CSS Past Papers 2011 British History - 3

CSS Past Papers 2011
British History - 3

1. British History MCQs, 2011 Paper II. Robert Walpole playerd a prominent role in solving which major crisis?

a) The Potato Faminine
b) The South Sea Bubble
c) The Free Trade Debate
d) None of these
e) The Seven Years War

2. The first lord of Treasury was responsible for portfolio?

a) Foreighn Affairs
b) Colonial Affairs
c) Naval / Fleet Affairs
d) The Bank of England
e) None of These

3. The British upper House of Parliament comprised which group of people?

a) The Lord Imperial
b) None of These.
c) The Businessmen and Industrialists
d) The Landlords
e) The Lord Temporal and Ecclesiastical

4. Which of the following wars led to the collapse of the French miliotary threat to Britain?

a) The War of Roses
b) The Napoleonic Wars
c) The War of Austrian Succession
d) None of These
e) The 30 Years War

5. Adominion of Settelment reffrs to?

a) A territory colonised by the British
b) A territory conquered by the British
c) None of These
d) An Ally of the British
e) Aprotectrorate of the British

6. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 is called "Glorious " because?

a) None of These.
b) It destroyed Catholic power in Britain
c) It placed Britain on the path of World Power Status
d) It achieved British Independent
e) It led to the violent death of thousands of enemies of the constitutional monarcy

7. The rise of France under Louis XIV threatened Britain primarily because?

a) Louis XIV wanted to dominate continental Europe
b) The French were pursuing a Great Game
c) France wanted to conquer England
d) None of These
e) Louis XIV was a diehard Catholic

8. Britain is home to Adam Smith , the auther of which one of the following works ?

a) Das Kapital
b) None of These.
c) Force and Statecraft
d) The Decline and Fall of Roman Empire
e) The Povert of Nations

9. By joining anti-French Alliance between 1688 and 1815the British wanted to?

a) Ensure Prusian domination of Europe
b) Punish Austria
c) None of These
d) Conquer France and turn it into a colont of the British Empire
e) Maintain a balance of power in Europe

10. The British Empire was formally founded on ?
a) Empire Day , 1800
b) None of These.
c) June 15, 1215
d) New Year Day, 1815

e) Chrismas Day, 1688

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