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51.

When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?

A. 898
B. 899
C. 900
D. 901
Answer» D. 901
52.

Who said "Man is a social animal"?

A. ristotle
B. ousseau
C. aski
D. lato
Answer» B. ousseau
53.

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

A. e was forced to convert by the bishops
B. e began to consider conversion when his army was defeated by the Christian Alamanni
C. e forced his army to be baptized after he was
D. t the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
Answer» E.
54.

Alexander the Great died at __________

A. usa
B. abylon
C. acedonia
D. abul
Answer» C. acedonia
55.

Herodotus is considered as the father of

A. istory
B. eography
C. olitical Science
D. hilosophy
Answer» B. eography
56.

Who build the St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

A. eter I
B. ladislav I
C. van the Terrible
D. eodor I
Answer» D. eodor I
57.

When was the modern petroleum industry started?

A. 808
B. 829
C. 846
D. 898
Answer» D. 898
58.

When did the Turkish army defeat the Byzantine army?

A. 040
B. 060
C. 070
D. 071
Answer» E.
59.

Who wrote the article "The Gospel of Wealth"?

A. ndrew Carnegie
B. ornelius Vanderbilt
C. ale Carnegie
D. apoleon Hill
Answer» B. ornelius Vanderbilt
60.

Who pioneered Christian cenobitic monasticism?

A. nthony the Great
B. thanasius of Alexandria
C. asil of Caesarea
D. achomius the Great
Answer» E.
61.

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

A. aoism
B. oroastrianism
C. hintoism
D. aganism
Answer» D. aganism
62.

Who said, "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who pledges himself to Hitler pledges himself to Germany"?

A. . Hess
B. ussolini
C. itler
D. ommunist International
Answer» B. ussolini
63.

Which U.S President announced the "New Deal" for economic recovery in the aftermath of the Great Depression?

A. braham Lincoln
B. enjamin Franklin
C. oosevelt
D. .F. Kennedy
Answer» D. .F. Kennedy
64.

When did Charlemagne conquer the Lombards?

A. 52
B. 53
C. 57
D. 74
Answer» E.
65.

National Socialist German Workers Party was also known as

A. azi Party
B. he Left
C. ational Fascist Party
D. one of Above
Answer» B. he Left
66.

The declaration of the Rights of Man is related with

A. he Russian Revolution
B. he French Revolution
C. he American War of Independence
D. he Glorious Revolution of England
Answer» C. he American War of Independence
67.

When was the Carolingian dynasty replaced in the western lands?

A. 11
B. 18
C. 87
D. 96
Answer» D. 96
68.

Who is renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire?

A. arl Jung
B. riedrich Nietzsche
C. acques Lacan
D. igmund Freud
Answer» E.
69.

Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

A. agellan
B. olumbus
C. artholomew Dias
D. asco da Gama
Answer» D. asco da Gama
70.

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

A. lovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
B. lovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
C. lovis's alliance with the Islamic world
D. lovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Answer» B. lovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
71.

Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called __________

A. tolemy
B. earchos
C. enander
D. orus
Answer» C. enander
72.

When did the British establish colonies in Australia?

A. 788
B. 840
C. 872
D. 814
Answer» B. 840
73.

When did the British East India Company establish a capital in Calcutta?

A. 772
B. 818
C. 858
D. 857
Answer» B. 818
74.

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

A. ichard Nixon
B. eorge Bush (Senior)
C. Eisenhowar
D. .F. Kennedy
Answer» B. eorge Bush (Senior)
75.

Which one country is still governed by a monarch?

A. fghanistan
B. ran
C. raq
D. audi Arabia
Answer» E.
76.

When was the Trans-Siberian Railway completed?

A. 872
B. 882
C. 890
D. 916
Answer» E.
77.

Which of the following is the name of US Parliament?

A. iet
B. enate
C. ongress
D. ouse of commons
Answer» D. ouse of commons
78.

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

A. 950's
B. 980's
C. 990's
D. 970's
Answer» B. 980's
79.

Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?

A. audhayana
B. ryabhata
C. ahavira
D. ingala
Answer» E.
80.

Who was the 1st President of South Africa after apartheid?

A. uma
B. elson Mandela
C. ofi Annan
D. ooker T. Washington
Answer» C. ofi Annan
81.

Alexander was the son of Philip II of __________

A. parta
B. thens
C. acedonia
D. arthage
Answer» D. arthage
82.

When was the Russian Provisional Government established?

A. 917
B. 918
C. 920
D. 923
Answer» B. 918
83.

The policy of 'imperial preferences' adopted by Britain in its colonies in 1932 is also known as the

A. ong Kong Agreement
B. ondon Agreement
C. ttawa Agreement
D. aris Agreement
Answer» D. aris Agreement
84.

Who proclaimed the First Crusade?

A. lexios I Komnenos
B. eter the Hermit
C. ope Gregory VII
D. ope Urban II
Answer» E.
85.

Fascism believes in the application of the principle of

A. ictatorship
B. emocracy
C. tilitarianism
D. otalitarianism
Answer» E.
86.

Who was a founder member of the Russian Populist Movement "Anarchism"?

A. ikhail Bakunin
B. orkhy
C. eo Tolstoy
D. urganew
Answer» B. orkhy
87.

When was Han Dynasty established?

A. 20 BC
B. 09 BC
C. 08 BC
D. 06 BC
Answer» E.
88.

When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?

A. 305
B. 378
C. 453
D. 414
Answer» D. 414
89.

When did the Constitution of Australia come into force?

A. 901
B. 906
C. 909
D. 910
Answer» B. 906
90.

Who established the Edo society?

A. kechi Mitsuhide
B. uroda Yoshitaka
C. da Nobunaga
D. oyotomi Hideyoshi
Answer» E.
91.

Who advocated Nazism in Germany?

A. rederick William-IV
B. dolf Hitler
C. ismarck
D. illiam-III
Answer» C. ismarck
92.

When was the first Ancient Greek Olympic Game begun

A. 76 BC
B. 52 BC
C. 00 BC
D. 35 BC
Answer» B. 52 BC
93.

Which country first invented Gunpowder in around 270 AD

A. hina
B. ndia
C. orea
D. ngland
Answer» B. ndia
94.

How did Europeans use the term 'middle ages'?

A. he crisis of Western Europe
B. he medieval era of European history
C. he fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500
D. he time between the fall of Rome and the emergence of Christianity
Answer» C. he fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500
95.

Who said "Where there is no law, there is no freedom"?

A. entham
B. enin
C. arx
D. ocke
Answer» E.
96.

When did Alexander the Great die?

A. 99 BC
B. 85 BC
C. 35 BC
D. 23 BC
Answer» E.
97.

"Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes the period __________

A. D 300 - AD 1600
B. eginning of Byzantine through the end of the Roman Empire
C. eginning of Early Christian through the 13th or 14th centuries
D. nd of the Roman Empire through the Byzantine period
Answer» D. nd of the Roman Empire through the Byzantine period
98.

"What is the Third Estate?" pamphlet associated with the French Revolution, was written by

A. arquis - Lafayette
B. dmund Burke
C. oseph Foulon
D. bbe Sieyes
Answer» E.
99.

The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of

A. ivil Rights
B. oral Rights
C. egal Rights
D. atural Rights
Answer» E.
100.

How did Abu al-Abbas become well known in the court of Charlemagne?

A. eloved pet from an Indian king
B. istinguished diplomat from the Islamic world
C. ift from the Abbasid court
D. uslim enemy of the king
Answer» D. uslim enemy of the king