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MCQs

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Question 21. Why does post-colonial scholar Homi Bhaba argue that colonial discourse was ambivalent about the colonized?

Portrayal of the colonized errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational,
Scholars did not travel to colonies and therefore could not establish an accurate picture of coloni
Post-colonial scholars were too focused on the colonizing power rather than the colonized peoples
The colonised did not make enough effort to have their voices heard

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Answer: Option A. -> Portrayal of the colonized errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational,
Answer: (a).Portrayal of the colonized errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational,

Question 22. Franz Fanon's works include which of the following titles?

Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961)
Power, Power, Power (1951) and How Colonization Happened (1960)
The Way to Prosperity (1955) and The Colonized (1975)
Colonies (1980) and Post-Colonial Theory (1990)

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Answer: Option A. -> Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961)
Answer: (a).Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961)

Question 23. Which country is not a transitional economy

China
Russia
Hungary
Mexico

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Mexico
Answer: (d).Mexico

Question 24. Peasants are

Rural politicians
Rural cultivators
Rural industrialist
Rural religious group

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Answer: Option B. -> Rural cultivators
Answer: (b).Rural cultivators

Question 25. Which of the following statements is true within the postcolonial approach?

The international system is shaped through colonised discourse that establishes notions of certain
European practices of free trade and democracy are best suited to creating a peaceful and stable in
With the end of the Second World War and gradual dissolution of the British Empire, much of postcolo
Colonial power exists only through the military actions of occupying states

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Answer: Option A. -> The international system is shaped through colonised discourse that establishes notions of certain
Answer: (a).The international system is shaped through colonised discourse that establishes notions of certain

Question 26. Europeans established direct rule or substantial control during this period in all of the following regions EXCEPT

Africa
Southeast Asia
Latin America
China

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Answer: Option C. -> Latin America
Answer: (c).Latin America

Question 27. Most historians agree that which force drove the new imperialism forward at the turn of the century?

Market forces
Nationalism
Religious influence
The need for raw materials

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Answer: Option B. -> Nationalism
Answer: (b).Nationalism

Question 28. All of the following social groups in Europe particularly encouraged imperialism EXCEPT

The aristocracy
Religious societies
Peasants
Merchants

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Peasants
Answer: (c).Peasants

Question 29. Why did the British begin to withdraw their support from the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century?

It's governmental infrastructure had collapsed to the point of anarchy
It ceased to be strategically and commercially important to the British as a gateway to Asia
The British colonial expansion meant that they were able to find their raw materials elsewhere
Their resources were spread too thin, and they were forced to focus elsewhere

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Answer: Option B. -> It ceased to be strategically and commercially important to the British as a gateway to Asia
Answer: (b).It ceased to be strategically and commercially important to the British as a gateway to Asia

Question 30. In Captain James Cook's expeditions to the South Pacific, he was searching for