Top 350+ Solved Modern World History MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The conflict in which radical Christian rebels challenged the authority of the Chineseemperor was called the:
a. Sepoy Rebellion
b. Nanking Revolt
c. Boxer Rebellion
d. Taiping Rebellion
Q. A direct link between Britain, British India, and China was established by trade in:
a. Coffee
b. Spices
c. Opium
d. Sugar
Q. Lenin explained the new imperialism by arguing that:
a. it represented the highest stage of capitalism and was destined to collapse
b. its foundation was the ‘civilizing Mission’ of white Europeans
c. International rivalries fueled the belief that the nation of Interests were at stake
d. A race for territories was inspired by vision of Military conquest.
Q. The Dreyfus Affair:
a. was an enormous public scandal for the French government
b. created modern anti-Semitism
c. was the result of one of Zola’s anti- Semitic novels
d. was caused by the murder of Edward Drumont by a Jewish merchant
Q. The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in Science,progress, democracy and religion was
a. Friedrich Nietzsche
b. Charles Pierce
c. William James
d. Sigmund Freud
Q. Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor?
a. a lengthy and profound traditional of liberal reform
b. a large urban working class
c. the national government was sympathetic to organize labor
d. the slow and erratic development of Industry
Q. One of the important legacies the Impressionists left to the European avant grade was
a. to organize their own independent exhibition
b. A call for young painters to experiment freely
c. The idea that art ought to be a mirror or window on the world
d. both (a) and (b)
Q. In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced theSultan to:
a. declare war on Russia
b. invade and recapture Bulgaria
c. ally with Britain and France
d. established a constitutional government
Q. Bismarck’s program of social legislation included all but which of the following
a. workers old age pensions
b. rigorous factory inspection
c. limiting the hours of work for women and children
d. unemployment insurance
Q. The Treaty of Nanking (1842) compelled the Chinese to give the British:
a. trading privileges
b. the right to reside in five cities
c. the port of Hongkong in perpetuity
d. All of the above
Q. The most prominent representative of the new imperialism in India was:
a. Lord Canning
b. Lord Ripon
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Mountbatten
Q. The British considered India its “jewel in the crown” because:
a. India was the only colony that didn’t resist the British control
b. India’s population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies
c. India was controlled by a company; the government did not have to involve in the affairs of the colony
d. India had a vast supply of diamonds and emeralds.
Q. What was a major factor that allowed imperialist power to dominate large parts ofAfrica and Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries?
a. The desire of Asians and Africans to convert to Christianity
b. The willingness of imperialists to to respect local traditions and customs
c. The spread of nationalism among native people in colonial areas
d. Their technological and military superiority
Q. The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in science was:
a. Friedrich Nietzsche
b. Charles Pierce
c. William James
d. Sigmund Freud
Q. Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor?
a. a lengthy and profound traditional liberal reform
b. a large urban working class
c. the national government was sympathetic to organize labor
d. the slow and erratic development of industry