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Practice Set 2 — The Making of a Global World

Class 10 History • English Medium

NCERT + Board + Competitive Level

Class 10
Subject History
Chapter 3
Total Questions 30
Part A — Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. Which ancient trade route connected Asia with Europe and helped in the exchange of goods and ideas?

Q2. Which disease spread to the Americas after the arrival of Europeans and caused enormous loss of life among indigenous people?

Q3. Why were the Americas important for European powers after the sixteenth century?

Q4. Which crop from the Americas became an important food source for Europeans?

Q5. What was one major reason for the growth of European migration in the nineteenth century?

Q6. What did the abolition of the Corn Laws in Britain encourage?

Q7. Which development made long-distance movement of goods faster during the nineteenth century?

Q8. Which technology helped preserve meat during long-distance transportation?

Q9. Which group supplied a large number of indentured workers from India?

Q10. Which of the following was NOT a major destination of Indian indentured labourers?

Part B — Understanding & Conceptual Questions

Q11. What does the term 'globalisation' broadly refer to?

Q12. Why did food prices fall in Britain after the Corn Laws were abolished?

Q13. What was an important effect of railways in the nineteenth century?

Q14. Why did many European workers migrate to America?

Q15. What was one important characteristic of indentured labour?

Part C — Assertion & Reason

Q16. Assertion (A): The nineteenth century saw a major expansion of world trade.

Reason (R): Improvements in transport reduced the cost and time of moving goods.

Q17. Assertion (A): Refrigerated ships contributed to the expansion of the food trade.

Reason (R): They made it possible to transport perishable foods over long distances.

Q18. Assertion (A): Indentured labour was identical to slavery in every legal respect.

Reason (R): Indentured workers generally worked under contracts for a specified period.

Q19. Assertion (A): Migration contributed to the formation of new communities around the world.

Reason (R): Migrants carried languages, food, customs and cultural practices to new regions.

Part D — Matching

Q20. Match Column I with Column II.

1. Silk Routes
2. Corn Laws
3. Refrigerated ships
4. Indentured labour

a. Contract labour
b. Restrictions on food imports
c. Long-distance trade and cultural exchange
d. Transport of perishable foods

Q21. Match the following places with their historical association.

1. Fiji
2. Trinidad
3. Guyana
4. India

a. Source of indentured labour
b. Destination of Indian indentured workers
c. Destination of Indian indentured workers
d. Destination of Indian indentured workers

Part E — Chronology

Q22. Arrange the following events in chronological order.

1. First World War
2. Abolition of Corn Laws
3. Great Depression
4. Second World War

Q23. Arrange these developments in the correct sequence.

1. Expansion of European trade
2. Development of new transport technologies
3. Expansion of global markets
4. Greater movement of goods and people

Part F — Passage-Based Questions
Read the passage carefully:

The nineteenth century witnessed a major transformation in the global economy. Railways, steamships and the telegraph helped connect different parts of the world. Goods could move more quickly and information could travel faster than before. This encouraged international trade and allowed producers to reach distant markets.

Q24. Which transport technology is mentioned in the passage?

Q25. What did the telegraph mainly improve?

Q26. What was a major result of these technological developments?

Read the passage carefully:

Indian indentured workers were transported to several British colonies. Many workers were recruited from villages and poorer sections of society. They worked on plantations, in mines and in other economic activities. Although their contracts specified a period of work, many workers experienced difficult conditions and limited freedom.

Q27. From where were many Indian indentured workers recruited?

Q28. Where did indentured workers commonly work?

Q29. Why did indentured workers experience difficult conditions?

Q30. Which statement best explains the making of the global world?

Test Result

Answer Key & Detailed Explanations
Q1. Correct Answer: A
The Silk Routes were ancient networks of trade routes connecting Asia with Europe and facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas and cultures.
Q2. Correct Answer: B
Smallpox was carried to the Americas by European conquerors and settlers. Indigenous populations had little immunity to the disease, causing devastating losses.
Q3. Correct Answer: B
The Americas offered European powers valuable land, natural resources, agricultural products and new markets.
Q4. Correct Answer: A
The potato came from the Americas and became an important food crop in Europe.
Q5. Correct Answer: A
Population growth, unemployment, poverty and limited economic opportunities encouraged many Europeans to migrate overseas.
Q6. Correct Answer: A
The abolition of the Corn Laws allowed Britain to import food more freely and cheaply from other parts of the world.
Q7. Correct Answer: A
Steamships were faster and more reliable than older sailing vessels and contributed greatly to the expansion of global trade.
Q8. Correct Answer: A
Refrigeration made it possible to preserve perishable food, particularly meat, during long-distance transportation.
Q9. Correct Answer: A
Many Indian peasants and labourers entered the indentured labour system because of poverty, indebtedness and the promise of employment.
Q10. Correct Answer: D
Fiji, Trinidad and Guyana were destinations for Indian indentured workers. Switzerland was not a major destination of this system.
Q11. Correct Answer: A
Globalisation broadly refers to increasing connections and interdependence among different regions of the world.
Q12. Correct Answer: B
After the Corn Laws were abolished, Britain could import cheaper food from countries where food production costs were lower.
Q13. Correct Answer: A
Railways connected inland agricultural areas with ports and markets and made the movement of goods faster and cheaper.
Q14. Correct Answer: A
Many European migrants moved to America in search of employment, land and better economic opportunities.
Q15. Correct Answer: A
Indentured workers signed contracts requiring them to work for a specified period.
Q16. Correct Answer: A
The expansion of world trade was closely connected with improvements in transportation that reduced the cost and time of moving goods.
Q17. Correct Answer: A
Refrigerated ships allowed perishable foods such as meat to be transported over long distances, directly supporting the growth of food trade.
Q18. Correct Answer: D
The assertion is false because indentured labour was legally different from slavery. The reason is true because indentured workers generally worked under fixed-term contracts.
Q19. Correct Answer: A
Migration helped create new communities because migrants carried their languages, food, customs and cultural practices to new places.
Q20. Correct Answer: A
Silk Routes were associated with long-distance trade and cultural exchange. Corn Laws restricted food imports, refrigerated ships transported perishable foods and indentured labour involved contractual work.
Q21. Correct Answer: A
Fiji, Trinidad and Guyana were among the destinations of Indian indentured workers, while India was an important source of indentured labour.
Q22. Correct Answer: A
The abolition of the Corn Laws occurred in the nineteenth century, before the First World War, the Great Depression and the Second World War.
Q23. Correct Answer: A
Technological developments supported greater movement of goods and people and contributed to the expansion of global markets.
Q24. Correct Answer: A
The passage specifically mentions railways as one of the technologies that connected different regions.
Q25. Correct Answer: A
The telegraph greatly increased the speed at which information could travel across long distances.
Q26. Correct Answer: A
Improved transport and communication helped producers reach distant markets and encouraged international trade.
Q27. Correct Answer: A
Many Indian indentured workers came from villages and poorer sections of society.
Q28. Correct Answer: A
Indentured workers were employed in plantations, mines and other labour-intensive activities in different colonies.
Q29. Correct Answer: A
Although indentured workers worked under contracts, many experienced harsh working conditions, low wages and restrictions on their freedom.
Q30. Correct Answer: A
The making of the global world was a long historical process involving trade, migration, technology, capital flows and increasing connections among regions.
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