Modern World History Set 1

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC),

Indian Administrative Service (IAS),

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This set of Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World History Set 1

Q1 | The unification of Italy is an outstanding achievement in the ………… century history ofEurope.
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Answer: 19th
Q2 | The …………….Revolution of 1789 produced in Italians, a sense of nationalism.
  • french
  • american
  • vietnam
  • indian
Answer: french
Q3 | ………………gave the first impulse to Italian unification.
  • napoleon
  • metternich
  • mussolini
  • hitler
Answer: napoleon
Q4 | ………………drove away the Austrians and the Bourbons at Sadova.
  • napoleon
  • cavour
  • louie philip
  • metternich
Answer: napoleon
Q5 | Early in the 19th century, national feeling in ………….was stirred by revolutionary secretsocieties known as Carbonari
  • italy
  • germany
  • spain
  • britain
Answer: italy
Q6 | The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement andunify……………..
  • italy
  • germany
  • france
  • america
Answer: italy
Q7 | The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the ………….settlement andunify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento.
  • vienna
  • paris
  • boston
  • german
Answer: vienna
Q8 | The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement andunify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento. But …………………….intervened and crushed all movements.
  • mazzini
  • napoleon
  • hitler
  • prince metternich
Answer: prince metternich
Q9 | In July, 1830, when a revolution in France placed ……………….on the throne andestablished a constitutional monarch.
  • louie philip
  • mazzini
  • peter the great
  • louis xiv
Answer: louie philip
Q10 | In July, ……………, Joseph Mazzini wanted to expel the foreign government from Italy, endthe temporal authority of the Pope over the Papal States, and unit the whole of Italy under a Republican government.
  • 1748
  • 1778
  • 1839
  • 1848
Answer: 1848
Q11 | To carry out his ideals, ……….established, in 1831, a movement known as “Young Italy.”
  • garibaldi
  • joseph mazzini
  • cavour
  • charles albert
Answer: joseph mazzini
Q12 | The “Young Italy” of …………………..lit the flames of patriotism throughout Italy andhelped the cause of Italian unification.
  • joseph mazzini
  • charles albert
  • garibaldi
  • louie philip
Answer: joseph mazzini
Q13 | The Austrian army crushed the revolt at Custozza near……………
  • venice
  • portsmouth
  • algeria
  • malaysia
Answer: venice
Q14 | Mazzini roused the people of the Papal States against the…………….
  • victor emmanuel ii
  • charles albert
  • garibaldi
  • pope
Answer: pope
Q15 | The Pope was expelled from …………….and a Republic was proclaimed under acommittee of three, of which Mazzini was one.
  • austria
  • rome
  • sardinia
  • lombardy
Answer: rome
Q16 | The Austrians defeated ………………at Navora and he abdicated in favor of his son,Victor Emmanuel II.
  • charles albert
  • garibaldi
  • louie philip
  • napoleon
Answer: charles albert
Q17 | The Austrians defeated Charles Albert at …………….and he abdicated in favor of hisson, Victor Emmanuel II.
  • algeria
  • plombieres
  • sadova
  • navora
Answer: navora
Q18 | …………….., the “Bismarck” of Italy realized that without any external help, Italycould never be free.
  • napoleon iii
  • count cavour
  • joseph garibaldi
  • charles albert
Answer: count cavour
Q19 | By a stroke of diplomatic genius, ……………offered the services of Scandinaviantroops to Napoleon III at a critical stage of the Crimean war.
  • count cavour
  • charles albert
  • victor emmanuel ii
  • hitler
Answer: count cavour
Q20 | The Italians aided by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians at Magenta and Solferinoin…………..
  • 1759
  • 1789
  • 1859
  • 1879
Answer: 1859
Q21 | The Dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and Romagna expelled their despoticrulers and joined with…………..
  • hong kong
  • malaysia
  • sardinia
  • singapore
Answer: sardinia
Q22 | In 1860, the people of Naples and Sicily rose against the Bourbon King……………….
  • francis ii
  • victor emmanuel ii
  • queen isabella
  • louis xvi
Answer: francis ii
Q23 | ……………..along with his volunteers landed in Sicily and annexed the twokingdoms to Sardinia.
  • garibaldi
  • charles albert
  • victor emmanuel ii
  • louis xvi
Answer: garibaldi
Q24 | ………………..himself led an army into the Papal States and defeated the Papalforces at Casgifigaria.
  • queen isabella
  • charles albert
  • victor emmanuel
  • edward vi
Answer: victor emmanuel
Q25 | In 1861, the first Italian Parliament except Rome met at …………..and conferredupon Victor Emmanuel II, the title of “King of Italy.”
  • turin
  • portsmouth
  • algeria
  • hong kong
Answer: turin
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