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| 1. |
What was one outcome of World War II? |
| A. | England and France increased their overseas colonial possessions. |
| B. | The communists gained control over most of Western Europe. |
| C. | Japan and Germany became dominant military powers in their regions. |
| D. | The Soviet Union emerged as an international superpower. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The economic recovery of Japan following World War II focused primarily on |
| A. | rebuilding its military and weapons capabilities. |
| B. | exporting raw materials in exchange for consumer goods. |
| C. | developing an agricultural economy and marine resources. |
| D. | developing industry and an export economy. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Early in World War II, Allied leaders decided that the enemy they had to defeat fi rst was |
| A. | the Ottoman Empire. |
| B. | the Soviet Union. |
| C. | Imperial Japan. |
| D. | Nazi Germany. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of these is the main reason that Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania became satellites of the Soviet Union? |
| A. | These areas were given to the Soviet Union by a League of Nations mandate. |
| B. | The people in each country voted in free elections to ally with the Soviets. |
| C. | The Soviet army occupied these areas at the end of World War II. |
| D. | Hitler surrendered control of these areas to the Soviet Union at the end of the war. |
| Answer» D. Hitler surrendered control of these areas to the Soviet Union at the end of the war. | |
| 5. |
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union? |
| A. | a competition for political infl uence over other countries |
| B. | direct, armed conflict between the two nations |
| C. | a deep reduction in military expenditures |
| D. | the founding of the United Nations |
| Answer» B. direct, armed conflict between the two nations | |
| 6. |
One major purpose of the Yalta Conference in 1945 was to decide |
| A. | when to open the second front against Germany. |
| B. | where to launch the final invasion of Japan. |
| C. | how to restructure Europe after the war. |
| D. | which countries to include in the United Nations. |
| Answer» D. which countries to include in the United Nations. | |
| 7. |
Why did Hitler sign a non-aggression treaty with Stalin on the eve of World War II? |
| A. | to prevent the League of Nations from acting to stop the war |
| B. | to show that Hitler had changed his views on communism |
| C. | to allow Germany to invade Poland without Soviet opposition |
| D. | to insure that Germany had direct access to the Baltic Sea |
| Answer» D. to insure that Germany had direct access to the Baltic Sea | |
| 8. |
The local name Mohanjodaro is |
| A. | mound of the living |
| B. | mound of the great |
| C. | mound of the dead |
| D. | mound of the survivor |
| Answer» D. mound of the survivor | |
| 9. |
What kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India ? |
| A. | Hydro-electricity |
| B. | Thermal |
| C. | nuclear |
| D. | solar |
| Answer» C. nuclear | |
| 10. |
Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists ? |
| A. | Upanishad |
| B. | Vedas |
| C. | Tripitaka |
| D. | Agams |
| Answer» D. Agams | |
| 11. |
Which nation sought to establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere between 1931 and 1945? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | India |
| C. | China |
| D. | Korea |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 12. |
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German |
| A. | annexation of Austria. |
| B. | occupation of the Rhineland. |
| C. | seizure of the Sudetenland. |
| D. | invasion of Poland. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
____ are viruses that are triggered by the passage of time or on a certain date. |
| A. | Boot-sector viruses |
| B. | Macro viruses |
| C. | Time bombs |
| D. | Worms |
| Answer» D. Worms | |
| 14. |
------------are lists of commands that appear on the screen. |
| A. | GUIs |
| B. | Icons |
| C. | Menus |
| D. | Windows |
| Answer» D. Windows | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following is an abiotic and renewable resource ? |
| A. | Iron ore |
| B. | Livestock |
| C. | Water |
| D. | forests |
| Answer» D. forests | |
| 16. |
Both the Italian Fascists and the German Nazis gained power partly because they |
| A. | had the support of an electoral majority of their nations' peoples. |
| B. | carefully followed accepted democratic political practices. |
| C. | used terror tactics against political opponents. |
| D. | represented the ideas of compromise and prudent government. |
| Answer» D. represented the ideas of compromise and prudent government. | |
| 17. |
Lenin hoped that the Russian Revolution of 1917 would |
| A. | inspire the Russians to continue the European war effort. |
| B. | incite similar socialist rebellions throughout Europe. |
| C. | persuade the combatants in Western Europe to sign an armistice. |
| D. | counter U.S. military presence in Eastern Europe. |
| Answer» C. persuade the combatants in Western Europe to sign an armistice. | |
| 18. |
How did the Cheka (secret police) help Lenin gain control of Russia? |
| A. | They infiltrated the Czar's army. |
| B. | They organized the redistribution of the land. |
| C. | They used terror tactics against the enemies of Bolshevism. |
| D. | They negotiated peace with Germany. |
| Answer» D. They negotiated peace with Germany. | |
| 19. |
Authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald are identifi ed with |
| A. | the lost generation. |
| B. | romanticism. |
| C. | the classical era. |
| D. | naturalism. |
| Answer» B. romanticism. | |
| 20. |
What basic idea was shared by both Britain and France at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919? |
| A. | Italy should give up its colonies in Africa. |
| B. | Germany should be divided into occupation zones. |
| C. | German military power should be permanently restricted. |
| D. | The Central Powers should divide the cost of the war equally. |
| Answer» D. The Central Powers should divide the cost of the war equally. | |
| 21. |
President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for |
| A. | a lasting and just peace. |
| B. | determining war reparations. |
| C. | expanding colonial empires. |
| D. | punishing aggressor nations. |
| Answer» B. determining war reparations. | |
| 22. |
A major goal of France and Great Britain at the Conference of Versailles following World War I was to |
| A. | create a politically unifi ed Europe. |
| B. | keep Germany from rebuilding its military forces. |
| C. | restore pre-war imperial governments to power. |
| D. | help Germany rebuild its industrial economy. |
| Answer» C. restore pre-war imperial governments to power. | |
| 23. |
One way fascist leaders in the 1920s and 1930sgained popular support was by |
| A. | promising to maintain peace with other countries. |
| B. | attracting foreign investment for industrial development. |
| C. | limiting military influence in the government. |
| D. | appealing to national pride. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
One contribution of overseas colonies to the Allied effort during World War I was that they provided |
| A. | large numbers of soldiers to reinforce the Allied armies. |
| B. | protected sites for new Allied industrial factories. |
| C. | most of the agricultural labor in the Allied nations. |
| D. | places of refuge for displaced Allied civilian populations. |
| Answer» B. protected sites for new Allied industrial factories. | |
| 25. |
The collapse of the Russian and Austro- Hungarian empires during World War I contributed directly to the |
| A. | formation of the European Union. |
| B. | start of the Cold War. |
| C. | development of the Marshall Plan. |
| D. | creation of new nations in Eastern Europe. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
What aim did Italian leader Vittorio Orlando have during the creation of the Treaty of Versailles? |
| A. | to gain territory from Austria-Hungary |
| B. | to assume control of Austria's industries |
| C. | to guarantee the partition of Germany |
| D. | to gain possession of Austria's overseas colonies |
| Answer» B. to assume control of Austria's industries | |
| 27. |
Why did most of the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area? |
| A. | There is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe. |
| B. | The armies became immobile because of trench warfare |
| C. | Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other |
| D. | Germany's military tactics were based onstatic warfare.†|
| Answer» C. Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other | |
| 28. |
One major reason for the tension between France and Germany before World War I was that |
| A. | France had begun to surpass Germany in industrial output |
| B. | Germany wanted to join the Triple Entente with Great Britain. |
| C. | Germany controlled French access to the North Sea. |
| D. | France wanted to regain lands previously seized by Germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The Tehri Hydro power Complex is located in the state of: |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Himanchal Pradesh |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 30. |
Which of the following most affected the course and outcome of World War I? |
| A. | Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli |
| B. | British victories in the Sinai that secured the Suez Canal |
| C. | American military and fi nancial intervention in the war |
| D. | the switch in allegiance of Italy from the Central Powers to the Allies |
| Answer» D. the switch in allegiance of Italy from the Central Powers to the Allies | |
| 31. |
The Schlieffen Plan was designed by the German military to |
| A. | address U.S. troop deployments in France. |
| B. | strengthen the defense of Germany's colonies in Africa. |
| C. | neutralize Great Britain's naval control of the North Sea. |
| D. | avoid the problem of fighting Allied powers on two fronts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
During World War I, U.S. propaganda posters often portrayed German soldiers as |
| A. | honorable opponents. |
| B. | violators of human rights |
| C. | unbeatable enemies. |
| D. | liberators of oppressed peoples. |
| Answer» C. unbeatable enemies. | |
| 33. |
Why did Great Britain, France, and Russia form the Triple Entente in 1907? |
| A. | to protect their colonies from invasion by other nations |
| B. | to develop an economic alliance based on open markets |
| C. | to suppress minority nationalists in their own countries |
| D. | to respond to the increased military power of Germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Mohandas Gandhi used his philosophy of nonviolent noncooperation in an effort to |
| A. | form a Marxist government in India. |
| B. | convince his fellow Indians to support the Allies in World War II. |
| C. | persuade Pakistanis to separate from India. |
| D. | achieve India's independence from Great Britain. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
………………, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, wasdescribed as a ‘Diamond Soul for she had many brilliant facets to her character. |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Krishnamohan Banerjee |
| C. | Hari Mohan |
| D. | Govind Chandra Sen |
| Answer» B. Krishnamohan Banerjee | |
| 36. |
……………. joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free thought and radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP. |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Tarachand Chakravarty |
| C. | D. R. Mukhopadhyaya |
| D. | Brojnath Dhar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Where was electricity supply first introduced in India ? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Darjeeling |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 38. |
By 1914, Ethiopia and Liberia were the only two African countries to |
| A. | establish democratic governments |
| B. | develop industrial economies |
| C. | retain their independence |
| D. | colonize other nations. |
| Answer» D. colonize other nations. | |
| 39. |
The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in ………….. to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy. |
| A. | 1842 |
| B. | 1843 |
| C. | 1845 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City, United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | New York |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
In Uttar Pradesh the Highest production of Aonla comes from- |
| A. | Rae Bareilly |
| B. | Pratapgarh |
| C. | Sultanpur |
| D. | Jaunpur |
| Answer» C. Sultanpur | |
| 42. |
Match list -I with List _II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: List-I: A. Cattle Fair B. Dhrupad Mela C. Govind Mela D. Magh Mela List-II: 1. Allahabad 2. Ambedkar Nagar 3. Beteshwar 4. Varanasi |
| A. | A3B4C2D1 |
| B. | A2B4C3D1 |
| C. | A3B1C4D2 |
| D. | A1B2C3D4 |
| Answer» B. A2B4C3D1 | |
| 43. |
Syed Salar Mela is held in : |
| A. | Bahraich |
| B. | Barabanki |
| C. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| D. | Gonda |
| Answer» B. Barabanki | |
| 44. |
Thumri Singer Girja Devi belongs to: |
| A. | Banaras Gharana |
| B. | Jaipur Gharana |
| C. | Lucknow Gharana |
| D. | Rampur Gharana |
| Answer» B. Jaipur Gharana | |
| 45. |
When was the first train steamed off in India ? |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1853 |
| C. | 1875 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» C. 1875 | |
| 46. |
Parharia tribe lives in: |
| A. | Bahraich |
| B. | Lalitpur |
| C. | Pilibhit |
| D. | Sonbhadra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
ICC Cricketer of the Year award for 2011 was given to: |
| A. | Alastair Cook |
| B. | Jonathan Trott |
| C. | Kumar Sangakkara |
| D. | M.S.Dhoni |
| Answer» C. Kumar Sangakkara | |
| 48. |
In Uttar Pradesh Knowledge Park is being set up at: |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Noida |
| C. | Greater Noida |
| D. | Varanas |
| Answer» D. Varanas | |
| 49. |
In Uttar Pradesh 'Kalpa Yojana' is related to: |
| A. | Primary Education |
| B. | Secondary Education |
| C. | Higher Education |
| D. | Technical Education |
| Answer» B. Secondary Education | |
| 50. |
Which district of Uttar Pradesh is most affected by gully erosion ? |
| A. | Etawah |
| B. | Gorakhpur |
| C. | Farrukhabad |
| D. | Meerut |
| Answer» B. Gorakhpur | |