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| 401. |
Among the following agriculturalists who played a remarkable role to work for “Enclosure Acts”? |
| A. | Charles Colling |
| B. | Arthur Young |
| C. | Townshend |
| D. | Jethro Tull |
| Answer» B. Arthur Young | |
| 402. |
The term “Laissez‐faire” was first coined by French economists known as… |
| A. | Bureaucrats |
| B. | Physiocrats |
| C. | Free Traders |
| D. | Mercantilists |
| Answer» B. Physiocrats | |
| 403. |
The term “Laissez‐faire” meant…………………….. |
| A. | Liberty |
| B. | Political freedom |
| C. | Leave Things Alone |
| D. | Rationalism |
| Answer» C. Leave Things Alone | |
| 404. |
……………………… played a pivotal role in popularising Laissez‐faire economic theory in England. |
| A. | Alfred Marshall |
| B. | J.M.Keynes |
| C. | Adam Smith |
| D. | J.C. Piggott |
| Answer» C. Adam Smith | |
| 405. |
………………………..is known as the “Prophet of Free Trade” in England. |
| A. | David Ricardo |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | J.M. Keynes |
| D. | Alfred Marshall |
| Answer» B. Adam Smith | |
| 406. |
…………………………wrote the famous book on economic theory titled “An inquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of nations” |
| A. | David Ricardo |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | J.M. Keynes |
| D. | Marshall |
| Answer» B. Adam Smith | |
| 407. |
The Laissez‐faire theory helped to promote the vested interests of …………. |
| A. | Socialists |
| B. | Capitalist class |
| C. | Working class |
| D. | Middle class |
| Answer» B. Capitalist class | |
| 408. |
“Rotten Boroughs” are …………………………… |
| A. | Thickly populated constituency |
| B. | Less populated constituency |
| C. | Industrial area |
| D. | Barren lands |
| Answer» B. Less populated constituency | |
| 409. |
Which Act passed by British Parliament in 19th century , known as First or Great Reform Act? |
| A. | Reform Act of 1867 |
| B. | Reform Act of 1832 |
| C. | Reform Act of 1878 |
| D. | Reform Act of 1888 |
| Answer» B. Reform Act of 1832 | |
| 410. |
“An Act to amend the representation of the people in the England andWales” is the full title of the……………………………. |
| A. | Reform Act of 1867 |
| B. | Reform Act of 1832 |
| C. | Reform Act of 1878 |
| D. | Reform Act of 1888. |
| Answer» B. Reform Act of 1832 | |
| 411. |
The Reform Act of 1832 was passed during the reign of……………………… |
| A. | Lord Grey |
| B. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| C. | Gladstone |
| D. | Robert Peel |
| Answer» A. Lord Grey | |
| 412. |
Who was the British monarch when the Reform Bill of 1832 was passed? |
| A. | George III |
| B. | Queen Victoria |
| C. | William IV |
| D. | George IV |
| Answer» C. William IV | |
| 413. |
The violent political agitations in England during 19th century known as the “Days of May” is associate with………………………. |
| A. | First Reform Bill of 1832 |
| B. | Second Reform Bill of 1832 |
| C. | Third Reform Bill of 1832 |
| D. | Act of 1867 |
| Answer» C. Third Reform Bill of 1832 | |
| 414. |
The Parliamentary Reform Bill of 1832 passed and received the Royal Assent on……………………. |
| A. | May 1832 |
| B. | June 1832 |
| C. | Sept. 1832 |
| D. | August 1832 |
| Answer» B. June 1832 | |
| 415. |
Large industrial cities of England like Manchester, Leeds, and Glasgow were first time granted seats in the House of Commons as per the provisions of the …………………………. |
| A. | Act of 1867 |
| B. | Act of 1832 |
| C. | Act of 1888 |
| D. | Act of 1878 |
| Answer» B. Act of 1832 | |
| 416. |
Who remarked the Reform Act of 1832 as the “water shed moment at which the sovereignty of the English people had established”? |
| A. | G.M. Trevelyan |
| B. | A.J. Toynbee |
| C. | Winston Churchill |
| D. | Edward Gibbon |
| Answer» A. G.M. Trevelyan | |
| 417. |
William Evart Gladstone represented………………… |
| A. | Tory Party |
| B. | Whig Party |
| C. | Liberal Party |
| D. | Socialist Party |
| Answer» B. Whig Party | |
| 418. |
William Gladstone was born in the year………………. |
| A. | 1810 |
| B. | 1809 |
| C. | 1814 |
| D. | 1812 |
| Answer» B. 1809 | |
| 419. |
Gladstone’s ‘Disestablishment Bill ‘of 1869 was associated with……………. |
| A. | Industrial Reforms |
| B. | Labour Reforms |
| C. | Irish Reform Policy |
| D. | Scottish Reform Policy |
| Answer» C. Irish Reform Policy | |
| 420. |
Gladstone passed the “Irish Land Act” in the year…………………. |
| A. | 1870 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1873 |
| D. | 1872 |
| Answer» A. 1870 | |
| 421. |
The reforms in the educational field passed by Gladstone was commonly known as……………………… |
| A. | Education Act |
| B. | University Act |
| C. | Forster’s Education Act |
| D. | Gladstone’s Education Act |
| Answer» C. Forster’s Education Act | |
| 422. |
Forster’s Education Act was passed in the year……………………. |
| A. | 1874 |
| B. | 1870 |
| C. | 1875 |
| D. | 1871 |
| Answer» B. 1870 | |
| 423. |
By which Act a revolutionary reform imparted by Gladstone in the field of education that threw opened universities to all including Catholics? |
| A. | Forster’s Education Act |
| B. | Test Act of 1871 |
| C. | Act of 1867 |
| D. | University Reform Act |
| Answer» B. Test Act of 1871 | |
| 424. |
Benjamin Disraeli was born in the year…………………….. |
| A. | 1804 |
| B. | 1809 |
| C. | 1808 |
| D. | 1812 |
| Answer» A. 1804 | |
| 425. |
The famous novels “coningsby”and “Sybil”were written by…………….. |
| A. | Gladstone |
| B. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| C. | Elliot |
| D. | Oscar Wilde |
| Answer» B. Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 426. |
Disraeli became first time the member of British Parliament in the year…… |
| A. | 1838 |
| B. | 1839 |
| C. | 1837 |
| D. | 1840 |
| Answer» C. 1837 | |
| 427. |
Benjamin Disraeli represented………………….. |
| A. | Whig Party |
| B. | Tory Party |
| C. | Fabian Socialism |
| D. | Labour Party |
| Answer» B. Tory Party | |
| 428. |
The Parliamentary Reform Act of 1867 was passed during the reign of…….. |
| A. | William Gladstone |
| B. | Lord Grey |
| C. | Robert Peel |
| D. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Answer» D. Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 429. |
………………………….was the British Monarch when the Parliamentary Reform Act of 1867 was passed. |
| A. | George IV |
| B. | King William IV |
| C. | Queen Victoria |
| D. | George III |
| Answer» C. Queen Victoria | |
| 430. |
British Parliament passed the “Public Health Act of 1867” during the reign of ……………………. |
| A. | Russell |
| B. | Gladstone |
| C. | Duke of Wellington |
| D. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Answer» D. Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 431. |
Of the following Acts which Act was passed during the reign of Disraeli? |
| A. | Test Act |
| B. | Reform Act of 1832 |
| C. | Artisans Dwelling Act |
| D. | Human Right Act |
| Answer» C. Artisans Dwelling Act | |
| 432. |
“Rochdale Pioneers” of 19th century England was associated with…………….. |
| A. | Abolition of slavery |
| B. | Enfranchisement movement |
| C. | Co‐operative movement |
| D. | Radical revolutionary movements |
| Answer» C. Co‐operative movement | |
| 433. |
Co‐operative movement in England reached at a practical level due to the efforts of………………………. |
| A. | William King |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | John Wesley |
| D. | Arthur Young |
| Answer» B. Robert Owen | |
| 434. |
…………………………is known as the “father of co‐operative movement” in England. |
| A. | Robert Owen |
| B. | William King |
| C. | John Wesley |
| D. | William Wilberforce |
| Answer» A. Robert Owen | |
| 435. |
Robert Owen put in to practice the idea of “Co‐operative Communities” in………………………….. |
| A. | Lancashire |
| B. | Norfolk |
| C. | Manchester |
| D. | New Lanark |
| Answer» D. New Lanark | |
| 436. |
………………………..gave popularity to Robert Owen’s concept of ‘Co‐operative communities” in England. |
| A. | Dr William King |
| B. | John Wesley |
| C. | Wilberforce |
| D. | John Russell |
| Answer» A. Dr William King | |
| 437. |
Name the periodical published by William King in 1828 to popularise Co‐operative movement in England? |
| A. | The Co‐operative movement |
| B. | The‐ Co‐operator |
| C. | The Liberal |
| D. | New Lanark |
| Answer» B. The‐ Co‐operator | |
| 438. |
……………………….is considered as the founder of “Methodist Movement” in England. |
| A. | Wilberforce |
| B. | John Wesley |
| C. | Father Henry Newman |
| D. | John Keble |
| Answer» B. John Wesley | |
| 439. |
John Wesley was born in the year…………………. |
| A. | 1705 |
| B. | 1704 |
| C. | 1703 |
| D. | 1710 |
| Answer» C. 1703 | |
| 440. |
John Wesley published a pamphlet against slavery titled……………………… |
| A. | On Slavery |
| B. | Slave and Master |
| C. | Thoughts upon Slavery |
| D. | The Unfortunate |
| Answer» C. Thoughts upon Slavery | |
| 441. |
In 1834, who formed a “Grand National Consolidated Trade Union” in England? |
| A. | William King |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | Francis Place |
| D. | William Lovett |
| Answer» B. Robert Owen | |
| 442. |
…………………….was the French monarch when the Revolution of 1848 was broke out in France. |
| A. | Napoleon III |
| B. | Louis Philip |
| C. | Ferdinand |
| D. | Philip VI |
| Answer» B. Louis Philip | |
| 443. |
The “Corn Laws” in England were introduced in the year………………. |
| A. | 1818 |
| B. | 1816 |
| C. | 1815 |
| D. | 11819 |
| Answer» C. 1815 | |
| 444. |
The Corn Laws were introduced by British Parliament during the reign of…………………. |
| A. | Lord Russell |
| B. | Walpole |
| C. | Lord Liverpool |
| D. | Gladstone |
| Answer» C. Lord Liverpool | |
| 445. |
In which year an “Anti‐Corn Law League” was formed in England to fight for the import of corn and immediate repeal of Corn Laws? |
| A. | 1840 |
| B. | 1842 |
| C. | 1839 |
| D. | 1836 |
| Answer» C. 1839 | |
| 446. |
British Parliament repealed the Corn Laws during the Prime Ministership of……………………………. |
| A. | John Russell |
| B. | Lord Grey |
| C. | Robert Peel |
| D. | Wellington |
| Answer» C. Robert Peel | |
| 447. |
In which year Corn‐Laws were repealed by the British Parliament? |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1846 |
| C. | 1850 |
| D. | 1849 |
| Answer» B. 1846 | |
| 448. |
Famous English novelist Charles Dickens was born in the year………………….. |
| A. | 7th February 1812 |
| B. | 8th June 1814 |
| C. | 19th Jan. 1815 |
| D. | 6th July 1815 |
| Answer» A. 7th February 1812 | |
| 449. |
Who among the following is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era? |
| A. | William Thackeray |
| B. | Oscar Wilde |
| C. | Charles Dickens |
| D. | Arnold |
| Answer» C. Charles Dickens | |
| 450. |
Among the following novels which is considered as the autobiography of Dickens? |
| A. | Oliver Twist |
| B. | Great Expectations |
| C. | David Copper field |
| D. | Nicholas Nickleby |
| Answer» C. David Copper field | |
| 451. |
Charles Dickens published his most famous novel “A Tale of Two Cities” in the year ………… |
| A. | 1858 |
| B. | 1860 |
| C. | 1859 |
| D. | 1863 |
| Answer» C. 1859 | |
| 452. |
All the novel of Charles Dickens depicts the………………………………… |
| A. | Story of aristocrats |
| B. | Story of Monarchs |
| C. | Predicament of poor and oppressed |
| D. | British wars and colonial expansion |
| Answer» C. Predicament of poor and oppressed | |
| 453. |
Among the following novels which is not written by Charles Dickens? |
| A. | Great Expectations |
| B. | The Old Curiosity Shop |
| C. | Vanity Fair |
| D. | A Christmas Carol |
| Answer» C. Vanity Fair | |
| 454. |
Charles Dickens died in the year…………………………….. |
| A. | 1870 |
| B. | 1875 |
| C. | 1868 |
| D. | 1864 |
| Answer» A. 1870 | |
| 455. |
William Thackeray, famous English novelist of the 19th century was born in…………………. |
| A. | London |
| B. | Glasgow |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» C. Calcutta | |
| 456. |
William Thackeray’s monumental novel was…………………………. |
| A. | Henry Esmond |
| B. | The New comes |
| C. | The Virginians |
| D. | Vanity Fair |
| Answer» D. Vanity Fair | |
| 457. |
Famous English writer Oscarwilde was born in ……………… in the year 1854. |
| A. | Wales |
| B. | Dublin |
| C. | Suffolk |
| D. | London |
| Answer» B. Dublin | |
| 458. |
Who wrote “The Soul of Man under Socialism?” |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Engels |
| C. | Oscarwilde |
| D. | T.S. Elliot |
| Answer» C. Oscarwilde | |
| 459. |
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”, a famous 19th century English novel was written by……………………………… |
| A. | Charles Dickens |
| B. | William Thackeray |
| C. | Oscarwilde |
| D. | Mathew Arnold |
| Answer» C. Oscarwilde | |
| 460. |
The “Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood” was a group of……………………. |
| A. | English working class |
| B. | Political Radicals |
| C. | English Painters, Poets and Critics |
| D. | English Journalists |
| Answer» C. English Painters, Poets and Critics | |
| 461. |
William Holman Hunt and Gabriel Rossetti were associated with……………… |
| A. | Chartist movement |
| B. | Enfranchisement movement |
| C. | Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood |
| D. | Oxford movement |
| Answer» C. Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood | |
| 462. |
The “Pre‐Raphaelites” popularised their ideas among the English people through the publication of a periodical named…………………………… |
| A. | The Grace |
| B. | The Germ |
| C. | Raphael |
| D. | The Jewel |
| Answer» B. The Germ | |
| 463. |
…………………………..was a great leader of abolition of slave trade in England in the 19th century. |
| A. | E.B. Pusey |
| B. | Harrell Froude |
| C. | William Wilberforce |
| D. | Richard Cobden |
| Answer» C. William Wilberforce | |
| 464. |
British Parliament passed the “Slavery Abolition Act” in the year……………… |
| A. | 1835 |
| B. | 1833 |
| C. | 1831 |
| D. | 1830 |
| Answer» B. 1833 | |
| 465. |
William Wilberforce was died in the year………………. |
| A. | 1833 |
| B. | 1831 |
| C. | 1841 |
| D. | 1843 |
| Answer» A. 1833 | |
| 466. |
First World War broke out in the year………………. |
| A. | 26th August 1914 |
| B. | 28th July 1914 |
| C. | 13th January 1915 |
| D. | 16th Jan. 1915 |
| Answer» B. 28th July 1914 | |
| 467. |
Which among the following country was not included in the “Triple Entente”? |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | France |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 468. |
Which among the following country was not included in the “Triple Alliance”? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Austria‐Hungary |
| C. | France |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 469. |
The issue over Alsace‐Lorraine was closely associated with…………………… |
| A. | First World War |
| B. | Second World War |
| C. | Gulf War |
| D. | Cold War |
| Answer» A. First World War | |
| 470. |
The problem of the Alsace‐Lorraine was between the countries of………….. |
| A. | England &Germany |
| B. | France &Germany |
| C. | Italy &England |
| D. | Russia &Germany |
| Answer» B. France &Germany | |
| 471. |
After which battle of 1870 that France was forced to surrender the provinces of Alsace‐ Lorraine to Germany? |
| A. | Battle of Sedan |
| B. | Crimean War |
| C. | War of Roses |
| D. | Franco‐Prussian war |
| Answer» A. Battle of Sedan | |
| 472. |
Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro‐Hungarian throne, was killed in the year………………………….. |
| A. | 28th July 1914 |
| B. | 28th August 1914 |
| C. | 28th June 1914 |
| D. | 22nd June 1915 |
| Answer» C. 28th June 1914 | |
| 473. |
Who was the murderer of Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie? |
| A. | Gemoes Detrie |
| B. | Gavrilo Principe |
| C. | Jordan York |
| D. | Semoge Ditte |
| Answer» B. Gavrilo Principe | |
| 474. |
Expand WSPU |
| A. | Women’s Social and Political Union |
| B. | Worker’s Social and Political Union |
| C. | Women’s Suffrage and Political Union |
| D. | World Social and Political Union |
| Answer» A. Women’s Social and Political Union | |
| 475. |
The “Suffragettes” worked in England for the………………………. |
| A. | Right for the Industrial workers to vote |
| B. | Right for peasants to vote |
| C. | Right for layman to vote |
| D. | Right for women to vote |
| Answer» D. Right for women to vote | |
| 476. |
………………………. was the founder of “National Union of Women’s Suffrage”. |
| A. | Christable Pankhurst |
| B. | Millicent Fawcett |
| C. | E. Pankhurst |
| D. | Emily Davison |
| Answer» B. Millicent Fawcett | |
| 477. |
WSPU was founded by……………….. |
| A. | Emily Davison |
| B. | Millicent Fawcett |
| C. | Emmeline Pankhurst |
| D. | Annie Kenny |
| Answer» C. Emmeline Pankhurst | |
| 478. |
WSPU was formed in the year…………….. |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1903 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» B. 1903 | |
| 479. |
The name “Fabian Society” is derived from in honour of the Roman General…………… |
| A. | Maximus Aurelius |
| B. | Quintus Fabius Maximus |
| C. | Rodrigues |
| D. | Romulus |
| Answer» B. Quintus Fabius Maximus | |
| 480. |
The name ‘Fabian Society was’ suggested by……………………. |
| A. | George Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Frank Podmore |
| C. | Sidney Webb |
| D. | J. Davidson |
| Answer» B. Frank Podmore | |
| 481. |
Who among the following activist was not included in the early members of Fabian Society? |
| A. | George Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | J.S. Mill |
| D. | Sidney Webb |
| Answer» C. J.S. Mill | |
| 482. |
The ‘Fabian Society’ was founded on…………………… |
| A. | 4thJanuary 1884 |
| B. | 1st January 1885 |
| C. | 3rd August 1886 |
| D. | 1stJune1886 |
| Answer» A. 4thJanuary 1884 | |
| 483. |
The first meeting of ‘Fabian Society was held in……………………. |
| A. | Dublin |
| B. | London |
| C. | Glasgow |
| D. | Norfolk |
| Answer» B. London | |
| 484. |
The Fabian Society was an offshoot a society founded in 1883 called……… |
| A. | Fabian Brothers |
| B. | Society for Social and Political Freedom |
| C. | The Fellowship of the New Life |
| D. | Anti‐slavery society |
| Answer» C. The Fellowship of the New Life | |
| 485. |
……………………… popularised the concept of ‘welfare state’ during the time of Second World War. |
| A. | William Beveridge |
| B. | William Temple |
| C. | Winston Churchill |
| D. | Lloyd George |
| Answer» B. William Temple | |
| 486. |
In the United Kingdom, the ‘modern welfare state’ started to emerge with the Liberal Welfare Reforms of 1906‐1914 under the Prime Minister……………….. |
| A. | Lloyd George |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Herbert Asquith |
| D. | Gladstone |
| Answer» C. Herbert Asquith | |
| 487. |
The “Report of the Inter‐Departmental Committee on social Insurance and Allied Services” was commonly known as…………………. |
| A. | William temple Report |
| B. | Beveridge Report |
| C. | Social Reform Report |
| D. | Political Reform Report |
| Answer» B. Beveridge Report | |
| 488. |
Beveridge Report was published in the year…………………….. |
| A. | December 1943 |
| B. | December 1942 |
| C. | January 1943 |
| D. | February 1943 |
| Answer» B. December 1942 | |
| 489. |
Labour Party was formed in England in the year…………………… |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1900 |
| C. | 1903 |
| D. | 1905 |
| Answer» B. 1900 | |
| 490. |
A Historic conference at “London’s Memorial Hall” in February 1900 marks the……………………………. |
| A. | Formation of Liberal Party |
| B. | Formation of Labour Party |
| C. | Formation of Fabian Society |
| D. | Formation of Chartist Movement |
| Answer» B. Formation of Labour Party | |
| 491. |
Who among the following leader of Fabian society was played pivotal role to prepare the constitution of Labour party? |
| A. | George Bernard Shaw |
| B. | Sidney Webb |
| C. | Frank Podmore |
| D. | T. Davidson |
| Answer» B. Sidney Webb | |
| 492. |
In which year Labour party first time came into power in Great Britain? |
| A. | 1926 |
| B. | 1924 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1925 |
| Answer» B. 1924 | |
| 493. |
The first ‘Labour Government’ in Great Britain was headed by……………….... |
| A. | P. Hastings |
| B. | Clement Attlee |
| C. | Sidney Webb |
| D. | Ramsey Macdonald |
| Answer» D. Ramsey Macdonald | |
| 494. |
Who criticised the Labour Party as “a capitalist workers’ party which defends the interests of capitalism”? |
| A. | Tony Cliff |
| B. | Rodney Hilton |
| C. | Eric Hobsbawm |
| D. | A.J. Toynbee |
| Answer» A. Tony Cliff | |
| 495. |
The Second World War was broke out in the year……………………. |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1938 |
| Answer» C. 1939 | |
| 496. |
The Second World War came in to an end in the year……………………… |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1943 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1945 | |
| 497. |
T.S. Eliot’s…………………......depicts the aftermath of the Second World War. |
| A. | Four Quartets |
| B. | The Hollow men |
| C. | Waste Land |
| D. | Murder in the Cathedral |
| Answer» B. The Hollow men | |
| 498. |
T.S. Elliot was born in………………………………. |
| A. | England |
| B. | America |
| C. | Scotland |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. America | |
| 499. |
T.S. Eliot was born in the year……………………. |
| A. | 1885 |
| B. | 1888 |
| C. | 1890 |
| D. | 1891 |
| Answer» B. 1888 | |
| 500. |
The poem, titled ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ was written by……………….. |
| A. | Mathew Arnold |
| B. | Alfred Tennyson |
| C. | W.B.Yeats |
| D. | T.S. Eliot |
| Answer» D. T.S. Eliot | |
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