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The French Revolution( Class 9th History)
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1. Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
Mirabeau
Jean-Paul Marat
Rousseau
Georges Denton
2. The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
monarch
wealthy man
businessmen
press
3. Who wrote an influential pamphlet What is the third Estate??
Mirabeau
Abbe Sieyes
Jean-Paul Marat
Olympe de Gouges.
4. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
Artisans
Shopkeepers
Daily-wage workers
Men with property
5. French women demanded the right:
to vote
to be elected to the assembly
to hold political office
all of the above
6. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
Africa
Asia
Australia
none of the above
7. Upon becoming free, the slave wore:
blue cap
white cap
red cap
green cap
8. Who were not considered ?passive citizens??
Women
children
Non-propertied men
wealthy people
9. The Third Estate comprised
Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers
Peasants and artisan
Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc.
All the above
10. Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention
Declared France a constitutional monarchy
Abolished the monarchy
All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
Declared France a Republic
11. The leader of the Bolshevik party was
Stalin
Lenin
Karl Marx
Louis Blanc
12. Tsarist power in Russia collapsed in the year
1905
1916
1917
1920
13. Tsarina Alexandra was of the
German origin
French origin
Russian origin
Dutch origin
14. Jadidists were ?. within the Russian empire.
Muslim reformers
Muslim educationists
Parsi reformers
German refugees
15. The main occupation of the people of Russia in the beginning of the twentieth century was
manufacturing
poultry farming
fishing
agriculture
16. A Labour Party in Britain was formed by socialist and
trade unionists
peasants
industrialists
young students
17. The Central powers during the First World War included countries like Germany, Turkey and
France
Austria
Britain
Russia
18. The name associated with April Theses is
Karl Marx
Robert Owen
Lenin
Stalin
19. The successor of Lenin was
Stalin
Kerenskii
Trotskii
Louis Blance
20. Budeonovka was the name given to the Soviet
boots
coat
scarf
hat
21. Where is the Wall Street Exchange?
America
Britain
France
Germany
22. Which country was defeated after the First World War?
France
Germany
Russia
Britain
23. The time span of the First World War was
1911-1914
1911-1914
1918-1921
1918-1921
24. The Nazi Party had become the largest party by the
1920
1925
1926
1932
25. Hitler became the Chancellor or Germany in the year
1931
1932
1933
1934
26. The country that dropped atom bomb on Hiroshima in Japan was
France
America
Germany
Britain
27. Who could enter Jungvolk?
Ten-year-old boys
Twelve-year-old boys
Fourteen-year-old boys
Eighteen-year-old boys
28. Who were the worst sufferers in Nazi Germany?
Jews
Poles
Russians
Gypsies
29. A bronze cross was given to the woman who produced
two children
four children
six children
eight children
30. The game Hitler glorified was
wresting
kabaddi
hockey
boxing
31. Tendu leaves are used in making
bidis
plates
baskets
umbrellas
32. The railway network expanded rapidly in India from the
1820s
1830s
1850s
1860s
33. The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at
Allahabad
Darjeeling
Dehradun
Shimla
34. Baigas are a forest community of
Central India
North India
South india
North-east india
35. The colonial power in Indonesia were the
English
Dutch
French
Portuguese
36. Who were the colonial power in Indonesia?
British
Dutch
French
Portuguese
37. Where did the Dutch start forest management in Indonesia?
Java
Sumatra
Bali
None of the above
38. The Kalangs resisted the Dutch in
1700
1750
1770
1800
39. What was the system of ?blandongdiensten??
A system of education
Industrialisation
First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
None of the above
40. What was the policy followed by the British in India towards forests during the First and the Second World Wars?
The forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs
Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British
More and more trees were planted to give employment to Indians
None of the above
41. The Maru Raikas herded
camels
goats
sheep
all the three
42. Banjaras were not found in
Punjab
Rajasthan
Delhi
Maharashtra
43. The Massais are located in the
east Africa
west africa
north Africa
South Africa
44. The warriors consisted of
elder people
younger people
children
healthy people
45. Why were some forests classified as ?protected??
In these the customary grazing rights of pastorals were granted but their movements were severely restricted.
The colonial officials believed that grazing destroyed the saplings and young shoots of trees that germinated on the forest floor.
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
46. Which of these are the pastoral communities of the mountains?
Gujjars
Gaddis
Bhotiyas and Sherpas
All the above
47. Dhangars were an important pastoral community of
Gujarat
Maharashtra
U.P.
Assam
48. Where were the Banjaras found?
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab, Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
All the above
49. According to the ?Wasteland Rules?
uncultivated lands were taken over and given to select individuals
these individuals were granted various concessions and encouraged to settle these lands
some of them were made headmen of villages in the newly cleared areas
all the above
50. Which of the following statements best explains pastoralist nomads?
The villagers who move from one place to another
The people who do not have a permanent place to live in
The herdsmen who move from one place to another looking for pasture for their herd
The people who visit many places for enjoyment
51. In which year was the mechanical reaper invented?
1830
1831
1832
1833
52. Which method of cultivation was adopted by the white settlers in the USA?
shifting cultivation
primitive cultivation
intensive agriculture
none of the above
53. Which country was not involved in the triangular trade?
England
China
India
America
54. Which country became the bread basket of the world?
England
America
Japan
France
55. The white settlers swept into the Great Plains across the River Mississippi after the
1830s
1840s
1850s
1860s
56. The continuous movement of the pastoral communities helps in
Recovery of the pastures
prevention of their overuse
Reduction in the demand of houses
both A and B
57. Why did the white settlers want to push away the Indian Americans from their lands?
The land possessed by the Indians could be turned into cultivated fields
Forest timber could be exported, animals hunted for skins, mountains mined for gold and Minerals
Both (a) and (b)
It was a committed policy of the US Government
58. Which of these reasons led to a radical transformation of the landscape by the early 20th century?
White Americans had moved westward
Local tribes were displaced
Entire landscape was carved into different agricultural belts in the USA
All the above
59. In the 19th century, the two major commercial crops India came to produce for the world Market were
indigo
opium
maize
both (a) and (b)
60. Name the US President who said ?Plant more wheat, wheat will win the war.?
President Roosevelt
President Clinton
President Bush
President Wilson
61. There were revision of laws by MCC between 1770s and 1780s. They were:
The weight of the ball and the width of the bat were specified
The first leg-before law was published in 1774
The third stump became common, and the first six seam cricket ball was created
All the above
62. There was a quarrel between the Bombay Gymkhana (a Whites only club) and the ParsiClub, because :
The Parsis complained that the public park was left unfit for cricket because the polopolies of the Gymkhana Club dug up the surface
The colonial authorities were prejudiced in favour of their own White compatriots
The White cricket elite in India offered no help to the enthusiastic Parsis
All the above
63. When was the Marylebone Cricket Club founded?
1760
1787
1788
1788
64. The reason that cricket has originated from the villages is/are
Cricket matches had no time limit
Vagueness of the size of the cricket ground
Cricket?s most important tools are all made of pre-industrial materials
All the above
65. The poor who played cricket for a living were called
needy
entertainers
professionals
commons
66. In which of these countries was cricket established as a popular sport?
South Africa, Zimbabwe
Australia, New Zealand
West Indies, Kenya
All the above
67. What was the term ?tournament? called initially?
Triangular
Quadrangular
Angular
Pentangular
68. How did the cricket boards become rich?
By organising large number of matches
Through patronage from rich industrialists
By selling television rights to television companies
None of the above
69. When was the first World Cup successfully staged?
1972
1973
1974
1975
70. The first hockey club in India was started in
Bombay
Madras
Bangalore
Calcutta
71. The existing dress codes in Europe were swept away by
American Revolution
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
The First World War
72. The simplicity of clothing of ?Sans-Culottes? was meant to express
the poverty among the common people
the prosperity of textile industries
the idea of equality
none of the above
73. When did women in England start agitating for democratic rights?
1820s
1830s
1840s
1850s
74. Who was the first American dress reformer to launch loose tunics?
Mrs Amelia Bloomer
Martha Somerville
Queen Victoria
None of the above
75. Which of the following events had an impact on the dressing style of women?
Women working in industries during the First and Second World Wars.
Gymnastics and games entered school curriculum for women.
The Battle of Waterloo
Both (a) and (b)
76. To some Indians western clothes were a sign of
Progress
modernity
Freedom from poverty
both (a) and (b)
77. Wearing of which two things created misunderstanding and conflict between the British and the Indians?
the wearing of turban and shoes
the umbrella and gold ornaments
the wearing of saris and dhotis
The wearing of gowns and long skirts
78. What was the idea of national dress as suggested by Rabindranath Tagore?
Combination of Hindu and Muslim dress
Combination of Indian and European dress
Only Hindu dress
Combination Hindu and Parsi dress
79. In reaction to which measure of the British did the Swadeshi Movement begin?
Partition of Bengal in 1905
Surat split in 1907
Starting of World War I in 1914
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
80. In which year did Gandhi adopt dhoti?
1913
1915
1921
1928
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