Question 1.
The silk industry was developed in ______ so as to reduce the import of silk.
(a) Osaka
(b) Kyushu
(c) Nishijin
(d) Beppu
Answer
Answer: (c) Nishijin
Question 2.
The slogan Fukoku Kyohei under the Meiji rule in Japan meant _______
(a) rich country, strong army
(b) strong lands, strong rivers
(c) rich lands, strong rivers
(d) rich country, weak neighbour
Answer
Answer: (a) rich country, strong army
Question 3.
Mao Tse Tung advocated ways of solving social problems based on a survey conducted in 1930 in
(a) Fuzhou
(b) Jiujiang
(c) Nanchang
(d) Xuanwu
Answer
Answer: (d) Xuanwu
Question 4.
The Korean president, whose resignation was demanded by citizens, through candlelight protests, was:
(a) Park Chung-hee
(b) Park Geun-Hye
(c) Chun Doo-hwan
(d) Roh Tae-woo
Answer
Answer: (b) Park Geun-Hye
Question 5.
Japanese borrowed their written script from
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Korea
(d) Taiwan
Answer
Answer: (a) China
Question 6.
The Western sciences such as astronomy and mathematics were introduced in China by
(a) Biblical missionary
(b) Jehovah missionary
(c) Jesuit missionaries
(d) Prophet missionary
Answer
Answer: (c) Jesuit missionaries
Question 7.
The independence of Korea, after World War II, was ensured due to:
(a) Japan’s defeat and surrender in World War II
(b) Continued efforts of freedom activists within and outside Korea
(c) Support of international leaders for Korea’s independence
(d) Temporary division of Korean peninsula
Answer
Answer: (b) Continued efforts of freedom activists within and outside Korea
Question 8.
An immediate result of Commodore Matthew Perry’s visit to Japan in 1853 was _________
(a) an alliance between Japan and the USA
(b) development of trade between Japan and the West
(c) a war between Japan and the USA
(d) the increased isolation of Japan
Answer
Answer: (b) development of trade between Japan and the West
Question 9.
Japan imported luxury goods from ______
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Korea
(d) India
Answer
Answer: (a) China
Question 10.
Syngman Rhee, Korea’s first elected president had to resign, after the April Revolution because:
(a) Rhee got himself elected as president, in 1948 CE, through illegal means
(b) Rhee extended his rule by illegally amending the constitution
(c) Koreans protested against a rigged election, which took place in 1960 CE
(d) Koreans desired unification of North and South Korea, which Rhee was unwilling to accommodate
Answer
Answer: (c) Koreans protested against a rigged election, which took place in 1960 CE
Question 11.
In 1867-68 CE, ______ rule in Japan ended.
(a) The Shogun
(b) TheMeiji
(c) The Nishijin
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) The Shogun
Question 12.
After the Korean War, South Korea received economic assistance from:
(a) The U.S.A.
(b) U.N.O.
(c) China
(d) Japan
Answer
Answer: (a) The U.S.A.
