History · General Awareness

World History

3,420 Questions

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.

Feudal system terminologySpanish colonizationThirty Years War treatyEnglish Civil WarAmerican Civil War battles

World History Questions

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Britain and France and divided by the natural boundary of ________.

  1. The Alps

  2. The English Channel

  3. The river Thames

  4. The river Seine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The English Channel is a part of the Atlantic Ocean, and it separates the island of Britain (part of the UK) from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

Multiple choice history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

"The long walk to freedom" is autobiography of ?

  1. Nelsen Mandela

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Barak Obama

  4. Amitabh Bachchan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Long Walk to freedom is an autobiographical work written by South African President Nelson Mandela,and published in 1994 by Little Brown &Co.The book profiles his early life ,coming of age,education and 27 years in prison.


Under the apartheid government,Mandela was regarded as terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben island for his role as a leader of the then -outlawed ANC.
He has since achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregrated society.

Multiple choice history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

What was Gunpowder Plot?

  1. An Assassination plot of Queen of England

  2. An attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament

  3. Biggest Robbery plot of England

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Gunpowder plot was the conspiracy of English Roman Catholics to blow up Parliament and King James I, his queen and his eldest son on November 5, 1605. The leader of the plot, Robert Kastesby, together with his four co conspirators- Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy Fawkes were zealous Roman Catholics angered by James's refusal to grant more religious toleration to Catholics.

Multiple choice history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

Consider the following statements with reference to Nationalist movement in South-east Asia
(a) Ho-Chi-Minh reorganized the nationalist groups as Vietnamese communist party in 1930.
(b) Gandhiji began the salt march from his Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi and manufactured a handful of salt to break colonial laws. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

  1. (a) only

  2. (b) only

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (b)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ho chi Minch Trail formed the backbone of the Vietnamese in their struggle for freedom, unification and during US attack.

Multiple choice civics the rise of assertive / radical nationalism quit india movement and ina revolutionary movement in india early struggles of mahatma gandhi

Who helped the British to develop their colonies in other parts of the World?

  1. Indians

  2. South Africans

  3. Srilankan people

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

Indians helped the British to develop their colonies in other parts of the World. But everywhere, especially in South Africa, Indians were subjected to racial discrimination.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Choose the correctly matched pair from the following:

  1. Otto Von Bismarck - Germany

  2. Nepoleon - Spain

  3. Giuseppe Garibaldi - France

  4. Bourbon Kings - Italy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

German statesman Otto von Bismarck was largely responsible for the creation of the German Empire in 1871. So option A is correct pair. 

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Portugal led the way in exploration in the 1400s because of __________.

  1. its inland location requiring it to find an overland route to the Indies

  2. government stability and the invention of the caravel

  3. the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas with Spain

  4. the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella

  5. the success of Columbus's voyage to the New World
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Portugal led the way in exploration in the 1400s because of government stability and the invention of the caravel.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

The Pilgrims were called Separatists because they had broken with _________.

  1. the king of England

  2. the Catholics

  3. the Anglican Church

  4. the New England Way

  5. the Jamestown Colony
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Pilgrims wanted to worship God in their own way. They had left England because King James did not want them to practice own religion. They broke all tie with the church of England.


Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

What was the purose of the European monarchs in claiming rule thorugh the divine right of kings?

  1. To reinforce the power of the church over secular rulers.

  2. To establish a stronger connection between church and state.

  3. To strengthen a king's claim to absolute power over his subjects.

  4. To allow the nobility to use the king as a symbol of central political authority without actually giving the king this great power.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To strengthen a king's claim to absolute power over his subjects.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Out of the following choices, which civilization was part of the growing global trading network of the 16th century?

  1. Ottoman Empire

  2. China

  3. Russia

  4. Japan

  5. Mughal Empire
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

China played a dominant role in the creation of the global market for silver. There was an abundance of tea, jade, silk, and porcelain in China for many years. These were exchanged by the Europeans with silver, such that silver then became the currency in China. This demand for silver made China a growing trade partner. Japan initially supplied silver to China but by the mid 16th century, the demand was satisfied by Peruvian mines.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

______ was the birthplace of the renaissance.

  1. France

  2. England

  3. Italy

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

The Renaissance eventually spread from northern Italy to the rest of Europe. Italy had three advantages that made it the birthplace of the Renaissance: thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of Greece and Rome.