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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) .
| 201. |
In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866, also known as the ……………… Weeks War, Victor Emmanuel II helped Prussia. |
| A. | four |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | eight |
| Answer» C. seven | |
| 202. |
In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866 Victor Emmanuel II helped…………………….. |
| A. | prussia |
| B. | russia |
| C. | spain |
| D. | poland |
| Answer» A. prussia | |
| 203. |
Austria was defeated at Sadova. In the Treaty of Prague that followed, Italy obtained ………..as the price of her help to Prussia. |
| A. | malaysia |
| B. | portsmouth |
| C. | venice |
| D. | hong kong |
| Answer» C. venice | |
| 204. |
The disasters of France during the Franco-Prussian war led to the withdrawal of the French garrison from……, which was then easily occupied by an Italian army. |
| A. | rome |
| B. | russia |
| C. | portugal |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» A. rome | |
| 205. |
……………..became the capital of the united Italian kingdom. |
| A. | berlin |
| B. | paris |
| C. | washington dc |
| D. | rome |
| Answer» D. rome | |
| 206. |
The Holy Roman Emperor had been chosen from the ……… family of the Austrians. |
| A. | hapsburg |
| B. | manchus |
| C. | bourbon |
| D. | stuart |
| Answer» A. hapsburg | |
| 207. |
One of the significant developments that have changed the course of history was the unification of Germany under the leadership of………………. |
| A. | britain |
| B. | italy |
| C. | america |
| D. | prussia |
| Answer» D. prussia | |
| 208. |
Paradoxically, it was …………….who took the first step towards German unity. |
| A. | louis xv |
| B. | charles albert |
| C. | victor emmanuel ii |
| D. | napoleon |
| Answer» D. napoleon | |
| 209. |
…………….., the prime minister of Germany who unified Germany with his policy of “Blood and Iron.” |
| A. | otto von bismarck |
| B. | von moltke |
| C. | victor emmanuel ii |
| D. | queen isabella |
| Answer» A. otto von bismarck | |
| 210. |
The two Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were inhabited largely by the Germans, but ruled by the King of……………... |
| A. | austria |
| B. | italy |
| C. | rome |
| D. | denmark |
| Answer» D. denmark | |
| 211. |
In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed …………… |
| A. | queen isabella |
| B. | victor emmanuel ii |
| C. | theodore roosevelt |
| D. | philip ii |
| Answer» A. queen isabella | |
| 212. |
In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed Queen Isabella and the Spaniards offered the crown to Leopold William I of …………….. |
| A. | prussia |
| B. | italy |
| C. | portugal |
| D. | ghana |
| Answer» A. prussia | |
| 213. |
The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japan in………….. |
| A. | 1837 |
| B. | 1848 |
| C. | 1867 |
| D. | 1900 |
| Answer» C. 1867 | |
| 214. |
The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to …………..in 1867. |
| A. | japan |
| B. | china |
| C. | korea |
| D. | egypt |
| Answer» A. japan | |
| 215. |
The word "…………." means "enlightened rule" and the goal was to combine "western advancements" with the traditional, "eastern" values. |
| A. | meiji |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | bourbon |
| D. | hannover |
| Answer» A. meiji | |
| 216. |
The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) was fought by Russia and Japan over their interests in ………….(particularly Manchuria) and Korea. |
| A. | china |
| B. | japan |
| C. | turkey |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» A. china | |
| 217. |
Theodore Roosevelt was the ………………President |
| A. | south africa |
| B. | u.s.a |
| C. | philippines |
| D. | india |
| Answer» B. u.s.a | |
| 218. |
The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5,……….. |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1895 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» C. 1905 | |
| 219. |
The Berlin Colonial Conference was a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germany in 1884-85 at the invitation of…………….., the Chancellor of Germany. |
| A. | kitchener |
| B. | bismarck |
| C. | theodore roosevelt |
| D. | truman |
| Answer» B. bismarck | |
| 220. |
In…………….., Britain declared Egypt a British protectorate. |
| A. | 1862 |
| B. | 1882 |
| C. | 1895 |
| D. | 1905 |
| Answer» B. 1882 | |
| 221. |
Britain and France clashed in a town called Fashoda in Southern ……..on the upper Nile. |
| A. | morocco |
| B. | sudan |
| C. | algeria |
| D. | abyssinia |
| Answer» B. sudan | |
| 222. |
At the battle of ………………….in 1898, Kitchener managed to defeat the natives of the town, Fashoda. |
| A. | morocco |
| B. | omdurman |
| C. | algeria |
| D. | burma |
| Answer» B. omdurman | |
| 223. |
The French troops under ……………….occupied Fashoda for France. |
| A. | jean-baptiste marchand |
| B. | theodore roosevelt |
| C. | chang chih-tung |
| D. | dowager tz\u-his |
| Answer» A. jean-baptiste marchand | |
| 224. |
…… ruled China from 1644 to 1912 actively sponsored and promoted Confucian culture. |
| A. | manchus |
| B. | hapsburg |
| C. | bourbon |
| D. | tudor |
| Answer» A. manchus | |
| 225. |
The Hundred Day Reforms in china was in the year………… |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1898 |
| C. | 1900 |
| D. | 1902 |
| Answer» B. 1898 | |
| 226. |
The Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) ended by the humiliating treaty of ………….in 1895. |
| A. | paris |
| B. | shimonoseki |
| C. | boxer |
| D. | leipzig |
| Answer» B. shimonoseki | |
| 227. |
By 1898, …………………had seized Kiaochow from China |
| A. | china |
| B. | germany |
| C. | japan |
| D. | america |
| Answer» B. germany | |
| 228. |
Ever since the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), Manchu dynasty's political power had been decentralized in………………. |
| A. | china |
| B. | germany |
| C. | italy |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» A. china | |
| 229. |
Boxer Uprising / Movement (1900) were in …………… |
| A. | china |
| B. | germany |
| C. | japan |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» A. china | |
| 230. |
From 1895 to 1898, Shantung was under the rule of Governor ……………..who secretly encouraged the Boxers to attack Christian missionaries. |
| A. | li ping-heng |
| B. | yuan shih-k\ai |
| C. | chang chih-tung |
| D. | k’ang yu-wei |
| Answer» A. li ping-heng | |
| 231. |
In 1899, ……………, the new Shantung governor, gave active support to the Boxer Movement. |
| A. | yu-hsien |
| B. | kuang-hsu |
| C. | dowager tz\u-hsi |
| D. | theodore roosevelt |
| Answer» A. yu-hsien | |
| 232. |
In May………………, the Empress Dowager asked the Boxers to enter Peking to show her their magical kung-fu. |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1905 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» A. 1900 | |
| 233. |
The Empress Tz'u-hsi fled ……………..for Xian |
| A. | peking |
| B. | fukien |
| C. | hunan |
| D. | shensi |
| Answer» A. peking | |
| 234. |
Taiwan was ceded to ………….in 1895. |
| A. | japan |
| B. | hungary |
| C. | china |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» A. japan | |
| 235. |
In 1903, Huang Hsing, who was an overseas student from the province of……………, set up a revolutionary organization there to work for the overthrow of the Ch'ing dynasty. |
| A. | hungary |
| B. | hunan |
| C. | peking |
| D. | shensi |
| Answer» B. hunan | |
| 236. |
In 1904, Huang Hsing was forced to escape to Japan, where he met ……………… |
| A. | sun yat-sen |
| B. | liang ch\i-ch\ao |
| C. | k\ang yu-wei |
| D. | yuanshikai |
| Answer» A. sun yat-sen | |
| 237. |
In 1903, overseas students formed a “Resist-Russia-Volunteer Corps" for the purpose of defending China against the Russian aggression in……………... |
| A. | manchuria |
| B. | hong kong |
| C. | hungary |
| D. | peking |
| Answer» A. manchuria | |
| 238. |
Sun Yat-sen was born in a village near ………….in 1866. |
| A. | kiangsi |
| B. | hong kong |
| C. | hungary |
| D. | canton |
| Answer» D. canton | |
| 239. |
At the age of 13, Sun-yat-sen was sent to ……………to join his elder brother who had started a successful business overseas. |
| A. | taiwan |
| B. | hong kong |
| C. | hungary |
| D. | hawaii |
| Answer» D. hawaii | |
| 240. |
Hsing-chung hui was formed by ……………. |
| A. | yuan shih-k\ai |
| B. | li hung-chang |
| C. | kuang-hsu |
| D. | sun yat-sen |
| Answer» D. sun yat-sen | |
| 241. |
Wuhan Uprising was in October………………. |
| A. | 1811 |
| B. | 1821 |
| C. | 1901 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» D. 1911 | |
| 242. |
Immediately after the Wuhan Uprising in October,1911 in a last attempt to save itself, the Manchu court recalled………….., who had been forced to retire since 1908. |
| A. | yuan shih-k\ai |
| B. | lloyd george |
| C. | theodore roosevelt |
| D. | sun yat-sen |
| Answer» A. yuan shih-k\ai | |
| 243. |
The end of the Ch'ing dynasty was in February …………….. |
| A. | 1812 |
| B. | 1832 |
| C. | 1843 |
| D. | 1912 |
| Answer» D. 1912 | |
| 244. |
On February 12, 1912, under …………..pressure, the Manchu court announced its abdication. |
| A. | mao’s |
| B. | chiang kai-shek’s |
| C. | sun yat-sen’s |
| D. | yuan\s |
| Answer» D. yuan\s | |
| 245. |
During 1894-95, the Sino-Japanese War took place, resulting in the victory of ……over China. |
| A. | spain |
| B. | china |
| C. | russia |
| D. | japan |
| Answer» D. japan | |
| 246. |
In…………., the Russian Revolution transformed the ancient Tsarist autocracy into a Constitutional Monarchy. |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1892 |
| D. | 1905 |
| Answer» D. 1905 | |
| 247. |
The "young Turks" under the leadership of…………………….., the father of modern Turkey, carried out a revolution in the Ottoman Empire in 1908-1909. |
| A. | mustapha kemal ataturk pasha |
| B. | theodore roosevelt |
| C. | lloyd george |
| D. | william iii |
| Answer» A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha | |
| 248. |
Who was the father of modern Turkey? |
| A. | mustapha kemal ataturk pasha |
| B. | lloyd george |
| C. | theodore roosevelt |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha | |
| 249. |
In 1911, ………….seized the Ottoman provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica. |
| A. | italy |
| B. | austria |
| C. | hungary |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» A. italy | |
| 250. |
First World War, which started in the year ………. |
| A. | 1904 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1914 |
| D. | 1918 |
| Answer» C. 1914 | |
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