This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 146 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 146 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? A) Germany. B) France. C) Great Britain. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 2. (i) Which group of cities was recognized as Presidency cities? A) Bombay, Orissa, and Calcutta. B) Bombay, Madras, and Visakhapatnam. C) Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. D) Madras, Rajasthan, and Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. 3. An astronomical instrument used to measure the altitude of the sun or start from the horizon to determine the distance of latitude from the equator. A) Astrolabe. B) Caravel. C) Compass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrolabe. 4. Colonialism focused on A) Africa. B) America. C) Europa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) America. 5. What explorer sailed in 1492 from Spain to look for trade routes to China and India and established the Spanish Empire in North America? A) Michael Jordan. B) Hernando de Soto. C) Christopher Columbus. D) Hernan Cortez. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christopher Columbus. 6. But the first successful English colony in America was the Colony of ..... ? A) Connecticut. B) Delaware. C) Virginia. D) Plymouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virginia. 7. Based on the Saragosa agreement, which country should leave Mollucas? A) Spain. B) Portuguese. C) Great Britain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spain. 8. Which European nation took control of the Congo? A) Britain. B) Belgium. C) Portugal. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belgium. 9. The subjecting power is considered an empire and the subject nations are part of its area of influence. A) Colonialism. B) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperialism. 10. What term is used for a system of cutting trees controlled by the forest department, where one type of tree is planted in straight rows, replacing natural forests? A) Plantation forestry. B) Scientific forestry. C) Traditional forestry. D) Community forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantation forestry. 11. Who is the author of The Location of Culture? A) Homi a. Bhava. B) Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak. C) Edward Said. D) Bill Ashcroft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homi a. Bhava. 12. Who are the natives" ? A) The native people of a place. B) People who migrate to another place. C) Mixed race people. D) People who live in Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The native people of a place. 13. The so-called "Revolution of 1905" begins with a Demonstration whose repression is known as..... A) The Great Repression. B) Bloody sunday. C) The attack on the Winter Palace. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bloody sunday. 14. Imperialism is control of ..... A) Drinking water. B) Foreign lands. C) Powerful weapons. D) Religious belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreign lands. 15. Who is Christopher Columbus? A) The first known European to land on the shores of Africa. B) The first known European to land on the shores of Europe. C) The first known European to land on the shores of Asia. D) The first known European to land on the shores of America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The first known European to land on the shores of America. 16. What does the name "Stalin" mean A) "The greatest". B) "The Man of Steel". C) "The Man of the People". D) "The Immortal". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Man of Steel". 17. What phenomenon happened in Europe that was responsible behind the birth of capitalism? A) Crusades. B) Silk trade. C) American revolution. D) Industrial revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial revolution. 18. What was the social impact of the Second Industrial Revolution? A) Decrease in unemployment. B) Changes in working conditions, urbanization and the working class. C) Increased economic well-being for all. D) Improvement of environmental conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changes in working conditions, urbanization and the working class. 19. During which time period did the Age of Imperialism occur? A) 15th to 19th centuries. B) Late 20th to early 21st century. C) 19th and early 20th century. D) Late 17th to early 18th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19th and early 20th century. 20. Strait of Magellan A) The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent. B) Strait between Taiwan and Luzon island of the Philippines. C) Channel connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, lying between southernmost Spain and northwesternmost Africa. D) A passagewayin the area between what isnow Chile and Tierrra delFeugo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A passagewayin the area between what isnow Chile and Tierrra delFeugo. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesColonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 1Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 2Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 3Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 4Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 5Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 6Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 7Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 8Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books