454 + Interview Questions in History in Class 9 Page 9 InterviewSolution

401.	Colonial rulers considered forests as wilderness and unproductive because:
Answer» the FORESTS are not fit for habitation forests only have WILD grown trees. forests did not yield revenue to ENHANCE income of the STATE forests are FULL of wild animals. Solution :forests did not yield revenue to enhance income of the state

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402.	Who were kulaks?
Answer» SOLUTION :It was the name given to the WELL to do PEASANTS of Russia.

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403.	Why was the article 48 of the Weimar Republic considered harmful for the republic ? Because
Answer» It gave too much power to the trade unions. It gave the PRESIDENT power to IMPOSE emergency, SUSPEND fundamental rights and rule by decree. It provided a complex system of proportional REPRESENTATION. All the above Answer :B

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404.	How did women suffer in France?
Answer» Solution :Most of the women had to work for a living. They WORKED as laundresses or seamstresses, sold flowers, fruits and vegetables or were EMPLOYED as domestic servants. They could not get EDUCATION or job training. Working women also had to TAKE care of their families, that is COOK, fetch water, queue up for bread and look after children. Their wages were also lower than men.

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405.	'Politically, the Weimar Republic was fragile.'' Explain the statement.
Answer» Solution :The Weimar Constitution had same INHERENT defects which made it unstable. Due to proportional representation, one single party could not come to power, RATHER a coalition government was formed. Another defect was the Article 48, which gave the President the powers to IMPOSE emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree. Within a SHORT period of time, amny governments changed and this made people lose confidence in the democratic parliamentary system which seemed to OFFER no solutions.

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406.	How were socialist parties formed in various parts of the world?
Answer» Solution :Workers in England and Germany began forming workers ASSOCIATIONS, for a better living and working conditions. In Germany, these associations worked closely with the Social Democratic Party and helped in wint the PARLIAMENT seats. They set up funds to help MEMBERS in TIMES of distress. In 19.5 socialists and tradeunionists formed a Labour Party in Britian and SOCIALIST Party in France.

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407.	Railways were essential for the movement of imperial troops.
Answer» ANSWER :T

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408.	Match the column A with column B {:("Column A","Column B"),((i)" Reichstag",(a)" living space"),((ii)" Jungvolk",(b)" Nazi Youth"),((iii)" Concentration Camp",(c)" Economic depression"),((iv)" Lebensraum",(d)" German Parliament"),((v)" Wall Street Exchange",(e)" Auschwitz"):}
Answer» Answer :`"(i) (d)(ii) (B)(III) (e)(IV) (a)(V) (C)"`

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409.	Which tribes of India were recruited to work on tea plantations?
Answer» SOLUTION : "Santhals and Oraons. from JHARKHAND and ‘Gonds. from Chhattisgarh were RECRUITED to workon TEA PLANTATIONS.

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410.	Read the sources given below and answer the questions that follows: SOURCE – B: The Outbreak of the Revolution In France of the Old Regime the monarch did not have the power to impose taxes according to his will alone. Rather he had to call a meeting of the Estates General which would then pass his proposals for new taxes. The Estates General was a political body to which the three estates sent their representatives. However, the monarch alone could decide when to call a meeting of this body. The last time it was done was in 1614. Source B : What was the Estates General ?
Answer» SOLUTION :The ESTATES General was a POLITICAL BODY to which the THREE estates sent their representatives.

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411.	Who among the following were well-known skilled forests cutters:
Answer» Maasis of Africa KALANGS of Java Gonds of ORISSA MUNDAS of CHHOTANAGPUR Solution :Kalangs of Java

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412.	60% population was made up of peasants.
Answer» SOLUTION :(FALSE)

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413.	How did the French people ultimately get the right to vote to all citizens?
Answer» Solution :In the summer of 1792, the Jacobins PLANNED an insurrection of a large number of Parisians who were angered by the short supply and high prices of food. On the morning of AUGUST 10, they stormed the palace of Tuileries, massacred the king.s guards and held the king hostage for SEVERAL hours. Later the Assembly voted to imprison the royal family. Elections were held. From now on, all men of 21 years and above regardless of WEALTH, got the right to vote.

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414.	How was German Parliament established after First World War ?
Answer» Solution :The DEFEAT of imperial Germany and the abdication of the emperor gave an opportunity to PARLIAMENTARY parties to recast GERMAN polity. National Assembly were nor ELECTED to the German a democratic constitution with a federal structure. Deputies were now elected to the German Parliament or Reichstag, on the basis of equal and iniversal VOTES cast by all adults including woman.

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415.	How 'Nazi Party' was formed ?
Answer» Solution :(i) Hitler joined a small group called GERMAN Workers Party. (II) He subsequently took over the organisation and renamed it NATIONAL Socialist German Workers Party. (iii) This Party came to be known as .NAZI Party..

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416.	What was the use of a dried scooped-out gourd?
Answer» SOLUTION : It was USED as PORTABLE WATER BOTTLE.

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417.	The Imperial Forest Institute was set up in 1906 at:
Answer» LUCKNOW DEHRADUN ALLAHABAD NONE SOLUTION :Dehradun

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418.	What was the result of February Revolution of 1917 in Russia?
Answer» Solution :It BROUGHT down MONARCHY and Duma LEADERS and soviet leaders formed a provisional government.

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419.	Dietrich Brandis was the:
Answer» First Postmaster general First GOVERNOR of FOREST Administration First INSPECTOR General of Forests in India First Supervisor of Forests Solution :First Inspector General of Forests in India

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420.	What kind of life is led by the tribals of Bastar?
Answer» Solution : (i) Bastar is located in the southernmost part of Chhattisgarh.(ii) Different communities LIVE in Bastar such as Maria and Muria Gonds, Dhurwas, Bhatras, etc. (iii) They speak different languages but share common customs and beliefs. (iv) They BELIEVE that each village was given its land by the Earth and in return, they look afterthe Earth by making offerings during the festivals. (V) In addition to the Earth, they pay respect to the spirits of river, the forest and the mountain.(vi) Since each village knows its boundaries, they look after their natural resources within thatboundary. (vii) If they want to TAKE some wood from another village, they pay a small fee called .devsari. inexchange. (VIII) Some villages protect their forests by keeping watchmen and each house contributes grainsto pay them.They meet once in a year to discuss issues of concern, including forests.

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421.	Who was the leader of Jacobin club?
Answer» SOLUTION : MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE

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422.	What role was played by The Socialist Revolutionary Party, in 1900 Russia?
Answer» SOLUTION :This PARTY STRUGGLED for peasants, RIGHTS and demanded that land belonging to nobles be TRANSFERRED to peasants.

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423.	Name the countries that formed allied Powers in World War I.
Answer» Solution :France, BRITAIN and RUSSIA. LATER, Italy and ROMANIA too joined them.

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424.	How was National Assembly recognised?
Answer» Solution :Louis XVI faced with the power of FRENCH people.s revolting subjects, who finally accorded RECOGNITION to the National Assembly and accepted the principle that his powers would from now on be checked by a constitution. On the night of 4th AUGUST, 1789, the Assembly PASSED a DECREE abolishing the feudal system of obligations and taxes. Members of the clergy too were forced to give up their privileges. Tithes were abolished and lands owned by the Church wereconfiscated. As a result, the government acquired assets worth at least 2 billion livres.

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425.	Explain reasons, why Russian people wanted the Tsar to withdraw from the World War?
Answer» Solution :i. In Russia, the war was initially POPULAR and PEOPLE agreed to Tsar Nicholas policies. ii. The first World War on the eastern front differed from western front. iii. In the west, armies fought from trenches ALONG eastern France. In the east, armies fought battles with large casualties. iv. Defeats were shocking adn demoralising. As German armies MOVED further, the Russian army destroyed crops and buildings to prevent the enemy to ENTER easily. v.Destruction of crops and buildings led to over three million refugees in Russia,.The situation discredited the government of the Tsar. Even soldires did not like to fight such awar.

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426.	Why Jews were the wrost sufferers in Nazi Germany ?
Answer» SOLUTION :Nazis felt that Jews were killers of CHRIST and were ALSO considered killers of US USURERS (Moneylenders).

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427.	Society before the 18th century Europe was divided into
Answer» CASTES and classes estates and orders liberals, RADICALS and conservatives religious and orders. Answer :B

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428.	When was slavery finally abolished in French colonies?
Answer» Solution :SLAVERY was FINALLY ABOLISHED in French COLONIES in 1848.

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429.	Who was the Prime Minister of Russia when October Revolution began?
Answer» SOLUTION :KERENSKY

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430.	Who were ‘Sans-Culottes'?
Answer» Solution :They were the COMMON lower CLASS working people in late 18th century, who wore long trousers RATHER than the knee breeches, favoured by the aristocracy. They wore red caps to SYMBOLISE liberty.

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431.	“While the National Assembly' was busy at Versailles drafting constitution, the rest of France seethed with turmoil. State whether the statement is true or false. Explain.
Answer» Solution :• It is true as when National Assembly was BUSY in drafting constitution rest of France was in turmoil. • Due to bad harvest in winter, prices of bread rose to that level that COMMON people could not afford to BUY. • People started hoarding SUPPLIES, therefore women who were standing in long QUEUES in bakery, crowds of angry women, stormed into the shops and looted the bread.

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432.	How was a 'Racial State' established by Hitler in Germany ?
Answer» Solution :Nazis wanted an exclusive racial community of PURE GERMANS Nazis wanted only a society of .pure and healthy. Nordic Aryans. This meant that even those Germans who were seen as impure or abnormal had no RIGHT to live. Jews were considered undesirable. Many GYPSIES and Black were also considered as inferior Germans. Even Russians and POLISH were considered subhman and forced to work as slave labourers. Many of them died through hard work and starvation.

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433.	By what name was the National Socialist German Worker's Party known later ?
Answer» NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY Socialist WORKER's Party German Worker's Party NAZI Party Answer :D

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434.	How did the fall of Bastille prison become the immediate cause of French Revolution?
Answer» Solution :On the morning of 14th July, 1789, the CITY of Paris was in a state of ALARM. The king ordered his troops to move into the city. Rumours spread that he would soon order the army to open fire upon the citizens. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a people.s militia. A group of several hundred people marched towards the EASTERN part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille. In the armed fight, the commander of Bastille was killed and prisoners released. Since the Bastille STOOD for the despotic power of the king, it led people towards the success of French Revolution.

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435.	Germany was not a powerful empire in early years of the 20th century.
Answer» ANSWER :F

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436.	What was Hitler's ideology ?
Answer» Solution :Hitler.s IDEOLOGY RELATED to the geopolitical concept of living SPACE. Believed that new territories had be acquired for SETTLEMENT. This would enhance the area of the mother country and it COULD also enhance the material resources and power of the German nation.

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437.	Which security forces were created by Nazis to control order in society ?
Answer» Solution :Besides Regular POLICE in GREEN UNIFORM, there was Gestapo (SECRET STATE Police), the SS (the protection squads), Criminal Police and Security Service.

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438.	Explain any five causes of deforestation in India under the colonial rule.
Answer» Solution :(i) Population increased, the demand for food WENT up.(ii) British encouraged the production of commercial crops. (iii) Forests were UNPRODUCTIVE. (iv) The spread of railways from 1850s. (v) By the early 19th century, oak forests in England were disappearing. This CREATED APROBLEM of timber supply for the Royal Navy.(vi) Emergence of Plantations.

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439.	Had media played any role in the propaganda of Nazi regime ?
Answer» Solution :(i) Media was carefully used to win support for the REGIME and popularies it worldwid. (II) Nazi ideas were spread through visual images, films, radio, posters, catchy slogans and leaflets. (iii) In posters, groups identified as the .enemies. of Germans were stereotyped, mocked. abused and described as evil. (iv) Socialists and liberals were represented as weak and degenerate. (v) They were attacked as malicious foreign agents. (vi) Propaganda films were made to create hatred for jews. (vii) The most infamous film was .The Eternal Jews.. Orthodox Jews were stereotyped and mocked. (viii) They were shown with floming beards wearing kaftans, whereas in reality it was difficult to distinguish German Jews by their outward APPEARANCE because they were a highly assimilated community. (ix) They were referred to as vermin, rats and pests. Their movements were COMPARED to those of rodents. (x) Nazis worked on the minds of people, tapped their EMOTIONS and turned their hatred and anger at those marked as .undesirable..

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440.	What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java ?
Answer» SOLUTION :Both in Bastar and JAVA, the traditional rights of the tribes who lived in the FORESTS were takenaway and they were forced by their colonial government to work for them. There was a large scale of deforestation that TOOK PLACE in both the regions and scientific forestry was implemented.Both the colonial government faced rebellion due to their acts.

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441.	Who represented the National Assembly on 5th May 1789 ?
Answer» Solution :On 5th May, 1789, Louis XVI called together an assembly of ESTATES General to PASS proposals for new taxes. A resplendent hall in Versailles was prepared to host the delegates. The first and second estates sent 300 representatives each, who were SEATED in rows facing each other on two sides, while the 600 members of the third estate had to stand at the BACK. The third estate was represented by its more prosperous and educated members. Peasants, artisans and WOMEN were denied entry to the assembly.

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442.	What was 'A Scorched Earth Policy'?
Answer» SOLUTION : DESTROYING of sawmills and burning huge PILES of GIANT teak logs.

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443.	What were the features of French Constitution of 1791?
Answer» Solution : The features: (i) The Constitution of 1791 vested the power to make laws in the National Assembly, which was indirectly elected. (ii) That is, citizens voted for a group of electors, who in turn, chose the Assembly. Not all citizens, however, had the right to vote. (III) Only men above 25 YEARS of age who paid taxes EQUAL to at least 3 days of a labourer.s wage were given the status of active citizens, that is, they were entitled to vote. (iv) The remaining men and all women were classed as passive citizens. (v) To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of tax payers.

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444.	Name the socialist international body which coordinated their efforts.
Answer» SOLUTION :The SECOND INTERNATIONAL.

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445.	How was economic recovery made in Germany ?
Answer» Solution :HITLER assigned the responsibility of economic recovery to the economist Hjalmar SCHACHT who aimed at full production and full employment through a STATE - funded work - creation programme. This project produced the famous German superhighways and the people.s car the Volkswagen.

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446.	The Allied powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power.
Answer» ANSWER :T

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447.	How Germany came into the trap of 'Hyper-Inflation' situation after World War II ? How were they saved ?
Answer» Solution :• Germany had fought the WAR largely on loans and had to pay war reparation in GOLD. •This DEPLETED gold reserves at a time when resoures were scarce. • In 1932, Germany refused to pay, and the French occupied its leading industrial area .Ruhr., to claim their coal. • Germany retaliated with passive resistance and printed paper currency wrecklessly. • With too much printed money in circulation, the value of the German mark fell. • As the value of the mark collapsed, prices of goods soared. • The image of the Germany carrying carloads of currency notes to buy a loaf of bread was widely publicised. • This crisis came to be known as .hyper-inflation., a situation when prices rise PHENOMENALLY HIGH. •Eventually the Americans intervened and bailed Germany out of the crisis by introducing .The Dawes Plan. which reworked the terms of separation to ease the financial burden on Germany.

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448.	Assertion (A) : The political atmosphere in Berlin was charged with demand for Soviet-style governance. Reason (R ) : Those opposed to this - such as the Socialists, Democrats and Catholics met in Weimar to give shape to the democratic republic.
Answer» Both A and R are TRUE and R is the correct EXPLANATION of A. Both A and R are but R is not correct explanation of A. A is true but R is false. A is false but R is true. Answer :A

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449.	What do you understand by 'Hyperinflation' ?
Answer» Solution :(i) With too much of printed maney in circulation, the value of German MARK FELL. As the value of German mark collapsed, prices of goods SOARED. (ii) The image of GERMANS carrying cartloads of currency notes to buy a loaf of bread was widely publicised evoking worldwide sympathy. (iii) This crisis came to be KNOWN as .hyperinflation.-a situation when prices rise phenomenally high.

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450.	The Estates General was a political body.
Answer» ANSWER :T

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Colonial rulers considered forests as wilderness and unproductive because:

Who were kulaks?

Why was the article 48 of the Weimar Republic considered harmful for the republic ? Because

How did women suffer in France?

'Politically, the Weimar Republic was fragile.'' Explain the statement.

How were socialist parties formed in various parts of the world?

Railways were essential for the movement of imperial troops.

Match the column A with column B {:("Column A","Column B"),((i)" Reichstag",(a)" living space"),((ii)" Jungvolk",(b)" Nazi Youth"),((iii)" Concentration Camp",(c)" Economic depression"),((iv)" Lebensraum",(d)" German Parliament"),((v)" Wall Street Exchange",(e)" Auschwitz"):}

Which tribes of India were recruited to work on tea plantations?

Who among the following were well-known skilled forests cutters:

60% population was made up of peasants.

How did the French people ultimately get the right to vote to all citizens?

How was German Parliament established after First World War ?

How 'Nazi Party' was formed ?

What was the use of a dried scooped-out gourd?

The Imperial Forest Institute was set up in 1906 at:

What was the result of February Revolution of 1917 in Russia?

Dietrich Brandis was the:

What kind of life is led by the tribals of Bastar?

Who was the leader of Jacobin club?

What role was played by The Socialist Revolutionary Party, in 1900 Russia?

Name the countries that formed allied Powers in World War I.

How was National Assembly recognised?

Explain reasons, why Russian people wanted the Tsar to withdraw from the World War?

Why Jews were the wrost sufferers in Nazi Germany ?

Society before the 18th century Europe was divided into

When was slavery finally abolished in French colonies?

Who was the Prime Minister of Russia when October Revolution began?

Who were ‘Sans-Culottes'?

“While the National Assembly' was busy at Versailles drafting constitution, the rest of France seethed with turmoil. State whether the statement is true or false. Explain.

How was a 'Racial State' established by Hitler in Germany ?

By what name was the National Socialist German Worker's Party known later ?

How did the fall of Bastille prison become the immediate cause of French Revolution?

Germany was not a powerful empire in early years of the 20th century.

What was Hitler's ideology ?

Which security forces were created by Nazis to control order in society ?

Explain any five causes of deforestation in India under the colonial rule.

Had media played any role in the propaganda of Nazi regime ?

What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java ?

Who represented the National Assembly on 5th May 1789 ?

What was 'A Scorched Earth Policy'?

What were the features of French Constitution of 1791?

Name the socialist international body which coordinated their efforts.

How was economic recovery made in Germany ?

The Allied powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power.

How Germany came into the trap of 'Hyper-Inflation' situation after World War II ? How were they saved ?

Assertion (A) : The political atmosphere in Berlin was charged with demand for Soviet-style governance. Reason (R ) : Those opposed to this - such as the Socialists, Democrats and Catholics met in Weimar to give shape to the democratic republic.

What do you understand by 'Hyperinflation' ?

The Estates General was a political body.