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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 Sociology (BA Sociology) .
| 151. |
Who formed a Consultative Council, known as the ’Witan’ (the Council of the wise men), which was composed of several learned men?. |
| A. | james i |
| B. | thomas jefferson |
| C. | robert owen |
| D. | king alfred |
| Answer» D. king alfred | |
| 152. |
On June 15, 1215 ……………affixed his seal on the ’Great Charter’, which is referred to as the ’Magna Carta.’ |
| A. | robert owen |
| B. | charles i |
| C. | oliver cromwell |
| D. | king john |
| Answer» D. king john | |
| 153. |
Who is called as the "Father of Parliament"? |
| A. | louis blanc |
| B. | saint simon |
| C. | charles fourier |
| D. | simon-de-montford |
| Answer» D. simon-de-montford | |
| 154. |
……………was a strong champion of the doctrine of the Divine Right of kings. |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | robert owen |
| C. | abraham lincoln |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» D. james i | |
| 155. |
Who was called the "Great Protector?" |
| A. | george v |
| B. | maria theresa |
| C. | james i |
| D. | oliver cromwell |
| Answer» D. oliver cromwell | |
| 156. |
Which was year of The Glorious Revolution of England? |
| A. | 1588 |
| B. | 1658 |
| C. | 1678 |
| D. | 1688 |
| Answer» D. 1688 | |
| 157. |
William of Orange was the Protestant ruler of Holland and the son-in-law of …………. |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | charles ii |
| C. | charles iv |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» D. james ii | |
| 158. |
As James II would not be able to fight against the Parliament and William of Orange, he escaped to ………………. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | russia |
| C. | italy |
| D. | france |
| Answer» D. france | |
| 159. |
The Act of Settlement was also passed in ……………. |
| A. | 1601 |
| B. | 1688 |
| C. | 1689 |
| D. | 1701 |
| Answer» D. 1701 | |
| 160. |
Who was the first Prime Minister of Britain? |
| A. | sir robert walpole |
| B. | abraham lincoln |
| C. | henry vii |
| D. | wolsey |
| Answer» A. sir robert walpole | |
| 161. |
As a result of the growing strength of the ’Chartist Movement’, the Representation of the People Act, was passed in 1867. It was introduced by ……………. |
| A. | benjamin disraeli |
| B. | gladston |
| C. | lord derby |
| D. | abraham lincoln |
| Answer» A. benjamin disraeli | |
| 162. |
……………..regarded the Reform Act of 1867 as ’a leap in the dark.’ |
| A. | lord derby |
| B. | benjamin disraeli |
| C. | gladston |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» A. lord derby | |
| 163. |
The Secret Ballot Act introduced by ……………in 1872. |
| A. | gladstone |
| B. | abraham lincoln |
| C. | disraeli |
| D. | lord derby |
| Answer» A. gladstone | |
| 164. |
The duration of Parliament was reduced from seven to five years by …………….. |
| A. | parliamentary act, 1911 |
| B. | reform act of 1832 |
| C. | representation of the people act, 1867 |
| D. | representation of the people act, 1884. |
| Answer» A. parliamentary act, 1911 | |
| 165. |
In……………., the ’Representation of the People Act’ was passed by Parliament granting franchise to all men over twenty-one and to all women of thirty years and above. |
| A. | 1818 |
| B. | 1826 |
| C. | 1832 |
| D. | 1918 |
| Answer» D. 1918 | |
| 166. |
The works of electoral reform was completed by the Representation of the People Act of…………., which granted the right to vote, to all women over twenty-one years. |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1928 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» B. 1928 | |
| 167. |
Simon Boivar was the Liberator of ……………… |
| A. | north america |
| B. | latin america |
| C. | africa |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» B. latin america | |
| 168. |
Kansass –Ne-Braska Act was passed in …………. |
| A. | 1754 |
| B. | 1854 |
| C. | 1868 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» B. 1854 | |
| 169. |
The secessionist tendency gathered momentum after the ………..decision of 1857 and the conflict between Northerners and Southerners in America became more severe. |
| A. | dredscot |
| B. | abraham lincoln |
| C. | simon boivar |
| D. | san martin |
| Answer» A. dredscot | |
| 170. |
Abraham Lincoln was Born in …………in 1809. |
| A. | pennsylvania |
| B. | kentucky |
| C. | new york |
| D. | new jersey |
| Answer» B. kentucky | |
| 171. |
………..became nationally famous in 1858 when he competed for the post of Senator from Illinois against Stephen A Douglas. |
| A. | francisco de miranda |
| B. | abraham lincoln |
| C. | san martín |
| D. | columbus |
| Answer» B. abraham lincoln | |
| 172. |
Who gave a beautiful definition to democracy in his famous Gettysburg speech? |
| A. | abraham lincoln |
| B. | galileo |
| C. | hitler |
| D. | mussolini |
| Answer» A. abraham lincoln | |
| 173. |
Who was called “The Iron Chancellor" of Germany? |
| A. | hitler |
| B. | mussolini |
| C. | otto von bismarck |
| D. | peter the great |
| Answer» C. otto von bismarck | |
| 174. |
‘Carbonari’ was a secret society of …………. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | italy |
| D. | poland |
| Answer» C. italy | |
| 175. |
The Seven Weeks' War was between Austria and ……………. |
| A. | prussia |
| B. | rome |
| C. | america |
| D. | piedmond |
| Answer» A. prussia | |
| 176. |
Who wrote ‘Asia and Western Dominance’ |
| A. | k.n.panikkar |
| B. | leonardo da vinci |
| C. | k.m.panikkar |
| D. | sumit sarkar |
| Answer» C. k.m.panikkar | |
| 177. |
‘Age of Capital’ was the work of ………… |
| A. | e.j. hobsbaum |
| B. | abraham lincoln |
| C. | k.m.panikkar |
| D. | bipan chandra |
| Answer» A. e.j. hobsbaum | |
| 178. |
The unification of Italy is an outstanding achievement in the ………… century history of Europe. |
| A. | 17th |
| B. | 18th |
| C. | 19th |
| D. | 20th |
| Answer» C. 19th | |
| 179. |
The …………….Revolution of 1789 produced in Italians, a sense of nationalism. |
| A. | french |
| B. | american |
| C. | vietnam |
| D. | indian |
| Answer» A. french | |
| 180. |
………………gave the first impulse to Italian unification. |
| A. | napoleon |
| B. | metternich |
| C. | mussolini |
| D. | hitler |
| Answer» A. napoleon | |
| 181. |
………………drove away the Austrians and the Bourbons at Sadova. |
| A. | napoleon |
| B. | cavour |
| C. | louie philip |
| D. | metternich |
| Answer» A. napoleon | |
| 182. |
Early in the 19th century, national feeling in ………….was stirred by revolutionary secret societies known as Carbonari |
| A. | italy |
| B. | germany |
| C. | spain |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» A. italy | |
| 183. |
The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and unify…………….. |
| A. | italy |
| B. | germany |
| C. | france |
| D. | america |
| Answer» A. italy | |
| 184. |
The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the ………….settlement and unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento. |
| A. | vienna |
| B. | paris |
| C. | boston |
| D. | german |
| Answer» A. vienna | |
| 185. |
In July, 1830, when a revolution in France placed ……………….on the throne and established a constitutional monarch. |
| A. | louie philip |
| B. | mazzini |
| C. | peter the great |
| D. | louis xiv |
| Answer» A. louie philip | |
| 186. |
To carry out his ideals, ……….established, in 1831, a movement known as “Young Italy.” |
| A. | garibaldi |
| B. | joseph mazzini |
| C. | cavour |
| D. | charles albert |
| Answer» B. joseph mazzini | |
| 187. |
The “Young Italy” of …………………..lit the flames of patriotism throughout Italy and helped the cause of Italian unification. |
| A. | joseph mazzini |
| B. | charles albert |
| C. | garibaldi |
| D. | louie philip |
| Answer» A. joseph mazzini | |
| 188. |
The Austrian army crushed the revolt at Custozza near…………… |
| A. | venice |
| B. | portsmouth |
| C. | algeria |
| D. | malaysia |
| Answer» A. venice | |
| 189. |
Mazzini roused the people of the Papal States against the……………. |
| A. | victor emmanuel ii |
| B. | charles albert |
| C. | garibaldi |
| D. | pope |
| Answer» D. pope | |
| 190. |
The Pope was expelled from …………….and a Republic was proclaimed under a committee of three, of which Mazzini was one. |
| A. | austria |
| B. | rome |
| C. | sardinia |
| D. | lombardy |
| Answer» B. rome | |
| 191. |
The Austrians defeated ………………at Navora and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II. |
| A. | charles albert |
| B. | garibaldi |
| C. | louie philip |
| D. | napoleon |
| Answer» A. charles albert | |
| 192. |
The Austrians defeated Charles Albert at …………….and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II. |
| A. | algeria |
| B. | plombieres |
| C. | sadova |
| D. | navora |
| Answer» D. navora | |
| 193. |
…………….., the “Bismarck” of Italy realized that without any external help, Italy could never be free. |
| A. | napoleon iii |
| B. | count cavour |
| C. | joseph garibaldi |
| D. | charles albert |
| Answer» B. count cavour | |
| 194. |
By a stroke of diplomatic genius, ……………offered the services of Scandinavian troops to Napoleon III at a critical stage of the Crimean war. |
| A. | count cavour |
| B. | charles albert |
| C. | victor emmanuel ii |
| D. | hitler |
| Answer» A. count cavour | |
| 195. |
The Italians aided by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians at Magenta and Solferino in………….. |
| A. | 1759 |
| B. | 1789 |
| C. | 1859 |
| D. | 1879 |
| Answer» C. 1859 | |
| 196. |
The Dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and Romagna expelled their despotic rulers and joined with………….. |
| A. | hong kong |
| B. | malaysia |
| C. | sardinia |
| D. | singapore |
| Answer» C. sardinia | |
| 197. |
In 1860, the people of Naples and Sicily rose against the Bourbon King………………. |
| A. | francis ii |
| B. | victor emmanuel ii |
| C. | queen isabella |
| D. | louis xvi |
| Answer» A. francis ii | |
| 198. |
……………..along with his volunteers landed in Sicily and annexed the two kingdoms to Sardinia. |
| A. | garibaldi |
| B. | charles albert |
| C. | victor emmanuel ii |
| D. | louis xvi |
| Answer» A. garibaldi | |
| 199. |
………………..himself led an army into the Papal States and defeated the Papal forces at Casgifigaria. |
| A. | queen isabella |
| B. | charles albert |
| C. | victor emmanuel |
| D. | edward vi |
| Answer» C. victor emmanuel | |
| 200. |
In 1861, the first Italian Parliament except Rome met at …………..and conferred upon Victor Emmanuel II, the title of “King of Italy.” |
| A. | turin |
| B. | portsmouth |
| C. | algeria |
| D. | hong kong |
| Answer» A. turin | |
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