Assignment – The Russian Revolution
(Class IX – Social Science)
Section A – Multiple Choice Questions (1 × 10 = 10 marks)
1. Which of the following groups believed in gradual change and constitutional
methods?
a) Liberals b) Radicals c) Conservatives d) Bolsheviks
2. Who among the following was the last Tsar of Russia?
a) Tsar Alexander II b) Tsar Nicholas II c) Tsar Alexander III d) Tsar Michael
Romanov
3. What was the main demand of the workers during the February Revolution of
1917?
a) Land reforms b) End of autocracy and war c) Religious freedom d)
Restoration of monarchy
4. The ideology of socialism mainly stood for:
a) State control over means of production b) Private ownership and free trade c)
Expansion of colonies d) Supporting monarchy
5. The Bolsheviks were led by:
a) Joseph Stalin b) Karl Marx c) Vladimir Lenin d) Leon Trotsky
6. Which event came to be known as 'Bloody Sunday' (1905)?
a) Workers marching peacefully were fired upon by troops in St. Petersburg b)
Assassination of Lenin c) Civil War between Reds and Whites d) Signing of the
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
7. Which of the following was NOT a part of Stalin’s policies?
a) Collectivisation of agriculture b) Industrialisation through Five-Year Plans c)
Free press and freedom of speech d) Suppression of opposition through purges
8. The 'Reds' during the Russian Civil War referred to:
a) Monarchists b) Liberals c) Bolsheviks d) Conservatives
9. USSR was formed in the year:
a) 1917 b) 1922 c) 1939 d) 1945
10. The decline of the USSR finally took place in:
a) 1917 b) 1945 c) 1991 d) 1980
Section B – Very Short Answer Questions (2 × 5 = 10 marks)
1. Who were radicals, and how were they different from liberals?
2. Mention two reasons why Tsar Nicholas II was unpopular among the Russian
people.
3. What was the role of women in the February Revolution of 1917?
4. Differentiate between socialism and capitalism in two points.
5. Write any two features of the Bolshevik government after the October
Revolution.
Section C – Short Answer Questions (3 × 5 = 15 marks)
1. Explain the role of Bloody Sunday (1905) in sparking revolutionary feelings in
Russia.
2. In 1917, Nikolai was a young soldier fighting for the Tsar. He is exhausted, underfed,
and angry that his family back home is starving. At the same time, Bolshevik leaders visit
his regiment and ask him to join the revolution. What are the social and political
conditions that might influence Nikolai to join the Bolsheviks? Discuss any three.
3. The Russian Revolution aimed to create a classless, egalitarian society. To what extent
did the post-revolutionary government fulfill these ideals? How does it compare with
countries that claim to be socialist today?
4. What were the main features of Stalin’s collectivisation policy?
5. Write any three reasons for the decline and disintegration of the USSR in 1991.
Section D – Long Answer Questions (5 × 5 = 25 marks)
1. Describe the differences between liberals, radicals, and conservatives with
suitable examples.
2. The poster shows a muscular worker breaking the chains of capitalism, with factories
and red flags in the background. The text reads: “Long Live the Workers’ Revolution!”
What message is the poster trying to convey about the goals of the revolution? Analyze
how symbols in the image reflect the ideas of socialism and the role of workers in
revolutionary Russia
3. Evaluate the contribution of women to the French Revolution. Do you think their
demands were fulfilled? Compare their struggle with modern-day women’s movements.
Highlight 2 similarities and 3 differences
4. “Stalin’s policies transformed Russia but also created hardships.” Explain with
examples.
5. Trace the journey of Russia from monarchy under Tsar Nicholas II to the
formation and decline of the USSR.
MAP WORK
On an outline political Map of Europe locate and label the following powers at war
during World War I.
(a) Locate and name two Central Powers that shared its border with the Russian Empire.
(b) Identify and mark any two Neutral States during WW1.
(C) Locate two Allied power during the first world war
