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Questions Related to history

When all men over the age of 21 gained suffrage in England? 

  1. 1857

  2. 1867

  3. 1877

  4. 1887


Correct Option: B

Why did the Chartist Movement disappear after 1848?

  1. Due to the government's actions

  2. Due to the improvement in the living conditions and working conditions

  3. Many former Chartists turned their attention to other causes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following newspaper was published by the Chartist?

  1. Southern Star

  2. Northern Star

  3. Western Star

  4. Eastern Star


Correct Option: B

The Government of England transported many of the Chartist leaders and members to _________.

  1. Canada

  2. America

  3. Australia

  4. Uganda


Correct Option: C

Which of the following were the demands of Chartists?

  1. A vote for every man over the age of 21

  2. Each constituency should have an equal number of voters

  3. Elections should be held every year

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following was not among the six demands of Chartists?

  1. A vote for every man over the age of 21

  2. Votes to be cast in secret

  3. MPs should not have to own property

  4. MPs should not be paid


Correct Option: D

Who set up the Women's Social and Political Union?

  1. Millicent Fawcett

  2. Susan B. Anthony

  3. Emmeline Pankhurst

  4. Elizabeth Cady Stanton


Correct Option: C

In November 1839, the Chartists armed themselves and tried to capture Newport. This became known as the __________.

  1. Chartist Rise

  2. Newport Rising

  3. Chartist Terror

  4. Chartist Territory


Correct Option: B

Who led the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)?

  1. Naomi Wolfe

  2. Millicent Fawcett

  3. Isabella Ford

  4. Harriet Harman


Correct Option: B

Arrange the following in Chronological order.
1. First Chartist petition and riots
2. Suffragettes began Campaigning
3. Suffragettes became more militant
4. World War One breaks out

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4

  2. 2, 1, 3, 4

  3. 3, 2, 1, 4

  4. 4, 3, 2, 1


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The chronology was:

1. First Chartist petition(1839)
2.Suffragettes began Campaigning(1903)
3.Suffragettes became more militant(1912)
4.World War One breaks out(1914). 
The chronology is ordered as given. Hence, Option is correct. Among the rest, B precedes Suffragette campaign before Chartists, C precedes Suffragette militancy before Chartist Petition and D precedes World War before all other events. Hence, these are incorrect.