World History MCQ-18

World History MCQ test for TSPSC,RRB,UPPSC,NDA/NA,SSC CGL Tier-II Exams

The slogan ‘No taxation without representation’ was first raised during the American Revolution in:


German attack on Poland was the immediate cause of:


Which was the first city destroyed by the atom bomb in Second World War?


July 14 is celebrated every year as a national holiday in France. On this day in 1789,


Who defined ‘Democracy as the ‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people’?


The Fall of Bastille is associated with the:


Who is regarded as the founder of scientific socialism?


In 1793, a cotton gin was invented by:


Das Capital and Communist Manifesto were written by:


The War of Independence of America was fought against the:


The first written republican constitution ever formed in history was that of the:


The janissaries were


Choose the correct chronological order of the following events:

1 . French Revolution
2 . Glorious Revolution
3 . American War of Independence

4 . Bolshevik Revolution


In the year 1815, the Battle of Waterloo was fought between:


The Pacific Ocean was named so by:


Match the following:

List-I Exploration

A . Sea Route to India
B . Voyage round the world (First)
C . Discovery of America

List-II Explorers

1 . Columbus
2 . Vasco da Gama
3 . Captain Cook
D . Discovery of: Brazil Carbal
4 . Pedro Alvares Carbal
5 . Magellan



The year 1992 is celebrated as the 500th anniversary of ‘Columbus’ first Voyage to the New World. In 1492 Columbus reached:


What made Christopher Columbus’s proposed voyage in 1492 unusual was:


The Soviet Socialist Revolution of October is celebrated every year on November 7 because:


The famous painting ‘Sun flower’ was done by:


Who among the following was a poet of the Italian Renaissance?


Who was the author of the ‘Republic’ a famous classic?


Primarily from which country did the Dutch seize colonies in Southeast Asia?


What is the correct chronological order of the following events?

1 . Declaration of American Independence
2 . Battle of Waterloo
3 . Falf of Bastille

4 . First British Factory Act


The Communist Manifesto was first published in: