3. World War II

3. World War II

3. World War II
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Maria Anthuvan M
GHS, Kattukudalore,
Panruti block, Cuddalore

 

1. When did the Japanese formally sign of their surrender?
   1.   2 September, 1945
   2.   2 October, 1945
   3.   15 August, 1945
   4.   12 October, 1945
2. Who initiated the formation of League of Nations?
   1.   Roosevelt
   2.   Chamberlain
   3.   Woodrow Wilson
   4.   Baldwin
3. Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?
   1.   Battle of Guadalcanal
   2.   Battle of Midway
   3.   Battle of Leningrad
   4.   Battle of El Alamein
4. Where did the US drop its first atomic bomb?
   1.   Kavashaki
   2.   Innoshima
   3.   Hiroshima
   4.   Nagasaki
5. Who were mainly persecuted by Hitler?
   1.   Russians
   2.   Arabs
   3.   Turks
   4.   Jews
6. Which Prime Minister of England who signed the Munich Pact with Germany ?
   1.   Chamberlain
   2.   Winston Churchill
   3.   Lloyd George
   4.   Stanley Baldwin
7. When was the Charter of the UN signed?
   1.   June 26, 1942
   2.   June 26, 1945
   3.   January 1, 1942
   4.   January 1, 1945
8. Where is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice located?
   1.   New York
   2.   Chicago
   3.   London
   4.   The Hague
9. The Germans offered to pay _____ gold marks as war reparation.
   1.   150 billion
   2.   200 billion
   3.   100 billion
   4.   75 billion
10. _________ was not nierested in playing global role or aiiy role in European Politics
    1.   Britain
    2.   The United States
    3.   France
    4.   Spain
11. In 1937, Japan invaded _________ and seized Beijing.
    1.   Turkey
    2.   Russia
    3.   Germany
    4.   China
12. In 1938, Prime Minister Chamberian concluded the ________ with Germany
    1.   Munich Pact
    2.   Tripartite Pact
    3.   German –Soviet Pact
    4.   Molotov- Ribbentrop pact
13. In 1939, Hitler invaded _________
    1.   Austria
    2.   France
    3.   India
    4.   Czechoslovakia
14. In September 1940, _____ also joined the Axis powers.
    1.   China
    2.   Japan
    3.   Russia
    4.   Spain
15. In September 1940, ________ was bombed mercilessly.
    1.   London
    2.   NewYork
    3.   Tokyo
    4.   Washington
16. In ________, the Germany army invaded Russia.
    1.   July 1941
    2.   June 1940
    3.   July 1942
    4.   June 1941
17. German forces under General ______ were remarkably successful in occupying North Africa rapidly
    1.   Montogomery
    2.   Rommel
    3.   Omar Bradley
    4.   Dwight
18. The Chinese army, under ________ retreated to the west to the hilly country from where they continued to fight the Japanese.
    1.   Su Yu
    2.   Chiang Kai Shek
    3.   Chen Yi
    4.   Lin Biao
19. Shakespeare’s play ________ clearly depicts the dislike and disturst of Jews among the people.
    1.   The Tempest
    2.   King hear
    3.   The Merchant of Venice
    4.   Hamlet
20. The U.N adopted the historic charter on ______ which is globally observed as Human Rights Day.
    1.   10 December 1948
    2.   5 December 1948
    3.   10 October 1945
    4.   6 October 1945
21. A major out come of the Holocaust was the creation of the state of _________ as a homeland for the Jews.
    1.   Rome
    2.   Israel
    3.   Britain
    4.   Turkey
22. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is located at ______
    1.   Newyork
    2.   The Hague
    3.   Paris
    4.   Geneva
23. The Declaration of the United Nations was accepted by all the ________ countries which fought against the Axis power.
    1.   20
    2.   22
    3.   26
    4.   25
24. The _______ mainly functions with private enterprises in developing countries.
    1.   IDA
    2.   IBRD
    3.   IFC
    4.   ILO
25. The ________ party promised to undertake steps to look after the people from the ‘cradle to the grave’ in Britain.
    1.   Labour
    2.   Democratic
    3.   Communist
    4.   Congress
26. i) Banking was a major business activity among jews.
    ii) Hitler persecuted the Jews.
    iii) In the concentration camps Jews were killed.
    iv) The United Nations has currently 129 member countries in it.
    1.   i and ii are correct
    2.   i and iii are correct
    3.   iii and iv are correct
    4.   i is correct and ii, iii, iv are wrong
27. Assertion (A): Presidnet Roosevelt realized that the United States had to change its policy of isolation.
    Reason (R): He started a programme of Lend Lease in 1941
    1.   Both A and R are correct
    2.   A is right but R is not the correct reason.
    3.   Both A and R are wrong.
    4.   R is right but it has no relevance to A.
28. i) The devastation caused by World War I was of such magnitude that it was refered to as “The Great War”.
    ii) The immediate and primary cause of World War Ii was the aggressive military policy of Germany and japan.
    iii) The treaty of Versailles ending World war I was signed in June 1920.
    iv) War reparations were calculated at $35 billion dollars by Britain.
    1.   i, ii and iii are correct
    2.   ii, iii and iv are correct
    3.   iii and iv are correct
    4.   i,ii and iv are correct
29. Assertion: In 1939, Britian and France declared war on Germany.
    Reason: Hitler broke the Munich Pact, attacked Czechoslovakia followed by Poland.
    1.   Both A and R are correct
    2.   A is right but R is not the correct reason.
    3.   Both A and R are wrong.
    4.   R is right but it has no relevance to A.
30. Assertion: In June 1941, the German army invaded Russia.
    Reason: Germany wanted have an alliance with Russia which was refused by the latter.
    1.   Both A and R are correct
    2.   A is right but R is not the correct reason
    3.   Both A and R are wrong.
    4.   R is right but it has no relevance to A.