Paper -1, (2002)

COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(A)Identify the following in short statements:

(1) Industrial revolution

The Industrial Revolution is the name given to the massive social, economic, and technological change in 18th century and 19th century Great Britain. It commenced with the introduction of steam power (fuelled primarily by coal) and powered automated machinery (primarily in textile manufacturing).

(2) The American Revolution

The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies on the North American continent (as well as some naval conflict). The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution, whereby the colonists overthrew British rule.

(3) The French Revolution

The French Revolution ( 1789–99) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years.


(4) The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution of 1917 ended the long reign of tsars in Russia and created the communistic Soviet Union.The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union.

(5) The Revolution of 1830

Insurrection that brought Louis-Philippe to the throne of France. It was precipitated on July 26 by Charles X's publication of restrictive ordinances contrary to the spirit of the Charter of 1814. Demonstrations were followed by three days of fighting (July 27–29), Charles's abdication, and the proclamation of Louis-Philippe as king.

(6) The Revolution of 1848

The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples[3] or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe. Described by some historians as a revolutionary wave, the period of unrest began in France and then, further propelled by the French Revolution of 1848, soon spread to the rest of Europe.


(B)Fill in the blanks:

(2) Napoleon was born in 1769 at Corsica.

(3) The Bourbon regime restored in 1814.

(4) Bismarck came to power in Prussia in 1862 and Resigned in 1890.

(C)Who made the following statements:

(5) “Mr. Livingstone I presume.”

Sir Henry Morton Stanley.

(6) “Workers of the World Unite. You will lose nothing except your chain.”

Karl Marx

(7) “I do not agree with what you say but till my death I would defeat your right to say it.”

Voltaire


(8) “O’ Liberty! What Crimes are committed in thy time.”

Madame Roland de la Platiere


(D)Who wrote the following books:

(9) A history of Modern World

Robert Roswell Palmer, Joel G.

(10) A history of Modern France

Alfred Cobban

(11) Europe since Napoleon

David Thomson

(12) International Relations between the Two World Wars.

E.H. Carr

Paper-2, (2002)


COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) What was the duration of the First World War?
(a) 1914 - 1917
(b) 1914 - 1918
(c) 1914 - 1919
(d) None of these

(2) At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919
(a) Clemenceau was the representative of France
(b) Wilson was the representative of UK
(c) Lloyd George was the representative of USA
(d) None of these

(3) The Treaty between the Allies and Turkey after the World War was called:
(a) The Treaty of Versailles
(b) The Treaty of Lausanne
(c) The Treaty of St. Germain
(d) None of these

(4) Great Britain declared war against Germany in 1939 because Germany had attacked:
(a) France
(b) Poland
(c) Austria
(d) None of these

(5) The Marshall Plan was announced in:
(a) June, 1947
(b) April, 1947
(c) September, 1945
(d) None of these

(6) The Social Democratic Party in Russia came to be divided into following tow Sections. Which of these was headed by Lenin?
(a) Bolsheviks
(b) Mensheviks
(c) None of these

(7) Under Lenin, who raised the Red Army in Russia and was appointed as Commander of War?
(a) Stalin
(b) Trotsky
(c) Kerensky
(d) None of these

(8) Which British Prime Minister confronted problems after the Suez Crisis of 1956:
(a) Anthony Eden
(b) Harold Macanillan
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) None of these

(9) Mustafa Kamal Ataturk was President of Turkey for:
(a) Eight years
(b) Twelve years
(c) Sixteen years
(d) None of these( the correct answer is 15 years)

(10) Fascism rose in Italy:
(a) Before World War I
(b) During World War I
(c) After World War I
(d) None of these

(11) What is the name of the book written by Hitler while he was in prison giving an account of his life and political ideas?

Mein Kampf

(12) What was the year when Germany withdrew from the League of Nations?
(a) 1933
(b) 1935
(c) 1936
(d) None of these

(13) In which of the following year the Second World War started?
(a) 1938
(b) 1939
(c) 1940
(d) None of these

(14) In which of the following year the Second World War came to an end?
(a) 1944
(b) 1945
(c) 1946
(d) None of these

(15) The Atlantic Charter of 1941 was drawn up between the leaders of which of the following countries?
(a) UK – France
(b) UK – USSR
(c) UK – USA
(d) None of these

(16) The Unites States of America entered the Second World War in:
(a) 1941
(b) 1942
(c) 1939
(d) None of these

(17) Name the first Three Secretary Generals of the United Nations.

1,Gladwyn Jebb
2,Trygve Lie
3,Dag Hammarskjöld

(18) Black Hand was
(a) Another name for Gestapo
(b) Marshal Joffre
(c) An off-shoot of Ku-Klux-Klan
(d) None of theseas (Black Hand was a military secret society founded in the Kingdom of Serbia on May 9, 1901.)

(19) “Tiger of France” was the epithet given to:
(a) Clemenceau
(b) Marshall Joffre
(c) de – Gaulle
(d) None of these

(20) Name the “Big Four” leaders who attended the Munich Conference held in 1938.
Chamberlain
Hitler
Mussolini
Daladier
__________________

Paper-1, (2003)


COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) In __________ Napoleon was made emperor by the French.
(a) 1904
(b) 1806
(c) 1815
(d) 1789
(e) None of these ( the correct answer is 1804)

(2) Napoleon fled from:
(a) St. Helena
(b) Conscica
(c) Elba
(d) None of these

(3) The congress of Verona was summoned in:
(a) 1842
(b) 1862
(c) 1822
(d) None of these

(4) Talleyrand was __________ diplomat.
(a) British
(b) French
(c) Austrian
(d) Russian
(e) None of these

(5) The concordat and the codes remind of:
(a) Napoleon
(b) Bismarck
(c) Garibaldi
(d) None of these

(6) In the plebiscite of 1802 Napoleon was made first council for:
(a) Ten years
(b) Five years
(c) Life
(d) None of these

(7) Metternich become Chief Minister of ___________ in 1809.
(a) Prussia
(b) France
(c) Austria
(d) None of these

(8) Carlsbad decrees of 1819 related mainly to the activities of:
(a) Factory owners and Labourers
(b) Teachers and students
(c) Landlords and Peasants
(d) None of these

(9) Zollverein was a:
(a) Labour Union
(b) Customs Union
(c) Students Union
(d) None of these

(10) Victor Emmanuel was a freedom fighter and leader of:
(a) Germany
(b) Austria
(c) Italy
(d) None of these

(11) Bulgaria was reduced in size by the:
(a) Treaty of Berlin
(b) Treaty of San Stefano
(c) Treaty of Vesona
(d) None of these

(12) Duma is the name of the Parliament of:
(a) France
(b) Denmark
(c) Russia
(d) None of these

(13) Austro-German Alliance was primarily against:
(a) France
(b) Prussia
(c) Russia
(d) None of these

(14) Triple Alliance 1882 comprised Germany Italy and:
(a) Austria
(b) France
(c) Turkey
(d) None of these

(15) Triple Entente comprised Great Britain, Russia and:
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Turkey
(d) None of these

(16) In the Battle of Trafalgar _______ was the admiral of British fleet.
(a) Duke of Wellington
(b) Nelson
(c) Edward
(d) None of these

(17) Piedmont played pivotal role in the unification of:
(a) Germany
(b) Serbia
(c) Russia
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is Italy)

(18) The acquisition of Lombardy was the first step in the unification of
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) None of these

(19) In the Congress of Vienna all European States except the following:
(a) Austria
(b) Russia
(c) Turkey
(d) None of these

(20) ________ was known as the sickman of Europe
(a) Italy
(b) Turkey
(c) Russia
(d) Greece
(e) None of these

Paper-2 (2003)

COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.


(1) Mein Kamph was written by:
(a) Tito
(b) Hitler
(c) Mussolini
(d) None of these

(2) Prague was occupied in:
(a) 1915
(b) 1911
(c) 1931
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is 1939)

(3) Italy though bound to Germany by Triple Alliance joined the Allies in:
(a) 1915
(b) 1918
(c) 1919
(d) 1917
(e) None of these

(4) The Battle of Jutland was fought in 1916 in:
(a) North Sea
(b) Dead Sea
(c) Red Sea
(d) Agean Sea
(e) None of these

(5) USA entered the First World War in:
(a) 1914
(b) 1915
(c) 1917
(d) None of these

(6) ILO stands for:

International Labour Organisation

(7) NATO stands for:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(8) Germany joined the League of Nations in:
(a) 1921
(b) 1926
(c) 1929
(d) None of these

(9) Famous Fourteen Points were given by President Wilson in:
(a) 1914
(b) 1918
(c) 1919
(d) None of these

(10) The treaty of Versailles limited German Army to ____________ men.
(a) 110000
(b) 1100000
(c) 11000
(d) None of these

(11) The treaty between the Allies and Austria after the 1st World War was called:
(a) Treaty of Trianow
(b) Treaty of Lausanne
(c) Treaty of St. Germain
(d) None of these

(12) The League of Nations failed to stop _______ aggress against Abyssinia.
(a) French
(b) German
(c) Italian
(d) None of these

(13) What was the duration of Second World War?
(a) 1939 - 1942
(b) 1939 - 1946
(c) 1941 - 1945
(d) None of these (The correct answer is 1939-1945)

(14) The project of Baghdad Railway was conceived by:
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) None of these

(15) The Bolsheviks shot dead ____________ in July 1901.
(a) Tsar Alexander I
(b) Tsar Nicolas I
(c) Tsar Alexander II
(d) None of these

(16) The most spectacular achievement of Mussolini was the conquest of:
(a) Tunisia
(b) Yalta Conference
(c) Mesopotamia
(d) None of these (The conquest of the British Somaliland was the only campaign victory Italy achieved during World War II against the Allies.)

(17) In 1945, Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill attended:
(a) Malta Conference
(b) Yalta Conference
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of these

(18) A British Army under _________ surrendered to Turks at Kut-el-Amara in 1915.
(a) General Townshed
(b) General Maude
(c) General Slim
(d) None of these

(19) In 1918, by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk __________ surrendered Poland and Baltic.
(a) Austria
(b) Russia
(c) Belgium
(d) None of these

(20) The Atlantic Charter was drawn in:
(a) 1939
(b) 1941
(c) 1945
(d) None of these
__________________

Paper-1 (2004)

COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) Estate General assembled at Versailles after a lapse of:
(a) 75 years
(b) 175 years
(c) 275 years
(d) 375 years
(e) None of these

(2) ‘Social Contract’ was written by:
(a) Napoleon
(b) Voltaire
(c) Lafayette
(d) None of these( the correct answer is Rousseau)

(3) Estate General had a total of _________ deputies.
(a) 1155
(b) 1255
(c) 1365
(d) None of these

(4) The French Constitution of October 1795 had Directory of ___________ members.
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Fifteen
(e) None of these

(5) Napoleon became _________ at the age of 30.
(a) First Council
(b) President
(c) Emperor
(d) None of these

(6) Holy Roman Empire was formally dissolved by Napoleon in:
(a) 1801
(b) 1799
(c) 1806
(d) 1810
(e) None of these

(7) By first Treaty of Paris, the boundaries of France were fixed at those of:
(a) 1810
(b) 1812
(c) 1789
(d) 1792
(e) None of these

(8) Primary concern of the Congress of Aix-La-Chapelle 1818 was to:
(a) Mark the boundaries of Europe
(b) Reinstate France
(c) Recognize Russia
(d) None of these

(9) In 1826 Congress of _________ was held:
(a) Verona
(b) Laibach
(c) Troppau
(d) None of these(The correct answer is Congress of Panama)

(10) In 1813 at Leipzig _________ was victorious.
(a) Russia
(b) Belgium
(c) Prussia
(d) None of these

(11) In 1870 France declared war aginst:
(a) Russia
(b) Belgium
(c) Great Britain
(d) None of these( The correct answer is Prussia)

(12) Napoleon III was taken prisoner in the battle of:
(a) Graveloth
(b) Worth
(c) Sedan
(d) None of these

(13) The Spanish people overthrow their ruler Isabella in:
(a) 1870
(b) 1868
(c) 1858
(d) None of these

(14) Alsace and Lorraine was given by France to Germany by the Treaty of:
(a) Berlin
(b) Frankfort
(c) Paris
(d) None of these

(15) On 18th January, 1871 _________ was proclaimed German Emperor.
(a) Bismarck
(b) William
(c) Charles
(d) None of these

(16) First Hague Peace conference was held in:
(a) 1903
(b) 1879
(c) 1899
(d) None of these

(17) The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx was held in:
(a) 1848
(b) 1858
(c) 1900
(d) None of these

(18) Thiers was a _______ Stateman.
(a) French
(b) Russian
(c) Prussian
(d) None of these

(19) Mr. Dreyfus was convicted on documents forged by:
(a) Colonel Piquart
(b) Colonel Henry
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these

(20) Morocco was incorporated in French Empire in:
(a) 1912
(b) 1902
(c) 1878
(d) None of these

Paper-2 (2004)

COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) Italy entered the First World War in:
(a) 1914
(b) 1915
(c) 1916
(d) None of these

(2) Russia withdrew from the first World War in:
(a) 1915
(b) 1916
(c) 1917
(d) None of these

(3) The Treaty between Rumania and Central Powers is called:
(a) Treaty of Trainow
(b) Treaty of Bucharest
(c) Treaty of St. Germain
(d) None of these

(4) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed by Russia in:
(a) 1917
(b) 1916
(c) 1915
(d) None of these(The correct answer is 1918)

(5) Syria was given to _________ as a mandate country:
(a) Great Britain
(b) France
(c) USA
(d) None of these

(6) The greater aim of the League of Nations was to:
(a) Stop terror
(b) Promote Uni polar World
(c) Prevent War
(d) None of these

(7) Island of Confu was seized by Italy in:
(a) 1913
(b) 1923
(c) 1933
(d) 1943
(e) None of these

(8) Kellogg Pac was signed in:
(a) 1918
(b) 1928
(c) 1938
(d) 1948
(e) None of these

(9) Quebec Conference was held in:
(a) 1924
(b) 1934
(c) 1944
(d) None of these

(10) What does UNRRA stand for:

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

(11) GATT stand for:

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

(12) Four Power Pact was proposed by:
(a) Germany
(b) Great Britain
(c) Belgium
(d) Italy
(e) None of these

(13) Dumbarton Oaks conference was attended by:
(a) Britain, USA, Japan and China
(b) Britain, USA, Russia and China
(c) Britain, Russia, USA and Japan
(d) None of these(The correct answer is Britain,USA and Russia)

(14) At the _________ conference predominant influence of Soviet Russia on Poland was recognized:
(a) Atlanta
(b) Yalta
(c) Tehran
(d) Potsdam
(e) None of these

(15) European Coal and Steel community had ________ member states in 1952.
(a) Three
(b) Six
(c) Nine
(d) Eleven
(e) None of these

(16) The Pact of Steel was signed between:
(a) Germany and Italy
(b) Germany and Russia
(c) Russia and Italy
(d) None of these

(17) Tehran conference was held in:
(a) 1943
(b) 1944
(c) 1945
(d) None of these

(18) In 1942 the eastern neighbours of France were:
(a) Germany, Italy, Luxemburg
(b) Germany, Italy, Belgium
(c) Germany, Italy, Switzerland
(d) Germany, Italy, Poland
(e) None of these(The correct answer is Germany,Italy,Switzerland and Belgium)

(19) Hitler repudiated the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles in:
(a) 1935
(b) 1939
(c) 1941
(d) None of these

(20) In 1936 Hitler fortified:
(a) Alsace and Lorraine
(b) Rhineland
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
__________________

Paper-1 (2005)


COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) The privileged in France consisted of:
(a) Nobility
(b) Clergy
(c) Both
(d) None of these

(2) Taille was:
(a) Land tax
(b) Toll Tax
(c) Poll tax
(d) None of these

(3) Necker was a:
(a) Philosopher
(b) Controller of finances
(c) Banker
(d) None of these

(4) National Assembly in France was dissolved on:
(a) 30th August, 1791
(b) 30th September, 1791
(c) 30th December, 1791
(d) None of these

(5) Cordelier Club was led by:
(a) Lafayette
(b) Danton
(c) Mirabeau
(d) None of these

(6) Girondists were:
(a) Moderates
(b) Extremists
(c) Royalists
(d) None of these

(7) The Bank of France was established by Napoleon in:
(a) 1801
(b) 1903
(c) 1807
(d) None of these(The correct answer is 1800)

(8) Madam Walewska was the wife of:
(a) Napoleon I
(b) Napoleon II
(c) Napoleon III
(d) None of these

(9) “Young Italy” was launched by:
(a) Cavour
(b) Garibaldi
(c) Mazzini
(d) None of these

(10) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and:
(a) Austria
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) None of these(The correct answer is Germany)

(11) Metternich ran away from Vienna in:
(a) 1830
(b) 1848
(c) 1853
(d) None of these

(12) Treaty of Portsmouth was signed in:
(a) 1905
(b) 1906
(c) 1907
(d) None of these

(13) Kulturkamph was:
(a) Trade Union
(b) Hitler’s Biography
(c) The three Emperors League
(d) None of these (The German term Kulturkampf commonly refers to the early years of the 1871 German Empire, when Chancellor Otto von Bismarck attempted to reduce the influence of the Catholics in Germany)

(14) Chamberlain was:
(a) Colonial Secretary of Great Britain
(b) Defence Minister of France
(c) Hero of Polish Republic
(d) None of these (He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940.)

(15) The Kruger Telegram Incident happened in:
(a) 1890
(b) 7894
(c) 1895
(d) None of these (The correct answer is 1896)

(16) Morocco Crisis took place in:
(a) 1904
(b) 1905
(c) 1907
(d) None of these

(17) Kossuth became President of Hungarian Republic in:
(a) April, 1848
(b) May, 1848
(c) June, 1848
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is 1949)

(18) Lenin died in:
(a) 1922
(b) 1924
(c) 1925
(d) None of these

(19) Count Michael Bakunin was a:
(a) Russian anarchist
(b) British diplomat
(c) Spanish dictator
(d) None of these

(20) Who wrote “An Intellectual History of Modern Europe”?
(a) Taylor, A.J.P.
(b) Palmer, R.
(c) Thompson, D.
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is Marvin Perry)

Paper-2 (2005)



COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.


(1) League of Nations had its Headquarters in:
(a) Berlin
(b) Geneva
(c) New York
(d) None of these

(2) Locarno Treaties were initiated in:
(a) October, 1925
(b) November, 1925
(c) December, 1925
(d) None of these

(3) Marshall Plan was launched in:
(a) 1945
(b) 1946
(c) 1947
(d) None of these

(4) Germany was admitted to the League of Nations in:
(a) September, 1936
(b) October, 1926
(c) September, 1927
(d) None of these

(5) The Spanish Civil War broke out on:
(a) July 10, 1935
(b) July 11, 1935
(c) July 18, 1935
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is 1936)

(6) Stalin died in:
(a) March, 1951
(b) March, 1952
(c) March, 1953
(d) None of these

(7) Treaty of Trianon was made between the Allies and:
(a) Italy
(b) Hungary
(c) Poland
(d) None of these

(8) SEATO was formed in:
(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1960
(d) None of these

(9) NATO was formed on:
(a) 2nd February, 1949
(b) 3rd March, 1949
(c) 4th April, 1949
(d) None of these

(10) In 1923, French Troops occupied:
(a) The Ruhr Valley
(b) Danzig
(c) Nice and Savory
(d) None of these

(11) Russia joined League of Nations in:
(a) 1930
(b) 1931
(c) 1932
(d) None of these (The correct answer is 1934)

(12) During World War II, Turkey:
(a) Joined the Axis Power
(b) Joined the Allies
(c) Remained Neutral
(d) None of these

(13) Four Power Pact was signed in:
(a) 1930
(b) 1931
(c) 1932
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is 1933)

(14) Anti – Comintern Pact was signed between Germany and:
(a) Austria
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) None of these

(15) Atom Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on:
(a) August 6, 1945
(b) August 4, 1945
(c) August 9, 1945
(d) None of these

(16) Who said, “The struggle between two Worlds (Axis and Non – Axis) can permit no compromise. Either we or they”?
(a) Hitler
(b) Mussolini
(c) Chamberlain
(d) None of these

(17) Germany became a member of NATO on:
(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1956
(d) None of these

(18) UNESCO was established on:
(a) November 24, 1946
(b) November 30, 1946
(c) February 11, 1947
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is 1945)

(19) ANZUS Pact was signed in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1850
(c) 1952
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is 1951)

(20) Who wrote “The Age of Progress”.
(a) Colins, Irene
(b) Taylor, A.J.P
(c) Gilbert, Felix
(d) None of these

Paper-1 (2006)


COMPULSORY QUESTION

Q:8 write only the correct answer in the Answer Book.Do not reproduce the question.


(1) In Napolean took the step of becoming Emperor of the French.
(a) 1794
(b) 1801
(c) 1804
(d) None of these


(2) In 1806 Holy Empire was dissolved by
(a) Voltaire
(b)Mirabean
(c) Napolean
(d)None of these


(3) Napolean was born in
(a) St. Helena
(b) Paris
(d) Crosica
(d) None of these


(4) On 21 septemper,1792 France becme a
(a) Monarchy
(b) Republic
(c) Serfdom
(d) None of these


(5) By the treat of Pressburg Austria gave Venice and Tyrol to
(a) Prussia
(b) Russia
(c) Hungry
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is Bavaria)


(6) Mirabeau was a politician:
(a) Extremist
(b) moderate
(c) radical
(d) None of these


(7) In 1833 congress of was held:
(a) Aix La Chapple
(b) Verona
(c) Laibech
(d) None of these


(8) Triple Alliance was signed in :
(a)1872
(b) 1882
(c) 1892
(d) None of these


(9) Treaty of was signed in 1878:
(a) Berlin
(b) Budapest
(c) San Stefano
(d) None of these


(10) Foundation of the republic were laid in 1870:
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) None of these


(11) By the Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi the Dardanelles was closed to the warships of all nation expect :
(a) Turkey
(b) Russia
(c) French
(d) None of these


(12) In Qudruple Alliance was signed:
(a) 1850
(b) 1860
(c) 1870
(d) None of these (The correct answer is 1813)


(13) in 1870-1871 war was fought:
(a) Franco-Turkish
(b) Franco-Russian
(c) Franco-prussian
(d) None of these


(14) Third Coalition of was smashed by Napolean
(a) 1805
(b) 1806
(c) 1807
(d) None of these


(15) Jacobins were also known as :
(a) Red Shirts
(b) Hard Nuts
(d) White Bulls
(d) None of these


(16) Meternich was a leader:
(a) Modren
(b) Enlightened
(d) Conservative
(d) Liberal


(17) Magyars wanted to emerge as a separate nation:
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Austria
(c) Hungry
(d) None of these


(18) Louis Philips became of France in December 1852:
(a) President
(b) First Counsel
(c) King
(d) None of these


(19) Unoin of South Africa was established in :
(a) 1910
(b) 1909
(c) 1908
(d) None of these


(20) General Gordon was killed in :
(a) Cairo
(b) Um Daxman
(c) Khartoum
(d) None of these

Paper-2 (2006)


Q:8 write only the correct answer in the Answer Book.Do not reproduce the question.

(1) Britis army surrendered to the Turks at Kut-e-Amara in .
(a) 1918
(b) 1915
(c) 1916
(d) None of these


(2) In 1917 entered the First World War:
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Italy
(d) None of these


(3) Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hameed was succeeded by his younger brother :
(a) Mahmet III
(b) Muhammad V
(c) C.Mahmet II
(d) None of these


(4) The balkhan League comprised :
(a) Greeks, Serbs, Albanians, Bulgers
(b) Serbs, Bulgers,Bosnians and Albanian
(c) Greeks ,Montenegrans and Bulgers
(d) None of these ( The correct answer is Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and Bulgaria)


(5) TCA stands for .


(6) G.A.T.T. stands for .

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.


7) was the leader of young Turks:
(a) Mustafa Kamal
(b) Asmat Annono
(c) Enver Bay
(d) None of these


(8) Operation Vittles pertained to :
(a) Sea movement
(b) airlift
(c) land manouvere
(d) None of these


(9) The Brussels Treaty was signed in March :
(a) 1948
(b) 1956
(c) 1946
(d) None of these


(10) Benelux Group stands for

.Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg


(11) The Locarno Pact of 1925 was signed by Great Britian, France Germany Italy and :
(a) Switzerland
(b) Denmark
(c) Belgium
(d) None of these


(12) The Oung Plan came into existence in :
(a)1919
(b) 1929
(c) 1939
(d) None of these


(13) In 1938 Germany Annexed ;
(a) Austria
(b) Hungry
(c) Piedmont
(d) None of these


(14) By the Treaty of Rapallo Italy received ;
(a) Dalmatia
(b) Vatican
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these


(15) Germany occupied Rhineland in :
(a) 1936
(b) 1935
(c) 1934
(d) None of these


(16) Italy declared war against Great Britian and France in v :
(a) 1941
(b) 1933
(c) 1939
(d) None of these (The correct answer is 10 june,1940)


(17) Germany withdrew from the League of Nations in :
(a) 1935
(b) 1933
(c) 1931
(d) None of these


(18) Peace Trety of Neuilly was signed with :
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Belgium
(c) Bosnia
(d) None of these


(19) Battle of Cape Matapan was fought in ;
(a)1940
(b) 1941
(c) 1942
(d) None of these


(20) The Project of Baghdad Railways was conceived by ;
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) None of these