Below you will find MCQ Questions of Chapter 3 The Making of Global World Class 10 History Free PDF Download that will help you in gaining good marks in the examinations and also cracking competitive exams. These Class 10 MCQ Questions with answers will widen your skills and understand concepts in a better manner. MCQ Questions for Class 10 History Chapter 3 The Making of Global World with answers 1. The main reason why the world “shrank” in the 1500s is: (a) Emergence of Europe as the centre of world trade (b) China’s retreat into isolation and its reduced role in politics (c) Slaves working in plantations, growing sugar and cotton for European markets (d) European sailors found a sea route to Asia, and also crossed the Atlantic and discovered America. ► (d) European sailors found a sea route to Asia, and also crossed the Atlantic and discovered America. 2. ‘Globalisation’ today mainly refers to : (a) Trade, migration of people in search of work (b) Movement of capital (c) An economic system that has emerged in the last 50 years (d) Cultural links among world societies ► (c) An economic system that has emerged in the last 50 years 3. Which of the following statements is a true definition of what the economists identify as “flows”? (a) Trade in goods (cloth or wheat), migration of people in search of employment and movement of capital for short-term or long-term investments over long distances (b) Economic, social, cultural and technological exchanges (c) Self-sufficiency in food and no imports of food (d) All the above ► (a) Trade in goods (cloth or wheat), migration of people in search of employment and movement of capital for short-term or long-term investments over long distances 4. Beside clearing land, what else was needed to increase food production in the world in the 19th century? (a) Railways to link agricultural regions, harbours to be expanded or built for new cargoes (b) Building homes and settlements for those working on land (c) Capital and labour (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 5. The most powerful weapon, which the Spanish conquerors of America had, was : (a) superiority in conventional weapons (b) germs, such as those of small pox, proved a deadly killer and paved the way for conquest (c) America’s original inhabitants had no immunity against diseases that came from Europe (d) both (b) and (c) ► (d) both (b) and (c) 6. The dramatic changes in global agricultural economy by 1890, were : (a) Food no longer came from a nearby village but from thousands of miles away, grown by a migrant recently arrived (b) Food was transported by railways recently built and ships manned by low-paid workers from southern Europe, Asia, Africa (c) Forests were converted into large farms, leading to ecological changes (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 7. The example of indentured labour’s migration from India illustrates : (a) The two-sided nature of the 19th century world (b) A world of faster economic growth as well as great misery, higher income for some and poverty for others (c) Technological advances in some areas, new forms of coercion in others (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 8. Indentured labour means : (a) Labour, which is marked by identification marks on their bodies (b) A bonded labourer, under contract to work for a specific time for his employer, to pay off his passage to a new country or home (c) A slave brought in a share market (d) All the above ► (b) A bonded labourer, under contract to work for a specific time for his employer, to pay off his passage to a new country or home 9. In the 19th century hundreds of thousands of Indian and Chinese labourers went to work on : (a) Farms all around the world (b) In factories, in Africa (c) In mines, plantations, road and railway construction projects around the world (d) In the diamond and gold mines of South America ► (c) In mines, plantations, road and railway construction projects around the world 10. Indian nationalist leaders began opposing the system of indentured labour migration from the 1900s because : (a) They considered it abusive, cruel and a new form of slavery (b) Indian indentured workers were considered “coolies” in the Caribbean (c) The minority migrants were given few legal rights, and their living and working conditions were harsh (d) All the above. ► (a) They considered it abusive, cruel and a new form of slavery 11. The reasons why the inflow of fine Indian cotton into Britain and other countries declined in the 19th century were : (a) Industrialisation and expansion of cotton manufacture in Britain (b) Imposition of tariff on cloth imported into Britain to protect local industries (c) British manufacturers began to seek overseas markets for their cloth, Indians faced stiff competition in international markets (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 12. The foods introduced in Europe after Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered the vast continent, later known as America, were : (a) Spaghetti and noodles (b) Potatoes, soya, groundnuts, maize, tomatoes, chillies and sweet potatoes (c) Pasta and potatoes (d) All the above ► (b) Potatoes, soya, groundnuts, maize, tomatoes, chillies and sweet potatoes 13. The British ‘trade surplus’ with India in the 19th century helped Britain : (a) To balance its trade deficits with other countries (b) It helped to pay home charges that included private remittances by British officials and traders (c) Britain could pay interest payments on India’s external debts and pensions of British officials in India (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 14. The Second World War was fought between : (a) America and Europe (b) USA & England and Germany & Japan (c) The Allies (Britain, France, Soviet Union and the US) and the Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy) (d) The USA, England and France and Germany and Italy ► (c) The Allies (Britain, France, Soviet Union and the US) and the Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy) 15. The Europeans brought to Africa a devastating disease which destroyed : (a) Rinderpest, a disease carried by infected cattle, imported from British Asia to feed Italian soldiers (b) 90 percent of cattle in Africa by 1897 (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above ► (c) Both (a) and (b) 16. From whom could a humble Indian peasant borrow capital for growing food and other crops for the world market? (a) From Indian bankers like Shikaripuri Shroffs and Nattu Kotai (b) From traders and moneylenders like Hyderabadi Sindhis, who followed European colonisers into Africa (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) All the above ► (c) Both (a) and (b) 17. Post-war reconstruction was shaped by two crucial influences. They were: (a) The US emerged as the dominant economic, political and military power in the western world (b) The capitalist world collapsed (c) The Soviet Union emerged as a world power (d) Both (a) and (c) ► (d) Both (a) and (c) 18. Trade in meat is chosen as an example of the role of technology in global agricultural economy because : (a) technology promoted better living conditions at home and support for imperialism abroad (b) frozen meat transported to Europe reduced the cost of shipping meat and made it affordable for the poor (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Live animals were shipped from America to Europe, then slaughtered on arrival, this led to meat being unfit to be eaten. ► (c) Both (a) and (b) 19. Which of the following statements support the view that the Second World War was unlike other wars? (a) More civilians than soldiers died from war-related causes (b) Vast parts of Europe and Asia were devastated, several cities were destroyed by aerial bombardments and artillery attacks (c) Most of the deaths took place outside the battlefields (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 20. The decision-making in the IMF and the World Bank is controlled by : (a) All the member-nations of these two banks (b) Western industrial powers and the US’s right to veto over key IMF and World Bank decisions (c) The Asian-African bloc (d) A majority vote by all the nations ► (b) Western industrial powers and the US’s right to veto over key IMF and World Bank decisions 21. The European colonies in Asia and Africa after Independence faced the problems of : (a) Overpopulation and illiteracy (b) Burden of overwhelming poverty and a lack of resources (c) The economic and social handicaps of long periods of colonial rule (d) Dependence on the colonial powers for economic growth ► (b) Burden of overwhelming poverty and a lack of resources 22. The Group of 77 or G - 77 was : (a) A group formed by western nations to exploit the developing nations (b) A group formed by the developing countries to demand a new international economic order (c) A protest against the western economic policies (d) All the above ► (b) A group formed by the developing countries to demand a new international economic order 23. The IMF and the World Bank shifted their attention in the late 1950s towards the developing countries, because (a) They wanted to dominate the economy of the developing nations. (b) Europe and Japan had rapidly rebuilt their economies and did not need the help of IMF and World Bank (c) The developing countries needed their help to fight (poverty and lack of resources) (d) Both (b) and (c) ► (d) Both (b) and (c)