World History-General Knowledge Quiz GK MCQ Questions and Answers

World History Quiz Questions and Answers MCQs General Knowledge on World History for competitive exam and interview. Includes wide range of GK and General Awareness questions on World History which can be helpful for any Competitive Exams.

1. The world’s oldest continuously inhabited city is :

• (A) Jerusalem
• (B) Baghdad
• (C) Istanbul
• (D) Damascus

2. Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the :

• (A) Parsis
• (B) Jains
• (C) Jews
• (D) Buddhists

3. On which side did Japan fight in the First World War?

• (A) none, it was neutral
• (B) with Germany against United Kingdom
• (C) against Russia on its own
• (D) with United Kingdom against Germany

4. Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?

• (A) Dutch
• (B) Spain
• (C) Portugal
• (D) Belgium

5. Which two countries were involved in a Hundred Years War?

• (A) Turkey and Austria
• (B) England and France
• (C) Palestine and Israel
• (D) Germany and Russia

6. Waterloo is located in :

• (A) England
• (B) France
• (C) Spain
• (D) Belgium

7. The island of Corsica is associated with :

• (A) Mussolini
• (B) Hitler
• (C) Napoleon Bonaparte
• (D) Winston Churchill

8. Marx belonged to :

• (A) Germany
• (B) Holland
• (C) France
• (D) Britain

9. Where was St. Paul beheaded?

• (A) Rome
• (B) Ephesus
• (C) Kusadasi
• (D) Jerusalem

10. The British Conservative Party was earlier known as :

• (A) Whigs
• (B) Levellors
• (C) Fabians
• (D) Tories

11. Where was Christopher Columbus from :

• (A) Venice
• (B) Genoa
• (C) Spain
• (D) Portugal

12. of the following, in which did Napolenic France suffer final defeat?

• (A) Battle of Trafalgar
• (B) Battle of Wagram
• (C) Battle of Pyramids
• (D) Battle of Austerlitz

13. Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the year :

• (A) 1814
• (B) 1813
• (C) 1815
• (D) 1816

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

15. What is ‘Reformation’?

• (A) Rise of absolute monarchy
• (B) Revival of classical learning
• (C) The revolt against authority of pope
• (D) Change in attitude of man

16. The National Emblem of Italy is :

• (A) Eagle
• (B) White Eagle
• (C) White Lily
• (D) Lily

17. Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in :

• (A) 1935
• (B) 1939
• (C) 1941
• (D) 1944

18. Who was the Chief Architect of the World Trade Centre ‘New York’?

• (A) Le Corbusier
• (B) Minoru Yamasaki
• (C) Edwin Lutyens
• (D) Charles Correa

19. 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

20. Which of the following is a wonder of the ancient world?

• (A) The statue of Jupiter Zeus at Olympia
• (B) The colosseum of Rome
• (C) The Leaning Tower of Pisa
• (D) The Mosque at St. Sophia (Constantinople)

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