Q1. Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party? D.

Stalin
A. Karl marx Q9. Who was the successor of Lenin?
B. Stalin A. Stalin
C. Lenin B. Kerensky
D. Louis Blanc C. Trotsky
D. Robert Owen
Q2. Tsarist power collapsed in Russian in the
year…..? Q10. Buduonovka was the name given to …..?
A. 1905 A. Boots
B. 1916 B. Coat
C. 1917 C. Scarf
D. 1920 D. Hat

Q3. Tsarina Alexandra was of …..? Q11. Which group was against any political or
A. German Origin social change?
B. French Origin A. Nationalists
C. Dutch Origin B. Conservatives
D. Russian Origin C. Liberals
D. Radicals
Q4. Jaddists were ……..within the Russian
Empire? Q12. Which of these statements is correct about
A. Muslim Reformers Europe after the French Revolution?
B. Muslim educationists A. Suddenly it seemed possible to change the
C. Parsi Reformers aristocracy
D. German refugees B. Not everyone wanted a complete change of
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Questions | NCERT Class 10 SST C. Some wanted gradual change, other wanted a
Q5. What was the main occupation of the people complete change
of Russia in the beginning of the 20th century? D. All
A. Manufacturing
B. Fishing Q13. What made aristocracy unpopular in
C. Poultry Russia?
D. Agriculture A. The German origin of Tsarina
B. Poor advisors like Monk Rasputin
Q6. The labour party in Britain was formed by C. The huge cost of fighting world war 1
socialist and ……? D. A & B
A. Trade unionists
B. Peasants Q14. Why were the liberals not considered
C. Industrialists democrats?
D. Young students A. They did not believe in universal adult franchise
Q7. Central powers during the World War I B. They felt that only men of property should have a
included countries like Germany, Turkey and right o vote
….? C. Women should not have a right o vote
A. France D. All
B. Austria
C. Britain Q15. What kind of results took place as a result
D. Russia of new political trends in Europe?
A. Industrial Revolution
Q8. What is the name April Theses associated B. New cities came up
with? C. Railways expanded
A. Karl Marx D. All
B. Robert Owen
C. Lenin
Q16. Who conspired in Italy to bring about a B. November revolution in 1917
revolution? C. December revolution in 1919
A. Bismarck D. February revolution in 1920
B. Karl Marx
C. Giuseppe Mazzini Q24. In the beginning of the 20th century, the
D. None majority of the Russian people worked in ….?
A. Industrial sector
Q17. What were the demands made by the B. Agriculture sector
workers at St. Pertsbug who went on strike? C. Mining sector
A. Reduction in working hours D. Transport sector
B. Increase in wages
C. Improvement in working conditions Q25. The Commune of farmers was known
D. All as…..?
A. Duma
Q18. Whom did Russia fight against in World B. Mir
War 1? C. Tsar
A. Britain and France D. Cossacks
B. Germany and Austria
C. America Q26. Who were the people who wanted to put an
D. Britain end to the existing government in Europe in
1815?
Q19. Which of the following statements is A. Nationalists
correct? B. Conservatives
A. By 1916 railway lines in Russia began to C. Radicals
breakdown D. Liberals
B. There was labour shortage Q27. Industrialization did not lead to which of
C. Large supply of grain was sent to feed the army the following problems?
D. All A. Poor wages
B. Long hours of work
Q20. On 27th February, soldiers and striking C. Liberalism
workers gathered to form…..? D. Development of new industrialised regions
A. Soviet Council
B. Petrograd soviet Q28. The majority reign in Russia was …….?
C. Moscow union A. Russian orthodox church grown out of Greek
D. Russian council church
B. Russian orthodox church
Q21. Which of these are related to Lenin’s April C. Catholics Protestants, Muslims and Buddhists
Theses? D. B & C
A. World war 1 should be brought to an end
B. Land should be transferred to the peasants Q29. In order to develop societies liberals and
C. Banks should nationalised radicals believed …….?
D. All A. In the value of individual effort
B. In the privileges of old aristocracy
Q22. Who led the Bolshevik group during the C. That those who have capital should work in
Russian Revolution? restraint
A. Lenin D. All
B. Karl Marx
C. Fredrich Angels Q30. When was the socialist revolutionary party
D. Trotsky formed in Russia?
A. 1898
Q23. When did the socialists take over the B. 1900
government in Russia? C. 1905
A. October Revolution in 1917 D. 1910
 Q.39. Anti-German sentiments ran high during
(a) the capitalists enjoying profits the First World War and St. Petersburg was
(b) cooperative association of people renamed a__________.
(c) a government by the monarchs (a) Petersburg
(d) a government to encourage cooperatives and (b) Petrogard
replace capitalists (c) Petrograd
(d) None of the above
Q.33. Who wants to safeguard the rights of
individuals against the governments? Q.40. What was the Imperial Russian army
(a) Liberals known as during the First World War?
(b) Radicals (a) Russian Power Roller
(c) Nationalists (b) Deterrent Roller
(d) None of the above (c) Tsarist Power Roller
(d) Russian Steam Roller
Q.34. What was the movement demanding the
rights to vote for women called? Q.41. When did Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin
(a) Russian orthodox’ Christianity Movement return to Russia from his exile?
(b) Suffragette Movement (a) April 1917
(c) Social Democratic Party Movement (b) March 1917
(d) Revolutionary Movement (c) February 1917
(d) May 1917
Q.35. During the late nineteenth century,
______________ wanted the government to Q.42. The Bolshevik Party renamed itself the
encourage cooperatives and replace the capitalist ________________ to indicate its new radical
enterprise. aims.
(a) Robert Owen (a) Nevskii Prospekt
(b) Friedrich Engels (b) Communist Party
(c) Louis Blanc (c) Marxist Party
(d) Giuseppe Mazzini (d) Opposition Party

Q.36. When did the Socialists and trade unionists Q.43. Who was the Prime Minister of Russia at
had formed a Labour Party in Britain and a the time of the October Revolution?
Socialist Party in France? (a) Kerenskii
(a) 1901 (b) Lenin
(b) 1902 (c) Trotskii
(c) 1903 (d) Tsar Nicholas Il
(d) 1905
Q.44. Who wrote the History of a Soviet
Q.37. By which year the socialist ideas had Collective Farm?
spread through Europe? (a) Fedor Belov
(a) 1872 (b) Trotskii
(b) 1870 (c) Kerenskii
(c) 1873 (d) Lenin
(d) 1871
Q.45. The ‘Greens’ who controlled most of the
Q.38. Who led the procession of 1,10,000 workers Russian empire during 1918 and 1919 were
who went on strike? known as __________.
(a) Karl Marx (a) Menshevik Party
(b) Vladimir Lenin (b) Pro-Tsarists
(c) Kerenskii (c) Socialist Revolutionaries
(d) Father Gapon (d) Bolsheviks
Q.46. Who nationalised the industries and banks
during the civil war?
(a) Russian Steam Roller
(b) Mensheviks
(c) Bolsheviks
(d) Leon Trotskii

Q.47. Who introduced ‘firm emergency

measures’ after the death of Lenin?
(a) Lenin
(b) Fedor Belov
(c) Rasputin
(d) Stalin

Q.48. Centralised planning led to increase the

industrial production by 100 percent in the case
of oil, coal and steel during the period
________________
(a) between 1927 and 1932
(b) between 1915 and 1920
(c) between 1921 and 1926
(d) between 1929 and 1933

Q.49. Under the leadership of ___________, a

Military Revolutionary Committee was
appointed by the Soviets to organise the seizure.
(a) Vladimir Lenin
(b) Leon Trotskii
(c) Kerenskii
(d) Rasputin

Q.50. During the 1905 Revolution, the procession

of workers who moved towards Winter Palace
was attacked by police and the Cossacks. Over
100 workers were killed and about 300 wounded.
This incident was known as ________.
(a) Bloody Sunday
(b) Bloody Monday
(c) Bloody Saturday
(d) None of the above