GK - World History 3

1. Saint Simon, Charles Fourier and Robert Owen were

a) renaissance artists
b) Portuguese navigators
c) early socialists
d) activists in the American War of Independence

2. In which of the following battles did Napoleon defeat the allied forces of Russia and Austria?

a) Battle of Austerliz
b) Battle of Waterloo
c) Battle of Sedan
d) Battle of Sadowa

3. The Battle of Nations in which Napoleon faced a disastrous defeat was fought in

a) 1805
b) 1814
c) 1815
d) 1866

4. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in

a) 1815
b) 1866
c) 1857
d) 1777

5. Which of the following battles was fought in question of abolition of slavery?

a) Battle of Nations
b) American civil war
c) Battle of Waterloo
d) French Revolution

6. Who among the following was the Austrian Chancellor from 1815 to 1848 AD?

a) Metternich
b) Louis Philippe
c) Cavour
d) Bismark

7. Who among the following was known as the ‘Citizen King’ because he shunned traditional symbols of monarchy?

a) King John II
b) Louis Philippe
c) Napoleon
d) Cavour

8. Who among the following great military general of France was exiled to St. Helena Island?

a) Charlemagne
b) Captain James Cook
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
d) Robespierre

9. Who among the following was a black American leader who led a non violent movement to obtain full civil rights for American Negroes?

a) Martin Luther King
b) Muhammad Ali
c) Ben Kingsley
d) Rosa Luxemburg

10. Who among the following Austrian born – German dictator played a very significant role in the Second World War?

a) Bismarck
b) Mussolini
c) Adolf Hitler
d) Giueseppe Garibaldi

11. Who was the Pakistan Prime Minister who was replaced by Gen. Pervez Musharaf in a military coup?

a) Nawaz Sheriff
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
d) none of these

12. When was the first atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

a) August 6, 1945
b) August 8, 1942
c) August 9, 1945
d) August 9, 1944

13. In which year was the League of Nations formed?

a) 1946
b) 1914
c) 1939
d) 1920

14. In which year did Britain recognize the independence of America?

a) 1775
b) 1783
c) 1789
d) 1813

15. In which year was Israel founded as a Jewish state?

a) 1945
b) 1947
c) 1948
d) 1950

16. The demolition of Berlin wall leading to the unification of Germany took place in

a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992

17. Who succeeded Prophet Muhammad as the first Caliph in 632 AD?

a) Omar
b) Abu Bakr
c) Othman
d) Ali

18. Who among the following led the Russian revolution in 1917?

a) Lenin
b) Stalin
c) Voltaire
d) None of these

19. With which of the following is ‘Boston tea party’ associated?

a) Glorious revolution
b) French revolution
c) Russian revolution
d) American war of Independence

20. Lenin died in

a) 1924
b) 1925
c) 1921
d) 1922

21. The Turkish capture of Constantinople took place in

a) 1498
b) 1448
c) 1453
d) 1942

22. The nationalization of Suez canal took place in

a) 1953
b) 1956
d) 1959
d) 1557

23. When did the Communists in China establish a Republic?

a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1949
d) 1950

24. Who among the following princes abdicated the throne of England to marry his beloved?

a) George I
b) Edward VIII
c) Edward VII
d) George IV

25. The Tashkent declaration was signed in

a) 1966
b) 1956
c) 1959
d) 1962

Answers

1. Early socialists
2. Battle of Austerliz
3. 1814
4. 1815
5. American civil war
6. Matternich
7. Louis Philippe
8. Napoleon Bonaparte
9. Martin Luther King
10. Adolf Hitler
11. Nawas Sheriff
12. August 6, 1945
13. 1920
14. 1783
15. 1948
16. 1989
17. Abu Bakr
18. Lenin
19. American War of Independence
20. 1924
21. 1453
22. 1956
23. 1949
24. Edward VIII
25. 1966