History · General Awareness

World Leaders and Politicians

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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

The first US president to be assassinated was

  1. Harry S Truman

  2. Thomas Jefferson

  3. Abraham Lincoln

  4. James Garfield

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Abraham Lincoln was the first US president to be assassinated. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in 1865.

Multiple choice

Who was the second US president

  1. Thomas Jefferson

  2. John Adams

  3. James Madison

  4. James Monroe
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B Correct answer
Explanation

John Adams was the first Vice President and the second President of the United States, serving from 1797 to 1801.

Multiple choice

Which US president has won the Nobel Peace prize

  1. Jimmy carter

  2. Bill Clinton

  3. Ronald Reagan

  4. Gerald ford

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

Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts.

Multiple choice

Mr. Paul Wolfowitz who decided to leave his post was working as the�

  1. Secretary General of UNO

  2. Head of the World Trade Organization

  3. Head of the World Bank

  4. Governor of Nagaland

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Paul Wolfowitz served as the 10th President of the World Bank Group from 2005 to 2007. He resigned from this position following a controversy.

Multiple choice

Which British Prime Minister was nick named 'Dizzy'

  1. Margaret Thatcher

  2. Benjamin Disraeli

  3. Winston Churchill

  4. Jphn Major
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Benjamin Disraeli, who served as British Prime Minister twice in the 19th century (1868 and 1874-1880), was nicknamed 'Dizzy' - a shortened, affectionate version of his surname. He was a key figure in the Conservative Party.

Multiple choice

Name the Swiss born French architect who designed and planned Chandigarh?

  1. Le Carbuseir

  2. John Philippine

  3. Arthur Catton

  4. A. Lincoln
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret), the Swiss-born French architect, designed and planned Chandigarh in the 1950s. His modernist vision shaped the city's layout with sectors, the Capitol Complex, and iconic buildings like the High Court and Secretariat.

Multiple choice

Who was the first British Prime Minister?

  1. Spencer Compton

  2. John Sturt

  3. Robert Walpole

  4. Kennedy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Robert Walpole is widely considered to have been the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving from 1721 to 1742.

Multiple choice

Who is the new Slovenian President?

  1. Hamid Karzai

  2. Danilo Turk

  3. Serzh Sargsian

  4. Prince Paul
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Danilo Turk served as the President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. The other individuals listed were leaders of different countries during that era.

Multiple choice

Name the new Russian President.

  1. Dmitry Medvedev

  2. Vladimir Putin

  3. Traian Basescue

  4. Alan Garcia Perez
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dmitry Medvedev served as the President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, succeeding Vladimir Putin.