Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa AP  9th Class Social Bits 17th Lesson

Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa AP  9th Class Social Bits 17th Lesson

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
Indonesia was colonised by ……….
A) The Dutch
B) The English
C) The French
D) The Portuguese
Answer:
A) The Dutch

Question 2.
…………… was known as the Dark Continent.
A) Asia
B) America
C) Africa
D) Europe
Answer:
C) Africa

Question 3.
Congo was colonized by
A) Portuguese
B) The Dutch
C) Belgium
D) The English
Answer:
C) Belgium

Question 4.
The English established political control over India in
A) 1857
B) 1850
C) 1885
D) 1757
Answer:
D) 1757

Question 5.
The Central America was discovered by
A) Columbus
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Magillan
D) Cortez
Answer:
A) Columbus

Question 6.
Mexico was conquered by
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Cortez
C) Leopold II
D) Darwin
Answer:
B) Cortez

Question 7.
Brazil was the colony of
A) England
B) Portugal
C) France
D) Spain
Answer:
B) Portugal

Question 8.
‘‘Apartheid” was followed in
A) India
B) China
C) Mexico
D) South Africa
Answer:
D) South Africa

Question 9.
Empire which was constantly at war with the European Christian powers.
A) Ottoman
B) Dutch Portuguese
C) Turkish
D) None
Answer:
A) Ottoman

Question 10.
Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498 AD?
A) Columbus
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Magillan
D) Erasmus
Answer:
B) Vasco da Gama

Question 11.
Who discovered the sea route to central America in 1492 A.D.?
A) Edmund
B) Erasmus
C) Columbus
D) Magillan
Answer:
C) Columbus

Question 12.
Spain and Portuguese languages are derived from
A) Flebrew
B) English
C) Spanish
D) Latin
Answer:
D) Latin

Question 13.
Vast estates were called
A) Haciendas
B) Gondwana
C) Angara
D) Lithrania
Answer:
A) Haciendas

Question 14.
Once upon a time Brazil was a colony of
A) Turkish
B) Portuguese
C) English
D) America
Answer:
B) Portuguese

Question 15.
India and …………… were got independence after second world war.
A) Singapore
B) Bangladesh
C) Indonesia
D) Hongkong
Answer:
C) Indonesia

Question 16.
The first most populous country in the world is
A) China
B) India
C) Russia
D) Iraq
Answer:
A) China

Question 17.
Leopold – II belongs to the following country
A) Hongkong
B) Belgium
C) Paris
D) England
Answer:
B) Belgium

Question 18.
Opium wars were held between ………… and …………..
A) Germany & Italy
B) America & England
C) Russia & France
D) England & China
Answer:
D) England & China

Question 19.
Which of the followine doctrine was not accepted the colonies of European powers in America?
A) New-Deal
B) Munroe
C) Lapse
D) None of these
Answer:
B) Munroe

Question 20.
Chinese silk and tea trade was very profitable to
A) European traders
B) Portuguese traders
C) Arab traders
D) Turkish traders
Answer:
A) European traders

Question 21.
The following country was famous for the availability of silk and porcelain
A) Russia
B) America
C) China
D) India
Answer:
C) China

Question 22.
Rubber and pepper were highly available in
A) China
B) Sri Lanka
C) England
D) Indonesia
Answer:
D) Indonesia

Question 23.
Which country is called the home of spices in the world?
A) India
B) China
C) Taiwan
D) Thailand
Answer:
A) India

Question 24.
Fruits and scents were highly imported from
A) China
B) Arab
C) Indonesia
D) Pakistan
Answer:
B) Arab

Question 25.
This is known as semi – colony
A) Sri Lanka
B) Arabia
C) Russia
D) China
Answer:
D) China

Question 26.
Holland people are also known as
A) Portuguese
B) Dutch
C) Germany
D) Italy
Answer:
B) Dutch

Question 27.
World known to Europeans in 1400 known as
A) Genose
B) Colony
C) Slave
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Genose

Question 28.
Which product was try to sell by European countries in China?
A) Opium
B) Tea
C) Cotton
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Opium

Question 29.
Asian country that tried to influence trade in China was
A) Japan
B) Russia
C) Hongkong
D) Indonesia
Answer:
A) Japan

Question 30.
In 1913 Egypt was a colony of
A) Angola
B) England
C) France
D) Holland
Answer:
B) England

Question 31.
Britain which had a powerful navy supported the ………… Doctrine.
A) Munroe
B) Colonial
C) Slave
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Munroe

Question 32.
Southern Africa and Central Africa maps were prepared on behalf of Belgium by
A) David Livingstone, Stanley
B) Magillan
C) Columbus
D) Vasco da Gama
Answer:
A) David Livingstone, Stanley

Question 33.
“The congo free state” was established by
A) Stanley
B) Leopold-II
C) Henry
D) Ford
Answer:
B) Leopold-II

Question 34.
Opium wars were broke out in
A) 1839-42, 57-58
B) 1830-40, 60-70
C) 1947-50
D) 1960-70
Answer:
A) 1839-42, 57-58

Question 35.
The vast areas of Indonesia were occupied by
A) Britain
B) Portugal
C) Dutch
D) Germany
Answer:
C) Dutch

Question 36.
Which one of the country occupied Goa seaport in 15th Century?
A) Ireland
B) Britain
C) Dutch
D) Portugal
Answer:
D) Portugal

Question 37.
Which of the country dominated Madras at the end of 16th century?
A) Britain
B) Dutch
C) French
D) Portugal
Answer:
A) Britain

Question 38.
Which of the Indian area was under the control of France?
A) Kolkata
B) Pondicherry
C) Madras
D) Delhi
Answer:
B) Pondicherry

Question 39.
Which of the Asian country not allowed the European traders?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Japan
C) India
D) China
Answer:
D) China

Read the para given below and answer the questions 40 – 42.
Columbus landed up on what today are called the West Indies – the islands off the coast of South America. He had thought that he had reached India and called the local people ‘Indians’. (That is why the original inhabitants of America are called Native Indians today.)
After Columbus the Spanish govern¬ment sent several expeditions to conquer America and plunder it. They expected to find gold and silver mines and vast quantities of these precious metals with local kings. Cortez, a Spanish conqueror led an expedition to massacre the people and plunder Mexico.
Question 40.
Similarly another conqueror named Pizarro plundered and conquered Peru. In 1492 who discovered central America?
A) Amerigo Vespuchi
B) Columbus
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Magillan
Answer:
B) Columbus

Question 41.
Which Spanish conqueror occupied Mexico?
A) Pizarro
B) Cortez
C) Cameroon
D) Livingstone
Answer:
B) Cortez

Question 42.
Name the person, who plundered and conquered Peru.
A) Ghazani
B) Ghori
C) Pizarro
D) Cortez
Answer:
C) Pizarro

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Europeans had called Africa a ‘Dark Con-tinent’ as they had very little informa¬tion about the interiors of the continent.
The most famous of the European explorers were David Livingstone and H. M. Stanley, both of whom mapped vast areas of Southern Africa and Central Africa on behalf of Belgium. Arduous expeditions in the 1850s and 1860s by Richard Burton, John Speke and James Grant located the great central lakes and the source of the Nile.
Question 43.
Who called Africa a Dart continent?
A) Asians
B) Americans
C) Europeans
D) Australians
Answer:
C) Europeans

Question 44.
Who explored the Africa in 1840 first times?
A) David livingston
B) Cameroon
C) Pizarro
D) Columbus
Answer:
A) David livingston

Question 45.
Which continent was known as Dark continent?
A) England
B) Antarctica
C) Africa
D) Australia
Answer:
C) Africa

Study the table and answer the questions given below.

S.No.	Person Name	Country	Year of Independence
1	Simon Boliver	Columbia	–
2	Father Hidalgo Buto Jarez	Mexico	1821
3	San Martin	Peru, Chile	1817
4	Don Pedro	Brazil	1822

Question 46.
In which year Brazil got Independence?
A) 1821
B) 1822
C) 1823
D) 1817
Answer:
B) 1822

Question 47.
Name the country got Independence in 1821
A) Peru
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) England
Answer:
C) Mexico

Question 48.
Who won Independence to Peru
A) San Martin
B) Pedro-I
C) Pedro-II
D) None
Answer:
A) San Martin

Observe the map and answer the questions.

Question 49.
Indonesia was a colony of
A) England
B) France
C) Italy
D) Holland
Answer:
D) Holland

Question 50.
Brazil was a colony of
A) Spain
B) Poland
C) Portuguese
D) Italy
Answer:
C) Portuguese

Question 51.
Egypt was a colony of
A) France
B) Portuguese
C) England
D) Germany
Answer:
C) England

Question 52.
Nigeria was a colony of
A) Britain
B) France
C) Italy
D) None
Answer:
A) Britain

Question 53.
The British who settled in South Africa were known as ‘out landers’ and the Dutch people who settled in South Africa were called as
A) The British
B) The Irish
C) The pirates
D) The Boers
Answer:
D) The Boers

Question 54.
Belgium which continent is located in?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Africa
D) North America
Answer:
A) Europe

Question 55.
Personally owned colony of Leopold II was:
A) Congo
B) Nigeria
C) South Africa
D) Egypt
Answer:
A) Congo

Question 56.
The only independent empire in Africa in 1913:
A) Egypt
B) Ethiopia
C) Nigeria
D) Angola
Answer:
B) Ethiopia

Question 57.
Between whom opium wars were fought
A) England – China
B) China – Japan
C) England – India
D) India – Japan
Answer:
A) England – China

Question 58.
What is the old name of the Zimbabwe
A) Bechunaland
B) Northern Rhodesia
C) southern Rhodesia
D) Jaire
Answer:
C) southern Rhodesia

Question 59.
In which continent Japan is located
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) North America
Answer:
C) Asia

Question 60.
Haciendas means
A) Estates of thousands of acres agricultural lands and pastures and also factories
B) Company
C) Name of the Goddess
D) Name of the country
Answer:
A) Estates of thousands of acres agricultural lands and pastures and also factories

Question 61.
The Duch people who settled in South Africa were called as
A) The British
B) The Boers
C) The Irish
D) The Pirates
Answer:
B) The Boers

Question 62.
Which European nation in 16th Century a ‘Sea born empire’ over the Indian Ocean?
A) Spain
B) Holland
C) Britain
D) Portugal
Answer:
D) Portugal

The map below know as the Geoneoese map shows the world as know to the Europeans before 1700. A.D. Study the Map Carefully to answer questions 63 and 64.

Question 63.
Identify the part of the continent that the Europeans probably had known about before 1400 C.E?
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) North America
D) South Europe
Answer:
B) Asia

Question 64.
Which of the following continent coastal areas were known to Europeans but not their interior regions?
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) North America
D) Australia
Answer:
A) Africa

Question 65.
France is one of the leading countries in Europe today. Its capital city is:
A) London
B) Moscow
C) Paris
D) Rome
Answer:
C) Paris

Observe the map and answer the following questions.

Question 66.
Tropic of cancer passes through this country:
A) Greenland
B) Mexico
C) Alaska
D) Canada
Answer:
B) Mexico

Question 67.
Name the ocean which is located on the eastern boundary of North America.
A) The Indian Ocean
B) The Arctic Ocean
C) The Atlantic Ocean
D) The Pacific Ocean
Answer:
C) The Atlantic Ocean

Question 68.
The island group located in the Atlantic Ocean:
A) West Indies
B) Philippines
C) Hawaii Islands
D) Maldives
Answer:
A) West Indies

Question 69.
The biggest country in North America:
A) Alaska
B) Mexico
C) Canada
D) United States of America
Answer:
C) Canada

Question 70.
Arrange the following countries from the west to the east in the order of their location:
A) America, China, England
B) England, America, China
C) China, America, England
D) USA, England, China
Answer:
D) USA, England, China

Question 71.
The direction one has to travel from Portugal to reach the United States.

Answer:
B)