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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.
| 1201. |
Which nation attacked the US naval base at PearlHarbor? |
| A. | india |
| B. | germany |
| C. | japan |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» D. italy | |
| 1202. |
Name a member of the Axis Powers |
| A. | france |
| B. | britain |
| C. | usa |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1203. |
Name one of the important battles of the II World War? |
| A. | battle of jhelum |
| B. | battle of stalingrad |
| C. | battle of moscow |
| D. | battle of york town |
| Answer» C. battle of moscow | |
| 1204. |
Which of the following was a British colony in America? |
| A. | canada |
| B. | quebec |
| C. | masulipatam |
| D. | georgia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1205. |
Where is Pearl Harbour situated? |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | japan |
| D. | hawaii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1206. |
The National Socialist German Workers Party was popularly known as |
| A. | nazi party |
| B. | socialist party |
| C. | communist party |
| D. | labour party |
| Answer» B. socialist party | |
| 1207. |
The battle of Stalingrad was associated with |
| A. | russian revolution |
| B. | ii world war |
| C. | i world war |
| D. | cold war |
| Answer» C. i world war | |
| 1208. |
By birth Hitler was an |
| A. | english |
| B. | italian |
| C. | austrian |
| D. | american |
| Answer» D. american | |
| 1209. |
Where is Munich situated? |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | britain |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» B. france | |
| 1210. |
By which treaty the I World War concluded? |
| A. | the treaty of vienna |
| B. | the treaty of versailles |
| C. | the treaty of algiers |
| D. | the treaty of jerusalem |
| Answer» C. the treaty of algiers | |
| 1211. |
Of the following, which nation is a permanent memberof the UN Security Council? |
| A. | germany |
| B. | pakistan |
| C. | india |
| D. | china |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1212. |
Carbonari Society was associated with which historical development? |
| A. | i world war |
| B. | ii world war |
| C. | italian unification |
| D. | german unification |
| Answer» D. german unification | |
| 1213. |
John Calvin was born in which country |
| A. | france |
| B. | switzerland |
| C. | england |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» B. switzerland | |
| 1214. |
Who was responsible for setting up the AnglicanChurch in England? |
| A. | james ii |
| B. | james i |
| C. | charles ii |
| D. | henry viii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1215. |
Who among the following is an ardent proponent ofSocial Contract theory? |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | montesquieu |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | diderot |
| Answer» B. montesquieu | |
| 1216. |
Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation inSwitzerland? |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | ulrich zwingli |
| C. | john huss |
| D. | ignatius loyola |
| Answer» C. john huss | |
| 1217. |
Who authored the book The Monarch? |
| A. | machiavelli |
| B. | kautilya |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | dante |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1218. |
Who was a true representative of the Venetian School of Art? |
| A. | leonardo da vinci |
| B. | titian |
| C. | picasso |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. titian | |
| 1219. |
Which historical development is considered as thechild of Renaissance? |
| A. | industrial revolution |
| B. | feudalism |
| C. | capitalism |
| D. | reformation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1220. |
With whom the Ninety five theses associated? |
| A. | dante |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | martin luther |
| D. | john calvin |
| Answer» D. john calvin | |
| 1221. |
Name the dynasty that ruled over France at the timeof the Revolution |
| A. | bourbon |
| B. | hohenzollern |
| C. | romanov |
| D. | tudor |
| Answer» B. hohenzollern | |
| 1222. |
Who authored Leviathan? |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | voltaire |
| D. | thomas paine |
| Answer» C. voltaire | |
| 1223. |
What was the name given to the first locomotive? |
| A. | rocket |
| B. | sputnik |
| C. | ranger |
| D. | speed star |
| Answer» B. sputnik | |
| 1224. |
The sum total of the philosophy of Rene Descartes is better known as |
| A. | populism |
| B. | cartesianism |
| C. | philosophism |
| D. | social contract |
| Answer» C. philosophism | |
| 1225. |
Who introduced the philosophy of Systematic Doubt asthe basis of firm knowledge? |
| A. | vico |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | roger bacon |
| D. | rene descartes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1226. |
To which country the navigator Columbus belonged |
| A. | spain |
| B. | italy |
| C. | france |
| D. | porugal |
| Answer» C. france | |
| 1227. |
Name the author of the pamphlet Common Sense |
| A. | gibbon |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | thomas paine |
| D. | benjamin franklin |
| Answer» D. benjamin franklin | |
| 1228. |
Who was responsible for the creation of the first steamengine? |
| A. | john kay |
| B. | george stephenson |
| C. | alexander fleming |
| D. | henry ford |
| Answer» C. alexander fleming | |
| 1229. |
In whose reign did the French Revolution take place? |
| A. | louis iii |
| B. | louis xiii |
| C. | louis xvi |
| D. | louis xv |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1230. |
Name the French ruler who stated, ’I am the state’ |
| A. | louis xiv |
| B. | louis xv |
| C. | henry iv |
| D. | napoleon |
| Answer» B. louis xv | |
| 1231. |
Who is the author of Decameron? |
| A. | dante |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | cervantes |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1232. |
Which European country is considered as the pioneerin Geographical Explorations? |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | spain |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1233. |
‘Utopia’ is written by |
| A. | shakespeare |
| B. | sir thomas more |
| C. | ben johnson |
| D. | chaucer |
| Answer» C. ben johnson | |
| 1234. |
The Oath of Tennis Court was associated with which event |
| A. | russian revolution |
| B. | french revolution |
| C. | american civil war |
| D. | english civil war |
| Answer» C. american civil war | |
| 1235. |
Who represented the bourgeois class in the Frenchsociety? |
| A. | nobles |
| B. | clergy |
| C. | educated and rich people |
| D. | peasants |
| Answer» D. peasants | |
| 1236. |
Who authored Contract Social? |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | thomas jefferson |
| D. | diderot |
| Answer» B. voltaire | |
| 1237. |
Who introduced the theory of Separation of Powers? |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | montesquieu |
| C. | voltaire |
| D. | thomas paine |
| Answer» C. voltaire | |
| 1238. |
Which of the following was not a colony of British in America? |
| A. | new york |
| B. | massachusetts |
| C. | quebec |
| D. | pennsylvania |
| Answer» D. pennsylvania | |
| 1239. |
In the civil war, name the supporters of the king ofEngland |
| A. | cavaliers |
| B. | round heads |
| C. | red shirts |
| D. | royale |
| Answer» B. round heads | |
| 1240. |
To which dynasty James II of England belonged |
| A. | tudor |
| B. | hanover |
| C. | hapsburg |
| D. | stuart |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1241. |
Who was the ruler of England at the time of the Glorious Revolution? |
| A. | james i |
| B. | charles ii |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1242. |
The economic thinkers of France in the 18th century were known as |
| A. | philosophes |
| B. | physiocrats |
| C. | abolitionists |
| D. | capitalists |
| Answer» C. abolitionists | |
| 1243. |
Who founded the Young Italy organization? |
| A. | garibaldi |
| B. | cavour |
| C. | bismarck |
| D. | mazzini |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1244. |
Who is identified as the ‘Sword of Italian Unification? |
| A. | garibaldi |
| B. | mazzini |
| C. | cavour |
| D. | king alfred |
| Answer» B. mazzini | |
| 1245. |
Which of the following nations is a permanent memberof the UN Security Council? |
| A. | canada |
| B. | india |
| C. | japan |
| D. | usa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1246. |
Name the political policy of Bismarck for effecting theunification of Germany |
| A. | blood and iron |
| B. | peace and settlement |
| C. | non violence |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. peace and settlement | |
| 1247. |
The policy of ‘Blood and Iron’ was introduced by |
| A. | mussolini |
| B. | hitler |
| C. | ottovon bismarck |
| D. | garibaldi |
| Answer» D. garibaldi | |
| 1248. |
Which nation was not a member of the Triple Entente? |
| A. | france |
| B. | britain |
| C. | russia |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1249. |
The secret police of the Russian Tsars |
| A. | cbi |
| B. | raw |
| C. | cossacks |
| D. | fbi |
| Answer» D. fbi | |
| 1250. |
The parliament of Russia is |
| A. | estates general |
| B. | duma |
| C. | loka sabha |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. loka sabha | |