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Which two Chinese commodities were in great demand in the European markets?
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  1. Silk

  2. Utensils

  3. Tea

  4. Spices

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Correct Option: A,B

Till ______ was alive no European power could think of building power in India.

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  1. Bahadur Shah

  2. Shahjahan

  3. Aurangzeb

  4. Jahandar Shah

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Correct Option: C

_______ is the capital of Spain.

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  1. Madrid

  2. Barcelona

  3. Ibiza

  4. Valencia

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Correct Option: A

 The Boers in South Africa were ______.

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  1. Irish immigrants

  2. French immigrants

  3. Dutch immigrants

  4. German immigrants

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The English had established an outpost in the Cape of Good Hope to help the passing ships to rest and replenish food supplies. Some Dutch farmers had settled in this area to cultivate and sell the produce to the passing ships. They came into conflict with the local African people whom they tried to drive away from their lands. They were called Boers. 

The ______ had established an outpost in the Cape of Good Hope.

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  1. Dutch

  2. Portuguese

  3. French

  4. English

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The English had established an outpost in the Cape of Good Hope to help the passing ships to rest and replenish food supplies. 

Whites had about _____ of all lands in South Africa.

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  1. 50%

  2. 30%

  3. 90%

  4. 10%

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Correct Option: C

Where did the the Boer War (1899-1902) take place? 

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  1. South Africa

  2. Zambia

  3. Zimbabwe

  4. Sudan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The British fought two Boer wars to gain control over much of what is today called South Africa. These wars ended in 1902 and the British consolidated all the regions of South Africa into the 'Union of South Africa. 

Africa was known as the _____ Continent.

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  1. Unknown

  2. Dark

  3. Black

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

During the middle of the 19th century, Africa was referred to as the "Dark Continent," because little was known about the mysterious land itself. Africa had dense forests, perennial lakes, and large tracts of deserts. 

The ______ imposed a reign of terror on the colonised people, including mass killings and forced labour.

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  1. Congo Free State

  2. French Congo

  3. Republic of Soth Africa

  4. Central African Republic

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

King Leopold II presented himself as a philanthropist eager to bring the benefits of Christianity, Western civilisation, and commerce to African natives. It was the world’s only private colony, and Leopold referred to himself as its “proprietor.” Initially, he was most interested in ivory, a material that was greatly valued in the days before plastics. Another thing that attracted Leopold was rubber. One lucrative source of wild rubber was the Landolphia vines in the great Central African rainforest, and no one owned more of that area than Leopold. His private army would march into a village and hold the women hostage, forcing the men to scatter into the rainforest and gather a monthly quota of wild rubber. The effects were devastating. Many of the women hostages starved, and many of the male rubber gatherers were worked to death.

In 1870's only ______ of Africa was under colonial powers.

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  1. 15%

  2. 50%

  3. 10%

  4. 60%

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The "Scramble for Africa" was the invasion, occupation, division, colonisation and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. In 1870, only 10 percent of Africa was under European control; by 1914 it had increased to 90 percent of the continent, with only Ethiopia (Abyssinia), the Dervish state (present-day Somalia) and Liberia still being independent.