Class 10 - History

The Making Of A Global World Online MCQs Test

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Set 4

1. What deadly germs did European conquerors carry with them to America?

(A) Malaria
(B) Influenza
(C) Smallpox
(D) Tuberculosis

2. Why were America's original inhabitants vulnerable to diseases brought by Europeans?

(A) They lacked proper medical knowledge
(B) They had no immunity against European diseases
(C) They were carriers of diseases themselves
(D) They were isolated from the world

3. What disease, in particular, proved to be a deadly killer among America's original inhabitants?

(A) Influenza
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Smallpox
(D) Cholera

4. How did diseases like smallpox impact America's original inhabitants?

(A) Enhanced their immunity
(B) Resulted in isolation
(C) Paved the way for conquest by killing and decimating communities
(D) Led to peaceful coexistence

5. What made conquerors mostly immune to diseases like smallpox?

(A) Advanced medical treatments
(B) Natural immunity
(C) Quarantine practices
(D) Vaccination

6. What could be used against invaders, but not against diseases like smallpox?

(A) Diplomacy
(B) Trade agreements
(C) Guns
(D) Disease resistance

7. What conditions were common in Europe until the nineteenth century?

(A) Abundance and prosperity
(B) Poverty, hunger, crowded cities, and widespread deadly diseases
(C) Economic stability
(D) Harmonious religious coexistence

8. By the eighteenth century, what were plantations in America growing for European markets?

(A) Wheat and barley
(B) Tea and coffee
(C) Cotton and sugar
(D) Fruits and vegetables

9. Until well into the eighteenth century, which countries were among the world's richest?

(A) European countries
(B) African countries
(C) China and India
(D) North American countries

10. What contributed to the shift of the center of world trade westwards in the fifteenth century?

(A) China's increased role in trade
(B) India's dominance in Asian trade
(C) Europe's emergence as the center of world trade
(D) Americas' isolation