Class 10 History – Chapter 3 The Making of a Global World
50 MCQs with Answers (Board Exam Focus)
🔵 MCQ SET (1–50)
1. The word ‘globalisation’ refers to:
a) Expansion of local markets
b) Integration of economies
c) Spread of diseases
d) Decentralization of trade
Answer: b) Integration of economies
2. Silk routes mainly connected:
a) Asia and Africa
b) Europe and India
c) Europe, Asia, and Africa
d) Australia and China
Answer: c) Europe, Asia, and Africa
3. Which commodity was most commonly traded on ancient silk routes?
a) Tea
b) Silk
c) Cotton
d) Tobacco
Answer: b) Silk
4. The earliest form of globalisation was due to:
a) Economic exchange
b) Movement of people
c) Exploration
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
5. Which disease spread from Europe to the Americas in the 16th century?
a) Plague
b) Smallpox
c) Malaria
d) Cholera
Answer: b) Smallpox
6. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
a) Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Magellan
d) Hudson
Answer: b) Vasco da Gama
7. Christopher Columbus reached America in:
a) 1492
b) 1510
c) 1600
d) 1450
Answer: a) 1492
8. The term ‘Corn Laws’ is associated with:
a) Britain
b) France
c) USA
d) India
Answer: a) Britain
9. The Corn Laws were abolished because:
a) Farmers wanted it
b) Industrialists supported cheap food
c) The British government needed money
d) USA demanded it
Answer: b) Industrialists supported cheap food
10. Which country became the ‘Bread Basket of the World’?
a) China
b) Russia
c) America
d) Australia
Answer: c) America
11. Europe’s poor migrated in large numbers to:
a) USA and Australia
b) India and China
c) Africa only
d) Middle East
Answer: a) USA and Australia
12. Indentured labour migration mainly occurred in:
a) 17th century
b) 18th century
c) 19th century
d) 21st century
Answer: c) 19th century
13. Which crop was mainly grown by Indian indentured labour in Fiji?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Sugarcane
d) Tea
Answer: c) Sugarcane
14. The First World War began in:
a) 1910
b) 1912
c) 1914
d) 1918
Answer: c) 1914
15. WWI ended in:
a) 1918
b) 1920
c) 1916
d) 1922
Answer: a) 1918
16. WWI resulted in:
a) Destruction
b) Death
c) Financial crisis
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
17. The Great Depression started in:
a) 1925
b) 1929
c) 1932
d) 1935
Answer: b) 1929
18. The worst-hit country during the Great Depression was:
a) USA
b) India
c) Germany
d) China
Answer: c) Germany
19. The Bretton Woods Conference took place in:
a) France
b) USA
c) Britain
d) Japan
Answer: b) USA
20. The IMF was established in:
a) 1941
b) 1944
c) 1950
d) 1955
Answer: b) 1944
21. The Bretton Woods system collapsed in:
a) 1971
b) 1980
c) 1960
d) 1990
Answer: a) 1971
22. The ‘El Dorado’ refers to:
a) A place of gold
b) A trading company
c) A Spanish colony
d) A British port
Answer: a) A place of gold
23. Which country’s economy boomed after WWII?
a) USA
b) Germany
c) Britain
d) China
Answer: a) USA
24. De-colonisation happened mostly after:
a) WWII
b) WWI
c) Cold War
d) Industrial Revolution
Answer: a) WWII
25. Industrial Revolution started in:
a) India
b) France
c) Britain
d) Germany
Answer: c) Britain
26. The major export from India during colonial rule:
a) Wool
b) Cotton textiles
c) Machines
d) Gold
Answer: b) Cotton textiles
27. Opium was exported from India to:
a) China
b) USA
c) Russia
d) Australia
Answer: a) China
28. Britain used opium trade to balance trade deficit with:
a) China
b) France
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: a) China
29. The ‘Triangle Trade’ involved:
a) Asia–Europe–Africa
b) America–China–Japan
c) Europe–Africa–Americas
d) Asia–America–Australia
Answer: c) Europe–Africa–Americas
30. The main reason for Europe’s food shortage in 19th century:
a) Population growth
b) Floods
c) Lack of trade
d) Poor technology
Answer: a) Population growth
31. The most exported food item from the US in 19th century:
a) Rice
b) Corn
c) Wheat
d) Coffee
Answer: c) Wheat
32. Who controlled the Indian trade during colonial rule?
a) Indian traders
b) British traders
c) Dutch traders
d) American traders
Answer: b) British traders
33. Which invention increased meat availability in Europe?
a) Railway
b) Steamship
c) Refrigerated ships
d) Telegraph
Answer: c) Refrigerated ships
34. The spread of potato to Europe improved:
a) Population growth
b) Health
c) Food supply
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
35. Indentured labour was also known as:
a) Bonded labour
b) Free workers
c) Wage earners
d) Permanent workers
Answer: a) Bonded labour
36. The Industrial Revolution increased demand for:
a) Cotton
b) Sugar
c) Wheat
d) Tea
Answer: a) Cotton
37. Which of the following led to famine in many countries?
a) Money lending
b) Cash crop cultivation
c) Railways
d) Industrialisation
Answer: b) Cash crop cultivation
38. Inter-war economy refers to the period between:
a) 1910–1920
b) 1919–1939
c) 1939–1950
d) 1900–1920
Answer: b) 1919–1939
39. Which treaty ended WWI?
a) Treaty of Paris
b) Treaty of Versailles
c) Treaty of Vienna
d) Treaty of London
Answer: b) Treaty of Versailles
40. The Bretton Woods Institutions include:
a) IMF & WTO
b) World Bank & IMF
c) WTO & UNESCO
d) UNESCO & ICC
Answer: b) World Bank & IMF
41. Globalisation accelerated after:
a) 1980
b) 1991
c) 1975
d) 1965
Answer: b) 1991
42. Money in form of gold is called:
a) Credit money
b) Fiat money
c) Specie
d) Token money
Answer: c) Specie
43. Which country faced massive unemployment during Great Depression?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: a) Germany
44. The rise of Japan as an industrial country happened after:
a) 1945
b) 1914
c) 1960
d) 1990
Answer: a) 1945
45. ‘Dollar 30 Billion Plan’ was introduced by:
a) Japan
b) USA
c) Britain
d) China
Answer: b) USA
46. Which country suffered hyperinflation after WWI?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Britain
d) India
Answer: b) Germany
47. The early explorers were searching for:
a) Foods
b) Spices
c) Metals
d) Diamonds
Answer: b) Spices
48. The most important factor for global trade in 19th century:
a) Steamships
b) Railways
c) Telegraph
d) Refrigerated ships
Answer: a) Steamships
49. China’s economy reopened to the world in:
a) 1970
b) 1978
c) 1985
d) 1991
Answer: b) 1978
50. Global interconnection today is driven by:
a) Technology
b) Travel
c) Trade
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above