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This section includes 814 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
What does the opening scene of Beowulf describe? |
| A. | he arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark |
| B. | he birth of Beowulf |
| C. | he death of Beowulf |
| D. | he defeat of the monster Grendel |
| Answer» B. he birth of Beowulf | |
| 102. |
When did the Three Kingdoms period begin in China? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 38 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» B. 26 | |
| 103. |
Who said that "Man by nature is a political animal"? |
| A. | lato |
| B. | ristotle |
| C. | obbes |
| D. | ousseau |
| Answer» C. obbes | |
| 104. |
Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp"? |
| A. | oan of Arc |
| B. | elen Keller |
| C. | lorence Nightingale |
| D. | arojini Naidu |
| Answer» D. arojini Naidu | |
| 105. |
When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated? |
| A. | 906 |
| B. | 907 |
| C. | 910 |
| D. | 914 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
When was Operation 'Condor' implemented? |
| A. | 970 |
| B. | 975 |
| C. | 980 |
| D. | 990 |
| Answer» C. 980 | |
| 107. |
Peking is the sacred place of |
| A. | aoism |
| B. | hintoism |
| C. | onfucianism |
| D. | udaism |
| Answer» D. udaism | |
| 108. |
The "Last Supper" a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of |
| A. | ichael Angelo |
| B. | itian |
| C. | eonardo da Vinci |
| D. | aphael |
| Answer» D. aphael | |
| 109. |
Who wrote the book 'Oliver Twist' |
| A. | illiam Shakespeare |
| B. | ark Twain |
| C. | harles Dickens |
| D. | hristopher Marlowe |
| Answer» D. hristopher Marlowe | |
| 110. |
Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)? |
| A. | hintoism |
| B. | orastranianism |
| C. | slam |
| D. | asism |
| Answer» D. asism | |
| 111. |
In which battle did the defeat of Muslims stop their invasions? |
| A. | attle of Fontenoy |
| B. | attle of Lechfeld |
| C. | attle of Verdun |
| D. | attle of Vouille |
| Answer» D. attle of Vouille | |
| 112. |
When were Jewish communities expelled from France? |
| A. | 306 |
| B. | 453 |
| C. | 492 |
| D. | 376 |
| Answer» B. 453 | |
| 113. |
When was the Communist Party of China founded? |
| A. | 918 |
| B. | 920 |
| C. | 919 |
| D. | 923 |
| Answer» D. 923 | |
| 114. |
When was Government of India Act passed? |
| A. | 818 |
| B. | 819 |
| C. | 858 |
| D. | 800 |
| Answer» D. 800 | |
| 115. |
Where was the Ottonian dynasty established? |
| A. | enmark |
| B. | ermany |
| C. | celand |
| D. | candinavia |
| Answer» C. celand | |
| 116. |
What was the original name of Santa Claus? |
| A. | t. Christopher |
| B. | t. Peter |
| C. | t. John |
| D. | t. Nicolas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
'He, who does not live in a state may either be a saint or an animal'- Who said this? |
| A. | ontesque |
| B. | ngles |
| C. | ophists |
| D. | ristotle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
Who wrote, "On the Geneology of Morals"? |
| A. | riedrich Nietzsche |
| B. | mmanual Kant |
| C. | arl Marx |
| D. | igmund Freud |
| Answer» B. mmanual Kant | |
| 119. |
Who is the author of "From the Founding of the City"? |
| A. | icero |
| B. | ivy |
| C. | olybius |
| D. | allust |
| Answer» C. olybius | |
| 120. |
According to Marx, the source of value is |
| A. | apital |
| B. | and |
| C. | abour |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» D. one of the above | |
| 121. |
What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732? |
| A. | harlemagne converted many Muslims to Christianity |
| B. | harles Martel became King of France |
| C. | t stopped the Muslim advance into Europe |
| D. | uslims gained control of Spain |
| Answer» D. uslims gained control of Spain | |
| 122. |
Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China? |
| A. | an Wu Di |
| B. | uo Qubing |
| C. | ei Qing |
| D. | one |
| Answer» B. uo Qubing | |
| 123. |
The famous painting 'Monalisa' was the creation of |
| A. | ichael Angelo |
| B. | eonardo-da-Vinci |
| C. | icasso |
| D. | an Gogh |
| Answer» C. icasso | |
| 124. |
Who was the first to distinguish between cause and immediate origins of an event? |
| A. | erodotus |
| B. | ericles |
| C. | lutarch |
| D. | hucydides |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
East Timor, in Indonesian, Archipelago, was the former colony of |
| A. | utch |
| B. | nglish |
| C. | rench |
| D. | ortuguese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
When was the first communist manifesto written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels |
| A. | 848 |
| B. | 859 |
| C. | 872 |
| D. | 890 |
| Answer» B. 859 | |
| 127. |
John Locke profounded |
| A. | ocial Contract Theory |
| B. | heory of Divine Rights |
| C. | atriarchal Theory |
| D. | heory of Force |
| Answer» B. heory of Divine Rights | |
| 128. |
Japan's Parliament is known as |
| A. | iet |
| B. | ail |
| C. | uan |
| D. | hora |
| Answer» B. ail | |
| 129. |
When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen? |
| A. | 941 |
| B. | 942 |
| C. | 945 |
| D. | 940 |
| Answer» D. 940 | |
| 130. |
Who is the Duchess of Cornwall? |
| A. | iana |
| B. | amilla |
| C. | nne |
| D. | argaret |
| Answer» C. nne | |
| 131. |
The Wailing wall is situated in |
| A. | erlin |
| B. | eijing |
| C. | erusalem |
| D. | el Aviv |
| Answer» D. el Aviv | |
| 132. |
When was Byzantines recaptured? |
| A. | 204 |
| B. | 261 |
| C. | 291 |
| D. | 225 |
| Answer» C. 291 | |
| 133. |
The National Emblem of Italy is |
| A. | agle |
| B. | hite Eagle |
| C. | hite Lily |
| D. | ily |
| Answer» D. ily | |
| 134. |
Who brought the education available in the monasteries of Northumbria? |
| A. | lcuin |
| B. | ede |
| C. | inhard |
| D. | abanus Maurus |
| Answer» B. ede | |
| 135. |
Who defined the "Long Nineteenth Century"? |
| A. | enedict Anderson |
| B. | rnest Gallner |
| C. | ric Hobsbawm |
| D. | arl Marx |
| Answer» D. arl Marx | |
| 136. |
Who was the first to distill petroleum? |
| A. | enjamin Silliman |
| B. | athryn J. Prince |
| C. | dward Hitchcock |
| D. | ames Dwight Dana |
| Answer» B. athryn J. Prince | |
| 137. |
When did China start the Civil Services Examination? |
| A. | 05 |
| B. | 905 |
| C. | 920 |
| D. | 949 |
| Answer» B. 905 | |
| 138. |
When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company? |
| A. | 707 |
| B. | 751 |
| C. | 757 |
| D. | 765 |
| Answer» D. 765 | |
| 139. |
When did the Battle of Crecy take place? |
| A. | 327 |
| B. | 337 |
| C. | 346 |
| D. | 376 |
| Answer» D. 376 | |
| 140. |
What is the name of the World's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only? |
| A. | auru |
| B. | alermo |
| C. | atican City |
| D. | amur |
| Answer» B. alermo | |
| 141. |
In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what? |
| A. | rophecy |
| B. | edicine |
| C. | ove |
| D. | eace |
| Answer» B. edicine | |
| 142. |
Synagogue is the place of worship of |
| A. | orastrianism |
| B. | aoism |
| C. | udaism |
| D. | hintoism |
| Answer» D. hintoism | |
| 143. |
When did the Space Age bring the first human spaceflight? |
| A. | 961 |
| B. | 970 |
| C. | 975 |
| D. | 980 |
| Answer» B. 970 | |
| 144. |
With the fall of which among the following the French Revolution began? |
| A. | astille |
| B. | ommunes |
| C. | acobin Club |
| D. | ilinitz |
| Answer» B. ommunes | |
| 145. |
Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain? |
| A. | liver Cromweli |
| B. | enjamin Disraeli |
| C. | obert Walpole |
| D. | ladstone |
| Answer» D. ladstone | |
| 146. |
Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture be seen? |
| A. | athedrals |
| B. | astles |
| C. | omes of townspeople |
| D. | niversities |
| Answer» B. astles | |
| 147. |
Michelangelo was a __________ |
| A. | ainter |
| B. | culptor |
| C. | stronomer |
| D. | oet |
| Answer» C. stronomer | |
| 148. |
Marx belonged to |
| A. | ermany |
| B. | olland |
| C. | rance |
| D. | ritain |
| Answer» B. olland | |
| 149. |
Karl Marx lived in exile and wrote from |
| A. | oscow |
| B. | ondon |
| C. | aris |
| D. | tockholm |
| Answer» C. aris | |
| 150. |
How did Saint Boniface help to shape the German church? |
| A. | reaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy |
| B. | reaching against the importance of monasteries |
| C. | riting the epic 'Beowulf' |
| D. | riting 'The Rule of Saint Benedict' |
| Answer» B. reaching against the importance of monasteries | |