History · 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
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Barack
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Obama
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Barack Hussein Obama
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None
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Barack Hussein Obama's full name includes his middle name 'Hussein'. Options A and B only give his first or last name, while option C provides the complete three-part name as officially recorded.
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Science
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Economics
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Engineering
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None
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Barack Obama Sr. held an economics degree from the University of Hawaii and later attended Harvard University. His academic work centered on economic development in Kenya.
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Miguel Brockman
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Mani Chand
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Ban ki Moon
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Pascal Lamy
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None of these
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Mayoob Prem
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Tzipi Livni
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Avidor Lieberman <em style="font-style:=">
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Stella Sager
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Avigdor Lieberman served as Israel's Foreign Minister from 2009 to 2013, making him the Foreign Minister in 2011. Tzipi Livni held this position before him (2006-2009). The name in option C has some HTML corruption but clearly refers to Lieberman.
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Hosni Mubarak
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Muhammad Naguib
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Mohamed Morsi
A
Correct answer
Explanation
After President Anwar Sadat's assassination in October 1981, Sufi Abu Taleb served as acting President before Hosni Mubarak was elected as the 4th President of Egypt. Mubarak ruled for nearly 30 years until the 2011 revolution. Nasser was the 2nd President and Naguib was the 1st, while Morsi became President much later in 2012.
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Sergey Lavrov
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Mahmoud Abbas
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Nauri al-Maliki
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None
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Mahmoud Abbas has been the President of the Palestinian National Authority since 2005, following Yasser Arafat's death. He is also the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Sergey Lavrov is Russia's Foreign Minister, and Nouri al-Maliki was a former Prime Minister of Iraq.
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third
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fourth
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fifth
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sixth
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seventh
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John F. Kennedy
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George Washington
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Abraham Lincoln
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Theodore Roosevelt
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his role in mediating the Russo-Japanese War. He was the first U.S. President to receive a Nobel Prize. Abraham Lincoln and George Washington died before the Nobel Prizes were established. John F. Kennedy never won the Nobel Prize.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Bill Clinton
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Woodrow Wilson
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919 for his role in establishing the League of Nations after World War I. Theodore Roosevelt (1906) was the first U.S. President to win, and Wilson was the second. Thomas Jefferson died long before Nobel Prizes existed. Bill Clinton has not won the Nobel Prize.
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Condoleezza rice
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John Biden
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Donald Rumford
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Hillary Clinton
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Hillary Clinton was sworn in as the 67th US Secretary of State in 2009 under President Barack Obama. Condoleezza Rice was the 66th, while 'John Biden' and 'Donald Rumford' are incorrect names.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States. He was inaugurated in January 2009, making him the 44th person to hold that office (Grover Cleveland is counted twice, so there have been 45 presidencies but only 44 presidents).
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Napolean Bonaparte
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Milkha Singh
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Richard Cobble
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Benito Mussolini
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Napolean Bonaparte is called the man of destiny.
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NATO
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WHO
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OPEC
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ILO
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Álvaro Silva Calderón was a Venezuelan diplomat who served as the Secretary General of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) from 2002 to 2003. OPEC is a cartel of oil-producing countries that coordinates petroleum policies to ensure stable prices for producers.
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Iajuddin Ahmad
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Evo Morales
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Sergei Sidorsky
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None of these
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Truman: Roosevelt
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Wilson: Coolidge
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Ford: Carter
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Nixon: Johnson
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Eisenhower and Kennedy are consecutive U.S. presidents (Eisenhower served from 1953-1961, Kennedy from 1961-1963). Ford and Carter are also consecutive U.S. presidents (Ford 1974-1977, Carter 1977-1981), making this the correct analogy. Truman:Roosevelt reverses the order (Truman came after Roosevelt), while Nixon:Johnson are not consecutive and also in wrong chronological order.