This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > History > The Making Of A Global World > Class 10 History Chapter 3 The Making Of A Global World – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 History Chapter 3 The Making Of A Global World Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The best-cost cutting decision was taken by whom? A) James Ford. B) James Watt. C) Henry Ford. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Henry Ford. 2. What do you mean by international monetary system? A) It is the system of withdrawal of money. B) It is the system for deposit of money. C) It is the system linking national currencies and monetary system. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the system linking national currencies and monetary system. 3. What benefits did people get from trade in meat? A) Technology promoted better living conditions at home and support for imperialism abroad. B) Frozen meat transported to Europe reduced the cost of shipping meat and made it affordable for the poor. C) Reduce the risk of loss as the animal die during shipping. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. Britain's trade surplus in India also helped pay private remittances home by British officials and traders, interest payments on India's external debt, and pensions of A) Home charges. B) Lateral payments. C) Miscellaneous charges. D) Company charges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Home charges. 5. During the First World War women in Europe stepped into jobs which earlier men were expected to do. What was the reason? A) Because menfolk decided to take charge of the household work. B) Because men went to battle. C) Because of liberalisation of women in society. D) Because men went to other countries in search of jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because men went to battle. 6. Britain had a 'trade surplus' with India. Britain used this surplus to balance its trade deficits with other countries-that is, with countries from which Britain was importing A) Trade Surplus System. B) Multilateral Settlement System. C) Trade Settlement System. D) Deficit Balance System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multilateral Settlement System. 7. Which goods from the American continent enhanced Europe's wealth and financed its trade with Asia after its discovery in the 16th century? A) Food products. B) Cash crops. C) Precious metals, particularly silver. D) Pottery and arts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precious metals, particularly silver. 8. Reason for decline of cotton textile export from India to Britain in the early 19th century: A) Imposition of tariff on cotton import into Britain. B) Quality of cotton textile was poor. C) Cotton producers had found other buyers. D) Shortage of raw cotton in Indi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imposition of tariff on cotton import into Britain. 9. Liberalization policies started in India during ..... A) 1990 S. B) 1960s. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1990 S. 10. IN WHICH YEAR DID THE GREAT DEPRESSION START? A) 1928. B) 1933. C) 1930. D) 1929. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1929. 11. The US became a colonial power in the late ..... A) 1890s. B) 1860s. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1890s. 12. The Corn Laws were enacted in Britain due to the pressure from A) Poor people. B) Landed groups. C) Farmers. D) Politicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Politicians. 13. WHO MADE THE BEST COST CUTTING DECISION? A) JAMES WATT. B) HENRY FORD. C) HENRY HEROLD. D) JAMES FORD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HENRY FORD. 14. Which country has an effective right of veto over key IMF and World Bank decisions? A) UK. B) Japan. C) USA. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 15. Which of the following did not take part in the First World War? A) Portugal. B) Germany. C) France. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Portugal. 16. Due to the Great Depression, the prices of raw jute fell by A) 70%. B) 60%. C) 40%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 60%. 17. What was the problem faced by the European colonies in Asia and Africa after Independence? A) Burden of overwhelming poverty and a lack of resources. B) Overpopulation and illiteracy. C) The economic and social handicaps of long periods of colonial rule. D) Dependence on the colonial powers for economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burden of overwhelming poverty and a lack of resources. 18. Who were the Allies in World War 1? A) Britain, France and Russia (later joined by the US). B) Britain, France, Holland. C) Britain, Russia, USA. D) Russia, USA, Holland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain, France and Russia (later joined by the US). 19. What was the problem that the Europeans faced in Africa to carry out the work of plantations? A) Shortage of labour-willing to work for wages. B) Shortage of water. C) Lack of technology. D) Rinderpest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shortage of labour-willing to work for wages. 20. In between whom the Second World War was fought? A) America and Europe. B) USA and Japan. C) The Allies and the Axis powers. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Allies and the Axis powers. 21. Which disease travelled from Europe to America and was responsible for mass deaths of the original inhabitants of America? A) Plague. B) Hay fever. C) Smallpox. D) Chickenpox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smallpox. 22. The silk routes linked Asia with A) Europe. B) Africa. C) Both & (b). D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both & (b). 23. Who worked in American plantations during the 18th century: A) Emigrants from Europe. B) Slaves captured from Africa. C) Unemployed population of America. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slaves captured from Africa. 24. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES PROVED A DEADLY KILLER FOR THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA? A) CHOLERA. B) SMALLPOX. C) PLAGUE. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SMALLPOX. 25. In which country did the Great Depression start? A) Britain, 1929. B) USA, 1929. C) Germany, 1929. D) France, 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA, 1929. 26. Thousands of people fled Europe for America in the 19th century due to A) Poverty and widespread deadly diseases. B) Natural calamity. C) Outbreak of a war among nations. D) Outbreak of plague. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poverty and widespread deadly diseases. 27. An industrial society based on mass production cannot be sustained without ..... A) Mass disposal. B) Mass consumption. C) International market. D) Export market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass consumption. 28. In the 19th century, where did the huge number of Indian and Chinese labourers migrated to work on? A) In mines. B) In Farms. C) In factories. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In mines. 29. What major change occurred for the US after World War I? A) US owed money to many countries. B) The war transformed the US from being an international debtor to an international creditor, as Britain had borrowed a lot of money from the US. C) US lost credentials in the world economy. D) US suffered many losses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The war transformed the US from being an international debtor to an international creditor, as Britain had borrowed a lot of money from the US. 30. What was the condition of these indentured workers? A) Living conditions were bearable. B) Described as a 'new system of slavery', Living and working conditions were harsh, and there were few legal rights. C) They were treated fairly well in the new lands that they were exported to. D) They were given no legal rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Described as a 'new system of slavery', Living and working conditions were harsh, and there were few legal rights. 31. Name the writer who was a descendant of indentured labour migrants and also got Nobel Prize? A) V.S. Naipaul. B) Chanderpul to Shivnari. C) Ramnaresh Saravan. D) Ram Narain Tewary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) V.S. Naipaul. 32. What was the time period the Second World War was fought? A) 2 years. B) 10 years. C) 8 years. D) 6 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6 years. 33. America was discovered by A) Marco Polo. B) Christopher Columbus. C) Cecil Rhodes. D) Henry Ford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christopher Columbus. 34. Tamil migrants went to A) Ceylon and Malaya. B) Mauritius and Fiji. C) Trinidad and Guyana. D) Ceylon and Surinam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ceylon and Malaya. 35. What change did low-cost structure of the Chinese economy, most importantly its low wages bring about? A) Investment by world bank. B) Investment by MNCs. C) Investment by super powers. D) Investment by developing countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Investment by MNCs. 36. What is meant by the 'Silk Routes" ? A) Points to the importance of West-bound Chinese silk cargoes travelling on the various routes. B) Import-export of silk. C) Asian routes used. D) Routes used in and out of Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Points to the importance of West-bound Chinese silk cargoes travelling on the various routes. 37. Till the ..... animals were shipped live from America to Europe. A) 1860s. B) 1870s. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1870s. 38. Spaghetti(Pasta) from which country ..... A) Italy. B) China. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italy. 39. Who were the Axis powers in World War II? A) Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy. B) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy. C) Germany, Italy, Ottoman Turkey. D) Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy. 40. As early as ..... an active coastal trade linked the Indus valley civilization with present West Asia. A) 300 BCE. B) 3000 BCE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3000 BCE. 41. Silk route refers to A) Network of routes connecting China and Rome. B) Network of routes connecting India andd Rome. C) Network of routes connecting India and China. D) Network of routes connecting Asia with Europe and North Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Network of routes connecting Asia with Europe and North Africa. 42. The Axis powers did not include A) Britain. B) Italy. C) Nazi Germany. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain. 43. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT A DESTINATION FOR INDIAN INDENTURED MIGRANTS? A) CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. B) FIJI. C) JAPAN. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) JAPAN. 44. THE MOST COMMON FOOD OF THE WORLD WAS NOT KNOWN TO: A) AMERICANS. B) ASIANS. C) EUROPEANS. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ASIANS. 45. What steps were taken at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944? A) Discussed how to stabilize world economy. B) Decided various measures to fulfill the loss of nations post war. C) C.suggested steps for industrial upliftment. D) D established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (popularly known as the World Bank). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (popularly known as the World Bank). 46. Why did China become an attractive destination for Multi-National Companies? A) It had abundance of raw material. B) China was highly industrialise. C) Because wages were low in Chin. D) It had vast and thinly populated land suitable for setting up production units, etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because wages were low in Chin. 47. WHICH WAS THE TABLED CITY OF GOLD? A) MEXICO. B) The gold. C) PERU. D) SPAIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gold. 48. Active coastal trade linked the Indus valley civilisations as far back as ..... A) 2500 BCE. B) 3000 BCE. C) 2000 BCE. D) 1000 BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3000 BCE. 49. Which areas did the Indian indentured workers come from? A) Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, central India and the dry districts of Tamil Nadu. B) Rajasthan and Gujrat. C) Bengal and Assam. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, central India and the dry districts of Tamil Nadu. 50. The Prime minister of India who introduced liberalization policies A) VP Singh. B) PV Narasimha Rao. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PV Narasimha Rao. 51. Who were the Allies in World War II? A) Britain, France, the Soviet Union. B) B.Russia, USA, Holland. C) Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the US. D) France, the Soviet Union, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the US. 52. In India, indentured labourers were hired under contracts which promised return travel to India after they had worked for ..... years on their employer's plantation. A) Ten. B) Two. C) Three. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Five. 53. Which of the following statements correctly identifies the com laws? A) Restricted the import of corn to ; England. B) Allowed the import of com to England. C) Imposed tax on com. D) Abolished the sale of com. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restricted the import of corn to ; England. 54. Where was the demand for labour more, that led to more migration? A) Russia. B) America and Australia. C) Africa. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) America and Australia. 55. What was the currency used for more than a millennia in the ancient trade? A) Cowries (the Hindi cowdi or seashells). B) No currency, barter system. C) Coins. D) Paper notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cowries (the Hindi cowdi or seashells). 56. What was the outcome of Bretton Woods Conference? It led to the establishment of: A) International Monetary Fund. B) ILO (International Labour Organisation). C) UNESCO, 1945. D) FAO, 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) International Monetary Fund. 57. El Dorado, the fabled city of ..... A) Silver. B) Gold. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold. 58. What do you mean by tariff? A) Tax imposed on a country's imports. B) Tax imposed on a country's exports. C) Tax imposed on a country's income. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tax imposed on a country's imports. 59. In the mid 19th century, which countries became involved in food production to meet the British demand? A) India, China, Russia, America. B) B.China, Russia, America. C) C.Eastern Europe, Russia, America and Australia. D) India and China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C.Eastern Europe, Russia, America and Australia. 60. What were the product India carrying on an active coastal trade in ancient times? A) Goods, money, skills and ideas abroa. B) Only goods. C) Only Money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goods, money, skills and ideas abroa. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 10 QuizzesClass 10 History Chapter 3 The Making Of A Global World Quiz 1Class 10 History Chapter 3 The Making Of A Global World Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books