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Who among the following is acknowledged as the father of Scientific Socialism ?

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  1. Karl Marx

  2. V. I. Lenin

  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  4. Mao Tse Tung

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Karl Marx studied political economy and capitalism for his Economic and Philosophical manuscript and framed a new political economic theory scientific socialism.

Which of these BEST describes the reason for the Russian Revolution of 1905?

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  1. Russian protestors decried Russia's involvement in the Sino-Japanese War

  2. Russia lost the Crimean War

  3. Russia signed a defensive alliance with France

  4. Russia lost the Russo-Japanese war

  5. The Czar refused to allow Russia to industrialize

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

In December 1904, the liberals called for political reforms and a constitution. The Czar issued a manifesto which promised many demands however crucial demands weren’t included. Upon many sympathy strikes, huge number of workers went to the Winter Palace to sign a petition but the troops fired causing about 1000 deaths. This was called as Bloody Sunday and it was the start of the Russia Revolution.

The Russian revolution took place in the year _________.

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  1. 1917

  2. 1918

  3. 1919

  4. 1920

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Russian Revolution took place in 1917, during the final phase of World War I. It removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia's traditional monarchy with the world's first Communist state.

During whose rule did the Russian Revolution take place?

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  1. Alexander III

  2. Nicholas II

  3. Valdimi

  4. Peter the great

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Russian Revolution is the collective term for a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II, and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time). In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik (Communist) government.

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party?

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  1. Leon Trotsky

  2. Kerensky

  3. Vladimir Lenin

  4. Karl Marx

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Correct Option: C

In which year was the monarchy brought down in Russia?

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  1. 1917

  2. 1907

  3. 1905

  4. 1901

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Answer- (A) - 1917

Explanation- On 27th February 1917, the Petrograd Soviet was formed in Russia, The very next day, the delegation went to see the Tsar and military commanders asked him to abdicate the throne. Tsar abdicated the throne on 2nd March. Petrograd had led the February revolution that brought down the monarchy in February 1917.

Which of the following thinkers was not associated with the French Revolution?

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  1. Montesquieu

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Rousseau

  4. Voltaire

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Correct Option: B

After the death of Lenin, ______ emerged as the leader of the Communist party 

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  1. Stalin

  2. Trotsky

  3. Vladimir Putin

  4. Alexander Martinov

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

After Lenin's death in 1924, a power struggle happened for a brief time. Stalin then came to power by suppressing all political parties. He then created Marxism-Leninism.

_______ was able to escape the impact of Great Depression.

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  1. USA

  2. England

  3. USSR

  4. Germany

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

USSR didn't suffer much due to the Great Depression as its economy was not deeply integrated and linked with that of western countries. In fact, it benefited to a certain level by acquiring the services of specialist farmers, engineers etc who were finding it hard to find jobs in their own countries.

What is associated with the 1905 revolution?

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  1. Fall of Tsarist autocracy

  2. Dismissal of the fourth Duma

  3. Bloody Sunday

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Russian Revolution of 1905, was instrumental in the transformation of the Russian government from an autocracy into a constitutional monarchy. Bloody Sunday is the name given to the events of Sunday, on 22 January  1905 in St Petersburg, Russia, when unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Officials recorded that about 96  people were dead and 333 were injured.