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Socialism in Europe and the Russian revolution

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Society in 18th century Europe was divided into

a)

castes and classes

b)

estates and orders

c)

liberals, radicals and conservatives

d)

religious groups

2.

Liberals ware opposed to

a)

secularism

b)

rights of individuals

c)

representative form of government

d)

universal adult franchise

3.

On which of the following issues did Liberals and Radicals differ?

a)

Voting rights

b)

Dynastic rule

c)

Individual rights

d)

Representative form of government

4.

What did the Socialists believe in?

a)

favour of private property

b)

private property as a solution of all problems

c)

favour of individual controlled property

d)

were against private property

5.

Which of the following were important socialists of 19th century Europe?

a)

Rousseau and Voltaire

b)

Lenin and Stalin

c)

John Locke and Karl Marx

d)

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

6.

Which was the Socialist International body?

a)

Socialist Democratic Party

b)

Second International

c)

Labour Party

d)

Socialist Revolutionary Party

7.

Which of the following was the ruler of Russia in 1914?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Tsar Nicholas I

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Louis XIV

8.

What the majority religion of Russia during 1914?

a)

Greek Orthodox Church

b)

Protestants

c)

Russian Orthodox Christianity

d)

Catholics

9.

Which of the following owned majority of the land in Russia?

a)

Peasants, Crown and Workers

b)

Workers, Tsar and Church

c)

Tsar, Peasants and Workers

d)

Nobility, Crown and Church

10.

Which Socialist believed in the idea of Cooperative community and started New Harmony?

a)

Louis Blanc

b)

Lenin

c)

Robert Owen

d)

Karl Marx

11.

Which of the following groups of workers were regarded as aristocrats among workers?

a)

Metal workers

b)

Ship builders

c)

Weavers

d)

Textile workers

12.

When did Vladimir Lenin Return from his exile

a)

1915

b)

December 1917

c)

April1916

d)

April1917

13.

What was new name name of St.Peterburgh

a)

Leningrad

b)

Petrograd

c)

Petersburgh

d)

None

14.

What were working hours of workers?

a)

8hrs

b)

10-12hrs

c)

15hrs

d)

13hrs

15.

Who led the possession of workers to the event ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Russia?

a)

Lenin

b)

Stalin

c)

Father Gapon

d)

karl marx

16.

The commune of farmers was known as?

a)

Soviets

b)

Duma

c)

Mir

d)

Cossacks

17.

Who led the Bolshevik group in Russia During Russian Revolution?

a)

Lenin

b)

Stalin

c)

Kerenskii

d)

Karl Marx

18.

Which among the following groups was against any kind of political or social change?

a)

Nationalists

b)

conservatives

c)

liberals

d)

radicals

19.

What were the demands made by the workers in St. Petersburg who went on a strike?

a)

Reduction of working time to eight hours

b)

Increase in wages

c)

Improvement in working conditions

d)

All the above

20.

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

a)

Because it was incapable of taking good decisions

b)

Because the Tsar did not want anyone to question his authority

c)

The term of first Duma was of 75 days only

d)

None of the above

21.

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

a)

World War I should be brought to an end

b)

Land should be transferred to the peasants

c)

Banks should be nationalised

d)

All the above

22.

Who led the Bolshevik group in Russia during Russian Revolution?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Friedrich Engels

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Trotsky

23.

Socialists took over the government in Russia through the?

a)

October Revolution in 1917

b)

November Revolution in 1918

c)

December Revolution in 1919

d)

February Revolution in 1920

24.

After 1905, most committees and trade unions were:

a)

Declared illegal

b)

declared legal

c)

active

d)

none of the above

25.

Which ship during October Revolution shelled in Winter Palace ?

a)

Aurora

b)

Titanic

c)

Sputnik

d)

Vikrant

26.

Who were Cossacks ?

a)

Hindu Horsemen

b)

Christian Horsemen

c)

Muslim horsemen

d)

None of the above

27.

In India, the significance of the French Revolution was discussed by:

a)

Jyotiba Phule

b)

Raja Rammohan Roy

c)

Ranade

d)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

28.
Which event was a main cause of the Petrograd Uprising that began the Russian Revolution?
a)
A.  severe food shortages 
b)
B. Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication 
c)
C. major military desertions 
d)
D. Vladimir Lenin’s return from exile
29.
During Josef Stalin’s rule, Russians only had access to select information. This is an example of
a)
A.  suffrage. 
b)
B. democracy. 
c)
C. fascism. 
d)
D. censorship.
30.
General Secretary of the Communist Party and successor to Lenin in 1924
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Alexander Kerensky
d)
Josef Stalin