MCQ Solutions for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 3 The Making of Global World with Answers
Q1. What is true regarding the pre-modern world?
- It is also referred to globalization
- It also refers to making freedom in any country
- 1 is true and 2 is false
- 2 is true and 1 is false
- Both are true
- Both are false
Ans. 1 is true and 2 is false
Q2. Interconnected between countries for the purpose of trade.
- Modern era
- Pre-modern era
- Globalization
- All of the above
Ans. Globalization
Q3. From ancient times, travellers, traders, priests, and pilgrims travelled vast distances for
- Knowledge
- Opportunity
- Spiritual fulfilment
- All of the above
Ans. All of the above
Q4. The modern era refers to
- From ancient times, travellers, traders, priests and pilgrims travelled vast distances
- the artistic movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that arose from the widespread changes that swept the world during that period.
- The movement of the world to freedom and equality.
- None of the above
Ans. the artistic movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that arose from the widespread changes that swept the world during that period.
Q5. The _________ are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world.
- Silk routes
- Jute routes
- Globalization
- Air routes
Ans. silk routes
Q6. Chinese pottery also travelled the same route, as did textiles and spices from
- India and European countries
- India and Southeast Asia
- Southeast and European countries
- None of these
Ans. India and Southeast Asia
Q7. When the export of cotton textiles to Britain declined, India did not want to lose much, why?
- Because demand for Indian cotton textiles in America increase
- Because the demand for cotton textiles in Europe decrease
- Because china opened a new cotton textile industry
- Because in India many industries were open
Ans. Because demand for Indian cotton textiles in America increase
Q8. Merchants from Venice and the Orient exchanged goods, from Marco Polo, Book of Marvels, during __________ century.
- Fourteen century
- Fifteenth-century
- Sixteenth century
- Seventeenth century
Ans. Fifteenth-century
Q9. It is believed that noodles travelled west from ______ to become spaghetti.
- Africa
- German
- China
- None of these
Ans. China
Q10. Many of our common foods such as potatoes, soya, groundnuts, maize, tomatoes, chillies, sweet potatoes, and so on were coming from
- China
- British
- Austria
- None of these
Ans. None of these
Q11. Europe’s poor began to eat better and live longer with the introduction of the humble
- Tomato
- Potato
- Soyabean
- All of the above
Ans. Potato
Q12. During the Great Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1849), around ________ people died of starvation in Ireland, and double the number emigrated in search of work.
- 100,000
- 1,000,000
- 10,000,000
- None of these
Ans. 1,000,000
Q13. the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England was
- John Winthorp
- Venice merchant
- Irish famine
- Victor Emmanuel II
Ans. John Winthorp
Q14. The Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonization of America were decisively underway by the
- mid-fifteenth century
- mid-sixteenth century
- mid seventeen century
- early eighteen century
Ans. mid-sixteenth century
Q15. Conventional military weapons are the most powerful weapons of the following country.
- Ireland
- Europe
- Both A and B
- None of these
Ans. None of these
Q16. Which of the following is true regarding the nineteenth century in Europe.
- Poverty and hunger were common in Europe.
- Cities were crowded and deadly diseases were widespread.
- Religious conflicts were common, and religious dissenters were persecuted.
- 1 and 2 are true and 3 is false
- 1 and 3 are true and 2 is false
- All the statement is true
- All the statement is false
Ans. All the statement is true
Q17. Until well into the eighteenth century, China and India were among the world’s
- Poorest countries
- Middle East countries
- Richest countries
- None of these
Ans. Richest countries
Q18. The world changed profoundly in the nineteenth century. ____________ factors interacted in complex ways to transform societies and reshape external relations.
- Economic and Political
- Social and Cultural
- Technological
- All of the above
Ans. All of the above
Q19. Which of the following is false regarding Economists identifying three types of movement or ‘flows’ within international economic exchanges.
- The first is the flow of trade which in the nineteenth century referred largely to trade in goods (e.g.,cloth or wheat).
- The second is the flow of labor – the migration of people in search of employment.
- The third is the movement of capital for short-term or long-term investments over long distances.
- (1) is false statement
- (2) is false statement
- (3) is false statement
- None of the above is false
Ans. None of the above is false
Q20. During this period production, employment, income, and trade were affected all over the world is known as
- Great depression of 1929
- Great depression of 1929
- Great depression of 1929
- Great depression of 1929
Ans. Great depression of 1929
Q21. What are individual workers?
- The slaves are also known as individual workers
- People who work on the agricultural area or fields is known as individual workers
- People who work in industrial area is known as individual workers
- Workers that were hired by making bond to work at least for five years is known as individual workers
Ans. Workers that were hired by making bond to work at least for five years is known as individual workers
Q22. Britain, France, and Russia are one side whereas Germany, Austria – Hungary, and Ottoman Turkey were on the opposite side is happened on which war
- First World War
- Second World war
- First Civil war
- Second Civil war
Ans. First World War
Q23. What was the impact of the first World war on Great Britain?
- In India it has face competition from developed industries and internationally it had to compete with Japan
- After the war there were new questions like employment , production etc
- At the end of first World war there was huge internationally debt on Europe
- British were destroyed and a new constitution and law were formed
- (1) , (2) and (3) is true and (4) is false
- (1) , (2) and (4) is true and (3) is false
- (1) and (3) is true and (2) and (4) is false
- (1) and (2) is true and (3) and (4) is false
Ans. (1) and (2) is true and (3) and (4) is false
Q24. When did globalisation as an economic system emerge?
a) Over the last 50 years
b) Around 3000 BCE
c) In the 19th century
d) During the First World War
Answer: a) Over the last 50 years
Q25. Which region had an active coastal trade with the Indus Valley civilisations in ancient times?
a) Europe
b) West Asia
c) Africa
d) South America
Answer: b) West Asia
Q26. What were the Silk Routes an example of?
a) Modern trade and cultural links
b) Pre-modern trade and cultural links
c) Colonial trade and cultural links
d) Post-war trade and cultural links
Answer: b) Pre-modern trade and cultural links
Q27. What flowed from Europe to Asia in exchange for textiles and spices from India?
a) Precious metals
b) Silk
c) Foodstuff
d) Technology
Answer: a) Precious metals
Q28. Which continent did Europeans help redirect trade flows towards?
a) Europe
b) Asia
c) Africa
d) Australia
Answer: a) Europe
Q29. What was the most powerful weapon carried by Europeans during conquest and colonisation?
a) Firearms
b) Swords
c) Germs (e.g., smallpox)
d) Artillery
Answer: c) Germs (e.g., smallpox)
Q30. What were the three flows or movements identified by economists in the 19th century?
a) Flow of ideas, flow of capital, flow of labour
b) Flow of trade, flow of labour, flow of capital
c) Flow of goods, flow of technology, flow of people
d) Flow of capital, flow of food, flow of information
Answer: b) Flow of trade, flow of labour, flow of capital
Q31. What is considered an important invention that transformed the 19th-century world?
a) Internet
b) Railways
c) Television
d) Smartphones
Answer: b) Railways
Q32. What was the period of economic and political instability following the First World War called?
a) The Great Depression
b) The Inter-War Economy
c) The Post-War Era
d) The Decolonisation Era
Answer: b) The Inter-War Economy
Q33. Which two institutions were established at the Bretton Woods conference?
a) International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organization (WTO)
b) World Bank and United Nations (UN)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
d) World Trade Organization (WTO) and United Nations (UN)
Answer: c) International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
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