Chapter - 2 Socialism in Europe and Russian Revolution class -9

1. The ‘reds’ were

• (i) Mensheviks

• (ii) Bolsheviks

• (iii) Socialist Revolutionaries

• (iv) Democratic Party

2. When did the Tsar abdicate the throne?

• (i) 2nd January, 1917

• (ii) 2nd March, 1917

• (iii) 5th April, 1917

• (iv) 6th May, 1917

3. What do you mean by ‘Kulaks’?

• (i) Security Police

• (ii) Well-to-do peasants

• (iii) Landless labourers

• (iv) None of the Above

After 1905, most committees and trade unions were:

• (i) declared illegal

• (ii) declared legal

• (iii) active

• (iv) None of the above

5.What was the root of all social ills of the time according to socialism?

• (i) Industries

• (ii) Private property

• (iii) Workers

• (iv) Parties

6. Which one of the following demands was not included in ‘‘April Theses’’ of Lenin?

• (i) End of World War I

• (ii) Formation of Duma

• (iii) Transfer of land to peasants

• (iv) Nationalisation of banks

7. Which group was the supporter of women’s ‘Suffragette Movements’?

• (i) Liberals

• (ii) Conservatives

• (iii) Radicals

• (iv) None of the Above

8. Who started ‘Collectivisation Programme’ in Russia?

• (i) Tsar Nicholas

• (ii) Karl Marx

• (iii) Lenin

• (iv) Stalin

9. The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party was founded in:

• (i) 1898 by Socialists

• (ii) 1899 by Communists

• (iii) 1899 by Socialists

• (iv) 1898 by Communists

10. Which religion was followed by most of the people of Russian Empire?

• (i) Catholics

• (ii) Protestants

• (iii) Russian Orthodox Christianity

• (iv) Russian Catholics