121. Which one of
the following is not the cause of the economic depression?
A) Over-production
B) Fall in exports
C) Decline of feudalism
D) Mechanization of industries
122. Major result of the Industrial Revolution was
the :
A) Concentration of workers in the urban area
B) Increased desire
of the wealthy class to share power
C) Formation of powerful craft guild
D) Control of agriculture production by government
123. Who first used the term Industrial revolution in
France?
A) Frichdrich Engels
B) Karl Marx
C) Georges Michelet
D) Arnold Toynbee
124. Which of the following terms is most associated with
free-market ‘classical’ economics?
A) Bon Voyage
B) Idee Fixe
C) Laissez Fairre
D) Ressentiment
125. Who invented the first Steam Engine?
A) Thomas Newcomen
B) Abraham Darby
C) Richard Arkwright
D) Henry Cort
126. When did
France become constitutional Monarchy? A)1789
B) 1791 C)1792 D)1790 127.
The international body formed by socialists was known as:
A) Social Democratic
B)Second International
C)First international
D)Socialist Party of the world
128. Which of the
following group was in favour of open membership to all in a party?
A) Bolshevik
B)Mensheviks
C)S.D.W. Party
D)S.R. Party
129. Which two countries were the first to declare
war on Germany during World War II?
A)Italy and Greece
B) Britain and France
C)Norway and Denmark
D)U.S.A and U.S.S.R
130. Italy‘s
action in the World War I was primarily against:
A)Germany
B)Greece
C)Austria-Hungary
D)France
131. Which
international organisation got established immediately after the World War II?
A) League of Nations
B)U.N.O.
C) W.H.O.
D)N.A.T.O.
132. When did Adolf Hitler come into power in Germany?
A)July 1921
B)July 1935
C)June 1929
D)June 1936
133. During which war did the Russian revolution take
place?
A)World War II
B) Russo-Japanese war
C)Napoleonic war
D)World War I
134. The leader of
the revolt of 1857 in Bihar was :
A) Tantiya Tope
B)Nana Saheb
C) Mangal Pandey
D)Kunwar Singh
135.Who did not
participate in the revolt of 1857 ?
A) Tantiya Tope
B)Rani Laxmi Bai
C)Bahadur Shah Zafar
D)Bhagat Singh
136. Which of the following could be regarded as the
greatest contribution of Arya Samaj?
A) Crusade against the rigidities of the caste system
B) Converting non-Hindus to Hinduism
C) Providing protection to the cow
D) Evoking a sense of pride in India’s past
137. What was the
primary aim of the AKALI movement which rose in the Punjab in 1920’s?
A) To voice the political grievances of the Sikhs
B) To bring about modernisation in the Sikh social customs
C) To streamline the management of the gurudwaras or Sikhs
shrines
D) To wipe out the caste system from Sikhism
138. The
industrial development of India began with the introduction of:
A)Railways
B)Textile Mills
C) Mining Technology
D)Post and Telegraph
139. The Indian industries which were completely ruined
on account of British economic policies, were:
A)Sugar and Ship-building
B)Oil and Salt manufacture
C)Textile and handicrafts
D)Iron and steel
140. Which party
did not cooperate in the Quit India Movement ?
A)Forward Bloc
B)Hindu Mahasabha
C)Communist
D)Socialists
