Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Knowledge (GK).

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51.

Absolute sovereign power of the Monarch was advocated by -

A. Thomas Hobbes
B. Rousseau
C. John Locke
D. Karl Marx
Answer» B. Rousseau
52.

According to Marx, the source of value is -

A. Capital
B. Land
C. Labour
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
53.

"The word impossible is found in the dictionary of fools" was the famous quote of :

A. Hitler
B. Alexander the Great
C. Julius Caesar
D. Napoleon
Answer» E.
54.

Mandan materialism came from the idea of -

A. Hegel
B. Feuerbach
C. Darwin
D. Engels
Answer» D. Engels
55.

Fascism believes in the application of the principle of :

A. Dictatorship
B. Democracy
C. Utilitarianism
D. Totalitarianism
Answer» E.
56.

Wall Street collapse led to -

A. World War II
B. Recession
C. U.S. attack on Iraq
D. Great Depression
Answer» E.
57.

Independence movement of Vietnam was headed by -

A. Ngo Dinh Diem
B. Zhou Enlai
C. Pol Pot
D. Ho Chi Minh
Answer» E.
58.

The deas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, which influenced the Indian National Movement, was taken from -

A. American Revolution
B. Russian Revolution
C. Chinese revolution
D. French revolution
Answer» E.
59.

The Wailing wall is situated in -

A. Berlin
B. Beijing
C. Jerusalem
D. Tel Aviv
Answer» D. Tel Aviv
60.

Which of the following is not, a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C.)?

A. Shintoism
B. Zorostrianism
C. Islam
D. Taoism
Answer» D. Taoism
61.

The Great Wall of China was built by -

A. Li-tai-pu
B. Shih Huang-ti
C. Lao-tze
D. Confucius
Answer» D. Confucius
62.

The Crimean War in 1854-1856 was fought between -

A. Russia and Turkey
B. USA and England
C. Russia and Japan
D. England and France
Answer» B. USA and England
63.

he declaration that Democracy is a Government 'of the people, by the people; for the people' was made by

A. George Washington
B. Winston Churchill
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Theodore Roosevelt
Answer» D. Theodore Roosevelt
64.

In U.S.A. the President is elected by -

A. The Senate
B. Universal Adult Franchise
C. The House of Representatives
D. The Congress
Answer» C. The House of Representatives
65.

The Declaration of American In- dependence was based on the theory of

A. Civil Rights
B. Moral Rights
C. Legal Rights
D. Natural Rights
Answer» E.
66.

Slash and burn agriculture is known as Milpas in

A. Venezuela
B. Brazil
C. Central Africa
D. Mexico and Central America
Answer» E.
67.

The previous name of Zaire was -

A. Benin
B. Liberia
C. congo
D. Sierra Leone
Answer» E.
68.

The development process under Capitalism has been described as "Creative Destruction" by -

A. Schumpeter
B. Karl Marx
C. Hansen
D. J. S. Mill
Answer» B. Karl Marx
69.

Two - Party System is found in -

A. Russia
B. U.S.A.
C. India
D. France
Answer» C. India
70.

The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -

A. Pu-yi
B. Mao Tse-tung
C. Chiang Kai-shek
D. Sun Yat-sen
Answer» D. Sun Yat-sen
71.

"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.
72.

Japan's Parliament is known as -

A. Diet
B. Dail
C. Yuan
D. Shores
Answer» B. Dail
73.

When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?

A. 6 A.D
B. 1905
C. 1920
D. 1949
Answer» B. 1905
74.

Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?

A. Oliver Cromwell
B. Benjamin Disraeli
C. Robert Walpole
D. Gladstone
Answer» D. Gladstone
75.

Marx belonged to -

A. Germany
B. Holland
C. France
D. Britain
Answer» B. Holland
76.

The "Last Supper' a famous Re- naissance Painting was a master piece of

A. Michael Angelo
B. Titian
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Raphael
Answer» D. Raphael
77.

Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?

A. Battle of Trafalgar
B. Battle of Wagram
C. Battle of Pyramids
D. Battle of Austerlitz
Answer» B. Battle of Wagram
78.

The Cremean War was fought between

A. France and Britain
B. Russia and Turkey
C. France and Turkey
D. Britain and Turkey
Answer» C. France and Turkey
79.

French revolution broke out in the year

A. 1917
B. 1911
C. 1789
D. 1790
Answer» D. 1790
80.

Whih one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?

A. Richard Nixon
B. George Bush (Senior)
C. D Eisenhower
D. J.F.Kennedy
Answer» B. George Bush (Senior)
81.

Which one of the following coun-tries was first to establish a modern-democracy?

A. France
B. England
C. America
D. India
Answer» D. India
82.

The world's first drainage system was build by the people of -

A. Egyptian civilization
B. Indus Valley civilization
C. Chinese civilization
D. Mesopotamian civilization
Answer» C. Chinese civilization
83.

Name the country where the first Industrial Revolution took place :

A. America
B. Great Britain
C. Germany
D. France
Answer» C. Germany
84.

The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was -

A. Islamabad
B. Karachi
C. Lahore
D. Hyderabad
Answer» C. Lahore
85.

Dring 18th century who among the following philosophers said these famous words? "Man is born free but is every where in chains."

A. Voltaire
B. Jack Dareda
C. Jean Jack Rousseau
D. Montesque
Answer» D. Montesque
86.

The immediate cause for the out-break of the first World War was

A. the assassination of Arch-duke Francis Ferdinand
B. the imprisonment of Lenin
C. the ambition of America to dominate the world
D. the sudden death of Lloyd George
Answer» B. the imprisonment of Lenin
87.

D-Day is the day when :

A. Germany declared war on Britain
B. US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima
C. Allied Troops landed in Normandy
D. Germany surrendered to the allies
Answer» D. Germany surrendered to the allies
88.

John Locke profounded :

A. Social Contract Theory
B. Theory of Divine Rights
C. Patriarchal Theory
D. Theory of Force
Answer» B. Theory of Divine Rights
89.

Who was the first Calipha -

A. Sulaiman, the Great
B. Abu Bakr
C. Iman Hussain
D. Constantine
Answer» C. Iman Hussain
90.

The Greek viewed "politics" on the basis of :

A. Both ethical and legalistic terms
B. Ethical terms
C. Terms of power
D. Legalistic terms
Answer» C. Terms of power
91.

Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the -

A. Parsees
B. Jains
C. Jews
D. Buddhists
Answer» B. Jains
92.

In which country is Karabla, the holy city of Shia Muslims located?

A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Jordan
D. Syria
Answer» C. Jordan
93.

The world's oldest continuously inhabited city is -

A. Jerusalem
B. Baghdad
C. Istanbul
D. Damascus
Answer» E.