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Class 10 History Chapter 3 Quiz

The Making of a Global World

1. The Silk Routes were important in the pre-modern world because they:
a) Connected only China and India b) Linked Asia with Europe and North Africa c) Were used only for the trade of silk d) Were used only by missionaries

2. Which food item, introduced from the Americas, became a staple in Europe and Asia?
a) Rice b) Potato c) Wheat d) Barley

3. The Great Depression began in:
a) 1914 b) 1929 c) 1945 d) 1939

4. Which institution was created at Bretton Woods in 1944?
a) United Nations b) World Bank c) World Trade Organization d) International Labour Organization

5. Indentured labour migration from India was mainly to:
a) Europe b) Africa, Caribbean, and Fiji c) China d) Japan

6. What is meant by ‘globalisation’ in the context of this chapter? (2 marks)

7. Name two technological innovations that helped shape the nineteenth-century world economy. (2 marks)

8. State three effects of the Great Depression on India. (3 marks)

9. Explain the role of the Silk Routes in the making of the global world. (3 marks)

10.
a) Describe the impact of colonialism on the global economy in the nineteenth century.
b) How did the end of the Bretton Woods system affect globalisation? (5 marks)

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