Class 10 - History

The Making Of A Global World Online MCQs Test

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Set 30

1. What happened to most colonies in Asia and Africa in the two decades following the Second World War?

(A) They remained under European colonial rule
(B) They became more dependent on the IMF and the World Bank
(C) They emerged as free, independent nations
(D) They faced increased poverty under colonial rule

2. What was the challenge faced by the newly independent nations in Asia and Africa?

(A) Lack of resources
(B) Overreliance on the IMF and the World Bank
(C) Poverty and lack of development
(D) Lack of guidance from international agencies

3. What were the IMF and the World Bank initially designed to address?

(A) Poverty in developing countries
(B) Lack of resources in the former colonies
(C) Financial needs of the industrial countries
(D) Independence of Asian and African nations

4. Why did the Bretton Woods institutions shift their attention towards developing countries in the late 1950s?

(A) The former colonies became less dependent on them
(B) They faced economic challenges in Europe and Japan
(C) They were influenced by the newly independent nations
(D) Europe and Japan were rebuilding their economies

5. What ironic situation did the newly independent countries face?

(A) They became more dependent on former colonial powers
(B) They controlled vital resources in their former colonies
(C) They faced guidance from international agencies
(D) They were less influenced by the former colonial powers

6. What did the former colonial powers still control in many of their former colonies?

(A) Political systems
(B) Economy and society
(C) International agencies
(D) Minerals and land

7. What did the less developed regions of the world become as colonies?

(A) Part of Western empires
(B) Independent nations
(C) Industrial powerhouses
(D) Economic superpowers

8. What role did the IMF and the World Bank play in addressing the challenges of poverty and lack of development?

(A) They were highly effective
(B) They were moderately effective
(C) They were not equipped to cope
(D) They were solely responsible for addressing these challenges

9. What characterized the economies and societies of the newly independent nations?

(A) Prosperity and abundance
(B) Overburdened by poverty and lack of resources
(C) Economic independence
(D) Stability and growth

10. What was the major shift in attention for the Bretton Woods institutions in the late 1950s?

(A) Shifting towards industrial countries
(B) Focusing on financial needs of the industrial countries
(C) Turning attention towards developing countries
(D) Withdrawing from global affairs