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501.	__Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as__
A.	Taoism
B.	Zorastriism
C.	Shintoism
D.	Paganism
Answer» D. Paganism

Discussion

502.	__When did the Sasanian Empire rise?__
A.	226
B.	238
C.	280
D.	285
Answer» B. 238

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503.	__What was the reason for Franks' rapid rise in western Europe?__
A.	Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
B.	Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
C.	Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
D.	Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Answer» B. Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity

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504.	__Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?__
A.	Magellan
B.	Columbus
C.	Bartholomew Oias
D.	Vasco da Gama
Answer» D. Vasco da Gama

Discussion

505.	__National Socialist German Workers' Party was also known as__
A.	Nazi Party
B.	The Left
C.	National Fascist Party
D.	None of Above
Answer» B. The Left

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506.	__Which King was executed by guillotine during French Revolution in 1793__
A.	Charles X
B.	Louis XIII
C.	Henry IV
D.	Louis XVI
Answer» E.

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507.	__According to Gregory of Tours, which of the following was true about Clovis's conversion?__
A.	He was forced to convert by the bishops
B.	He began to consider conversion when his army was defeated by the Christian Alamanni
C.	He forced his army to be baptized after he was
D.	At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
Answer» E.

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508.	__When did Julius Caesar first invaded Britain__
A.	33BC
B.	44BC
C.	55BC
D.	66BC
Answer» D. 66BC

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509.	__When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?__
A.	1898
B.	1899
C.	1900
D.	1901
Answer» D. 1901

Discussion

510.	__Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of__
A.	Denmark
B.	Scotland
C.	Ireland
D.	Italy
Answer» C. Ireland

Discussion

511.	__Aztec civilization was originated in which country__
A.	USA
B.	Greece
C.	Egypt
D.	Mexico
Answer» E.

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512.	__When did Battle of Marathon take place?__
A.	490 BC
B.	480 BC
C.	479 BC
D.	475 BC
Answer» B. 480 BC

Discussion

513.	__The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year__
A.	1707
B.	1729
C.	1774
D.	1823
Answer» B. 1729

Discussion

514.	__Who declared that Bolshevism must be "strangled in its cradle"?__
A.	Adolf Hitler
B.	Benito Mussolini
C.	Franklin D. Roosevelt
D.	Winston Churchill
Answer» E.

Discussion

515.	__Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?__
A.	Dutch
B.	Portugal
C.	Spain
D.	Belgium
Answer» B. Portugal

Discussion

516.	__Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year__
A.	1385
B.	1415
C.	1453
D.	1469
Answer» D. 1469

Discussion

517.	__When did the British establish colonies in Australia?__
A.	1788
B.	1840
C.	1872
D.	1814
Answer» B. 1840

Discussion

518.	__Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome__
A.	Nero
B.	Vespasian
C.	Titus
D.	Domitian
Answer» C. Titus

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519.	__When was the Russian Provisional Government established?__
A.	1917
B.	1918
C.	1920
D.	1923
Answer» B. 1918

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520.	__Which decade is called as the "Era of Decolonisation"?__
A.	1950's
B.	1980's
C.	1990's
D.	1970's
Answer» B. 1980's

Discussion

521.	__What was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy__
A.	Lee Harvey Oswald
B.	John Wilkes Booth
C.	John Surratt
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. John Wilkes Booth

Discussion

522.	_The organisation 'League of Nations' was founded after the end of$?
A.	World War I
B.	World War II
C.	Crimean War
D.	Vietnam War
Answer» B. World War II

Discussion

523.	_The British Conservative Party was earlier known as$?
A.	Whigs
B.	Fabians
C.	Levellors
D.	Tories
Answer» E.

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524.	_Which explorer discovered Cuba$?
A.	Christopher Columbus
B.	Amerigo Vespucci
C.	Vasco da Gama
D.	Marco Polo
Answer» B. Amerigo Vespucci

Discussion

525.	_Waterloo is located in$?
A.	England
B.	France
C.	Spain
D.	Belgium
Answer» E.

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526.	_When did Louis the Pious die?$?
A.	813
B.	814
C.	864
D.	840
Answer» E.

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527.	_Who is the author of "From the Founding of the City"?$?
A.	Cicero
B.	Livy
C.	Polybius
D.	Sallust
Answer» C. Polybius

Discussion

528.	_From which country, the tradition of written Constitution began$?
A.	Japan
B.	India
C.	Britain
D.	America
Answer» E.

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529.	_Who is the creator of the world famous statue 'David' in Florence$?
A.	Leonardo da Vinci
B.	Raphael
C.	Filippo Brunelleschi
D.	Michelangelo
Answer» E.

Discussion

530.	_He, who does not live in a state may either be a saint or an animal'- Who said this?$?
A.	Montesque
B.	Angles
C.	Sophists
D.	Aristotle
Answer» E.

Discussion

531.	_The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of$?
A.	Michael Angelo
B.	Titian
C.	Leonardo da Vinci
D.	Raphael
Answer» D. Raphael

Discussion

532.	_When was NATO signed?$?
A.	1949
B.	1990
C.	1948
D.	1950
Answer» B. 1990

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533.	_From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?$?
A.	Greek
B.	Hebrew
C.	English
D.	Latin
Answer» B. Hebrew

Discussion

534.	_Fascism believes in the application of the principle of$?
A.	Dictatorship
B.	Democracy
C.	Utilitarianism
D.	Totalitarianism
Answer» C. Utilitarianism

Discussion

535.	_The famous painting 'Monalisa' was the creation of$?
A.	Michael Angelo
B.	Leonardo-da-Vinci
C.	Picasso
D.	Van Gogh
Answer» C. Picasso

Discussion

536.	_Who was the king during the french revolution$?
A.	Napoleon
B.	Louis XV
C.	Louis XVI
D.	Charles IX
Answer» D. Charles IX

Discussion

537.	_In which year Napoleon I crowned himself as Emperor of France$?
A.	1799
B.	1804
C.	1807
D.	1812
Answer» C. 1807

Discussion

538.	_Who made tripartite periodisation standard?$?
A.	Andreas Cellarius
B.	Christoph Cellarius
C.	Flavio Biondo
D.	Genseric
Answer» C. Flavio Biondo

Discussion

539.	_"What is the Third Estate? Pamphlet associated with the French Revolution, was written by$?
A.	Marquis - Lafayette
B.	Edmund Burke
C.	Joseph Foulon
D.	Abbe Sieyes
Answer» E.

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540.	_Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp"?$?
A.	Joan of Arc
B.	Helen Keller
C.	Florance Nightingale
D.	Sarojini Naidu
Answer» D. Sarojini Naidu

Discussion

541.	_Who said "Where there is no law, there is no freedom"?$?
A.	Bentham
B.	Lenin
C.	Marx
D.	Locke
Answer» E.

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542.	_What does the opening scene of Beowulf describe?$?
A.	The arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark
B.	The birth of Beowulf
C.	The death of Beowulf
D.	The defeat of the monster Grendel
Answer» B. The birth of Beowulf

Discussion

543.	_When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?$?
A.	1305
B.	1378
C.	1453
D.	1414
Answer» D. 1414

Discussion

544.	_In which year Adolf Hitler was appointed as Chancellor of Germany$?
A.	1933
B.	1935
C.	1938
D.	1940
Answer» B. 1935

Discussion

545.	_'Boston Tea Party' protest was associated with the revolution of$?
A.	America
B.	Italy
C.	Franch
D.	India
Answer» B. Italy

Discussion

546.	_When did the USS 'Panay' incident happen?$?
A.	1935
B.	1936
C.	1937
D.	1939
Answer» D. 1939

Discussion

547.	_Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the$?
A.	Parsis
B.	Jains
C.	Jews
D.	Buddhists
Answer» B. Jains

Discussion

548.	_Who was the first chairman of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China$?
A.	Mao Zedong
B.	Liu Shaoqi
C.	Hua Guofeng
D.	Hu Yaobang
Answer» B. Liu Shaoqi

Discussion

549.	_When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?$?
A.	294 BC
B.	252 BC
C.	249 BC
D.	221 BC
Answer» E.

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550.	_In which year Francis II, founded the Empire of Austria$?
A.	1804
B.	1809
C.	1820
D.	1822
Answer» B. 1809

Discussion

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__Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as__

__When did the Sasanian Empire rise?__

__What was the reason for Franks' rapid rise in western Europe?__

__Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?__

__National Socialist German Workers' Party was also known as__

__Which King was executed by guillotine during French Revolution in 1793__

__According to Gregory of Tours, which of the following was true about Clovis's conversion?__

__When did Julius Caesar first invaded Britain__

__When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?__

__Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of__

__Aztec civilization was originated in which country__

__When did Battle of Marathon take place?__

__The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year__

__Who declared that Bolshevism must be "strangled in its cradle"?__

__Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?__

__Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year__

__When did the British establish colonies in Australia?__

__Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome__

__When was the Russian Provisional Government established?__

__Which decade is called as the "Era of Decolonisation"?__

__What was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy__

_The organisation 'League of Nations' was founded after the end of$?

_The British Conservative Party was earlier known as$?

_Which explorer discovered Cuba$?

_Waterloo is located in$?

_When did Louis the Pious die?$?

_Who is the author of "From the Founding of the City"?$?

_From which country, the tradition of written Constitution began$?

_Who is the creator of the world famous statue 'David' in Florence$?

_He, who does not live in a state may either be a saint or an animal'- Who said this?$?

_The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of$?

_When was NATO signed?$?

_From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?$?

_Fascism believes in the application of the principle of$?

_The famous painting 'Monalisa' was the creation of$?

_Who was the king during the french revolution$?

_In which year Napoleon I crowned himself as Emperor of France$?

_Who made tripartite periodisation standard?$?

_"What is the Third Estate? Pamphlet associated with the French Revolution, was written by$?

_Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp"?$?

_Who said "Where there is no law, there is no freedom"?$?

_What does the opening scene of Beowulf describe?$?

_When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?$?

_In which year Adolf Hitler was appointed as Chancellor of Germany$?

_'Boston Tea Party' protest was associated with the revolution of$?

_When did the USS 'Panay' incident happen?$?

_Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the$?

_Who was the first chairman of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China$?

_When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?$?

_In which year Francis II, founded the Empire of Austria$?

Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as

When did the Sasanian Empire rise?

What was the reason for Franks' rapid rise in western Europe?

Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

National Socialist German Workers' Party was also known as

Which King was executed by guillotine during French Revolution in 1793

According to Gregory of Tours, which of the following was true about Clovis's conversion?

When did Julius Caesar first invaded Britain

When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?

Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of

Aztec civilization was originated in which country

When did Battle of Marathon take place?

The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year

Who declared that Bolshevism must be "strangled in its cradle"?

Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?

Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year

When did the British establish colonies in Australia?

Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome

When was the Russian Provisional Government established?

Which decade is called as the "Era of Decolonisation"?

What was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy