Question 1.
The leader of the Bolshevik party was
(a) Stalin
(b) Lenin
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Louis Blanc
Answer
Answer: (b) Lenin
Question 2.
Tsarist power in Russia collapsed in the year
(a) 1905
(b) 1916
(c) 1917
(d) 1920
Answer
Answer: (c) 1917
Question 3.
Tsarina Alexandra was of the
(a) German origin
(b) French origin
(c) Russian origin
(d) Dutch origin
Answer
Answer: (a) German origin
Question 4.
Jadidists were ………………… within the Russian empire.
(a) Muslim reformers
(b) Muslim educationists
(c) Parsi reformers
(d) German refugees
Answer
Answer: (a) Muslim reformers
Question 5.
The main occupation of the people of Russia in the beginning of the twentieth century was
(a) manufacturing
(b) poultry farming
(c) fishing
(d) agriculture
Answer
Answer: (d) agriculture
Question 6.
A Labour Party in Britain was formed by socialist and
(a) trade unionists
(b) peasants
(c) industrialists
(d) young students
Answer
Answer: (a) trade unionists
Question 7.
The Central powers during the First World War included countries like Germany, Turkey and
(a) France
(b) Austria
(c) Britain
(d) Russia
Answer
Answer: (b) Austria
Question 8.
The name associated with April Theses is
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Robert Owen
(c) Lenin
(d) Stalin
Answer
Answer: (c) Lenin
Question 9.
The successor of Lenin was
(a) Stalin
(b) Kerenskii
(c) Trotskii
(d) Louis Blance
Answer
Answer: (a) Stalin
Question 10.
Budeonovka was the name given to the Soviet
(a) boots
(b) coat
(c) scarf
(d) hat
Answer
Answer: (d) hat
Question 11.
Which among the following groups was against any kind of political or social change?
(a) Nationalists
(b) conservatives
(c) liberals
(d) radicals
Answer
Answer: (b) conservatives
Question 12.
Which of these statements is/are correct about Europe after the French Revolution?
(a) Suddenly it seemed possible to change the aristocratic society of the 18th century.
(b) However not everyone wanted a complete transformation of society.
(c) Some wanted gradual shift, while others wanted complete change of society.
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 13.
Which of the following factors made autocracy unpopular in Russia?
(a) The German origin of the Tsarina Alexandra
(b) Poor advisors like the Monk Rasputin
(c) The huge cost of fighting in the World War I
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer
Answer: (d) Both (a) and (b)
Question 14.
How can you say that the ‘liberals’ were not ‘democrats’?
(a) They did not believe in universal adult franchise
(b) They felt that only men of property should have a right to vote
(c) Women should not have right to vote
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 15.
What kind of developments took place as a result of new political trends in Europe?
(a) Industrial Revolution occurred
(b) New cities came up
(c) Railways expanded
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 16.
Who conspired in Italy to bring about a revolution?
(a) Bismarck
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) None
Answer
Answer: (c) Giuseppe Mazzini
Question 17.
What were the demands made by the workers in St. Petersburg who went on a strike?
(a) Reduction of working time to eight hours
(b) Increase in wages
(c) Improvement in working conditions
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 18.
In the World War I, which started in 1914, Russia fought against
(a) Britain and France
(b) Germany and Austria
(c) America
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Germany and Austria
Question 19.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) By 1916, railway lines in Russia began to break down
(b) There were labour shortages and small workshops producing essentials were shut down
(c) Large supplies of grain were sent to feed the army
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 20.
On 27th February 1917, soldiers and striking workers gathered to form a council called
(a) Soviet Council
(b) Petrograd Soviet
(c) Moscow Union
(d) Russian Council
Answer
Answer: (b) Petrograd Soviet
Question 21.
Which of these demands is/are referred to as Lenin’s ‘April Theses’?
(a) World War I should be brought to an end
(b) Land should be transferred to the peasants
(c) Banks should be nationalised
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 22.
Who led the Bolshevik group in Russia during Russian Revolution?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Friedrich Engels
(c) Vladimir Lenin
(d) Trotsky
Answer
Answer: (c) Vladimir Lenin
Question 23.
Socialists took over the government in Russia through the?
(a) October Revolution in 1917
(b) November Revolution in 1918
(c) December Revolution in 1919
(d) February Revolution in 1920
Answer
Answer: (a) October Revolution in 1917
Question 24.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of Russian people worked in the:
(a) Industrial sector
(b) Agricultural sector
(c) Mining sector
(d) Transport sector
Answer
Answer: (b) Agricultural sector
Question 25.
The commune of farmers was known as:
(a) Tsar
(b) Duma
(c) Mir
(d) Cossacks
Answer
Answer: (c) Mir
Look at the picture (NCERT Text book page 30) given below and write a few lines about him.
Answer
Answer:
He is Tsar Nicholas II who ruled Russia and its empire till the revolution. He proved to be a very corrupt and inefficient Tsar who never paid attention to the welfare for his people. His weak personality and failure in the assessment of the situation led to his downfall.
1. Karl Marx wanted workers to overthrow :
(a) capitalism
(b) rule of private property
(c) accumulation of profits by capitalists
(d) radicals
► (a) capitalism
2. Which among the following groups was against any kind of political or social change?
(a) nationalists
(b) conservatives
(c) liberals
(d) radicals
► (b) conservatives
3. The people who wanted to put an immediate end to the existing governments in Europe (in 1815) were called:
(a) nationalists
(b) liberals
(c) revolutionaries
(d) radicals
► (c) revolutionaries
4. Which of these statements is/are correct about Europe after the French Revolution?
(a) Suddenly it seemed possible to change the aristocratic society of the 18th century.
(b) However not everyone wanted a complete transformation of society.
(c) Some wanted gradual shift, while others wanted complete change of society.
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
5. Industrialisation did not lead to which of the following problems?
(a) poor wages
(b) long hours of work
(c) liberalism
(d) development of new industrialised regions
► (c) liberalism
6. The majority religion of Russia was ___________ but the empire also included _________
(a) Russian Orthodox Church, grown out of Greek Orthodox Church
(b) Russian Orthodox Church
(c) Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and Buddhists
(d) Both (b) and (c)
► (d) Both (b) and (c)
7. Which of the statements given about the Socialist Revolutionary Party is not true?
(a) The Socialist Revolutionary Party was formed by socialists active in the countryside
(b) They struggled for peasants’ rights and demanded that land from nobles be transferred to them
(c) They were one united group fighting for their rights
(d) Both (a) and (b)
► (c) They were one united group fighting for their rights
8. According to the views held by the people of Europe regarding social change, they came to be called
(a) liberals
(b) radicals
(c) conservatives
(d) all the above
► (d) all the above
9. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding what the ‘liberals’ wanted?
(a) Not to tolerate all the religions
(b) To oppose uncontrolled power of dynastic rulers
(c) Universal adult franchise
(d) Government appointed by the king
► (b) To oppose uncontrolled power of dynastic rulers
10. What were the ideas of ‘conservatives’ regarding social change in the 19th century?
(a) They accepted that some change was required
(b) They believed that change should be done by a slow process
(c) They were completely opposed to any such change
(d) Both (a) and (b)
► (d) Both (a) and (b)
11. In order to develop societies, liberals and radicals believed
(a) in the value of individual effort, labour and enterprise
(b) in the privileges of the old aristocracy
(c) that those who had capital should work with restraint
(d) all the above
► (a) in the value of individual effort, labour and enterprise
12. How can you say that the ‘liberals’ were not ‘democrats’?
(a) They did not believe in universal adult franchise
(b) They felt that only men of property should have a right to vote
(c) Women should not have right to vote
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
13. What kind of developments took place as a result of new political trends in Europe?
(a) Industrial Revolution occurred
(b) New cities came up
(c) Railways expanded
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
14. Who conspired in Italy to bring about a revolution?
(a) Bismarck
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Guiseppe Mazzini
(d) None of the above
► (c)
15. Why did some liberals and radicals become revolutionaries in France, Italy, Russia etc.?
(a) They wanted to concentrate powers in their own hands
(b) They wanted to overthrow the existing monarchs
(c) They were against equal rights
(d) None of the above
► (b) They wanted to overthrow the existing monarchs
16. When was the Socialist Revolutionary Party formed in Russia?
(a) 1898
(b) 1900
(c) 1905
(d) 1910
► (b) 1900
17. By the mid-19th century in Europe, the idea which attracted widespread attention on the restructuring of society was
(a) Capitalism
(b) Socialism
(c) Dictatorship
(d) None of the above
► (b) Socialism
18. The procession of workers to the Winter Palace was attacked by the police killing
100 workers. This incident is called
(a) Black Sunday
(b) Bloody Sunday
(c) Rebellious Sunday
(d) Unlucky Sunday
► (b) Bloody Sunday
19. Which of the following is true about the peasants of Russia?
(a) Except in a few cases, they had no respect for the nobility
(b) Peasants wanted the land of the nobles to be given to them
(c) Frequently they refused to pay rent and even murdered the landlords
(d) All the above
► (b) Peasants wanted the land of the nobles to be given to them
20. What were the demands made by the workers in St. Petersburg who went on a strike?
(a) Reduction of working time to eight hours
(b) Increase in wages
(c) Improvement in working conditions
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
21. In the World War I, which started in 1914, Russia fought against
(a) Britain and France
(b) Germany and Austria
(c) America
(d) All the above
► (b) Germany and Austria
22. Why did the Tsar dismiss the first Duma within 75 days of its election?
(a) Because it was incapable of taking good decisions
(b) Because the Tsar did not want anyone to question his authority
(c) The term of first Duma was of 75 days only
(d) None of the above
► (b) Because the Tsar did not want anyone to question his authority
23. What was the position of Russia’s army in Germany and Austria between 1914 and 1916?
(a) Russian army brought a lot of destruction in Germany and Austria.
(b) It killed a large member of people and was victorious
(c) Russian army lost badly
(d) None of the above
► (c) Russian army lost badly
24. Why did the support of people to the Tsar for war gradually started decreasing?
(a) Because of rising prices
(b) Army was sick and tired of war
(c) Because Tsar Nicholas II refused to consult the main parties in Duma
(d) None of the above
► (c) Because Tsar Nicholas II refused to consult the main parties in Duma
25. Why did a lockout take place at a factory on the right bank of the River Neva on 22 February, 1917?
(a) It was extremely cold for the workers to work, because of frost and heavy snow
(b) The workers were being forced to join the army
(c) Food shortages were deeply felt in the workers’ quarters situated on the left bank of the River Neva
(d) Both (a) and (c)
► (d) Both (a) and (c)
26. In order to control the situation, the government called the cavalry. How did the cavalry react?
(a) The cavalry killed a large number of workers
(b) Most of the cavalry did not turn up due to extreme cold
(c) The cavalry refused to fire on the demonstrators
(d) None of the above
► (c) The cavalry refused to fire on the demonstrators
27. When did the government suspend the Duma?
(a) 25 February, 1917
(b) 26 February, 1917
(c) 27 February, 1917
(d) 28 February, 1917
► (a) 25 February, 1917
28. Which of the following events took place after the Tsar abdicated on 2nd March?
(a) Provisional government was formed
(b) It was decided to set up a Constituent Assembly
(c) Constituent Assembly was formed by revolutionaries only
(d) Both A and B
► (d) Both A and B
29. On 27th February 1917, soldiers and striking workers gathered to form a council called
(a) Soviet Council
(b) Petrograd Soviet
(c) Moscow Union
(d) Russian Council
► (b) Petrograd Soviet
30. In the context of Russia who launched the slogan-‘‘Peace, Land and Bread’’?
(a) Chernov
(b) Rasputin
(c) Lenin
(d) Trotsky
► (c) Lenin
31. When did the Tsar abdicate the throne?
(a) 28 February, 1917
(b) 2 March, 1917
(c) 10 April, 1917
(d) 15 May, 1918
► (b) 2 March, 1917
32. In the context of Russia, which group was the supporter of women’s ‘Suffragette Movements’?
(a) Liberals
(b) Radicals
(c) Conservatives
(d) None of these
► (b) Radicals
33. Why were most of the Bolshevik Party members initially surprised by ‘April Theses’?
(a) They wanted continuation of World War I
(b) They thought that time was not ripe for a socialist revolution
(c) Government needed to be supported at this time
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
34. Socialists took over the government in Russia through the?
(a) October Revolution in 1917
(b) November Revolution in 1918
(c) December Revolution in 1919
(d) February Revolution in 1920
► (a) October Revolution in 1917
35. Who led the Bolshevik group in Russia during Russian Revolution?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Friedrich Engels
(c) Vladimir Lenin
(d) Trotsky
► (c) Vladimir Lenin
36. In the context of Russia who launched the slogan-‘‘Peace, Land and Bread’’?
(a) Chernov
(b) Rasputin
(c) Lenin
(d) Trotsky
► (c) Lenin
37. Who started ‘Collectivisation Programme’ in Russia?
(a) Lenin
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Rasputin
(d) Stalin
► (d) Stalin
38. Which one of the following refers to the secret police of Russia?
(a) Cheka
(b) Gestapo
(c) Security Police
(d) F.B.I.
► (a) Cheka
39. In the context of Russia, what was ‘KULAK’?
(a) A collective Farm
(b) A Russian Church
(c) Well-to-do Peasants
(d) Landless Labourers
► (c) Well-to-do Peasants
40. After the abdication of Tsar Nicolas II in 1917, Soviet leaders and Duma leaders formed a:
(a) National Government to run the country
(b) Provisional Government to run the country
(c) Local Government to run the country
(d) Central Government to run the country
► (b) Provisional Government to run the country
41. The Russian Social Democratic Workers Party was founded in
(a) 1898 by Socialists
(b) 1899 by Communists
(c) 1899 by Lenin
(d) 1899 by Middle Class
► (a) 1898 by Socialists
42. After 1905, most committees and trade unions were:
(a) declared illegal
(b) declared legal
(c) active
(d) none of the above
► (a) declared illegal
43. Russian peasants were different from other European peasants because:
(a) They had no respect for the nobility
(b) They pooled their land together
(c) They were not different
(d) both (a) and (b)
► (d) both (a) and (b)
44. The Jadidists of Russia aimed that:
(a) Socialist should rule Russia
(b) Democrats should rule Russia
(c) Modernised Muslims should rule Russia
(d) Liberal Christians should rule Russia
► (c) Modernised Muslims should rule Russia
45. At the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of Russian people worked in the:
(a) Industrial sector
(b) Agricultural sector
(c) Mining sector
(d) Transport sector
► (b) Agricultural sector
46. Which religion was followed by most of the people of Russia?
(a) Catholics
(b) Protestants
(c) Russian Orthodox Christianity
(d) None of the above
► (c) Russian Orthodox Christianity
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