CBSE - The Making of a Global World

1 The Making of a Global World Which one of the following is a Nobel Prize winning writer who is a
descendant of indentured labour from India?

(1) Salman Rushdie
(2) V. S. Naipaul
(3) Arundhati Roy
(4) Bob Marley

2 The Making of a Global World Name one Nobel Prize winning writer who was a descendant of
indentured labour migrants :

(1) Shivnaraine Chander Paul
(2) Ramnaresh Sarwan
(3) V.S. Naipaul
(4) Ram Narain Tewary

3 The Making of a Global World The European colonies in Asia and Africa after Independence faced the problems of :

(1) Overpopulation and illiteracy
(2) Burden of overwhelming poverty and a lack of resources
(3) The economic and social handicaps of long periods of colonial rule
(4) Dependence on the colonial powers for economic growth

4 The Making of a Global World When did the global agricultural economy start?

(1) 1894
(2) 1890
(3) 1892
(4) 1891

5 The Making of a Global World Which of the following statements is true about the international monetary system?

(1) A system which links national currencies and monetary system
(2) A system based on fixed exchange rates, for example, Indian rupee was pegged to the dollar at a fixed rate
(3) The dollar was anchored to gold at a fixed price of $ 35 per ounce of gold
(4) All the above

6 The Making of a Global World The foods introduced in Europe after Christopher Columbus accidentally
discovered the vast continent, later known as America, were :

(1) Spaghetti and noodles
(2) Potatoes, soya, groundnuts, maize, tomatoes, chillies and sweet potatoes
(3) Pasta and potatoes
(4) All the above

7 The Making of a Global World Which one of the following did not travel along the silk routes in the pre-modern world?

(1) Christian missionaries
(2) Traders
(3) Tourists
(4) Muslim preachers

8 The Making of a Global World The number of people who migrated from Europe to America and Australia and other parts of the world in the 19th century was nearly

(1) 10 million from Europe and 100 million from all over the world.
(2) 20 million from Europe and about 150 million from all over the world
(3) 50 million people from Europe to America and Australia and 150 million from all over the world migrate
(4) The number is not certain, not enough proof

9 The Making of a Global World In which of the following years global agricultural economy had taken shape?

(1) By 1870
(2) By 1888
(3) By 1892
(4) By 1890

10 The Making of a Global World Which of the following powerful weapons was used by the Spanish conquerors to colonise Americas during the mid-seventeenth cuntry?

(1) Conventional military weapons
(2) Modern military weapons
(3) Biological weapons (germs of smallpox)
(4) Nuclear weapons