4. The World After World War II

4. The World After World War II

4. The World After World War II
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Maria Anthuvan M
GHS, Kattukudalore,
Panruti block, Cuddalore

 

1. Who was the first director of Whampoa Military Academy?
   1.   Sun Yat-Sen
   2.   Chiang Kai-Shek
   3.   Michael Borodin
   4.   Chou En Lai
2. Which American President followed the policy of containment of Communism?
   1.   Woodrow Wilson
   2.   Truman
   3.   Theodore Roosevelt
   4.   Franklin Roosevelt
3. When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China?
   1.   September 1959
   2.   September 1948
   3.   September 1954
   4.   September 1949
4. The United States and European allies formed _______________ to resist any Soviet aggression in Europe.
   1.   SEATO
   2.   NATO
   3.   SENTO
   4.   Warsaw Pact
5. Who became the Chairman of the PLO’s Executive Committee in 1969?
   1.   Hafez al-Assad
   2.   Yasser Arafat
   3.   Nasser
   4.   Saddam Hussein
6. When was North and South Vietnam united?
   1.   1975
   2.   1976
   3.   1973
   4.   1974
7. Where was Arab League formed?
   1.   Cairo
   2.   Jordan
   3.   Lebanon
   4.   Syria
8. When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
   1.   1979
   2.   1989
   3.   1990
   4.   1991
9. In the long history, ________ civilization was moe advanced than that of Europe.
   1.   Indian
   2.   Chinese
   3.   Japanese
   4.   Korean
10. Despite its in competence and weakness, the _______ government lasted until two years before the I World War.
    1.   British
    2.   Japanese
    3.   Ottoman
    4.   Manchu
11. ________ was immediately elected provisional president of the new Chinese Republic after his arrival in Shanghai.
    1.   Sun Yat Sen
    2.   Mao Tse Tung
    3.   Yuan
    4.   Chiang Kai Shek
12. Dr. Sun yat Sen founded the political party name _______ in Tokyo
    1.   Republican
    2.   Democratic
    3.   Kuomintang
    4.   Conservative
13. In early 1927, Chiang Kai Shek successfully laid seize on ________ and Nanking.
    1.   Rhine land
    2.   Canton
    3.   Shanghai and Nanking
    4.   Beijing
14. Japanese interest in taking control over _______ led to aggression against China.
    1.   Korea
    2.   Turkey
    3.   Greece
    4.   Rome
15. In the summer of 1948, ______ control has been established over most parts of China.
    1.   Socialist
    2.   Communist
    3.   Democratic
    4.   Nazist
16. The _________ refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China for more than two decades
    1.   UK
    2.   Russia
    3.   United States
    4.   Germany
17. NATO had _______ members in 2017
    1.   29
    2.   28
    3.   27
    4.   25
18. __________ had no joint commands with standing forces.
    1.   NATO
    2.   SEATO
    3.   WARSAW Pact
    4.   CENTO
19. At the ______ conference in 1955. Asia and Africa gave a call to abstain from allying with army of the two super powers
    1.   Newyork
    2.   Tokyo
    3.   London
    4.   Bandung
20. Wold Zionist Organization was founded in the year ________ .
    1.   1893
    2.   1895
    3.   1897
    4.   1898
21. The Israelis won control of the main road to ________ and successfully repulsd repeated Arab attacks.
    1.   Bethlehem
    2.   Jerusalem
    3.   Vatican city
    4.   Hebron
22. _________ was a self governing Palestinian territory.
    1.   Gaza Strip
    2.   Hebron
    3.   Beit Jala
    4.   Jeniu
23. _________ is an umbrella political organization representing the World’s Palestinians.
    1.   PLO
    2.   UAE
    3.   Negev
    4.   Arab League
24. In September 1970, ______ was appointed commander in chief of the Palestinian Arab Guerilla forces.
    1.   Hussein
    2.   Nasser
    3.   Yasser Arafat
    4.   Saddam Hussein
25. The emergence of ________ as a united and independent nation was a historic event.
    1.   Japan
    2.   Italy
    3.   China
    4.   Vietnam
26. In 1985, _______ took over as head of the USSR
    1.   Helmut Kohl
    2.   Mikhail Gorbachev
    3.   Brezhnev
    4.   Nikita Khrushehev
27. The year 1988 saw the first mass protests first in _________
    1.   Moldova
    2.   Tajikistan
    3.   Armenia
    4.   Ukraine
28. ________ was executed by a firing squad in December 1989, under the command of his own generals.
    1.   Nicolae Ceausescu
    2.   Klaus Lohqnnis
    3.   Peter Groza
    4.   Chivu Stoica
29. Gorbachev was held under house arrestin _______
    1.   Kazan
    2.   Sochi
    3.   Volgograd
    4.   Moscow
30. The Soviet Union was formally dissolved in the year _________
    1.   1990
    2.   1991
    3.   1992
    4.   1993
31. i) In China (1898) the young emperor, under the influence of the educated minority, initiated a series of reforms known as the 100 days of reforms
    ii) The Kuomintang Party represented the interests of the workers and peasants.
    iii) Yuan Shih-Kai had lost prestige in the eyes of Nationalists, when he agreed to the demand of Japan to have economic control of Manchuria and Shantung.
    iv) Soviet Union refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China for more than two decades.
    1.   (i) and (ii) are correct
    2.   (ii) and (iii) are correct
    3.   (i) and (iii) are correct
    4.   (i) and (iv) are correct
32. i) In 1948, the Soviets had established left wing government in the countries of Eastern Europe that had been liberated by the Soviet Army.
    ii) The chief objective of NATO was to preserve peace and security in the North Atlantic region.
    iii) The member countries of SEATO were committed to prevent democracy from gaining ground in the region.
    iv) Britain used the atomic bomb against Japan to convey its destructive capability to the USSR.
    1.   (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
    2.   (i) and (ii) are correct
    3.   (iii) and (iv) are correct
    4.   (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
33. Assertion (A): America’s Marshall Plan was for reconstruction of the war-ravaged Europe.
    Reason (R): The US conceived the Marshal Plan to bring the countries in the Western Europe under its influence.
    1.   Both (A) and (R) are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
    2.   Both (A) and (R) are wrong
    3.   Both (A) and (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    4.   (A) is wrong and (R) is correct
34. i) By the end of Second World War, Viet Minh controlled the northern half of Vietnam.
    ii) In March 1946, the French and Viet Minh’s government reached an agreement by which North Vietnam was to be a free state.
    iii) The problem of Indo-China soon became involved in the cold war.
    iv) The French were receiving considerable financial aid from Russia; the Viet Minh were helped by the new Chinese government
    1.   i and ii are correct
    2.   ii, iii and iv are correct
    3.   i, ii and iii are correct
    4.   ii and iv are correct
35. i) West berlin’s economy became prosperous due to the support received from the west unde rte Marshall plan.
    ii) People in East Berlin suffered from back of democracy and freedom.
    iii) East German began to construct a will in 1965 to cut if off from West berlin.
    iv) On 9 November 1999 mass of people began to demolish the wall.
    1.   i and ii are correct correct
    2.   ii, iii and iv are correct
    3.   i, iii and iv are correct
    4.   ii and iii are
36. Assertion: The Satellite states were dependednt on US aid.
    Reason: These states were governed by rulling groups made up of military personnel, landed gentry and of local capitalists.
    1.   Both A and R are wrong.
    2.   A is wrong and R is correct
    3.   Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    4.   Both A and R are correct R is not the correct explanation of A
37. i) The division of Germany into West (Federal Republic of Germany) and East (German Democratic Republic) led to glaring differences in living standards.
    ii) West Berlin’s economy became prosperous by the support received from the West under the Marshall Plan.
    iii) East German began to construct a wall in 1961
    iv)The Berlin Wall was a symbolic boundary between communism and capitalism.
    1.   i and ii are correct
    2.   i, ii, iii and iv are correct
    3.   i, ii and iii are correct
    4.   ii and iv are correct
38. Assertion: (A) Yasser Arafat was appointed commander-in-chief of the all Palestinian Arab guerilla forces in September 1970.
    Reason: (R) Palestine Liberation Organization was engaged in a protracted guerrilla war against Israel
    1.   Both A and R are wrong
    2.   A is wrong and R is correct
    3.   Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    4.   Both A and R are correct R is not the correct explanation of A.
39. The disintegration of the Manchu dynasty began with the death of the --------------------- in 1908
    1.   Dr. Sun Yat-sen
    2.   Kuomintan
    3.   Mao Tse-tung
    4.   Dowager Empress
40. The term ‘Cold War’ was first coined by the English writer --------------------------- .
    1.   Truman
    2.   Marshall
    3.   George Orwell
    4.   Nasser