History ยท General Awareness

World Leaders and Politicians

3,632 Questions

Test your knowledge with a variety of questions focusing on prominent world leaders, historical politicians, and their significant policies. Topics include American presidents, global civil rights leaders, and international treaties. This forms a crucial part of general awareness preparation for SSC, banking, and civil services exams.

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World Leaders and Politicians Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Thabo Mbeki

  2. Nelson Mandela

  3. Robert Mugabe

  4. Oliver Tambo

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after the end of apartheid, serving until 1999. Thabo Mbeki succeeded him. Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe, not South Africa. Oliver Tambo was an ANC leader but never president.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Uchiha Madara

  2. Konan

  3. Obito Uchiha

  4. Uchiha Rin

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Obito Uchiha gave his left Sharingan eye to Kakashi Hatake after Obito was crushed during the Third Shinobi World War. This happened when their teammate Rin was captured, and Obito sacrificed himself to save Kakashi, making him promise to protect Rin.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. abraham linkon

  2. jhon f cannedy

  3. george washington

  4. barack obama

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, following his role as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president (1861-1865), John F. Kennedy was the 35th (1961-1963), and Barack Obama was the 44th (2009-2017).

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. John Mccain

  2. Julian Assange

  3. John Kerry

  4. Tom Coburn

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was responsible for releasing classified Pentagon documents to the media. These leaks, including significant military and diplomatic documents, were published by WikiLeaks in collaboration with major news organizations, causing global controversy and raising serious concerns about national security and government transparency.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. Lee Harvey Oswald

  2. John Wikes Booth

  3. Arther Wilson

  4. Johnson

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald, who fired from the Texas School Book Depository building. Oswald himself was killed two days later by Jack Ruby before he could stand trial.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. John Wikes Booth

  2. Lee harvey Oswald

  3. Mike Artherton

  4. George Bush

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth (misspelled as 'Wikes' in the option), a famous stage actor and Confederate sympathizer. Booth shot Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. during a play.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Bob Jaques

  2. John Howard

  3. Miky Arthur

  4. Julia Gillard

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Julia Gillard served as Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, becoming the country's first female PM. The other options are not valid Australian Prime Ministers - the names appear garbled but do not correspond to actual leaders like John Howard (who served 1996-2007) or Bob Hawke.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Taro Aso

  2. Misk Mussi

  3. Suk Libo

  4. zuub Murry

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Taro Aso served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008-2009. The other options are garbled names that do not correspond to actual Japanese leaders.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Hendry Dunent

  2. Barack Obama

  3. Liu Xiaobo

  4. Aung San Suu Kyi

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize 'for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.' Option A appears to be a typo (meant to be perhaps 'Henry Dunant', the Nobel founder, but misspelled). Obama won in 2009, and Aung San Suu Kyi won in 1991. The HTML entity in option D renders as 'Aung San Suu Kyi'.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Du Pont

  2. Rockfeller

  3. Mrs Indira Gandhi

  4. Computer

  5. Richard Attenborough

  6. Princess Diana

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In 1982, Time Magazine broke tradition by naming 'The Computer' as Machine of the Year instead of a person. This recognized the personal computer revolution symbolized by the IBM PC launched in 1981. It marked a shift acknowledging technology's transformative impact on society.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Franklin Roosevelt

  2. Barrack Obama

  3. George Bush

  4. Abraham Lincoln

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

President Franklin D. Roosevelt first coined the term 'United Nations' in 1942 during World War II, in the Declaration by United Nations. This was before the organization was officially established in 1945. Obama, Bush, and Lincoln are incorrect.