WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

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Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism Class 9 WBBSE MCQ Questions

Multiple Choice Questions :

Question 1.
Invention first appeared in the-
(A) cotton industry
(B) jute industry
(C) tea industry
(D) silk industry
Answer:
(A) cotton industry

Question 2.
Humphry Davy invented the-
(A) Spinning Jenny
(B) Safety Lamp
(C) Water Frame
(D) Flying Shuttle
Answer:
(B) Safety Lamp

Question 3.
Socialism is a political, economic and philosophical doctrine opposed to-
(A) Capitalism
(B) Communism
(C) Nationalism
(D) Communalism
Answer:
(A) Capitalism

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 4.
Industrial Revolution led to the growth of-
(A) Communalism
(B) Communism
(C) Imperialism
(D) Terrorism
Answer:
(C) Imperialism

Question 5.
Flying Shuttle was discovered by-
(A) John Kay
(B) Crompton
(C) James Watt
(D) Hargreaves
Answer:
(A) John Kay

Question 6.
In which country did the ‘Luddite Riot’ break out?
(A) Russia
(B) England
(C) Greece
(D) France
Answer:
(B) England

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 7.
‘March of the Blanketeers’ started from-
(A) Manchester
(B) Paris
(C) Peking
(D) Berlin
Answer:
(A) Manchester

Question 8.
The International Working Men’s Association was established by-
(A) Louis Blanc
(B) Fourier
(C) Proudhon
(D) Karl Marx
Answer:
(D) Karl Marx

Question 9.
The word ‘Socialism’ was first introduced by-
(A) Charles Fourier
(B) Saint Simon
(C) Robert Owen
(D) Arnold Toynbee
Answer:
(C) Robert Owen

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 10.
The book ‘New View of Society’ was written by-
(A) Thomas Hobson
(B) Charles Fourier
(C) Robert Owen
(D) Louis Blanc
Answer:
(C) Robert Owen

Question 11.
The book ‘Das Capital’ was published in-
(A) 1857
(B) 1867
(C) 1877
(D) 1897
Answer:
(B) 1867

Question 12.
The book ‘Organisation of Labour’ was composed by-
(A) Arnold Toynbee
(B) Louis Blanc
(C) Hobson
(D) Karl Marx
Answer:
(B) Louis Blanc

Question 13.
Industrial Revolution first started in-
(A) England
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Russia
Answer:
(A) England

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 14.
Spinning mule was invented by-
(A) Stephenson
(B) John Kay
(C) Crompton
(D) Cartwright
Answer:
(C) Crompton

Question 15.
According to Arnold Toynbee Industrial Revolution started in-
(A) 1758
(B) 1760
(C) 1660
(D) 1768
Answer:
(B) 1760

Question 16.
Industrial Revolution first started in-
(A) Coal industry
(B) Jute industry
(C) Iron industry
(D) Textile industry
Answer:
(D) Textile industry

Question 17.
Spinning Jenny was invented by-
(A) John Kay
(B) Richard Arkwright
(C) Stephenson
(D) James Hergreaves
Answer:
(D) James Hergreaves

Question 18.
The Industrial Revolution led to the emergence of a new class –
(A) aristoratic class
(B) middle class
(C) lower class
(D) warrior class
Answer:
(B) middle class

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 19.
Industrial Revolution led to the emergence of two new classes –
(A) Teacher and student
(B) ruler and subject
(C) lord and slave
(D) owner and worker
Answer:
(D) owner and worker

Question 20.
Chartist movement was a-
(A) Students’ movement
(B) Peasants’ movement
(C) Workers’ movement
(D) Women’s movement
Answer:
(C) Workers’ movement

Question 21.
Chartist movement took place in-
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Russia
Answer:
(A) England

Question 22.
The author of the book ‘A New View of Society’ was-
(A) Joseph Proudhon
(B) Mikhail Bakunin
(C) Vladimir Lenin
(D) Robert Owen
Answer:
(D) Robert Owen

Question 23.
The Utopian socialist whose ideas became popular in America-
(A) Mikhail Bakunin
(B) Charles Fourier
(C) Saint Simon
(D) Vladimir Lenin
Answer:
(B) Charles Fourier

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 24.
The author of the book ‘Utopia’ was-
(A) Robert Owen
(B) Charles Fourier
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Thomas More
Answer:
(D) Thomas More

Question 25.
Louis Auguste Blanqui was-
(A) Utopian Socialist
(B) Scientific Socialist
(C) Capitalist
(D) Imperialist
Answer:
(A) Utopian Socialist

Question 26.
The father of scientific socialism was-
(A) Saint Simon
(B) Montesquieu
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Robert Owen
Answer:
(C) Karl Marx

Question 27.
Who said-“The state is a machinery for exploitation”?
(A) Montesquieu
(B) Rousseau
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Frederick Engels
Answer:
(B) Rousseau

Question 28.
Who said-“Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism”?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Lenin
(C) Proudhon
(D) Robert Owen
Answer:
(B) Lenin

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 29.
The famous book of Karl Marx is-
(A) Das Capital
(B) Divine Comedy
(C) The Prince
(D) Macbeth
Answer:
(A) Das Capital

Question 30.
The Father of modern socialism –
(A) Frederich Engels
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Rousseau
(D) Robert Owen
Answer:
(B) Karl Marx

Question 31.
The ‘Father of anarchism’ is-
(A) Louis Blanc
(B) Lenin
(C) Proudhon
(D) Karl Marx
Answer:
(C) Proudhon

Question 32.
The members of the Triple Alliance were-
(A) England, France, Britain
(B) England, France, Russia
(C) Germany, Austria, Italy
(D) Germany, Austria, France
Answer:
(C) Germany, Austria, Italy

Question 33.
The members of the Triple Entente were-
(A) England, France, Germany
(B) England, France, Spain
(C) England, France, Russia
(D) England, France, Italy
Answer:
(C) England, France, Russia

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 34.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the heir to the-
(A) Serbian throne
(B) Austrian throne
(C) Spanish throne
(D) German throne
Answer:
(B) Austrian throne

Question 35.
Gavrilo Princip was a member of the-
(A) Triple Alliance
(B) ‘Black Hand’ terrorist organisation
(C) International Workingmen’s Association
(D) Communist Party
Answer:
(B) ‘Black Hand’ terrorist organisation

Question 36.
David Livingstone, the famous European explorer had been to-
(A) Africa
(B) Asia
(C) America
(D) Antartica
Answer:
(A) Africa

Question 37.
Ethiopia is a country in-
(A) Asia
(B) America
(C) Europe
(D) Africa
Answer:
(D) Africa

Question 38.
The Fourth Anglo-Mysore war was fought in-
(A) 1899
(B) 1799
(C) 1699
(D) 1599
Answer:
(B) 1799

Question 39.
Which country started the digging of the Suez Canal through Egypt?
(A) Turkey
(B) England
(C) Russia
(D) France
Answer:
(D) France

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 40.
The Open Door Policy was issued by-
(A) Sir John Hay
(B) Clement Attlee
(C) Kingsford
(D) Mac Arthur
Answer:
(A) Sir John Hay

Question 41.
Who was the author of ‘Imperialism, the highest stage of Capitalism’?
(A) Louis Blanc
(B) VI Lenin
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Engels
Answer:
(B) VI Lenin

Question 42.
The ‘Three Emperors League’ was a compromise made in-
(A) 1873
(B) 1815
(C) 1833
(D) 1820
Answer:
(A) 1873

Question 43.
The First Opium War was fought between England and-
(A) China
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) Italy
Answer:
(A) China

Question 44.
In which year was the ‘Open Door Policy’ issued?
(A) 1869
(B) 1867
(C) 1899
(D) 1889
Answer:
(C) 1899

Question 45.
Bismarck was the Chancellor of-
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Britain
(D) Italy
Answer:
(D) Italy

Question 46.
The country which established dominance over the Shangtung region was-
(A) Germany
(B) Russia
(C) France
(D) England
Answer:
(A) Germany

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 47.
The Suez Canal was nationalised in-
(A) 1856
(B) 1956
(C) 1866
(D) 1966
Answer:
(A) 1856

Question 48.
The Suez Canal was constructed by-
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
Answer:
(B) France

Question 49.
The plan for the construction of Aswan Dam was adopted by-
(A) Prime Minister of England
(B) President of France
(C) President of Egypt
(D) President of America
Answer:
(C) President of Egypt

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 50.
The Suez Canal was nationalised in 1956 on-
(A) 25 July
(B) 26 July
(C) 24 July
(D) 28 July
Answer:
(B) 26 July

Question 51.
The Suez Canal was nationalised by-
(A) President of America
(B) President of France
(C) President of Egypt
(D) Prime Minister of England
Answer:
(C) President of Egypt

Question 52.
The region in South Africa where the English first established their colony-
(A) Mauritania
(B) Brazil
(C) Cape of Good Hope
(D) Capetown
Answer:
(C) Cape of Good Hope

Question 53.
The Suez Canal flows through-
(A) Turkey
(B) France
(C) Egypt
(D) Arab
Answer:
(C) Egypt

Question 54.
The trade monopoly of the East India Company ended in-
(A) 1793
(B) 1813
(C) 1833
(D) 1853
Answer:
(B) 1813

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 55.
Colony was first established in Malay by the-
(A) British
(B) Dutch
(C) French
(D) Portuguese
Answer:
(D) Portuguese

Question 56.
When was the Union of South Africa formed?
(A) 1908
(B) 1910
(C) 1912
(D) 1915
Answer:
(B) 1910

Question 57.
The First Opium War was fought by China against-
(A) Russia
(B) France
(C) England
(D) Germany
Answer:
(C) England

Question 58.
The Second Opium War was fought by China agianst-
(A) Russia and Japan
(B) France and Russia
(C) France and Germany
(D) England and France
Answer:
(D) England and France

Question 59.
The Treaty of Nanking was signed between China and England in-
(A) 1840
(B) 1841
(C) 1843
(D) 1842
Answer:
(D) 1842

Question 60.
Algeria in north Africa was a colony of-
(A) English
(B) Portuguese
(C) French
(D) Dutch
Answer:
(C) French

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 61.
The Triple Entente was formed in-
(A) 1907
(B) 1890
(C) 1905
(D) 1914
Answer:
(A) 1907

Question 62.
Triple Alliance was formed in-
(A) 1882
(B) 1890
(C) 1830
(D) 1859
Answer:
(A) 1882

Question 63.
The direct cause of the First World War was-
(A) Sarajevo murder
(B) militant nationalism
(C) Morocco crisis
(D) Balkan crisis
Answer:
(A) Sarajevo murder

Question 64.
The First World War started in –
(A) 1915
(B) 1916
(C) 1914
(D) 1917
Answer:
(C) 1914

Question 65.
Sarajevo was the capital of-
(A) Serbia
(B) Hungary
(C) Bosnia
(D) Austria
Answer:
(A) Serbia

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 66.
Karl Marx’s book ‘Poverty of Philosophy’ was published in-
(A) 1845
(B) 1847
(C) 1848
(D) 1871
Answer:
(B) 1847

Question 67.
The Treaty of Tientsin was signed in-
(A) 1857
(B) 1858
(C) 1859
(D) 1860
Answer:
(B) 1858

Question 68.
The countries which signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki-
(A) China, England, France
(B) China, Japan
(C) China, France
(D) China, England
Answer:
(B) China, Japan

Question 69.
The Reinsurance Treaty was signed between Germany-
(A) Austria
(B) Italy
(C) England
(D) Russia
Answer:
(D) Russia

Question 70.
The Three Emperors league was formed between-
(A) England, France and Russia
(B) Russia, Germany and Austria
(C) Germany, Austria and Italy
(D) Germany, Japan and Italy
Answer:
(B) Russia, Germany and Austria

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 71.
The alliance of three emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia is known as-
(A) Weltpolitik
(B) Dreikaiserbund
(C) Lebensraum
(D) Schadenfreude
Answer:
(B) Dreikaiserbund

Fill in the blanks :

1. The Bank of France established by _____ (Louis Napoleon/Napoleon Bonaparte/Karl Marx) helped the process of industrialisation in France.
Answer:
Napoleon Bonaparte

2. _____ (France/England/Germany) was known as the ‘workshop of the world.’
Answer:
England

3. _____ (Lancashire/Norfolk/Birmingham) was the chief centre of the cotton industry.
Answer:
Lancashire

4. The real beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Germany was only after her unification in _____ (1868/1869/1870).
Answer:
1870

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

5. Kaiser William II was the emperor of _____ (Austria/Italy/Germany).
Answer:
Germany

6. _____ (Samuel Morse/Graham Bell/ Marconi) invented the telephone system.
Answer:
Graham Bell

7. _____ (James Watt/ Samuel Crompton/ Richard Arkwright) devised the system of using steam power to work machines.
Answer:
James Watt

8. The founder of International Working men’s Association was _____ (Stalin/Lenin/Karl Marx).
Answer:
Karl Marx

9. The famous Communist Manifesto was first published in _____ (1830/1848/1849).
Answer:
1848

10. The _____ (DasKapital/Communist Manifesto/Mein Kampf) is regarded as the ‘Bible of Socialism’.
Answer:
Das Kapital

11. _____ (Communism/Communalism/ Imperialism) was an important cause of the First World War.
Answer:
Imperialism

12. The ‘Grand Consolidated National Union’ was formed under the leadership of _____ (Robert Owen/Wilfred Owen/Karl Marx).
Answer:
Robert Owen

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

13. The year of ‘Peterloo Massacre’ was _____ (1800/1812/1819).
Answer:
1819

14. Auguste Blanqui used the term Industrial Revolution in _____ (1847/1837/1857).
Answer:
1837

15. England and Scotland was united in _____ (1607/1707/1807).
Answer:
1707

16. _____ (Karl Marx / Robert Owen/ Lenin) said ‘Workers of the world unite.’
Answer:
Lenin

17. _____ (Robert Owen/Saint Simon/Engels) is known as the ‘Father of British Socialism’.
Answer:
Robert Owen

18. After the opening of the Suez Canal in _____ (1865/1868/1869) distance between China and Europe reduced considerably.
Answer:
1869

19. The dismemberment of _____ (Africa/China/ Indo-China) by the foreign powers is commonly known as ‘the cutting of the Chinese melon’.
Answer:
China

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

20. The First World War ended in _____ (1918/ 1919/1920).
Answer:
1918

21. The Treaty of Nanking was signed between Britain and _____ (Japan/Russia/France).
Answer:
China

22. The Treaty of Tientsin was signed in _____ (1860/1861/1863).
Answer:
1861

23. Ethopia was formally annexed to Italy in _____ (1919/1936/1946).
Answer:
1936

24. The Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey was _____ (Mir Jafar/Mir Kasim/ Siraj-ud-daula).
Answer:
Siraj-Ud-Daula

25. The Entente Cordiale was signed in _____ (1904/1906/1908).
Answer:
1904

26. The First Balkan War came to an end with the signing of the treaty of _____ (London/ Peking/Nanking).
Answer:
London

27. _____ (America/Africa/Australia) is called the ‘Dark Continent’.
Answer:
Africa

28. The English General in the Battle of Plassey was _____ (Arthur Wellesley/Vansittart/ Robert Clive).
Answer:
Robert Clive

29. The direct cause of the First World War was _____ (Sarajevo murder/Morocco crisis/ Agadir Crisis).
Answer:
Sarajevo murder

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

30. The _____ (Portuguese/British/French) established their colony in Angola.
Answer:
Portuguese

31. Russia imposed the Treaty of San Stephano on _____ (France/Turkey/China).
Answer:
Turkey

32. The English East India Company got the Dewani right in the year _____ (1757/1764) 1765).
Answer:
1765

33. By the Treaty of Nanking China was forced to open _____ (Four/Five/Seven) ports to the foreigners.
Answer:
Five

34. Before the Treaty of Nanking _____ (1842) the foreigners could carry on trade only in the port of (Sanghai/Canton/Shantou).
Answer:
Canton

35. Algeria was the colony of _____ (Britain/ Italy/France).
Answer:
France

36. The jewel in the crown of the British empire was _____ (Africa/India/Togoland).
Answer:
India

Mark True or False :

1. The word Revolution means a change.
Answer: True

2. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the second half of the 17 th century.
Answer: False

3. The Industrial Revolution changed the way people lived.
Answer: True

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

4. The Industrial Revolution made the Western nations rich and powerful.
Answer: True

5. The Industrial Revolution gave birth to the factory system.
Answer: True

6. The real beginning of Industrial Revolution in Russia dates from 1871 after the Emancipation Statute of 1871 was passed.
Answer: False

7. The Industrial Revolution came late in Britain.
Answer: False

8. The most significant impact of the Industrial Revolution was on cotton textiles.
Answer: True

9. The Industrial Revolution in England brought about revolutionary changes in the method of production.
Answer: True

10. Due to Industrial Revolution, cottage industries gained importance.
Answer: False

11. Until the first half of the 20th century, things were made by people in their homes.
Answer: False

12. After deindustrialisation India was transformed from an exporter to an importer.
Answer: True

13. In 1835 in Liverpool (Germany) railway first started.
Answer: False

14. General Ned Ludd gave leadership in the ‘Luddite riot’.
Answer: True

15. Coal and iron are two important natural resources necessary for industrialisation.
Answer: True

16. In England Agricultural Revolution and Enclosure Movement preceded Industrial Revolution.
Answer: True

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

17. The most important economic event of the reign of Louis Philippe was the arrival in Paris of the railroad.
Answer: True

18. Cartwright invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733.
Answer: False

19. ‘Luddite riot’ was a protest movement of the aristocrats led by General Ned Ludd in Englad.
Answer: False

20. Turnpike trusts were bodies set up for maintaining the principal roads in Britain.
Answer: True

21. Ghetto was an overcrowded urban slum where the factory workers lived in unhygienic condition.
Answer: True

22. Lenin founded the doctorine of scientific socialism.
Answer: False

23. The Whigs Party supported the workers’ movement in England.
Answer: False

24. The German Social Democratic Party was established in 1875
Answer: True

25. Due to Industrial Revolution, economic equality was established between the factory owners and workers.
Answer: False

26. Socialism does not admit of any private right or ownership in either capital or property.
Answer: True

27. The Working Men’s Association of Germany presented a large petition to the Parliament known as People’s Charter.
Answer: False

28. Karl Marx was the leader of International Working Men’s Association.
Answer: True

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

29. The Industrial Revolution started rather late in France due to the French Revolution.
Answer: True

30. Industrialisation of Germany was hindered by Napoleonic warfare.
Answer: False

31. By the 15 th century, the British had several colonies all over the world.
Answer: False

32. Africa is famous for its mines which are rich in gold, diamonds and rubies.
Answer: True

33. In 1895 Ethiopia and Liberia were the only two independent countries in Africa.
Answer: True

34. Bank of France was recognised by the French emperor Napoleon III.
Answer: True

35. By the Treaty of Shimonoseki Hong Kong was ceded to the British.
Answer: False

36. The weakness of China encouraged the western powers to make territorial gain in China.
Answer: True

37. Italy was one of the contending parties in the partition of China.
Answer: False

38. In 1945 Mussolini attacked Ethiopia.
Answer: False

39. Radar was used a means of land defence, as well as in ships and planes during World War II.
Answer: True

Choose the best explanation :

1. Statement: The Industrial Revolution started late in France.
Explanation (A): Due to July Revolution of 1830.
Explanation (B): Due to February Revolution of 1848 .
Explanation (C): Due to Aristocratic Revolt in France.
Answer:
Explanation (A): Due to July Revolution of 1830.

2. Statement: Industrial Revolution first started in England.
Explanation (A): It was happened because of political and economic stability and national solidarity.
Explanation (B): The people of England were educated.
Explanation (C): There was demand of textile goods in England.
Answer:
Explanation (A): Due to July Revolution of 1830.

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

3. Statement: Industrial Revolution started rather late in Germany.
Explanation (A): Germany was divided into numerous small states.
Explanation (B): There was a lack of technical knowldege in Germany
Explanation (C): Germany could not establish colonies in India.
Answer:
Explanation (A): Germany was divided into numerous small states.

4 Statement: During the Industrial Revolution people of the villages began to move to cities.
Explanation (A): To take part in politics.
Explanation (B): For education.
Explanation (C): For employment.
Answer:
Explanation (C): For employment.

5. Statement: Different countries of Europe adopted a policy of aggressive imperialism.
Explanation (A): To establish colonies in different countries of Europe.
Explanation (B): To conquer those countries.
Explanation (C): To establish industries, mills and factories in those countries.
Answer:
Explanation (C): To establish industries, mills and factories in those countries.

6. Statement: France dug Suez Canal.
Explanation (A): The purpose of digging the Suez canal was to establish dominance over Egypt.
Explanation (B): Egypt asks France to dig the Suez Canal.
Explanation (C): Communication with the East was facilitated through the Suez Canal.
Answer:
Explanation (C): Communication with the East was facilitated through the Suez Canal.

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

7. Statement: US secretary Sir John Hay issued the Open Door Policy.
Explanation (A): As different European power established dominance over different part of China, America feared that it may not get a chance in China.
Explanation (B): America felt that China needed to be kept open for everyone.
Explanation (C): America wanted to bring China closer to Europe.
Answer:
Explanation (A): As different European power established dominance over different part of China, America feared that it may not get a chance in China.

8. Statement: Austria blamed Serbia for Sarajevo Assassination.
Explanation (A): Serbia was directly involved in this assassination.
Explanation (B): Serbia had good relation with Bosnian Serbs and Serbia supported the antiAustrian movement.
Explanation (C): The assassin was a Serb.
Answer:
Explanation (B): Serbia had good relation with Bosnian Serbs and Serbia supported the antiAustrian movement.

9. Statement: Serb terrorist Gavrilo Princip killed Austrian prince Ferdinand.
Explanation (A): Austria captured Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Explanation (B): Austria attacked Serbia.
Explanation (C): Austria led the Slav movement.
Answer:
Explanation (A): Austria captured Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Match the columns :

Question 1.

Column I Column II
1. Saint Simon A. Author of Das Capital
2. Auguste Blanqui B. Invented telegraph
3. Karl Marx C. Utopian socialist
4. Samuel Morse D. French economist

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Saint Simon C. Utopian socialist
2. Auguste Blanqui D. French economist
3. Karl Marx A. Author of Das Capital
4. Samuel Morse B. Invented telegraph

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Question 2.

Column I Column II
1. 1914 A. Telephone system invented
2. 1876 B. Formation of Triple Alliance
3. 1882 C. Formation of Triple Entente
4. 1907 D. First World War started

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. 1914 D. First World War started
2. 1876 A. Telephone system invented
3. 1882 B. Formation of Triple Alliance
4. 1907 C. Formation of Triple Entente

Question 3.

Column I Column II
1. Sarajevo A. A terrorist organisation
2. German submarine B. Heir to Austrian Throne
3. Archduke Francis Ferdinand C. Bosnia
4. Black Hand D. U-boat

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Sarajevo C. Bosnia
2. German submarine D. U-boat
3. Archduke Francis Ferdinand B. Heir to Austrian Throne
4. Black Hand A. A terrorist organisation

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 4.

Column I Column II
1. Robert Owen A. Spinning Jenny
2. Samuel Crompton B. Waterframe
3. Richard Arkwright C. Invented the steamship
4. Robert Fulton D. Cooperative movement

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Robert Owen D. Cooperative movement
2. Samuel Crompton A. Spinning Jenny
3. Richard Arkwright B. Waterframe
4. Robert Fulton C. Invented the steamship

Question 5.

Column I Column II
1. Britain A. Producer of rubber
2. Michigan B. Rich coal field
3. Brazil C. Mistress of the seas
4. Belgium D. Iron ore deposits

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Britain C. Mistress of the seas
2. Michigan D. Iron ore deposits
3. Brazil A. Producer of rubber
4. Belgium B. Rich coal field

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 6.

Column I Column II
1. Industrial Revolution first started A. Germany
2. British colony B. England
3. Zollverein C. India
4. Serfdom D. Russia

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Industrial Revolution first started B. England
2. British colony C. India
3. Zollverein A. Germany
4. Serfdom D. Russia

Question 7.

Column I Column II
1. Algeria A. British Colony
2. Indonesia B. Spain Colony
3. Malay C. Portuguese Colony
4. Philippines D. French Colony

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Algeria D. French Colony
2. Indonesia C. Portuguese Colony
3. Malay A. British Colony
4. Philippines B. Spain Colony

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 8.

Column I Column II
1. 1873 A. Triple Entente
2. 1882 B. Triple Alliance
3. 1904 C. Dreikaiserbund
4. 1907 D. Entente Cordiale

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. 1873 C. Dreikaiserbund
2. 1882 B. Triple Alliance
3. 1904 D. Entente Cordiale
4. 1907 A. Triple Entente

Question 9.

Column I Column II
1. Drain of wealth A. 1894-95
2. Manchu Government B. 1936
3. Sino-Japanese C. Private Trade
4. Ethiopia annexed D. China

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Drain of wealth C. Private Trade
2. Manchu Government D. China
3. Sino-Japanese A. 1894-95
4. Ethiopia annexed B. 1936

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 10.

Column I Column II
1. Canton A. Germany
2. Zollverein B. Emperor of Ethiopia
3. League of Nations C. China
4. Haile Selassie D. Peace Organisation

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Canton C. China
2. Zollverein A. Germany
3. League of Nations D. Peace Organisation
4. Haile Selassie B. Emperor of Ethiopia

WBBSE Class 9 History MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Industrial Revolution: Colonialism and Imperialism

Question 11.

Column I Column II
1. Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism A. John Hay
2. White Man’s Burden B. Lenin
3. King of Belgium C. Kipling
4. Open Door Policy D. Leopold II

Answer:

Column I Column II
1. Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism B. Lenin
2. White Man’s Burden C. Kipling
3. King of Belgium D. Leopold II
4. Open Door Policy A. John Hay

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