[1] Peking is the sacred place of -
A.
Taoism
B.
Shintoism
C.
Confucianism
D.
Judaism
Ans:
Confucianism
Explanation :
Peking (Beijing) is the sacred place of Confucianism. It was founded by King Fu Tsu, better known as Confucius, in 500 BC. Its sacred text is The Analects'.
[2] On which side did Japan fight in the First World War?
A.
none, it wag neutral
B.
with Germany against United Kingdom
C.
against Russia on its own
D.
with United Kingdom against Germany
Ans:
with United Kingdom against Germany
Explanation :
The First World War involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy). These alliances were both re-organized and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy. Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria the Central Powers.
[3] During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
A.
Sung
B.
Tang
C.
Han
D.
Chin
Ans:
Chin
Explanation :
The Great Wall of China was mainly built during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, along the country's northern border to prevent the invasion of Huns. Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin (Chin) dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China in 221 B.C. Later the Han (202 B.0 - 220 A.D), the Northern Qi (550-574), the Sui (589-618), and particularly the Ming (1369-1644) were among those that rebuilt, remanned, and expanded the Walls.
[4] From which country did the USA purchase Alaska to make it the 50th federating State?
A.
Canada
B.
Britain
C.
Russia
D.
France
Ans:
Russia
Explanation :
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million. The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized for incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959
[5] Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?
A.
Abraham Lincoln
B.
John F. Kennedy
C.
Martin Luther King
D.
George Washington
Ans:
Martin Luther King
Explanation :
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 -April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement.
[6] Who discovered America?
A.
Vasco-da Gama
B.
Columbus
C.
Captain Cook
D.
Amundsen
Ans:
Columbus
Explanation :
Christopher Columbus completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World.
[7] Which one of the following coun-tries was first to establish a modern-democracy?
A.
France
B.
England
C.
America
D.
India
Ans:
America
Explanation :
The Constitution of the United States of America, adopted in 1788, provides the world's first formal blueprint for a modern democracy. It provided for an elected government and protected civil rights and liberties for some. It led to representative democracy that is considered as an essential ingredient of any democracy.
[8] The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called:
A.
Non-Aligned
B.
Civil Rights Movement
C.
Apartheid
D.
Suffrage
Ans:
Apartheid
Explanation :
The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called Apartheid.
[9] Who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi?
A.
Mir Kat-zai
B.
Nelson Mandela
C.
Firoz Gandhi
D.
M.K. Gandhi
Ans:
Nelson Mandela
Explanation :
Nelson Mandela. the former President of South Africa, was known as Africa's Gandhi. Like Martin Luther King Jr., Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, Mandela was deeply influenced by Gandhi's 'passive resistance' and `satyagraha' as effective political tools for use by unarmed victims of a powerful opponent.
[10] Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
A.
Richard Nixon
B.
George Bush (Senior)
C.
D Eisenhower
D.
J.F.Kennedy
Ans:
Richard Nixon
Explanation :
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China, becoming the first U.S. president to do so since China was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
[11] The American Civil War saw the end of –
A.
Slavery
B.
Landlordism
C.
Monarchy
D.
Apartheid
Ans:
Slavery
Explanation :
The American Civil War (1861-1865), in the United States often referred to as simply the Civil War and sometimes called the "War Between the States", was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.
[12] Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
A.
Dutch
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Dutch
Explanation :
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War H. It was formed from the nationalized colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. This colony which later formed modern-day Indonesia was one of the most valuable European colonies under the Dutch Empire's rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in 19th to early 20th century.
[13] In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A.
China
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
France
D.
Japan
Ans:
Japan
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
Peking (Beijing) is the sacred place of Confucianism. It was founded by King Fu Tsu, better known as Confucius, in 500 BC. Its sacred text is The Analects'.
[2] On which side did Japan fight in the First World War?
A.
none, it wag neutral
B.
with Germany against United Kingdom
C.
against Russia on its own
D.
with United Kingdom against Germany
Ans:
with United Kingdom against Germany
Explanation :
The First World War involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy). These alliances were both re-organized and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy. Japan and the United States joined the Allies, and the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria the Central Powers.
[3] During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
A.
Sung
B.
Tang
C.
Han
D.
Chin
Ans:
Chin
Explanation :
The Great Wall of China was mainly built during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, along the country's northern border to prevent the invasion of Huns. Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin (Chin) dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China in 221 B.C. Later the Han (202 B.0 - 220 A.D), the Northern Qi (550-574), the Sui (589-618), and particularly the Ming (1369-1644) were among those that rebuilt, remanned, and expanded the Walls.
[4] From which country did the USA purchase Alaska to make it the 50th federating State?
A.
Canada
B.
Britain
C.
Russia
D.
France
Ans:
Russia
Explanation :
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million. The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized for incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959
[5] Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?
A.
Abraham Lincoln
B.
John F. Kennedy
C.
Martin Luther King
D.
George Washington
Ans:
Martin Luther King
Explanation :
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 -April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement.
[6] Who discovered America?
A.
Vasco-da Gama
B.
Columbus
C.
Captain Cook
D.
Amundsen
Ans:
Columbus
Explanation :
Christopher Columbus completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World.
[7] Which one of the following coun-tries was first to establish a modern-democracy?
A.
France
B.
England
C.
America
D.
India
Ans:
America
Explanation :
The Constitution of the United States of America, adopted in 1788, provides the world's first formal blueprint for a modern democracy. It provided for an elected government and protected civil rights and liberties for some. It led to representative democracy that is considered as an essential ingredient of any democracy.
[8] The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called:
A.
Non-Aligned
B.
Civil Rights Movement
C.
Apartheid
D.
Suffrage
Ans:
Apartheid
Explanation :
The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called Apartheid.
[9] Who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi?
A.
Mir Kat-zai
B.
Nelson Mandela
C.
Firoz Gandhi
D.
M.K. Gandhi
Ans:
Nelson Mandela
Explanation :
Nelson Mandela. the former President of South Africa, was known as Africa's Gandhi. Like Martin Luther King Jr., Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, Mandela was deeply influenced by Gandhi's 'passive resistance' and `satyagraha' as effective political tools for use by unarmed victims of a powerful opponent.
[10] Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
A.
Richard Nixon
B.
George Bush (Senior)
C.
D Eisenhower
D.
J.F.Kennedy
Ans:
Richard Nixon
Explanation :
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China, becoming the first U.S. president to do so since China was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
[11] The American Civil War saw the end of –
A.
Slavery
B.
Landlordism
C.
Monarchy
D.
Apartheid
Ans:
Slavery
Explanation :
The American Civil War (1861-1865), in the United States often referred to as simply the Civil War and sometimes called the "War Between the States", was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.
[12] Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
A.
Dutch
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Dutch
Explanation :
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War H. It was formed from the nationalized colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. This colony which later formed modern-day Indonesia was one of the most valuable European colonies under the Dutch Empire's rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in 19th to early 20th century.
[13] In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A.
China
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
France
D.
Japan
Ans:
Japan
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The Great Wall of China was mainly built during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, along the country's northern border to prevent the invasion of Huns. Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin (Chin) dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China in 221 B.C. Later the Han (202 B.0 - 220 A.D), the Northern Qi (550-574), the Sui (589-618), and particularly the Ming (1369-1644) were among those that rebuilt, remanned, and expanded the Walls.
[4] From which country did the USA purchase Alaska to make it the 50th federating State?
A.
Canada
B.
Britain
C.
Russia
D.
France
Ans:
Russia
Explanation :
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million. The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized for incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959
[5] Who was the American leader who led a non-violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?
A.
Abraham Lincoln
B.
John F. Kennedy
C.
Martin Luther King
D.
George Washington
Ans:
Martin Luther King
Explanation :
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 -April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement.
[6] Who discovered America?
A.
Vasco-da Gama
B.
Columbus
C.
Captain Cook
D.
Amundsen
Ans:
Columbus
Explanation :
Christopher Columbus completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World.
[7] Which one of the following coun-tries was first to establish a modern-democracy?
A.
France
B.
England
C.
America
D.
India
Ans:
America
Explanation :
The Constitution of the United States of America, adopted in 1788, provides the world's first formal blueprint for a modern democracy. It provided for an elected government and protected civil rights and liberties for some. It led to representative democracy that is considered as an essential ingredient of any democracy.
[8] The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called:
A.
Non-Aligned
B.
Civil Rights Movement
C.
Apartheid
D.
Suffrage
Ans:
Apartheid
Explanation :
The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called Apartheid.
[9] Who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi?
A.
Mir Kat-zai
B.
Nelson Mandela
C.
Firoz Gandhi
D.
M.K. Gandhi
Ans:
Nelson Mandela
Explanation :
Nelson Mandela. the former President of South Africa, was known as Africa's Gandhi. Like Martin Luther King Jr., Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, Mandela was deeply influenced by Gandhi's 'passive resistance' and `satyagraha' as effective political tools for use by unarmed victims of a powerful opponent.
[10] Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
A.
Richard Nixon
B.
George Bush (Senior)
C.
D Eisenhower
D.
J.F.Kennedy
Ans:
Richard Nixon
Explanation :
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China, becoming the first U.S. president to do so since China was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
[11] The American Civil War saw the end of –
A.
Slavery
B.
Landlordism
C.
Monarchy
D.
Apartheid
Ans:
Slavery
Explanation :
The American Civil War (1861-1865), in the United States often referred to as simply the Civil War and sometimes called the "War Between the States", was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.
[12] Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
A.
Dutch
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Dutch
Explanation :
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War H. It was formed from the nationalized colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. This colony which later formed modern-day Indonesia was one of the most valuable European colonies under the Dutch Empire's rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in 19th to early 20th century.
[13] In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A.
China
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
France
D.
Japan
Ans:
Japan
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 -April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement.
[6] Who discovered America?
A.
Vasco-da Gama
B.
Columbus
C.
Captain Cook
D.
Amundsen
Ans:
Columbus
Explanation :
Christopher Columbus completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World.
[7] Which one of the following coun-tries was first to establish a modern-democracy?
A.
France
B.
England
C.
America
D.
India
Ans:
America
Explanation :
The Constitution of the United States of America, adopted in 1788, provides the world's first formal blueprint for a modern democracy. It provided for an elected government and protected civil rights and liberties for some. It led to representative democracy that is considered as an essential ingredient of any democracy.
[8] The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called:
A.
Non-Aligned
B.
Civil Rights Movement
C.
Apartheid
D.
Suffrage
Ans:
Apartheid
Explanation :
The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called Apartheid.
[9] Who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi?
A.
Mir Kat-zai
B.
Nelson Mandela
C.
Firoz Gandhi
D.
M.K. Gandhi
Ans:
Nelson Mandela
Explanation :
Nelson Mandela. the former President of South Africa, was known as Africa's Gandhi. Like Martin Luther King Jr., Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, Mandela was deeply influenced by Gandhi's 'passive resistance' and `satyagraha' as effective political tools for use by unarmed victims of a powerful opponent.
[10] Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
A.
Richard Nixon
B.
George Bush (Senior)
C.
D Eisenhower
D.
J.F.Kennedy
Ans:
Richard Nixon
Explanation :
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China, becoming the first U.S. president to do so since China was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
[11] The American Civil War saw the end of –
A.
Slavery
B.
Landlordism
C.
Monarchy
D.
Apartheid
Ans:
Slavery
Explanation :
The American Civil War (1861-1865), in the United States often referred to as simply the Civil War and sometimes called the "War Between the States", was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.
[12] Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
A.
Dutch
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Dutch
Explanation :
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War H. It was formed from the nationalized colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. This colony which later formed modern-day Indonesia was one of the most valuable European colonies under the Dutch Empire's rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in 19th to early 20th century.
[13] In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A.
China
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
France
D.
Japan
Ans:
Japan
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The Constitution of the United States of America, adopted in 1788, provides the world's first formal blueprint for a modern democracy. It provided for an elected government and protected civil rights and liberties for some. It led to representative democracy that is considered as an essential ingredient of any democracy.
[8] The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called:
A.
Non-Aligned
B.
Civil Rights Movement
C.
Apartheid
D.
Suffrage
Ans:
Apartheid
Explanation :
The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called Apartheid.
[9] Who was popularly known as Africa's Gandhi?
A.
Mir Kat-zai
B.
Nelson Mandela
C.
Firoz Gandhi
D.
M.K. Gandhi
Ans:
Nelson Mandela
Explanation :
Nelson Mandela. the former President of South Africa, was known as Africa's Gandhi. Like Martin Luther King Jr., Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, Mandela was deeply influenced by Gandhi's 'passive resistance' and `satyagraha' as effective political tools for use by unarmed victims of a powerful opponent.
[10] Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
A.
Richard Nixon
B.
George Bush (Senior)
C.
D Eisenhower
D.
J.F.Kennedy
Ans:
Richard Nixon
Explanation :
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China, becoming the first U.S. president to do so since China was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
[11] The American Civil War saw the end of –
A.
Slavery
B.
Landlordism
C.
Monarchy
D.
Apartheid
Ans:
Slavery
Explanation :
The American Civil War (1861-1865), in the United States often referred to as simply the Civil War and sometimes called the "War Between the States", was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.
[12] Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
A.
Dutch
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Dutch
Explanation :
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War H. It was formed from the nationalized colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. This colony which later formed modern-day Indonesia was one of the most valuable European colonies under the Dutch Empire's rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in 19th to early 20th century.
[13] In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A.
China
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
France
D.
Japan
Ans:
Japan
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
Nelson Mandela. the former President of South Africa, was known as Africa's Gandhi. Like Martin Luther King Jr., Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda, Mandela was deeply influenced by Gandhi's 'passive resistance' and `satyagraha' as effective political tools for use by unarmed victims of a powerful opponent.
[10] Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
A.
Richard Nixon
B.
George Bush (Senior)
C.
D Eisenhower
D.
J.F.Kennedy
Ans:
Richard Nixon
Explanation :
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China, becoming the first U.S. president to do so since China was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
[11] The American Civil War saw the end of –
A.
Slavery
B.
Landlordism
C.
Monarchy
D.
Apartheid
Ans:
Slavery
Explanation :
The American Civil War (1861-1865), in the United States often referred to as simply the Civil War and sometimes called the "War Between the States", was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.
[12] Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
A.
Dutch
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Dutch
Explanation :
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War H. It was formed from the nationalized colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. This colony which later formed modern-day Indonesia was one of the most valuable European colonies under the Dutch Empire's rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in 19th to early 20th century.
[13] In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A.
China
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
France
D.
Japan
Ans:
Japan
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The American Civil War (1861-1865), in the United States often referred to as simply the Civil War and sometimes called the "War Between the States", was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.
[12] Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
A.
Dutch
B.
Spain
C.
Portugal
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Dutch
Explanation :
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War H. It was formed from the nationalized colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. This colony which later formed modern-day Indonesia was one of the most valuable European colonies under the Dutch Empire's rule, and contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in 19th to early 20th century.
[13] In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
A.
China
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
France
D.
Japan
Ans:
Japan
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The Emperor of Japan-- defined in the Constitution is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" (Article 1) and generally recognized throughout the world as the Japanese head of state — is a ceremonial figurehead with no independent discretionary powers related to the governance of Japan. The post is hereditary and is monarchical.
[14] The city of "Tashkent" is located in -
A.
Uzbekistan
B.
Kazakhstan
C.
Russia
D.
Kyrgystan
Ans:
Uzbekistan
Explanation :
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. This historic city is associated with the Tashkent Declaration of 10 January, 1966 which was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
[15] French revolution broke out in the year :
A.
1917
B.
1911
C.
1789
D.
1790
Ans:
1789
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon.
[16] 1917 is know for -
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Waterloo
C.
End of the World War I
D.
The Russian Revolution
Ans:
The Russian Revolution
Explanation :
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the communist government. The Emperor was forced to abdicate and replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917
[17] Potato was introduced to Europe by :
A.
Portuguese
B.
Germans
C.
Spanish
D.
Dutch
Ans:
Spanish
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
Potato was brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers. Sailors returning from the Andes to Spain with silver presumably brought maize and potatoes for their own food on the trip. Historians speculate that leftover tubers (and maize) were carried ashore and planted.
[18] Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
A.
Battle of Trafalgar
B.
Battle of Wagram
C.
Battle of Pyramids
D.
Battle of Austerlitz
Ans:
Battle of Trafalgar
Explanation :
Battles of Wagram, Pyramids and Austerlitz resulted in decisive victories for Napoleon. The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August- December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
[19] The Cremean War was fought between -
A.
France and Britain
B.
Russia and Turkey
C.
France and Turkey
D.
Britain and Turkey
Ans:
Russia and Turkey
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The Crimean War (October 1853 - February 1856) was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
[20] Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in -
A.
1930
B.
1929
C.
1936
D.
1933
Ans:
1933
Explanation :
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945
[21] With the fall of which among the following, the French Revolution began?
A.
Bastille
B.
Communes
C.
Jacobin Club
D.
Pillnitz
Ans:
Bastille
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
[22] Waterloo is located in
A.
England
B.
France
C.
Spain
D.
Belgium
Ans:
Belgium
Explanation :
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blucher. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last.
[23] Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial-fire was also followed by –
A.
Romans
B.
Greeks
C.
Iranians
D.
All the above
Ans:
All the above
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The practice of worshipping sacrificial fire or Tajna' was common to the Aryans, the population of Greece and Rome and the Iranians. The antiquity of the belief and reverential practice of the sacred fire were common among people of the Mediterranean, and the Iranian plateau and the peninsula of India.
[24] Who has given a call "Go back to nature"?
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Rousseau
D.
Hobbes
Ans:
Rousseau
Explanation :
Rousseau gave the call "Go Back to Nature". Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was Swiss-born French political philosopher who propounded Social Contract Theory - that men were born free, but lived everywhere in chains.
[25] Who is called the "Greatest investigator of antiquity"?
A.
Aristotle
B.
Darwin
C.
Cuvier
D.
Socrates
Ans:
Darwin
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Explanation :
The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.