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question_answer1)
Which statement is correct regarding 'Townshend Act's during American Revolution?
i. This act came out in 1767. |
ii. It placed taxes on lead, paints, glass, paper and tea. |
iii. According to this law all publications should have stamps |
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question_answer2)
Match List I with List II:
List I | List II |
i. Boston Massacre | A. 3rd Sep, 1783 |
ii. Battle of Bunker Hill | B. 26th Dec, 1776 |
iii. Battle of Trenton and Princeton | C. 17th June, 1775 |
iv. Treaty of Paris | D. 5th March 1770 |
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What were the consequences of American Revolution?
i. It helped establish the American financial system and bankrupted France. |
ii. A small band of revolutionaries defeated the British Empire and ushered in the modern era as democracies began to spread around the world following the Peace of Paris. |
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Which of the following are correct regarding 'The First Estate' in French revolution?
i. It consist of Nobles about 2% of population |
ii. It consists of wealthy merchants. |
iii. It consists of Roman Catholic Clergy. |
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What were the changes made under the National Assembly in French Revolution?
i. Abolishment of guilds and labor unions |
ii. Reforms in local, government |
iii. Right to a fair trial |
iv. Right of the people to create laws |
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In which year France became Republic?
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Which of the following statements arc cot-reel?
i. In 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor of France. |
ii. He was defeated at Waterloo in 1815. |
iii. Many of his measures that carried the revolutionary ideas of liberty and modern laws of oilier parts of Europe had an impact on people long after Napoleonic had left. |
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By 1890 which was the strongest nation militarily in Europe?
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Which statement is incorrect regarding the 'Battle of the Bulge??
i. Germans attacked Allies in the Ardennes, Belgium. |
ii. German won the war. |
iii. It was last major German attack in the war. |
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Which statement is correct regarding the 'Cold War'?
i. The Cold War was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc. |
ii. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences over capitalism and democracy. |
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding The Tehran Conference (1943)?
i. They aimed to make plans for reconstruction of Europe after the defeat of Germany. |
ii. It was the high point of Allied Unity |
iii. The leaders wanted to sort out a number of political problems which would arise after Germany's defeat. |
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What were the points on which The Yalta Conference - (1945) agreed?
i. USSR to help USA defeat Japan after Hitler was defeated. |
ii. USA and UK agreed to allow a communist government in Poland. |
iii. They all agreed they would work for democracy in Europe after the wear had ended. |
iv. Agreed to setting up the United Nations this was to help keep peace in the future. |
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding Warsaw Pact?
i. It was a military alliance between the Communist countries in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. |
ii. It members were made up of the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania. |
iii. All the members of the Warsaw Pact, agreed to help each other if any of them was attacked by the West. |
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What were the problems associated with Duma?
i. The demands put forward by First Duma were too radical for Czar and he dispersed it within 10 weeks. |
ii. The First Duma (1906) was not democratically elected; landowners and middle classes were in majority. |
iii. Demands such as: Confiscation of large estates, democratic electoral system, and right of the Duma to approve czar's ministers, right to strike and abolition of death penalty were put forward. |
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Match phases of Japan in List I with the year in List II:
List I | List II |
i. Period of slavery | A. 1894 -1910 |
ii. Rise of Modem Japan | B. 1853-1867 |
iii. World Power | C. 1868-1894 |
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What was Treaty of Shimonoseki?
i. According to tills Treaty China accepted supremacy of Japan on Korea. |
ii. Tills treaty leads to British Japan alliance in 1902. |
iii. According to this Treaty Japan accepted supremacy of China on Korea. |
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Which statement id correct regarding Second World War?
i. The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of the Second World War. |
ii. It was stated in America |
iii. It was the war between the fascist countries and major West European Powers - Britain and France |
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Which of the following countries were the members of the Anti Comintern Pact?
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Which of the following statement (s) is correct regarding NATO?
i. It was formed for defense against the Soviet Union |
ii. It was setup with the United States. Britain, Fraud Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the Philippines and Pakistan as members. |
iii. A NATO army was created to establish its bases many countries of Europe. |
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Match the following leaders who played a great role the Non-Aligned movement in List I with their respective leaders in List II
List I | List II |
i. Sukarno | A. Yugoslavia |
ii. Nasser | B. Egypt |
iii. Tito | C. India |
iv. J. L. Nehru | D. Indonesia |
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Which was the 1st Asian country to industrialize?
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Which of the following constitute the Second Estate?
i. Duke and Duchess. |
ii. Bourgeoisie. |
iii. Roman Catholic Clergy. |
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Which statement is correct from the French revolution about Declaration of the rights of men (August 26, 1789)?
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding Jacobin's Club?
i. Maximilian Robespierre was the leader of the Jacobins. |
ii. They imposed a maximum ceiling on wages and prices. |
iii. Peasants were forced to sell their grain at the prices fixed by the government. |
iv. Churches were shut down and their building converted into barracks or offices. |
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question_answer25)
Match the following places in List I with the year of the beginning of industrialization in List II.
List I | List II |
i. Great Britain | A. 1825 |
ii. United States | B. 1890 |
iii. France | C. 1800 |
iv. Japan | D. 1812 |
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question_answer26)
What is meant by 'Imperialism'?
i. Economic and political control over weaker nations. |
ii. A devotion to the interest and culture of one's nation |
iii. Economic development of a nation. |
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question_answer27)
Match the following events with the year of the occurrence:
List I | List II |
i. American civil war | A. 1989 |
ii. First World War | B. 1939 - 1945 |
iii. Second World War | C. 1914 - 1918 |
iv. Fall of Berlin Wall | D. 1861 - 1865 |
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Which statement is correct regarding Battle of Britain (1940)?
i. This battle was fought between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air force of Britain. |
ii. Britain lost this battle to Germany. |
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Which statement is correct regarding Operation Barbarossa (1941)?
i. Germany invaded Russia breaking the Non-Aggression Pact (1939) |
ii, Germany attacked from the north, south and centre, and marched towards Leningrad, Ukraine and Moscow respectively using Blitzkrieg tactics |
iii. Germany was successful in its mission |
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding the war on Pearl Harbour?
i. Japan attacked Pearl Harbour. |
ii. After the attack on Pearl Harbour made Hitler declare war on USA. |
iii. In return US attacked Japan with the nuclear bombs. |
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Which of the following statements arc correct regarding Karl Marks?
i. He founded the doctrine of Marxism in the Communist Manifesto (1848). |
ii. His work is more relevant to an industrialized society. |
iii. His important works include the Communist manifesto (1S48) and the Das Kapital (1867). |
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Which statement is correct regarding Lateran Treaty (1929)
i. Through this treaty Mussolini reached an understanding with the Pope. |
ii. It was the treaty between US and USSR. |
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What was Iron Curtain?
i. It symbolized non-interaction between Eastern and Western Europe in all domains viz economic and trade tics, political relationship and people to people contact. |
ii. Iron Curtain speech was given by Churchill. |
iii. West Berlin Blockade (1948-9) and Berlin Wall (1961-89) were validation of existence of an Iron Curtain in Europe. |
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Which statement is correct regarding Marshall Plan (June 1947)?
i. This was also called the European Recovery Programme. |
ii. It helped Europe economically to increase its prosperity, increase US influence in Europe and thus to contain communism. |
iii. Tills plan failed terribly. |
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After Yalta Conference which are the zones in which Germany was divided?
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Which statement is correct regarding West Berlin Blockade (1948-9)?
i. The relationship between US and USSR became better. |
ii. US, Britain and France united their zones into German Federal Republic |
iii. US formed NATO (1949) after the West Berlin Blockade because the capitalist bloc found itself unprepared for a military conflict. |
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Match the following List I with List II
List I | List II |
i. Russian revolution | A. 1948 |
ii. French Revolution | B. 1917 |
iii. Formation of UNO | C. 1789 |
iv. Truman Doctrine | D. 1945 |
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The European Renaissance of the fifteenth century is noted for great advances in:
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Which statement is correct regarding Industrial Revolution?
i. New chemical manufacturing and iron production processes were started |
ii. Machines were used rather than hand production methods |
iii. Industrial revolution started in USSR. |
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Which statement is correct regarding Japanese Expansionism?
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Match the following weapons in List I with the year of their invention in List II:
List I | List II |
i. Atomic Bomb | A. 1974 |
ii. Hydrogen Bomb | B. 1957 |
iii. ICBM | C. 1949 |
iv. Nuclear Supplier Group | D. 1952-3 |
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Which statement is correct regarding Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle (MIRVs)?
i. It was 1st developed by US. |
ii. These vehicles carried multiple missiles which could be independently launched when in flight towards multiple targets located in different directions. |
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Which statement is correct regarding Helsinki Agreement?
i. It was signed by Brezhnev from USSR and Gerald Ford from US. |
ii. Russia promised to respect Human Rights, Right to Speech and Right to Leave the country in the communist states. |
iii. Division of Germany was accepted. |
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What is CTBT?
i. It was established in 1996 and it bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes. |
ii. CTBT requires ratification by 44 nations before it can come to force, |
iii. India has not signed it yet. |
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What was the Baghdad Pact renamed as?
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Match the following List I with List II:
List I | List II |
i. Benelux Customs Union | A. 1967 |
ii. Treaty of Brussels | B. 1979 |
iii. European Community | C. 1947 |
iv. Exchange Rate Mechanism | D. 1948 |
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Which statement is correct regarding Eurozone?
i. It comprises of 17 nations. |
ii. Britain and Denmark have voluntarily kept out of it |
iii. After joining Eurozone the control of Monetary policy passes on to ECB. |
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What is Schengen Group?
i. It is a the group of 26 European countries |
ii. This group was set up to abolish passport and immigration controls at their common borders. |
iii. It functions as a single country for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy. |
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Match the following countries of Africa in List I with the I year of their decolonization from Britain in List II:
List I | List II |
i. Gold Coast | A. 1963 |
ii. Nigeria | B. 1962 |
iii. Uganda | C. 1960 |
iv. Kenya | D. 1957 |
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Match the following countries of Africa in List I with the country which rule them in List II:
List I | List II |
i. Zimbabwe | A. Portuguese |
ii. Tunisia | B. British |
iii. Congo | C. French |
iv Angola | D. Belgium |
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