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World History MCQ Set-5

A Sarmah — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 20:58:48 +0000

This set contains 10 multiple choice questions. One mark for each correct answer. No negative marking for incorrect answer.

1. Who is regarded as the first Soviet Premier?

a) Vladimir Lenin

b) Joseph Stalin

c) Vyacheslav Molotov

d) Alexei Rykov

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2. When was the Incorporation of Tibet into the People's Republic of China started?

a) 1948

b) 1950

c) 1954

d) 1959

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3. Where is the headquarter of the Tibetan Government in Exile located?

a) New Delhi

b) Dharamsala

c) Tawang

d) Gangtok

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The Tibetan Government in Exile is also known as Central Tibetan Administration or Exile Tibetan People's Organisation

4. When did Japan attack China in the second Sino-Japanese war?

a) 1935

b) 1937

c) 1939

d) 1941

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July 7, 1937–September 9, 1945

5. Who was the last Roman emperor?

a) Julius Nepos

b) Romulus Augustulus

c) Olybrius

d) Glycerius

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6. Who was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

a) Robert Walpole

b) Spencer Compton

c) Henry Pelham

d) None of these

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7. When was the Mossad, the Investigating agency of Israel was formed?

a) 1947

b) 1949

c) 1951

d) None of these

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Mossad is the short name for "HaMossad leModi in uleTafkidim Meyuḥadim"

8. When did Israel get independence?

a) 1948

c) 1949

c) 1950

d) None of these

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It was formally known as the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, that was proclaimed on 14 May 1948.

9. Martin Luther King Jr was Charismatic leader and philosopher of:

a) Anti-Masonic Movement.

b) American Civil War

c) American Civil Rights Movement

d) None of these

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10. Which of the following is the last major battle fought by Alexander the Great?

a) Battle of Issus

b) Battle of the Persian Gate

c) Battle of the Hydaspes

d) Battle of the Granicus

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The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus or Purushottama of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Jhelum in the Punjab region, modern-day Punjab, Pakistan.

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World History MCQ Set-4

A Sarmah — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 20:00:25 +0000

This set contains 10 multiple choice questions. One mark for each correct answer. No negative marking for incorrect answer.

1. When was Rome founded?

a) 825 BCE

b) 753 BCE

c) 623 BCE

d) None of these

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2. Which country was the first to allow women to vote?

a) United States

b) Russia

c) New Zealand

c) France

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New Zealand allowed women to vote in 1893, United States 1910

3. Who was the first female head of government or the first woman prime minister in the world?

a) Indira Gandhi

b) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

c) Angela Merkel

d) Golda Meir

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Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was prime minister of Sri Lanka for three terms 1960–1965, 1970–1977 and 1994–2000. Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon till 1972

4. Who was the first president of the United States?

a) George Washington

b) John Adams

c) Thomas Jefferson

d) James Madison

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5. Who was the president of United States during the American Civil War?

a) James Buchanan

b) Abraham Lincoln

c) Andrew Johnson

d) Ulysses S. Grant

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The American Civil War happened from 1861 to 1865.

6. Which of the following president of the US was NOT assassinated?

a) Abraham Lincon

b) John F Kennedy

c) James A. Garfield

d) Franklin D. Roosevelt

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7. Which of the following battle marked the end of the Napoleon era?

a) Battle of Austerlitz

b) Battle of Vitoria

c) Battle of Waterloo

d) None of these

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8. When was the United Nations formed?

a) 1942

b) 1943

c) 1944

d) 1945

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9. When was the Nazi party formed?

a) 1918

b) 1920

c) 1921

d) 1925

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24 February 1920, Munich, Germany: Nazi party or the National Socialist German Workers' Party was active between 1920 to 1945

10. Joseph Stalin became the premier of the Soviet Union in the year:

a) 1924

b) 1941

c) 1953

d) None of these

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He served as premier or Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars from 1941-1945, later the name of the post was changed by him to Chairman of the Council of Ministers, and he served till his death in 1953

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World History MCQ Set-3

A Sarmah — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 18:20:12 +0000

This set contains 10 multiple choice questions. One mark for each correct answer. No negative marking for incorrect answer.

1. American revolution took place between:

a) 1775-1783

b) 1770-1783

c) 1775-1785

c) 1770-1785

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2. The Boston Tea party took place in:

a) 1770

b) 1773

c) 1776

d) 1781

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3. When did Sweden get independence from Kalmar union?

a) 1520

c) 1523

c) 1526

d) 1529

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Kalmar Union was a personal union from 1397 to 1523 joined under a single monarch the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway

4. When did Sri Lanka get independence?

a) 1945

b) 1947

c) 1948

d) 1949

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Sri Lanka got independence on February 4, 1948

6. Which of the following country is the most recent one to get independence?

a) Kosovo

b) South Sudan

c) East Timor

d) Palau

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South Sudan got independence on 9 July 2011

7. Bangladesh liberation war took place in:

a) 1970

b) 1971

c) 1972

d) 1973

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26 March 1971 to 16 December 1971

8. Who is considered to be the first modern proponent of anarchism?

a) William Godwin

b) Leo Tolstoy

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Bhagat Singh

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Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions. These are often described as stateless societies; but (mistakenly) it is used as lawlessness.

9. The period of The Enlightenment was:

a) 1685-1815

b) 1735-1910

c) 1911-1935

d) None of these

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The Enlightenment included a range of ideas centered on reason as the primary source of authority and legitimacy and came to advance ideas like liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government and separation of church and state.

10. When was the first Nobel prize awarded?

a) 1900

b) 1901

c) 1902

d) 1903

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On December 10, 1901, the first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.

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World History MCQ Set-2

A Sarmah — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 10:21:06 +0000

This set contains 10 multiple choice questions. One mark for each correct answer. No negative marking for incorrect answer.

1. The first world history textbook is:

a) World Civilization by Cole

b) Worlds Together, Worlds Apart by Elizabeth Pollard

c) Civilization Past & Present by T. Walter Wallbank & Alastair M. Taylor

d) None of these

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2. What was the last empire of Persia before the Muslim conquest of Persia?

a) Safavid dynasty

b) Achaemenid Empire

c) Sasanian Empire

d) None of these

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3. Who was considered as the father of European Renaissance?

a) Petrarch

b) Sandro Botticelli

c) Giotto di Bondone

d) None of these

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4. First newspaper in the world is:

a) Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien

b) Avisa Relation oder Zeitung

c) Nieuwe Tijdinghen

d) None of these

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Also called as RELATION, It was a German weekly newspaper published by Johann Carolus

5. Napoleon Bonaparte was a:

a) Dutch

b) German

c) French

d) None of these

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6. Who is consider as the first pope of Christianity?

a) St. Linus

b) St Anacletus

c) St Evaristus

d) St Peter

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7. When did the Vatican City become a country?

a) 11 February 1929

b) 15 June 1931

c) 20 August 1935

d) 22 January 1940

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8. What was the last imperial dynasty of China?

a) Shang dynasty

b) Qing dynasty

c) Xia dynasty

d) Western Zhou dynasty

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Qing Dynasty 1644-1912, the dynasty was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China

9. When was the French revolution started?

a) 3 June 1785

b) 3 July 1787

c) 5 May 1789

d) 2 June, 1791

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10. When was the Soviet Union formed?

a) 1920

b) 1922

c) 1924

d) 1926

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World History MCQ Set-1

A Sarmah — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 08:45:45 +0000

This set contains 10 multiple choice questions. One mark for each correct answer. No negative marking for incorrect answer.

1. John F Kennedy was:

a) 30th President of US

b) 35th President of US

c) 40th President of US

d) None of these

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2. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?

a) Edmund Barton

b) Malcolm Turnbull

c) Alfred Deakin

d) None of these

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3. Which one is INCORRECT about the Holocaust?

a) Nazi Germany and its allies were the perpetrators of the Holocaust

b) Around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe had been murdered, between 1941 and 1945

c) The attack type was genocide & ethnic cleansing

d) Killings were committed only within Germany itself

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Killings were committed within Germany, throughout German-occupied Europe, and across all territories controlled by the Axis powers

4. United States got independence in:

a) 1772

b) 1774

c) 1776

d) 1778

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5. Who was the father of the western philosophy?

a) Socrates

b) Antisthenes

c) Plato

d) Xenophon

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6. Which one is considered as the oldest civilization?

a) Mesopotamian Civilization

b) Indus Valley Civilization

c) Ancient Egyptian civilization

d) Mayan Civilization

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7. Laozi was a:

a) Japanese philosopher and founder of Philosophical Confucianism

b) Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism philosophy

c) Greek Philosopher & founder of modern Greek philosophy

d) None of these

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8. Who was the founder of the Modern Chemistry?

a) Antoine Lavoisier

b) Robert Boyle

c) Blaise Pascal

d) None of these

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9. Who is considered as the father of Athenian democracy?

a) Cleisthenes

b) Ephialtes

c) Pericles

d) None of these

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10. The first world war was fought between:

a) 1911 - 1915

b) 1913-1918

c) 1914-1918

d) None of these

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