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Worksheetssst final corona,
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What distinguishes liberals from democrats?
a)
Tolerating all religions.
b)
Opposing the uncontrolled power of dynastic rulers.
c)
Did not believe in universal adult franchise.
d)
None of the above
2.
When was the Socialist Revolutionary Party formed in Russia?
a)
1900
b)
1901
c)
1905
d)
1908
3.
Tsarist power in Russia collapsed in the year
a)
1905
b)
1916
c)
1917
d)
1920
4.
The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party was founded in:
a)
1898 by Socialists
b)
1899 by Communists
c)
1899 by Socialists
d)
1898 by Communists
5.
When did the Tsar abdicate the throne?
a)
2nd January, 1917
b)
2nd March, 1917
c)
5th April, 1917
d)
6th May, 1917
6.
What was the name of the parliament created during 1905 revolution?
a)
Assembly
b)
Duma
c)
Council
d)
Soviet
7.
Who conspired in Italy to bring about a revolution?
a)
Bismarck
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Giuseppe Mazzini
d)
None
8.
Who created Soviet Union from the Russian Empire?
a)
Bolsheviks
b)
Mensheviks
c)
Jadidists
d)
Communists
9.
Who founded Comintern?
a)
Bolsheviks
b)
Mensheviks
c)
Jadidists
d)
Communists
10.
Budeonovka was the name given to the Soviet
a)
boots
b)
coat
c)
scarf
d)
hat
11.
In the World War I, which started in 1914, Russia fought against
a)
Britain and France
b)
Germany and Austria
c)
America
d)
All the above
12.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a)
By 1916, railway lines in Russia began to break down
b)
There were labour shortages and small workshops producing essentials were shut down
c)
Large supplies of grain were sent to feed the army
d)
All the above
13.
Which religion was followed by most of the people of Russian Empire?
a)
Catholics
b)
Protestants
c)
Russian Orthodox Christianity
d)
Russian Catholics
14.
Which one of the following refers to the secret police of Russia?
a)
Cheka
b)
Gestapo
c)
Security Police
d)
F.B.I.
15.
Who formed an international body, named ‘Second International’?
a)
Communists
b)
Conservatives
c)
Radicals
d)
Socialists
16.
The associations of people who produced goods together and divided the profits according to the work done by members were called?
a)
Communists
b)
Cooperatives
c)
Bolsheviks
d)
None of the Above
17.
After 1905, most committees and trade unions were:
a)
declared illegal
b)
declared legal
c)
active
d)
None of the above
18.
Which one of the following demands was not included in ‘‘April Theses’’ of Lenin?
a)
End of World War I
b)
Formation of Duma
c)
Transfer of land to peasants
d)
Nationalization of banks
19.
The Central powers during the First World War included countries like Germany, Turkey and
a)
France
b)
Austria
c)
Britain
d)
Russia
20.
Tsarina Alexandra was of the
a)
German origin
b)
French origin
c)
Russian origin
d)
Dutch origin
21.
What kind of developments took place as a result of new political trends in Europe?
a)
Industrial Revolution occurred
b)
New cities came up
c)
Railways expanded
d)
All the above
22.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of Russian people worked in the:
a)
Industrial sector
b)
Agricultural sector
c)
Mining sector
d)
Transport sector
23.
What was the root of all social ills of the time according to socialism?
a)
Industries
b)
Private property
c)
Workers
d)
Parties
24.
The name associated with April Theses is
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Robert Owen
c)
Lenin
d)
Stalin
25.
Who led the Bolshevik group in Russia during Russian Revolution?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Friedrich Engels
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Trotsky
26.
Who led the procession of workers to the event ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Russia?
a)
Lenin
b)
Stalin
c)
Father Gapon
d)
Friedrich Engels
27.
Which group was the supporter of women’s ‘Suffragette Movements’?
a)
Liberals
b)
Conservatives
c)
Radicals
d)
None of the Above
28.
The main occupation of the people of Russia in the beginning of the twentieth century was
a)
manufacturing
b)
poultry farming
c)
fishing
d)
agriculture
29.
The ‘reds’ were
a)
Mensheviks
b)
Bolsheviks
c)
Socialist Revolutionaries
d)
Democratic Party
30.
Jadidists were ………………… within the Russian empire.
a)
Muslim reformers
b)
Muslim educationists
c)
Parsi reformers
d)
German refugees
31.
Which among the following groups was against any kind of political or social change?
a)
Nationalists
b)
conservatives
c)
liberals
d)
radicals
32.
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
33.
Which of the following is true about the peasants of Russia?
a)
Peasants respected nobles and fought for them.
b)
Peasants wanted the land of the nobles to be given to them
c)
Peasants supported liberals
d)
All the above
34.
Which among the following groups was against any kind of political or social change?
a)
radicals
b)
conservatives
c)
liberals
d)
nationalists
35.
Who wanted to modernize Islam to lead their societies?
a)
Radicals
b)
Jadidists
c)
Communists
d)
Socilists
36.
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
37.
What do you mean by ‘Kulaks’?
a)
Security Police
b)
Well-to-do peasants
c)
Landless labourers
d)
None of the Above
38.
Marx argued that industrial society was:
a)
Socialist
b)
Conservatives
c)
Capitalist
d)
Communist
39.
On 27th February 1917, soldiers and striking workers gathered to form a council called
a)
Soviet Council
b)
Petrograd Soviet
c)
Moscow Union
d)
Russian Council
40.
The commune of farmers was known as:
a)
Soviets
b)
Duma
c)
Mir
d)
Cossacks
41.
Who among the following was the advisor of Tsarina Alexandra?
a)
Stalin
b)
Rasputin
c)
Lenin
d)
Karl Marx
42.
The leader of the Bolshevik party was
a)
Stalin
b)
Lenin
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Louis Blanc
43.
The successor of Lenin was
a)
Stalin
b)
Kerenskii
c)
Trotskii
d)
Louis Blance
44.
Which of these statements is/are correct about Europe after the French Revolution?
a)
Suddenly it seemed possible to change the aristocratic society of the 18th century.
b)
However not everyone wanted a complete transformation of society.
c)
Some wanted gradual shift, while others wanted complete change of society.
d)
All the above
45.
Which of the following factors made autocracy unpopular in Russia?
a)
The German origin of the Tsarina Alexandra
b)
Poor advisors like the Monk Rasputin
c)
The huge cost of fighting in the World War I
d)
Both German Origin and Poor Advisors
46.
How can you say that the ‘liberals’ were not ‘democrats’?
a)
They did not believe in universal adult franchise
b)
They felt that only men of property should have a right to vote
c)
Women should not have right to vote
d)
All the above
47.
Which of the following statements is not correct about the ‘liberals’?
a)
They wanted a nation which tolerated all religions.
b)
They did believe in universal adult franchise.
c)
They opposed the uncontrolled power of dynastic rulers.
d)
They wanted to safeguard the rights of individuals against governments.
48.
A Labour Party in Britain was formed by socialist and
a)
trade unionists
b)
peasants
c)
industrialists
d)
young students
49.
The commune of farmers was known as:
a)
Tsar
b)
Duma
c)
Mir
d)
Cossacks
50.
Who started ‘Collectivisation Programme’ in Russia?
a)
Tsar Nicholas
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Lenin
d)
Stalin
51.
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
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