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Class XI

Q.1 Which of the following country dominated East Asia at the beginning of the nineteenth century?

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Burma

Answer:

(a) China

Exp: At that time China was ruled by the Qing dynasty.

Q.2 Match the following

Column -A	Column- B
(a) Japan incorporated Taiwan	(i) 1895
(b) Japan incorporated Korea	(ii) 1910
(c) Japan defeated China	(iii) 1894
(d) Japan defeated Russia	(iv) 1905

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv).

Exp: This table shows the events and years occured in Japan.

Q.3 When did the Chinese Communist Party emerge victorious after Civil War?

(a) 1949

(b) 1947

(c) 1943

(d) 1942

Answer:

(a) 1949

Exp: The Chinese Communist Party of China was founded in the year 1921.

Q.4 Thge Japanese path was built based on which of the following principle?

(a) Communist Principle

(b) Capitalist Principle

(c) only a

(d) both a & b

Answer:

(b) Capitalist Principle

Exp: Still Japanese follow the Cap[italist mode of production.

Q.5 Which one of the follwoing historians is considered to be the greatest historian of early China?

(a) Sima Qian

(b) R.G.Collingwood

(c) Lord Acton

(d) E.H.Carr

Answer:

(a) Sima Qian

Exp: He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography because of his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian.

Q.6 Which one of the follwoing is the greatest intellecdtual from Japan?

(a) Liang Qichao

(b) Kume Kunitake

(c) Lord Acton

(d) E.H.Carr

Answer:

(b) Kume Kunitake

Exp: He lived durin the period between 1839 to 1931.

Q.7 Match the follwoing

Column -A	Column- B
(a) Marco Polo	(i) 1274 to 1290 in China
(b) Mateo Ricci	(ii) 1552 to 1610 in China
(c) Luis Frois	(iii) 1532- 97 in Japan
(d) Naito Konan	(iv) 1866-1934 in chino

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv).

Exp: These are all names of scholars and intellectuials and their period in their respective countries.

Q.8 Which one of the following scholrs has written on the history of science and civilisation of China ?

(a) Joseph N eedham

(b) George Sansom

(c) Lord Acton

(d) Lord Acton

Answer:

(a) Joseph N eedham

Exp: Joseph Needham was a British biochemist. In China, he is known mainly by his Chinese name Li Yuese.

Q.9 Which of mthe following river (s) flow in China ?

(a) The Yellow River ( Huang He)

(b) the Yangtse River (Chnag Jiang)

(c) the Pearl River

(d) all of them

Answer:

(d) all of them

Exp: The Yangtse River (Chnag Jiang) is the third longest river in the world.

Q.10 Which of the following group is the major dominant ethnic group in China ?

(a) The Han

(b) The Mangol

(c) The Isalm Community

(d) The Buddhist people.

Answer:

(a) The Han

Exp: This is the largest single ethnoic group in the world.

Q.11 Which of the following is the major language of China ?

(a) Chinese (Putonghua)

(b) >Uyghur

(c) Yoruba

(d) Zulu

Answer:

(a) Chinese (Putonghua)

Exp: Aparty from this, there are other nationalities such as the Uighur , Hui, Manchu and Tibetan and other dialects such as Cantonese (Yue) and Shanghainese (Wu).

Q.12 Match the following

Column -A	Column- B
(a) Southern Part of China	(i) Cantonese cuisine
(b) dim sum	(ii) touch your heart
(c) The north part of China	(iii) Wheat is stable food
(d) Portuguese	(iv) Introduced Chillies in China

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv).

Exp: Therse ar all nmes of food items famous in China and the last column

(d) shows that Chilly was introduced by Portuguese in China.

Q.13 In eastern China which of the following food item is a stable food?

(a) Rice and wheat

(b) Soya and Maize

(c) Rice and Milk

(d) none of them

Answer:

(a) Rice and wheat

Exp: Other spoices were introduced by the Buddhist monks in Ancient China.

Q.14 What are the largest isalnds in Japan?

(a) Honshu

(b) Kyushu

(c) Shikoku

(d) all of them

Answer:

(d) all of them

Exp: There are four largest island in Japan . Apart from the above mentioned three, the fourth one is Hokkaida

Q.15 Which one of the following mountain chain is located in the southernmost part in Japan?

(a) The Okinawan chain

(b) the Bahamas chain

(c) only a

(d) both a & b

Answer:

(d) both a & b

Exp: Both are located in the same latitude.

Q.16 Which one of the following natural calamity affects Japan?

(a) Cyclone

(b) Earthquake

(c) Flood

(d) none of these

Answer:

(b) Earthquake

Exp: Japan is situated in a very active earthquake zone.

Q.17 Which one of the following family held the position of Shogun in Japan?

(a) Memebers of the Tokugawa family

(b) Member of Riceto family

(c) Members of Kiootan family

(d) Members of Rilanguanshi family

Answer:

(a) Memebers of the Tokugawa family

Exp: Shogun was a military rank and historical title in Japan.

Q.18 Which of the followin is the minority community in Japan ?

(a) Ainu minority

(b) Koreans

(c) only a

(d) both a & b

Answer:

(d) both a & b

Exp: Koreasnwere foricbly brought to Japan as labour when Korea was a Japanese colony.

Q.19 Which of the following item is the stable food in japan?

(a) Rice

(b) Maize

(c) Soya bean

(d) Dairy products

Answer:

(a) Rice

Exp: But fish if the main source for protein. Raw fish (sashimi or sushi ) has now become more p[opular dish in around the owrld.

Q.20 Under whose rule Japan was divided into 250 domains ?

(a) Meiji

(b) Daimyo

(c) Rio

(d) Kyotor

Answer:

(b) Daimyo

Exp: They were known as lords.

Q.21 What was the old name of modern Tokyo ?

(a) Edo ( b) Rodo

(c) Chido

(d) Mido

Answer:

(a) Edo

Exp: The Shogun asked the lords to stay in the capital Edo itself , so that they would not pose threat.

Q.22 During the mid-seventeenth century what was/were the largets cities in Japan?

(a) Osaka

(b) Kyoto

(c) only a

(d) both a & b

Answer:

(d) both a & b

Exp: Edo was the most popultaed city in the world.

Q.23 Which of the following items were imported by Japan?

(a) Silk

(b) textiles

(c) only a

(d) both a & b

Answer:

(d) both a & b

Exp: Jaapan imported Silk from China and textiles from India.

Q.24 In which of the following areas, the Tokugawa family tried to develop silk industry?

(a) Nishijin

(b) Edo

(c) Nippon

(d) Rikoji

Answer:

(a) Nishijin

Exp: Nishijin is situated in Kyoto. Silk came from this are was known as the best in the world.

Q.25 Which of the followin classic gives information about Japan’s history?

(a) Tale of the Genji

(b) Tale of the king

(c) Tale of the Queen

(d) Tale of the Meiji

Answer:

(a) Tale of the Genji .

Exp: It says that islands were created by the gods and the empero was a descendant of the Sun Goddess.

Q.26 Who wrote Tale of the Genji?

(a) Murasaki Shikibu

(b) Krikil Rusako

(c) Miji Kyon

(d) The Sun Goddess

Answer:

(a) Murasaki Shikibu

Exp: It was a fictionalised diary of the Heian court and became the central work in Japanese literature. Murasaki wasa woman writer.

Q.27 Who was sent by the USA in 1853 to Japan to demand that the government should sign a treaty that would p[ermit trade and open diplomatic relations?

(a) Commodore Matthew Perry

(b) Jim Carter

(c) Obama

(d) Andrew Jacksan

Answer:

(a) Commodore Matthew Perry

Exp: He lived between 1794 to 1858. Since Japan lay on the route to China which the USA saw as a major market.

Q.28 What is the literal meaning of Tokyo ?

(a) eastern capital

(b) northern capita

(c) Southern capital

(d) western capital

Answer:

(a) eastern capital

Exp: Earlier Tokyo was known as Edo.

Q.29 What is the meaning of the slogan “fukoku kyoher”

(a) rich country, stron army

(b) healthy people rich country

(c) rich nation good education

(d) none of these

Answer:

(a) rich country, stron army

Exp: The Japanese government gave this slogan to emphsise the importance of the development of their economy.

Q.30 From which country did Japanese borrow their written script ?

(a) China

(b) Tailand

(c) Switzerland

(d) Malasiaya

Answer:

(a) China

Exp: Japanese developed two phonetic alphabets – hiragana and katakana Hiragana is considered feminine because it was used by many women writers in the Heian period.

Important MCQ-based questions History class 11 chapter-Paths to Modernization Set-B

Q.31 Which one of the following statement is correct?

(i) To integrtae the nation, the Meiji government imposed a new adminsitrative structure.

(ii) The administrative unit ahd to have revenue adequate to maintain the schools and health facilities.

(iii) A modern military force was developed.

(iv) A legal system was set up to regulate the formation of political parties.

(a) only (i) is correct

(b) only (i) and (ii) are coprrect

(c) only IiI, (ii) and (iv) are correct.

(d) all are correct

Answer:

(d) all are correct

Exp: But the Meiji government had to face the oppositionad problems while implementing these reform measures. These measures were part of the Meiji restoration.

Q.32 When was the first railway line was introduced in Japan ?

(a) 1870-72

(b) 1867 -68

(c) 1885-89

(d) 1876 -77

Answer:

(a) 1870-72

Exp: The frist railway line was built between Tokyo and the port of Yokohama. It was part of the Meiji restoration.

(33) Match the following Column –A with Column –B.

Column -A	Column- B
(a) 1872	(i) Modern banking institutions
(b) 1920	(ii) population increased to 55 million
(c) 1886	(iii) The first modern strike by women
(d) 1870	(iv) people in manufacturing increased to 4 million

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

Exp: These are all years and events happened as part of the Meiji restoration in Japan

Q.32 Who launched the first agitation against industrial pollution in Japan?

(a) Tanaka Shozo

(b) Shishimot

(c) Tamjing Rikitoto

(d) none of them

Answer:

(a) Tanaka Shozo

Exp: Tanaka Shozo was elected to the frist House of Rep[resentatives.

Q.33 The Meiji constitution was based on a __________.

(a) Franchise to all

(b) restricted franchise

(c) Franchise only to male

(d) Franchise only to the richest

Answer:

(b) restricted franchise

Exp: The Meiji constitution created a Diet (Parliament)

Q.34 Who made the statement “expel Asia” ?

(a) Fukuzawa Yukichi

(b) Toyingo Ricato

(c) Murasaki

(d) Ronald Regan

Answer:

(a) Fukuzawa Yukichi

Exp: Fukuzawa Yukichi was a leading intellectual. He asked people to shed the Asian characters.

Q.35 Fukuzawa Yukichi established which one of the following university ?

(a) University of Tokyo

(b) University of Japan

(c) University of Otagama

(d) The Keio University

Answer:

(d) The Keio University

Exp: Fisrt it began as a school.

Q.36 Who wrote the book The Encouragement ot Learning?

(a) Fukuzawa Yukichi

(b) Murasaki

(c) Otagama

(d) none of them

Answer:

(a) Fukuzawa Yukichi

Exp: In this book he was critical of Japanese language.

Q.37 Match the following

Column -A	Column- B
(a) Ueki Emori	(i) Freedom is more precious than order
(b) Miyake Setsurei	(ii) To devote oneself to one’s country is to devote oneself to the world
(c) Fukuzawa Yukichi	(iii) Heaven did not create men above men, nor set men below men
(d) The Meiji emperor	(iv) rich country , strong army

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

Exp: These are all slogans ansd statements given during the Meiji Restoration and modernisation. Miyake Setsurei was a Philosopher and Ueki Emori was a leader of popular movement.

Q.38 What is the meaning of the term Moga ?

(a) Modern Girl

(b) Modern Car

(c) Modern Club

(d) Modern Car Club

Answer:

(a) Modern Girl

Exp: Moga is an abbreviation for ‘ modern girl’ . It represented the coming together in the twentieth century ides of gender equality.

Q.39 In Japan when was the first radio station was opened ?

(a) 1924

(b) 1925

(c) 1930 (d)1931

Answer:

(b) 1925

Exp: Movies also began to be made in 1899 in Japan.

Q.40 When was Japan demilitarised by the USA ?

(a) 1945-47

(b) 1967-68

(c) 1956-57

(d) 1978-77

Answer:

(a) 1945-47

Exp: The USA introduced new constituion in which Article 9 was known as ‘no war clause’.

Q.41 When was the Olympics held in Tokyo ?

(a) 1964

(b) 1987

(c) 1956

(d) 1943

Answer:

(a) 1964

Exp: This is considered as a symbolic coming of age.

Q.42 When did Japan introduce high-speed bullet train ?

(a) 1964

(b) 1987

(c) 1956

(d) 1943

Answer:

(a) 1964

Exp: The bullet train was known as Shinkansen.

Q.43 Who was the first President of the Republic China ?

(a) Sun Yat –sen

(b) Mao

(c) Meiji

(d) none of these

Answer:

(a) Sun Yat –sen

Exp: In Chinese history he is known as "The Father of the Revolution" or "The Father of the Republic."

Q.43 Match the following

Column -A	Column- B
(a) Moroi Saburo	(i) Japanese Musician
(b) Nishitani Keiji	(ii) Philosopher in Japan
(c) Ranke	(iii) German Philosopher
(d) Kang Youwei	(iv) Reformer in China

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

Exp: These are all names of persons and theif fields in the respective countries.

Q.44. When was the Opium War was fought in China ?

(a) 1839 -42

(b) 1897-1900

(c) 1869-1870

(d) none of these

Answer:

(a) 1839 -42

Exp: This war undermined the ruling Qing dynasty.

Q.45 Match the following

Column -A	Column- B
(a) Confucius	(i) 551-479 BCE
(b) Sun Yat -sen	(ii) 1911
(c) Chiang Kai shek	(iii) 1887 -1975
(d) Zao Taofen	(iv) 1895 -1944

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

Exp: People and thei period except in Column

(b) , it represents the first Republic governmnet in China.

Q.46 When was the Peking University established ?

(a) 1902

(b) 1904

(c) 1908

(d) 1906

Answer:

(a) 1902

Exp: Peking University is one of the topmost Universities in China.

Q.47 Match the following

Column -A	Column- B
(a) 1914-18	(i) First World War
(b) 1925	(ii) Universal male suffrage
(c) 1941-45	(iii) The Pacific War
(d) 1945	(iv) Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

Exp: Years and incidents.

Q.48 Match the following

Column -A	Column- B
(a) Japan becomes a member of the United Nations	(i) 1956
(b) Olympic Games in Tokyo, the first time in Asia	(ii) 1964
(c) Sun Yat-sen founds Guomingdang	(iii)1912
(d) Long March	(iv) 1934

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

(d) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

Answer:

(a) A- (i). B-(ii), C – (iii) , D- (iv)

Exp: Years and incidents.

Q.49 When did Britain return Hong Kong to China ?

(a) 1997

(b) 2000

(c) 1998

(d) 2001

Answer:

(a) 1997

Exp: Britain has controlled Hong Kong Island since 1842 - apart from a brief period during World War II when the Japanese took over.