NCERT BOOK CLASS 10TH HISTORY MCQ
Chapter 3 : The Making of a Global World
1. What is globalization related to?
a) Preservation of local cultures
b) Worldwide economic, social, and cultural integration
c) Only technological development
d) Strengthening political boundaries
Answer: b) Worldwide economic, social, and cultural integration
2. What caused the economic depression in Europe during the 19th century?
a) Industrial Revolution
b) Decline in agricultural production
c) Unemployment
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
3. What was the “Columbian Exchange”?
a) Exchange of goods between America and Europe
b) Trade between Asia and Africa
c) Treaty among European nations
d) None of these
Answer: a) Exchange of goods between America and Europe
4. Why did the British promote indigo cultivation in India?
a) To help local farmers
b) To meet the demand for indigo in Europe
c) To strengthen the Indian market
d) To promote the Industrial Revolution
Answer: b) To meet the demand for indigo in Europe
5. What were Chinese migrant laborers called?
a) Coolies
b) Sepoys
c) Girmitiyas
d) Zamindars
Answer: a) Coolies
6. Which country was most involved in the African slave trade during the 19th century?
a) Portugal
b) Britain
c) France
d) Spain
Answer: b) Britain
7. Where did “Girmitiya laborers” primarily work?
a) America
b) Caribbean Islands
c) Australia
d) Europe
Answer: b) Caribbean Islands
8. Which crop did the British East India Company force Indian farmers to cultivate?
a) Wheat
b) Indigo
c) Rice
d) Cotton
Answer: b) Indigo
9. During which period did the Atlantic Slave Trade occur?
a) 15th to 19th century
b) 10th to 12th century
c) 20th century
d) 5th to 8th century
Answer: a) 15th to 19th century
10. The “Corn Laws” were implemented in which country?
a) India
b) Britain
c) France
d) America
Answer: b) Britain
11. In which year was the Bretton Woods Conference held?
a) 1944
b) 1914
c) 1939
d) 1950
Answer: a) 1944
12. Which institutions were established at the Bretton Woods Conference?
a) UNO
b) World Bank & IMF
c) WTO
d) NATO
Answer: b) World Bank & IMF
13. Who benefits the most from globalization?
a) Local traders
b) Multinational corporations
c) Governments
d) Farmers
Answer: b) Multinational corporations
14. When was the World Trade Organization (WTO) established?
a) 1995
b) 1985
c) 1975
d) 2000
Answer: a) 1995
15. In which year did the Sepoy Mutiny occur?
a) 1857
b) 1947
c) 1757
d) 1905
Answer: a) 1857
16. What was Rinderpest?
a) A disease
b) A type of grain
c) An animal
d) An industrial machine
Answer: a) A disease
17. Which continent was most affected by Rinderpest?
a) Europe
b) Africa
c) Asia
d) America
Answer: b) Africa
18. When did the Bombay Mill Strike take place?
a) 1919
b) 1901
c) 1947
d) 1930
Answer: a) 1919
19. The Great Depression began in which year?
a) 1929
b) 1914
c) 1939
d) 1945
Answer: a) 1929
20. What was the main cause of the Great Depression?
a) World War I
b) Stock market crash
c) Agricultural crisis
d) Unemployment
Answer: b) Stock market crash
21. Who was the founder of Ford Motor Company?
a) Henry Ford
b) John D. Rockefeller
c) Thomas Edison
d) Abraham Lincoln
Answer: a) Henry Ford
22. Who introduced the assembly line production method?
a) Henry Ford
b) Karl Marx
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: a) Henry Ford
23. What was the purpose of the Bretton Woods System?
a) Global economic stability
b) Military alliance
c) Cultural exchange
d) Political integration
Answer: a) Global economic stability
24. What are multinational companies (MNCs)?
a) Companies operating in one country
b) Companies operating in multiple countries
c) Companies focused only on local markets
d) Non-profit organizations
Answer: b) Companies operating in multiple countries
25. What is outsourcing?
a) Getting work done from another country
b) Local production
c) Government control
d) Agricultural development
Answer: a) Getting work done from another country
Which factor boosted globalization in the 19th century? (CBSE 2020)
a) Railways
b) Airplanes
c) Telegraph
d) Internet
Answer: a) Railways
52. The Opium Wars were fought between which countries? (MP Board 2019)
a) India & China
b) Britain & China
c) France & Germany
d) USA & Japan
Answer: b) Britain & China
53. The Girmitiya labor system was associated with which country? (CBSE 2018)
a) USA
b) India
c) Australia
d) South Africa
Answer: b) India
54. Why did Europeans migrate to America in the 19th century? (MP Board 2021)
a) Religious freedom
b) Economic crisis
c) Political persecution
d) Education
Answer: b) Economic crisis
55. Which institutions were created after the Bretton Woods Conference? (CBSE 2019)
a) United Nations
b) World Bank & IMF
c) WTO
d) NATO
Answer: b) World Bank & IMF
56. Rinderpest affected which animal? (MP Board 2020)
a) Cows
b) Sheep
c) Goats
d) Horses
Answer: a) Cows
57. The Corn Laws aimed to: (CBSE 2021)
a) Help farmers
b) Ban grain imports
c) Increase grain prices
d) Boost exports
Answer: c) Increase grain prices
58. Which crop’s prices fell drastically in India during the Great Depression? (MP Board 2018)
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Cotton
d) Sugarcane
Answer: c) Cotton
59. The Atlantic Slave Trade transported enslaved people from which continent? (CBSE 2020)
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) South America
Answer: b) Africa
60. The main goal of the WTO is: (MP Board 2019)
a) Military alliances
b) Regulating international trade
c) Cultural exchange
d) Environmental protection
Answer: b) Regulating international trade
61. Until which year were Girmitiya laborers sent from India? (CBSE 2018)
a) 1857
b) 1900
c) 1920
d) 1947
Answer: c) 1920
62. Henry Ford revolutionized which industry? (MP Board 2021)
a) Steel
b) Automobile
c) Textile
d) Railways
Answer: b) Automobile
63. What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny? (CBSE 2019)
a) Religious discrimination
b) Greased cartridges
c) Pay cuts
d) British oppression
Answer: b) Greased cartridges
64. Which sector grew the most in India due to globalization? (MP Board 2020)
a) Agriculture
b) Information Technology (IT)
c) Mining
d) Tourism
Answer: b) Information Technology (IT)
65. Who led the Bombay Mill Strike? (CBSE 2021)
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: c) Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
66. What was the most severe negative effect of the Columbian Exchange? (MP Board 2018)
a) Population growth
b) Spread of diseases
c) Economic depression
d) Cultural clashes
Answer: b) Spread of diseases
67. In which year did the Seattle Protests against globalization occur? (CBSE 2020)
a) 1995
b) 1999
c) 2001
d) 2005
Answer: b) 1999
68. What was the biggest advantage of the assembly line system? (MP Board 2019)
a) Increased wages for workers
b) Reduced production costs
c) Improved product quality
d) Boosted exports
Answer: b) Reduced production costs
69. What is the most important tool of globalization? (CBSE 2018)
a) Railways
b) Airplanes
c) Internet
d) Television
Answer: c) Internet
70. In which year did economic reforms begin in India? (MP Board 2021)
a) 1947
b) 1980
c) 1991
d) 2000
Answer: c) 1991
71. Which problem increased in India due to globalization? (CBSE 2019)
a) Poverty
b) Unemployment
c) Illiteracy
d) Population explosion
Answer: b) Unemployment
72. Where is the World Bank headquartered? (MP Board 2020)
a) New York
b) Geneva
c) Washington D.C.
d) London
Answer: c) Washington D.C.
73. Which country was worst affected by the Great Depression? (CBSE 2021)
a) India
b) USA
c) Britain
d) Japan
Answer: b) USA
74. Which type of industries benefited the most from globalization? (MP Board 2018)
a) Small-scale industries
b) Cottage industries
c) Multinational corporations
d) Government industries
Answer: c) Multinational corporations
75. Which Indian city is called the “Silicon Valley of India” due to globalization? (CBSE 2020)
a) Mumbai
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai
Answer: b) Bengaluru