Thursday, February 16, 2012

Objective-World History


Objective-World History

Renaissance started first in
(a) Russia
(b) England
(c) France
(d) Italy


Answer: Italy


 Which of the following is not true of the European renaissance ?
(a) It was a intellectual movement
(b) It Found expression in the revival of the study of ancient Greco-Roman classics.
(c) It aimed at organising anti-Church movements
(d) It developed intrest in science and fostered a spirit of adventure


Answer: It aimed at organising anti-Church movements





 The Last Super , a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Raphael
(c) Michael Angelo
(d) Titian


Answer: Leonardo da Vinci


 With which of the following is the term Liberty , Equality and Fraternity associated ?
(a) Industrial Revolution
(b) Russian Revolution
(c) French Revolution
(d) Olympic Games


Answer: French Revolution


The author of the American Declaration of Independence was
(a) Lafayette
(b) George Washington
(c) Jefferson
(d) Thomas Paine


Answer: Jefferson


 The Industrial Revolution First took place in
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) England
(d) America


Answer: England


 Guernica, the world famous painting was painted by
(a) Van Gogh
(b) Michelangelo
(c) Picasso
(d) Leonardo-da-Vinci


Answer: Picasso


 The author of the New Deal was
(a) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(b) President Theodore Roosevelt
(c) President John Kennedy
(d) President Woodrow Wilson


Answer; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt


 The book Social Contract was written by
(a) Voltaire
(b) Diderot
(c) Rousseau
(d) Aristole


Answer: Rousseau


 The Renaissance scientist who explained how planets moved around the sun was
(a) Gutenberg
(b) Kepler
(c) Rebelais
(d) Francis Bacorr


Answer: Kepler


 The discovery of sea-route from Europe to India was made by
(a) Columbus
(b) Vasco-da-Gama
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Magellan


Answer: Vasco-da-Gama


 Who raised the slogan No taxation without representation ?
(a) Industrial workers of England
(b) Peasants and workers of France
(c) American Colonies
(d) People of Russia


Answer; American Colonies


What was the name of the atom bomb dropped by USA on Hiroshima in Japan during the second world War ?
(a) Little Boy
(b) None of these
(c) Little Fly
(d) Little Devil


Answer: Little Boy


The first successful socialist revolution in history was
(a) French Revolution
(b) None of these
(c) American Revolution
(d) Russian Revolution


Answer: American Revolution


Where was Napolean sent in exile after the battle of waterloo ?
(a) St. Helen
(b) Elba
(c) Capri
(d) Corsica


Answer: St. Helen


Which of the following events occurred first ?
(a) Russian Revolution
(b) Chinese Revolution
(c) French Revolution
(d) American War of Independence


Answer: American War of Independence


The slogan No taxation without representation was first raised during the American Revolution in
(a) Boston Tea Party
(b) None of these
(c) Massachussets Assembly
(d) Philadelphia Congress


Answer: Massachussets Assembly


The European Renaissance of the fifteenth century is noted for great advances in
(a) Engineering
(b) Art and Architecture
(c) Medicine
(d) Mathematics


Answer: Art and Architecture


German attack on poland was the immediate cause of
(a) West Asian Crisis
(b) Cold War
(c) Second world War
(d) First World War


Answer: Second world War


Which was the first city destroyed by the atom bomb in second World War ?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Nagasaki
(c) Hiroshima
(d) Baghdad


Answer: Hiroshima


July 14 is celebrated every year as a national holiday in France. On this day in 1789,
(a) The member of the third estate declared themselves the National Assembly
(b) Napoleon become the Emperor
(c) Workers, peasants and other non propertied classes were given political rights
(d) The fall of Bastille took place


Answer: The fall of Bastille took place


 Who defined Democracy as the Government of the people, by the people and for the people ?
(a) George Washington
(b) John Sturat mill
(c) Abraham Lincolon
(d) Winston Churchill


Answer: Abraham Lincolon


The Fall of Bastille is associated with the
(a) Russian Revolution of Nov, 1917
(b) American War of Independence
(c) Grrek War of Independence
(d) French Revolution of 1789


Answer: French Revolution of 1789


 Who is regarded as the founder of scientific socialism ?
(a) Rousseau
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Lenin
(d) Engels


Answer; Karl Marx


Das Capital and Communist Manifesto were written by
(a) Engels
(b) Trotsky
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Lenin


Answer: Karl Marx


The War of Independence of America was fought against the
(a) Britain
(b) France
(c) Royal People of America
(d) Denmark


Answer: Britain


The first written republican constitution ever formed in history was that of the
(a) Indians
(b) Americans
(c) British
(d) French


Answer: Americans


In the year 1815, the Battle of Waterloo was fought between
(a) Britain and France
(b) Britain and Germany
(c) Japan and China
(d) Austria and Russia


Answer: Britain and France


The Fall of Bastille is associated with the
(a) French Revolution of 1789
(b) American War of Independence
(c) Greek War of Independence
(d) Russian Revolution of Nov, 1789


Answer: French Revolution of 1789


The year 1992 is celebrated as the 500th anniversary of columbus first Voyage to the New World. In 1942 Columbus reached
(a) Bahamas and Canada
(b) Central America and West Indies
(c) Bahamas, Cuba and West Indies
(d) South America and Cuba


Answer: Bahamas, Cuba and West Indies


The Soviet Socialist Revolution of October is celebrated every year on November 7 because
(a) Lenin's birthday falls on this day
(b) None of these
(c) The Provisional Government formed after the collapse of Czarist Government was over-thrown on this day in 1917
(d) Russia's victory over Germany coincides with this date


Answer: The Provisional Government formed after the collapse of Czarist Government was over-thrown on this day in 1917


The famous painting Sun flower was done by
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Van Gogh
(c) Michael Angelo
(d) Pablo Picasso


Answer: Van Gogh


Who among the following was a poet of the following events ?
(a) Rossetti
(b) Dante
(c) Virgil
(d) Homer


Answer: Dante


Who was the author of the Republic , a famous classic ?
(a) Plato
(b) Aristole
(c) Herodotus
(d) Alexander


Answer: Plato


The Communist Manifesto was first published in
(a) German
(b) Russian
(c) French
(d) English


Answer: German


 The Industrial Revolution in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England first affected the
(a) Coal mining industry
(b) Iron and steel industry
(c) Shipping industry
(d) Cotton textiles industry


Answer; Cotton textiles industry


 Russian revolutionary, who founded the Communist Party was
(a) Trotsky
(b) Lenin
(c) Stalin
(d) Karl Marx


Answer: Lenin


The most important achievement of Abraham Lincolon was
(a) None of these
(b) The abolition of slavery
(c) The strengthening of democracy
(d) The establishment of the supremacy of the north over the south


Answer: The abolition of slavery


Under which of the following treaties did the British recognise the independence of 13 American Colonies ?
(a) Treaty of Versaillies
(b) None of these
(c) Maastricht Traety
(d) Treaty of Paris


Answer: Treaty of Paris


Economic Crisis of 1930s originated in
(a) Brazil
(b) Russia
(c) U.S.A
(d) France


Answer; U.S.A


When was the Magna Carta Signed by King John of England ?
(a) 1212
(b) 1217
(c) 1215
(d) 1066


Answer: 1215


1917 is known for
(a) Battle of Trafalgar
(b) The Russian Revolution
(c) End of the World War I
(d) Battle of Jutland


Answer: Battle of Jutland


Who among the following were known as physiocrates at the time of French Revolution ?
(a) The Nobility
(b) Medical Professionals
(c) The Clergy
(d) Economist


Answer: Economist


The European Renaissanceof the fifteenth century is noted for great advances in
(a) Medcine
(b) Art and Architecture
(c) Engineering
(d) Mathematics


Answer; Art and Architecture


Who among the following comanded the American force during American war of independence ?
(a) Hamitton
(b) Theodre Roosevelt
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) George Washington


Answer: George Washington


 The ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were Emphasised by
(a) Locke
(b) Rousseau
(c) Hobbs
(d) Montesque


Answer: Rousseau


Among the four political parties listed below, which one was the last to be formed ?
(a) The Indian National Congress
(b) The Republican Party in the U.S.A
(c) The Conservative Party in Britain
(d) The Democratic Party in U.S.A


Answer: The Indian National Congress


Who among the following comanded the American force during American war of independence ?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) George Washington
(c) Hamitton
(d) Theadore Roosevelt


Answer; George Washington


Which year is associated with the outbreak of world war II ?
(a) 1937
(b) 1939
(c) 1938
(d) 1935


Answer: 1935


The Industrial Revolution in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England first affected the
(a) Cotton textiles industry
(b) Iron and steel industry
(c) Shipping Industry
(d) Coal mining industry


Answer: Cotton textiles industry


Which style of painting was used by early renaissance artists ?
(a) Graeco-Roman
(b) None of these
(c) Gothic
(d) Catholic Art


Answer: Graeco-Roman


Which of the following events symbolised the fall of autocracy during the course of French Revolution ?
(a) The fall of Bastille on 14th july, 1789
(b) Execution of the King and Queen
(c) Mass execution by the guillotine in 1792
(d) The meeting of the states General on 17th june, 1789


Answer: The fall of Bastille on 14th july, 1789


 Which of the following was the main feature of European Renaissance ?
(a) Domination of the Church and religion
(b) Learning by questioning, observation and exprimentation
(c) Spraed of Christianity outside Europe
(d) It brought back the classic ideals in literature, painting and architecture


Answer: It brought back the classic ideals in literature, painting and architecture


 Who was the Head of the provincial government of Russia in 1917 ?
(a) Nicolas II
(b) Vladimir Iiych Lenin
(c) Leon Trotesky
(d) Kerensky


Answer: Leon Trotesky


 The Boston Tea Party took place in
(a) 1776
(b) 1773
(c) 1774
(d) 1770


Answer: 1773


 During the period of the Renaissances, new stules of architecture first developed in
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) England
(d) Italy


Answer; Italy


Saint Simon, Charles Fourier and Robert Owen were
(a) Renaissances artists
(b) Activities in the American war of independence
(c) Portuguese Navigator
(d) Early Socialist


Answer: Early Socialist


When did the second world war end ?
(a) 1918
(b) 1946
(c) 1939
(d) 1945


Answer: 1945

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