History-One Mark Questions

Class-10

Subject- History(Social Studies)

One Mark Questions

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The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

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Absolutism:-
A government or system of rule that has no restraints on power exercised.

Utopian:-
An ideal vision of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to exist in reality.

Plebiscite:-

A direct vote by which all the people of a region are asked to accept or reject a proposal.

Suffrage:-
The right to vote in the elections.

Zollverein:-
A customs Union formed in 1834 at the initiative of Prussia. It abolished the tariff barriers and reduced the number of currences from 30 to 2.

Liberalism:-
For the new middle classes of 19th century Europe, it stood for freedom of the individual and equality of all before the law.

Romanticism:-
An artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the 18th century, which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiments.

Ethnic:-
The people of different identities living together sharing common racial, tribal or cultural origion or backgrounds.

Allegory:-
When an abstract idea is expressed through a person or a thing. An allegorical story has two meaning, one literal and one symbolic.

Imperialism:-
The policy of extending a nation's power and influence through colonialization by means of military force and trade monopoly, etc.

Important Datelines:-
1789- The French revolution
1797- Napoleon invaded Italy
1804 - Napoleonic code was introduced.
1831 - Giusseppe Mazzini was sent into exile for attempting of revolution in laguria.
1834 - Zollverein was formed by Prussia to abolish tariff barriers.
1848 - Frederick Sorrieu, a French artist prepared a series of 4 prints in visualizing
his dream of a world made up of democratic and social republics.
1821 - Greek struggle for independence began,
1832. - The Treaty of Constantinople recognized Greece as an independent nation
1848 - Revolutions in Europe, artisans, industrial workers and peasants revolted against economic hardships.
1859-70 - Unification of Italy,
1866-71 - Unification of Germany
1905 - Slav nationalism, gathers force in the Habsburg or Ottoman empires.
1914 - Outbreak of the first world war.
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Q1. Which revolution is called as the first clear expression of nationalism?
Ans:- French revolution.

Q2. Which signifies the idea of liberal nationalism in 19th century Europe?
Or
What was the meaning of liberalism in the early nineteenth century in Europe?
Ans:- Freedom for individuals and equality before law.

Q3. Identify the correct statement with the regard to the "Act of Union, 1707" from the following options.
a) The British monarchy surrendered the power to English Parliament.
b) The British Parliament seized power from Ireland.
c) The formation of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain".
d) The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and Wales.

Answer: C

Q4. Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation?
a) Treaty of Sevres
b) Treaty of Versailles
c) Treaty of Constantinople.
d) Treaty of Lausanne

Answer:- C

Q5. Who remarked "When France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold".
Answer:- Duke Metternich

Q6. Which of the following events was hosted by the Austrian chancellor Duke Metternick in 1815?
a) Meeting at the Frankfurt Parliament.
b) Treaty of Constantinople
c) Congress at Vienna
d) National Assembly

Answer:- c) Congress at Vienna.

Q7. To whom was the power tranaferred after the French Revolution?
a) England
b) Body of French citizens.
c) There was a anarchy after the French revolution.
d) Monarchy

Answer:- b) Body of French citizens

Q8. Hapsburg Empire ruled over:
a) Sweden
b) Austria-Hungary
c) Denmark
d) Netherlands

Answer:- b) Austria-Hungry.

Q9. What is the significance ofoTreaty of Constantinople?
a) It recognized Greece as an independent nation.
b) It gave absolute powers to the monarch.
c) Military rule was established in Greece.
d) All of the above

Answer:- a) It recognized Greece as an independent nation.

Q10. Romanticism refers to a:-
a) cultural movement
b) political movement.
c) Religious movement,
d) both b and c

Answer:- a) cultural movement.

Q11. Who among the following formed the secret society called Young Italy.
a) Giussepi Garibaldi
b) Giusseppe Mazzini,
c) Napoleon
d) Frederick Sorrieu

Answer:- b) Giusseppe Mazzini,

Q12. What did 'Das Volk' stand for....
a) folk tales
b) common people
c) folk songs
d) tricolor flag

Answer:- b) common people.

Q13. Which of these symbolized the aspect of heroism in Germenia?
a) the red cap
b) Tricolor flag
c) Cockade
d) oak leaves

Answer:- d) oak leaves.

Q14. Which one of the following statements is false regarding the Zollverein formed in 1834?
a) It abolished the trade barriers
b) It reduced the number of currencies.
c) it had most of the German states as members
d) It abolished fudual system.

Answer:- d) It abolished fudual system.

Q15. Which one of the following is not true about the female allegory of France?
a) She was named Mariane.
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

Answer:- b) She took part in French Revolution.

Q16. Who claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people?
a) Grim Brothers
b) Karol Kurpinski
c) Johann Gottfried
d) Louise Philip

Answer:- c) Johann Gottfried.

Q17. Which one of the following is not true regarding romanticism and national feeling in Europe?
a) It was a cultural movement with short to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiments.
b) The romantic artists and points appreciated the glorification of science and reason.
c) It focused on emotions and mystical feelings.
d) Its effort was to create a sense of collective Heritage, a common cultural past, as the basis of nation.

Answer:- b) The romantic artists and poets appreciated the glorification of science and reason.

Q18. Which one of the following is true regarding how the new artists depicted Liberty during the French revolution.
a) As a female figure with a Torch of Enlightenment in one hand and the Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand.
b) A woman carrying a pair of iron rod
c) The gold, red and black colored flag.
d) Rays of the sun

Answer:- a) As a female figure with the Torch of Enlightenment in one hand and the Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand.

Q19. Like Germany, another country which had a long history of political fragmentation was?
a) Prussia
b) Italy
c) Russia
d) Denmark.

Answer:- b) Italy.

Q20. The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871 was in the area known as:
a) balkans
b) Slovenia
c) Serbia
d) Croatia.

Answer:- a) Balkans

Q21. The female figure that represents the Republic of France was of....
a) Germania
b) Claudia.
c) Marianne
d) Helen

Answer:- c) Marianne.

Q22. The French revolution took place in the year.:
a) 1589
b) 1789
c) 1689
d) 1889

Answer:- b) 1789

Q23. Which treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation?
a) Treaty of Seores
b) Treaty of Constantinople
c) Treaty of Versailles.
d) none of these

Answer:- b) Treaty of Constantinople.

Q24. What was the Napoleonic code usually known as:
a) The Napoleonic code of 1808
b) The Civil Code of 1809
c) The Civil Code of 1804
d) Johann Gotfried Herder

Answer:- c) The Civil Code of 1804.

Q25. What does La Patrie mean?
a) The citizen
b) The motherland
c) The fatherland
d) The country

Answer:- c) The fatherland

Q26. What were the large landowners of Prussia known as:
a) Kulaks
b) Pykar's
c) Mahantas
d) Junkers
Answer:- d) Junkers

Q27. Who described Mazzini, as the most dangerous enemy of our social order?
a) Ernest Renon
b) Louis Philip
c) Napoleon Bonaparte.
d) Duke Metternick

Answer:- d) Duke Metternich

Q28. Who was called 'Bismarck of Italy'?
a) Mazzini
b) Garibaldi
c) Cavor
d) Johann Gotfried Herder

Answer:- b) Garibaldi

Q29. In the Frankfurt Parliament, a constitution was drafted on which date?
a) 8 May 1848
b) 18 May 1848
c) 18 June 1840
d) 11 August 1848

Answer:- b) 18 May 1848.

Q30. In which year was Treaty of Versailles signed?
a) 1811
b) 1810
c) 1815
d) 1812

Answer:- c) 1815

Q31. What was the significance of broken chains?
a) being freed
b) heroism
c) readiness to fight
d) the willingness to make peace

Answer:- a) being freed

Q32. What did Germania symbolize?
a) French nation
b) German nation
c) British nation
d) none of the above

Answer:- b) German nation

Q33. Who was Frederick Sorrieu?
a) A French philosopher
b) A French leader.
c) A French artist
d) A French cartoonist

Answer:- c) A French artist

Q34. Name the artist who painted the image of Germania.
a) Frederic sorrien
b) Philip Veit
c) Ernest Renon
d) none of the above

Answer:- Philip Veit

Q35. What does the German oak stand for......
a) heroism
b) patrotism
c) liberalism
d) socialism

Answer:- a) heroism

Q36. The weavers of Silasia let a revolt in 1845 against whom?
a) wealthy people
b) contractors
c) social workers.
d) farmers

Answer:- b) contractors.

Q37. The mission and the destiny of the French nation was to liberate the people of Europe from.........
a) liberalism.
b) despotism
c) conservatism
d) all of the above

Answer:- b) despotism

Q38. What was the nature of the conservative resigns set up in 1815?
a) democratic
b) aristocratic
c) autocratic
d) monarchic

Answer:- c) autocratic

Q39. The Dialects spoken by the population of Hungary was........
a) Polish
b) Magyar
c) German
d) Italian

Answer:- b) Magyar.

Q40. What does the blindfolded women carrying a pair of weighing scales symbolize?
a) Peace
b) Equality
c) Justice
d) liberty

Answer:- c) Justice.

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Assertion Reasoning Type Questions:-

Options:-
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation ofA.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is correct but R is wrong
d) A is wrong but R is correct.

1. Assertion(A): From the very beginning, The French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices like the idea of a new tricolor french flag.
Reason(R): This was done to create a sense of collective identity among the French people.

Answer:- a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Assertion(A):-Conservative regimes set up in 1815 were democratic in France.
Reason(R): Most of the resigns imposed censorship laws to control what was said in newspapers. Books place and songs.

Answer:-d) A is wrong but R is correct.

3. Assertion(A):-The Balkan area became an area of intense conflict.
Reason(R): Different slavic nationalist struggle to define their identity and independence.
Answer:- a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

4 Assertion(A):-On the bitterly cold morning of 18 January 1871, an assembly comprising the princes of the German states, representatives of the army, Important Prussian ministers, including the Chief Minister Otto Von Bismarck gathered in the unheated Hall of Mirror in the palace of Versailles.
Reason(R): They proclaimed Otto Von Bismarck as the head of the new German Empire.

Answer:- c) A is correct but R is wrong

5.Assertion(A):- Romantics and German philosophers considered collecting the elements of folk culture to be important.
Reason(R): This was necessary stops listing imperialism.

Answer:-c) A is correct but R is wrong

6. Assertion(A):- Germany was divided into seven states of which only one, Sardinia Piedmont, was ruled by an Italian princely house.
Reason(R): Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation.

Answer:-d) A is wrong but R is correct.

7. Assertion(A):- The Scottish highlanders were forbidden to speak their Gaelic language or wear their national dress and large number were forcibly driven out of their homeland.
Reason(R): The English helped the protestants of Ireland to establish their dominance over a largely Catholic country.

Answer:- b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

8. Assertion(A):- During the years falling, 1815, Secret societies sprang up in many European states.
Reason(R): These Secret societies aimed at training of revolutionaries.

Answer:- a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

9. Assertion(A):- The Balkan region was highly explosive due to ethnic variation.
Reason(R): Culture played an important role in this spread of Nationalist ideas.

Answer:- a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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Nationalism in India

1. Forced recruitment:-
A process by which the colonial state forced people to join the army.

2. The idea of Satyagrah:-
The idea of Satyagraha emphasis the power of truth and the need to search for truth. It is suggested that if the cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressors.

3. The Rowlatt Act:-
TheRowlatt Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial legislative council despite the united opposition of the Indian members. It gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for the two years.

4. Begar:-
Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment.
or
work without payment is known as begar.

5. When did Gandhi g return to India from South Africa?
Answer:- 1915.

6.Which famous book was written by Mahatma Gandhi and when?
Answer:- Mahatma Gandhi wrote a famous book named 'Hind Swaraj' in 1909.

7. Why did Gandhiji travel to Champaran in Bihar?
Answer:- Gandhiji travelled to Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the operasive plantation system.

8. When did Mahatma Gandhi go to Ahmedabad and why?
Answer:- In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi went to Ahmedabad to organise a Satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.

9. As for the census of 1921, millions of people died due to....................
a) epidemic and feminist
b) war
c) riots
d) none of the above.

10. At the Congress session at................December 1920, a compromise was worked out and the non corporation programme was adopted.
a) Allahabad
b) Bombay
c) Nagpur
d) Calcutta

11. The tribal people revolted against the British due to which of the following reasons........
a) The tribal people were prevented from entering the forest to raise dear cattle
b) the tribal people were prevented from collecting fuelwood and fruits.
c) The traditional rights of tribal people were denied.
d) All of the above.

12. The Plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission as per..........
a) Inland Emigration Act of 1859.
b) Inland Emigration Act of 1866.
c) Inland Emigration Act of 1879.
d) Inland Emigration Act of 1869.

13. ......and ............ formed the Swaraj party.
a) C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru
b) Motilal Nehru and Jawahar Lal Nehru
c) Jawahar Lal Nehru and C.R. Das
d) Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi

14. Simon commission arrived in India.............
a) 1928
b) 1930
c) 1932
d) 1942

15. Under the presidency of.................., the Lahore Congress formalised the demand of 'Purna Swaraj' or full independence for India in.................
a) C.R. Das, January 1920
b) Mahatma Gandhi, December 1928
c) Jawahar Lal Nehru, December 1929
d) Motilal Nehru, 1930

16. Mathematics started his famous Salt March from his ashram in Sabarmati to Dandi, covering a distance of...............
a) 260 miles
b) 240 miles
c) 600 miles
d) 500 miles

16. Gandhi - Irwin pact was signed on..................
a) 5 April 1932
b) 5 March 1931
c) 5 May 1931
d) 5 June 1932

17. What impact did the First World War have on Indian nationalism?

a) Suppressed nationalist movements

b) Ignored by Indians

c) Accelerated the growth of nationalism (Correct Answer)

d) No impact on Indian sentiments

18. How did the war contribute to the growth of Indian nationalism?

a) By reinforcing colonial rule

b) Through economic exploitation

c) By fostering a sense of unity against a common enemy (Correct Answer)

d) By promoting religious divisions

19. How did the war impact the Indian economy and contribute to nationalist sentiments?

a) Strengthened the Indian economy

b) Resulted in economic stagnation

c) Led to economic prosperity for a select few

d) Increased economic exploitation, fueling nationalist discontent (Correct Answer)

20. Which famous leader emerged as a prominent figure in the Indian nationalist movement during the First World War?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Subhas Chandra Bose

c) Mahatma Gandhi (Correct Answer)

d) Sardar Patel

21. In what way did the Rowlatt Act of 1919 contribute to the growth of Indian nationalism?

a) Suppressed civil liberties, sparking widespread protests (Correct Answer)

b) Strengthened British administrative control

c) Promoted religious tolerance

d) Fulfilled Indian demands for self-governance

22. What event in 1919 significantly escalated anti-British sentiments and fueled the demand for independence?

a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (Correct Answer)

b) The passing of the Government of India Act

c) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

d) The Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress

23. What was the primary cause of the Kheda Satyagraha in 1918?

a. Salt Tax

b. Indigo cultivation

c. Land revenue assessment

d. Untouchability

Answer: c. Land revenue assessment
24. Champaran Satyagraha was led by Mahatma Gandhi against the oppression of:

a. Tea Plantation Workers

b. Indigo Plantation Workers

c. Cotton Mill Workers

d. Salt Workers

Answer: b. Indigo Plantation Workers
25. Which incident led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922?

a. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

b. Chauri Chaura incident

c. Kheda Satyagraha

d. Dandi March

Answer: b. Chauri Chaura incident
26. The Ahmedabad Mill Workers' Strike in 1918 was primarily related to:

a. Land reforms

b. Working conditions and wages

c. Salt production

d. Indigo cultivation

Answer: b. Working conditions and wages
27. Who led the Cotton Mill Workers' Strike in Ahmedabad in 1918?

a. Sardar Patel

b. Jawaharlal Nehru

c. Mahatma Gandhi

d. Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer: c. Mahatma Gandhi
28. The demand for the reduction of land revenue in Kheda was based on:

a. Failure of crops

b. Earthquake damage

c. Floods

d. Drought

Answer: a. Failure of crops
29. Which slogan was associated with the Kheda Satyagraha?

a. "Jai Hind"

b. "Inquilab Zindabad"

c. "Do or Die"

d. "Sarvodaya"

Answer: c. "Do or Die"
30. What was the outcome of the Kheda Satyagraha in terms of land revenue?

a. Complete waiver

b. No change

c. Slight reduction

d. Increase

Answer: c. Slight reduction
31. Champaran Satyagraha marked the beginning of Gandhi's experiments with:

a. Non-Violent Resistance

b. Civil Disobedience

c. Satyagraha

d. Fast unto Death

Answer: c. Satyagraha
32. What effect did the Ahmedabad Mill Workers' Strike have on labor conditions?

a. Immediate improvement

b. No impact

c. Worsening conditions

d. Temporary relief

Answer: a. Immediate improvement

33. When was the Rowlatt Act passed?

a. 1917

b. 1918

c. 1919

d. 1920

Answer: c. 1919
34. The Rowlatt Act was enacted during the tenure of which Viceroy of India?

a. Lord Mountbatten

b. Lord Chelmsford

c. Lord Curzon

d. Lord Irwin

Answer: b. Lord Chelmsford
35. The Rowlatt Act aimed at:

a. Expanding civil liberties

b. Granting more autonomy to provinces

c. Suppressing political dissent

d. Promoting religious freedom

Answer: c. Suppressing political dissent

36. What major event led to the widespread protests against the Rowlatt Act?

a. Quit India Movement

b. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

c. Civil Disobedience Movement

d. Khilafat Movement

Answer: b. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
37. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?

a. Lahore

b. Amritsar

c. Delhi

d. Mumbai

Answer: b. Amritsar
38. Who was the British officer responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

a. General Dyer

b. General Irwin

c. General Curzon

d. General Mountbatten

Answer: a. General Dyer
39. On which date did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?

a. April 13, 1919

b. March 23, 1931

c. August 15, 1947

d. January 26, 1930

Answer: a. April 13, 1919
40. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre significantly influenced the course of the Indian independence movement and led to:

a. The adoption of Non-Cooperation Movement

b. The formation of the Simon Commission

c. The promulgation of the Government of India Act

d. The establishment of the Indian National Army (INA)

Answer: a. The adoption of Non-Cooperation Movement
41. What was the primary objective of the Khilafat Committee?

a. Indian independence

b. Protection of the Ottoman Caliphate

c. Abolition of the caste system

d. Economic reforms

Answer: b. Protection of the Ottoman Caliphate
42. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement officially launched by Mahatma Gandhi?

a. 1915

b. 1919

c. 1921

d. 1930

Answer: c. 1921

43. What event led to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922?

a. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

b. Chauri Chaura incident

c. Simon Commission's formation

d. The death of Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: b. Chauri Chaura incident
44. The Non-Cooperation Movement was characterized by the boycott of:

a. British goods, courts, schools, and government services

b. Indian goods, temples, and social gatherings

c. Religious rituals, British factories, and newspapers

d. Agricultural practices and trade unions

Answer: a. British goods, courts, schools, and government services
45. When was the Khilafat Committee formed?

a. 1917

b. 1919

c. 1920

d. 1922

Answer: b. 1919
46. When did the Civil Disobedience Movement officially begin?

a. 1919

b. 1922

c. 1930

d. 1942

Answer: c. 1930
47. Who was the leader of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

a. Jawaharlal Nehru

b. Subhas Chandra Bose

c. Sardar Patel

d. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: d. Mahatma Gandhi
48. The Civil Disobedience Movement aimed at protesting against:

a. The Rowlatt Act

b. The Salt Law

c. The Simon Commission

d. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Answer: b. The Salt Law
49. Which famous march marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

a. Dandi March

b. Quit India March

c. Salt Satyagraha March

d. Bardoli March

Answer: a. Dandi March
50. What symbolic act was performed by Mahatma Gandhi during the Civil Disobedience Movement?

a. Hoisting the Indian flag

b. Burning foreign goods

c. Making salt at Dandi

d. Boycotting schools

Answer: c. Making salt at Dandi
51. Which salt tax was the focus of the Civil Disobedience Movement?

a. Rowlatt Act

b. Salt Satyagraha

c. Chauri Chaura

d. Simon Commission

Answer: b. Salt Satyagraha
52. Which famous resolution was passed during the Civil Disobedience Movement at the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress?

a. Poorna Swaraj Resolution

b. Quit India Resolution

c. Non-Cooperation Resolution

d. Swadeshi Resolution

Answer: a. Poorna Swaraj Resolution
53. The Civil Disobedience Movement was temporarily suspended due to the signing of the:

a. Delhi Pact

b. Lucknow Pact

c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

d. Simon Commission Pact

Answer: c. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
54. What prompted the negotiations leading to the Poona Pact?

A. Economic reforms

B. Religious disputes

C. Caste-based political representation

D. Linguistic conflicts

Answer: C. Caste-based political representation
55. Who represented the depressed classes (Scheduled Castes) during the Poona Pact negotiations?

A. Mahatma Gandhi

B. Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

D. Sardar Patel

Answer: C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
56. When was the Poona Pact signed?

A. 1928

B. 1932

C. 1947

D. 1950

Answer: B. 1932
57. Which British Viceroy was in office during the signing of the Poona Pact?

A. Lord Curzon

B. Lord Mountbatten

C. Lord Irwin

D. Lord Wellington

Answer: C. Lord Irwin
58. What was the main outcome of the Poona Pact regarding political representation?

A. Universal suffrage

B. Separate electorates for different communities

C. Reserved seats for the depressed classes

D. Abolition of electoral system

Answer: C. Reserved seats for the depressed classes
59. Which Round Table Conference played a crucial role in the discussions leading to the Poona Pact?

A. First Round Table Conference

B. Second Round Table Conference

C. Third Round Table Conference

D. Fourth Round Table Conference

Answer: C. Third Round Table Conference
60. Who was the leader of the Poona Pact negotiations on behalf of the Congress party?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Sardar Patel

D. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi
61. What was the central issue addressed by the Poona Pact?

A. Economic disparities

B. Religious conversions

C. Communal representation

D. Linguistic diversity

Answer: C. Communal representation
62. Which communities were directly involved in the negotiations of the Poona Pact?

A. Hindus and Muslims

B. Sikhs and Christians

C. Brahmins and Kshatriyas

D. Depressed Classes and other Hindus

Answer: D. Depressed Classes and other Hindus
63. What was the significance of the Poona Pact in Indian political history?

A. It led to the partition of India

B. It established the principles of non-alignment

C. It addressed issues related to caste-based political representation

D. It marked the end of British colonial rule

Answer: C. It addressed issues related to caste-based political representation

64. When was the Simon Commission appointed?

A. 1919

B. 1928

C. 1935

D. 1942

Answer: B. 1928
65. What was the purpose of the Simon Commission?

A. To review the working of the Government of India Act 1919

B. To investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

C. To assess the impact of World War I on India

D. To recommend constitutional reforms for India

Answer: A. To review the working of the Government of India Act 1919
66. Why did the Simon Commission face opposition in India?

A. It had no Indian members

B. It proposed harsh economic measures

C. It advocated for complete independence

D. It ignored social reforms

Answer: A. It had no Indian members
67. Who was the chairman of the Simon Commission?

A. Lord Mountbatten

B. Sir John Simon

C. Lord Curzon

D. Lord Irwin

Answer: B. Sir John Simon
68. Which slogan was associated with the protests against the Simon Commission?

A. "Quit India"

B. "Jai Hind"

C. "Simon, Go Back"

D. "Inquilab Zindabad"

Answer: C. "Simon, Go Back"
69. Which political party boycotted the Simon Commission?

A. Indian National Congress

B. Muslim League

C. Communist Party of India

D. All India Forward Bloc

Answer: A. Indian National Congress
70. Who was the British Secretary of State for India responsible for appointing the Simon Commission?

A. Winston Churchill

B. Clement Attlee

C. Ramsay MacDonald

D. Stanley Baldwin

Answer: C. Ramsay MacDonald
71. Which event during the protests against the Simon Commission resulted in the death of Lala Lajpat Rai?

A. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

B. Chauri Chaura incident

C. Non-Cooperation Movement

D. Police lathi charge

Answer: D. Police lathi charge
72. What was the response of the Simon Commission to the protests in India?

A. It recommended immediate independence

B. It proposed constitutional reforms

C. It ignored the protests

D. It disbanded before completing its report

Answer: C. It ignored the protests
73. How did the Simon Commission contribute to the demand for constitutional reforms in India?

A. It recommended the continuation of British rule

B. It proposed a federal structure for India

C. It led to the enactment of the Government of India Act 1935

D. It advocated for a separate constitution for each princely state

Answer: C. It led to the enactment of the Government of India Act 1935

74. What is the term used to describe the emotional connection and identification with a larger social group?

A. Individualism

B. Collective consciousness

C. Cultural relativism

D. Social detachment

Answer: B. Collective consciousness
75. Which of the following factors contributes to the development of a sense of collective belonging?

A. Personal isolation

B. Cultural diversity

C. Individualistic mindset

D. Economic disparities

Answer: B. Cultural diversity
76. In sociology, what term is often used to describe the feeling of unity and shared identity within a community?

A. Alienation

B. Anomie

C. Solidarity

D. Segregation

Answer: C. Solidarity
77. Which concept refers to the awareness and recognition of shared values, traditions, and history within a group of people?

A. Social stratification

B. Collective memory

C. Ethnicity

D. Cultural relativism

Answer: B. Collective memory
78. What role does communication play in fostering a sense of collective belonging?

A. It hinders group cohesion

B. It promotes individualism

C. It facilitates shared understanding and connection

D. It encourages isolation

Answer: C. It facilitates shared understanding and connection

79. What term is often used to describe the feeling of attachment and loyalty to one's nation?

A. Cosmopolitanism

B. Patriotism

C. Globalization

D. Secularism

Answer: B. Patriotism
80. How does the sense of collective belonging contribute to social cohesion?

A. By promoting individualism

B. By fostering conflict and competition

C. By encouraging shared values and cooperation

D. By discouraging cultural diversity

Answer: C. By encouraging shared values and cooperation
A. A variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people’s imagination.
B. History and fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints, and symbols all developed nationalism.
C. Experiences of united struggles.
b) A, B, C
c) B only
d) C only
b) Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
d) Natesa Sastri
i. The arrival of the Simon Commission
ii. Chauri Chaura incident
iii. Non- cooperation and Khilafat movement
iv. Rowlatt Act

81. Why was Simon Commission sent to India in 1928?

a) Trying Indian revolutionary leaders

b) Looking into the functioning of Indian constitutional system

c) Persuading Gandhiji to attend the Round Table Conference

d) Framing new Constitution for India

81. Choose the correct statement with respect to factors that developed a sense of collective belonging among peoplebelonging to different communities, regions or language groups.

a) A and B

82. Who composed the song Vande Mataram?

a) Rabindranath Tagore

83. Rearrange the following event according to in which they took place:

The correct chronological order of these events is:

a) ii, iii, iv, i b) iv, iii, ii, i c) iii, iv, ii, i d) i, ii, iii, iv

84. Which one of the following leaders headed Awadh(Oudh) Kisan Sabha?

a) Subhash Chandra Bose b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Motilal Nehru d) Jawahar lal Nehru

85. Choose the correct statement:

Gandhiji began fast unto death when Dr. B.R. Ambedkar demanded a separate electorate for Dalits because:

A. Separate electorates would create division in the society. B. Separate electorates would slow down the process of integration into society. C. With separate electorates, Dalits would gain respect in society.

a) A only b) A and B c) B only d) A and C

86. Who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association?

a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) B.R. Ambedkar c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Jawaharlal Nehru

87.

Assertion (A): In 1917, Gandhiji organized a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujrat. Reason (R): The peasants were affected by crop failure and plague epidemic. They could not pay the revenueand were demanding that revenue collection be relaxed.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A. b) Both A and R are true but R is not thecorrect explanation of A. c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

88.

Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation ofIndians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. Reason (R): If Indians refused to cooperate, British rule in India would collapse within a year, and swaraj wouldcome.

a)Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A. b)Both A and R are true but R is not thecorrect explanation of A. c)A is true but R is false. d)A is false but R is true.

89. State True or False:

a) Rajendra Prasad is the author of the famous book Hind Swaraj. b) Baba Ramchandra was the Sanyasi leader of the Awadh peasants.

c) Begar means forced labour without payment.

d) In Civil Disobedience Movement the women participated in large number for the first time.

e) In Lahore, the resolution of Purna Swaraj was adopted in 1929.

a) False b) True c) True d) True e) True

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The Making of the Global World

1. was the largest exported item from India and it was mainly exported to China.

a) Tea b) Opium c) Coffee d) Tobacco

2. It is a situation under which value of exports is more than imports. Give one word for.

a) Trade surplus b) Trade deficit

c) Unfavourable balance of trade

d) The negative balance of trade

3. What are MNCs?

a) Mega National Companies b) Medium National Corporation

c) Multi-National Corporations d) Multi Number Companies

4. The US attempt to protect its economy in the depression by doubling:

a) Service tax b) Import duties

c) Excise duties d) Export duties

5. A Tariff is tax imposed on a country’s from the rest of the world.

a) Per Capita Income b) Imports

c) Exports d) National Income

6. Indentured Indian labourers were often referred to as in Trinidad.

a) Poors b) Dalits

c) Coolies d) Porters

7. Abolition of meant that food could be imported at much cheaper rate than at what it could be produced in Britain.

a) Corn Laws b) Zamindari System

c) Permanent Settlement system d) Land to the Tiller Act

8. Which organisation(s) is/ are often referred to as Bretton Woods Institutions?

i. World Bank

ii. Consumer Welfare Fund

iii. International Monetary Fund

Choose the correct option.

a) i, ii and iii b) i and iii

c) only ii d) only i

9. Identify the personality with the help of given information :

i. He was the famous economist.

ii. He thought that India gold exports during the Great Depression of 1929 promoted global economic recovery.

a) Louis Philippe b) Henry Ford

c) John Maynard Keynes d) Paul Bernard

10. and other Asian countries became an attractive destination for investment by foreign MNC's.

a) America b) China

c) Russia d) Australia

11. To demand a new international economic order was formed.

a) G-77 b) O-99

c) E-88 d) I-77

12. The system of fixed exchange rate collapsed and was replaced by which new system?

a) Gold exchange rate b) Floating exchange rate

c) Monetary exchange rate d) Dollar exchange rate

13. The Great Depression began around and lasted till the mid .

a) 1929, 1931 b) 1927, 1929

c) 1929, 1930 d) 1928, 1929

14. Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the height of the

depression in 1931?

a) Non-cooperation movement b) Civil disobedience movement

c) Satyagraha d) Dandi March

15. The US no longer commanded confidence as the world’s principal currency.

a) Euro b) Dollar

c) Peso d) Pound

16. In which of the following country wheat production was not expanded after the first world war?

a) Russia b) Australia

c) Canada d) America

17. The pre-modern world shrank greatly in which century?

a) Sixteenth b) Tenth

c) Nineteenth d) Sixth

18.What was the unique feature of the US economy during the 1920s?

a) Quantitative Production b) Mass Production

c) Quality Production d) Production by masses

19. Read the given statement with respect to important influencing factor that lead to the recovery after the Second World War. Tick the correct factor.

i. The emergence of the US as the dominant economic, political and military power in the west.

ii. Transformation of the Soviet Union from an agrarian economy into a world power.

iii. The dominance of the Soviet Union

a) i only b) Only ii

c) i, ii and iii d) ii and iii

20. Which of the following is not the cause of the great depression?

a) Agricultural Overproduction b) Increase in Inflation

c) Withdrawal of US Loans/Overseas Loans d) Hike in US Import Duty

21. In which century trade flourished and markets expanded?

a) In the late sixth century b) In the late nineteenth century

c) In the late eighteenth century d) In the late seventeenth century

22. Silk routes are known to have existed since before the Christian era and thrived almost till the century.

a) 19th b) 18th

c) 16th d) 15th

23. The was the world’s first mass-produced car.

a) H Model Ford b) M Model Ford

c) O Model Ford d) T Model Ford

24. Give one word for: They link national currencies for purposes of international trade.

a) Floating rate b) Flexible rate

c) Exchange rate d) Fixed rate

25. were not equipped to cope with the challenge of poverty and lack of development in the former colonies.

i. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ii. Consumer Welfare Fund

iii. International Monetary Fund

Choose the correct option:

a) i and iii b) i, ii and iii

c) i and ii d) only ii

26. Which organization was established to finance post-war reconstruction?

a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

b) International Monetary Fund

c) Consumer Welfare Fund

d) Sustainable Development Fund

27. is popularly known as the World Bank.

a) Sustainable Development Fund b) International Monetary Fund

c) Consumer Welfare Fund

d) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

28. Identify the personality with the help of given information :

i. He was the pioneer of mass production in factories.

ii. He adapted the assembly line of a Chicago slaughterhouse

a) Paul Bernard b) Henry Ford

c) Louis Philippe d) John Maynard Keynes

29. Which organization was established to deal with external surpluses and deficits of its members?

a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

b) Sustainable Development Fund

c) International Monetary Fund

d) Consumer Welfare Fund

30. John Maynard Keynes-the famous economist thought that India during the Great Depression of 1929 promoted global economic recovery.

a) gold exports b) spices imports

c) opium exports d) gold imports

31. Economists has identify three types of flows within international economic exchanges. Which of the given is not a part of that flow?

a) The flow of trade b) The movement of capital

c) The flow of labour d) The flow of technology

32. What method was used by the Portuguese and the Spanish for the colonisation of America?

a) Guns and firearms b) Germs and Virus

c) Army and Military d) Firepower and bombs

33. Rinderpest wiped off of the cattle population of Africa during this period.

a) 60% b) 90%

c) 80% d) 50%

34. When the war began in August 1914, many governments thought it would be over by Christmas. It lasted more than years.

a) one b) two

c) six d) four

35. The First World War (1914-18) was mainly fought in .

a) Europe b) Britain

c) Sweden d) China

36. An industrial society based on cannot be sustained without mass consumption.

a) total production b) production by masses

c) mass production d) gross production

37. Trade-in shows a very good example of the benefit of technology on the life of common people.

a) Capital b) Meat

c) Cotton d) Silk

38. are large companies that operate in several countries at the same time.

a) Medium National Corporation b) Multi Number Companies

c) Multi-National Corporations d) Mega National Companies

39. Income from the Indian market was utilised by Britain to pay for its officials who were posted in India.

a) war equipment b) home charges

c) loans d) import duties

40. Which system started an era of unprecedented economic growth in the Western industrial nations and in Japan?

a) Floating exchange rate system b) The Woods Bretton System

c) Fixed exchange rate system d) The Bretton Woods System

41. The peasants of Ireland became dependent on .

a) potato b) indigo

c) coffee d) tea

42. The Bretton Woods system was based on which rates?

a) Flexible exchange b) Floating exchange

c) Fixed exchange d) Mortgage exchange

43. Which rates fluctuate depending on demand and supply of currencies in foreign exchange markets, in principle without interference by governments?

a) Mortgage exchange b) Monetary exchange

c) Floating exchange d) Fixed exchange

44. routes are known to have existed since before the Christian era and thrived almost till the 15th century.

a) Mountain passes b) Ho Chin Minh trail

c) Silk routes d) Diamond Routes

45. China’s reduced role and America’s rising importance; the centre of the world trade shifted to .

a) Sweden b) Europe

c) China d) Ireland

46. Production of goods on large-scale with the help of machines is known as .

a) Technological Production b) Production by masses

c) Mass Production d) Quality Production

47. The dollar could not maintain its value in relation to .

a) silver b) gold

c) diamond d) platinum

48. Which of the following country was not exporting food grain to Britain?

a) Russia b) China

c) America d) Australia

49. Which conference was held in July 1944 at Bretton Woods?

a) Earth Conference

b) United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference

c) United Nation Development Programme Conference

d) United Nations Financial and Monetary Conference

50. The Bretton Woods Conference established the .

a) Sustainable Development Fund

b) Consumer Welfare Fund

c) International Monetary Fund

d) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

51. Assertion (A):

The Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonisation of Antarctica was decisively underway by the mid-sixteenth century.

Reason (R):

The most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors was the germs such as those of smallpox that they carried on their person.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

52. Assertion (A):

There was a collapse of the system of fixed exchange rates and the introduction of a system of floating exchange rates.

Reason (R):

From 1960s, the rising costs of its overseas involvements weakened the US's finances and competitive strength. It could not command confidence as the world's principal currency.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

53. Assertion (A):

When the supply of wheat was disrupted during the First World War, wheat production in Canada, America, and Australia expanded dramatically.

Reason (R):

Before the First World War, Asia was a major supplier of wheat in the world market.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

54. Assertion (A):

Over the nineteenth century, British manufacturers flooded the Indian market.

Reason (R):

The value of Indian exports to Britain was much higher than the value of British imports to India.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

55. Assertion (A):

The First World War involved the world's leading industrial nations which harnessed the vast powers of modem industry to inflict the greatest possible destruction of enemies.

Reason (R):

It was the first modern industrial war, which saw the use of robots and satellites on a massive scale.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

56. State True or False:

(i) The depression proved less problematic for urban dwellers of India. True

(ii) During the 17th century, a large number of Indian labourers migrated to Africa, the west indies and other countries.False

(iii) China had been cut off from the post-war world economy since its revolution in 1952.

False

(iv) El-Dorado is known as the Fabled City of Gold. True

(v) Multinational Corporations (MNCs) are large companies that operate in several countries at different time.False

(vi) The Bretton Woods Conference was established in 1950.False

(vii) IMF and the World Bank were set up to finance post-war reconstruction. True

(viii) The silk routes were regarded as the most important route linking the distant parts of the world. True

(ix) Second world war shaped post-war construction was a dominant force. False

(x) The Spanish and Portuguese were the first Europeans to conquer America in the mid-16th century. True

57. Fill in the blanks:

(i) discovered the American continent.

(ii) During the First World War, the two power blocs were and .

(iii) was the most powerful weapon used by the Spanish to conquer America.

(iv) The invention of made it possible to transport perishable foods over long distances.

(v) was a well-known pioneer of mass production of cars manufacture.

Answer:

(i) Christopher Columbus

(ii) Allied Powers, Central Powers

(iii) Smallpox

(iv) Refrigerated ship

(v) Henry Ford

58. Match the following:

(a) Axis	(i) Trinidad, Guyana and Surinam
(b) Allies	(ii) Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the US
(c) Central Powers	(iii) Germany, Japan and Italy
(d) Caribbean	(iv) Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey

(a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

59. Match the following:

(a) To demand a new international economic order that would give them real control over their natural resources.

(i) IBRD

(b) To revise the international economic system in favour of developing countries.

(ii) IMF

(iii)

NIFO

(d) To finance post-war reconstruction.

(iv) G-

(a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

60. Match the following:

(a) Impact of the Great

Depression on the USA

(i) Inaugurated an era Of unprecedented growth of trade and income for the Western industrial nations and Japan.

(b) Consequences of the Second World War

(ii) Markets alone could not guarantee full employment.

(iii) Russian influence started increasing in the international held, and many countries got attracted towards communism.

(d) Impacts of the Bretton Woods

system

(iv) The US banks also slashed domestic lending and called back loans.

(a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

61. Match the following:

(a) First World War	(i) 1945-1991
(b) Cold war	(ii) 1845 - 1849
(c) Great Irish potato famine	(iii) 1820 - 1914
(d) World trade is estimated to have multiplied 25 to 40 times	(iv) 1914-1918

(a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

62. Match the following:

(a) Factor responsible for indentured labour	(i) Establishment plantations and mines.
(b) The impact of industrialisation in Britain on Indian economy	(ii) Loss of cattle wealth due to rinderpest in Africa
(c) Social advantages of invention of refrigerated ships	(iii) Machine-made textile products started giving a tough competition to the Indian textile industry at home.
(d) Main reasons for the attraction of Europeans to Africa	(iv) Better living conditions promoted social peace within the country, and support for imperialism abroad.

(a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)

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1. Name the industry where the demand for labour was seasonal.

a) All of these b) Book Binding c)Gas works d) Catering

2. By which movement nationalists mobilized people to boycott foreign cloth?

a) Non Co-operation movement b) Swadeshi movement

c) Dandi March d) Civil Rights Movement

3. After the first world war which country could never recapture its old position in the Indian market?

a) USA b) Japan c) Germany d) Manchester

4. In which countries industrialists were keen on using mechanical power?

a) With labour shortage b) With leisure shortage

c) With labour, machine and leisure shortage d) With machine shortage

5. One way in which new consumers are created through which medium?

a) Sales promotion b)Advertisements

c) Announcements d)Public sales

6. Which city came to be known as a finishing centre?

a) Manchester b)Liverpool c)Edinburgh d)London

7. Bird Heiglers & Co., Andrew Yule, and Jardine Skinner & Co. are the biggest.

a) Europe Managers and Agents b) African Management Companies

c) European Managing Agencies d) Eastern Indian Companies

8. Give one word for - The process in which fibers, such as cotton or wool, are prepared prior to spinning.

a) Weaving b) Carding c) Fuller d) Spinning

9……………………….was accumulated through various trade networks.

a) a) Capital b) Machines c)Land d)Labourers

10. ………………means an Indian soldier in the service of the British.

a) Sepoy b)Dasas c) Slaves d)Peons

11. In 1772 who had ventured to say that the demand for Indian textiles could never reduce, since no other nation produced goods of the same quality?

a) a) James Hargreaves b) Mathew Boulton

c) Richard Arkwright d) Henry Patullo

12. ……………………. did not only carry words and texts. They also carried images and were very often beautifully illustrated.

a) Labels b)Advertisements c) Magazines d) Pamphlets

13. Whose enterprises sank in the wider business crises of the 1840s?

a) Dinshaw Petit b) Seth Hukum chand

c) Jamsehed ji Tata d) Dwarkanath Tagore

14. Which port of India declined by the end of the eighteenth century?

a) a) Hoogly b) Masulipatam c)Mumbai d) Surat

15. Which Company could assert a monopoly right to trade?

a) a)Andrewule b) Bird Heiglers and Company

c) Andrew Heiglers and Company d)East India Company

16. Who appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India?

a) a) Eastern Indian Company b) European ManagingAgencies

c) c) East India Company d)Europe Managing Agents

17. ………was published in Inland Printers, 26 January 1901.

a) Sketch of Spinning Jenny. b) Magicians of the world

c) Two Magicians d) Dawn of the centaur

18. After the 1840s, what kind of building activity was not intensified in the cities for opening up greater opportunities for employment?

a) Gardens were made b) Tunnels dug

c) New railway stations came up d) Roads were widened

19. ……………. improved the steam engine produced by Newcomen.

a) James Watt b) Paul Bernard c) Montesquieu d) Lenin

20. By 1873 Britain was exporting iron and steel worth how many millions?

a) £ 75 b) £ 77 c) £ 80 d)£ 88

21. ……………..were the two most dynamic industries in Britain.

a) a)Cotton and Metal industries b) Sugar and Textile industries

c) Chemical and Metal industries d)Silk and Indigo industries

22. Which medium tries to shape the minds of people and create new needs and makes products appear desirable?

a) a) Culture b) Labels c) Advertisements d) Tradition

23. …………………..was the first symbol of the new era.

a) a) Indigo b) Silk c) Cotton d) Opium

24. Over 50 percent of workers in the Bombay cotton industries in 1911 came from which neighbouring district?

a) Ratlam b)Andheri c) Thane d) Ratnagiri

25. European Managing Agencies were interested in which type of factories?

a) Opium and Indigo b) Sugar and Chemical

c) Tea and Coffee d) Silkand Cotton

26. How many percent of the workers in the Bombay cotton industries came from the neighbouring district of Ratnagiri in 1911?

a) 60% b)80% c) 55% d) 50%

27. Which of the following is the function of Stapler?

a) a) Who sorts wool according to its fiber. b) Who makes pickle.

c) Who gathers cloth by pleating. d) Who produces wood.

28. …………….is the term that usually refers to Asia or the eastern countries of the Mediterranean.

a) a) Orient b) Easterly c) Dawn d) Occident

29. What is Bourgeoisie?

a) middle class b) Nobles c) Lower middle class d) Labourers

30. Which class workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny?

a) Jobbers b) Women c) Industrialist d) Men

31. …………….is the process in which fibers, such as cotton or wool, are prepared prior to spinning.

a) a) Fuller b) Grinding c) Carding d) Weaving

32. Which machine was Invented by James Hargreaves?

a) Spinning Machine b) Flying Shuttle

c) Persian Wheel d) Spinning Jenny

33. Give reason as to why in Victorian Britain, the upper classes preferred things

produced by hand?

a) Easily available b)Better Finished

c) Cheaper d) Fine material

34.Which of the following is the utility of mill ?

i. mill all the processes were brought together under one roof and management.

ii. This allowed a more careful supervision over the production process

iii. a better watch over quality, and the regulation of labour was made possible

a) i and ii b) i only c) i, ii and iii d) ii only

35. Study the picture and answer the question that follows:

Which of the following best describe the image?

a) A drawing of Steam Engine b) A drawing of Spinning Jenny

c) A drawing of Flying Shuttle d) A drawing of Weaving Machine

36. Study the picture and answer the question that follows:

37. Which Entrepreneur is shown in the above picture?

a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Dwarkanath Tagore

c) Seth Hukumchand d) Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy

37. Study the picture and answer the question that follows:

38. Which of the following aspect best represent the image?

a) Dusk of the Century, published by E.T. Paull Music Co.

b) Dawn of the Century, published by C.E. Turner

c) Dawn of the Century, published by E.T. Paull Music Co.

d) Dawn of the Millennium, published by E.T. Paull Music Co.

39. State True or False:

(i) Mathew Boulton manufactured the new model of a steam engine.

(ii) James Watt improved the steam engine

produced by Newcomen and patented the new engine in 1980.

(iii) At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 percent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

(iv) British cotton industries were not developed, but the Indian fine textiles were in great demand in Europe.

(v) The earliest factories in England started in 1780.

(vi) The first cotton mill was set up in 1855 in Bombay.

(vii) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata set up first iron and steel works in India

at Mumbai 1912.

Answer:

i) True
ii) False
iii) False
iv) True
v) False
vi) False
vii) True

40. Fill in the blanks:

(i) In Bengal, made his fortune in the China trade.

(ii) is the first industrial city in England.

(iii) products came to symbolise refinement and class.

(iv) invented the steam engine in 1781 in England.

(v) is the process in which fibres, such as cotton or wool, are prepared prior to spinning.

(vi) The fly shuttle was used for .

Answers:

i) Dwarkanath Tagore

ii) London

iii) Handmade

iv) James Walt

v) Carding

vi) Weaving

41. Match the following:

(a) First cotton mill set up in India	(i) 1840
(b) First Jute mill established in Bengal	(ii) 1855
(c) Expansion of cotton in England	(iii) 1860
(d) Expansion of railway in England	(iv) 1854

a) (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii) b) (a)- (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)

c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii) d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv)

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Print Culture and thr Modern world

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1. Shamsul Akhbar was published in which language?

a) Sanskrit b) Persian c) Urdu d)Arabic

2. Who wrote My childhood and My university?

a) George Eliot b) Cardona c) Jane Austen d) Maxim Gorky

1. 3. By 1674, about 50 books had been printed in which language?

a) Konkani b) Sanskrit

c) Kanara d) Both Konkani and Kanara

2. 4. From which year James Augustus Hickey began to edit the Bengal Gazette?

a) 1780 b) 1789

c) 1781 d) 1777

3. 5. Why were the Bibliotheque Bleue popular in France? Choose the correct option from the following:

a) They were cheap and small books

b) They were printed on a good quality of the paper

c) They were promoted by the State

d) They were voluminous and colourful

4. 6. Who were Bronte sisters?

a) They were novelists b) They were philosophers

c) They were historians d) They were Journalists

5. 7. Which of the following is the oldest continuously published newspaper in India?

a) The Hindu b) Bengal Gazette

c) Shamsul Akhbar d) Bombay Samachar

6. 8. Cartoons were being published in journals and newspapers from:

a) 1860s b) 1850s

c) 1840s d) 1870s

7. 9. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Printing Press?

1. Printing press reduced the cost of books.

2. Printing press increased the cost of books.

1. Printing press has kept the prices of the books constant.

a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3

c) 1 only d) 3 only

10. The viceroy who passed the vernacular press act in 1878 was:

a) Mayo b) Curzon

c) Ripon d) Lytton

2. 11. Who among the following published the Sambad kaumudi?

a) Raja Rammohan Roy b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Tulsidas d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

12. The first Tamil book was printed in the year of:

a) 1579 b) 1879

c) 1778 d) 1679

13. In which of the following newspaper Balgangadhar Tilak expressed his great sympathy regarding deportation of Punjab revolutionaries?

a) Bharat Mata b) Kesari

c) Bande Mataram d) Uddant Martand

14. The first printed edition of Ramcharitmanas came out in which year?

a) 1820 b) 1816

c) 1818 d) 1810

15. Press came to be made out of metal in:

a) Eighteenth-century b) Fifteenth-century

c) Seventeenth-century d) Sixteenth-century

16. In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed?

a) 1882 b) 1890

c) 1884 d) 1878

17. The print culture created the conditions within which the French Revolution occurred. Which one of the following option support this statement?

a) Print culture spread the views of Nobility only

b) Print popularized the ideas of enlightened thinkers

c) Provided a critical commentary on modernity and despotism

d) Print created a new culture of dialogue and debate of clergies

18. Gutenberg printed the text in which colour?

a) White b) Red

c) Blue d) Black

19. Grimm brothers published which of the following?

a) Novels		b) Folk tales
c) Ballads		d) Newspapers
20.Who was considered the liberal colonial official?
a) Thomas Macaulay		b) Canning
c) Benetick		d) Warren Hastings
21. Bombay Samachar made its appearance in the year:
a) 1864		b) 1857
c) 1828		d) 1822
22. Raj Ravi Varma was a/an:
a) Journalist		b) Editor
c) Novelist		d) Painter
23. Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal was written by:
a) Tilak		b) M.K. Gandhi
c) Kashibaba		d) Ambedkar
24. Grimm brothers were the nation of which country?
a) Germany		b) China
c) France		d) USA
25. The dust cover or the book jacket is an innovation of which century?
	a) 20th century	b) 16th century
	c) 18th century	d) 19th century
26.	Who printed the first Malayalam book?
	a) Hickey	b) William Bolts
	c) Catholic Priests	d) Warren Hastings

27. The books which were sold by pedlars at cheap prices were known as:

a) Shilling series b) Pedlar series

c) Chapbooks d) Book jacket

28. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested by British government after publishing which of the following poems?

a) Resistance

c) Maratha

The Deoband Seminary was founded in:

b) Bande Matram

d) Shivaji's Utterences

a) 1876

b) 1867

c) 1924

d) 1927

30. Who among the following published weekly Bengal Gazette in India?

a) Rammohun Roy b) Gangadhar Bhattacharya

c) Hastings d) Augustus Hickey

31. James Hickey was persecuted by Warren Hastings because:

a) He published against Warren Hastings b) He killed an English official

c) He published against English queen

d) He published a lot of gossip about company's senior officials in India

32. In which region tracts and newspapers proliferated, circulating a variety of arguments?

a) Bengal b) Gujarat

c) Mumbai d) Uttar Pradesh

33. Lending libraries became instruments for educating which of the following?

a) White-collar workers only b) White-collar workers, artisans, and lower middle class people

c) Artisans only d) Lower middleclass workers only

34. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was modelled on the:

a) American laws b) Irish laws

c) Australian laws d) German laws

35. In order to oppose the opinions of Rammohum Roy which of the following was published?

a) Samachar Chandrika b) Ramcharitmanas

c) Shamsul Akhbar d) Bengal Gazette

36. Offset press was developed in:

a) Eighteenth century b) Sixteenth century

c) Nineteenth century d) Seventeenth century

37. Which among the following is an autobiography of Rashundari Devi?

a) Amar Jawan b) Amar Zindagi

c) Amar Jyoti d) Amar Jiban

38. Name the newspaper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

a) The Statesman b) Amrita Bazar Patrika

c) The Kesari d) The Young India

39. Vellum is:

a) Printing on cloth b) Printing on paper

c) A parchment made from the skin of animals d) Printing on palm leaves

40. Who invented a power-driven cylindrical press?

a) Gutenberg b) Thomas Luther

c) Richard M. Hoe d) Erasmus

41. Who among the following agreed to revise press laws?

a) Thomas Macaulay b) Hastings

c) Bentinck d) Canning

42. When was the Vernacular press act passed?

a) 1879 b) 1890

c) 1882 d) 1878

43. Bibliotheque Bleue was printed in which country?

a) Mexico b) Belgium

c) France d) China

44. Who among the following was executed by the Roman church?

a) Menocchio b) Luther

c) Erasmus d) Gutenberg

45. Name the Governor-General who persecuted Hickey.

a) Cornwallis b) Warren Hastings

c) Wellesley d) William Benetick

46. Penny magazines were aimed primarily at the:

a) Priests b) Working class

c) Teachers d) Children

47. Which of the following books was written by Jyotiba Phule about the injustices of the caste system?

a) Diamond Sutra b) India Divided

c) Gulamgiri d) Ninety Five Theses

48. Which Act provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials?

a) Licensing Act b) Indian Press Act

c) Vernacular Press Act d) Registration Act

49. Who was called Chapmen?

a) Paper seller b) Seller of ‘penny chapbooks’

c) Bookseller d) Workers of the printing press

50. Penny chapbooks were first printed from which of the following country?

a) England b) Canada

c) India d) China

51. Sebastien Mercier was a/an: a) Comedian b) Editor

c) Novelist d) Artist

52. Who developed the first printing press?

a) Marco polo b) Erasmus

c) James Watt d) Johannes Gutenberg

53. From 1880s Naval Kishore Press published numerous religious texts in vernaculars, who founded this Naval Kishore Press?

a) Ratan Naval Kishore b) Dinesh Naval Kishore

c) Raj Naval Kishore d) Munshi Naval Kishore

54. Richard M. Hoe belonged to which of the following country?

a) USA b) England

c) China d) Brazil

55. Istri Dharm Vichar was published by:

a) Ravi Verma b) Rammohan Roy

c) Ram Chaddha d) B. R. Ambedkar

56. Assertion (A):

The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books.

Reason (R):

Manuscripts were strong, easy to handle, and could be carried around or read easily.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

57. Assertion (A):

The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of Prohibited Books from the mid- sixteenth century.

Reason (R):

The Roman Church was troubled by the effects of popular readings and questionings of faith.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

58. Assertion (A):

The new reading culture was accompanied by new technology.

Reason (R):

From hand printing, there was a gradual shift to mechanical printing

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

59. Assertion (A):

The new technology did not entirely displace the existing art of producing books by hand.

Reason (R):

Printed books at first closely resembled the written manuscripts in appearance and layout. The metal letters imitated the ornamental handwritten styles.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

60. Assertion (A):

Menocchio was hauled up twice and executed by the Roman Catholic Church.

Reason (R):

He reinterpreted the message of the Bible and formulated a view of God and Creation.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

61. State True or False:

(i)           Amar Jiban was the autobiography written by Rashsundari Debi.
(ii)          The oldest Japanese book is the Buddhist Diamond Sutra.
(iii)        In 1710, Dutch Protestant missionaries had printed 40 Tamil books.
(iv)        In 1519, Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five These criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.
(v)    Kitagawa Utamaro was famous for his contributions to an art form called Ukiyo.
(vi)        Raja Rammohun Roy was the publisher of Sambad Kaumudi in 1821.

Answers:-

i) True

ii) True

iii) False

iv) False

v) True

vi) True

62.          Fill in the blanks:
(i)           The art of beautiful and stylised writing is known as               .
(ii)                         began to edit the Bengal Gazette, a weekly magazine.
(iii)        Rashsundari Debi wrote her autobiography                which was published in 1876.
(iv)                       began to publish the weekly Bengal Gazette.
(v)          The Jikji of                is among the world's oldest existing books printed with movable metal type.

Answers:-

i) Calligraphy

ii) James Augustus Hickey

iii) Amar Jiban

iv) Gangadhar Bhattacharya

v) Korea

63. Match the following:

(a) This city became the new huh of print culture.	(i) Italy
(b) Edo was the ancient name of this city.	(ii) Strasbourg
(c) This city had the breakthrough of the first printing press.	(iii) Tokyo
(d) Menocchio, a miller belonged to this city.	(iv) Shanghai

Answer: (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

64. Match the following:

(a) Chinese traditional book-which folded and stitched at the side	(i) Diamond Sutra
(b) The name of the oldest printed book of Japan	(ii) Bible
(c) The first book printed by Johann Gutenberg	(iii) Ninety-five Theses
(d) This is written by the religious reformer Martin Luther	(iv) Accordion Book

Answer:- (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)

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