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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
| 101. |
Who was the king of Germany during the I World War? |
| A. | nicholas ii |
| B. | william ii |
| C. | james iii |
| D. | alexander |
| Answer» B. william ii | |
| 102. |
Name the dynasty that had ruled over Austria Hungary till the end of the I World War |
| A. | romanov |
| B. | hohenzollern |
| C. | stuart |
| D. | hapsburg |
| Answer» D. hapsburg | |
| 103. |
Who was the leader of the Mensheviks in Russia? |
| A. | lenin |
| B. | stalin |
| C. | kerensky |
| D. | sun yat sen |
| Answer» C. kerensky | |
| 104. |
Who was the ruler of Russia at the time of the Revolution? |
| A. | nicholas ii |
| B. | nicholas i |
| C. | lenin |
| D. | peter |
| Answer» A. nicholas ii | |
| 105. |
The term ‘Metropolis’ simply means |
| A. | colony |
| B. | town |
| C. | settlement |
| D. | mother country |
| Answer» D. mother country | |
| 106. |
Who authored Don Quixote? |
| A. | dante |
| B. | erasmus |
| C. | cervantes |
| D. | thomas more |
| Answer» C. cervantes | |
| 107. |
Where is the Pitti Palace located? |
| A. | italy |
| B. | germany |
| C. | spain |
| D. | england |
| Answer» A. italy | |
| 108. |
Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Bohemia? |
| A. | martin luther |
| B. | john calvin |
| C. | zwingli |
| D. | john huss |
| Answer» D. john huss | |
| 109. |
The Church at Wittenberg located in |
| A. | italy |
| B. | india |
| C. | spain |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» D. germany | |
| 110. |
Which ruler of Portugal did encourage navigators at the beginning of the 15th century? |
| A. | philip i |
| B. | henry |
| C. | elizabeth |
| D. | henry viii |
| Answer» B. henry | |
| 111. |
To which country Ferdinand Magellan belonged? |
| A. | portugal |
| B. | spain |
| C. | england |
| D. | holland |
| Answer» A. portugal | |
| 112. |
Which Continental Congress adopted the American Declaration of Independence? |
| A. | third |
| B. | second |
| C. | first |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. second | |
| 113. |
Who was Donatello? |
| A. | thinker |
| B. | actor |
| C. | philosopher |
| D. | sculptor |
| Answer» D. sculptor | |
| 114. |
The sculpture Pieta is sculptured by |
| A. | donatello |
| B. | leonardo da vinci |
| C. | michelangelo |
| D. | raphael |
| Answer» C. michelangelo | |
| 115. |
In the 16th century, the German translation of Bible was made by |
| A. | martin luther |
| B. | john gutenberg |
| C. | bismarck |
| D. | john calvin |
| Answer» A. martin luther | |
| 116. |
Who was responsible for the invention of ‘Mule’ |
| A. | john kay |
| B. | richard arkwright |
| C. | james hargreaves |
| D. | samuel crompton |
| Answer» D. samuel crompton | |
| 117. |
Who invented the Sewing machine? |
| A. | eli whitney |
| B. | thomas savery |
| C. | elias howe |
| D. | thomas newcomen |
| Answer» C. elias howe | |
| 118. |
The magnum opus of Erasmus of Rotterdam is |
| A. | in praise of folly |
| B. | decameron |
| C. | don quixote |
| D. | othello |
| Answer» A. in praise of folly | |
| 119. |
To which country James Watt belonged |
| A. | england |
| B. | germany |
| C. | france |
| D. | scotland |
| Answer» D. scotland | |
| 120. |
Who authored ‘The Discourses?’ |
| A. | dante |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | john locke |
| D. | thomas hobbes |
| Answer» B. machiavelli | |
| 121. |
Which among the following is not a specialized agency of the UN |
| A. | world health organisation |
| B. | food and agriculture organisation |
| C. | general assembly |
| D. | international labour organisation |
| Answer» C. general assembly | |
| 122. |
What is GATT stands for |
| A. | general agreement on tariff and trade |
| B. | general agency for trade and tax |
| C. | global agency for tariff and trade |
| D. | global agreement on tax and trade |
| Answer» A. general agreement on tariff and trade | |
| 123. |
Where is Manchuria situated? |
| A. | india |
| B. | russia |
| C. | china |
| D. | japan |
| Answer» C. china | |
| 124. |
Who was the leader of Revolutionary Marxism in Germany in the Post First World War period? |
| A. | lenin |
| B. | rosa luxemburg |
| C. | stalin |
| D. | antonio gramsci |
| Answer» B. rosa luxemburg | |
| 125. |
In which country the Weimar republic existed? |
| A. | italy |
| B. | britain |
| C. | usa |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» D. germany | |
| 126. |
Name the political party formed by Mussolini |
| A. | italian national party |
| B. | italian fascist party |
| C. | national socialist party |
| D. | national fascist party |
| Answer» D. national fascist party | |
| 127. |
Where was the Head quarter of the League of Nations? |
| A. | hague |
| B. | geneva |
| C. | genoa |
| D. | rome |
| Answer» B. geneva | |
| 128. |
Name the newspaper published by the Bolshevik Party |
| A. | avanti |
| B. | pravda |
| C. | popola |
| D. | revolt |
| Answer» B. pravda | |
| 129. |
With which country, the name of Rasputin involved? |
| A. | russia |
| B. | italy |
| C. | germany |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» A. russia | |
| 130. |
Who was responsible for developing romantic nationalism? |
| A. | bismarck |
| B. | garibaldi |
| C. | herder |
| D. | john locke |
| Answer» C. herder | |
| 131. |
To Herder, Volksgeist means |
| A. | german ideology |
| B. | national spirit |
| C. | romantic spirit |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. national spirit | |
| 132. |
Gettysburg speech was delivered by |
| A. | abraham lincoln |
| B. | george washington |
| C. | thomas jefferson |
| D. | lenin |
| Answer» A. abraham lincoln | |
| 133. |
The Reign of Terror in France was set up by |
| A. | napoleon |
| B. | louis xvi |
| C. | louis xiv |
| D. | robespierre |
| Answer» D. robespierre | |
| 134. |
Name the last battle waged by Napoleon Bonaparte |
| A. | battle of vienna |
| B. | battle of munich |
| C. | battle of paris |
| D. | battle of waterloo |
| Answer» D. battle of waterloo | |
| 135. |
Who represented the Third Estate in France in the 18th century? |
| A. | clergy |
| B. | nobility |
| C. | common people |
| D. | press |
| Answer» C. common people | |
| 136. |
Who was English king during the course of the American War of Independence? |
| A. | george iii |
| B. | james iii |
| C. | charles ii |
| D. | george iv |
| Answer» A. george iii | |
| 137. |
In which year the Petition of Rights was accepted in the history of England? |
| A. | 1689 |
| B. | 1688 |
| C. | 1649 |
| D. | 1628 |
| Answer» D. 1628 | |
| 138. |
Who invented the Pudding Furnace? |
| A. | abraham durby |
| B. | henry cort |
| C. | george stephenson |
| D. | james watt |
| Answer» B. henry cort | |
| 139. |
To which country Eli Whitney belonged? |
| A. | england |
| B. | scotland |
| C. | usa |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» C. usa | |
| 140. |
Who discovered the Law of Gravitation? |
| A. | isaac newton |
| B. | galileo |
| C. | einstein |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» A. isaac newton | |
| 141. |
Name the nations dominated in the multi polar world of domination till the 1980s |
| A. | usa and britain |
| B. | china and britain |
| C. | usa and ussr |
| D. | usa and china |
| Answer» C. usa and ussr | |
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