RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

At the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of Russian people worked in the:

• Industrial sector

• Agricultural sector

• Mining sector

• Transport sector

During which international war did the Russian Revolution take place?

• World War I

• Napoleonic Wars

• World War II

• Russo-Japanese War

What was the position of Russia’s army in Germany and Austria between 1914 and 1916?

• Russian army brought a lot of destruction in Germany and Austria

• It killed a large member of people and was victorious

• Russian army lost badly

• None of the above

Why did a lockout take place at a factory on the right bank of the River Neva on 22 February, 1917?

• It was extremely cold for the workers to work, because of frost and heavy snow

• The workers were being forced to join the army

• Food shortages were deeply felt in the workers’ quarters situated on the left bank of the River Neva

• Both (a) and (c)

On 27th February 1917, soldiers and striking workers gathered to form a council called-

• Soviet Council

• Petrograd Soviet

• Moscow Union

• Russian Council

When did the Tsar abdicate the throne?

• 28 February,1917

• 2 March,1917

• 10 April, 1917

• 15 May,1918

Which of these demands is/are referred to as Lenin’s 'April Theses'?

• World War I should be brought to an end

• Land should be transferred to the peasants

• Banks should be nationalised

• All the above

Why did the Tsar dismiss the first Duma within 75 days of its election?

• Because it was incapable of taking good decisions

• Because the Tsar did not want anyone to question his authority

• The term of first Duma was of 75 days only.

• None of the above

In the Russian Civil War the Bolsheviks and the socialist revolutionaries were represented by which of the following colours?

• Whites and Reds

• Greens and Whites

• Reds and Greens

• None of these

Who started ‘Collectivisation Programme’ in Russia?

• Lenin

• Karl Marx

• Rasputin

• Stalin