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World History

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World history encompasses major events like the English Civil War, the American Civil War, and the Spanish colonization of Mexico. This hub provides practice questions on treaties, dynasties, and feudal systems. These concepts are essential for general awareness preparation in UPSC and SSC exams.

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World History Questions

Multiple choice

Why was the D.O.I. written?

  1. show king the colonies had more money than the British

  2. Tell King George he was doing bad things

  3. Tell king that the colonists wanted to break away

  4. show king that he needed more power
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to formally announce the colonies' separation from British rule and explain the reasons for this decision.

Multiple choice

Guy Fawkes tried to blow up...

  1. the Houses of Parliament.

  2. Buckingham Palace.

  3. Tower Bridge.

  4. British Museum.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Guy Fawkes was a member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a failed conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London.

Multiple choice british empire in 1918 the world's greatest empire history

What happened to the Zulu nation after the Zulu War?

  1. the Zulus continued to fight for independence

  2. the Zulus became part of the British Empire

  3. the Zulus migrated up north

  4. the Zulus executed all the British soldiers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Following the Anglo-Zulu War, the Zulu Kingdom was defeated and eventually annexed by the British, becoming part of the British Empire.

Multiple choice british empire in 1918 the world's greatest empire history

Which event saw campaigns against tax and acts of defiance against the British?

  1. Tax riot

  2. Railway march

  3. Salt march

  4. Pepper march
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Salt March, led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, was a direct act of defiance against the British salt tax. It involved a long march to the sea to produce salt, symbolizing resistance to colonial laws.

Multiple choice british empire in 1918 the world's greatest empire history

What was Britain's primary goal in building an Empire?

  1. Gaining power and wealth

  2. Spreading Christianity

  3. Dominating other races

  4. Waging wars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

With respect to its colonies, British mercantilism meant that the government and the merchants became partners with the goal of increasing political power and private wealth, to the exclusion of other empires.Many statesmen before 1914 were convinced that the concept of the struggle for existence was also valid in foreign policy. Empires and nation states were seen as entities that could rise and fall. According to the principle of Social Darwinism, only the strongest states would survive. Colonial expansion was therefore viewed as a precondition for gaining access to necessary resources. This imperialist mood was directly influenced by the idea of the “survival of the fittest”. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the factors were the means by which they intended to gain control over other countries. It was not their aim, but methods of gaining the aim, hence, these are incorrect. 

Multiple choice british empire in 1918 the world's greatest empire history

Canada began building ____ for the first time in 1910 because of British pressure to do so.

  1. Navy

  2. Railway

  3. Army

  4. Air Force
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
During the early years of the 20th century, there was a growing debate within the British Empire as to the role the Dominions would play in defense and foreign relations. Because of the developing naval arms race with Germany, a key part of this discussion focused on naval issues. In Canada, the naval debate came down to a choice between two options: either the young country could provide funds, support, and manpower to the Royal Navy, or it could form its own navy, which could help support the Royal Navy if necessary. After extensive political debates, Canadian politicians chose the latter option.
On 29 March 1909, George Foster introduced a resolution in the House of Commons calling for the establishment of a Canadian Naval Service. The resolution was not successful; however, on 12 January 1910, the government of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier took Foster's resolution and introduced it as the Naval Service Bill. After the third reading, the bill received royal assent on 4 May 1910, becoming the Naval Service Act which created a Department of the Naval Service under the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, who also became the Minister of the Naval Service. Hence, Option A is correct. The railway started in 1880 while the army was built in 1855. Air Force was built in 1920. Hence, these are incorrect.
Multiple choice kodagu and kittur kodagu, kittur, tulunadu and hyderabad - karnataka history

The __________ invaded the Haleri Kingdom in the year 1834.

  1. Portuguese

  2. Britishers

  3. French

  4. Dutch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Kodagu is famous as the Kashmir of Karnataka. After the decline of Keladi rulers, Haleri Kings ruled Kodagu from 1600 to 1834. The Britishers took over the kingdom in 1834.

Multiple choice tulunadu and hyderabad karnataka kodagu, kittur, tulunadu and hyderabad - karnataka history

The region of Tulunadu was ruled by which of the following powers form the beginning of the 19th century ?

  1. Portuguese

  2. British

  3. French

  4. Dutch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In ancient times, the part of coastal Karnataka was called Tulunadu. It comprised more or less, the present Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.  The British rule in coastal region commenced from the beginning of the 19th century. The coastal region was then called Canara district. Later the Canara district was divided into North Canara (northern part) and South Canara (southern part) districts.