In which one of the following ways did the First World War Not impact Europe ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)NOT an impact of the First World War on Europe → less support for conservative dictatorships
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World Wars, Russian Revolution, Fascism & Cold War: 10 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 10 questions on World Wars, Russian Revolution, Fascism & Cold War between 1991 and 2023: NDA 5 · CDS 2 · CAPF 1 · EPFO (APFC) 1 · CSE 1. 6 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 1 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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Who among the following was the head of the Government that was overthrown by the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolution ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Head of the government overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1917) → Alexander Kerensky
The Truman Doctrine of 1947 was announced to achieve which one of the following ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Truman Doctrine of 1947 → containment of the USSR
Who among the following presented „The April Theses‟ to the Russian people in 1917 ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Presented 'The April Theses' (1917) → Lenin
Consider the following statements concerning the Russian Revolution.' 1. The Bolsheviks believed that in a repressive society like Tsarist Russia, the party should be disciplined and should control the number of its members. 2. The Mensheviks believed that the party should be opened to all (as in Germany). Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Bolsheviks → disciplined party controlling membership | Mensheviks → party open to all
Alexander Kerensky was
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Alexander Kerensky → head of the Provisional Government before the October Revolution
Consider the following statements about colonial economy of Vietnam (Indo-China) 1. The colonial economy in Vietnam was primarily based on rice cultivation and rubber plantations. 2. All the rubber plantations in Vietnam were owned and controlled by a small Vietnamese elite. 3. Indentured Vietnamese labour was widely used in the rubber plantations. 4. Indentured labourers worked on the basis of contracts that did not specify any rights of labourers but gave immense power to the employers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Colonial Vietnam → rice and rubber economy; indentured Vietnamese labour; contracts gave labourers no rights | NOT: rubber plantations owned by a Vietnamese elite
Consider the following statements about the post-cold war directional changes in Indian foreign policy : 1. By the mid 1990s, Indian foreign policy submitted itself to a process of adaptive learning to boost its status and influence in the global pecking order. 2. Indian foreign policy has shifted from an overemphasis on idealism during the cold war era to pragmatic realism in the post-cold war era, 3. Indian foreign policy is geared to establish tangible economic and security partnership with major regions and countries of the world. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Post-cold war Indian foreign policy (per key) → shift from idealism to pragmatic realism | NOT: adaptive learning by the mid 1990s | NOT: tangible partnerships
Consider the following statements related to the World War II: 1. Germany attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. 2. Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister during the World War II. 3. The Versailles Treaty which is generally cited as one of the main causes of the World War II was signed just before the World War II in 1939. 4. Franklin Roosevelt was the President of the United States of America when atom bombs were dropped over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)World War II → Churchill British Prime Minister | NOT: Germany attacked Pearl Harbour | NOT: Versailles signed in 1939 | NOT: Roosevelt President at Hiroshima
"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." Who said this?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)'Nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat' → Winston Churchill
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