The Making of a Global World MCQ Questions for Class 10 History Chapter 3

The Making of a Global World MCQ Questions for Class 10 History Chapter 3 will be useful in improving your weak areas and never lose your marks. They are not only time-saving but also provide a structured format in which students must select from a set of options.

The Making of a Global World MCQ Questions for Class 10 History with answers

1. Which food was probably carried by the Arab traders to Sicily?

(a) Soya

(b) Corn

(c) Noodles

(d) Pasta

Solution

(d) Pasta

2. What were ‘Canal Colonies’?

(a) Large Colonies

(b) Sea Ports

(c) Large Canals

(d) Irrigated areas

Solution

(d) Irrigated areas

3. Which of the following statements are reasons for the collapse of the system of fixed exchange rate in the 1960s?

(a) The rising costs of its overseas involvements weakened the US finances and competitive

strength

(b) The US dollar no longer commanded confidence as the world’s principal currency

(c) The US dollar could not maintain its value in relation to gold

(d) All of the above

Solution

(d) All of the above

4. What is the meaning of indentured labour ?

(a) Cheap Labour

(b) Free Labour

(c) Bonded Labour

(d) None of these

Solution

(c) Bonded Labour

5. The First World War was fought between :

(a) Allies and Central Powers

(b) Allies and Axis Powers

(c) Japan and America

(d) China and India

Solution

(a) Allies and Central Powers

6. Tax imposed on a country’s imports from the rest of the world is called:

(a) Tariff

(b) Toll

(c) Excise

(d) None of these

Solution

(a) Tariff

7. Which among the following were considered as Allies Powers?

(a) Britain, France, Russia

(b) Germany, Austria - Hungary and Ottoman Turk

(c) Japan, France and Germany

(d) Britain, Japan and Russia

Solution

(a) Britain, France, Russia

8. G-77 comprises of the group of which of the following countries?

(a) Developed countries

(b) Rich countries

(c) Developing countries

(d) Under developed countries

Solution

(c) Developing countries

9. The European colonies in Asia and Africa after Independence faced the problems of :

(a) Overpopulation and illiteracy

(b) Burden of overwhelming poverty and a lack of resources

(c) The economic and social handicaps of long periods of colonial rule

(d) Dependence on the colonial powers for economic growth

Solution

(b) Burden of overwhelming poverty and a lack of resources

10. Which among the following countries were considered as Axis Powers during Second World War?

(a) Nazi Germany, Japan, Italy

(b) Britain, Germany, Russia

(c) France, Germany, Italy

(d) Britain, France, Russia and the US

Solution

(a) Nazi Germany, Japan, Italy

11. Who adopted the concept of an assembly line to produce automobiles?

(a) T. Cuppola

(b) V. S. Naipaul

(c) Henry Ford

(d) Ramesh Sarwan

Solution

(c) Henry Ford

12. Which one of the following institutions was established in the Bretton Wood Conference?

(a) International Security Fund

(b) International Monetary Fund

(c) Indian Monetary Fund

(d) International Labour Organisation

Solution

(b) International Monetary Fund

13. Which of the following West Indies cricketers trace their roots to indentured labour migrants from India?

(a) Vivian Richards and Gary Sobers

(b) Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo

(c) Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnaraine Chanderpaul

(d) Brian Lara and Courtney Walsh

Solution

(c) Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnaraine Chanderpaul

14. Which one of the following did not travel along the silk routes in the pre-modern world?

(a) Christian missionaries

(b) Traders

(c) Tourists

(d) Muslim preachers

Solution

(c) Tourists

15. Which of the following statements is not true of mass production?

(a) Lowered cost and prices of goods

(b) Stress-free working

(c) Increased output per worker

(d) Assembly line production

Solution

(b) Stress-free working

16. What is El Dorado in South America?

(a) It was the place where Columbus landed

(b) Where silver mines were located

(c) A fabled city of gold

(d) A famous slave market

Solution

(c) A fabled city of gold

17. Nineteenth century ‘indenture’ has often been described as

(a) forced conscription

(b) new system of slavery

(c) serfdom

(d) None of these

Solution

(b) new system of slavery

18. ‘Silk Route’ refers to

(a) Network of routes connecting China and Rome

(b) Network of routes connecting India and Rome

(c) Network of routes connecting China and India

(d) Network of routes connecting Asia with Europe and Northern Africa

Solution

(d) Network of routes connecting Asia with Europe and Northern Africa

19. The introduction of which of the following crops led to European poor to eat better and live longer?

(a) Potato

(b) Spaghetti

(c) Tomatoes

(d) Soya

Solution

(a) Potato

20. When was the active coastal trade linked the Indus Valley Civilisations with present day West Asia?

(a) As early as 500 BCE

(b) As early as 1000 BCE

(c) As early as 2000 BCE

(d) As early as 3000 BCE

Solution

(d) As early as 3000 BCE

21. Most Indian indentured workers came from present regions of

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Dry districts of Tamil Nadu

(d) All of the above

Solution

(d) All of the above

22. Which of the following allowed the British Government to restrict the import of corn?

(a) Food Act

(b) Corn Act

(c) Corn Laws

(d) Import Act

Solution

(c) Corn Laws

23. From which one of the following countries did Britain borrow large sums of money during first World War?

(a) United States of America

(b) Russia

(c) Japan

(d) Germany

Solution

(a) United States of America

24. From which century China is said to have restricted overseas contacts and retreated into isolation?

(a) 14th

(b) 15th

(c) 16th

(d) 17th

Solution

(b) 15th

25. People’s livelihoods and local economy of which one of the following was badly affected by the disease named Rinderpest?

(a) Asia

(b) Europe

(c) Africa

(d) South America

Solution

(c) Africa

26. Which of the following was the most powerful weapon used by Spanish to conquer America?

(a) Atom Bomb

(b) Navy

(c) Germs

(d) Poisonous gas

Solution

(c) Germs

27. Who among the following discovered the continent of America?

(a) Vasco da Gama

(b) Ferdinand Magellan

(c) Christopher Columbus

(d) Copernicus

Solution

(c) Christopher Columbus

28. Why did the wheat price in India fall down by 50 per cent between 1928 and 1934?

(a) Due to less production

(b) Due to floods

(c) Due to Great Depression

(d) Due to droughts

Solution

(c) Due to Great Depression

29. Which was the main destination of Indian indentured migrants?

(a) Africa

(b) Australia

(c) Trinidad and Guyana

(d) All of the above

Solution

(c) Trinidad and Guyana

30. According to which famous economist, Indian gold exports promoted global economic recovery?

(a) Paul Wood

(b) John Maynard Keynes

(c) Amartya Sen

(d) David Jones

Solution

(b) John Maynard Keynes

31. Which is the third type of movement identified by the economists of 19th century?

(a) Flow of trade

(b) Flow of capital

(c) Flow of labour

(d) Flow of goods

Solution

(b) Flow of capital

32. What were the “Corn Laws”?

(a) Laws to restrict the export of corn

(b) Laws to restrict the import of corn

(c) Laws to restrict the import and export of corn

(d) None of the above

Solution

(b) Laws to restrict the import of corn

33. In which of the following years global agricultural economy had taken shape?

(a) By 1870

(b) By 1888

(c) By 1892

(d) By 1890

Solution

(d) By 1890

34. Which of the following powerful weapons was used by the Spanish conquerors to colonise Americas during the mid-seventeenth cuntry?

(a) Conventional military weapons

(b) Modern military weapons

(c) Biological weapons (germs of smallpox)

(d) Nuclear weapons

Solution

(c) Biological weapons (germs of smallpox)

35. ‘Chutney’ music was popular in

(a) Trinidad

(b) Canada

(c) England

(d) Germany

Solution

(a) Trinidad

36. Which of the following diseases proved a deadly killer for the people of America?

(a) Cholera

(b) Small pox

(c) Plague

(d) None of the above

Solution

(b) Small pox

Practicing Chapter 3 Class 10 History MCQs can introduce students to different types of questions that are likely to appear in their exams. This helps in testing your knowledge and critical thinking skills.