The October Revolution

Q. Identify two of the three demands of Lenin’s April Theses from the following.

1. Transfer of lands to peasants
2. Russia has to continue with the World War
3. Privatisation of Banks
4. Nationalisation of Banks

Q. Statement 1: In 1918, Lenin persuaded the Petrograd Soviet and the Bolshevik Party to agree to a socialist seizure of power.

Statement 2: The Soviet appointed a Military Revolutionary Committee under Leon Trotsky to organise the seizure.

Read the above statements carefully and choose the correct option.

1. Both statements are true
2. Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false
3. Statement 1 is false, and statement 2 is true
4. Both statements are false

Q. Which of the following options best describes the communist takeover of Russia in 1917?

1. The communists came to power after assassinating the Tsar and his family.
2. Defeat in World War I demoralised the country to such an extent that the Russian masses overthrew the Tsar and voted the communists into power.
3. Taking advantage of popular discontent with the provisional government and promising to fulfill radical demands, the communists staged a successful armed revolution.
4. The communists won the majority of the seats in the parliamentary elections after a vigorous campaign.

Q. Which of these demands is/are referred to as Lenin’s April Theses?

1. All of the above
2. Transferring of land to the peasants
3. The end of World War I
4. The nationalisation of banks

Q. Who famously made use of the slogan "Peace, Bread, and Land" in the context of Russia?

1. Trotsky
2. Lenin
3. Rasputin
4. Kerenskii

Q. Lenin argued that the name of Bolshevik Party be renamed as _______?

1. Socialist Party
2. Marxist Party
3. Communist Party
4. Leninist Party

Q. Which of the following events occurred in Russia on 24 October 1917?

1. Military troops loyal to the Provisional Government seized the buildings of two Bolshevik Newspapers.
2. The Military Revolutionary Committee seized government offices.
3. Russian Cruiser ship named Aurther shelled the Winter Palace.
4. Bolsheviks and the ministers surrendered by nightfall.

Q.

In the mid-1920’s, which party was formed in India?

1. Soviet Communist Party

2. Congress Party

3. Communist Party

4. None of the above

Q.

Who was known as ‘greens’?

1. Bolsheviks

2. pro-Tsarists

3. Socialist Revolutionaries

4. Whites

Q. What was Aurora?

1. Russian Cruiser ship
2. Russian fighter jet
3. Russian helicopter
4. Russian tank

Q. “Hungry Workers in Petrograd Demand Food"

"Peace, Land, and Bread Promised to All”

“World War I Soldiers Join the People’s Rebellion”

Which event is associated with the above headlines?

1. February Revolution
2. October Revolution
3. Collectivisation in the USSR
4. Menshevik Revolution

Q. The Bolshevik Party had its roots in the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party, which mainly reflected the interests of factory workers. However, around 80% of Russia's population consisted of peasants. Then, how did the Bolsheviks gather mass support from the peasants?

1. The Bolsheviks promised to destroy communes
2. The Bolsheviks promised to redistribute land
3. The Bolsheviks promised to nurture the interests of wealthy farmers
4. The Bolsheviks declared their decision to build a state-capitalist society

Q. Which among the following events occurred on 24 October, 1917?

1. Military troops loyal to the Provisional Government seized the buildings of two Bolshevik Newspapers.
2. The Military Revolutionary Committee seized government offices.
3. Russian Cruiser ship named Arthur shelled at the Winter Palace.
4. Bolsheviks and the ministers surrendered by nightfall.

Q. Identify the two of the three demands of Lenin’s April Theses from the following.

1. Transfer of lands to peasants
2. Russia has to continue with the World War
3. Privatisation of Banks
4. Nationalisation of Banks

Q. The Bolsheviks took over the government in Russia through which of the following?

1. March Revolution of 1918
2. October Revolution of 1917
3. February Revolution of 1917
4. December Revolution of 1918

Q. The above picture is of pro-Bolshevik demonstration on 17th July which get fired upon by the army.
Why and by whom was the popular demonstration by the Bolsheviks in July 1917 harshly repressed?

Q. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
How was Kerenskii's provisional government overthrown by the Bolsheviks in October 1917?

Q. Which of the following events led Russia to withdraw from World War I and surrender a significant amount of territory to Germany?

1. Formation of the provisional government
2. Assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
3. Seizure of power by the Bolsheviks
4. Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty

Q.

The leader of the Bolsheviks was ______.

1. Alexander Kerensky
2. Vladimir Lenin
3. Joseph Stalin
4. Mikhail Gorbachev

Q. Which of the following options best describes the communist takeover of Russia in 1917?

1. Defeat in World War I demoralised the country to such an extent that the Russian masses overthrew the Tsar and voted the communists into power.
2. The communists came to power after assassinating the Tsar and his family.
3. Taking advantage of popular discontent with the provisional government and promising to fulfill radical demands, the communists staged a successful armed revolution.
4. The communists won the majority of the seats in the parliamentary elections after a vigorous campaign.

Q. Which of the following events occurred in Russia on 24 October 1917?

1. Military troops loyal to the Provisional Government seized the buildings of two Bolshevik Newspapers.
2. The Military Revolutionary Committee seized government offices.
3. Russian Cruiser ship named Aurther shelled the Winter Palace.
4. Bolsheviks and the ministers surrendered by nightfall.

Q. The Bolshevik Party had its roots in the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party, which mainly reflected the interests of factory workers. However, around 80% of Russia's population consisted of peasants. Then, how did the Bolsheviks gather mass support from the peasants?

1. The Bolsheviks promised to destroy communes
2. The Bolsheviks promised to redistribute land
3. The Bolsheviks promised to nurture the interests of wealthy farmers
4. The Bolsheviks declared their decision to build a state-capitalist society

Q. The Bolsheviks took over the government in Russia through which of the following?

1. March Revolution of 1918
2. October Revolution of 1917
3. February Revolution of 1917
4. December Revolution of 1918

Q. Identify two of the three demands of Lenin’s April Theses from the following.

1. Transfer of lands to peasants
2. Russia has to continue with the World War
3. Privatisation of Banks
4. Nationalisation of Banks

Q. Match the following:

1. Alexander Kerenskii
2. Vladimir Lenin
3. Leon Trotsky

Q.

A man walks into a restaurant and the the waiter says good day Admiral. Why did the waiter call the the man an Admiral?

Q. Who famously made use of the slogan "Peace, Bread, and Land" in the context of Russia?

1. Trotsky
2. Kerenskii
3. Rasputin
4. Lenin