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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) , History .
Chapters
| 101. |
Germany entered into a Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary on ……………... |
| A. | 1859 |
| B. | 1879 |
| C. | 1885 |
| D. | 1894 |
| Answer» B. 1879 | |
| 102. |
In 1882……………. entered the Dual Alliance which now became the Triple Alliance. |
| A. | china |
| B. | turkey |
| C. | italy |
| D. | yugoslavia |
| Answer» C. italy | |
| 103. |
The Russian Revolution of ………….. led to the establishment of Constitutional Monarchy in Russia. |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1895 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» C. 1905 | |
| 104. |
In …………… Russia joined the Entente cordiale which became the Triple Entente. |
| A. | 1807 |
| B. | 1857 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1907 |
| Answer» D. 1907 | |
| 105. |
In 1911………. seized the Ottoman Provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica which lead to the Balkan Wars. |
| A. | russia |
| B. | italy |
| C. | france |
| D. | turkey |
| Answer» B. italy | |
| 106. |
In …………. First World War started in Europe. |
| A. | 1904 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1934 |
| Answer» B. 1914 | |
| 107. |
In June 28,1914 Archduke ………………….and his wife are murdered by a Serbian youth at Sarajevo. |
| A. | mussolini |
| B. | sun yat-sen |
| C. | hitler |
| D. | francis ferdinand |
| Answer» D. francis ferdinand | |
| 108. |
In July 20, 1914 ……………..declared war on Serbia. |
| A. | china |
| B. | usa |
| C. | turkey |
| D. | austria |
| Answer» D. austria | |
| 109. |
In Aug 1, 1914 - …………..declared war on Russia. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | usa |
| C. | china |
| D. | turkey |
| Answer» A. germany | |
| 110. |
In Aug 3, 1914 - Germany declared war on …………… |
| A. | france |
| B. | usa |
| C. | turkey |
| D. | china |
| Answer» A. france | |
| 111. |
In Aug 4, 1914 - ……………invaded Belgium. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | britain |
| C. | russia |
| D. | usa |
| Answer» A. germany | |
| 112. |
In …………….. Italy and Rumania joined the Allies. |
| A. | 1815 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» D. 1915 | |
| 113. |
In 1918 the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and…………………... |
| A. | russia |
| B. | turkey |
| C. | britain |
| D. | france |
| Answer» A. russia | |
| 114. |
In 1918 the Treaty of ………………was signed between Germany and Russia. |
| A. | damascus |
| B. | paris |
| C. | brest-litovsk |
| D. | london |
| Answer» C. brest-litovsk | |
| 115. |
In ………….. the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and Russia. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» C. 1918 | |
| 116. |
The flashpoint of the First World War is generally regarded as the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, during a state visit to……………. |
| A. | london |
| B. | paris |
| C. | sarajevo |
| D. | damascus |
| Answer» C. sarajevo | |
| 117. |
In ……………………Fourteen Points, the League of Nations was first mentioned. |
| A. | trotsky’s |
| B. | woodrow wilson's |
| C. | truman’s |
| D. | reagan’s |
| Answer» B. woodrow wilson's | |
| 118. |
The League of Nations was established in ………………. |
| A. | 1820 |
| B. | 1860 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» D. 1920 | |
| 119. |
The League of Nations was dominated by ………..and France - the two key members. |
| A. | turkey |
| B. | greece |
| C. | germany |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» D. britain | |
| 120. |
The Assembly of the League of Nations met once a year in Geneva of ………………….. |
| A. | sweden |
| B. | switzerland |
| C. | finland |
| D. | bulgaria |
| Answer» B. switzerland | |
| 121. |
……………..president Woodrow Wilson who gave form and shape to the idea of The League of Nations. |
| A. | american |
| B. | british |
| C. | french |
| D. | italian |
| Answer» A. american | |
| 122. |
The League of Nations’ assembly consisted of three representatives of every member state which met once at………….. |
| A. | geneva |
| B. | turkey |
| C. | genoa |
| D. | hague |
| Answer» A. geneva | |
| 123. |
The League of Nations’ council consisted of nine members, ………..of whom were permanent and rest temporary representing the smaller states. |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» D. five | |
| 124. |
The international court of justice of the League of Nations was set up at ……………to decide international disputes. |
| A. | hague |
| B. | geneva |
| C. | paris |
| D. | rome |
| Answer» A. hague | |
| 125. |
The international court of justice of the League of Nations consisted of fifteen judges elected by the assembly for a period of ……………..years. |
| A. | five |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | nine |
| Answer» D. nine | |
| 126. |
The League of nations prevented a war between Greece and Bulgaria in…………. and it settled the Swedish Finnish dispute between Allan Isles. |
| A. | 1825 |
| B. | 1865 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» D. 1925 | |
| 127. |
On January 15, ……….., a peaceful demonstration led by Father Gapon at St. Petersburg was fired upon by the Czarist troops. |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1815 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» C. 1905 | |
| 128. |
On January 15, 1905, a peaceful demonstration led by……………….. ……………at St. Petersburg was fired upon by the Czarist troops. |
| A. | father gapon |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | tzar nicholas |
| D. | lenin |
| Answer» A. father gapon | |
| 129. |
The Social Democratic Party was founded in 1893 and in 1903; this party was split into two; the Bolsheviks led by ……………and the Mensheviks led by Martov. |
| A. | nikolai lenin |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | stalin |
| D. | kerensky |
| Answer» A. nikolai lenin | |
| 130. |
In the Russo-Japanese War of…………….., Russia, a giant state, received a crushing defeat at the hands of Japan, a very small Asian power. |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1895 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1912 |
| Answer» C. 1905 | |
| 131. |
Czar ………………..of Russia was under the influence of his Czarina Alexandra Fyodorovna. |
| A. | nicholas ii |
| B. | peter the great |
| C. | louis xv |
| D. | lenin |
| Answer» A. nicholas ii | |
| 132. |
Czarina Alexandra Fyodorovna was under the sway of the wicked and notorious monk ………………, who claimed to have spiritual powers that could heal the young prince. |
| A. | peter the great |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | stalin |
| D. | rasputin |
| Answer» D. rasputin | |
| 133. |
A provisional coalition government came into existence in ……………by March 3, 1917, under the premiership of Prince George Lvov. |
| A. | france |
| B. | britain |
| C. | russia |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» C. russia | |
| 134. |
The brilliant leadership and the moving spirit of …………….was responsible for the October Revolution in Russia. |
| A. | lenin |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | stalin |
| D. | kerensky e) george lvov |
| Answer» A. lenin | |
| 135. |
Under ………………..leadership, the Bolsheviks criticized and exposed the shortcomings of the Provisional Government. |
| A. | lenin’s |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | kerensky |
| D. | george lvov |
| Answer» A. lenin’s | |
| 136. |
A huge armed demonstration was held against the Provisional Government in…………….., on July 17, 1917. |
| A. | archangel |
| B. | ukraine |
| C. | murmansk |
| D. | petrograd |
| Answer» D. petrograd | |
| 137. |
…………………is rightly considered to be the Father of the Bolshevik Revolution. |
| A. | george lvov |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | lenin |
| D. | alexander kerensky |
| Answer» C. lenin | |
| 138. |
According to the Constitution published and adopted on July 10, ……………………, Russia was named as the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic. |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1908 |
| C. | 1918 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» C. 1918 | |
| 139. |
In………………., the All-Russian Congress of Soviets created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. |
| A. | 1812 |
| B. | 1822 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» D. 1922 | |
| 140. |
In………….., Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of state socialism and state capitalism. |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1927 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 141. |
In 1921, …………..introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of state socialism and state capitalism. |
| A. | stalin |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | alexander kerensky |
| D. | lenin |
| Answer» D. lenin | |
| 142. |
After Lenin’s death in 1924, there was a keen struggle between his lieutenants Leon Trotsky and………………, for taking his place. |
| A. | mao |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | alexander kerensky |
| D. | joseph stalin |
| Answer» D. joseph stalin | |
| 143. |
……………….inaugurated an era of five-Year plans(1928) in order to convert the weak, agrarian Russian economy into a powerful and stable industrial economy. |
| A. | trotsky |
| B. | joseph stalin |
| C. | bukharin |
| D. | kamenev |
| Answer» B. joseph stalin | |
| 144. |
The monk Rasputin is killed by the nobles in ………….. |
| A. | 1806 |
| B. | 1816 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1916 |
| Answer» D. 1916 | |
| 145. |
On March 2, ………….. Czar Nicholas II forced to abdicate. |
| A. | 1807 |
| B. | 1817 |
| C. | 1907 |
| D. | 1917 |
| Answer» D. 1917 | |
| 146. |
In Mar 3, 1917 - A Provisional coalition government in Russia under the Premiership of ………….comes into existence. |
| A. | trotsky |
| B. | george lvov |
| C. | bukharin |
| D. | kamenev |
| Answer» B. george lvov | |
| 147. |
In July 1917 - An armed demonstration held against the Provisional Government at…… |
| A. | lithuania |
| B. | petrograd |
| C. | kurland |
| D. | latvia |
| Answer» B. petrograd | |
| 148. |
October …………. - Revolution leads to the establishment of the dictatorship of the laboring class. |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1914 |
| Answer» B. 1917 | |
| 149. |
…………….introduced the New Economic Policy in Russia. |
| A. | lenin |
| B. | trotsky |
| C. | alexander kerensky |
| D. | peter the great |
| Answer» A. lenin | |
| 150. |
……………established a new constitution in USSR in 1936. |
| A. | lenin |
| B. | peter the great |
| C. | trotsky |
| D. | stalin |
| Answer» D. stalin | |
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