1) Gladstone was born in :
a) London
b) Lancashire
c) Liverpool
d) None of these

2) The University Test Act was passed in:
a) 1870
b) 1871
c) 1872
d) None of these

3) Queen Victoria was the daughter of:
a) William IV
b) George III
c) Edward Duke of Kent
d) None of these
e)
4) ‘The History of Mr.Polly’ is written by:
a) Oscarwild
b) Stevenson
c) H.G.Wells
d) None of these

5) The Suez Canal was opened for traffic in:
a) 1863
b) 1867
c) 1869
d) None of these

6) The book on Liberty is written by:
a) James Mill
b) Jermy Benthem
c) J.S.Mill
d) None of these

7) The founder of modern Communist theory is:
a) Hegel
b) Karl Marx
c) Kropatkin
d) None of these

8) Guild Socialists advocated the use of:
a) Revolutionary methods
b) Anarchical methods
c) Constitutional and peaceful methods
d) None of these

9) According to Travelyon, ________ was the father of factory legislation:
a) Peel
b) Lord Shaftsbury
c) Robert own
d) None of these

10) Milosh Obrenovitch was recognized by Sultan in 1820 as ‘Prince of Serbia’ but in 1868. The Crown fell on a member of this family, he was _______:
a) Milan Obrenovitch-II
b) Michael Obrenovitch-III
c) Milan Obrenovitch-IV
d) None of these

11) Benjamin Disraeli became the PM 2nd time in:
a) 1870
b) 1873
c) 1874
d) None of these

12) Which ruler of Russia described Turkey as ‘ Sick man of Europe’ ________:
a) Alexander – II
b) Alexander – I
c) Nicholas-I
d) None of these

13) Who was Vladimir ilyich Ulyanor ________?
a) Stalin
b) Gorky
c) Lenin
d) None of these

14) Tolstoy wrote:
a) Crime and Punishment
b) Mother
c) Ware and Peace
d) None of these

15) Treaty of Versailles (1919) ratified by U.S.A in:
a) 1920
b) June 1919
c) August 1920
d) None of these

16) In 1933, who was the President of Germany?
a) Hindenburg
b) Ebert
c) Stressman
d) None of these

17) General Montgomery defeated the Rommel’s army at ________:
a) Tunis
b) Libya
c) El-Alamin
d) None of these

18) The Inter Allied Military Tribunal set up at:
a) Rome
b) Sarajevo
c) Nuremberg
d) None of these

19) The charter of UNO was drawn up by the delegates of 50 states who met at:
a) Philadelphia
b) New York
c) San Francisco
d) None of these

20) The European Economic Community known in Britain as the Common Market was established by the Treaty of:
a) London
b) Paris
c) Rome
d) None of these


Q.NO.1. Gladstone’s tenure of office has been called ‘The Second Era Of Reforms’. Discuss his reforms.

Q.NO.2. What do you mean by Eastern Question? Discuss the aspect of the Eastern Question from 1878-1913.

Q.NO.3. What is meant by ‘Splendid Isolation’? Give reasons for its abandonment.

Q.NO.4. Critically examine the Parliamentary Act of 1911.

Q.NO.5. What is cold war? What were the main causes and course of cold war?

Q.NO.6. Explain Anglo-American Relation from 1914-1915 A.D.

Q.NO.7. Write notes on ANY TWO of the following:
a) The Boer War
b) Suez Canal Crisis
c) The first Labour Government.
d) Sir Winston Churchill.