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World history encompasses major events like the English Civil War, the American Civil War, and the Spanish colonization of Mexico. This hub provides practice questions on treaties, dynasties, and feudal systems. These concepts are essential for general awareness preparation in UPSC and SSC exams.

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World History Questions

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Which doctrine did not allow European powers to build colonies on the American continent?

  1. Jackson doctrine

  2. Munroe doctrine

  3. Madison doctrine

  4. Adams doctrine
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Monroe Doctrine, issued in 1823, stated that further efforts by European nations to take control of any independent state in North or South America would be viewed as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

The revolutionary army led by Simon Bolivar liberated ______.

  1. Venezuela

  2. Chile

  3. Peru

  4. Argentina
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Simon Bolivar, known as 'El Libertador', played a central role in the independence movements of several South American countries, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Who captured large number of slaves from the interiors of Africa?

  1. Britishers

  2. French

  3. Portuguese

  4. Dutch
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Portuguese were early leaders in the transatlantic slave trade, establishing forts and trading networks along the African coast to capture and export enslaved people.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

 The Boers in South Africa were ______.

  1. Irish immigrants

  2. French immigrants

  3. Dutch immigrants

  4. German immigrants
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The English had established an outpost in the Cape of Good Hope to help the passing ships to rest and replenish food supplies. Some Dutch farmers had settled in this area to cultivate and sell the produce to the passing ships. They came into conflict with the local African people whom they tried to drive away from their lands. They were called Boers. 

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

The ______ imposed a reign of terror on the colonised people, including mass killings and forced labour.

  1. Congo Free State

  2. French Congo

  3. Republic of Soth Africa

  4. Central African Republic
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A Correct answer
Explanation

King Leopold II presented himself as a philanthropist eager to bring the benefits of Christianity, Western civilisation, and commerce to African natives. It was the world’s only private colony, and Leopold referred to himself as its “proprietor.” Initially, he was most interested in ivory, a material that was greatly valued in the days before plastics. Another thing that attracted Leopold was rubber. One lucrative source of wild rubber was the Landolphia vines in the great Central African rainforest, and no one owned more of that area than Leopold. His private army would march into a village and hold the women hostage, forcing the men to scatter into the rainforest and gather a monthly quota of wild rubber. The effects were devastating. Many of the women hostages starved, and many of the male rubber gatherers were worked to death.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

In 1870's only ______ of Africa was under colonial powers.

  1. 15%

  2. 50%

  3. 10%

  4. 60%
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The "Scramble for Africa" was the invasion, occupation, division, colonisation and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. In 1870, only 10 percent of Africa was under European control; by 1914 it had increased to 90 percent of the continent, with only Ethiopia (Abyssinia), the Dervish state (present-day Somalia) and Liberia still being independent.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

King _____ of Belgium erected a colony in the Congo river basin.

  1. William II

  2. Nicholas II

  3. Leopold II

  4. Henry
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In the late Nineteenth century King Leopold II of Belgium attempted to influence the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexplored Congo Basin. The rulers showed a sheer ambivalence and hence Leopold was successful in establishing a colony there.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

The exclusive right of trading between ___________ was granted to the East India Company.

  1. North America and South American

  2. Red Sea and Caspian Sea

  3. The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan

  4. France and Poland
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The original charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I gave the company the exclusive right to trade with all countries between the Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

The East India Company had taken Bombay from ________.

  1. Dutch

  2. Charles I

  3. Charles II

  4. Portuguese
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C Correct answer
Explanation

King Charles II of England received Bombay as part of his dowry when he married Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess, in 1661. He subsequently leased the island to the East India Company in 1668.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

What allowed Britain and France to benefit from Spain's silver mining in Latin America?

  1. Both nations manufactured goods for sale to Spain, which did not develop a strong manufacturing sector.

  2. Britain used military resources to take Spanish colonies while France's royal family inherited the Spanish throne through marriage.

  3. Britain used military resources to take Spanish colonies while France provided Spain with manufactured goods.

  4. Both of these nations used military force to seize colonies in the silver-producing areas.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Both nations manufactured goods for sale to Spain, which did not develop a strong manufacturing sector.
Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Who enslaved and plundered the native Indians?

  1. Spaniards

  2. French

  3. Britishers

  4. Portuguese
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Spanish conquistadors and colonial administrators were the primary force responsible for the widespread enslavement and plunder of native populations in the Americas during the colonial period.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Who led a revolutionary army in Latin America which was supported by black slaves and farmers?

  1. San Martin

  2. Fidel Castro

  3. Rafael Trujillo

  4. Simon Bolivar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Simon Bolivar led the revolutionary movements across much of northern South America, often mobilizing diverse social groups, including slaves and farmers, to fight against Spanish rule.