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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright created the first airplane in.............. |
| A. | 1903 |
| B. | 1905 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1923 |
| Answer» B. 1905 | |
| 52. |
.......................... created the phonograph in 1877. |
| A. | thomas edison |
| B. | robert owen |
| C. | henry hetherington |
| D. | william lovett |
| Answer» B. robert owen | |
| 53. |
.............................. created the telephone in 1876. |
| A. | henry hetherington |
| B. | thomas edison |
| C. | robert owen |
| D. | alexander graham bell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
...................... invented the internal combustion engine in 1858. |
| A. | jean lenoir |
| B. | alexander graham bell |
| C. | thomas edison |
| D. | robert owen |
| Answer» B. alexander graham bell | |
| 55. |
........................ created the sewing machine in 1844. |
| A. | elias howe |
| B. | isaac singer |
| C. | jean lenoir c) alexander graham bell |
| D. | thomas |
| Answer» B. isaac singer | |
| 56. |
............................Morse created the telegraph in 1836. |
| A. | alexander graham bell |
| B. | elias howe |
| C. | jean lenoir |
| D. | samuel f. b. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
........................ patented the cotton gin (short for cotton engine) in 1794. |
| A. | eli whitney |
| B. | samuel f. b. |
| C. | elias howe |
| D. | jean lenoir |
| Answer» B. samuel f. b. | |
| 58. |
The ...............(1700-1750) introducing poetry of personal exploration, and seriousdevelopment of the novel, melodrama, and satire. |
| A. | tudor |
| B. | restoration |
| C. | augustan age |
| D. | stuart |
| Answer» D. stuart | |
| 59. |
....................... invented the power loom in 1785. |
| A. | edmund cartwright |
| B. | robert owen |
| C. | samuel f. b. |
| D. | elias howe |
| Answer» B. robert owen | |
| 60. |
The neoclassical period ended in 1798 when ...............published the Romantic 'LyricalBallads'. |
| A. | edmund cartwright |
| B. | richard price |
| C. | wordsworth |
| D. | elias howe |
| Answer» D. elias howe | |
| 61. |
The ..................Age (1660-1700) introducing the comedy of manner (a play about themanners and conventions of a highly sophisticated aristocratic society.) |
| A. | restoration |
| B. | augustan |
| C. | tudor |
| D. | stuart |
| Answer» B. augustan | |
| 62. |
Thomas Paine got his first job in .............as the editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine. |
| A. | russia |
| B. | england |
| C. | america |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» D. portugal | |
| 63. |
Thomas Paine met an American named ............... in London who told him he should moveto America. |
| A. | elias howe |
| B. | richard price |
| C. | benjamin franklin |
| D. | thomas edison |
| Answer» D. thomas edison | |
| 64. |
Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, ..............on January 29, 1737. |
| A. | england |
| B. | usa |
| C. | russia |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» B. usa | |
| 65. |
George Washington was the first President.................... |
| A. | france |
| B. | usa |
| C. | russia |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» C. russia | |
| 66. |
In ............... the Second Continental Congress declared the independence of the UnitedStates from Great Britain. |
| A. | 1776 |
| B. | 1779 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1785 |
| Answer» B. 1779 | |
| 67. |
The first shot fired in the American Revolution was on April 19, ...........and is called the"shot heard round the world". |
| A. | 1765 |
| B. | 1768 |
| C. | 1772 |
| D. | 1775 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Locke’s Two Treatises of Government was published in 1689. |
| A. | john locke’s |
| B. | william |
| C. | robert filmer c) elias howe |
| D. | thomas edison |
| Answer» B. william | |
| 69. |
After the death of Queen Anne, ....................became the ruler of England. |
| A. | sophia |
| B. | george i |
| C. | james vi |
| D. | elizabeth |
| Answer» C. james vi | |
| 70. |
The Hanoverian succession came about as a result of the Act of Settlement ................,passed by the Parliament of England. |
| A. | 1601 |
| B. | 1654 |
| C. | 1678 |
| D. | 1701 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
...............most important work is ‘the Essay Concerning Human Understanding’, |
| A. | elias howe’s |
| B. | john locke’s |
| C. | thomas edison’s |
| D. | robert owen’s |
| Answer» C. thomas edison’s | |
| 72. |
................ is often regarded as the founder of a school of thought known as BritishEmpiricism. |
| A. | robert owen |
| B. | elias howe |
| C. | thomas edison |
| D. | john locke |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
“In short, the Glorious Revolution of ............ closed the era of monarchical despotism andintroduced the era of constitutionalism.” |
| A. | 1688 |
| B. | 1693 |
| C. | 1694 |
| D. | 1697 |
| Answer» B. 1693 | |
| 74. |
the Glorious Revolution of ............ reduced the power of the king and established thesupremacy of the Parliament. |
| A. | 1688 |
| B. | 1693 |
| C. | 1694 |
| D. | 1697 |
| Answer» B. 1693 | |
| 75. |
William with his soldiers arrived England and when marched upon London, on 5thNovember, 1688, “James was deserted by the offices of his own regiment as well as by his friends and so fled to…………”. |
| A. | france |
| B. | africa |
| C. | america |
| D. | holland |
| Answer» B. africa | |
| 76. |
Glorious Revolution of ………. marked the end of long struggle between the king andParliament. |
| A. | 1688 |
| B. | b)1693 |
| C. | 1694 |
| D. | 1697 |
| Answer» B. b)1693 | |
| 77. |
In 1687, ……………. issued the first ‘Declaration of Indulgence’ suspending the penallaws against both Catholics and Dissenters. |
| A. | james ii |
| B. | g.m. trevelyan |
| C. | elias howe |
| D. | thomas edison |
| Answer» B. g.m. trevelyan | |
| 78. |
In 1686, ……………. founded the “Court of Ecclesiastical Commission” like previous‘High Commission Court’ (cancelled in 1641) in order to punish the people, opposite to his religious doctrine. |
| A. | james ii |
| B. | sir isaac newton |
| C. | elias howe |
| D. | thomas edison |
| Answer» B. sir isaac newton | |
| 79. |
In………………., a revolution without bloodshed took place against James II’s activities. |
| A. | 1688 |
| B. | 1693 |
| C. | 1694 |
| D. | 1697 |
| Answer» B. 1693 | |
| 80. |
The main cause behind the Glorious revolution was ………………attempt to reviveCatholicism in England. |
| A. | james ii’s |
| B. | robert owens |
| C. | john russell’s |
| D. | charles ii’s |
| Answer» B. robert owens | |
| 81. |
………………., an avowed Catholic and believer of the Devine Right, like previous Stuartkings, came into throne in 1685. |
| A. | james ii |
| B. | robert owen |
| C. | john russell |
| D. | charles ii |
| Answer» B. robert owen | |
| 82. |
Through the Restoration, ………………became the king of England. |
| A. | charles ii |
| B. | robert owen |
| C. | james-i |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» B. robert owen | |
| 83. |
The Glorious Revolution is the name given to a series of events that took place in the late17th century in................... |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | america |
| D. | holland |
| Answer» B. france | |
| 84. |
……………………..is regarded as the ‘National Hero’ of Argentina. |
| A. | San Lorenzo |
| B. | San Martin |
| C. | Paula de |
| D. | Simon Bolivar |
| Answer» C. Paula de | |
| 85. |
Name the army, formed by San Martin to fight against Spanish Empire in South America? |
| A. | New Army |
| B. | Army of the Andes |
| C. | People’s Army |
| D. | Army of Youths |
| Answer» C. People’s Army | |
| 86. |
…………………………….. was the prime leader of the Southern part of South America’s successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. |
| A. | Simon Bolivar |
| B. | Francisco de Paula |
| C. | San Martin |
| D. | Alxandre |
| Answer» D. Alxandre | |
| 87. |
Simon Bolivar was a…………………military and political leader. |
| A. | Venezuelan |
| B. | Bolivian |
| C. | Brazilian |
| D. | Columbian |
| Answer» B. Bolivian | |
| 88. |
……………………… is regarded as the “El‐ Libertador” (The Liberator) of Latin Americancolonies? |
| A. | San Martin |
| B. | Simon Bolivar |
| C. | Cheguvera |
| D. | Francisco de Paula |
| Answer» C. Cheguvera | |
| 89. |
Latin American war of independence started in the………………………….. |
| A. | 15th century |
| B. | 16th century |
| C. | 17th century |
| D. | 18th century |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
……………………………. is the central theme of Mario Vargas Llosa’s book titled ‘GarciaMarquez: Story of a Decide. |
| A. | The friendship of Marquez and Llosa |
| B. | Criticism of Marquez’s writings |
| C. | New trends in Latin American Literature |
| D. | Discussions on Magical Realism |
| Answer» C. New trends in Latin American Literature | |
| 91. |
The monumental work of Mario Vargas Llosa is………………………….. |
| A. | The Time of the Hero |
| B. | The Green House |
| C. | Conversation in the Cathedral |
| D. | Aunt Julia and the Script writer |
| Answer» D. Aunt Julia and the Script writer | |
| 92. |
Mario Vargas Llosa received Nobel Prize in the year……………………….. |
| A. | 2011 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2008 |
| Answer» D. 2008 | |
| 93. |
Famous Latin American writer Mario Vargas Llosa belongs to……………… |
| A. | Peru |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Columbia |
| Answer» B. Chile | |
| 94. |
Gabriel Garcia Marquez popularised a literary style known as………………….through hiswritings. |
| A. | Modernism |
| B. | Romanticism |
| C. | Magical Realism |
| D. | Traditionalism |
| Answer» D. Traditionalism | |
| 95. |
The masterpiece of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is………………………………. |
| A. | Love in the Time of Cholera |
| B. | One Hundred Years of Solitude |
| C. | Autumn of the Patriarch |
| D. | Memories of my Melancholy Whores |
| Answer» C. Autumn of the Patriarch | |
| 96. |
Gabriel Garcia Marquez belongs to……………………… |
| A. | Venezuela |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Bolivia |
| D. | Columbia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
Gabriel Garcia Marquez received Nobel Prize in Literature in the year……… |
| A. | 1983 |
| B. | 1981 |
| C. | 1982 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» D. 1980 | |
| 98. |
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in the year……………… |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1928 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1931 |
| Answer» B. 1928 | |
| 99. |
Which Latin American novelist served as Argentine Representative to the United NationsEducation, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) during 1955‐58? |
| A. | Garcia Marquez |
| B. | Pablo Neruda |
| C. | Eduardo Mallea |
| D. | Julio Cortazer |
| Answer» D. Julio Cortazer | |
| 100. |
who wrote the novel “All Green Shall Perish”? |
| A. | Rosa |
| B. | Eduardo Mallea |
| C. | Julio Cortazer |
| D. | Marquez |
| Answer» C. Julio Cortazer | |