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Who among the following were the leaders of the German revolutionary movement who tried to start a revolution in 1919?

a. Rosa Luxumberg b. Lenin c. Karl Liebkneeht d. Joseph Stalin

  1. a and b

  2. b and d

  3. a and c

  4. b and c

  5. a and d


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Rosa Luxumberg and Karl Liebkneeht were the leaders of the German revolutionary movement who tried to start a revolution in 1919.

Before the eighteenth century, the society was broadly divided into estates and orders. Who among the following controlled the economic and social power?

a. Peasants b. Aristocracy c. Church

  1. Only a

  2. a and b

  3. Only b

  4. b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The aristocracy and the Church controlled the economic and social power before the eighteenth century.

European states discriminated in favour of one religion or another. Which of the following states favoured the Catholic Church?

a. Austria b. Spain c. Britain

  1. only a

  2. a and b

  3. only b

  4. b and c

  5. only c


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Austria and Spain favoured the Catholic Church.

Who among the following firmly believed in the value of individual effort, labour and enterprise?

a. Liberals b. Radicals c. Conservatives

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The liberals and the radicals firmly believed in the value of individual effort, labour and enterprise. They were opposed to the priveleges enjoyed by birth by the old aristocracy.

Match the following:

 
a. Mensheviks 1. The Communist International, an organisation set up by Lenin to sponsor communist revolution all over the world.
b. Bolsheviks 2. The majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Republic formed after the overthrow of the Tsarist Empire.
c. Comintern 3. The minority group of the Russian Socialist Democratic Labour Party.
  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2

  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Mensheviks were the minority group of the Russian Socialist Democratic Labour Party. Bolsheviks were the majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Republic formed after the overthrow of the Tsarist Empire. Comintern was the Communist International, an organisation set up by Lenin to sponsor communist revolution all over the world.

In which of the following countries did Giuseppe Mazzini, after 1815, conspire with others to create a nation where all citizens would have equal rights?

  1. Italy

  2. France

  3. Germany

  4. Russia

  5. Austria


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Giuseppe Mazzini conspired with others to create Italy, a nation where all citizens would have equal rights.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The liberals opposed the privileges of great landowners and wealthy factory owners. b. The liberals did not believe in the universal adult franchise. c. Suffragette movement was a movement to give women the voting right.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this statement is false. The radicals opposed the privileges of great landowners and wealthy factory owners.

Who among the following wanted the government to encourage cooperatives and replace capitalist enterprises in France?

  1. Robert Owen

  2. Friedrich Engels

  3. Karl Marx

  4. Derozio

  5. Louis Blanc


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Louis Blanc wanted the government to encourage cooperatives and replace capitalist enterprises in France.

In 1914, which of the following were the religious majority when Tsar Nicholas II ruled the Russian Empire?

  1. Catholics

  2. Orthodox Christians

  3. Protestants

  4. Muslims

  5. Buddhists


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Orthodox Christians were the religious majority when Tsar Nicholas II ruled the Russian Empire.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, which of the following countries was a major exporter of grain?

  1. France

  2. Austria

  3. England

  4. Russia

  5. Germany


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Russia was a major exporter of grain at the beginning of the twentieth century.

In which of the following years was the Socialist Revolutionary Party formed in Russia?

  1. 1898

  2. 1904

  3. 1900

  4. 1917

  5. 1919


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The Socialist Revolutionary Party was formed in Russia in the year 1900.

In 1914, the First World War broke out between two European alliances. Which of the following countries was not involved in it?

  1. Germany

  2. Turkey

  3. Netherlands

  4. France

  5. Britain


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Netherlands was not involved in the First World War. It was a neutral country.

When 4 members of the Assembly of Russian Workers were dismissed at the Putilov Iron Works, the workers at St. Petersburg went on a strike. Which of the following were not their demands?

a. Allotment of independent houses instead of dormitories b. Reduction in the working time to eight hours c. Increase in wages d. Improvement in working conditions e. Workers to be allowed to keep families with them

  1. Only b, c and d

  2. Only a and e

  3. Only b and e

  4. Only a, b and e

  5. Only b, c and e


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. These were not the demands of the striking workers.

In which of the following countries did the Russian army lose badly between 1914 and 1916 and suffered over 7 million casualties by 1917?

a. Germany b. Austria c. England d. France

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only b and c

  3. Only a and c

  4. Only b and d

  5. Only a and d


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The Russian army lost badly between 1914 and 1916 and suffered over 7 million casualties by 1917 in Germany and Austria.

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The industries and the banks were kept nationalised by the Bolsheviks during the civil war. b. In December 1922, most of the non-Russian nationalities were given political autonomy in the Soviet Union. c. The Bolshevik officials started the first Five Year Plan during 1933-1938.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option as this statement is false. The Bolshevik officials started the first Five Year Plan during 1927-1932.

During 1918 and 1919, who among the following controlled most of the Russian Empire?

a. The Bolsheviks b. The Socialist Revolutionaries c. Pro-Tsarists

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. During 1918 and 1919, the Socialist Revolutionaries and the pro-Tsarists controlled most of the Russian Empire.

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