World History Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS previous question papers)

Theyoungest nation of the world is
Myanmar
Tuvalu
Montenegro
South Sudan

When did the U.S commandos kill the Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden?
May 2, 2011
M ay 4, 2011
M ay 5, 2011
M ay 13, 2011

Find out the stranger among the following member countries of BRICS?
Britain
India
China
Russia

Which of the following statements aboutBan Ki-moon is wrong ?
He is committed to climate change
He supports nuclear disarmament
He backs the pro - democracy movement
He encourages ├óÔé¼╦£Occupy Wall S treet M ovement├óÔé¼Ôäó

The term ‘cold war’ was first coined by
Bernard Baruch
R.K.Garthoff
Young Hum Kim
R.Barnet

Which one of the following about the philosophy of Fascism is not true ?
It was s et forth by Mussolini
Its followers wore brown shirts
Its motto ├óÔé¼╦£Believe obey and fight├óÔé¼Ôäó
It did not believe in equality

Which one of the following in respect of Paris Peace Conference is not correctly matched ?
USA - W oodrow Wilson
England - Lloyd George
France - Edward Harriot
Italy - Orlando

The ship Lusitania destroyed by U-boat action belonged to which country?
USA
France
Japan
England

When was the Treaty of Brest -Litovsk signed?
January 3, 1918
March 3, 1918
February 3, 1918
April 3, 1918

'My real glory is not my having won 40 battles. What will never be effaced, what will endure forever, is my Civil Code’ who said this?
Mussolini
Hitler
Napoleon
Draco

Find out the mismatch
Gene Revolution - Bakewell
Robert Fulton - Steam Navigation
Elia s Howe - Sewing machine
James Watt - Air brake

Which one of the following gave the French their national festival and national anthem?
The Estates General
Hall of Mirror
Reign of Terror
Fall of the Bastille

“From each according to his capacity and to each according to his need” was theslogan of----------
Saint Simon
Omen
Karl Marx
Fourier

Which one is not matched correctly?
Lutheranism - Martin Luther
Calvinism - Zwingli
Roman Catholicism - Edward VI
Anglicanism - Henry VIII

Which one of the following is not the painting of Leonardo-da-Vinci?
The last supper
Assumption of the virgin
Mona Lisa
The virgin of the Rocks

Which Crusade was called Children’s Crusade?
Fourth Crusade
Second C rusade
Sixth Crusade
Eighth Crusade

Who was the founder of the Holy Roman Empire?
Pepin
Henry IV
Charlemagne
Frederick II

Which of the following protected the interests of the workers in Industries?
C ouncils of the new towns
C raft guilds
Medieval F airs
Merchant guilds

“He gave the world a Code and St.Sophia as a monument for his greatness’ –who is the Byzantine emperor cited in this statement?
Justinian
Belisarius
Constantine
Heraclius

Which one of the following signalled the triumph of Christianity?
Monastic secession
Donatist schism
Arian heresy
Decree of Milan

The Pax Romana refers to
Roman conquest ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Consolidation ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Romanization
Roman peace ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ discipline ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ unity
Roman order ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Rule ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Law
Roman charity ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ Courtesy ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ hospitality

What is referred to as “the struggle oforders” in the history of Ancient Rome?
Struggle between the Romans and Greeks
Struggle between the Etruscans and the Romans
Struggle between the Patricians and Plebeians
Struggle between the Carthageans and the Romans

Colosseum is a famous site located at
Athens
Rome
Alexandria
Macedo n ia

Who among the following is not a Greek philosopher?
Socrates
Epicurus
Zeno
Homer

Who was the Greek god associated with the Delphic oracle?
Zeus
Athena
Apollo
Poseidon

Jehovah was the God of
The Hittites
The Hebrews
The Phoenicians
Aramaeans

Who constructed the famous Hanging Gardens in Babylon?
Hammurabi
Marduk
Nebuchadnezzar II
Sargon II

Which one of the following is false about Egyptian civilization ?
It is the gift of Nile
The Egyptians built massive pyramids
Pharaohs were the kings of Egyptians
The Egyptians developed monotheism

Which of the following does not match with the Aegean Civilization?
It is a Bronze Age civilization
It is called Minoan civilization
It is Hellenic civilization
It is Cretan civilization

Pick out the mismatch .
Jeremy Bentham - Utilitarian S choo
Jonathan Duncan - Sanskrit College
William Carey - Serampore C ollege
Macaulay - Oxford u ndergraduate

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