1. The unification of Italy is an outstanding achievement in the ………… century history of
Europe.
Correct : C. 19th
2. The …………….Revolution of 1789 produced in Italians, a sense of nationalism.
Correct : A. french
3. ………………gave the first impulse to Italian unification.
Correct : A. napoleon
4. ………………drove away the Austrians and the Bourbons at Sadova.
Correct : A. napoleon
5. Early in the 19th century, national feeling in ………….was stirred by revolutionary secret
societies known as Carbonari
Correct : A. italy
6. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and
unify……………..
Correct : A. italy
7. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the ………….settlement and
unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento.
Correct : A. vienna
8. The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and
unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento. But …………………….intervened and crushed all movements.
Correct : D. prince metternich
9. In July, 1830, when a revolution in France placed ……………….on the throne and
established a constitutional monarch.
Correct : A. louie philip
10. In July, ……………, Joseph Mazzini wanted to expel the foreign government from Italy, end
the temporal authority of the Pope over the Papal States, and unit the whole of Italy under a Republican government.
Correct : D. 1848
11. To carry out his ideals, ……….established, in 1831, a movement known as “Young Italy.”
Correct : B. joseph mazzini
12. The “Young Italy” of …………………..lit the flames of patriotism throughout Italy and
helped the cause of Italian unification.
Correct : A. joseph mazzini
13. The Austrian army crushed the revolt at Custozza near……………
Correct : A. venice
14. Mazzini roused the people of the Papal States against the…………….
Correct : D. pope
15. The Pope was expelled from …………….and a Republic was proclaimed under a
committee of three, of which Mazzini was one.
Correct : B. rome
16. The Austrians defeated ………………at Navora and he abdicated in favor of his son,
Victor Emmanuel II.
Correct : A. charles albert
17. The Austrians defeated Charles Albert at …………….and he abdicated in favor of his
son, Victor Emmanuel II.
Correct : D. navora
18. …………….., the “Bismarck” of Italy realized that without any external help, Italy
could never be free.
Correct : B. count cavour
19. By a stroke of diplomatic genius, ……………offered the services of Scandinavian
troops to Napoleon III at a critical stage of the Crimean war.
Correct : A. count cavour
20. The Italians aided by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians at Magenta and Solferino
in…………..
Correct : C. 1859
21. The Dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and Romagna expelled their despotic
rulers and joined with…………..
Correct : C. sardinia
22. In 1860, the people of Naples and Sicily rose against the Bourbon King……………….
Correct : A. francis ii
23. ……………..along with his volunteers landed in Sicily and annexed the two
kingdoms to Sardinia.
Correct : A. garibaldi
24. ………………..himself led an army into the Papal States and defeated the Papal
forces at Casgifigaria.
Correct : C. victor emmanuel
25. In 1861, the first Italian Parliament except Rome met at …………..and conferred
upon Victor Emmanuel II, the title of “King of Italy.”
Correct : A. turin
26. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866, also known as the ……………… Weeks War,
Victor Emmanuel II helped Prussia.
Correct : C. seven
27. In the Astro-Prussian war of 1866 Victor Emmanuel II helped……………………..
Correct : A. prussia
28. Austria was defeated at Sadova. In the Treaty of Prague that followed, Italy
obtained ………..as the price of her help to Prussia.
Correct : C. venice
29. The disasters of France during the Franco-Prussian war led to the withdrawal of
the French garrison from……, which was then easily occupied by an Italian army.
Correct : A. rome
30. ……………..became the capital of the united Italian kingdom.
Correct : D. rome
31. The Holy Roman Emperor had been chosen from the ……… family of the Austrians.
Correct : A. hapsburg
32. One of the significant developments that have changed the course of history was the
unification of Germany under the leadership of……………….
Correct : D. prussia
33. Paradoxically, it was …………….who took the first step towards German unity.
Correct : D. napoleon
34. After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies of
Austria and Russia at…………….., Napoleon formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”
Correct : A. austerlitz
35. After overrunning the various German states and defeating the combined armies of
Austria and Russia at Austerlitz, …………..formed a political union of German states called the “Confederation of the Rhine.”
Correct : D. napoleon
36. The next step towards Germany unity was taken in the direction of commerce. Led
by……………, the German states entered into a Zoleverin or Customized Union to avoid the tariff duties levied by each member of the Confederation on another.
Correct : A. prussia
37. …………….., the prime minister of Germany who unified Germany with his policy of “Blood
and Iron.”
Correct : A. otto von bismarck
38. The two Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were inhabited largely by the Germans,
but ruled by the King of……………...
Correct : D. denmark
39. …………….was compelled to accept the Peace Treaty of Prague, by which she agreed
to withdraw from the German Confederation and recognize any reconstruction of Germany led by Prussia.
Correct : A. austria
40. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed ……………
Correct : A. queen isabella
41. In 1868, a revolution in Spain deposed Queen Isabella and the Spaniards offered
the crown to Leopold William I of ……………..
Correct : A. prussia
42. The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by the
proclamation of ………………..as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at Versailles.
Correct : A. kaiser william i
43. The finishing touch to the unification of Germany was given in 1871 by the
proclamation of Kaiser William I as the Emperor of Germany in the famous “Hall of Mirrors” at……………..
Correct : A. versailles
44. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to Japan
in…………..
Correct : C. 1867
45. The Meiji Restoration was basically a revolution that restored imperial rule to
…………..in 1867.
Correct : A. japan
46. The word "…………." means "enlightened rule" and the goal was to combine "western
advancements" with the traditional, "eastern" values.
Correct : A. meiji
47. The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) was fought by Russia and Japan over their interests
in ………….(particularly Manchuria) and Korea.
Correct : A. china
48. Theodore Roosevelt was the ………………President
Correct : B. u.s.a
49. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5,………..
Correct : C. 1905
50. The Berlin Colonial Conference was a meeting of European powers in Berlin, Germany
in 1884-85 at the invitation of…………….., the Chancellor of Germany.
Correct : B. bismarck
51. In…………….., Britain declared Egypt a British protectorate.
Correct : B. 1882
52. Britain and France clashed in a town called Fashoda in Southern ……..on the upper Nile.
Correct : B. sudan
53. At the battle of ………………….in 1898, Kitchener managed to defeat the natives of the
town, Fashoda.
Correct : B. omdurman
54. The French troops under ……………….occupied Fashoda for France.
Correct : A. jean-baptiste marchand
55. …… ruled China from 1644 to 1912 actively sponsored and promoted Confucian culture.
Correct : A. manchus
56. The Hundred Day Reforms in china was in the year…………
Correct : B. 1898
57. The Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) ended by the humiliating treaty of ………….in 1895.
Correct : B. shimonoseki
58. By 1898, …………………had seized Kiaochow from China
Correct : B. germany
59. Ever since the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), Manchu dynasty's political power had
been decentralized in……………….
Correct : A. china
60. Boxer Uprising / Movement (1900) were in ……………
Correct : A. china
61. From 1895 to 1898, Shantung was under the rule of Governor ……………..who secretly
encouraged the Boxers to attack Christian missionaries.
Correct : A. li ping-heng
62. In 1899, ……………, the new Shantung governor, gave active support to the Boxer
Movement.
Correct : A. yu-hsien
63. In May………………, the Empress Dowager asked the Boxers to enter Peking to show her
their magical kung-fu.
Correct : A. 1900
64. The Empress Tz'u-hsi fled ……………..for Xian
Correct : A. peking
65. Taiwan was ceded to ………….in 1895.
Correct : A. japan
66. In 1903, Huang Hsing, who was an overseas student from the province of……………, set
up a revolutionary organization there to work for the overthrow of the Ch'ing dynasty.
Correct : B. hunan
67. In 1904, Huang Hsing was forced to escape to Japan, where he met ………………
Correct : A. sun yat-sen
68. In 1903, overseas students formed a “Resist-Russia-Volunteer Corps" for the purpose
of defending China against the Russian aggression in……………...
Correct : A. manchuria
69. Sun Yat-sen was born in a village near ………….in 1866.
Correct : D. canton
70. At the age of 13, Sun-yat-sen was sent to ……………to join his elder brother who had
started a successful business overseas.
Correct : D. hawaii
71. Hsing-chung hui was formed by …………….
Correct : D. sun yat-sen
72. Wuhan Uprising was in October……………….
Correct : D. 1911
73. Immediately after the Wuhan Uprising in October,1911 in a last attempt to save itself,
the Manchu court recalled………….., who had been forced to retire since 1908.
Correct : A. yuan shih-k'ai
74. The end of the Ch'ing dynasty was in February ……………..
Correct : D. 1912
75. On February 12, 1912, under …………..pressure, the Manchu court announced its
abdication.
Correct : D. yuan's
76. During 1894-95, the Sino-Japanese War took place, resulting in the victory of ……over
China.
Correct : D. japan
77. The "young Turks" under the leadership of…………………….., the father of modern Turkey,
carried out a revolution in the Ottoman Empire in 1908-1909.
Correct : A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha
78. Who was the father of modern Turkey?
Correct : A. mustapha kemal ataturk pasha
79. In 1911, ………….seized the Ottoman provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
Correct : A. italy
80. First World War, which started in the year ……….
Correct : C. 1914
81. The German Kaiser …………….declared that Germany was determined to become a world
power and this would arouse rivalry with Britain.
Correct : B. william ii
82. Owing to the Franco-Prussian War of………….., France lost Alsace and Lorraine to
Prussia.
Correct : A. 1870
83. In 1882, ……………joined the Dual Alliance and thus brought into existence the Triple
Alliance.
Correct : A. italy
84. In 1904, ……………..entered into a defensive alliance with England known as the ‘Entente
Cordiale.’
Correct : A. france
85. In 1907, …………….joined the ‘Entente Cordiale’, thus bringing into existence the Triple
Entente, which pitted itself against the Triple Alliance.
Correct : A. russia
86. The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of ……and his wife, on June 28, 1914, by a
fanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World War off.
Correct : A. austria
87. The murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, on June 28, …………., by a fanatical Serbian student in Sarajevo (Bosnia) was the spark that set the World
War off.
Correct : C. 1914
88. With the news of the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife,
Austria decided to crush …………with the support of Germany.
Correct : B. serbia
89. ……………. was signed in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on March 1918.
Correct : B. russia
90. The U.S.A. declared war against Germany on April 6,…………..
Correct : B. 1917
91. The Fourteen Points was announced by President Woodrow Wilson of……………….
Correct : A. u.s.a.
92. Clemenceau was the Prime Minister of ………………
Correct : A. france
93. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine
and the coal mines of the Saar basin to ………………….
Correct : A. france
94. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Eupen and Malmedy to …………………
Correct : A. belgium
95. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Memel to …………. a) Austria b) Lithuania c) Yugoslavia d) Czechoslovakia
99. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany surrendered Northern Schleswig to ………………….
Correct : B. denmark
96. The Treaty of St. Germaine was imposed on ……………..on September 10, 1919.
Correct : C. austria
97. The Treaty of Neville was forced by the Allies upon …………..on November 27, 1919.
Correct : D. bulgaria
98. The Allied powers imposed the Treaty of Sevres upon …………..on August 10, 1920.
Correct : A. turkey
99. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President
………………decided to create the League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference.
Correct : B. woodrow wilson
100. To promote international co-operation and peace, the American President Woodrow
Wilson decided to create the League of Nations at the ………………Peace Conference.