World War 2 and Indian History Quiz
Questions covering major World War 2 events, strategies, and battles, along with Indian history from the colonial period through independence movement and cultural renaissance.
Questions
He is know as "Father of the Bengal Renaissance" and also founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- Girindranath Tagore
- Ramnarayan Chattopadhyaya
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Raja Rammohan Roy
when was the Indian's First War of Independence?
- 10 Jun 1857
- 10 May 1857
- 10 May 1856
- 10 Apr 1857
Who was the Governor-General of India when the first war of India’s independence broke out in 1857?
- Lord Warren Hastings
- Lord Cornwallis
- Lord Clive
- Lord Canning
In which year did Rabindranath Tagore got the Nobel Prize?
- 1911
- 1912
- 1913
- 1914
Who among the following made the ‘August offer’ of 1940 rejected by the Congress?
- Lord Linlithgow
- Sir George Stanley
- Lord Willington
- Lord Wavell
Who was the first Delhi Sultan to introduce gold and silver coinage?
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Ibrahim Lodhi
- Balban
- Iltumish
On which date did Vasco-da-Gama land on Calicut?
- 30th Dec, 1498
- 20th May, 1499
- 20th May, 1498
- 30th May, 1497
Called the Battle of Britain and fought between German fighters and Bombers against Commonwealth troops and volunteers and involving more than a million Fighters and Bombers in what history still records as comprised of the greatest Ariel Dogfights of the century, this was the first defeat of German forces, why did they lose?
- Supply Managment Logistic problems
- Antique and outdated Weapons
- Outnumbered
- Switched targets from Military & Industrial targets to civilian towns and cities
When German invaded the Soviet Union in 1943 (Called Operation Barbarosa), what mistake did they make which cost them the loss of 2 million men and hordes of captured and destroyed equipment?
- No Help came from Their Japanese Allies
- Used outdated equipment in the invasion
- The attack was unneccesary and Improperly planned and executed
- Operation Valkerie almost Killed Hitler changing his plans
During the battle of Stalingrad in Russia Adolph Hitler orders Carpet Bombing by Junker bombers to decimate the defenders so he can capture the city easily, why was this a mistake?
- The bombs did not explode so no casulties
- The destroyed buildings made the city more defensible
- It was a good plan there was no mistake
- The Bombers never bomber Stalingrad as they got lost and bombed Chennai instead
During the Second World war Germany tried to flood Great Britain with counterfeit notes to collapse the British Economy, what mistake did they make in this otherwise rock solid economic attack plan
- They did not take into account the honesty of the British
- Incorrect British currency notes used
- The Counterfeit notes were very badly made and hence were caught easily
- The American CIA exposed the plan too early
Italians at the start of the 2nd world war in 1940 invaded Albania in Greece to found the "New Roman" empire, why was this a mistake?
- Greek Scientists were so angry they helped allies discover the power of the Atom bomb
- Italian troops were taken from the Mediterranean leaving the beaches of Normandy open to invasion
- German troops used to support the Italians were taken away from other critical places
- Albania was never invaded
Blaming the Jewish community for the bad condition of Germany Adolph Hitler instigates a round up of all Jewish people and their subsequent executions in concentration and labour camps, why was this a mistake?
- It turned the world against Germany and alienated many important people
- It created a division in German causing it to split into East and West Germany
- It meant the loss of Tribute from Jerusalem
- The destruction of the Jewish community had no effect whatsoever on the war
German engineer and scientist Herschel Porsche presented a light battle tank to Adolph Hitler in 1943, Hitler decides to ignore the tank (later christened the Hertzer)and approves production of the heavier Tiger tanks, why was this a mistake?
- It was not a mistake as the heavy Tiger tank was a force to reckon with
- It had a bad effect on morale
- It led to Professor Porsche’s suicide
- It was a waste of raw materials
After Operation Valkerie and ten other such operations to assassinate him Adolph Hitler was so infuriated with the Generals and commanders involved he ordered many of them to be executed by hanging by a Piano wire (death was slow and took almost thirty minutes and was very painful) why was this a mistake?
- It lowered morale
- It made the allies ridicule him
- He killed off his best commanders this way
- It was no mistake, traitors should be executed
In 1944 German troops surrounded and trapped a full regiment of American Soldiers in the Ardennes forest (Called the battle of the bulge). During the initial fighting the German SS divisions executed their prisoners, why was this a mistake?
- It intensified resistance as the Americans thought they were going to be executed anyway
- It had no efefct on teh battle and the war thereafter
- It led to the Marathon race being formed in honor of the incident
- It caused confusion in the German lines
After the capture of South east Asia from European colonies and the Battle of teh Coral Sea Japan decides to attack the island of Midway in preperation to the invaion of Australia, was this a mistake?
- It was not a mistake Midway could have been fortified at a later date by the Allies
- Beyond being a fuel depot Midway had no major importance and hence should have been left alone
- It led to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki aith Atom Bombs
- It led to the discovery of Radium
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and massacarsed many Americans, was that a mistake? (true for yes, false for no)
- True
- False
Germany depended on single heavy cruisers to raid and destroy Bristish convoys, was this a mistake? True for yes, false for no.
- True
- False
With which of the following incidents did Mahatma Gandhi’s entry into national politics start?
- Non-cooperation Movement
- Dandi March
- Champaran Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement