer: (b) Abanindranath Tagore
92. When was a Khilafat Committee founded?
(a) 1919 (b) 1020 (c) 1927 (d) 1922
Answer: (a) 1919

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93. The Poona Pact took place in the year.........

(a) 1857 (b) 1932 (c) 1935 (d) 1942
Answer: (b) 1932
94. The Non-Cooperation programme was adopted in the.........
(a) Lahore session (b) Congress session at Nagpur
(c) Gujarat Congress (d) Second Round Table Conference
Answer: (b) Congress session at Nagpur
95. Who initiated ‘Purna Swaraj’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Motilal Nehru (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
96. The Act that gave enormous powers to the British government to repress political
activities was..........
(a) Rowlatt Act (b) Seditious Meetings Act
(c) Arms Act (d) Vernacular Press Act
Answer: (a) Rowlatt Act
97. Whose name is associated with The Folklore of Southern India?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Natesa Sastai
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal (d) T. Krishnamurthy
Answer: (b) Natesa Sastai
98. Who wrote ‘Vande Mataram’?
(a) Abanindranath Tagore (b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (d) Ravi Varma
Answer: (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
99. What does Satyagraha mean?
(a) Fight against injustice
(b) Complete independence
(c) Following the path of truth and non-violence
(d) All of the above

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Answer: (c) Following the path of truth and non-violence

100. Where was the Non-Cooperation Movement turned violent?
(a) Kheda in Gujarat
(b) Champaran in Bihar
(c) Nagpur in Maharashtra
(d) Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d) Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh
101. When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
(a) 1919 (b) 1921 (c) 1922 (d) 1928
Answer: (a) 1919

The Making of a Global World MCQ

1. What was the Bretton wood system?
a) Post war the military system
b) Post war political system
c) Post war international economic system
d) None of these
Answer: Post war international economic system
2. What did indentured labour mean?
a) Cheap Labour b) Free Labour
c) Bonded Labour d) None of these
Answer: Bonded Labour
3. What were ‘Canal Colonies’?
a) Large Colonies b) Sea Ports
c) Large Canals d) Irrigated areas
Answer: Irrigated areas
4. Which food travelled west from china to be called “Spaghetti’?
a) Soya b) Groundnuts c) Potato d) Noodles
Answer: Noodles

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5. Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890’s?

a) Cattle plague b) Small pox c) Pneumonia d) None of these
Answer: Cattle plague
6. Which was the Tabled city of gold?
a) Peru b) Mexico c) El Doeodo d) Spain
Answer: El Doeodo
7. Who adopted the concept of assembly line to produce automobiles?
a) Samuel Morse b) Henry Ford
c) T. Cuppla d) Imam Husain
Answer: Henry Ford
8. The Descendants of indentures workers is a Noble Prize winning writer is
a) Bob Morley b) V. S. Naipaul
c) Amartya Sen d) Ram Naresh Sarwan
Answer: V. S. Naipaul
9. The great Depression begin in
a) 1927 b) 1928 c) 1929 d) 1930
Answer: 1929
10. The Chutney music popular in
a) North America b) South America
c) Japan d) China
Answer: South America
11. Rinderpest is a?
a) Cattle disease in Africa b) Cattle disease in China
c) Cattle disease in India d) Cattle disease in Russia
Answer: Cattle disease in Africa
12. Which of the following is not a economic exchange?
a) Flow of Labour b) Flow of Capital
c) Flow of Knowledge d) Flow of Trade
Answer: Flow of Knowledge

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13. Which was the Tabled city of gold?

a) El Doeodo b) Mexico c) Peru |d) Spain
Answer: El Doeodo
14. Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890s?
a) Cattle plague b) Small pox c) None of the options d) Pneumonia
Answer: Cattle plague
15. What were Canal Colonies?
a) Irrigated areas b) Large Canals c) Sea Ports d) Large Colonies
Answer: Irrigated areas
16. Bretton Woods System was based on which types of rates?
a) Fixed b) Floating c) Base d) Inflation
Answer: Fixed
17. The Bretton Woods is a
a) Place b) Palace c) Country d) Institution
Answer: Place
18. MNCs works in
a) Many countries b) Only one country
c) Two countries d) None of the options
Answer: Many countries
19. The main aim of the post-war international economic system was to
a) To preserve economic stability b) To maintain status
c) To increase export d) To reduce war loans
Answer: To preserve economic stability
20. __________ was a famous economist
a) Henry Stanley b) Henry Ford
c) John Maynard Keynes d) Barry Parker
Answer: Henry Stanley
21. What were the Corn Laws?
a) Laws to restrict the import of corn

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b) Laws to restrict the export of corn

c) Laws to restrict the export and import of corn
d) None of the options
Answer: Laws to restrict the import of corn
22. Who produced the T-Model Ford car?
a) Henry Ford b) Barry Parker
c) Henry Morton Stanley d) Ebenezer Howard
Answer: Henry Ford
23. A major supplier of wheat in the world market was _________
a) North America b) Eastern Europe
c) Africa d) Asia
Answer: North America
24. Rinderpest spread in Africa through
a) Cattle b) Birds c) Human d) None of the options
Answer: Cattle
25. Henry Morton Stanley was
a) Explorer b) Trader c) Missionary d) Soldier
Answer: Explorer
26. The term used to describe Indian indentured labour was _____________
a) Coolie b) Porter c) Juggler d) Rikshaw puller
Answer: Coolie
27. What was the use of cowries during Indus Valley civilization?
a) As a form of currency b) As a means of transportation
c) As an instrument d) As a toy
Answer: As a form of currency
28. What is IMF?
a) International Monetary Fund b) International Money fund
c) International Monetary finances d) Indian Monetary fund.
Answer: International Monetary Fund

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29. Name the law which allowed the British Government to restrict the import of
corn.
a) Corn Act b) Food Act c) Corn Laws d) Import Laws
Answer: Corn Act
30. What is NIEO?
a) New international economic order
b) New Indian economic order
c) New international Excise order
d) New international economic ordinance.
Answer: New international economic order
31. Which of the following is not a economic exchange?
a) Flow of Knowledge b) Flow of Capital
c) Flow of Labour d) Flow of Trade
Answer: Flow of Knowledge
32. Rinder Pest is a?
a) Cattle disease in Africa b) Cattle disease in China
c) Cattle disease in India d) Cattle disease in Russia
Answer: Cattle disease in Africa
33. The Chutney music was popular in
a) South America b) North America
c) Japan d) China
Answer: South America
34. The great Depression began in
a) 1929 b) 1928 c) 1927 d) 1930
Answer: 1929
35. The Descendants of indentures workers is a Noble Prize winning writer is
a) V. S. Naipaul b) Bob Morley
c) Amartya Sen d) Ram Naresh Sarwan
Answer: V. S. Naipaul

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36. Who adopted the concept of assembly line to produce automobiles?

a) Henry Ford b) Samuel Morse
c) T. Cuppla d) Imam Husain
Answer: Henry Ford
37. Which was the Tabled city of gold?
a) El Doeodo b) Mexico c) Peru d) Spain
Answer: El Doeodo
38. Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890s?
a) Cattle plague b) Small pox c) None of the options d) Pneumonia
Answer: Cattle plague
39. Which food traveled west from China to be called Spaghetti?
a) Noodles b) Potato c) Groundnuts d) Soya
Answer: Noodles
40. What were Canal Colonies?
a) Irrigated areas b) Large Canals c) Sea Ports d) Large Colonies
Answer: Irrigated areas
41. What did indentured labour mean?
a) Bonded Labour b) Free Labour
c) Cheap Labour d) None of the options
Answer: Bonded Labour
42. What was the Bretton Woods system?
a) Post war international economic system
b) Post war political system
c) Post war the military system
d) None of the options
Answer: Post war international economic system
43. The smallpox was first brought to America by -
a) Portuguese conquerors b) Spanish conquerors

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c) Dutch conquerors d) French conquerors

Answer: Spanish conquerors

44. What was the G-77?

a) Group of developed countries b) Group of Developing country
c) Group of underdeveloped country d) Group of overdeveloped country
Answer: Group of Developing country
45. To escape religious persecution, the people of Europe fled to -
a) Africa b) Australia c) America d) Asia
Answer: America
46. The Bretton Woods system was based on the -
a) Fixed exchange rate b) NSY exchange rate
c) BSE exchange rate d) National Exchange Rate
Answer: Fixed exchange rate
47. Railways were developed to link ports with -
a) Industries b) Forest regions
c) Agricultural regions d) Plantations
Answer: agricultural regions
48. In the plantations developed in America, the two chief crops grown were -
a) Peanuts and sugar beet b) Sugarcane and cotton
c) Rubber and coffee d) Tea and coffee
Answer: sugarcane and cotton
49. The pre-modern world shrank due to the discovery of -
a) Sea route b) Iron c) Steam engine d) America
Answer: sea route
50. Large number of people in Europe, died in 1840s due to a disease, which
destroyed the
a) soya crop b) Maize crop c) Beet crop d) Potato crop
Answer: potato crop

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51. Pasta was taken by Arab traders to -

a) Germany b) China c) Spain d) Sicily
Answer: Sicily
52. Foods like chillies, soya, potato etc., were introduced in Asia and Europe from -
a) Australia b) New Zealand c) America d) Africa
Answer: America
53. Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) The Second World War. (ii) The Great Depression.
(iii) The Chinese Revolution.
(iv) The IMF and the World Bank commenced financial operations.
Options:
(a) (i) - (iii) - (iv) - (ii)
(b) (iii) - (iv) - (ii) - (i)
(c) (iv) - (ii) - (i) - (iii)
(d) (ii) - (i) - (iv) - (iii)
Answer: d
54. Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) Indentured Labour was abolished. R
(ii) Rinderpest (Cattle Plague) had a terrifying impact on livelihoods of the African
people and the local economy.
(iii) The First World War was fought.
(iv) Potato Famine in Ireland.
Options:
(A) (iv) - (ii) - (iii) - (i) (B) (iii) - (i) - (ii) - (iv)
(C) (i) - (iv) - (iii) - (ii) (D) (ii) - (iii) - (iv) - (i)
Answer: A
55. In Trinidad what was referred as Hosay?
(A) Annual Muharram procession marking a Carnival.
(B) Christmas celebration

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(C) Easter festival

(D) New Year celebration
Answer: A
56. Until 18th century, which two countries were considered the Richest in the
World?
(A) China and Japan (B) England and France
(C) India and China (D) England and Italy
Answer: C
57. Why were the Europeans attracted the most to Africa?
(A) By its natural beauty. (B) By the opportunities for investment.
(C) For its vast land resources and mineral wealth.
(D) For recruitment of labour.
Answer: C
58. Most Indian Indentured workers came from:
(A) Eastern Uttar Pradesh (B) North-Eastern States
(C) Jammu & Kashmir (D) None of the above
Answer: A
The Age of Industrialization MCQ
1. Which of the following is in the center of the picture?
a) A Goddess like figure b) A God like figure
c) Sun d) Moon
Answer: A
2. During which period the earliest of factory came up in England?
a) 1760s b) 1730s c) 1600s d) 1740s
Answer: B
3. Which part of the world is represented by Aladdin?
a) West b) Orit c)North d) South
Answer: B

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4. What was the period of first phase of industrialization?

a) Up to 1840s b) Up to 1860s
c) Up to 1830s d) Up to 1850s
Answer: A
5. In the period of proto-industrialization, production was carried at?
a) Countryside b) Town
c) Both a and b d) None
Answer: C
6. What symbolizes the wheel with wings?
a) Time b) Progress c) Carriage d) Future
Answer: A
6. The most dynamic industries in Britain were said to be of
a) Cotton b) Metal c) Coal d) Cotton and Metal
Answer: D
7. The expansion of railways boosted which of the following industries?
a) Cotton and Metal b) Iron and steel
c) Mining d) Wooden
Answer: B
8. Railways’ expansion began in England in
a) 1850s b) 1840s c) 1820s d) 1860s
Answer: A
9. Opium trade was conducted with which of the following country?
a) Sri Lanka b) Burma c) China d) Iran
Answer: C
10. The expansion of railways took place in colonies in
a) 1840s b) 1820s c) 1880s d) 1860s
Answer: D
11. Which of the following were main pre-colonial ports of India?
a) Surat, Bombay, Tuticorin b) Surat, Hoogly, Calcutta

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c) Surat, Hoogly, Masulipatam d) Surat, Hoogly, Madras

Answer: C
12. Who created the Cotton Mill?
a) J C Cotton b) R L Cotton c) Richard Arkwright d) None
Answer: C
13. What did James Watt do to the steam engine produced by Newcomen?
a) Improvement b) Disbursement c) Both a and b d)None
Answer: A
14. The drawing of spinning jenny in 1835 belonged to
a) James Hargreaves b) T E Nicholas
c) S Nicholas d) None
Answer: B
15. Guilds were associations of ______________
a) Industrialization b) Exporters
c) Traders d) Producers
Answer: Producers
16. Which of the following best defines a Jobber?
a) Employed by industrialists to get new recruits
b) Old trusted worker
c) Person of authority and power
d) Controlled lives of workers
Answer: Employed by industrialists to get new recruits
17. First country to undergo industrial revolution is ________
a) Japan b) Britain c) Germany d)France
Answer: Britain
18. Eighteenth Century India witnessed the decline of which port town?
a) Surat b) Bombay c) Calcutta d) Madras
Answer: Surat

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19. The paid servants of the East India Company were

a) Seth b) Mamlatdar c) Gomastha d) Lambardar
Answer: Gomastha
20. Who devised the Spinning Jenny?
a) Samuel Luck b) Richard Arkwright
c) James Hargreaves d) James Watt.
Answer: James Hargreaves
21. When was the first cotton mill set up in India in?
a) 1814 b) 1824 c) 1854 d) 1864
Answer: 1854
22. In India, the first cotton mill was set up in-
a) Madras b) Bombay c) Kanpur d) Surat
Answer: Bombay
23. What was the fly shuttle used for-
a) Washing b) Weaving c) Drying d) Sowing
Answer: Weaving
24. Who invented the steam engine?
a) James Watt b) New Camen c) Richard Arkwright d) None of the above
Answer: James Watt
25. Which Indian entrepreneur set up six joint stock companies in India in 1830?
a) Dwarka Nath Tagore b) Dinshaw petit
c) Jamshedjee Tata d) Seth Hukum Chand
Answer: Dwarka Nath Tagore
26. Which among these was a pre-colonial sea port?
a) Hoogly b) Vishakhapatnam c) Chennai d) Cochin
Answer: Hoogly
27. What was the fly shuttle used for-
a) Weaving b) Washing c) Drying d) Sowing
Answer: Weaving

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28. First country to undergo industrial revolution is

a) Britain b) Japan c) Germany d) France
Answer: Britain
29. The machine age in India started in-
a) 1850 b) 1950 c) 1900 d) 1890
Answer: 1850
30. The Tata iron and steel company was formed
a) 1907 b) 1807 c) 1957 d) 1865
Answer: 1907
31. Where was the first jute mill established?
a) Calcutta b) Surat c) Delhi d) Bombay
Answer: Calcutta
32. When was the telephone invented?
a) 1876 b) 1885 c) 1976 d) 1776
Answer: 1876
33. Elgin mill was set up at
a) Kanpur b) Lucknow c) Calicut d) Madras
Answer: Kanpur
34. Who established the first jute mill in India?
a) Seth Hukumchand b) Dinshaw Petit
c) Dwarkanath Tagore d) Jamshedjee Tata
Answer: Seth Hukumchand
35. Which one is the flourishing industry of England?
a) Iron and steel industry b) Cotton industry
c) Jute industry d) I.T
Answer: Iron and steel industry
36. This city connected India to the gulf and red sea port in the pre-colonial period.
a) Surat b) Mumbai c) Madras d) Calicut
Answer: Surat

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37. It is the first industrial city in England-

a) London b) Manchester c) Oxford d) Wales
Answer: London
38. The first Asian country to be industrialized was -
a) India b) Japan c) China d) Afghanistan
Answer: India
39. Which among these was a pre-colonial sea port?
a) Hoogly b) Vishakhapatnam c) Chennai d) Cochin
Answer: Hoogly
40. How did advertisements reach the common people-?
a) Calendars b) T.V. c) Radio d) Products
Answer: Calendars
41. What did the term Orient refers to-
a) Asia b) England c) Russia d) America
Answer: Asia
42. Dwarkanath Tagore is a
a) Industrialist b) Painter
c) Publisher d) Social Reformer
Answer: Industrialist
43. Who was E.T. Paull
a) He was a popular music publisher b) Economist
c) Writer d) Philosopher
Answer: He was a popular music publisher
44. Who invented the steam engine-?
a) James Watt b) New Camen
c) Richard Arkwright d) None of the options
Answer: James Watt
45. What was the fly shuttle used for ___________
a) Weaving b) Washing c) Drying d) Sowing

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Answer: Weaving
46. In India the first cotton mill set up in-
a) Bombay b) Madras c) Kanpur d) Surat
Answer: Bombay
47. When was the first cotton mill set up in India -
a) 1854 b) 1814 c) 1824 d) 1864
Answer: 1854
48. Who devised the Spinning Jenny?
a) James Hargreaves b) Samual Luck
c) Richard Arkwright d) James Watt.
Answer: James Hargreaves
49. The paid servants of the East India Company was
a) Gomastha b) Seth c) Mamlatdar d) Lambardar
Answer: Gomastha
50. 18th Century India witnessed the decline of which port town?
a) Surat b) Bombay c) Calcutta d) Madras
Answer: Surat
51. First country to undergo industrial revolution is
a) Britain b) Japan c) Germany d) France
Answer: Britain
52. Which of the following best defines a Jobber
a) Employed by industrialists to get new recruits
b) Old trusted worker
c) Person of authority and power
d) Controlled lives of workers
Answer: Employed by industrialists to get new recruits
53. Guilds were associations of _____________
a) Producers
b) Industrialization

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c) Exporters
d) Traders
Answer: Producers
54. When were the earliest factories in England set up?
a) 1730’s b) 1750’s c) 1720’s d) 1740’s
Answer: 1730’s
55. Who invented the spinning Jenny?
a) Seth Hukumchand b) James Renell
c) James Mill d) James Hargreaves
Answer: James Renell
56. When was the first Indian jute mill in Calcutta set up?
a) 1912 b) 1919 c) 1918 d) 1917
Answer: 1917
57. When was the first cotton mill established in Bombay?
a) 1854 b) 1856 c) 1880 d) 1891
Answer: 1854
58. Who invented the steam engine?
a) James Watt b) Richard Arkwright
c) Mathew Boulton d) James Hargreaves
Answer: James Watt
59. Which one was the pre-colonial port where sea trade was carried on?
a) Calcutta b) Bombay c) Orissa d) Surat
Answer: Surat
60. Where was the Elgin Mill set up?
a) Kanpur b) Ahmedabad c) Benaras d) Mirzapur
Answer: Kanpur
61. What is Yarn?
a) Cotton b) Thread c) Wool d) Bread
Answer: Thread

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62. Which business man set up the first Indian jute mill in Calcutta in 1917?
a) Dinshaw Petit b) Seth Hukum chand
c) G.D. Birla d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Answer: Seth Hukum chand

Print Culture and Modern World MCQ

1. What is calligraphy?
(a) Poetry (b) Textbooks (c) Flowers arrangement (d) Stylized
Answer: D
2. What was Gutenberg’s first printed book?
(a) Ballads (b) Dictionary (c) Bible (d) None of these
Answer: C
3. What were ‘Penny Chapbooks’?
(a) Pocket – sized books (b) Journals
(c) Ritual Calendars (d) Newspaper
Answer: A
4. Who introduced the printing press in India-
(a) French (b) Italian (c) Portuguese (d) None of these
Answer: C
5. Who wrote ‘my childhood my university’.
(a) Thomas wood (b) Maxim Gorky
(c) George Eliot (d) Jane Austen
Answer: B
6. When was the Vernacular press act passed?
(a) 1878 (b) 1887 (c) 1867 (d) 1898
Answer: A
7. Who said, “Printing is the ultimate gift of god and the greatest one.”
(a) Charles Dickens (b) J. V. Schley
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Martin Luther

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Answer: D
8. Which is the oldest printed book of Japan
(a) Bible (b) Diamond Sutra (c) Mahabharata (d) Ukiyo
Answer: B
9. Who wrote 95 theses?
(a) Martin Luther (b) Johann Gutenberg
(c) J. V. Schley (d) Charles Dickens
Answer: A
10. Who authored ‘Gitagovinda’?
(a) Jayadeva (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) J. A. Hickey (d) Chandu Menon
Answer: A
11. The first autobiography, ‘Amar Jiban’ in 1876 in Bengali language was written by
(a) Bibi Fatima (b) Pandita Ramubai
(c) Kumardevi (d) Rashsundari Debi
Answer: A
12. What led to the production of children’s literature in nineteenth century in
Europe?
(a) Primary education became compulsory from the nineteenth century
(b) Demand increased for children’s books
(c) New schools were opened
(d) New story books were published
Answer: C
13. The first printed edition of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas, came out from
Calcutta in the year
(a) 1810 (b) 1813 (c) 1816 (d) 1817
Answer: C
14. In the twentieth century, B.R. Ambedkar, the great leader of the Dalit
community, wrote against the caste system from
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Answer: A
15. Which European power introduced the printing press in India?
(a) English (b) French (c) Portuguese (d) Spanish
Answer: D
16. The oldest Japanese book, printed in AD 868, is the Buddhist
(a) Bronze Sutra (b) Diamond Sutra
(c) Gold Sutra (d) Silver Sutra
Answer: A
17. The term, ‘Vellum’ refers to the _______________
(a) paper made from wood
(b) parchment made from the skin of animals
(c) parchment made of leaves
(d) wood-pulp material
Answer: D
18. Erasmus, a Latin scholar and a Catholic reformer, who criticised the excesses of
Catholicism, expressed a deep anxiety about printing in his book
(a) Adages (b) Confessiones
(c) De Doctrina Christiana (d) De civitate dei
Answer: A
19. Criticizing many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church, in
1517 the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote
(a) Sixty Five Theses (b) Seventy Five Theses
(c) Eighty Five Theses (d) Ninety Five Theses
Answer: D
20. “The Gita Govinda” was written by Jayadeva in the
(a) Sixteenth century. (b) Seventeenth century.
(c) Eighteenth century. (d) Nineteenth century.
Answer: B
21. Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Jyotiba Phule
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(c) Balgangadhar Tilak (d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Answer: b
22. Which of the following refers to print revolution?
(a) Invention of printing press
(b) Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
(c) Revolt of people against printed matters
(d) Handwritten manuscripts for printed books
Answer: b
23. What was the reason behind the popularity of woodblock printing in 15th century
Europe to print textiles, playing cards, and religious pictures with simple, brief
texts?
I. Demand for books increased, booksellers all over Europe began exporting
books to many different countries
ii. Production of handwritten manuscripts was also organised in new ways to
meet the expanded demand
iii. Production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-
increasing demand for books
iv. Copying was an expensive, laborious and time-consuming business.
A. i only B. i and ii
C. All of the above D. None of the above
Answer: C
24. What impact did print have regarding the French Revolution?
i. print popularised the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers, their writings
provided a critical commentary on tradition, superstition and despotism and
reasoning
ii. print created a new culture of dialogue and debate
iii. by the 1780s there was literature that mocked the royalty and monarchy
and criticised their morality, along with cartoons and caricatures
iv. people were not an acted directly but they did pay attention
A. i only B. i and ii
C. All of the above D. None of the above
Answer: C
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25. Why did the early twentieth century, journals, written for and sometimes edited
by women, become popular?
A. They did not become popular
B. They corrupted the minds of the women
C. Because they discussed issues like women’s education, widowhood, widow
remarriage, d fashion lessons to women
D. They were discouraged
Answer: C

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