UPSC World History – Chapter 14: Decolonisation in Asia (20 MCQs)

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UPSC World History – Chapter 14: Decolonisation in Asia (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The Philippines became independent on 4 July 1946 from:

Correct Answer: A [the United States]

Explanation:

The US, which took the Philippines from Spain in 1898, granted independence on 4 July 1946 as promised by the Tydings–McDuffie Act (1934).

2.  

Indonesia's independence was declared on 17 August 1945 by:

Correct Answer: D [Sukarno and Hatta]

Explanation:

Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed Indonesia's independence in Jakarta on 17 August 1945, two days after Japan's surrender.

3.  

The French were defeated in Indo-China at the battle of:

Correct Answer: D [Dien Bien Phu]

Explanation:

May 1954.

4.  

Malaya became independent (Merdeka) on:

Correct Answer: B [31 August 1957]

Explanation:

The Federation of Malaya became independent (Merdeka) on 31 August 1957 under Tunku Abdul Rahman.

5.  

The Asian Relations Conference of 1947 was held at:

Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]

Explanation:

Nehru convened the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi in March–April 1947, months before India's independence.

6.  

The communist insurgency in Malaya from 1948 to 1960 is known as:

Correct Answer: B [the Emergency]

Explanation:

The British called the 1948–60 armed revolt of the mainly Chinese Malayan Communist Party 'the Emergency'.

7.  

The Geneva Conference of 1954 divided Vietnam at the:

Correct Answer: B [17th parallel]

Explanation:

The 1954 Geneva Accords drew a provisional military demarcation line at the 17th parallel, pending all-Vietnam elections.

8.  

Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965 under the leadership of:

Correct Answer: A [Lee Kuan Yew]

Explanation:

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's Prime Minister, led the island when it separated from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.

9.  

Which of the following countries became independent outside the Commonwealth in 1948?

Correct Answer: D [Burma]

Explanation:

Burma became independent on 4 January 1948 as a republic and chose not to join the Commonwealth.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. UMNO was formed in 1946 to oppose the Malayan Union.
2. The Alliance included UMNO, the MCA and the MIC.
3. Brunei joined Malaysia in 1963.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

UMNO was founded in 1946 against the Malayan Union and the Alliance joined UMNO, MCA and MIC; Brunei stayed out of Malaysia.

11.  

Assertion (A): Malays opposed the Malayan Union plan of 1946.

Reason (R): The plan reduced the powers of the Sultans and gave citizenship easily to non-Malays.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Malays opposed the Malayan Union precisely because it curtailed the Sultans' powers and offered easy citizenship to non-Malays.

12.  

The "New Villages" in Malaya were part of the:

Correct Answer: A [Briggs Plan]

Explanation:

Under the Briggs Plan the British resettled rural Chinese into guarded 'New Villages' to cut communist guerrillas off from support.

13.  

Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam's independence on:

Correct Answer: C [2 September 1945]

Explanation:

Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi on 2 September 1945.

14.  

Japan's victory over Russia in 1905 encouraged Asian nationalists because it:

Correct Answer: A [showed that an Asian power could defeat a European power]

Explanation:

Japan's victory in 1905 was the first modern defeat of a European great power by an Asian one, breaking the myth of European invincibility.

15.  

The Bandung Conference (1955) brought together the States of:

Correct Answer: B [Asia and Africa]

Explanation:

The Bandung Conference of April 1955 brought together 29 Asian and African States.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Independence of the Philippines
2. Formation of Malaysia
3. Battle of Dien Bien Phu
4. Transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-4-3-2]

Explanation:

1946, 1949, 1954, 1963.

17.  

The UN General Assembly's Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Resolution 1514) was adopted in:

Correct Answer: D [1960]

Explanation:

The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 1514 (XV) on 14 December 1960, calling for a speedy end to colonialism.

18.  

Which British Prime Minister's government granted independence to India in 1947?

Correct Answer: C [Clement Attlee]

Explanation:

Clement Attlee's Labour government, elected in 1945, passed the Indian Independence Act of 1947.

19.  

Indonesia's opposition to the formation of Malaysia (1963–66) is known as:

Correct Answer: B [Konfrontasi]

Explanation:

Konfrontasi was Indonesia's political and armed opposition, under Sukarno, to the formation of Malaysia from 1963 to 1966.

20.  

The party that represented the mainly Tamil Indian community in Malaya's Alliance was the:

Correct Answer: A [Malayan Indian Congress]

Explanation:

The Malayan Indian Congress, representing the mainly Tamil Indian community, joined UMNO and the MCA in the Alliance.

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