UPSC World History – Chapter 18: Redrawal of National Boundaries – From the Congress of Vienna to the Present (20 MCQs)

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UPSC World History – Chapter 18: Redrawal of National Boundaries – From the Congress of Vienna to the Present (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 Congress of Vienna (1814–15) was dominated by the Austrian statesman:

Correct Answer: D [Metternich]

Explanation:

Austria's Foreign Minister Metternich led the Congress of Vienna, which restored legitimate rulers and a balance of power after Napoleon.

2.  

The maritime boundary between India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal was settled in 2014 by:

Correct Answer: C [an arbitral tribunal under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, with the Permanent Court of Arbitration as registry]

Explanation:

the UNCLOS Annex VII tribunal, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, gave its award on 7 July 2014; India accepted it.

3.  

Which of the following new States of 1917–20 broke away from the Russian Empire rather than from Austria-Hungary?

Correct Answer: C [Finland]

Explanation:

Finland, like the Baltic States, broke away from Russia after the revolutions of 1917.

4.  

The borders of the modern Turkish Republic were fixed by the Treaty of:

Correct Answer: B [Lausanne]

Explanation:

1923.

5.  

The Oder–Neisse line became the boundary between:

Correct Answer: D [Germany and Poland]

Explanation:

Potsdam, 1945.

6.  

The Durand Line was drawn in 1893 between British India and:

Correct Answer: C [Afghanistan]

Explanation:

The Durand Line, agreed in 1893 by Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman, separated British India from Afghanistan.

7.  

Vietnam was temporarily divided in 1954 at the:

Correct Answer: A [17th parallel]

Explanation:

Geneva Accords.

8.  

Which is the newest member State of the United Nations, independent since 2011?

Correct Answer: D [South Sudan]

Explanation:

South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011 and joined as the 193rd UN member; no State has been admitted since.

9.  

The principle that new States keep the boundaries of the colonial units they inherit is called:

Correct Answer: C [uti possidetis]

Explanation:

Uti possidetis lets new States keep inherited colonial boundaries; the OAU's Cairo Resolution (1964) applied it to Africa.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The India–Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement was first signed in 1974.
2. It was implemented through the 100th Constitutional Amendment.
3. Under it, India received more enclaves than it gave.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The LBA was signed in 1974 and implemented by the 100th Amendment (2015); India gave 111 enclaves and received 51.

11.  

Assertion (A): Many African States have faced ethnic conflict and secession movements since independence.

Reason (R): Colonial boundaries in Africa were often drawn without regard to the peoples living there.

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

Explanation:

Colonial lines cut across ethnic regions and joined rivals, which fuelled civil wars and secession movements, so R explains A.

12.  

Plebiscites after the First World War were held in:

Correct Answer: B [Schleswig and Upper Silesia]

Explanation:

1920 and 1921.

13.  

Which territory returned to Germany through a plebiscite held in 1935?

Correct Answer: C [The Saar]

Explanation:

the Saar, placed under the League for fifteen years by Versailles, voted in 1935 to rejoin Germany.

14.  

The UN General Assembly's partition plan for Palestine (1947) was:

Correct Answer: B [Resolution 181]

Explanation:

General Assembly Resolution 181 of 29 November 1947 proposed separate Jewish and Arab States in Palestine.

15.  

Which country was reunited on 22 May 1990?

Correct Answer: C [Yemen]

Explanation:

North and South Yemen.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Berlin Conference on Africa
2. Geneva Accords on Vietnam
3. Treaty of Lausanne
4. Partition of Korea at the 38th parallel

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Explanation:

1884–85, 1923, 1945, 1954.

17.  

The McMahon Line was drawn at the Simla Conference of:

Correct Answer: D [1914]

Explanation:

Henry McMahon drew the India–Tibet line at the Simla Conference of 1914; China did not accept the agreement.

18.  

Timor-Leste became independent in 2002 after separating from:

Correct Answer: C [Indonesia]

Explanation:

after a UN-run vote in 1999.

19.  

Under the League of Nations, the former Ottoman Arab lands such as Iraq and Syria became:

Correct Answer: D [Class A mandates]

Explanation:

Under Article 22 of the League Covenant, Ottoman Arab lands such as Iraq and Syria became Class A mandates under Britain and France.

20.  

The Radcliffe Boundary Commissions of 1947 drew the lines that partitioned:

Correct Answer: D [Punjab and Bengal]

Explanation:

Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the Punjab and Bengal Boundary Commissions, whose awards divided those two provinces between India and Pakistan.

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