The Making of a Global World is an important chapter 3 in Class 10 History that explains how trade, migration, technology, and colonialism connected different parts of the world. Students learn about the movement of people, goods, and ideas, the impact of the World Wars, and the rise of the global economy.
The Making of a Global World Class 10 MCQ
1. Which of the following civilizations had coastal trade with West Asia in 3000 BCE?
a. Mesopotamia
b. Indus Valley Civilization
c. Egyptian Civilization
d. Chinese Civilization
2. What type of currency was used in China and East Africa for more than a millennium?
a. Gold coins
b. Cowries (seashells)
c. Silver bars
d. Copper plates
3. The Silk Route basically connected Asia with _.
a. Africa and Europe
b. America and Australia
c. Only India
d. Only China
4. Which of the following religions spread from eastern India through the Silk Routes?
a. Christianity
b. Islam
c. Buddhism
d. Zoroastrianism
5. Which of the following crops was introduced from America?
a. Maize
b. Potato
c. Tomato
d. Groundnut
6. Which precious metal from Peru and Mexico enhanced Europe’s wealth in the 16th century?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Copper
d. Platinum
7. What was the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors in America?
a. Guns
b. Horses
c. Germs like smallpox
d. Cannons
8. What did the Corn Laws in Britain restrict?
a. Import of corn
b. Export of cotton
c. Import of tea
d. Export of coal
9. Why were the Corn Laws abolished?
a. To protect farmers
b. Due to pressure from industrialists and urban dwellers unhappy with high food prices
c. To encourage cotton imports
d. To promote colonial trade
10. What were the Canal Colonies in Punjab?
a. Areas where cotton mills were built
b. Irrigated lands created by British canals for wheat and cotton cultivation
c. Settlements for indentured laborers
d. Ports for overseas trade
11. Which of the following inventions are cheaper and more accessible in Europe?
a. Telegraph
b. Refrigerated ships
c. Steam engines
d. Railways
12. What was rinderpest?
a. A famine in Ireland
b. A cattle plague in Africa
c. A rebellion in India
d. A drought in Australia
13. Which product became India’s single largest export to China in the 19th century?
a. Indigo
b. Opium
c. Cotton
d. Tea
14. What did Britain use India’s trade surplus for?
a. To pay for industrialization in India
b. To balance trade deficits with other countries and finance home charges
c. To build Indian railways only
d. To fund African colonies
15. The First World War was fought between _________.
a. Allies vs. Axis
b. Allies vs. Central Powers
c. Britain vs. USA
d. France vs. Italy
16. Which crop’s overproduction led to falling prices and farmer indebtedness after WWI?
a. Cotton
b. Wheat
c. Jute
d. Tea
17. Who introduced the assembly line method in car manufacturing?
a. Karl Benz
b. Henry Ford
c. Thomas Edison
d. Andrew Carnegie
18. The Great Depression began in _.
a. 1919
b. 1923
c. 1929
d. 1935
19. Which crop’s price in Bengal crashed by more than 60% during the Depression?
a. Cotton
b. Jute
c. Tea
d. Indigo
20. The Second World War was fought between _________.
a. Allies vs. Central Powers
b. Allies vs. Axis Powers
c. Britain vs. USA
d. France vs. Italy
21. The Bretton Woods Conference was held in _________.
a. London, 1942
b. Bretton Woods, USA, 1944
c. Paris, 1945
d. Geneva, 1946
22. Which group of countries demanded a New International Economic Order (NIEO)?
a. NATO
b. G-77
c. EU
d. ASEAN
23. What did NIEO demand?
a. Control over natural resources, fairer prices, better access to markets
b. More colonies for Europe
c. Abolition of IMF and World Bank
d. Free trade without tariffs
24. Which country became a major destination for MNC investment due to low wages?
a. India
b. Brazil
c. China
d. South Africa
25. Thousands of people fled Europe for America in the 19th century due to ______.
a. Widespread poverty and deadly diseases
b. Frequent famines and poor living conditions
c. Continuous wars and political instability
d. Harsh climate and repeated natural disasters
26. What helped in the colonisation of Asian and African countries? Identify the correct statement from the following options.
A. Intergovernmental policies for the expansion of trade
B. Governmental invite to the mother countries for expansion
C. Technology, investments and improvement in transport
D. Capitalists of these regions wanted trade with colonial powers
27. Read the following reasons of migration of people from Europe to America till the 19th century and choose the correct option:
- I. Poverty and hunger
- II. Slaves for sale
- III. Wide spread of diseases
- IV. Religious conflicts and persecution
(A) Only I, II and III are correct.
(B) Only II, III and IV are correct.
(C) Only I, III and IV are correct.
(D) Only I, II and IV are correct.
28. The author of ‘Book of Marvels’ is:
(A) Marco Polo
(B) Columbus
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) Alfred Crosby
29. Which of the following food products came to Europe and Asia after Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Potatoes
(D) Brinjal
30. Choose the correct option regarding the Axis powers in the Second World War.
(A) Germany, Italy and China
(B) Britain, France and Germany
(C) Germany, France and Italy
(D) Germany, Japan and Italy
31. Which one of the following regions was called as the ‘Fabled City of Gold’?
(a) Peru
(b) Mexico
(c) El Dorado
(d) Spain
32. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct option:
I. The Bretton Woods conference established the International Monetary Fund.
II. The Second World War broke out between the Axis and Allied groups.
III. A car manufacturer Henry Ford adopted the ‘Assembly Line Method’ for production.
IV. The Western economies organized themselves as a group – ‘The Group of 77’.
Options:
(A) III, II, I and IV
(B) I, II, III and IV
(C) IV, III, II and I
(D) IV, II, III and I
33. Choose the correct option from the following regarding Central Powers in the First World War:
(a) Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey
(b) Britain, France and Russia
(c) Italy, Japan and Russia
(d) France, Austria-Hungary and China
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