Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following clues:

  • It occurred in 1905.
  • An Asian country defeated a European power.
  • It weakened the belief that European powers were invincible.

Which event is described above?

  1. Ethiopian victory over Italy
  2. British reverses during the Boer Wars
  3. Japan’s emergence as an industrial power after 1868
  4. Japan’s victory over Russia
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