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MCQ 11 Mark

Read the information given below and select the correct option :
Giuseppe Mazzini Born in Genoa in 1807, he became a member of the secret society of the Carbonari. As a young man of 24 , he was sent into exile in 1831 for attempting a revolution in Liguria. He subsequently founded two more underground societies. In the above lines, the individual Giuseppe Mazzini was from which revolutionary?

A
Italian
B
French
C
German
D
Russian

Answer

(A) Italian
Explanation :
Most of these revolutionaries also saw the creation of nation-states as a necessary part of this struggle for freedom. One such individual was the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini.

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MCQ 21 Mark

The peasants of Kheda district could not pay the revenue because they were affected by :

A
the crop failure
B
loss of pension
C
extreme poverty
D
floods

Answer

(A) the crop failure
Explanation :
In 1917, he organised a satyagraha to support the peasants of the Kheda district of Gujarat. Affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic, the peasants of Kheda could not pay the revenue, and were demanding that revenue collection be relaxed.

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MCQ 31 Mark

Study the picture and answer the question that follows :

During the Salt March, Mahatma Gandhi was accompanied by how many volunteers before they were joined by thousands?

A
66
B
97
C
78
D
58

Answer

(C) 78
Explanation :
During the Salt March, Mahatma Gandhi was accompanied by 78 volunteers. On the way, they were joined by thousands.

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MCQ 41 Mark

Match the following :

(a) Erasmus	(i) Perfected the power-driven cylindrical press.
(b) Richard M. Hoe	(ii) A Latin scholar and a Catholic reformer.
(c) Martin Luther	(iii) An Italian traveller/explorer.
(d) Marcopolo	(iv) The New Testament was first translated.

A
(a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)
B
(a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
C
(a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)
D
(a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)

Answer

(D) (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)
Explanation :
(a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)

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