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From where did spaghetti originate from ?
China or India
China
The First World War was fought mainly in
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) America
(d) Africa.
b) Europe
During the First World War women in Europe stepped into jobs which earlier men were expected to do. What was the reason?
(a) because men went to battle.
(b) because men went to other countries in search of jobs.
(c) because of liberalisation of women in society.
(d) because menfolk decided to take charge of the household work.
(a) because men went to battle.
Who adopted the concept of assembly line to manufacture automobiles?
(a) T. Cuppola
(b) Henry Ford
(c) Samuel Morse
(d) Christopher Columbus
(b) Henry Ford
Common foods like potatoes, groundnuts, maize, tomatoes, chillies, sweet potatoes were introduced in
(a) Europe
(b) China
(c) Africa
(d) Australia
a) Europe
Which of the following did not take part in the First World War?
(a) Portugal
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) England
a) Portugal
Give the correct reason for decline of household income in Europe after the First World War: a) People’ stopped going to work, as they were scared of the war situation.
(b) Death and injuries had reduced the number of able bodied work force.
(c) Home governments had imposed heavier taxes.
(d) People could not go to work because they got busy with reorganization of their households.
(b) Death and injuries had reduced the number of able bodied work force.
Name the place and the year of United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference:
(a) China, 1911
(b) Tokyo, 1944
(c) Vietnam, 1939
(d) Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, USA, 1944
(d) Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, USA, 1944
From ancient times travellers travel long
distances in search of
(a) Food
(b) Knowledge
(c) Peace
(d) Spiritual leaders
(b) Knowledge
Why did China become an attractive destination for Multi-National Companies?
(a) It had abundance of raw material.
(b) China was highly industrialised.
(c) Because wages were low in China.
(d) It had vast and thinly populated land suitable for setting up production units, etc.
(c) Because wages were low in China.
When the export of cotton textile to Britain declined, India did not lose much. Why?
(a) because demand for Indian cotton textile in America increased.
(b) because South-East Asian countries welcomed Indian cotton textiles.
(c) because India’s home market had adequate number of buyers for Indian textile.
(d) because China opened a market for Indian textile.
a) because demand for Indian cotton textile in America increased.
Identify one aim of the post-war international economic system:
(a) To ensure economic stability of underdeveloped countries.
(b) To promote good health for the people of the world.
(c) Promotion of education worldwide.
(d) To preserve economic stability and full employment in the industrial world.
(d) To preserve economic stability and full employment in the industrial world.
10,000,000 people died in Ireland between 1845-1849 due to
(a) potato famine
(b) epidemic
(c) foreign invasion
(d) drought
(a) potato famine
In which country did the Great Depression start?
(a) Britain, 1929
(b) France, 1930
(c) USA, 1929
(d) Germany, 1929
(c) USA, 1929
1. Who worked in American plantations during the 18th century:
(a) Emigrants from Europe
(b) Slaves captured from Africa
(c) Unemployed population of America
(b) Slaves captured from Africa
What was the outcome of Bretton Woods Conference? It led to the establishment of:
(a) ILO (International Labour Organisation)
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) UNESCO, 1945
(d) FAO, 1945
(b) International Monetary Fund
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
(a) poverty and widespread deadly diseases
From the mid-19th century, faster industrial growth in Britain led to:
(a) higher income.
(b) unemployment in rural Britain.
(c) migration of people to Britain.
(d) the arrival of women industrial workers.
(a) higher income.
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) shortage of raw cotton in India.
(d) cotton producers had found other buyers.
(a) imposition of tariff on cotton import into Britain.
Which of the following countries has an effective right of veto over key IMF and World Bank decisions?
(a) France
(b) Australia
(c) Russia
(d) USA
d) USA