HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMI PRELIM- II) QUESTIONS BANK

Q.1. (A) Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets :
(1) The President of America ...................... declared 14 points programme to end
the First World War.
(a) George Washington (b) Woodrow Wilson (c) Roosevelt

(2) Badshah Jahangir had given permission to start business centre in ................ .
(a) Mumbai (b) Surat (c) Calicut

(3) Portuguese King ...................... motivated the navigation.

(a) William (b) Henry (c) Nicholas

(4) Each member nation can send ...................... representatives to the Assembly
of the UNO. (a) three (b) five (c) fifteen

(5) ...................... became the first colonizer in the African continent at the end of
19th century.
(a) England (b) France (c) Belgium

(6) The judges of the International Court of the League of Nations were being
appointed by the ...................... .
(a) Committee (b) Assembly (c) Secretary

(7) Balkan Area was the part of ...................... Empire.

(a) Germany (b) Austria (c) Turkey

(8) The Committee of the League of Nations included ...................... permanent

and four temporary members.
(a) Five (b) Fifteen (c) Three

(9) Karl Marx was a ...................... philosopher.

(a) Russian (b) German (c) Polish

(10) The Head office of the League of Nations was at ...................... in Switzerland.
(a) New York (b) Paris (c) Geneva

(11) Trygve Lie of ...................... was elected as the first Secretary General of the
UNO.
(a) Norway (b) Rome (c) France

(12) In 1884 European Nations held a conference at .......................

(a) Berlin (b) Ethiopia (c) Mozambique

(13) Menshevik group leader ...................... led the government.

(a) Lenin (b) Kerensky (c) Tolstoy

(14) The European traders in China established an organization named ................. .

(a) Cohong (b) Peking (c) Nanking
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(15) The Constitution set up in Germany after the First World War was known
as...................... . (a) Genro (b) Nazism (c) Weimar

(16) The International Court of the UNO is at ...................... city of Holland.

(a) New York (b) Ankara (c) Hague

Q.1. (B) Match the following :

(1) Column I Column II
(i) Mussolini (a) military outfit in Japan
(ii) Kemal Pasha (b) son of ironsmith
(iii) Shinto (c) family of woodseller
(d) painter

(2) Column I Column II

(i) Genro (a) National Socialist Party
(ii) Zaibatsu (b) Advisory council of the Emperor
(iii) Nazi (c) Group of industries in Japan
(d) Bunch of sticks and an axe

(3) Column I Column II

(i) Bartholomew Dias (a) Courageous European traveller
(ii) Mungopark (b) American journalist
(iii) Stanley (c) Portuguese Sailor
(d) Preacher

(4) Column I Column II

(i) Kaisar William II (a) America
(ii) Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand (b) Germany
(iii) Woodrow Wilson (c) Austria
(d) India

(5) Column I Column II

(i) First Opium War (a) Treaty of Nanking
(ii) Second Opium War (b) Declared by America in 1899
(iii) Open Door Policy (c) Kanagawa treaty
(d) Treaty of Peking

(6) Column I Column II

(i) Dostoyevsky (a) Menshevik leader
(ii) Father Gepon (b) Writer and thinker
(iii) Kerensky (c) March on the Royal palace in Petersburg
(d) Das Capital

Q.2. Answer the following questions in 20 to 30 words each : (Any 2)

(1) During the second half of 19th century, which courageous European travellers
came to the light?
(2) What are the tasks of the Security Council?
(3) Why was there dissatisfaction created in Europe after the First World War?
(4) Why did democratic experiment in Russia fail?
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(5) Why was Japan called a recluse nation?
(6) Describe the Weimar Republic.
(7) Give information about the International Court.
(8) How was the Russian Social Democratic Labour party established in the year
1898?
(9) In which regions of Asia did European nations impose their imperialism?
(10) What are the objectives of the UNO ?
(11) Why did the Britain pay attention to Indian politics?
(12) What is economic imperialism?
(13) Write the foreign policy of Bismarck.
(14) What was the effect of St. Petersburg’s revolt?
(15) Why did the conflict among England and Germany increase?
OR
How were the policies of Kaisar William II responsible for the First World War?

Q.3. Give reasons for the following in 25 to 30 words each : (Any 2)

(1) The other community people opposed Tsars’ rule.
(2) China remained undivided.
(3) In UNO, Security Council plays a prominent role.
(4) The works of the UNO are praiseworthy.
(5) Decline of Tokugawa Shogun began.
(6) Woodrow Wilson urged upon Allied nations to set up world organization.
(7) Fascist Italy became an aggressive nation.
(8) Britain paid attention to Indian politics.
(9) The discovery of interior part of Africa did not take place.
(10) Africa was known as Dark continent until the 18th century.
(11) The democratic governments in Europe started to collapse after the First World War.
(12) All round development of Russia did not take place.
(13) The Portuguese could not set up their empire in India.
(14) The travelogue written by Stanley created curiosity among the Europeans about
Africa.
(15) League of Nations was unable to stop warring countries.
(16) On 6th April,1917 America declared war against Germany.
(17) Economic imperialism started in Europe.

Q.4. Answer the following in 40 to 50 words each : (Any 2)

(1) Why did Austria announce war against Serbia?
(2) Write the Social work of the League of Nations.
(3) Write about the philosophy of Karl Marx.
(4) Write any three destructive effects of Imperialism.
(5) Write about the Opium Wars between England and China.
(6) What is the meaning of colonization?
(7) Give the detailed information about the UNO before its foundation.
(8) According to the Peking Treaty, what restrictions were imposed on China by
England?
(9) What are the various forms responsible for Imperial domination? Write any four
of them.
(10) Why did England, France and Russia give importance to the Balkan Area?
(11) How did America destabilize Japan?
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(12) Why did Russia’s economic condition decline?
(13) Give a brief information about ‘The Kanagawa Treaty’.
(14) Write about Lenin’s New Economic Policy.
(15) Describe the political works of the League of Nations.
(16) Explain the term ‘Bloody Sunday’.
(17) How did Hitler acquire power in Germany?

Q.5. Answer the following in 60 to 80 words each : (Any 2)

(1) Write about the constructive effects of imperialism.
(2) Write the reasons for imperialism.
(3) Write the significance of Russian Revolution.
(4) Explain the reasons of the First World War.
(5) Write about Kemal Pasha’s development Policy in Turkey.
(6) Write in detail on the imperialism in Africa.
(7) How was India brought under the reign of England?
(8) Give detailed information about the following.
(a) Assembly
(b) Security Council
(c) Secretariat
(9) Give any four reasons of the Second World War.
(10) Write functions of the three main parts or organs or factors of the League of Nations.
(11) Write about Hitler’s internal policy.
(12) Explain the contribution of Lenin in Russian Revolution.
(13) Describe the effects of the Second World War.

Q.6. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets :
(1) Bahujan Samaj party was formed under the leadership of ...................... .
(a) Dr. Ambedkar (b) Mayawati (c) Vinoba Bhave (d) Kanshi Ram

(2) Citizens get fundamental rights and freedom in ...................... .

(a) dictatorship (b) democracy (c) autocracy (d) feudalism

(3) The party (or parties) winning the majority of seats in the elections is known as
................ party. (a) Ruling (b) Opposition (c) Independent (d) Free

(4) At present there are ..................... national parties in India.

(a) six (b) two (c) three (d) seven

(5) From 2004, Congress party is ruling India as a leader of the coalition known as
...................... Alliance.
(a) National democratic (b) United Progressive (c) Federal Republic (d) Democratic
Socialist

(6) ...................... democracy exists in USA and France.

(a) Presidential (b) Parliamentary (c) Political (d) Social
(7) India has ...................... form of Democracy.
(a) Direct (b) Indirect (c) Presidential (d) Mixed

(8) Indian National Congress was established in ...................... .

(a) 1885 (b) 1985 (c) 1857 (d) 1991
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Q.7. Answer the following questions in one sentence : (Any 3)
(1) What is direct democracy ?
(2) What is recall ?
(3) What is state level or regional political party?
(4) Why is representative democracy inevitable?
(5) What is a political party?
(6) State any two party systems.
(7) When is referendum adopted ?
(8) State any one difference between ruling party and the opposition party.
(9) What is meant by federalism?
(10) What is meant by coalition or alliance government?
(11) Define democracy in the words of Abraham Lincoln.

Q.8. State whether the following statements are true or false with reasons : (Any 2)
(1) When two or more than two parties come together and form government, it is
called two party system.
(2) In Mexico free and fair elections are conducted.
(3) People who share common opinion form political party.
(4) To propose a law is the responsibility of legislature in India.
(5) Elections will be meaningless in democracy if equal right to vote is denied.
(6) Holding elections is a necessary condition for existence of democracy.
(7) Principle of democracy is followed in Fiji.
(8) Nationalist Congress Party is a regional party.
(9) China has always had a communist government.
(10) There is a Presidential democracy in India.
(11) One vote one value means a President’s vote and a citizen’s vote are same.

Q.9. Answer the following questions in 25 to 30 words : (Any 1)

(1) What are the different ways of having people’s participation in democracy?
(2) Write the functions of a political party.
(3) Give the information of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
(4) What is indirect democracy?
(5) Political parties are the link between the government and the people. Explain.
(6) Write a short note on fundamental rights and protection of freedom.
(7) Write short note on Communist Party of India.

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