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This section includes 93 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge (GK) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
1917 is know for - |
| A. | Battle of Trafalgar |
| B. | Battle of Waterloo |
| C. | End of the World War I |
| D. | The Russian Revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Potato was introduced to Europe by : |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Germans |
| C. | Spanish |
| D. | Dutch |
| Answer» D. Dutch | |
| 3. |
"The Three Emperors' League", 1873 was also known as - |
| A. | Dreikaiserbund Treaty |
| B. | Triple Alliance |
| C. | Reinst !ranee Treaty |
| D. | The Dual Alliance |
| Answer» B. Triple Alliance | |
| 4. |
Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by |
| A. | Romans |
| B. | Greeks |
| C. | Iranians |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who said that "Where there is no Law there will not be Liberty"? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Machiavelli |
| D. | John Locke |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The State is a necessary evil ac-cording to |
| A. | Communists |
| B. | Liberalists |
| C. | Individualists |
| D. | Anarchists |
| Answer» C. Individualists | |
| 7. |
The famous painting 'Monalisa' was the creation of : |
| A. | Michael-Angelo |
| B. | Leonardo-DaVinci |
| C. | Piccasso |
| D. | Van Gogh |
| Answer» C. Piccasso | |
| 8. |
'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' is the call associated with - |
| A. | American Revolution |
| B. | French Revolution |
| C. | Chinese Revolution |
| D. | Russian Revolution |
| Answer» C. Chinese Revolution | |
| 9. |
The Treaty of Versailles humiliated - |
| A. | Austria |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | England |
| D. | France |
| Answer» C. England | |
| 10. |
Napoleon-I and the Duke of Wellington fought the famous - |
| A. | Battle of Austerlitz |
| B. | Battle of Leipzig |
| C. | Battle of Borodini |
| D. | Battle of Waterloo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
In which cities of Japan were atomic bombs dropped during World War II? |
| A. | Tokyo and Hiroshima |
| B. | Nagasaki and Miyazaki |
| C. | Sendai and Hiroshima |
| D. | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called: |
| A. | Non-Aligned |
| B. | Civil Rights Movement |
| C. | Apartheid |
| D. | Suffrage |
| Answer» D. Suffrage | |
| 13. |
The fall of Bastille is associated with the |
| A. | Russian Revolution of November, 1917 |
| B. | French Revolution of 1789 |
| C. | American War of Independence |
| D. | Greek War of Independence |
| Answer» C. American War of Independence | |
| 14. |
The Declaration of the Rights of Man is related with - |
| A. | The Russian Revolution |
| B. | The French Revolution |
| C. | The American War of Independence |
| D. | The Glorious Revolution of England |
| Answer» C. The American War of Independence | |
| 15. |
Who was the Chief Architect of the World Trade Centre. 'New York? |
| A. | Le Corbusier |
| B. | Minoru Yamasalci |
| C. | Edwin Lutyens |
| D. | Charles Correa |
| Answer» C. Edwin Lutyens | |
| 16. |
Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and religious belief deeply rooted in - |
| A. | Taiwanese custom and world view |
| B. | Chinese custom and world view |
| C. | Japanese custom and world view |
| D. | Vietnamese custom and world view |
| Answer» C. Japanese custom and world view | |
| 17. |
Synagogue is the place of worship of - |
| A. | Zoroastrianism |
| B. | Taoism |
| C. | Judaism |
| D. | Shintoism |
| Answer» D. Shintoism | |
| 18. |
Which U.S. President announced the "New Deal" for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression? |
| A. | Abraham Lincoln |
| B. | Benjamin Franklin |
| C. | Roosevelt |
| D. | J.F. Kennedy |
| Answer» D. J.F. Kennedy | |
| 19. |
Tha all appoint merits made by the President and all treaties signed by him must be ratified by the Senate in U.S.A. indicates |
| A. | theory of separation of powers |
| B. | theory of checks and balances |
| C. | due process of law |
| D. | rule of law |
| Answer» C. due process of law | |
| 20. |
During the Second World War, which one of the following countries was not one of the three Axis Powers, which fought against the Allied Powers? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | China |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 21. |
The first Atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on |
| A. | August 6, 1945 |
| B. | August 9, 1945 |
| C. | August 9, 1946 |
| D. | August 6, 1942 |
| Answer» B. August 9, 1945 | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is a name of US Parliament? |
| A. | Diet |
| B. | Senate |
| C. | Congress |
| D. | House of Commons |
| Answer» D. House of Commons | |
| 23. |
apanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as- |
| A. | Taoism |
| B. | Zoroastrianism |
| C. | Shintoism |
| D. | Paganism |
| Answer» D. Paganism | |
| 24. |
Pearl Harbour, an American. Naval and Airforce base was attacked by |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | France |
| D. | England |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 25. |
Who has called the Prime Minister Primus triter pares (first among equals)? |
| A. | Morely |
| B. | Harcourt |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Lowell |
| Answer» B. Harcourt | |
| 26. |
East Timor, in Indonesian Archipelago, was the former colony of - |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | English |
| C. | French |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
From which city did the Russian Revolution begin? |
| A. | St. Petersburg |
| B. | Moscow |
| C. | Kazan |
| D. | Odessa |
| Answer» B. Moscow | |
| 28. |
Where did the practice of 'Shadow Cabinet' originate? |
| A. | United States of America |
| B. | Great Britain |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | France |
| Answer» C. Italy | |
| 29. |
Who said, 'I am the State'? |
| A. | James II of England |
| B. | Napoleon I of France |
| C. | Louis XIV of France |
| D. | Hitler of Germany |
| Answer» D. Hitler of Germany | |
| 30. |
The chief advocate of Fascism was : |
| A. | Mussolini |
| B. | Adolf Hitler |
| C. | St. Simon |
| D. | Robert Owen |
| Answer» B. Adolf Hitler | |
| 31. |
The city of "Tashkent" is located in - |
| A. | Uzbekistan |
| B. | Kazakhstan |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Kyrgystan |
| Answer» B. Kazakhstan | |
| 32. |
From which country did the USA purchase Alaska to make it the 50th federating State? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Britain |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | France |
| Answer» D. France | |
| 33. |
Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in - |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
'He, who does not live in a state may either be a saint or an animar Who said this? |
| A. | Montesque |
| B. | Angels |
| C. | Sophists |
| D. | Aristotle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Natural Rights theory was advocated by |
| A. | Hobbes |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Hegel |
| D. | Rousseau |
| Answer» C. Hegel | |
| 36. |
One f the important factors that led to the 2nd World War the humiliating provisions in one of the following treaties. Which is that treaty? |
| A. | Treaty of Paris |
| B. | Treaty of Versailles |
| C. | Treaty of Lorraine |
| D. | Treaty of Brussels |
| Answer» C. Treaty of Lorraine | |
| 37. |
The ideology of fascism developed in - |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 38. |
When did the Soviet Union disintegrate into 15 independent Republics? |
| A. | 1990 |
| B. | 1991 |
| C. | 1992 |
| D. | 1993 |
| Answer» C. 1992 | |
| 39. |
Which slogan was given by the French Revolution to the world? |
| A. | Liberty, Authority, Equality |
| B. | Liberty, Equality, Fraternity |
| C. | Liberty, Law, Fraternity |
| D. | Tradition, Authority, Law |
| Answer» C. Liberty, Law, Fraternity | |
| 40. |
The British Conservative Party was earlier known as - |
| A. | Whigs |
| B. | Levellors |
| C. | Fabians |
| D. | Tories |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
'Anti Semitism' to Adolf Hitler meant - |
| A. | Anti Black policy |
| B. | Anti Jewish policy |
| C. | Anti Protestant policy |
| D. | Anti German policy |
| Answer» C. Anti Protestant policy | |
| 42. |
The Crimean War came to an end by the - |
| A. | Treaty of Trianon |
| B. | Treaty of Versailles |
| C. | Treaty of Paris |
| D. | Treaty of St. Germain |
| Answer» D. Treaty of St. Germain | |
| 43. |
The currency of Thailand is - |
| A. | Bhat |
| B. | Rupiah |
| C. | Yuan |
| D. | Yen |
| Answer» B. Rupiah | |
| 44. |
1911 Revolution of China resulted in - |
| A. | Establishment of a Republic |
| B. | Reudalism |
| C. | Democracy |
| D. | Increased problems of people |
| Answer» B. Reudalism | |
| 45. |
Peking is the sacred place of - |
| A. | Taoism |
| B. | Shintoism |
| C. | Confucianism |
| D. | Judaism |
| Answer» D. Judaism | |
| 46. |
Who has given the statement "Man is born free but he is al-ways in chain?" |
| A. | Locke |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Bentham |
| D. | Robert Mill |
| Answer» C. Bentham | |
| 47. |
Who said, The State exists be-cause crime exists in society, otherwise there would be no need of a State'? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | J.S. Mill |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Tocqueviile |
| Answer» C. John Locke | |
| 48. |
The war criminals of the II World War were put to trial in |
| A. | Nuremburg |
| B. | Peiter'sburg |
| C. | Gettysburg |
| D. | Peitsburg |
| Answer» B. Peiter'sburg | |
| 49. |
In which of the following wars, were the French completely defeated by the English? |
| A. | Battle of Wandiwash |
| B. | Battle of Buxar |
| C. | Battle of Plassey |
| D. | Battle of Adyar |
| Answer» B. Battle of Buxar | |
| 50. |
The Opium wars were fought between- |
| A. | Britain and China |
| B. | Britain and India |
| C. | India and China |
| D. | Britain and Japan |
| Answer» B. Britain and India | |