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Which statement is not correct about the Imperial Russian Army?

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  1. It was the largest armed force in the world during the First World War.

  2. It was known as the 'Russian steam roller'.

  3. It never supported the revolutionaries.

  4. It played an important role in the downfall of the Tsarist power.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Imperial Russian Army (also known as 'Russian steamroller') was the armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917 when Tsar Nicholas II was ruling the country. It consisted of more than 900,000 regular soldiers and was the largest armed force during the First World War. The army also played an important role in the downfall of the Tsarist power.

The leader of the Bolsheviks was ______.

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  1. Alexander Kerensky

  2. Vladimir Lenin

  3. Joseph Stalin

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The Bolsheviks was a major political organization consisting primarily of workers. Its main leader was Vladimir Lenin, he was also one of the founding members of Bolsheviks. By 1905 it was a major political organization in Russia. Bolsheviks were governed by the principle of democracy and considered themselves as the leaders of the revolutionary working class of Russia. Their beliefs and practices were often referred to as Bolshevism.

What were the pro-Tsarists called?

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  1. Reds

  2. Greens

  3. Whites

  4. Blues

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

At the start of the 20th century in Russia, all the power was vested in the hands of a hereditary monarch who was called "Tsar". But when Tsar regime was under attack pro- Tsarists group came into existence during the early years of the 1900s. They were called 'White' and controlled most of the Russian empire from 1918 to 1919. 

Which of the following represents an attempt by the Hoover administration to combat the effects of the Great Depression?

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  1. The McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill

  2. The coining of silver

  3. The lowering of interest rates

  4. The encouragement of margin buying on Wall Street

  5. The public-works construction of the Boulder Dam

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The public-works construction of the Boulder Dam- serious attempt made by Hoover administration.

By the early 1930s, the U.S. film industry had made which of the following major changes?

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  1. From silent films to talking pictures

  2. From black-and-white to colour film

  3. From a studio system to an independent film industry

  4. From filming primarily in Hollywood to filming on location all over the country

  5. From Cinemascope to Kinescope

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

From silent films to talking pictures.

The United States adopted neutrality laws in the 1930s as a response to the rise of which form of government in Europe?

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  1. Anarchy

  2. Autocracy

  3. Communism

  4. Monarchy

  5. Fascism

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The rise of Fascism led America towards Neutrality.

Which one of the following men did NOT succeed to the presidency when the president under whom he served was assassinated?

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  1. Theodore Roosevelt

  2. Franklin D. Roosevelt

  3. Lyndon B. Johnson

  4. Andrew Johnson

  5. Chester A. Arthur

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

He was re-elected in a landslide victory in 1936. He also won the 1944 election and thus served as the President of the United States from 1933 till his death on April 12, 1945. The two term convention was made into a law after Roosevelt. FDR remains the longest serving US President.

Which of the following measures taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration brought aid to a rural area plagued by flooding, malnutrition, and poverty?

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  1. National Recovery Act

  2. Works Progress Administration

  3. Tennessee Valley Authority

  4. Public Works Administration

  5. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933, to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation,

The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, had all the following effects except:

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  1. Shareholders were forced to sell their stocks at huge losses.

  2. Businesses failed when banks called in loans they could not repay immediately.

  3. Brokers demanded immediate payment of money owed to them for stocks purchased on margin.

  4. Borrowers began defaulting on their loan payments to banks, triggering widespread bank failures.

  5. More and more people began buying on credit because there was a shortage of cash.

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

More people were taking credit rather than on cash.

In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck describes the fortunes of a family forced out of Oklahoma by the ravages of the ______.

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  1. New Deal

  2. War Department

  3. Great Society

  4. Dust Bowl

  5. Potato famine

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck describes the fortunes of a family forced out of Oklahoma by the ravages of the Dust Bowl.