MCQ Collection
Japan and the World MCQs
Practice Japan and the World questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: A. Warm ocean currents can moderate temperatures of adjacent coasts
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Ocean currents redistribute heat.
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Correct Answer: C. An externality affects parties not directly involved in a transaction
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External costs or benefits spill over to others.
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Correct Answer: B. Utilitarian reasoning evaluates consequences for overall welfare
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Consequential evaluation is central to utilitarianism.
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Correct Answer: C. The Scientific Revolution emphasised observation, mathematics and new methods of inquiry
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New methods transformed European science.
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Correct Answer: C. Mechanisation and factory production changed labour and urbanisation
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Industrialisation altered production and society.
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Correct Answer: D. The French Revolution challenged absolutism and privilege
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The revolution transformed political ideas and institutions.
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Correct Answer: A. Alliance systems, militarism, imperial rivalry and crisis escalation contributed to war
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Multiple structural and immediate causes interacted.
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Correct Answer: A. The United Nations was founded after the Second World War
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The UN was created in 1945.
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Correct Answer: C. Many Asian and African territories gained independence after World War II
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Postwar decolonisation reshaped international politics.
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Correct Answer: C. Separating legislative, executive and judicial powers can limit concentration of authority
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Separation and checks aim to prevent abuse.
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Correct Answer: C. Japan’s National Diet is bicameral, consisting of the House of Representatives and House of Councillors
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The Constitution establishes a two-house legislature.
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Correct Answer: D. Rule of law requires public power to operate under law rather than arbitrary preference
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Government itself is subject to legal constraints.