One Mark Questions Answers

EXERCISE

I. Choose the correct answer

1. With whom of the following was the Lateran Treaty signed by Italy?

a) Germany

b) Russia

c) Pope

d) Spain

Ans: (c)

2. With whose conquest did the Mexican civilization collapse?

a) Hernan Cortes

b) Francisco Pizarro

c) Toussaint Louverture

d) Pedro I

Ans: (a)

3. Who made Peru as part of their dominions?

a) English

b) Spaniards

c) Russians

d) French

Ans: (b)

4. Which President of the USA pursued “Good Neighbour” policy towards Latin America?

a) Roosevelt

b) Truman

c) Woodrow Wilson

d) Eisenhower

Ans: (a)

5. Which part of the world disliked dollar imperialism?

a) Europe

b) Latin America

c) India

d) China

Ans: (b)

II. Fill in the blanks

1. The founder of the Social Democratic Party was Ferdinand Lassalle.

2. The Nazi Party’s propaganda was led by  Josef Goebbels

3. The Vietnam Nationalist Party was formed in  1927.

4. The Secret State Police in Nazi Germany was known as  The Gestape.

5. The Union of South Africa came into being in May  1910.

6. The ANC leader Nelson Mandela was put behind the bars for  27  years

7. Boers were also known as  Afrikaners.

III. Choose the correct statement

1. i) During World War I the primary task of Italy was to keep the Austrians occupied on the Southern Front

ii) Germany took to Fascism much later than Italy.

iii) The first huge market crash in the US occurred on 24 October 1929.

iv) The ban on African National Congress was lifted in 1966.

a) i) and ii) are correct

b) iii) is correct

c) iii) and iv) are correct

d) i), ii) and iii) are correct

Ans: (d)

2. Assertion: A new wave of economic nationalism which expressed itself in protectionism affected the world trade.

Reason: This was because the USA was not willing to provide economic aid to the debtor countries.

a) Both A and R are correct

b) A is right but R is not the correct explanation

c) Both A and R are wrong

d) R is right but it has no relevance to A

Ans:(b)

3. Assertion: The Berlin Colonial Conference of 1884–85 had resolved that Africa should be divided into spheres of influence of various colonial powers.

Reason: The war between the British and Boers in South Africa, however, was in defiance of this resolution.

a) Both A and R are right

b) A is right but R is not the right reason

c) Both A and R are wrong

d) A is wrong and R has no relevance to A

Ans: (a)

IV. Match the Following

1. Transvaal - Germany

2. Tongking - Hitler

3. Hindenburg - Italy

4. Third Reich - gold

5. Matteotti - guerilla activities

Answer:

1. Transvaal - gold

2. Tongking - guerilla activities

3. Hindenburg - Germany

4. Third Reich - Hitler

5. Matteotti - Italy