Who among the following was not a member of the 'Big Four' in the

Previous Year Papers

Download Solved Question Papers Free for Offline Practice and view Solutions Online.

Test Series

Take Zigya Full and Sectional Test Series. Time it out for real assessment and get your results instantly.

Test Yourself

Practice and master your preparation for a specific topic or chapter. Check you scores at the end of the test.
Advertisement

 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

21.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for Olympe de Gouges?

  1. She was one of the most important politically active woman in revolutionary France.
  2. She was one of the members of the Committee that drafted the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
  3. She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

  • 1 only

  • 3 only

  • 1 and 2

  • 1 and 3


22.

Arrange the following inventions in the field of cotton industry in chronological order (starting with the earliest):

  1. James Hargreaves's Spinning Jenny
  2. John Kay's Flying Shuttle
  3. Samuel Crompton's Mule
  4. Richard Arkwright's Water Frame

Select the correct ariswer using the code given below:

  • 1, 3, 4, 2

  • 2, 1, 4, 3

  • 4, 1, 3, 2

  • 2, 4, 1, 3


23.

Which of the following is/are true relating to Nelson Mandela?

  1. He was the first President ofSouth Africa.
  2. Mandela spent 18 years in prison on Robben Island.
  3. Mandela became the President in 1990 after his release from the prison.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  • 1 and 3 only

  • 2 and 3 only

  • 2 only

  • 1, 2 and 3


Advertisement

24.

Who among the following was not a member of the 'Big Four' in the Congress of Vienna (1815)?

  • Great Britain

  • Russia

  • Austria

  • France


A.

Great Britain

A series of meetings in Vienna from 1814 to 1815 to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. This is called Congress of Vienna. It was held with an objective of a collective security and stability for the entire continent. Russia, Austria, Britain and Prussia were the Big Four in the meetings.


Advertisement
Advertisement
25.

The Stamp Act Congress consisting of delegates from nine of the thirteen colonies met in 1765 at

  • Philadelphia

  • New York City

  • Boston

  • Providence


26.

Which of the following American colonies did not attend the first Continental Congress held in Philadelphia?

  • Rhode Island

  • Connecticut

  • Georgia

  • Maryland


27.

Examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below

Statement I: The Russian Revolution of 1917 inspired the Indian working class movement.

Statement II: The Non-Cooperation Movement (1921-22) saw the involvement of the Indian working class.

  • Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

  • Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

  • Statement I  is true but Statement II is false

  • Statement I is false but Statement II is true


28.

Which of the following statements about Russia is/are correct?

  1. Russia emerged as the first socialist state in the world.
  2. Socialist state in Russia was established by Bolsheviks in 1917.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  • 1 only

  • 2 only

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Neither I nor 2


Advertisement
29.

Which one among the following countries is not touched by the Stilwell Road constructed during the World War II?

  • Myanmar

  • Thailand

  • China

  • India


30.

The Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Gibraltar are important because they

  • prevent attacks on bordering nations

  • prohibit the movement of ships carrying nuclear weapons

  • unite Russian access to warm water points

  • control access to vital trade routes


Advertisement