The leader of the Bolshevik party was
  • Stalin
  • Lenin
  • Karl Marx
  • Louis Blanc
Tsarist power in Russia collapsed in the year
  • 1905
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1920
Tsarina Alexandra was of the
  • German origin
  • French origin
  • Russian origin
  • Dutch origin
Jadidists were ..................... within the Russian empire.
  • Muslim reformers
  • Muslim educationists
  • Parsi reformers
  • German refugees
The main occupation of the people of Russia in the beginning of the twentieth century was
  • manufacturing
  • poultry farming
  • fishing
  • agriculture
A Labour Party in Britain was formed by socialist and
  • trade unionists
  • peasants
  • industrialists
  • young students
The Central powers during the First World War included countries like Germany, Turkey and
  • France
  • Austria
  • Britain
  • Russia
The name associated with April Theses is
  • Karl Marx
  • Robert Owen
  • Lenin
  • Stalin
The successor of Lenin was
  • Stalin
  • Kerenskii
  • Trotskii
  • Louis Blance
Budeonovka was the name given to the Soviet
  • boots
  • coat
  • scarf
  • hat
Which among the following groups was against any kind of political or social change?
  • Nationalists
  • conservatives
  • liberals
  • radicals
Which of these statements is/are correct about Europe after the French Revolution?
  • Suddenly it seemed possible to change the aristocratic society of the 18th century.
  • However not everyone wanted a complete transformation of society.
  • Some wanted gradual shift, while others wanted complete change of society.
  • All the above
Which of the following factors made autocracy unpopular in Russia?
  • The German origin of the Tsarina Alexandra
  • Poor advisors like the Monk Rasputin
  • The huge cost of fighting in the World War I
  • Both (a) and (b)
How can you say that the ‘liberals’ were not ‘democrats’?
  • They did not believe in universal adult franchise
  • They felt that only men of property should have a right to vote
  • Women should not have right to vote
  • All the above
What kind of developments took place as a result of new political trends in Europe?
  • Industrial Revolution occurred
  • New cities came up
  • Railways expanded
  • All the above
Who conspired in Italy to bring about a revolution?
  • Bismarck
  • Karl Marx
  • Giuseppe Mazzini
  • None
What were the demands made by the workers in St. Petersburg who went on a strike?
  • Reduction of working time to eight hours
  • Increase in wages
  • Improvement in working conditions
  • All the above
In the World War I, which started in 1914, Russia fought against
  • Britain and France
  • Germany and Austria
  • America
  • All the above
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  • By 1916, railway lines in Russia began to break down
  • There were labour shortages and small workshops producing essentials were shut down
  • Large supplies of grain were sent to feed the army
  • All the above
On 27th February 1917, soldiers and striking workers gathered to form a council called
  • Soviet Council
  • Petrograd Soviet
  • Moscow Union
  • Russian Council
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