HISTORY IMPORTANT 1 MARKS QUESTIONS
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1.Who remarked When France Sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold"?
(a) Giuseppe Mazzini (1.) Metternich
(c) Louis Philippe (d) Johann Gottfried
Ans: (b) Metternich
2.Which country had been party of the Ottoman Empire' since the 15th century?
(a) Spain
(b) France
(c) Greece
(d) Germany
Ans: (c) Greece
3. Which county became full-fledged territorial state in Europe in the year 1789?
(a) Germany
(b) England
(c) France
(d) Spain
Ans: (c) France
4. When was the first clear expression of nationalism noticed in Europe?
(a) 1787
(b) 1789
(c) 1759
(d) 1769
Ans: (b) 1789
5. Which of the following did the European conservatives not believe in?
(a) Traditional institution of state policy
(b) Strengthened monarchy
(c) A return to a society of pre-revolutionary days
Ans: (c) A return to a society of pre-revolutionary days
6. Which language was spoken for purposes of diplomacy in the mid 18th century in Europe?
(a) German
(b) French
(c) English
(d) Spanish
Ans: (b) French
7.What was 'Young Italy'?
(a) Secret society
(b) Vision of Italy
(c) National anthem of Italy
(d) None of these
Ans : (b) Secret society
8. Treaty of Constantinople recognised independent nation.
(a) Greece
(b) Italy
(c) Australia
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Greece
9. Which of the following did not play a role to develop nationalist sentiments?
(a) Art
(b) Music
(c) Climate
Ans : (c) Climate
10. Who was proclaimed the King of United Italy, in 1861?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi (b) Victor Emmanuel II
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini (d) Cavour
Ans : (b) Victor Emmanuel II
11. Liberal-nationalist mainly belong to which class?
(a) Elite class
(b) Educated middle-class elite
(c) Working class
(d) Artisans
Ans: (b) Educated middle class elite
12.Where was the first upheaval took place in July, 1837
(a) Italy
(c) Germany
(c) France
(d) Greece
Ans: (c) France
13. The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe, after 1871, was an area called:
(a) Ottoman
(b) Balkans
Ans: (c) Balkans
14.Which newly designed flag was chosen to replace the formal flag Royal Standard in France?
(a) Tricolour
(b) Union Jack
(c) White Saltire
(d) Red Cross
Ans: (a) Tricolour
15. Which of the following reforms made the whole system in France more rational and efficient?
(a) Administrative reform
(b) Social reform
(c) Economic reform
(d) Political reform
Ans : (a) Administrative reform
16. Who destroyed democracy in France?
(a) Adolf Hitler
(b) Mussolini
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte
(d) Bismarck
Ans : (c) Napoleon Bonaparte
17. Which region is ruled over by The Habsburg Empire'?
(a) Austria-Hungary
(b) France Netherlands
(c) Spain-Portugal
(d) Scotland-Ireland
Ans: (a) Austria-Hungary
18. What was the main occupation in the mid 17th century in Europe
(a) Peasantry
(b) Trade and commerce
(c) Craftmanship
(d) All of the above
Ans : (b) Peasantry
19. What was the main feature of the pattern of land holding prevailing in the Eastern and Central Europe?
(a) Tenants
(b) Vast estates
(c) Small owners
(d) Landlords
Ans: (b) Vast estates
20. Which country began to use language as a weapon of national resistance?
(a) Poland
(b) Hungary
(1) Prussia
(d) Austria
Ans : (a) Poland
21. What major issue was criticised against by the liberal nationalists?
(a) Censorship laws to control the press
(b) Preservation of the Church
(c) A modern army
(d) Efficient bureaucracy
Ans: (d) Efficient bureaucracy
22. German plilosoplier, Johann Gottfried claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the
(a) Common people
(b) Aristocratic
(c) Michelle class elite
(d) None of above
Ans: (a) Common people
23. The Round Table Conference which was boycotted by the Custom
(a) First
(b) Third
(c) First
(d) None of the above
Ans : (a) First
24. Federation of Indian Commerce and Industries was formed by:
(a) British traders
(b) Indian merchants
(c) Indian farmers
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Indian merchants
25. Who was the President of Muslim League in 1930?
(a) Sir Muhammad Iqbal
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Maulana Azad
Ans: (a) Sir Muhammad Iqbal
26.During the British India, how many provinces were there?
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Eight
(d) Nine
Ans: (b) Eight
27.Who headed the Oudh Kisan Sabha' In Awadh?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Madan Molin Malviya
(c) Bipin Chadra Pal
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans : (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
28. This sense of collective belonging came partly through
(a) united struggles
(b) peace struggles
(c) individual struggles
(d) None of these
Ans : (a) united struggles
29.In Which continent, modern nationalism came to be associated with the formation of nation-state?
(a) Australia
(b) North America
(c) Europe
(d) Africa
Ans: (1) Europe
30.What was not used as a new link which redefined the boundaries of communities and the making of the new national entity?
(a) New symbols
(b) Icons
(c) New songs and ideas
(d) Customs
Ans(d) Custom
31.What created a new economic and political situation in India during 1913-1918?
(a) War
(b) Peace
(c) Famine
(c) Flood
Ans: (a) War
32.When did Mahatma Gandhi return to Indi?
(a) January 1912
(b) January 1914
(c) January 1915
(d) January 1913
Ans: (d) January 1915
33. When was the Non-cooperation Khilafat Movement begin in India?
(a) January 1919
(b) February 1920
(c) January 1921
(d) February 1922
Ans : (c) January 1921
34.Which class was mainly involved initially in Non cooperation Khilafat Movement
(a) Elite class
(b) Middle class
(c) Lower class
(d) All of the above
Ans : (b) Middle class
35. Which province did not boycott the council election?
(a) Madras
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Lucknow
Ans: (a) Madras
36. A militant Guerilla movement spread in:
(a) Garo hills
(b) Gudem hills
(c) Khasi hills
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) Gudem hills
37. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 presume?
(a) Detention of political prisoners without trial
(b) Forced recruitment in the army
(c) Forced manual labour
(d) Equal pay for equal work
Ans : (a) Detention of political prisoners without trial
38. Where was Gandhi's ashram located?
(a) Dandi
(b) Allahabad
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Nagpur
Ans: (b) Sabarmati
39. Oudh Kisan Sabha was set up and headed by:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
40. In Awadh, peasants were led by which sanyasi who had earlier been to Fiji, as an indentured labourers?
(a) Baba Ramdev
(b) Baba Ramchandra
(c) Baba Nagarjuna
(d) Baba Parmanand
Ans: (b) Baba Ramchandra
41. The nation is most often symbolised in which of the forms?
(a) History and fiction
(b) Popular prints
(c) Figures or images
(d) Folklore or songs
42. With the growth of nationalism, who created the image of Bharat Mata in the 20th Century?
(a) Nand Lal Bose
(b) Abanindranath Tagore
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Ans: (d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
43.In late 19th century India, which ideas was revived a movement to develop nationalism?
(a) Figure or images
(b) Popular Prints
(c) History and fictions
(c) Folklore or songs
Ans: (d) Folklore or songs
44. Who himself took interest to revive folklore in West Bengal?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Bankim Chandra
(c) Abanindranath Tagore
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a) Rabindranath Tagore
45. What was the effect of the Non-cooperation movement on the plantation workers in Assam?
(a) They left the plantations and headed home.
(b)They went on a strike.
(c) They destroyed the plantations,
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) They left the plantations and headed home
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DIRECTION : Complete the following statements with appropriate word(s),
1 was known as Lion of Punjab'.
Ans: Lala Lajpat Rai
2 Mahatma Gandhi return to India in 1915 from ...
Ans : South Africa
3. Due to a violent incident in off the Non-cooperation Movement.
Ans : Chauri-Chaura Gandhiji called
4. In *....... movement, women participated in large numbers for the first time.
Ans : Civil Disobedience
5. Gandhiji called Dalits as ….
Ans : Harijans
6.The Act of Union of 1707 was between
Ans : England and Scotland
7. Jacob clubs were the
Ans : Political Clubs
8.When conservative regimes were restored to power, many liberal minded people went underground because of the fear of …..
Ans: Repression
9.allegory represent the nation of France.
Ans : Marianne
10. ______were the most serious nationalist tension in Europe after 1871.
Ans : Balkans
DIRECTION: Read each of the following statements and write if it is true or false
1. Colonial exploitation under the British rule was the important factor of nationalism in Europe.
Ans: False
2 Baba Ramchandra led Movement the Civil Disobedience
Ans : False
3. Alluri Sitaram Raju was the leader of militant Guerilla Movement in the Gudem Hills.
Ans : True
4. The Rowlatt Act gave the British Government power to suppress political activity.
Ans : True
5. 300 miles were covered in Gandhiji's Salt March
Ans: False
6. In Britain, formation of a nation-state was a long parliamentary process.
Ans : True
7. Jacobin clubs influenced German Army
Ans : False
8. The Napoleonic Bode upheld reforms and equality
Ans : True
9.From 1848, Prussia took on the leadership of the movement of national unification.
Ans : True
10. Mazzini was a great revolutionary leader of Romanian
Ans : False
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