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11. Which article of the Weimar Constitution gave the President the powers to impose
emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree in Germany?
(a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) None of these
Ans. (c) 48
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12. To justify Nazi ideas of race:
(a) Social Science was introduced (b) Racial Science was introduced
(c) Biological Science was introduced (d) Moral Science was introduced
Ans. (b) Racial Science was introduced
13. In May 1945, Germany surrendered to:
(a) Britain (b) USA
(c) Italy (d) Allies
Ans. (d) Allies

14. Who among the following propounded the theory of the “Survival of the Fittest’’?
(a) Charles Darwin (b) Herbert Spencer
(c) Adolf Hitler (d) Isaac Newton
Ans. (b) Herbert Spencer

15. According to the Nazis, which people were to be regarded as desirable?
(a) Pure and healthy Nordic Aryans
(b) German soldiers who helped in territorial expansion
(c) German police of different types
(d) All those who were willing to consider Hitler as God
Ans. (a) Pure and healthy Nordic Aryans

16. Which incident led to the start of World War II?
(a) German invasion of Switzerland (b) German invasion of Poland
(c) Russian invasion of Germany (d) Japan’s sinking of ship at Pearl Harbour
Ans. (b) German invasion of Poland

17. Which incident persuaded the USA to join the war?
(a) Hitler’s attack on Eastern Europe (b) Hitler’s policy of genocide of the Jews
(c) Helplessness of England and France
(d) Japan’s attack on the US base at Pearl Harbour
Ans. (d) Japan’s attack on the US base at Pearl Harbour
18. What gave Nazi state its reputation as the most dreaded criminal state?
(a) Extra-constitutional powers were given to the newly organised forces like Gestapo, the
SS and SD
(b) People could be detained in Gestapo torture chambers and sent to concentration camps
(c) No legal procedures were there for the arrested people
(d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above

19. When and among which countries was the Tripartite Pact signed?
(a) 1940, Germany, Italy and Japan (b) 1939, Germany, Austria and USSR
(c) 1940, England, France and USA (d) 1938, England, Germany and USSR
Ans. (a) 1940, Germany, Italy and Japan

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