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top MCQ part 1

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Who prepared a series of four prints visualizing a world made up of “democratic and social republics”?  

a)

a) Otto von Bismarck  

b)

b) Giuseppe Mazzini  

  

c)

c) Frederic Sorrieu  

d)

d) Napoleon Bonaparte

2.

2. Which female figure is used as a national symbol to represent France?  

a)

a) Britannia  

b)

b) Marianne  

c)

c) Germania  

  

d)

d) Liberty

3.

Which event is widely regarded as the beginning of the French Revolution?  

a)

a) The coronation of Napoleon  

 

b)

b) The storming of the Bastille  

c)

c) The signing of the Treaty of Paris  

d)

d) The execution of Louis XVI 

4.

4. Who was the key figure behind the unification of Germany using military strength and diplomacy?  

  

a)

a) Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

b) Giuseppe Garibaldi  

c)

c) Otto von Bismarck  

d)

d) Victor Emmanuel II

5.

5. The Non-Cooperation Movement in India was sparked by factors including:  

a)

a) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre  

b)

b) The Rowlatt Act and Khilafat issue  

c)

c) Repressive British policies  

d)

d) All of the above

6.

6. Who led the Champaran Satyagraha to protest the oppressive plantation system?  

a)

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak  

b)

b) Subhash Chandra Bose  

c)

c) Mahatma Gandhi  

d)

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

7.

7. The Simon Commission was boycotted in India primarily because:  

a)

a) It proposed immediate independence  

b)

b) It did not include any Indian members  

 

c)

c) It supported the partition of India  

 

d)

d) It was headed by a non-British official

8.

8. What was the significance of the Dandi March?  

  

a)

a) It marked the beginning of the Quit India Movement  

b)

b) It was a protest against the salt tax  

c)

c) It led to the formation of the Indian National Congress  

d)

d) It resulted in the immediate withdrawal of British laws

9.

9. Which country initiated the system of indentured labour migration from India?  

a)

a) France  

 

b)

b) Spain  

c)

c) Britain  

d)

d) Portugal 

10.

10. The Great Depression of 1929, which had a global impact, began in:  

  

a)

a) Britain  

b)

b) USA  

c)

c) Germany  

d)

d) France

11.

11. The first phase of the Industrial Revolution began in which country?  

 

a)

a) USA  

 

b)

b) Germany  

c)

c) Britain  

d)

d) France

12.

12. What led to the decline of Indian textiles in the 19th century?  

 

a)

a) Increase in local demand  

 

b)

b) Competition from British machine-made cloth  

c)

c) High-quality of traditional weaving  

d)

d) Protective tariffs by the British government

13.

13. Who is credited with inventing the printing press in Europe?  

a)

a) Johannes Gutenberg  

  

b)

b) Martin Luther  

c)

c) Marco Polo  

d)

d) Thomas Edison

14.

14. Which was the first book printed using Gutenberg’s printing press?  

a)

a) The Vedas  

b)

b) The Bible  

  

c)

c) The Quran  

d)

d) The Iliad

15.

15. Which leader played a pivotal role in the unification of Italy by inspiring nationalist sentiments?  

 

a)

a) Giuseppe Garibaldi  

b)

b) Giuseppe Mazzini  

c)

c) Victor Emmanuel II  

d)

d) Count Cavour 

16.

16. Which tragic event of 1919 resulted in massive civilian casualties and stirred national outrage in India?  

a)

a) The Dandi March  

  

b)

b) The Non-Cooperation Movement  

c)

c) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre  

d)

d) The Rowlatt Act

17.

The principle of Satyagraha, as introduced by Mahatma Gandhi, is based on:  

  

a)

a) Violent resistance  

b)

b) Passive acceptance 

c)

c) Non-violence and truth  

d)

d) Economic boycott only

18.

In the Kheda movement, which community’s struggle against oppressive revenue demands was highlighted?  

a)

a) Urban industrial workers  

b)

b) Peasants  

c)

c) Students  

d)

d) Artisans

19.

The Chipko Movement was launched with the main aim of:  

  

a)

a) Promoting tourism  

b)

b) Protecting forests  

c)

c) Urban development  

d)

d) Expanding agriculture

20.
a)

I is correct but II is incorrect

b)

I is incorrect bur II is correct

c)

Both I and II are correct

d)

Both I and II are incorrect

21.
a)

I is correct but II is incorrect

b)

I is incorrect bur II is correct

c)

Both I and II are correct

d)

Both I and II are incorrect

22.
a)

A is correct but R is incorrect

b)

A is incorrect but R is correct

c)

Both are correct bur R is not the correct explanation

d)

Both are correct and R is the correct explanation

23.

Who was the writer of the book ‘Hind Swaraj’?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

B.R. Ambedkar

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Jawahar Lai Nehru

24.

Which of the following options best signify the event in this image?

a)

People celebrating Baisakhi

b)

Citizens participation in Khilafat movement

c)

Boycott of foreign cloth

d)

None of the Above

25.

Who set up the ‘Oudh Kisan Sabha’?

a)

Alluri Sitaram Raju

b)

Jawahar Lai Nehru and Baba Ramchandra

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru and Shaukat Ali

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

26.

In 1905, who painted the image of Bharat Mata shown as dispensing learning, food and clothing?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

c)

Gandhiji

d)

Abanindranath Tagore

27.

The Simon Commission was boycotted in India because:

a)

There was no Indian member in the Commission.

b)

It supported the Muslim League

c)

Congress felt that people deserved Swaraj

d)

There were differences among the members

28.

The resolution of Poorna Swaraj was adopted at which session of the Congress?

a)

Karachi

b)

Haripur

c)

Lahore

d)

Lucknow

29.

Who among the following were associated with ‘Swaraj Party’ formed during India’s freedom struggle?

a)

C.R. Das and Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das

c)

Motilal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose

d)

Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

30.

Poona Pact was signed in_______

a)

1857

b)

1923

c)

1932

d)

1947

31.

Name the Sanyasi who was an indentured labourer in Fiji:

a)

Baba Jaidev

b)

Baba Sitaraman

c)

Baba Ramdev

d)

Baba Ramchandra

32.

IN WHICH CONGRESS SESSION THE NON CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME WAS ADOPTED?

a)

Calcutta session

b)

Madras session

c)

Nagpur session

d)

Lahore session

33.

Abdul Ghaffar Khan a devout disciple of Mahatma Gandhi was arrested in april 1931

a)

True

b)

False

34.

C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj party.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

When did Ganthiji started his salt march?

a)

11 march 1931

b)

11 march 1929

c)

11 march 1930

d)

11 march 1932

36.

Who led the movement in Gudem hills of Andhra pradesh?

a)

Baba ramachandra

b)

Alluri Sitaram Raju

c)

C.R.Das

d)

Subash chandra bose

37.

Satyagraha was launched at

a)

Champaran , Bihar

b)

Ahemdabad , Gujarat

c)

Kheda , Uttar Pradesh

d)

Sonbhadra , Uttar Pradesh

38.

How First World create resentment among Indians?

a)

Forced Recruitment into wars

b)

Customs duties were raised

c)

Influenza epidemic

d)

Crop Failure was accompanied

39.

How people show their participation in Non cooperation?

a)

Boycott of civil Services

b)

Boycott khadi Clothes

c)

Boycott foreign clothes

d)

None of the above

40.

Two brothers who proposed Khilafat issue

a)

Shaukat Ali , Mohammad Ali

b)

Mahatma Gandhi , Shaukat Ali

c)

Faruk Ali , Mohammad Ali

d)

Khalifa , Mohammad Ali

41.

Way adopted by Baba Ramchandra to support Awadh Peasants?

a)

Formed Oudh Kisan Sabha

b)

Non Violence was the only key to support peasants

c)

Houses of talukdar were looted , merchants were attacked

d)

All of these

42.

The movement of unification of Italy was led by :

a)

Emmanuel

b)

Bismarck

c)

Cavour

d)

All of these

43.

He was famous Italian revolutionary.

He founded underground societies first 'Young Italy' and 'Young Europe'

Can you identify......

a)

Camillo de Cavour

b)

Philip veit

c)

Garibaldi

d)

Giuseppe Mazzini

44.

The German oak is a symbol of :

a)

Heroism

b)

Freedom

c)

Slavery

d)

Unity

45.

When an abstract idea for instance, greed, freedom, envy and liberty is expressed through a person or a thing, it is known as.........

a)

Liberal

b)

Code

c)

Allegory

d)

Aristocrate

46.

'When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold'. Who made this remark?

a)

Johan Gottfried

b)

Duke Metternich

c)

Jacob Grimm

d)

Kaiser William

47.

Name the act which resulted in the formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great

Britain’.

a)

The Act of Union, 1707

b)

Tax Reform Act, 1784

c)

Commutation Act, 1784

d)

None of these

48.

Arrange the following in the correct sequence:

(i) Napoleon invades Italy

(ii) Fall of Napoleon

(iii) Greek Struggle for independence begins

(iv) Unifi cation of Italy

a)

(ii) — (iii) — (iv) — (i)

b)

(iv) — (ii) — (iii) — (i)

c)

(i) — (ii) — (iii) — (iv)

d)

(i) — (iii) — (ii) — (iv)

49.

Study the picture and answer the question that follows:


Which of the following option best suited the cartoon?

a)

Silence is the first commandment of this learned society.

b)

To avoid the eventuality whereby a member of this club may succumb to the temptation

of speech, muzzles will be distributed to members upon entering.

c)

Most of them imposed censorship laws to control what was said in newspapers, books,

plays and songs and reflected the ideas of liberty and freedom.

d)

Both A and B

50.

Romanticism refers to

a)

cultural movement

b)

economic movement

c)

political movement

d)

literacy movement

51.

Identify the place where the Movement of Indigo Planters (Champaran) took place.

a)

  • A)

    Nagpur

b)

  • B)

    Champaram

c)

  • C)

    Madras

d)
52.

Which location in Gujarat is the site where Mahatma Gandhi organized a Satyagraha for cotton mill workers?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

In which city was the 1927 session of the Indian National Congress held?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

Which location on the map marks the site where the Non-Cooperation Movement was called off due to violence?

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

Identify the coastal location in Gujarat where Gandhiji violated the salt law to start the Civil Disobedience Movement.

a)

  • A)

    Sabarmati

b)
c)
d)
56.

The Indian National Congress (INC) session that formally adopted the Non-Cooperation program , where C. Vijayaraghavachariar presided and C.R. Das moved the crucial resolution, solidifying the mass movement for Swaraj. 

a)

  • A)

    Calcutta

b)

  • B)

    Nagpur

c)
d)

  • D)

    Madras

57.

A Peasant Satyagraha was organized in 1917 to support the peasants of which district in Gujarat?

a)
b)
c)
d)

  • D) Rajkot

58.

Identify the state where the Movement of Indigo Planters (Champaran) took place.

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

"Identify the location on the map where a special session of the Indian National Congress was held to pass the resolution for the Non-Cooperation Movement."

a)

  • A) Nagpur


b)

  • B) Madras

c)

  • C) Calcutta

d)
60.

Identify the city in Punjab marked on the map that is famous for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on April 13, 1919

a)
b)
c)
d)

  • D) Champaran

61.

Identify the correct statement with regard to ‘The Act of Union -1707’ from the following options.

a)

A. The British monarchy surrendered the power to English Parliament.

b)

B. The British parliament seized power from Ireland.

c)

C. The formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.

d)

D. The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and Wales.

62.

Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation?

a)

A. Treaty of Sevres

b)

B. Treaty of Versailles

c)

C. Treaty of Lausanne

d)

Treaty of Constantinople

63.

Which of the following was the reason for calling off ‘the Non-cooperation Movement’ by Gandhiji?

a)

A. Pressure from the British Government

b)

B. Second Round Table Conference

c)

C. Gandhiji’s arrest

d)

D. Chauri-Chaura incident

64.

Choose the correctly matched pair about the Primitive Cultivation in India from the following options:

a)

A. Dahiya – Madhya Pradesh

b)

B. Kumari-Jharkhand

c)

C. Khil -Andhra Pradesh

d)

D. Koman- Karnataka

65.

Barley: Rabi crop, cotton: kharif, : zaid crop.

a)

A. Wheat

b)

B. Mustard

c)

C. Soya bean

d)

D. Cucumber

66.

A type of millet rich in iron, calcium, other micro nutrients and roughage is:

a)

A. Bajra

b)

B. Rajma

c)

C. Jowar

d)

D. Ragi

67.

Read the information given below and select the correct option -


Mohan is an agricultural labourer. There are several months in a year when he has no work and needs credit to meet his daily expenses. He depends upon his employer, the landowner for credit who charges an interest rate of 5 per cent per month. Mohan repays the money by working physically for the landowner on his farmland.


Over the years his debt will –

a)

A. Increase - because of increasing interest and non-payment of monthly amount

b)

B. Remain constant - as he is working for the employer but is repaying less

c)

C. Reduce - as amount equivalent to his salary is being counted as monthly repayment

d)

D. Be totally repaid - as he is repaying the debt in the form of physical labour

68.

Most of the agricultural labourers like Mohan depend upon loans from informal sector. Which of the following statements about this sector is correct –

a)

A. There are govt. bodies to supervise informal sector

b)

B. Money lenders ask for a reasonable rate of interest

c)

C. Cost of informal loans to the borrower is quite high

d)

D. Money lenders use fair means to get their money back

69.

Which one of the following options describe ‘Collateral’?

a)

A. Double coincidence of wants

b)

B. Certain products for barter

c)

C. Trade in barter

d)

D, Asset as guarantee for loan

70.

Read the given statements in context of ‘globalization’ and choose the correct option -

a)

A. It is the only way for economic development of the country

b)

B. Interlinks only production based activities in dispersed locations in the world

c)

C. It has always given only positive results in all the countries

d)

D. Leads to spread of technology, cultures and diseases from a region to another

71.

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason ®. Read the statements and chose the correct option:


Assertion (A): Different people have different development goals.

Reason ®: People want freedom, equality, security and respect


Options:

a)

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

b)

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

c)

c. A is true but R is false.

d)

d. A is false but R is true.

72.

Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multi-purpose river projects?

a)

Multi-purpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity.

b)

Multi-purpose projects by regulating water flow help to control floods.

c)

Multi-purpose projects lead to large-scale displacements and loss of livelihood.

d)

Multi-purpose projects generate electricity for our industries and our homes.

73.

Bhakra Nangal River Valley Project is made on the river:

a)

Sutlej-Beas

b)

Ravi-Chenab

c)

Ganga

d)

Son

74.

Hirakud Dam is constructed on the river:

a)

Ganga

b)

Manjira

c)

Manas

d)

Mahanadi

75.

Water of Bhakra Nangal Project is being used mainly for:

a)

hydel power and irrigation

b)

fish breeding and navigation

c)

industrial use

d)

flood control

76.

The diversion channels seen in the Western Himalayas are called:

a)

Guls or Kuls

b)

Khadins

c)

Johads

d)

Recharge pits

77.

Agricultural fields which are used as rainfed storage structures are called:

a)

Kuls

b)

Khadins/Johads

c)

Recharge pits

d)

None of the above

78.

Underground tanks seen in Rajasthan to store rainwater for drinking is called:

a)

Tankas

b)

Khadin

c)

Ponds

d)

Kuls

79.

In Western Rajasthan today plenty of water is available due to:

a)

rooftop water harvesting

b)

perennial Rajasthan Canal

c)

construction of Tankas

d)

none of the above

80.

Bamboo drip irrigation system is prevalent in:

a)

Manipur

b)

Meghalaya

c)

Mizoram

d)

Madhya Pradesh

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