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| 651. |
‘Ping Pong’ Diplomacy was related to relationship between |
| A. | USA and Vietnam |
| B. | Vietnam and France |
| C. | USA and Korea |
| D. | USA and China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 652. |
On which dates did the US drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively? |
| A. | Aug 6, 1945 & Aug 9, 1945 |
| B. | Aug 6, 1945 & Sept 12,1945 |
| C. | Aug 5, 1946 & Aug 8, 1946 |
| D. | Aug 9, 1946 & Aug 12, 1946 |
| Answer» B. Aug 6, 1945 & Sept 12,1945 | |
| 653. |
Charlie Hebdo, the French Satirical weekly, first appeared in 1970 as a success to another french magazine that was banned for mocking the death of former French President Charles de Gaulle. What was the name of the banned magazine? |
| A. | Le Monde |
| B. | Hara Kiri |
| C. | La Croix |
| D. | Humanite Hebdo |
| Answer» C. La Croix | |
| 654. |
In which of the following Latin American countries did a water war happen in the year 2000 against the privatisation of water supply? |
| A. | Argentina |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Bolivia |
| D. | Peru |
| Answer» D. Peru | |
| 655. |
‘Freedom Trail’ is a 2.5-mile-long passage that offers a rich insight into the American Revolution. In which US city would you find this famous and historic trail? |
| A. | Boston |
| B. | Memphis |
| C. | Denver |
| D. | Connecticut |
| Answer» B. Memphis | |
| 656. |
Name the American Civil Movement activist who delivered the famous speech, "I have a dream", |
| A. | Abraham Lincoln |
| B. | Victoria Woodhull |
| C. | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| D. | Lucy Stone |
| Answer» D. Lucy Stone | |
| 657. |
Although used earlier by French and German writers, the term ‘Industrial Revolution’ in English was first popularized by |
| A. | Adam Smith |
| B. | Arnold Toynbee |
| C. | James Mill |
| D. | Bertand Russell |
| Answer» C. James Mill | |
| 658. |
Against which dynasty did the French revolt in 1989? |
| A. | Hanovour |
| B. | Romanov |
| C. | Bourbon |
| D. | Tudor |
| Answer» D. Tudor | |
| 659. |
In which year the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party was formed? |
| A. | 1890 |
| B. | 1889 |
| C. | 1898 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» D. 1998 | |
| 660. |
By what term were the Indian traders known in South Africa? |
| A. | Seth |
| B. | Banya |
| C. | Miser |
| D. | Coolie |
| Answer» B. Banya | |
| 661. |
National Flag of Bangladesh was designed by _________. |
| A. | Nandalal Bose |
| B. | Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| C. | Quamrul Hassan |
| D. | Ziaur Rahman |
| Answer» D. Ziaur Rahman | |
| 662. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : In the end, the Enlightenment brought the world of Europe into the modern era.Reason (R) : The Scientific Revolution of the 17th century had created the basic intellectual milieu in which the Enlightenment was born.In the context of the above statements which of the following is correct ? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | |
| 663. |
During the mid 19th century Industrial Revolution, the average life span of workers in Manchester was: |
| A. | 17 years |
| B. | 30 years |
| C. | 55 years |
| D. | 62 years |
| Answer» B. 30 years | |
| 664. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below:List - I(Thinker)List-II(Definition of History)a) G.O. Goochi) "All past is my past and I want to recapture (it) for my own satisfaction."b) Henery Pirenneii) “Either we must admit that history has a meaning or we must admit that history is a chaotic aggregate of unconnected events and processes taking all rythm and reason.”c) Renieriii) “History has had assigned to it the task of judging the past, of instructing the present for the benefit of ages to come.”d) Walshiv) “History is the story of deeds and achievements of men living in societies.” |
| A. | a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii |
| B. | a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i |
| C. | a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv |
| D. | a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 665. |
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian National movement.1. Romesh Chunder Dutt, a retired ICS officer, published 'The Economic History of India' at the beginning of the 20th Century. In this book, he examined in minute detail the entire economic record of colonial rule since 1757.2. The focal point of the nationalist critique was the drain theory.Select the correct answer using the codes given below. |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 666. |
George Washington was made the Commander in Chief of the American forces: |
| A. | In December 1773, after the Boston Tea Party |
| B. | At the First Continental Congress in September 1774 |
| C. | At the Second Continental Congress in 1775 |
| D. | By the Continental Congress at the Declaration of Independence on 4th .July, 1776 |
| Answer» D. By the Continental Congress at the Declaration of Independence on 4th .July, 1776 | |
| 667. |
Ms. Florence Nightingale was associated with ________. |
| A. | Seven Years War |
| B. | Thirty Years War |
| C. | Crimean War |
| D. | Hundred Years War |
| Answer» D. Hundred Years War | |
| 668. |
In his youth Adolf Hitler aspired to be a / an |
| A. | Architect |
| B. | Painter |
| C. | Singer |
| D. | Footballer |
| Answer» C. Singer | |
| 669. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A) : Historical method may be regarded as a science that deals with the nature of human thought and the circumstances which condition its truth or validity.Reason (R) : As a science of knowledge, history is completely separated from natural science because it does not have universal laws.In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct ? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. | |
| 670. |
Mao Zedong once said that his country China and one other country are as close as humans have "lips and teeth". Which country was he referring to? |
| A. | North Korea |
| B. | Cuba |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» B. Cuba | |
| 671. |
In which year was the Eiffel Tower built, to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution? |
| A. | 1889 |
| B. | 1900 |
| C. | 1886 |
| D. | 1913 |
| Answer» B. 1900 | |
| 672. |
In the 19th century, the majority of the workers in Japan’s modern industries were mainly |
| A. | Japanese men and children |
| B. | Japanese women and Chinese men |
| C. | women |
| D. | Japanese and Chinese men |
| Answer» D. Japanese and Chinese men | |
| 673. |
Consider the following statements:1) British colonialism continued to grow steadily in the 18th and 19th centuries.2) Raw cotton for the textile in Britain during the industrial revolution needed to be importedWhich of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 674. |
In which year did the Boston Tea Party take place? |
| A. | 1773 |
| B. | 1776 |
| C. | 1775 |
| D. | 1774 |
| Answer» B. 1776 | |
| 675. |
In which of the following countries did United Kingdom's rule formally end in the year 1986? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Maldives |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» B. Sri Lanka | |
| 676. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A) : The humanists of the Renaissance period believed that the classical antiquity constituted a reservoir of excellence – literary, intellectual, artistic and moral.Reason (R) : The vernacular translation of scriptures during the Renaissance hastened the process of secularization of society.In the context of the above statements which of the following is correct ? |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| C. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. | |
| 677. |
Hitler was the dictator of which country ? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | France |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 678. |
In the middle of the first century BC, under ________, a high-born military commander, the ‘Roman Empire’ was extended to present-day Britain and Germany. |
| A. | Alexander |
| B. | Julius Caesar |
| C. | Xerxes |
| D. | Caligula |
| Answer» C. Xerxes | |
| 679. |
Consider the following statements concerning the Russian Revolution:1) The Bolsheviks believed that in a repressive society like Tsarist Russia, the party should be disciplined and should control the number of its members.2) The Mensheviks believed that the party should be opened to all (as in Germany).Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 680. |
Consider statements A and B on the practice of apartheid:A. It discriminates between races but allowed all the right to vote.B. It prevents the mingling of races but gives equitable public facilities to all.Choose the correct option: |
| A. | Only A is true. |
| B. | Only B is true. |
| C. | Both A and B are true. |
| D. | Both A and B are false. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 681. |
"One people, One state, One leader" was the policy of _______? |
| A. | Stalin |
| B. | Mussolini |
| C. | Lenin |
| D. | Hitler |
| Answer» E. | |
| 682. |
In which of the following countries fascism did originate? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | France |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. Japan | |
| 683. |
By 1914, about three-quarters of the Indian infantry came from which of the following regions? |
| A. | Bengal, Bihar and Awadh |
| B. | Madras, Bombay and Bengal |
| C. | Punjab, Nepal and North-West Frontier Province |
| D. | Punjab, Sind and Rajputana |
| Answer» D. Punjab, Sind and Rajputana | |
| 684. |
August 15 is the independence day of India and which country? |
| A. | China |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Pakistan | |
| 685. |
Christopher Columbus began his journey across Atlantic in the ship called |
| A. | Santa Maria |
| B. | Santa Barbara |
| C. | Imago Mundi |
| D. | Santa Monica |
| Answer» B. Santa Barbara | |
| 686. |
From among the following statements regarding history writing by Leopold Von Ranke, which one is not True ? |
| A. | Ranke broke with the Enlightenment model of History as a teacher with teaching goals. |
| B. | Ranke’s advice to historians was to refrain from explaining historical facts by means of mechanical cause-effect models and historical ‘laws’. |
| C. | Ranke believed that historical imagination could be used if documents were not available for history writing. |
| D. | Ranke’s conception of history and his historical method were objective and free from value judgement. |
| Answer» D. Ranke’s conception of history and his historical method were objective and free from value judgement. | |
| 687. |
Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for about________. |
| A. | 3.5 million years |
| B. | 35 billion years |
| C. | 35 million years |
| D. | 3.5 billion years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 688. |
From 1337 to 1453, who were the main combatants in the Hundred Year’s War? |
| A. | Kingdom of Germany and Kingdom of France |
| B. | Kingdom of Germany and Kingdom of Italy |
| C. | Kingdom of France and Kingdom of Spain |
| D. | Kingdom of England and Kingdom of France |
| Answer» E. | |
| 689. |
From among the following statements which one is not correct ? |
| A. | The term ‘Enlightenment’ denote’s major intellectual and cultural movement of the 18th century, characterised by a deep faith in the power of human knowledge to solve basic problems of existence. |
| B. | Enlightenment writers aimed at rebuilding human society, institutions and knowledge on the foundation of old structures. |
| C. | Intellectuals during the Enlightenmnet turned a critical eye on nearly all received traditions of Europe |
| D. | The Enlightenment era was ruled by ideas of faith in reason, progress and humanitarian values. |
| Answer» B. Enlightenment writers aimed at rebuilding human society, institutions and knowledge on the foundation of old structures. | |
| 690. |
French Revolution ended in 1790s with the ascent of |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | King louis XV |
| C. | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| D. | Robespierre |
| Answer» D. Robespierre | |
| 691. |
In which of the following wars, nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? |
| A. | World War I |
| B. | Asian War I |
| C. | Gulf War II |
| D. | World War II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 692. |
One of the most famous speeches in U.S. Presidential history is ‘The Gettysburg Address’. Name the US President who gave this epochal speech. |
| A. | John F. Kennedy |
| B. | George Washington |
| C. | Theodore Roosevelt |
| D. | Abraham Lincoln |
| Answer» E. | |
| 693. |
Arrange the following in descending order (backward) starting from the recent period:A. Increase in the use of iron, cities, punch market coins.B. Beginning of the use of iron in the subcontinent.C. Settlement in Arikamedu portD. Beginning of the composition of Sangam literature |
| A. | C, D, A, B |
| B. | C, D, B, A |
| C. | A, C, B, D |
| D. | A, B, C, D |
| Answer» B. C, D, B, A | |
| 694. |
On 15 February 2013, the Chelyabinsk Meteor hit, |
| A. | America |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Mexico |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 695. |
In which country did the Hotaki dynasty flourish?A. Sri LankaB. ChinaC. NepalD. Afghanistan |
| A. | A |
| B. | B |
| C. | C |
| D. | D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 696. |
In which year Pakistan became a federal republic? |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1971 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» C. 1971 | |
| 697. |
Between which European Powers was the Crimean war mainly fought? |
| A. | The Russians, British and French against the Ottomans |
| B. | The British and French against the Ottomans |
| C. | The Ottomans, British and French against the Russians |
| D. | The Russians against the Crimean Tartars |
| Answer» D. The Russians against the Crimean Tartars | |
| 698. |
During 1850’s, Britain came to be known as _________. |
| A. | Mini continent |
| B. | Workshop of the world |
| C. | Labour king |
| D. | Factory owner |
| Answer» C. Labour king | |
| 699. |
Adolf Hitler, the ________ Politician was responsible for genocide of millions of Jews. |
| A. | German |
| B. | French |
| C. | Austrian |
| D. | British |
| Answer» B. French | |
| 700. |
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the invasion on which country? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | France |
| D. | USSR |
| Answer» E. | |