Of the following Popes, who was not the patron of Italian Renaissance?

(a)

Nicholas V

(b)

Julius II

(c)

Pius II

(d)

Paul III

Whose success encouraged overseas enterprises enormously?

(a)

Marco Polo

(b)

Roger Bacon

(c)

Columbus

(d)

Bartholomew Diaz

Which one of the following ships was returned after the death of Magellan?

(a)

Santa Maria

(b)

Pinta

(c)

Nina

(d)

Vittoria

Which of the following statement/s is/are Correct?

Statement I:	The peasantry made up the bulk of French society.
Statement II:	The peasants in France were serfs.
Statement III:	The peasants had to work certain days in the week for their lords for remuneration.

(a)

I and II

(b)

II and III

(c)

I and III

(d)

All are Correct

__________ city acquired the nickname “Cottonopolis’’.

(a)

Manchester

(b)

Lancashire

(c)

Liverpool

(d)

Glasgow

The Young Italy Movement was started in the year__________

(a)

1822

(b)

1827

(c)

1831

(d)

1846

Which country presented 21 demands to the President of the newly established Chinese Republic?

(a)

France

(b)

Russia

(c)

Japan

(d)

Britain

The new state of Albania was created based on the _________

(a)

Treaty of Bucharest, 1913

(b)

Treaty of Versailles, 1919

(c)

Treaty of London, 1913

(d)

Treaty of St. Germaine

The Kellogg–Briand Pact was signed in the year _______

(a)

1927

(b)

1928

(c)

1929

(d)

1930

In 1939 Germany signed Non-aggression pact with _______

(a)

Austria

(b)

Italy

(c)

Russia

(d)

Britain

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour was planned by _______

(a)

Yamamoto

(b)

Schuschnigg

(c)

Kaiser William II

(d)

Hirohito

Lend-Lease system introduced by President Roosevelt was helpful in _______

(a)

providing additional soldiers to countries fighting the fascist forces

(b)

safeguarding the Jews from the murderous attacks of Hitler’s army

(c)

expanding the resources of the allies, supplying arms and ammunition

(d)

providing medical services to those wounded in the Second World War.

Which one of the following was not a declaration of the Potsdam conference?

(a)

East Prussia to be divided into two parts: northern part going to the Soviet Union, and the southern art to Poland.

(b)

Poland to receive the former free city of Danzig.

(c)

Germany to be divided into four occupation zones to be governed by the USSR, Great Britain, the United States and France

(d)

Trieste was to be divided into Zone A and Zone B. Zone A went to Italy, while zone B was awarded to Yugoslavia.

France joined the Second Opium War

(a)

to help Britain in the war

(b)

to carve out a separate sphere of influence to France

(c)

to obtain permission for religious activities

(d)

to establish the French rights to engage in opium trade.

The end of Manchu dynasty came in the year ________

(a)

1908

(b)

1911

(c)

1912

(d)

1916

Assertion: Stalin criticised Churchill as a warmonger.
Reason: Churchill had earlier called for a western alliance against communism.

(a)

Both A and R are correct; R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct and R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong and R is correct

The term “Cold War” was coined by _______

(a)

Bernard Baruch

(b)

George Orwell

(c)

George Kennan

(d)

Churchill

Arrange the following in chronological order
1) Warsaw Pact
2) CENTO
3) SEATO
4) NATO

(a)

4, 2, 3, 1

(b)

1, 3, 2, 4

(c)

4, 3, 2, 1

(d)

1, 2, 3, 4

The aim of the Baghdad Pact was to _________

(a)

protect England’s leadership in the Middle East

(b)

exploit the oil resources in the region

(c)

prevent communist influence

(d)

destabilise the government in Iraq

US intervention in Lebanon was opposed by _________

(a)

Turkey

(b)

Iraq

(c)

India

(d)

Pakistan

The term “Third World” was coined by ________

(a)

Alfred Sauvy

(b)

Marshall

(c)

Molotov

(d)

Harry Truman

The first Summit of NAM was held at ________

(a)

Belgrade

(b)

Beijing

(c)

Bandung

(d)

Pali

On 24 October 1945, the UNO came into existence with _______

(a)

100 members

(b)

72 members

(c)

51 members

(d)

126 members

Glasnost denotes ___________

(a)

transparency and openness

(b)

democratisation of Communist Party of Soviet Union

(c)

restructuring of the Soviet Federal Assembly

(d)

reinventing communism

Soviet Union disintegrated on _________

(a)

November 17, 1991

(b)

December 8, 1991

(c)

May 1, 1991

(d)

October 17, 1991