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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Jimmy carter
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Bill Clinton
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Ronald Reagan
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Gerald ford
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Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts.
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Bill Clinton
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Hillary Clinton
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John Edwards
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Fred Thompson
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Barack Obama won the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination after a long and competitive primary campaign against Hillary Clinton.
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George bush
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Bill Clinton
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Abraham Lincoln
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George Washington
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John maccaine
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Secretary General of UNO
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Head of the World Trade Organization
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Head of the World Bank
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Governor of Nagaland
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None of these
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Paul Wolfowitz served as the 10th President of the World Bank Group from 2005 to 2007. He resigned from this position following a controversy.
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Tessy Thomas
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Nelson Mandela
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Robert Mugabe
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None of these
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Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the President of Zimbabwe in June 2008 following a controversial election.
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Margaret Thatcher
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Winston Churchill
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Jphn Major
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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.
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Spencer Compton
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John Sturt
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Robert Walpole
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Kennedy
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Robert Walpole is widely considered to have been the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving from 1721 to 1742.
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Egypt
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South Africa
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Zimbabwe
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Kenya
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Kgalema Motlanthe served as the President of South Africa from 2008 to 2009 following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki.
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Hamid Karzai
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Danilo Turk
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Serzh Sargsian
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Prince Paul
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Danilo Turk served as the President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. The other individuals listed were leaders of different countries during that era.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Breznev
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Yeltsin
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Nixon
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Energy Globe Awards in Brussels for his environmental work.
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Gavyn Arthu
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Boris Johnson
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Robert Finch
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David Brewer
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Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London in 2008, defeating the incumbent Ken Livingstone.
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Dmitry Medvedev
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Vladimir Putin
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Traian Basescue
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Alan Garcia Perez
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Dmitry Medvedev served as the President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, succeeding Vladimir Putin.
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Condolezza Rice
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James Baker
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David Welch
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Elliott Abrams
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David Welch was the first US Assistant Secretary of State to resign during the transition to the Obama administration.
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Carl Bernstein
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Joan Felt
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Bob Woodward
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Mark Felt
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Mark Felt was the FBI Associate Director who served as the secret informant known as Deep Throat during the Watergate scandal. His identity remained hidden for decades until he revealed it in 2005.
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Mark Felt
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Dan Brown
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John Ban ville
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DBC Pierre
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As per Washington Post, Mar Felt died on Friday 19 Dec, 2008 at the age of 95 years