World History

1-Which of the following is considered the first great work in world literature?
A-Divine Comedy
B-Epic of Gilgamesh
C-Brother Karamazov
D-Anna Karenina

2-Belligerents of Battle of Salamis were?
A-Romans and Mithradates
B-Phoenicians and Romans
C-Greeks and Persians
D-Spartans and Macedonians

3-Area where World’s first civilization emerged?
A-Mesopotamia
B-Congo River valley
C-Yucatan Peninsula
D-Grand Canyon

4-Cyrus was the famous conqueror of?
A-Persia
B-India
C-Greece
D-Egypt

5-Punic wars were fought between?
A-Carthage and Roman
B-Romans and Gaul
C-Romans and Vandals
D-Greece and Romans

6-Hannibal was a renowned military strategist and general of……….
A-Greece
B-Carthage
C-Sparta
D-Troy

7-Rome conquered Jerusalem in?
A-60 AD
B-70 AD
C-63 AD
D-80 AD

8-Name the Vandal King who conquered Western Roman Empire?
A-Odoacer
B-Attila
C-Charlemagne
D-Justanian

9-Battle of Badr was fought in?
A-625 AD
B-622 AD
C-620 AD
D-624 AD

10-Alexander was a king of?
A-Sparta
B-Macedonia
C-Greece
D-Athens

11-Who were the people known as Saracens?
A-Muslims
B-Christians
C-Nestorians
D-Canaanites

12-Arabs divested the provinces of ————– from Roman Empire?
A-Lebanon & Jordan
B-Algeria & Libya
C-Syria & Egypt
D-Iraq & Iran

13- Crusaders besieged Jerusalem in?
A-1099 AD
B-1100 AD
C-1094 AD
D-1096 AD

14-Battle of Hastings was fought in?
A-1070 AD
B-1080 AD
C-1100 AD
D-1066 AD

15-Who was the First Norman king of England?
A-William
B-Bjorn
C-Harold Godwin son
D-Henry

16-Peloponnesian wars were fought from?
A-532 to 530 BC
B-490 to 480 BC
C-470 to 450 BC
D-431 to 404 BC

17-Founder of Ottoman dynasty was?
A-Ertughral
B-Orkhan
C-Osman
D-Bayezid

18-Saladin took back Jerusalem after the Battle of?
A-Ajnadin
B-Zama
C-Ain u Jalloot
D-Hittin

19-Who was the founder of sanguinary order of Assassins?
A-Omer Khayyam
B-Hasan bin Sabbah
C-Rashid u Din Sinan
D-Rukn-ud-Din Khurshah

20-Helagu conquered Baghdad in?

A-1258 AD

B-1259 AD

C-1260 AD

D-1261 AD

21-Tamerlane was a military leader of present day?
A-Iran
B-Tajikistan
C-Mongolia
D-Uzbekistan

22-Which grandson of Genghis Khan ruled China?
A-Helagu
B-Batu
C-Janibeg
D-Kublai

23-Gunpowder was first used in Subcontinent by?
A-Babur
B-Tamerlane
C-Ibrahim Lodhi
D-Aurangzeb

24-Constantinople was conquered by Ottoman sultan?
A-Bayezid
B-Salim
C-Murad
D-Muhammad

25-Spain came under the rule of Muslims after the Battle of?
A-Guadalete
B-Las novas
C-Tours
D-Aqab

26-Muslim presence in Hispania lasted from?
A-711 to 1492 AD
B-712 to 1096 AD
C-712 to 1098 AD
D-710 to 1498 AD

27-William the Conquerer was ———— before becoming King of England.
A-Duke of Normandy
B-King of Swedan
C-A viking Earl
D-Duke of Saxony

28-Who ruled the eastern part of Roman Empire after its division?
A-Diocletian
B-Titus
C-Constantine
D-Augustus

29-Ashoka was a king of Subcontinent who ruled in?
A-10th century BC
B-6th century BC
C-5th century BC
D-3rd century BC

30-Vikramaditya was a legendry emperor of?
A-Ujjain
B-Nagpur
C-Jaipur
C-Rajhistan

31-Haroon al Rashid was a caliph of ————– dynasty.
A-Ummayad
B-Abbasid
C-Bowahid
D-Alide

32-Who helped initiate Crusades?
A-Pope Urban
B-Charlemagne
C-Henry
D-Alfonso

33-In middle ages, economy was predominently?
A-Pastoral
B-Feudal
C-Industrial
D-Militaristic

34-Renaissance took inception in?
A-Germany
B-France
C-Spain
D-Italy

35-Spain annexed Grenada, last muslim stronghlod, in
A-1492
B-1493
C-1494
D-1495

36-Baroque art was famous artistic style of?
A-Industrial ages
B-Middle ages
C-Renaisaance
D-Modern age

37-Reformation started in which country?
A-France
B-England
C-Germany
D-Spain

38-Who attempted to reform the Church in 16th ecentury?
A-Martin luther
B-Calvin
C-Erasmus
D-Thomas Aquinas

39-Council of Trent was held from?
A-1545 to 1563
B-1550 to 1556
C-1560 to 1563
D-1540 to 1545

40-Leonardo Da Vinci was an inventor, scientist and engineer of?
A- Florence
B-Geneva
C-Genoa
D-Turin

41-Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ruled from?
A-1510 to 1520
B-1520 to 1566
C-1525 to 1535
D-1520 to 1540

42-Taj Mahal was costructed by famous Mughal emperor?
A-Aurangzeb
B-Akbar
C-Humayun
D-Shah Jahan

43-Babur was the king of ———- at the time of his invasion of India.
A-Turkemanistan
B-Afghanistan
C-Iran
D-Tajikistan

44-First battle of panipat was fought between?
A-Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
B-Akbar and Lal Singh
C-Ahmed Shah and Balaji Baji Rao
D-Tamerlane and Behlol Lodi

45-Who is called the first emeror of China?
A-Qin Shi Huang
B-Zheng He
C-Qin Er Shi
D-Shang Zhou

46-Name of the Mongol dynasty that ruled China?
A-Yuan
B-Ming
C-Qin
D-Shun

47-Battle of Actium was a decisive war fought between?
A-Roman Republic and Octavian
B-Mark Antony and Octavian
C-Caesar and Pompey
D-Saprtacus and Pompey

48-Battle of Lepanto was fought in?
A-1570
B-1571
C-1560
D-1555

49-Galelio Galilie was a renowned philosopher, scientist and engineer of?
A-Spain
B-France
C-Germany
D-Italy

50-Adam smith was one the pioneer of?
A-Sociology
B-Militarism
C-Anthropology
D-Political economy

51-Council of Westpahlia was by nature a?
A-Stategic alliance
B-Internatinal treaty
C-Peace treaty
D-Defence treaty

52-Peace treaty of Council of Westpahlia was signed in?
A-1670
B-1671
C-1672
D-1648

53-Habeas Corpus act was enactd in?
A-1670
B-1660
C-1650
D-1679

54-Who was one of the rebel leader in English Civil war?
A-Oliver Cromwell
B-Prince Rupert
C-Charles II
D-Henry

55-Joan of Arc was a French military leader and a hero of?
A-Thirty year war
B-War of Roses
C-Hundred year war
D-French Civil war

56-Treaty of Tordesillas was concluded between?
A-Spain and France
B-Spain and Portugal
C-Holland and Belgium
D-England and France

57-Which newly discovered land was named after Amerigo Vespucci?
A-West Indies
B-America
C-Indonesia
D-Australia

58-Thirty Year War lasted from?
A-1610 to 1640
B-1625 to 1665
C-1640 to 1670
D-1618 to 1648

59-US declared independence from England in?
A-1787
B-1783
C-1776
D-1789

60-Who was the first president of United States?
A-John Adams
B-George Washington
C-Thomas Jefferson
D-Richard Henry

61-Which country supported US in her war against England?
A-Germany
B-France
C-Spain
D-Belgium

62-In which year French Revolution came?
A-1789
B-1779
C-1769
D-1759

63-Who were ruling in France at the time of revolution?
A-Bourbons
B-Medici
C-Borgias
D-Normans

64-Who was called the “Man of Destiny”?
A-Fredrick
B-Napoleon
C-William
D-Henry

65-Napoleon invaded egypt in?
A-1798
B-1800
C-1805
D-1810

66-Battle of Waterloo brought the downfall of?
A-Napoleon
B-Napoleon II
C-Bourbons
D-French Nobility

67-Battle of Waterloo was fought in year?
A-1810
B-1815
C-1816
D-1814

68-Fredrick the Great was the king of?
A-Prussia
B-England
C-France
D-Sweden

69-Who was the first chancellor of Germany?
A-Fredrick
B-Whilhelm
C-Otto Von Bismarck
D-Adolf Hitler

70-Blood and Iron is a speech associated with?
A-Otto Von Bismarck
B-Hitler
C-Henry the Great
D-Mussolini

71-Who was the first Governor Genaral of India ?
A-Lord Minto
B-Warren Hasting
C-Lord Barlow
D-Lord Clive

72-War of Idependence was fought in which year?
A-1856
B-1858
C-1857
D-1859

73-Who laid the foundation of British Colonialism in India?
A-Warren Hastings
B-Robert Clive
C-George Barlow
D-Lord Dufferin

74-Sultan Tipu embraced martyrdom in which year?
A-1800
B-1796
C-1795
D-1799

75-Anglo-Afghan wars lasted from?
A-1839-1842
B-1840-1842
C-1841-1842
D-1838-1842

76-Opium wars were fought between ?
A-US and England
B-England and India
C-England and China
D-England and Japan

77-Boxer rebellion took place in?
A-England
B-Vietnam
C-China
D- Japan

78-British signed Treaty of Durand line with?
A-Wazir Akbar Khan
B-Dost Muhammad Khan
C-Abur Rehman Khan
D-Jamal Khan Barakzai

79-Russo-Japaneese war was fought during?
A-1903-1905
B-1902-1903
C-1901-1902
D-1904-1905

80-In which year Bolshevik Revolution came?
A-1911
B-1912
C-1913
D-1917

81-Which of the following was one of the revolutionary leaders of October revolution?
A-Karl Marx
B-Engels
C-Vladmir Lenin
D-Joseph Stalin

82-League of Nations was founded in which year?
A-1920
B-1921
C-1933
D-1939

83-Treaty of Versailles marked the end of?
A-Second world war
B-First world war
C-Russo-Japaneese war
D-Crimean wars

84-Ottomen Caliphate was abolished in?
A-1924
B-1923
C-1921
D-1920

85-Battle of Gallipoli resulted in the victory of?
A-Turkey
B-Allied Powers
C-Ottomens
D-England

86-Who was the emperor of Japan during second World War?
A-Chiang Kai Shek
B-Taisho
C-Sin Ke Qiang
D-Hirohito

87-England fought second world war under the leadership of?
A-Winston Churchill
B-Roosevelt
C-Mountbatten
D-Clement Attlee

88-Year in which Cuban Missile Crisis took place?
A-1960
B-1962
C-1963
D-1961

89-Paramilitary group that invaded Cuba under the aegis of CIA was called?
A-Brigade 2506
B-Cuban liberatin front
C-United Cuban army
D-Cuban tigers

90-Operation Searchlight was started by Pakistan Army in?
A-East Pakistan
B-Sri Lanka
C-India
D-Kashmir

91-Soviet Union was disolved in?
A-1991
B-1993
C-1994
D-1990

92-Iraq invded Kuwait in which year?
A-1992
B-1996
C-1998
D-1990

93-Augusto Pinochet was?
A-President of Chile
B-Prime Minister of Argentina
C-Foreign Minister of Brazil
D-Interior Minister of Chile

94-Trans-Pacific Partnership was signed by countries situated on pacific rim on?
A-5th October 2015
B-10th October 2015
C-11th October 2015
D-12th October 2015

95-Russia annexed which of the following territories in 2014?
A-Crimea
B-Balkan
C-Caucasus
D-Thrace

96-Alija Izetbegović was a mlitary leader,philosopher and politicain of which country?
A-Bosnia
B-Serbia
C-Estonia
D-Albania

97-LTTE was a fomus insurgent group in which country?
A-India
B-Sri Lanka
C-Maldives
D-Bhutan

98-Nexalite movement has its presence in?
A-India
B-Thailand
C-China
D-Combodia

99-Which country trained guerrilas to topple guatemalan government?
A-UK
B-US
C-Canada
D-Brazil

100-Arab Spring statrted from the overthrow of?
A-Kenyan government
B-Libyan government
C-Tunisian government
D-Iraqi government