[1] 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
Ans:
Islam
Explanation :
Most religious historians view Islam as having been founded in 622 CE by Muhammad the Prophet (peace be upon him). He lived from about 570 to 632 CE). The religion started in Mecca, when the angel Jibril read the first revelation to Muhammad.
[2] The Great Wall of China was built by -
A.
Li-tai-pu
B.
Shih Huang-ti
C.
Lao-tze
D.
Confucius
Ans:
Lao-tze
Explanation :
Shih Huang Ti (259 - 210 BC) was the first ruler to unify all of China. His public works projects included the unification of diverse state walls into a single Great Wall of China and a massive new national road system, as well as the city-sized mausoleum guarded by the life-sized Terracotta Army.
[3] 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
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853-February 1856), also known as Eastern War, was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the British, French, and Ottoman Turkish and Sardinia. The immediate cause involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
[4] In U.S.A. the President is elected by -
A.
The Senate
B.
Universal Adult Franchise
C.
The House of Representatives
D.
The Congress
Ans:
Universal Adult Franchise
Explanation :
The U.S. president is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President of the United States. A number of electors, collectively known as the Electoral College, officially select the president. On Election Day, voters in each of the states and the District of Columbia cast ballots for these electors.
[5] The 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
Ans:
Abraham Lincoln
Explanation :
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that day, came to be regarded as one of the greatest speeches in American history.
[6] The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of –
A.
Civil Rights
B.
Moral Rights
C.
Legal Rights
D.
Natural Rights
Ans:
Natural Rights
Explanation :
The declaration contained 3 sections: a general statement of natural rights theory and the purpose of government, a list of grievances against the British King, and the declaration of independence from England. These rights are found in eternal "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God."
[7] Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpas in –
A.
Venezuela
B.
Brazil
C.
Central Africa
D.
Mexico and Central America
Ans:
Mexico and Central America
Explanation :
Milpa is a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica (the region of central-southeastern Mexico and northern Central America where the most important pre-Hispanic civilizations flourished). Based on the ancient agricultural methods of Maya, Zapotec and other Mesoamerican peoples, milpa agriculture produces maize (corn), beans, and squash, along with other crops suitable to the local conditions.
[8] Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
A.
Magellan
B.
Columbus
C.
Bartholomew Dias
D.
Vasco da gama
Ans:
Bartholomew Dias
Explanation :
Bartholomew Dias, a Portuguese voyager, discovered the Cape of Good Hope in Africa in December 1487. He had named the Cape "the Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas), but King John II of Portugal later renamed it Cabode Boa Esperanca (Cape of Good Hope).
[9] The development process under Capitalism has been described as "Creative Destruction" by -
A.
Schumpeter
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Hansen
D.
J. S. Mill
Ans:
Schumpeter
Explanation :
The concept of 'Creative destruction' in economics is associated with the Austrian American economist Joseph Schumpeter. He derived it from the work of Karl Marx and popularized it as a theory of economic innovation and the business cycle. According to Schumpeter's theory, creative destruction will lead, to the eventual failure of capitalism.
[10] When was the League of Nations established?
A.
In 1918
B.
In 1920
C.
In 1939
D.
In 1914
Ans:
In 1920
Explanation :
The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations replaced it after the end of the Second World War on 20 April 1946.
[11] The previous name of Zaire was -
A.
Benin
B.
Liberia
C.
congo
D.
Sierra Leone
Ans:
Sierra Leone
Explanation :
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.
[12] Two - Party System is found in -
A.
Russia
B.
U.S.A.
C.
India
D.
France
Ans:
U.S.A.
Explanation :
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. For example, in the United States, the two party systems describes an arrangement in which nearly all elected officials only belong to one of the two major parties.
[13] Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in–
A.
1935
B.
1939
C.
1941
D.
1944
Ans:
1941
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
Most religious historians view Islam as having been founded in 622 CE by Muhammad the Prophet (peace be upon him). He lived from about 570 to 632 CE). The religion started in Mecca, when the angel Jibril read the first revelation to Muhammad.
[2] The Great Wall of China was built by -
A.
Li-tai-pu
B.
Shih Huang-ti
C.
Lao-tze
D.
Confucius
Ans:
Lao-tze
Explanation :
Shih Huang Ti (259 - 210 BC) was the first ruler to unify all of China. His public works projects included the unification of diverse state walls into a single Great Wall of China and a massive new national road system, as well as the city-sized mausoleum guarded by the life-sized Terracotta Army.
[3] 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
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853-February 1856), also known as Eastern War, was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the British, French, and Ottoman Turkish and Sardinia. The immediate cause involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
[4] In U.S.A. the President is elected by -
A.
The Senate
B.
Universal Adult Franchise
C.
The House of Representatives
D.
The Congress
Ans:
Universal Adult Franchise
Explanation :
The U.S. president is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President of the United States. A number of electors, collectively known as the Electoral College, officially select the president. On Election Day, voters in each of the states and the District of Columbia cast ballots for these electors.
[5] The 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
Ans:
Abraham Lincoln
Explanation :
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that day, came to be regarded as one of the greatest speeches in American history.
[6] The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of –
A.
Civil Rights
B.
Moral Rights
C.
Legal Rights
D.
Natural Rights
Ans:
Natural Rights
Explanation :
The declaration contained 3 sections: a general statement of natural rights theory and the purpose of government, a list of grievances against the British King, and the declaration of independence from England. These rights are found in eternal "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God."
[7] Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpas in –
A.
Venezuela
B.
Brazil
C.
Central Africa
D.
Mexico and Central America
Ans:
Mexico and Central America
Explanation :
Milpa is a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica (the region of central-southeastern Mexico and northern Central America where the most important pre-Hispanic civilizations flourished). Based on the ancient agricultural methods of Maya, Zapotec and other Mesoamerican peoples, milpa agriculture produces maize (corn), beans, and squash, along with other crops suitable to the local conditions.
[8] Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
A.
Magellan
B.
Columbus
C.
Bartholomew Dias
D.
Vasco da gama
Ans:
Bartholomew Dias
Explanation :
Bartholomew Dias, a Portuguese voyager, discovered the Cape of Good Hope in Africa in December 1487. He had named the Cape "the Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas), but King John II of Portugal later renamed it Cabode Boa Esperanca (Cape of Good Hope).
[9] The development process under Capitalism has been described as "Creative Destruction" by -
A.
Schumpeter
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Hansen
D.
J. S. Mill
Ans:
Schumpeter
Explanation :
The concept of 'Creative destruction' in economics is associated with the Austrian American economist Joseph Schumpeter. He derived it from the work of Karl Marx and popularized it as a theory of economic innovation and the business cycle. According to Schumpeter's theory, creative destruction will lead, to the eventual failure of capitalism.
[10] When was the League of Nations established?
A.
In 1918
B.
In 1920
C.
In 1939
D.
In 1914
Ans:
In 1920
Explanation :
The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations replaced it after the end of the Second World War on 20 April 1946.
[11] The previous name of Zaire was -
A.
Benin
B.
Liberia
C.
congo
D.
Sierra Leone
Ans:
Sierra Leone
Explanation :
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.
[12] Two - Party System is found in -
A.
Russia
B.
U.S.A.
C.
India
D.
France
Ans:
U.S.A.
Explanation :
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. For example, in the United States, the two party systems describes an arrangement in which nearly all elected officials only belong to one of the two major parties.
[13] Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in–
A.
1935
B.
1939
C.
1941
D.
1944
Ans:
1941
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853-February 1856), also known as Eastern War, was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the British, French, and Ottoman Turkish and Sardinia. The immediate cause involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
[4] In U.S.A. the President is elected by -
A.
The Senate
B.
Universal Adult Franchise
C.
The House of Representatives
D.
The Congress
Ans:
Universal Adult Franchise
Explanation :
The U.S. president is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President of the United States. A number of electors, collectively known as the Electoral College, officially select the president. On Election Day, voters in each of the states and the District of Columbia cast ballots for these electors.
[5] The 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
Ans:
Abraham Lincoln
Explanation :
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that day, came to be regarded as one of the greatest speeches in American history.
[6] The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of –
A.
Civil Rights
B.
Moral Rights
C.
Legal Rights
D.
Natural Rights
Ans:
Natural Rights
Explanation :
The declaration contained 3 sections: a general statement of natural rights theory and the purpose of government, a list of grievances against the British King, and the declaration of independence from England. These rights are found in eternal "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God."
[7] Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpas in –
A.
Venezuela
B.
Brazil
C.
Central Africa
D.
Mexico and Central America
Ans:
Mexico and Central America
Explanation :
Milpa is a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica (the region of central-southeastern Mexico and northern Central America where the most important pre-Hispanic civilizations flourished). Based on the ancient agricultural methods of Maya, Zapotec and other Mesoamerican peoples, milpa agriculture produces maize (corn), beans, and squash, along with other crops suitable to the local conditions.
[8] Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
A.
Magellan
B.
Columbus
C.
Bartholomew Dias
D.
Vasco da gama
Ans:
Bartholomew Dias
Explanation :
Bartholomew Dias, a Portuguese voyager, discovered the Cape of Good Hope in Africa in December 1487. He had named the Cape "the Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas), but King John II of Portugal later renamed it Cabode Boa Esperanca (Cape of Good Hope).
[9] The development process under Capitalism has been described as "Creative Destruction" by -
A.
Schumpeter
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Hansen
D.
J. S. Mill
Ans:
Schumpeter
Explanation :
The concept of 'Creative destruction' in economics is associated with the Austrian American economist Joseph Schumpeter. He derived it from the work of Karl Marx and popularized it as a theory of economic innovation and the business cycle. According to Schumpeter's theory, creative destruction will lead, to the eventual failure of capitalism.
[10] When was the League of Nations established?
A.
In 1918
B.
In 1920
C.
In 1939
D.
In 1914
Ans:
In 1920
Explanation :
The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations replaced it after the end of the Second World War on 20 April 1946.
[11] The previous name of Zaire was -
A.
Benin
B.
Liberia
C.
congo
D.
Sierra Leone
Ans:
Sierra Leone
Explanation :
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.
[12] Two - Party System is found in -
A.
Russia
B.
U.S.A.
C.
India
D.
France
Ans:
U.S.A.
Explanation :
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. For example, in the United States, the two party systems describes an arrangement in which nearly all elected officials only belong to one of the two major parties.
[13] Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in–
A.
1935
B.
1939
C.
1941
D.
1944
Ans:
1941
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that day, came to be regarded as one of the greatest speeches in American history.
[6] The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of –
A.
Civil Rights
B.
Moral Rights
C.
Legal Rights
D.
Natural Rights
Ans:
Natural Rights
Explanation :
The declaration contained 3 sections: a general statement of natural rights theory and the purpose of government, a list of grievances against the British King, and the declaration of independence from England. These rights are found in eternal "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God."
[7] Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpas in –
A.
Venezuela
B.
Brazil
C.
Central Africa
D.
Mexico and Central America
Ans:
Mexico and Central America
Explanation :
Milpa is a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica (the region of central-southeastern Mexico and northern Central America where the most important pre-Hispanic civilizations flourished). Based on the ancient agricultural methods of Maya, Zapotec and other Mesoamerican peoples, milpa agriculture produces maize (corn), beans, and squash, along with other crops suitable to the local conditions.
[8] Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
A.
Magellan
B.
Columbus
C.
Bartholomew Dias
D.
Vasco da gama
Ans:
Bartholomew Dias
Explanation :
Bartholomew Dias, a Portuguese voyager, discovered the Cape of Good Hope in Africa in December 1487. He had named the Cape "the Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas), but King John II of Portugal later renamed it Cabode Boa Esperanca (Cape of Good Hope).
[9] The development process under Capitalism has been described as "Creative Destruction" by -
A.
Schumpeter
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Hansen
D.
J. S. Mill
Ans:
Schumpeter
Explanation :
The concept of 'Creative destruction' in economics is associated with the Austrian American economist Joseph Schumpeter. He derived it from the work of Karl Marx and popularized it as a theory of economic innovation and the business cycle. According to Schumpeter's theory, creative destruction will lead, to the eventual failure of capitalism.
[10] When was the League of Nations established?
A.
In 1918
B.
In 1920
C.
In 1939
D.
In 1914
Ans:
In 1920
Explanation :
The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations replaced it after the end of the Second World War on 20 April 1946.
[11] The previous name of Zaire was -
A.
Benin
B.
Liberia
C.
congo
D.
Sierra Leone
Ans:
Sierra Leone
Explanation :
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.
[12] Two - Party System is found in -
A.
Russia
B.
U.S.A.
C.
India
D.
France
Ans:
U.S.A.
Explanation :
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. For example, in the United States, the two party systems describes an arrangement in which nearly all elected officials only belong to one of the two major parties.
[13] Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in–
A.
1935
B.
1939
C.
1941
D.
1944
Ans:
1941
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
Milpa is a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica (the region of central-southeastern Mexico and northern Central America where the most important pre-Hispanic civilizations flourished). Based on the ancient agricultural methods of Maya, Zapotec and other Mesoamerican peoples, milpa agriculture produces maize (corn), beans, and squash, along with other crops suitable to the local conditions.
[8] Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
A.
Magellan
B.
Columbus
C.
Bartholomew Dias
D.
Vasco da gama
Ans:
Bartholomew Dias
Explanation :
Bartholomew Dias, a Portuguese voyager, discovered the Cape of Good Hope in Africa in December 1487. He had named the Cape "the Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas), but King John II of Portugal later renamed it Cabode Boa Esperanca (Cape of Good Hope).
[9] The development process under Capitalism has been described as "Creative Destruction" by -
A.
Schumpeter
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Hansen
D.
J. S. Mill
Ans:
Schumpeter
Explanation :
The concept of 'Creative destruction' in economics is associated with the Austrian American economist Joseph Schumpeter. He derived it from the work of Karl Marx and popularized it as a theory of economic innovation and the business cycle. According to Schumpeter's theory, creative destruction will lead, to the eventual failure of capitalism.
[10] When was the League of Nations established?
A.
In 1918
B.
In 1920
C.
In 1939
D.
In 1914
Ans:
In 1920
Explanation :
The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations replaced it after the end of the Second World War on 20 April 1946.
[11] The previous name of Zaire was -
A.
Benin
B.
Liberia
C.
congo
D.
Sierra Leone
Ans:
Sierra Leone
Explanation :
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.
[12] Two - Party System is found in -
A.
Russia
B.
U.S.A.
C.
India
D.
France
Ans:
U.S.A.
Explanation :
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. For example, in the United States, the two party systems describes an arrangement in which nearly all elected officials only belong to one of the two major parties.
[13] Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in–
A.
1935
B.
1939
C.
1941
D.
1944
Ans:
1941
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
The concept of 'Creative destruction' in economics is associated with the Austrian American economist Joseph Schumpeter. He derived it from the work of Karl Marx and popularized it as a theory of economic innovation and the business cycle. According to Schumpeter's theory, creative destruction will lead, to the eventual failure of capitalism.
[10] When was the League of Nations established?
A.
In 1918
B.
In 1920
C.
In 1939
D.
In 1914
Ans:
In 1920
Explanation :
The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations replaced it after the end of the Second World War on 20 April 1946.
[11] The previous name of Zaire was -
A.
Benin
B.
Liberia
C.
congo
D.
Sierra Leone
Ans:
Sierra Leone
Explanation :
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.
[12] Two - Party System is found in -
A.
Russia
B.
U.S.A.
C.
India
D.
France
Ans:
U.S.A.
Explanation :
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. For example, in the United States, the two party systems describes an arrangement in which nearly all elected officials only belong to one of the two major parties.
[13] Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in–
A.
1935
B.
1939
C.
1941
D.
1944
Ans:
1941
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire was the name of a Central African state, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971 and 1997. The state's name derives from the name of the Congo River, called Zaire in Portuguese.
[12] Two - Party System is found in -
A.
Russia
B.
U.S.A.
C.
India
D.
France
Ans:
U.S.A.
Explanation :
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. For example, in the United States, the two party systems describes an arrangement in which nearly all elected officials only belong to one of the two major parties.
[13] Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in–
A.
1935
B.
1939
C.
1941
D.
1944
Ans:
1941
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
The attack on Pearl was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
[14] Bangladesh was created in -
A.
1970
B.
1972
C.
1973
D.
1971
Ans:
1971
Explanation :
Modern Bangladesh came into being on March 26, 1971 when it proclaimed Declaration of Independence from Pakistan. It was followed by Bangladesh-India Allied Forces defeating the Pakistan Army, culminating in its surrender and the Liberation of Dhaka on 16 December 1971. On 17 December 1971, the nation of BanglaDesh was finally established.
[15] The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by -
A.
Pu-yi
B.
Mao Tse-tung
C.
Chiang Kai-shek
D.
Sun Yat-sen
Ans:
Chiang Kai-shek
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
The Kuomintang translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, was one of the dominant parties of the early Republic of China, from 1912 onwards, and remains one of the main political parties in modern Taiwan. Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, advocated by Sun Yat-Sen. The KMT was foundedby Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen shortly after the Xinhai Revolution. Later led by Chiang Kai-shek, it ruled much of China from 1928 until its retreat to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Chinese Civil War.
[16] Japan's Parliament is known as -
A.
Diet
B.
Dail
C.
Yuan
D.
Shores
Ans:
Diet
Explanation :
The Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution.
[17] When did China start the Civil Services Examinations?
A.
6 A.D
B.
1905
C.
1920
D.
1949
Ans:
6 A.D
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
One of the oldest examples of a civil service based on meritocracy is the Imperial bureaucracy of China, which can be traced as far back as the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). During the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) the xiaolian system of recommendation by superiors for appointments to office was established. The civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. A.D. 220) was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in 1905 under pressure from leading Chinese intellectuals.
[18] "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
Ans:
Abbe Sieyes
Explanation :
“What Is the Third Estate?” is a political pamphlet written by French thinker and clergyman Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes in January 1789, shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution.
[19] When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A.
1832
B.
1857
C.
1864
D.
1909
Ans:
1864
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, arid three additional protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. The singular term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the first three treaties (1864, 1906, 1929), and added a fourth treaty. The First Geneva Convention (1864), for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, is one of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions.
[20] Who was the first Prime-Minister of England?
A.
Oliver Cromwell
B.
Benjamin Disraeli
C.
Robert Walpole
D.
Gladstone
Ans:
Robert Walpole
Explanation :
Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
[21] Marx belonged to -
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
France
D.
Britain
Ans:
Germany
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist movement. Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in a variety of countries in the 20th century, leading to the formation of such socialist states as the Soviet Union in 1922 and the People's Republic of China in 1949.
[22] In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A.
Prophecy
B.
Medicine
C.
Love
D.
Peace
Ans:
Prophecy
Explanation :
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology, and Greco– Roman Neo-paganism. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. As the patron of Delphi, Apollo was an oracular god— the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
[23] The "Last Supper' a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of –
A.
Michael Angelo
B.
Titian
C.
Leonardo da Vinci
D.
Raphael
Ans:
Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John.
[24] From which language, has the term 'democracy' been derived?
A.
Greek
B.
Hebrew
C.
English
D.
Latin
Ans:
Greek
Explanation :
The term 'Democracy' has been derived from the Greek word Demokratia which means "rule of people". It was coined from 'Demos' (people) and aratos' (power or rule) in the 5th century BC to denote the political system then existing in Greek city states, notably Athens.
[25] What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A.
Nauru
B.
Palermo
C.
Vatican City
D.
Namur
Ans:
Nauru
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
Explanation :
Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. it is the world's smallest republic, covering, just 21 square kilometres. With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.