Below you will find MCQ Questions of The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China 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 The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China with answers 1. Construction of trans-Indo-China network linked Vietnam to (a) China and Siam (b) Northern and Southern parts of Vietnam finally linked to Yunan in China by 1910 (c) To Siam (Thailand now) via the Cambodian capital of Pnom Penh (d) Both (b) and (c) ► (d) Both (b) and (c) 2. When and how French Indo-China was formed? (a) French Indo-China was formed in 1880, after the French defeated China (b) Conquest of Tonkin and Anaam in 1887, led to the formation of French Indo-china (c) Conquest of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam led to the formation of French Indo-china (d) All the above ► (b) Conquest of Tonkin and Anaam in 1887, led to the formation of French Indo-china 3. The barriers to economic progress in Vietnam, according to Paul Bernard, the French writer, were : (a) Lack of industrialisation (b) High population, low agricultural productivity and extensive indebtedness among peasants (c) Lack of reforms in the agricultural field (d) Landlordism in the rural areas ► (b) High population, low agricultural productivity and extensive indebtedness among peasants 4. French idea of “civilising mission” in Vietnam meant : (a) Civilising the natives through economic progress (b) Civilising the natives by destroying local cultures, religions and traditions (c) Civilising the natives through education and introducing modern ideas even if it destroyed their culture, religions and traditions (d) All the above ► (c) Civilising the natives through education and introducing modern ideas even if it destroyed their culture, religions and traditions 5. The French tried to stem the invasion of rats in Hanoi by : (a) Offering a price for every rat caught by the Vietnamese (b) By plugging the sewers (c) By starting a rat hunt in 1902, hiring Vietnamese workers and paying them for each rat caught (d) By poisoning the rats ► (c) By starting a rat hunt in 1902, hiring Vietnamese workers and paying them for each rat caught 6. When did the war between Vietnam and the US officially end? (a) In 1972 after the signing of a peace treaty (b) In January 1974, in Paris, a peace settlement was signed (c) In Saigon on 30 April, 1975 (d) In 1970 at Saigon ► (b) In January 1974, in Paris, a peace settlement was signed 7. The school textbooks introduced by the French : (a) Represented the Vietnamese as primitive, backward people, capable of manual labour only (b) Painted them as people unable to rule themselves, only skilled copyists, not creative (c) Glorified the French and justified the colonial rule (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 8. Who founded the Hoa Hao movement, when and where? (a) It was founded by Hoa Hao in 1940 in Saigon (b) Founded by Huynh Phu So in 1939 in Hanoi (c) Founded by Huynh Phu So, in 1939, in the fertile Mekong delta area (d) Founded by Mad Monze, 1939, in Hanoi ► (c) Founded by Huynh Phu So, in 1939, in the fertile Mekong delta area 9. The rebellion and the expulsion of the girl from Saigon Native Girls School led to : (a) Principal’s expulsion from school (b) More open protest from angry students (c) Government had to force the school to take back the expelled students (d) Both (b) and (c) ► (d) Both (b) and (c) 10. Which event in China in 1911 inspired the nationalists in Vietnam? (a) China overthrew the established monarchy (b) Sun Yat Sen set up a Republic in China (c) Chinese monarchy defeated the western countries (d) Both (a) and (b) ► (d) Both (a) and (b) 11. Name the nationalist who differed from the views of Phan Boi Chau. Why ? (a) Sun Yat Sen – he wanted a republic in Vietnam (b) Ho Chi Minh – He wanted a Communist Government (c) Phan Chu Trinh – He was hostile to monarchy, wanted a democratic republic in Vietnam (d) Liang Qichao – He wanted to abolish monarchy ► (b) Ho Chi Minh – He wanted a Communist Government 12. After the fall of Chinese monarchy in 1911, the nature of anti-French Independence Movement in Vietnam changed to : (a) Total Independence in Vietnam with no French presence (b) Setting up a Republic like China in Vietnam (c) Establishing a democratic republic and not a constitutional monarchy in Vietnam (d) Establishing a constitutional monarchy in Vietnam ► (c) Establishing a democratic republic and not a constitutional monarchy in Vietnam 13. Who started the ‘Go East Movement’ and when? (a) 300 Vietnamese students in 1907-08 in Japan (b) The Nguyen dynasty in 1907 (c) Phan Chu Trinh in 1908 (d) All the above ► (a) 300 Vietnamese students in 1907-08 in Japan 14. The Great Depression of 1929-33 had a great impact on Vietnam because : (a) The prices of rubber and rice fell (b) It led to rising rural debts, unemployment and rural uprising in provinces of Ng He An and Ha Tinh (c) The French crushed three uprisings ruthlessly (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 15. When and where were the French defeated? (a) In May 1952, the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu (b) In January 1954, the French were defeated at Hanoi (c) On 7 May 1954, the Vietminh annihilated the French at Bien Dien Phu (d) In 1953 at North Eastern valley ► (c) On 7 May 1954, the Vietminh annihilated the French at Bien Dien Phu 16. The League for the Independence of Vietnam was formed : (a) To overthrow the French (b) To overthrow the Japanese who had occupied Vietnam in 1940 (c) To overthrow both the French and the Japanese (d) All the above ► (b) To overthrow the Japanese who had occupied Vietnam in 1940 17. The peace negotiations at Geneva after the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu led to : (a) Partition of Vietnam into North and South Vietnam (b) Ho Chi Minh and the Communists took power in the North (c) The Bao Dai’s puppet regime was set up in the South (d) All the above ► (d) All the above 18. How and under whom was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam formed? (a) The Vietnamese under Ho Chi Minh defeated the French (b) The Japanese were defeated by forces under Ho Chi Minh (c) The Japanese were defeated at Hanoi in September 1945 and Ho Chi Minh became the Chairman of the Republic (d) The Vietminh fought the Japanese occupation, recaptured Hanoi in 1945, and a Democratic Republic was formed under Ho Chi Minh ► (d) The Vietminh fought the Japanese occupation, recaptured Hanoi in 1945, and a Democratic Republic was formed under Ho Chi Minh 19. As peace talks began in the 1970s, the women were now represented as (a) Warriors and workers (b) Only as workers (c) As workers in agricultural cooperatives, factories and production units and not as warriors (d) All the above ► (c) As workers in agricultural cooperatives, factories and production units and not as warriors 20. A napalm is : (a) A chemical bomb which destroys millions (b) An organic compound, used to thicken gasoline, burns slowly and sticks to human body and continues to burn (c) A phosphorous bomb (d) An atomic bomb but with greater power to kill ► (b) An organic compound, used to thicken gasoline, burns slowly and sticks to human body and continues to burn 21. The Trung sisters were idealised and glorified because : (a) They represented the indomitable will and intense patriotism of the Vietnamese (b) They preferred to commit suicide, instead of surrendering to the Chinese when defeated (c) Phan Boi Chau wrote about them in his play (d) They gathered over 30,000 soldiers and fought the Chinese for two years ► (a) They represented the indomitable will and intense patriotism of the Vietnamese 22. The USA underestimated the Vietnamese because they failed to understand (a) The power of nationalism to move people to action, to sacrifice their home and family, to live under horrific conditions (b) The power of a small country to fight the most technologically advanced country in the world (c) The desire to fight for independence (d) All the above ► (b) The power of a small country to fight the most technologically advanced country in the world 23. The scholar, Noam Chomsky, called the Vietnam war: (a) ‘A disastrous war for the US’ (b) The greatest threat to peace, to national self-determination, and to\ international cooperation (c) ‘A war worse than the Second World War’ (d) ‘A failure of US to curb communism in Vietnam’ ► (b) The greatest threat to peace, to national self-determination, and to\ international cooperation 24. Why did the US enter the war in Vietnam between the North and South Vietnam ? (a) To establish US rule in Vietnam (b) To unite the North and South Vietnam (c) To stop communists gaining power in Vietnam (d) None of the above ► (c) To stop communists gaining power in Vietnam 25. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Hoa Hao Movement in Vietnam? (a) It criticised useless expenditure and sale of child brides. (b) It opposed gambling and use of alcohol. (c) It motivated the Vietnamese to kill Catholic Missionaries. (d) Its founder was Huynh Phu So. ► (c) It motivated the Vietnamese to kill Catholic Missionaries. 26. Which one of the following was the reason behind the protest in the Saigon Native Girls Schools in 1926 in Vietnam? (a) Expulsion of a Vietnamese girl from the school (b) Using French language as the medium of instruction in the school (c) Representing Vietnamese as primitive and backward in school textbooks (d) Allowing only Vietnamese elite to get admission in the school ► (a) Expulsion of a Vietnamese girl from the school 27. Which one of the following is not true regarding the Bounty Programme ? (a) It was related to the rat hunt during the spread of Plague in Hanoi. (b) The Vietnamese workers were paid for each tail of a rat as proof that it had been killed. (c) It referred to the bountiful rice harvest in the Mekong River Delta. (d) The rat catchers only clipped the tail of the rat and released it. ► (c) It referred to the bountiful rice harvest in the Mekong River Delta. 28. Which one of the following was the reason behind the entry of US into the war in Vietnam? (a) Fear of spread of communist governments around the world. (b) Fear of Vietnam gaining independence (c) Fear of French gaining control of Vietnam (d) Fear of division of Vietnam ► (a) Fear of spread of communist governments around the world.