MCQ's (with Solution) : Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution - Class 9 PDF Download

1. Society in 18th century Europe was divided into

(a) castes and classes

(b) estates and orders

(c) liberals, radicals and conservatives

(d) religious groups

2. In 19th century Europe, Conservatives

(?) favoured radical restructure of society

(b) toleration of all religions

(c) opposed uncontrolled dynastic rulers

(d) accepted the idea of gradual change in society

3. Liberals ware opposed to

(a) secularism

(b) rights of individuals

(c) representative form of government

(d) universal adult franchise

4. On which of the following issues did Liberals and Radicals defer?

(a) Property and privileges

(b) Dynastic rule

(c) Individual rights

(d) Representative form of government

5. Which of the following was not a feature of 19th century Europe?

(a) New cities

(b) High wages

(c) Industrial Revolution

(d) Expansion of Railways

6. Socialists

(a) favoured private property

(b) Were against private property

(c) favoured individual controlled property

(d) regarded private property as a solution of all problems

7. Capitalists believed in

(a) control of property by society

(b) workers rights

(c) sharing of profits with workers

(d) profit and private property

8. Which of the following were important socialists of 19th century Europe?

(a) Rousseau and Voltaire

(b) Lenin and Stalin

(c) Charles Darwin and Spencer

(d) Karl Marx and Engels

9. Socialist International body

(a) Socialist Democratic Party

(b) Socialist Party

(c) Labour Party

(d) Second International

10. Which of the following was the ruler of Russia during World War I?

(a) Louis XVI

(b) Tsar Nicholas II

(c) Tsar Nicholas I

(d) Louis XTV

11. The majority religion of Russia was

(a) Greek Orthodox Church

(b) Protestantism

(c) Russian Orthodox Christianity

(d) Catholicism

12. Majority of Russia's population was

(a) industrial workers

(b) craftsmen

(c) artisans

(d) agriculturists

13. Which of the following owned majority of the land in Russia?

(a) Peasants, Nobility and Workers

(b) Workers' Crown and Church

(c) Tsar, Peasants and Workers

(d) Nobility, Crown and Church

14. Leader of the Bolsheviks

(a) Kerensky

(b) Vladimir Lenin

(c) Stalin

(d) Gorbachov

15. Which of the following was not a factor in the Revolution of 1905?

(a) October Manifesto

(b) Bloody Sunday

(c) Condition of Workers

(d) Russo-Japanese War

16. Which of the following groups of workers were regarded as aristocrats among workers?

(a) Metal workers

(b) Ship builders

(c) Weavers

(d) Textile workers

17. Party which fought for peasants rights in Russia

(a) Social Democratic Workers Party

(b) Socialist Revolutionary Party

(c) Social Democratic Party

(d) Socialist Party

18. The Russian Parliament:

(a) Reichstag

(b) National Assembly

(c) House of Commons

(d) Duma

19. Which of the following was not a result of Russias' involvement in World War II?

(a) War exposed Russia as incapable of carrying out modern warfare

(b) Breakdown of economy

(c) Discredit of government

(d) Russia became a super power

20. Most significant result of the February Revolution

(a) Suspension of Duma

(b) Abdication of Tsar

(c) Petrogad Soviet

(d) Women's Participation

21. Which of the following was not a feature of the October Manifesto?

(a) Freedom of speech, press and association

(b) Power to make laws conferred on the Duma

(c) Authority of the Tsar was reduced

(d) Final decision-making power was vested in the Tsar

22. International Women's Day is celebrated on

(a) 22nd March

(b) 24th February

(c) 8th May

(d) 22nd February

23. Which of the following was not a part of the 'April Thesis'?

(a) Land to be transferred to the tiller

(b) Banks to be nationalised

(c) Withdrawal from World War I

(d) Establishment of political democracy through constitutional reforms

24. Provisional Government in Russia was led by

(a) Lenin

(b) Stalin

(c) Kerenskii

(d) Bolsheviks

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