Chapter 4 Europe In The 19th Century: Conflict 0f Nationalist And Monarchial Ideas MCQs
Question 1. Before the —- Revolution goods were produced by hand.
(1) Russian
(2) Industrial
(3) French
(4) American
Answer: (2) Industrial
Question 2. The Bank of France established by —— helped the process of industrialisation in France.
(1) Louis Napoleon
(2) Napoleon Bonaparte
(3) Karl Marx
(4) Charles X
Answer: (2) Napoleon Bonaparte
Question 3. The Continental System was devised by —- to deprive England of her Continental markets.
(1) Lenin
(2) Napoleon
(3) Mussolini
(4) Cavour
Answer: (2) Napoleon
Question 4. —– was known as the ‘workshop of the world
(1) France
(2) USA
(3) England
(4) Germany
Answer: (2) England
Question 5. ——was the chief centre of the cotton industry.
(1) Lancashire
(2) Norfolk
(3) Birmingham
(4) Boston
Answer: (1) Lancashire
Question 6. The real beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Germany was only after her unification in
(1) 1868
(2) 1869
(3) 1870
(4) 1874
Answer: (3) 1870
Question 7. Kaiser William II was the emperor of
(1) England
(2) Austria
(3) Italy
(4) Germany
Answer: (4) Germany
Question 8. After the opening of the Suez Canal in the distance between China and Europe reduced considerably.
(1) 1865
(2) 1868
(3) 1869
(4) 1870
Answer: (3) 1869
Question 9. —– invented the telephone system.
(1) Samuel Morse
(2) Graham Bell
(3) Cyrus W. Field
(4) Marconi
Answer: (2) Graham Bell
Question 10. —– devised the system of using steam power to work machines.
(1) James Watt
(2) Samuel Crompton
(3) Richard Arkwright
(4) Jumes Hargreaves
Answer: (1) James Watt
Question 11. The founder of International Working Men’s Association was
(1) Stalin
(2) Lenin
(3) Karl Marx
(4) Louis Blanc
Answer: (3) Karl Marx
Question 12. The famous Communist Manifesto was first published in
(1) 1830
(2) 1848
(3) 1849
(4) 1850
Answer: (2) 1848
Question 13. The —– is regarded as the ‘Bible of Socialism’.
(1) Das Capital
(2) Communist Manifesto
(3) Mein Kamph
(4) Utopia
Answer: (1) Das Capital
Question 14. The dismemberment of —- by the foreign powers is commonly known as ‘the cutting of the Chinese melon’.
(1) Japan
(2) Africa
(3) China
(4) Indo-China
Answer: (3) China
Question 15. —– was an important cause of the First World War.
(1) Communism
(2) Communalism
(3) Imperialism
(4) Colonialism
Answer: (3) Imperialism
Question 16. The First World War ended in
(1) 1918
(2) 1919
(3) 1920
(4) 1921
Answer: (1) 1918
Question 17. The ‘Grand Consolidated National Union’ was formed under the leadership of
(1) Robert Owen
(2) Wilfred Owen
(3) Karl Marx
(4) Frederich Engels
Answer: (1) Robert Owen
Question 18. The Treaty of Nanking was signed between Britain and
(1) Japan
(2) Russia
(3) China
(4) France
Answer:(3) China
Question 19. The Treaty of Tienstion was signed in
(1) 1860
(2) 1861
(3) 1862
(4) 1863
Answer: (2)1861
Question 20. Ethiopia was formally annexed to Italy in
(1) 1900
(2) 1919
(3) 1936
(4) 1946
Answer: (3)1936
Question 1. The Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey was
(1) Mir Jafar
(2) Mir Kasim
(3) Siraj-ud-daula
(4) Alivardi Khan
Answer: (3) Siraj-ud-daula
Question 22. The Entente Cordiale was signed in
(1) 1904
(2) 1906
(3) 1908
(4) 1910
Answer: (1) 1904
Question 23. The first Balkan War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of
(1) London
(2) Peking
(3) Shimonoseki
(4) Nanking
Answer: (1) London
Question 24. —- is called the ‘Dark Continent’.
(1) America
(2) Africa
(3) Austrialia
(4) Asia
Answer: (2) Africa
Question 25. The English General in the Battle of Plassey was
(1) Arthur Wellesley
(2) Vansittart
(3) Robert Clive
(4) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: (3) Robert Clive
Question 26. The direct cause of the First World War was
(1) Serajevo murder
(2) Morocco crisis
(3) Agadir crisis
(4) Balkan crisis
Answer: (1) Serajevo murder
Question 27. The —- established their colony in Angola.
(1) Portuguese
(2) British
(3) French
(4) Dutch
Answer: (1) Portuguese
Question 28. —- wanted to abolish private ownership of property.
(1) Harry Truman
(2) Louis XVIII
(3) Proudhon
(4) George Marshall
Answer: (3) Proudhon
Question 29. Russia imposed the Treaty of San Stephano on
(1) France
(2) Turkey
(3) China
(4) Japan
Answer: (2) Turkey
Question 30. The year of the ‘Peterloo Massacre’ was
(1) 1800
(2) 1812
(3) 1819
(4) 1820
Answer: (3) 1819
Question 31. The members of the Triple Alliance were
(1) England, France, Britain
(2) England, France, Russia
(3) Germany, Austria, Italy
(4) Germany, Austria, France
Answer: (3) Germany, Austria, Italy
Question 32. The members of the Triple Entente were
(1) England, France, Germany
(2) England, France, Spain
(3) England, France, Russia
(4) England, France, Italy
Answer: (3) England, France, Russia
Question 33. Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the heir to the
(1) Serbian throne
(2) Austrian throne
(3) Spanish throne
(4) German throne
Answer: (2) Austrian throne
Question 34. Narvilo Princep was a member of the
(1) Triple Alliance
(2) ‘Black Hand’ terrorist organisation
(3) International Working Men’s Association
(4) Communist Party
Answer: (2) ‘Black Hand’ terrorist organisation
Question 35. Invention first appeared in the
(1) cotton industry
(2) jute industry
(3) tea industry
(4) silk industry
Answer: (1) cotton industry
Question 36. James Davy invented the
(1) Spinning Jenny
(2) Safety Lamp
(3) Water Frame
(4) Flying Shuttle
Answer: (2) Safety Lamp
Question 37. Socialism is a political, economic and philosophical doctrine opposed to
(1) Capitalism
(2) Communism
(3) Nationalism
(4) Communalism
Answer: (1) Capitalism
Question 38. David Livingstone, the famous European explorer’ had been to
(1) Africa
(2) Asia
(3) America
(4) Antarctica
Answer: (1) Africa
Question 39. Ethiopia is a country in
(1) Asia
(2) America
(3) Europe
(4) Africa
Answer: (4) Africa
Question 40. Industrial Revolution led to the growth of
(1) Communalism
(2) Communism
(3) Imperialism
(4) Terrorism
Answer: (3) Imperialism
Question 41. Serfdom was abolished in Russia in
(1) 1815
(2) 1823
(3) 1851
(4) 1861
Answer: (4) 1861
Question 42. Flying Shuttle was discovered by
(1) John Kay
(2) Crompton
(3) James Watt
(4) Hargreaves
Answer: (1) John Kay
Question 43. In which country did the ‘Luddite Riot’ break out?
(1) Russia
(2) England
(3) Greece
(4) France
Answer: (2) England
Question 44. ‘March of the planeteers started from
(1) Manchester
(2) Paris
(3) Peking
(4) Berlin
Answer: (1) Manchester
Question 45. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore war was fought in
(1) 1899
(2) 1799
(3) 1699
(4) 1599
Answer: (1) 1899
Question 46. Which country started the digging of the Suez Canal through Egypt?
(1) Turkey
(2) England
(3) Russia
(4) France
Answer: (4) France
Question 47. The Open Door Policy was issued by
(1) Sir John Hay
(2) Clement Attlee
(3) Kingsford
(4) Mac Arthur
Answer: (1) Sir John Hay
Question 48. Who was the author of ‘Imperialism, the highest stage of Capitalism’?
(1) Louis Blanc
(2) V. I. Lenin
(3) Karl Marx
(4) Engels
Answer: (2) V. I. Lenin
Question 49. The monopoly of East India Company’s ade with India was abolished by the Charter Act of
(1) 1853
(2) 1833
(3) 1813
(4) 1823
Answer: (3) 1813
Question 50. The “Three Emperors’ League” was a compromise made in
(1) 1873
(2) 1815
(3) 1833
(4) 1820
Answer: (1) 1873
Question 51. The word ‘Socialism’ was first introduced by
(1) Charles Fourier
(2) Saint Simon
(3) Robert Owen
(4) Arnold Toynbee
Answer: (3) Robert Owen
Question 52. The First Opium War was fought between England and
(1) China
(2) France
(3) Russia
(4) Italy
Answer: (1) China
Question 53. The book ‘New View of Society’ was written by
(1) Hobson
(2) Charles Fourier
(3) Robert
(4) Louis Blanc
Answer: (3) Robert
Question 54. The book ‘Das Capital’ was published in
(1) 1857
(2) 1867
(3) 1877
(4) 1897
Answer: (2) 1867
Question 55. In which year was the ‘Open Door Policy’ issued?
(1) 1869
(2) 1867
(3) 1899
(4) 1889
Answer: (3) 1899
Question 56. Bismarck was the Chancellor of
(1) France
(2) Germany
(3) Britain
(4) Italy
Answer: (4) Italy
Question 57. The book ‘Organisation of Labour’ was composed by
(1) Arnold Toynbee
(2) Louis Blanc
(3) Hobson
(4) Karl Marx
Answer: (2) Louis Blanc
Question 58. The country which established dominance over the Shangtung region was
(1) Germany
(2) Russia
(3) France
(3) England
Answer: (1) Germany
Question 59. The condition which is essential for industrialisation is
(1) sufficient capital.
(2) sufficient rainfall.
(3) strict government policy.
(4) common lands.
Answer: (1) sufficient capital.
Question 60. The countries which rushed to establish colonies in Africa were
(1) Russia, Netherlands, Hungary.
(2) Great Britain, Germany, France.
(3) Japan, Burma, Ceylon.
(4) Burma, Switzerland, Netherlands.
Answer: (2) Great Britain, Germany, France.
Question 61. The Industrial Revolution started late in France due to
(1) July Revolution of 1830.
(2) February Revolution of 1848.
(3) Aristocratic Revolt in France.
(4) French Revolution of 1789.
Answer: (1) July Revolution of 1830.
Question 62. One of the first men to improve the condition of the workers in industries was
(1) Robert Owen.
(2) Karl Marx.
(3) Friedrich Engels.
(4) Charles Fourier.
Answer: (1) Robert Owen.
Question 63. The Industrial Revolution signalled
(1) The end of the ancient period.
(2) The end of the medieval period.
(3) The end of the an age as also the birth of a new age.
(4) The end of the an age as also the birth of modern age.
Answer: (4) The end of the an age as also the birth of modern age.
Question 64. The course of European history in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was altered by
(1) The Industrial Revolution and the agricultural revolution.
(2) The Industrial Revolution and the Russian revolution.
(3) The Industrial Revolution and the French revolution.
(4) The French revolution and the Russian revolution.
Answer: (3) The Industrial Revolution and the French revolution.