INDIAN HISTORY PRACTICE MCQs

1. The first battle of the American War of Independence took place in the year
(a) 1776, 4 July
(b) 1778, 14 August
(c) 1776, 28 July
(d) 1789, 14 July
Ans. (a)
2. The main effect of the American War of Independence was
(a) establishment of a republic
(b) democracy
(c) socialism
(d) capitalism
Ans. (a)
3. The French society was divided into
(a) one group
(b) two groups
(c)Three groups
(d) four groups
Ans. (c)
4. The French Queen, Marie Antonitte, was termed as
(a) empty headed
(b) hot headed
(c) high headed
(d) dumb headed
Ans. (a)
5. The French King Louis XVI ruled according to
(a) socialistic ideas
(b) divine right theory
(c) orthodox method
(d) oligarchy rules
Ans. (b)
6. 18th century has been correctly called the
(a) age of rationalism
(b) age of reason
(c) age of positive thinking
(d) age of experimentation
Ans. (b)
7. The French royal prison—the (Bastille) was attacked in
(a) 12 July, 1789
(b) 13 July, 1789
(c) 14 July, 1789
(d) 16 July, 1790
Ans. (c)
8. Austria, Russia and Prussia formed an alliance called
(a) the revolutionary alliance
(b) triple alliance
(c) holy alliance
(d) triple entente
Ans. (c)
9. Louis XVI and Marie Antonitte were executed alongwith their children in
(a) l793
(b) 1794
(c) 1795
(d) 1799
Ans. (a)
10. The most important effect of the French Revolution was the birth of the
(a) republic in France
(b) socialism
(c) democracy
(d) capitalism
Ans. (a)
11. Napoleon introduced a new set of laws called
(a) Napoleonic code
(b) French laws
(c) Europeon laws
(d) Prussian laws
Ans. (a)
12. Bismarck was called the man who gave Germany the policy of
(a) blood & iron
(b) holy wars
(c) holy alliance
(d) triple alliance
Ans. (a)
13. Sardinia was the strongest state of
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Holland
Ans. (c)
14. Italy was unified with the occupation of the city of Rome in
(a) 1868
(b) 1869
(c) 1870
(d) 1872
Ans. (c)
15. Karl Marx was the first man to introduce
(a) scientific socialism
(b) marxian socialism
(c) democracy
(d) capitalism
Ans. (a)
16. The church was very corrupt and supported
(a) the monarchy
(b) socialism
(c) revolutionaries
(d) kingship
Ans. (a)
17. The great French socialist Babeuf was executed in the year
(a) 1797
(b) 1798
(c) 1799
(d) 1796
Ans. (a)
18. The communist manifesto appeared in the year
(a) 1849
(b) 1848
(c) 1850
(d) 1852
Ans. (b)
19. Prussia was the strongest state of Germany before the unification was dominated by the
(a) monarchs
(b) landlords (Junkers)
(c) lords
(d) industrialists
Ans. (b)
20. “An address to the working class” was drafted by
(a) Karl Peters
(b) Babeuf
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Stalin
Ans. (c)
21. The first international introduced
(a) socialism
(b) communalism
(c) democracy
(d) dictatorship
Ans. (a)
22. The Paris Commune fought for
(a) workers rights
(b) landlords rights
(c) industrialists rights
(d) people rights
Ans. (a)
23. The Paris Commune took place in the year
(a) 28 March, 1871
(b) 28 March, 1872
(c) 28 March, 1873
(d) 28 March, 1874
Ans. (a)
24. The second international was the 100 years celebration of the
(a) American War of Independence
(b) French Revolution
(c) Italian Unification
(d) German Unification
Ans. (b)
25. The Second International declared 1st May as
(a) workers day
(b) liberation day
(c) socialist day
(d) capitalist day
Ans. (a)