Top 250+ Solved Transition to the Contemporary World MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Charles II was succeeded by his younger brother, …………in 1685, who ruled as an absolute autocrat.
a. James I
b. Henry I
c. Henry III
d. James II
Q. William of Orange was the Protestant ruler of Holland and the son-in-lawof ………….
a. Charles I
b. Charles II
c. Charles IV
d. James II
Q. As James II would not be able to fight against the Parliament and William of Orange, he escaped to ……………….
a. Germany
b. Russia
c. Italy
d. France
Q. The Parliament became supreme after the Glorious Revolution and passed a Bill of Rights in …………..
a. 1656
b. 1658
c. 1682
d. 1689
Q. Who was the first Prime Minister of Britain?
a. Sir Robert Walpole
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Henry VII
d. Wolsey
Q. As a result of the growing strength of the…………., the Representation of the People Act, was passed in 1867
a. Chartist Movement
b. The Female Suffrage Movement
c. The War of the League of Augsburg
d. Paris Commune
Q. As a result of the growing strength of the ’Chartist Movement’, the Representation of the People Act, was passed in 1867. It was introduced by …………….
a. Benjamin Disraeli
b. Gladston
c. Lord Derby
d. Abraham Lincoln
Q. ……………..regarded the Reform Act of 1867 as ’a leap in the dark.’
a. Lord Derby
b. Benjamin Disraeli
c. Gladston
d. James I
Q. The Secret Ballot Act introduced by ……………in 1872.
a. Gladstone
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Disraeli
d. Lord Derby
Q. The duration of Parliament was reduced from seven to five years by ……………..
a. Parliamentary Act, 1911
b. Reform Act Of 1832
c. Representation of the People Act, 1867
d. Representation of the People Act, 1884.
Q. In 1867, …………..had spoken in favor of voting rights for women. This created a favorable atmosphere for the Female Suffrage Movement.
a. John Stuart Mill
b. Francisco de Miranda
c. San Martín
d. Simon Boliver