CBSE Class 10 Social Science History MCQs

History

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vietnam has a century old Tradition of resisting foreign domination. Who among the following led early efforts to win Independence from China?
(a)The Trung Sisters
(b) Tran Hung Do
(c)Trieu Au
(d) All of these

2. In 1950, this leader agreed to send military advisors to assist the Vietminh guerrillas.
(a)Joseph stalin
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Chiag Kai- Shek
(d) Mao Zedong

3. The Policy of domino Effect held that
(a)The fall of Indo china to communism would rapidly lead to communist domination of all South-East Asia.
(b)SouthEast Asian nation would to communism would have little impact on other nations in the region.
(c) All of the above

4.General Nguyen Glap’s troops won a decisive victory over French forces in 1954 at
a) Saigon
(b) AP BAS
(c) Hanoi
(d) Dien Bien Phu

5.The French colonial economy in Vietnam was primarily based on What?
(a) Rice cultivation
(b) Rubber plantation
(c) Both(a) and (b)
(d) None of these

6.Who overthrew the Bao Dai regime?
(a) Sun-Yat –Sen
(b)Nguyen Anh
(c) Phan Boi –Chau
(d) Ngo Diem

7.What were the French citizens living in Vietnam called?
(a) Junkers
(b) Colons
(c) French
(d)Vietnamese

8.The elites in Vietname were influenced by which of the following cultures?
(a)Chinese culture
(b) French culture
(c) British culture
(d) Indian culture

9.What happened in Hanoi in 1903?
(a) It was attacked by Vietnamese
(b) It was defeated in a war
(c) It was struck by bubonic plague
(d) None of these

Multiple Choice Questions

Question. Which of the following sentences best describes the Utopian Society?
(a) An idealist society that can never be achieved
(b) A society where everyone is equal
(c) A society with a comprehensive constitution
(d) A democratic society

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following characteristics best represents the image of ‘Germania’?
(a) Austerity and Asceticism
(b) Revenge and Vengeance
(c) Folk and Cultural Tradition
(d) Heroism and Justice

Answer : D

Question. Who founded the ‘Young Italy’ secret society?
(a) Johann Gottfried Herder
(b) Otto Von Bismarck
(c) Metternich
(d) Mazzini

Answer : D

Question. Why did Gandhiji call the Non-Cooperation Movement to a halt?
(a) Increasing pressure of the British government
(b) Round Table conferences
(c) Gandhiji’s arrest
(d) The Chauri Chaura Incident

Answer : D

Question. Why was a Satyagraha held in Champaran in 1916?
(a) To oppose the plantation system
(b) To oppose the British Laws
(c) To oppose high land revenue
(d) To protest against the oppression of mill workers

Answer : A

Question. During World War II, which of the following powers was collectively known as the Axis?
(a) Austria, Germany, Italy
(b) Japan, Germany, Turkey
(c) Germany, Italy, Japan
(d) France, Japan, Italy

Answer : C

Question. Select European Managing Agency from the options below.
(a) Andrew Yule
(b) Birla Industries
(c) Elgin Mill
(d) Tata Iron and Steel Company

Answer : A

Question. What was the location of the first Indian Jute Mill?
(a) Bengal
(b) Madras
(c) Bihar
(d) Bombay

Answer : A

Question. From when did Marcopolo acquire the knowledge of woodblock printing and return it to Italy?
(a) India
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Japan
(d) China

Answer : D

Question. Martin Luther’s works and ideas inspired which of the following movements?
(a) Reformation Movement
(b) Renaissance movement
(c) Counter-Reformation Movement
(d) Intellectual Movement

Answer : A