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1. Rinderpest entered Africa from which region?
A. Europe
B. British Asia
C. South America
D. China
2. In late-nineteenth-century Africa, one method to push Africans into the labour market was:
A. Offering free land
B. Heavy taxes payable only by wage work
C. Abolishing mines
D. Giving cattle free of cost
3. Indian indentured labourers were hired under contracts that promised return travel after how many years?
A. Two years
B. Three years
C. Five years
D. Ten years
4. Most Indian indentured workers came from which present-day regions?
A. Punjab and Kashmir
B. Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, central India and Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala and Karnataka
D. Gujarat and Maharashtra
5. Which Caribbean festival evolved from the Muharram procession among Indian workers?
A. Carnival
B. Hosay
C. Chutney
D. Rastafarianism
6. Which music form in Trinidad and Guyana reflects post-indenture cultural fusion?
A. Jazz
B. Chutney music
C. Samba
D. Qawwali
7. When was the system of indentured labour migration abolished?
A. 1900
B. 1910
C. 1921
D. 1930
8. Which Indian banking groups financed export agriculture in Central and Southeast Asia?
A. Marwari Seths
B. Shikaripuri shroffs and Nattukottai Chettiars
C. Kashmiri traders
D. Gujarati merchants only
9. By the 1870s India’s share of cotton textile exports had dropped to below:
A. 30%
B. 15%
C. 10%
D. 3%
10. Which product became India’s single largest export for a while in the 1820s?
A. Indigo
B. Opium to China
C. Raw cotton
D. Tea
11. Britain had a trade surplus with India.This surplus was used to:
A. Build Indian railways
B. Balance Britain’s trade deficits with other countries
C. Finance wars only
D. Buy gold
12. The First World War was fought between which two main blocs?
A. Allies vs Central Powers
B. US vs Britain
C. Asia vs Europe
D. France vs Russia
13. How many were killed in the First World War?
A. 2 million
B. 5 million
C. 9 million
D. 20 million
14. During the war, women stepped into jobs earlier expected only of men because:
A. Men went to battle
B. It was fashionable
C. It was ordered by US banks
D. To reduce war costs
15. The war transformed the US from an international debtor to:
A. A colony
B. An international creditor
C. A neutral country
D. A trade deficit nation
16. After the war Britain was burdened with:
A. Surplus wealth
B. Huge external debts
C. Gold from colonies
D. More colonies
17. In 1921 what proportion of British workers was out of work?
A. One in every two
B. One in every five
C. One in every ten
D. None
18. Who pioneered the assembly line for car production in the 1920s US?
A. John Rockefeller
B. Henry Ford
C. Andrew Carnegie
D. Thomas Edison
19. What was the world’s first mass-produced car?
A. Model A
B. T-Model Ford
C. Chevy Classic
D. Dodge Dart
20. Ford doubled the daily wage to $5 in January 1914 because:
A. Workers were leaving due to stress
B. He wanted charity
C. To beat competitors
D. Government order
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