Multiple Choice Questions
HISTORY - The Making of a Global World
Practice Questions with Answers
Total 198 questions available
Q. 1
Why did people in ancient times travel vast distances?
A
For vacationsB
For knowledge, opportunity, and spiritual fulfillmentC
For modern technologyD
For shoppingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
What did travelers carry during their journeys?
A
Only goodsB
Only moneyC
Goods, money, values, skills, ideas, and inventionsD
Only germs and diseasesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
Which civilization was linked with present-day West Asia through an active coastal trade around 3000 BCE?
A
Egyptian civilizationB
Mesopotamian civilizationC
Indus Valley civilizationD
Greek civilizationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What served as a form of currency from the Maldives?
A
SeashellsB
Gold coinsC
Paper moneyD
CowhideClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
When did the long-distance spread of disease-carrying germs become an unmistakable link?
A
Fifth centuryB
Seventh centuryC
Tenth centuryD
Fifteenth centuryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What was the primary reason for the Maldives' cowries to reach China and East Africa?
A
Religious ritualsB
Food sourceC
Form of currencyD
Artistic decorationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
What linked the Indus Valley civilizations with West Asia around 3000 BCE?
A
Underground tunnelsB
TeleportationC
AirplanesD
Active coastal tradeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
What is the primary purpose of the passage?
A
Discussing modern technologyB
Promoting travel agenciesC
Exploring historical interconnectionsD
Advocating for seashell conservationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
How long did the cowries from the Maldives find their way to China and East Africa?
A
A decadeB
More than a millenniaC
Less than a yearD
A centuryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
When did the long-distance spread of disease-carrying germs become evident?
A
Seventh centuryB
Tenth centuryC
Fifth centuryD
Twentieth centuryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
What is the primary focus of the passage?
A
Modern trade networksB
The Silk RoutesC
Chinese potteryD
Early ChristianityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What does the term 'silk routes' refer to in the passage?
A
Routes for transporting spicesB
Routes for pottery tradeC
Routes for silk cargoes from ChinaD
Routes for precious metalsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
How long have the Silk Routes been known to exist?
A
Since the fifteenth centuryB
Only in the Christian EraC
Since the early twentieth centuryD
Since before the Christian EraClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
The Silk routes are a good example of:
A
Pre-modern tradeB
Modern tradeC
Ancient tradeD
Global tradeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What precious metals flowed from Europe to Asia through the Silk Routes?
A
Gold and silverB
Platinum and copperC
Diamonds and pearlsD
Iron and bronzeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What always went hand in hand according to the passage?
A
Religion and politicsB
Modern and ancient civilizationsC
Trade and cultural exchangeD
East and WestClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Who likely traveled the Silk Routes as mentioned in the passage?
A
Ancient warriorsB
Early Christian missionariesC
Chinese emperorsD
African explorersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
What item spread through intersecting points on the Silk Routes?
A
SpicesB
TextilesC
Chinese silkD
BuddhismClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What did the name 'silk routes' emphasize?
A
Gold and silver tradeB
Chinese potteryC
West-bound Chinese silk cargoesD
Early Muslim preachersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What region did Buddhism emerge from according to the passage?
A
Western IndiaB
Northern ChinaC
Southeast AsiaD
Eastern IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
What led to increased demand for food grains in Britain in the late eighteenth century?
A
Industrial expansionB
Population growthC
Import of cornD
Expansion of urban centresClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
Why did the demand for agricultural products increase in Britain?
A
Expansion of industriesB
Decrease in urban populationC
Low food grain pricesD
Abolition of the Corn LawsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What were the 'Corn Laws' primarily known for?
A
Import of cornB
High food pricesC
Restriction on corn importD
Industrial growthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
What happened after the Corn Laws were abolished?
A
Food prices increasedB
Food import became costlierC
Agriculture thrivedD
Food could be imported more cheaplyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
What was the impact of cheaper food imports on British agriculture?
A
Agriculture thrivedB
Decreased demand for importsC
Unable to compete with importsD
Expansion of urban centresClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
Why were vast areas of land left uncultivated in Britain?
A
Lack of skilled farmersB
Inability to compete with importsC
High food grain pricesD
Government restrictionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
Who forced the abolition of the Corn Laws?
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Landed groupsB
IndustrialistsC
Urban dwellersD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
What was the consequence of abolishing the Corn Laws on employment?
A
Increase in job opportunitiesB
Decrease in urban populationC
People migrated overseasD
Industrial growthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
Why were industrialists and urban dwellers unhappy with high food prices?
A
High production costsB
Increased demand for importsC
Decreased job opportunitiesD
Abolition of industrial growthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What was the main reason for restricting the import of corn in Britain?
A
Population growthB
Pressure from landed groupsC
Urban expansionD
Industrial revolutionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
What was the traditional method of transporting animals for meat trade until the 1870s?
A
Slaughtering at the destinationB
Refrigerated shipsC
Transporting live animalsD
Perishable food tradeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
Why were live animals shipped to Europe problematic?
A
High shipping costsB
Increased meat pricesC
Improved ship spaceD
Reduced weight lossClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
What technological development revolutionized the meat trade?
A
Refrigerated shipsB
Live animal transportC
Europe's slaughterhousesD
Reduced shipping costsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
Where were animals slaughtered for food after the technological development?
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EuropeB
America, Australia, or New ZealandC
Perishable food marketsD
Ship voyagesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
How did refrigerated ships impact shipping costs?
A
Increased costsB
No impactC
Reduced costsD
Maintained costsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
What was the result of reduced meat prices in Europe?
A
Unchanged living conditionsB
Costlier perishable foodsC
Lower shipping costsD
Increased demandClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
What did the poor in Europe gain access to due to lowered meat prices?
A
Monotonous dietB
Improved ship spaceC
Varied dietD
Frozen foodClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
What did the improved living conditions promote within the country?
A
Imperialism abroadB
SlaughterhousesC
Monotony of dietD
Social peaceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
What supported imperialism abroad according to the passage?
A
Reduced shipping costsB
Varied dietC
Improved living conditionsD
Slaughtering at the destinationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
What was the main advantage of slaughtering animals at the starting point?
A
Increased shipping costsB
Improved ship spaceC
Reduced weight lossD
Lowered meat pricesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
What were the main opposing groups in the Second World War?
A
Allies and Axis powersB
Britain and JapanC
Nazi Germany and the Soviet UnionD
US and ItalyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
How long did the Second World War last?
A
2 yearsB
4 yearsC
6 yearsD
8 yearsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
Where was the war fought?
A
Only on landB
Mainly on seaC
Exclusively in AsiaD
On many fronts, including land, sea, and airClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
Which countries were part of the Axis powers?
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Britain, France, and the USB
Nazi Germany, Japan, and ItalyC
Soviet Union, Japan, and ItalyD
US, France, and the Soviet UnionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
How many people are estimated to have been killed as a result of the war?
A
60 millionB
30 millionC
90 millionD
120 millionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
Where did most of the deaths occur in the Second World War?
A
BattlefieldsB
Outside the battlefieldsC
In EuropeD
In AsiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
What caused most of the deaths in the Second World War?
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Soldiers' casualtiesB
Aerial bombardmentC
Relentless artillery attacksD
War-related causes affecting civiliansClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
How was Europe and Asia affected by the war?
A
Improved economicallyB
UnaffectedC
Devastated with destructionD
Socially stableClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
What was the impact of the war on the economy?
A
Economic devastationB
Economic prosperityC
Minimal impactD
Economic stabilityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
What was the reconstruction process expected to be?
A
Short and easyB
Difficult and prolongedC
UnnecessaryD
NonexistentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
How did Rinderpest arrive in Africa?
A
Carried by African cattleB
Brought by Italian soldiersC
Through natural causesD
Imported from AmericaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
When did Rinderpest reach Africa's Atlantic coast?
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1880sB
1892C
1897D
1900Click an option to check your answer
Q. 53
How did Rinderpest move through Africa?
A
North to SouthB
South to NorthC
West to EastD
East to WestClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
What percentage of cattle did Rinderpest kill along its way?
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90%B
70%C
30%D
50%Click an option to check your answer
Q. 55
What was the impact of Rinderpest on Africa's livelihoods?
A
Improved livelihoodsB
No impactC
Destroyed livelihoodsD
Stabilized livelihoodsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
Who monopolized the remaining cattle resources in Africa?
A
Rinderpest survivorsB
Italian soldiersC
African communitiesD
Planters, mine owners, and Colonial GovernmentsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
How did control over scarce cattle resources impact European colonisers?
A
Weakened their powerB
Strengthened their powerC
Created conflictsD
Had no impactClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
What role did cattle play in the conquest and subjugation of Africa?
A
Enabled conquestB
Played no roleC
Hindered conquestD
Prevented colonizationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
What event initiated the spread of Rinderpest in Africa?
A
Natural disastersB
Italian invasion of EritreaC
African migrationsD
European colonizationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
What can be inferred about the impact of Western conquest from the passage?
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Positive impactB
Minimal impactC
No impactD
Negative impactClick an option to check your answer
Q. 61
What precious metals enhanced Europe's wealth and financed its trade with Asia?
A
Gold from African minesB
Silver from mines in Peru and MexicoC
Diamonds from Indian minesD
Copper from European minesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
Find out the incorrect statement from the following :
A
Large number of European migrated Americas to do work in agriculture fields.B
Americans did not have immunity against the germs carried by Europeans.C
Superior arms and ammunitions played important role in conquering Americas.D
Discovery of Americas solved the financial problems of Europeans.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 63
What expeditions set off in search of El Dorado?
A
European tradersB
Asian explorersC
African colonisersD
Many expeditions in search of El DoradoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 64
Which resource was NOT obtained by Europeans from the Americas?
A
Gold and silverB
Human resource for agriculture works.C
Forest resourcesD
Vast open land for agricultureClick an option to check your answer
Q. 65
The silver obtained from Peru was used in India to buy :
A
Spices and cottonB
Arms and ammunitionsC
To consolidate colonial ruleD
Ornaments and jewelleryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 66
Why did smallpox prove deadly for America's original inhabitants?
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They had immunity against smallpoxB
Europeans had a cure for smallpoxC
Lack of isolationD
Lack of immunityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 67
What disease spread ahead of Europeans reaching America?
A
TuberculosisB
MalariaC
SmallpoxD
InfluenzaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 68
Which of the following is not correct about smallpox?
A
Smallpox germs reached Americas accidentally.B
Germs were intentionally introduced by Europeans.C
Americans didn't have immunity against smallpoxD
Smallpox helped Europeans to kill the enemies whom they could not reachClick an option to check your answer
Q. 69
Besides silver, what other precious metal is mentioned in the passage?
A
GoldB
CopperC
PlatinumD
DiamondClick an option to check your answer
Q. 70
In the plantations developed in America, the two chief crops grown were -
A
tea and coffeeB
rubber and coffeeC
peanuts and sugar beetD
sugarcane and cottonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 71
What did indentured labour mean?
A
Cheap LabourB
Free LabourC
None of theseD
Bonded LabourClick an option to check your answer
Q. 72
What is the meaning of indentured labour ?
A
Cheap LabourB
Free LabourC
Bonded LabourD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 73
To escape religious persecution, the people of Europe fled to -
A
AfricaB
AustraliaC
AmericaD
AsiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 74
Which of the following is not a economic exchange?
A
Flow of KnowledgeB
Flow of CapitalC
Flow of LabourD
Flow of TradeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 75
The Chutney music was popular in-
A
North AmericaB
South AmericaC
JapanD
ChinaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 76
Who adopted the concept of assembly line to produce automobiles?
A
Imam HusainB
T. CupplaC
Samuel MorseD
Henry FordClick an option to check your answer
Q. 77
Tax imposed on a country's imports from the rest
of the world is called :
A
TariffB
TollC
None of theseD
ExciseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 78
Study the picture and answer the question that
follows:
Which of the following aspect best signifies in
the above image?
A
World WarB
Irish Potato FamineC
Silk RouteD
IndustrialisationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 79
What was the Bretton Woods system?
A
Post war international economic systemB
Post war political systemC
Post war the military systemD
None of the optionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 80
In which year was the United Nations Monetary
and Financial Conference held?
A
1954B
1951C
1944D
1941Click an option to check your answer
Q. 81
What was the use of cowries during Indus Valley civilization?
A
As a toyB
As a means of transportationC
As a form of currencyD
As an instrumentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 82
Which one of the following routes are a good example of vibrant pre - modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world?
A
The Garden routeB
The Silk routeC
The Great Ocean RoadD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 83
What did indentured labour mean?
A
None of the optionsB
Bonded LabourC
Free LabourD
Cheap LabourClick an option to check your answer
Q. 84
The Descendants of indentures workers is a Noble Prize winning writer is-
A
V. S. NaipaulB
Amartya SenC
Ram Naresh SarwanD
Bob MorleyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 85
MNCs works in
A
Many countriesB
Only one countryC
Two countriesD
None of the optionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 86
The Chutney music was popular in-
A
ChinaB
JapanC
North AmericaD
South AmericaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 87
Where was Chutney music popular?
A
FijiB
GuyanaC
Both (b) and (c)D
TrinidadClick an option to check your answer
Q. 88
was a famous economist
A
Barry ParkerB
Henry StanleyC
Henry FordD
John Maynard KeynesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 89
The Bretton Woods conference established
the :
A
Quit India MovementB
Indian textile industriesC
Silk routeD
International Monetary FundClick an option to check your answer
Q. 90
Which one of the following routes are a good example of vibrant pre - modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world?
A
The Garden routeB
The Silk routeC
The Great Ocean RoadD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 91
What were ‘Canal Colonies’?
A
Irrigated areasB
Large ColoniesC
Large CanalsD
Sea PortsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 92
From which of the following countries did
Britain borrow large sums of money during First
World War?
A
United States of AmericaB
GermanyC
JapanD
RussiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 93
Who used “assembly line of production”?
A
TATAB
Henry FordC
BajajD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 94
What were ‘Canal Colonies’?
A
Large ColoniesB
Sea PortsC
Large CanalsD
Irrigated areasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 95
Why did National Leaders oppose indentured labour migration from India?
A
Low wagesB
All the aboveC
It was very cruelD
Health condition was poorClick an option to check your answer
Q. 96
Rinderpest spread in Africa through-
A
CattleB
BirdsC
HumanD
None of the optionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 97
_________ Step was taken by US capitalists to recover their economy after First world war.
A
Car productionB
Decreasing productionC
Mass productionD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 98
Which of the following options best depicts the
above image?
A
Poverty in EuropeB
Child labourC
Female working for foodD
The Irish potato famineClick an option to check your answer
Q. 99
Which food traveled west from china to be called “Spaghetti’?
A
NoodlesB
PotatoC
GroundnutsD
SoyaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 100
Which of the following is not a economic exchange?
A
Flow of TradeB
Flow of CapitalC
Flow of KnowledgeD
Flow of LabourClick an option to check your answer
Q. 101
What was the Bretton wood system?
A
Post war the military systemB
Post war political systemC
None of theseD
Post war international economic systemClick an option to check your answer
Q. 102
Bretton Woods System was based on which types of rates?
A
FixedB
FloatingC
BaseD
InflationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 103
Rinder Pest is a?
A
Cattle disease in AfricaB
Cattle disease in ChinaC
Cattle disease in IndiaD
Cattle disease in RussiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 104
Who was Sir Henry Morton Stanley?
A
JournalistB
AuthorC
ScientistD
IndustrialistClick an option to check your answer
Q. 105
Which was the Tabled city of gold?
A
El DoeodoB
MexicoC
PeruD
SpainClick an option to check your answer
Q. 106
These were among the world's richest countries
until well into the eighteenth century:
A
Germany and BritainB
Japan and AmericaC
Singapore and TaiwanD
China and IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 107
What was the Bretton wood system?
A
Post war the military systemB
Post war political systemC
Post war international economic systemD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 108
Why did National Leaders oppose indentured labour migration from India?
A
It was very cruelB
Health condition was poorC
Low wagesD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 109
_________ Step was taken by US capitalists to recover their economy after First world war.
A
Car productionB
Decreasing productionC
Mass productionD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 110
What did indentured labour mean?
A
None of the optionsB
Bonded LabourC
Cheap LabourD
Free LabourClick an option to check your answer
Q. 111
Which was the fabled city of gold?
A
PeruB
El DoradoC
SpainD
MexicoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 112
One who refuses to accept established beliefs and practices known as:
A
FanaticB
ConventionalistC
DissenterD
LiberalClick an option to check your answer
Q. 113
Which food traveled west from China to be called Spaghetti?
A
NoodlesB
PotatoC
GroundnutsD
SoyaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 114
Which disease proved a deadly killer for America’s original inhabitants?
A
Small poxB
None of the aboveC
Chicken poxD
Swine poxClick an option to check your answer
Q. 115
The Chutney music popular in-
A
North AmericaB
JapanC
ChinaD
South AmericaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 116
A major supplier of wheat in the world market was-
A
AsiaB
AfricaC
Eastern EuropeD
North AmericaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 117
What were the Corn Laws?
A
None of the optionsB
Laws to restrict the export and import of cornC
Laws to restrict the import of cornD
Laws to restrict the export of cornClick an option to check your answer
Q. 118
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890s?
A
Small poxB
None of the optionsC
Cattle plagueD
PneumoniaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 119
The great Depression began in
A
1928B
1927C
1930D
1929Click an option to check your answer
Q. 120
Which food was probably carried by the Arab
traders to Sicily?
A
CornB
PastaC
SoyaD
NoodlesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 121
What was the G-77?
A
Group of overdeveloped countryB
Group of developed countriesC
Group of underdeveloped countryD
Group of Developing countryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 122
What were Canal Colonies?
A
Large ColoniesB
Irrigated areasC
Large CanalsD
Sea PortsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 123
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890s?
A
Small poxB
None of the optionsC
Cattle plagueD
PneumoniaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 124
What was the use of cowries during Indus Valley civilization?
A
As a form of currencyB
As a means of transportationC
As an instrumentD
As a toyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 125
MNCs works in
A
None of the optionsB
Two countriesC
Many countriesD
Only one countryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 126
Which was the Tabled city of gold?
A
PeruB
MexicoC
El DoeodoD
SpainClick an option to check your answer
Q. 127
There were three important developments that
greatly shrank the pre-modern world. Identify
the incorrect one from the following options :
A
The flow of technologyB
The flow of capitalC
The flow of tradeD
The flow of labourClick an option to check your answer
Q. 128
Where was Chutney music popular?
A
FijiB
GuyanaC
TrinidadD
Both (b) and (c)Click an option to check your answer
Q. 129
The Bretton Woods system was based on the -
A
National Exchange RateB
BSE exchange rateC
NSY exchange rateD
Fixed exchange rateClick an option to check your answer
Q. 130
Large number of people in Europe, died in 1840s due to a disease, which destroyed the-
A
soya cropB
maize cropC
beet cropD
potato cropClick an option to check your answer
Q. 131
Whichof the following diseases killed the original
inhabitants of America in large numbers?
A
Small poxB
Chicken poxC
CholeraD
PlagueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 132
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890’s?
A
RinderpestB
Small poxC
PneumoniaD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 133
The smallpox was first brought to America by -
A
Portuguese conquerorsB
Spanish conquerorsC
Dutch conquerorsD
French conquerorsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 134
A fast-spreading disease of cattle plague having
a terrifying impact on people's livelihood and
the local economy in Africa in the 1890s :
A
G-77B
Cattle plagueC
RinderpestD
RastafarianismClick an option to check your answer
Q. 135
Most Indian indentured workers came from the
present day regions of Eastern Uttar Pradesh,Bihar, ________and_________
A
Punjab, Tamil NaduB
Central India, Tamil NaduC
Rajasthan, PunjabD
Punjab, AssamClick an option to check your answer
Q. 136
Identify the following and choose the correct
option:
(i) It arrived in Africa in the late 1880s.
(ii) It was carried by infected cattle imported from British Asia.
(iii) Entering Africa in the east, it moved west like forest fire.
(i) It arrived in Africa in the late 1880s.
(ii) It was carried by infected cattle imported from British Asia.
(iii) Entering Africa in the east, it moved west like forest fire.
A
CholeraB
RinderpestC
ChickenpoxD
Great depressionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 137
Which of the following was the most powerful
means used by the Spanish to conquer America?
A
RiflesB
GermsC
BombsD
Poisonous gasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 138
Who was John Winthrop?
A
New HampshireB
PennsylvaniaC
South CarolinaD
First Governor of the Massachusetts Bay colonyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 139
Which of the following statements correctly
identifies the Corn Laws?
A
Restricted the import of corn to EnglandB
Allowed the import of corn to EnglandC
Imposed tax on cornD
Abolished the sale of cornClick an option to check your answer
Q. 140
Indentured labour migration was abolished in:
A
1919B
1920C
1930D
1921Click an option to check your answer
Q. 141
Who produced the T-Model Ford car?
A
Ebenezer HowardB
Henry Morton StanleyC
Barry ParkerD
Henry FordClick an option to check your answer
Q. 142
What were the Corn Laws?
A
Laws to restrict the import of cornB
Laws to restrict the export of cornC
Laws to restrict the export and import of cornD
None of the optionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 143
Who produced the T-Model Ford car?
A
Ebenezer HowardB
Henry Morton StanleyC
Henry FordD
Barry ParkerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 144
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890’s?
A
None of theseB
Cattle plagueC
PneumoniaD
Small poxClick an option to check your answer
Q. 145
Which of the following is not a economic exchange?
A
Flow of LabourB
Flow of CapitalC
Flow of KnowledgeD
Flow of TradeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 146
Which food traveled west from China to be called Spaghetti?
A
SoyaB
GroundnutsC
NoodlesD
PotatoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 147
Who was John Winthrop?
A
New HampshireB
PennsylvaniaC
South CarolinaD
First Governor of the Massachusetts Bay colonyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 148
What is IMF?
A
International Monetary FundB
International Money fundC
International Monetary financesD
Indian Monetary fund.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 149
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890’s?
A
RinderpestB
Small poxC
PneumoniaD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 150
The main aim of the post-war international economic system was to
A
To preserve economic stabilityB
To maintain statusC
To increase exportD
To reduce war loansClick an option to check your answer
Q. 151
Why did Europeans flee toAmerica in 19thcentury? Identify the correctreason from thefollowing options
A
Poverty and diseasesB
Due to gold rushC
To escape from the French RevolutionD
As an aftermath of the Vietnam WarClick an option to check your answer
Q. 152
What were Canal Colonies?
A
Large CanalsB
Sea PortsC
Large ColoniesD
Irrigated areasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 153
Bretton Woods System was based on which types of rates?
A
FixedB
FloatingC
BaseD
InflationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 154
The pre-modern world shrank due to the discovery of -
A
AmericaB
sea routeC
ironD
steam engineClick an option to check your answer
Q. 155
To escape religious persecution, the people of Europe fled to -
A
AfricaB
AustraliaC
AmericaD
AsiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 156
The term used to describe Indian indentured labour was-
A
Rikshaw pullerB
CoolieC
PorterD
JugglerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 157
The Bretton Woods system was based on the -
A
Fixed exchange rateB
NSY exchange rateC
BSE exchange rateD
National Exchange RateClick an option to check your answer
Q. 158
Rinderpest is a?
A
Cattle disease in RussiaB
Cattle disease in IndiaC
Cattle disease in AfricaD
Cattle disease in ChinaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 159
was a famous economist
A
Henry FordB
Henry StanleyC
John Maynard KeynesD
Barry ParkerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 160
The IMF and the World Bank commenced
financial operations in :
A
1947B
1930C
1929D
1923Click an option to check your answer
Q. 161
Henry Morton Stanley was
A
MissionaryB
ExplorerC
TraderD
SoldierClick an option to check your answer
Q. 162
The term used to describe Indian indentured labour was-
A
CoolieB
PorterC
JugglerD
Rickshaw pullerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 163
Which was the Tabled city of gold?
A
PeruB
MexicoC
El DoeodoD
SpainClick an option to check your answer
Q. 164
Rinder Pest is a?
A
Cattle disease in RussiaB
Cattle disease in AfricaC
Cattle disease in ChinaD
Cattle disease in IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 165
What is NIEO?
A
New Indian economic orderB
New international economic orderC
New international Excise orderD
New international economic ordinance.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 166
The Bretton Woods is a
A
InstitutionB
PalaceC
PlaceD
CountryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 167
G-77 comprises of the group of which of the
following countries?
A
Developed countriesB
Rich countriesC
Developing countriesD
Under developed countriesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 168
The great Depression begin in
A
1927B
1928C
1929D
1930Click an option to check your answer
Q. 169
Who adopted the concept of assembly line to produce automobiles?
A
Henry FordB
Imam HusainC
T. CupplaD
Samuel MorseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 170
The main aim of the post-war international economic system was to
A
To preserve economic stabilityB
To maintain statusC
To increase exportD
To reduce war loansClick an option to check your answer
Q. 171
A major supplier of wheat in the world market was-
A
AsiaB
AfricaC
Eastern EuropeD
North AmericaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 172
What was the Bretton Woods system?
A
None of the optionsB
Post war the military systemC
Post war political systemD
Post war international economic systemClick an option to check your answer
Q. 173
What is IMF?
A
Indian Monetary fund.B
International Monetary financesC
International Monetary FundD
International Money fundClick an option to check your answer
Q. 174
The Bretton Woods is a
A
InstitutionB
CountryC
PalaceD
PlaceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 175
The Chutney music popular in-
A
North AmericaB
South AmericaC
JapanD
ChinaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 176
: Who adopted the concept of assembly line to produce automobiles?
A
Samuel MorseB
Henry FordC
T. CupplaD
Imam HusainClick an option to check your answer
Q. 177
Rinderpest spread in Africa through-
A
BirdsB
HumanC
CattleD
None of the optionsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 178
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890s?
A
Cattle plagueB
Small poxC
None of the optionsD
PneumoniaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 179
The Descendants of indentures workers is a Noble Prize winning writer is-
A
Bob MorleyB
V. S. NaipaulC
Amartya SenD
Ram Naresh SarwanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 180
What is NIEO?
A
New international economic orderB
New Indian economic orderC
New international Excise orderD
New international economic ordinance.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 181
Henry Morton Stanley was
A
ExplorerB
TraderC
MissionaryD
SoldierClick an option to check your answer
Q. 182
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890’s?
A
Cattle plagueB
Small poxC
PneumoniaD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 183
The Descendants of indentures workers is a Noble Prize winning writer is-
A
Ram Naresh SarwanB
Amartya SenC
V. S. NaipaulD
Bob MorleyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 184
The First World War was fought between :
A
China and IndiaB
Allies and Central PowersC
Allies and Axis PowersD
Japan and AmericaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 185
Which disease proved a deadly killer for America’s original inhabitants?
A
Small poxB
Chicken poxC
Swine poxD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 186
Name the law which allowed the British Government to restrict the import of corn.
A
Import LawsB
Corn LawsC
Food ActD
Corn ActClick an option to check your answer
Q. 187
This was the world's first mass-produced car :
A
Hindustan AmbassadorB
MitsubishiC
T-Model FordD
ChevroletClick an option to check your answer
Q. 188
Who was Sir Henry Morton Stanley?
A
JournalistB
AuthorC
ScientistD
IndustrialistClick an option to check your answer
Q. 189
One who refuses to accept established beliefs and practices known as:
A
FanaticB
ConventionalistC
LiberalD
DissenterClick an option to check your answer
Q. 190
Foods like chillies, soya, potato etc., were introduced in Asia and Europe from -
A
AustraliaB
New ZealandC
AmericaD
AfricaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 191
Mention the two Asian countries that were counted among the world richest countries until the 18th century.
A
China & JapanB
India & JapanC
Mongolia & UAED
China & IndiaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 192
Name the law which allowed the British Government to restrict the import of corn.
A
Import LawsB
Corn LawsC
Food ActD
Corn ActClick an option to check your answer
Q. 193
What was the G-77?
A
Group of developed countriesB
Group of Developing countryC
Group of underdeveloped countryD
Group of overdeveloped countryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 194
Which disease spread like wild fire in Africa in the 1890s?
A
PneumoniaB
None of the optionsC
Cattle plagueD
Small poxClick an option to check your answer
Q. 195
Who used “assembly line of production”?
A
TATAB
Henry FordC
BajajD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 196
Who adopted the concept of assembly line to produce automobiles?
A
Imam HusainB
Henry FordC
Samuel MorseD
T. CupplaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 197
Which of the following is not a economic exchange?
A
Flow of LabourB
Flow of CapitalC
Flow of KnowledgeD
Flow of TradeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 198
What were 'Canal Colonies'?
A
Sea PortsB
Large ColoniesC
Irrigated areasD
Large CanalsClick an option to check your answer
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