CBSE Class 11 History Paths to Modernization MCQs

Question :  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 : A

Question :  Examination System was withdrawn by China because
(a) It was not regulated properly.
(b) It was corrupted.
(c) It was based on classical Chinese learning.
(d) The civil and military officials so recruited were found unsuitable.

Answer : C

Question : Mao Tse Tung advocated ways of solving social problems based on a survey conducted in 1930 in
(a) Fuzhou
(b) Jiujiang
(c) Nanchang
(d) Xunwu

Answer : D

Question : Examination System was withdrawn by China because
(a) It was not regulated properly.
(b) It was corrupted.
(c) It was based on classical Chinese learning.
(d) The civil and military officials so recruited were found unsuitable.

Answer : C

Question : 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 : B

Question : Japanese rule in Korea, which lasted till 1945 CE, was not liked by Koreans because:
(a) Koreans preferred being ruled by China, instead of Japan.
(b) Japan, a puppet of Western powers, ruled as per the latter’s desires.
(c) Japan wanted to suppress Korean culture and forcibly assimilate Koreans.
(d) Koreans wanted restoration of Joseon rule in Korea.

Answer : C

Question :  Japanese borrowed their written script from
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Korea
(d) Taiwan

Answer : A

Question : 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 : B

Question :  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 : C

Question : Japanese borrowed their written script from
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) Korea
(d) Taiwan

Answer : A

Question : 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 : B

Question : In 1867-68 CE, __ rule in Japan ended.
(a) The Shogun
(b) The Meiji
(c) The Nishijin
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question : 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 : C