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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 history germany, 1918-45 hitler and nazis causes, aim and impact of nazism between the two world wars

Who was the propaganda minister of Hitler?

  1. Hjalmar Schacht

  2. Hindenburg

  3. Goebbels

  4. Helmuth

  5. None of these

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Explanation

German Nazi Party member Joseph Goebbels became Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister in 1933, which gave him power over all German radio, press, cinema and theater.
In 1925 Goebbels met the party leader Adolf Hitler. In 1926 he was made Gauleiter, or party leader, for the region of Berlin and in 1927 he founded and became editor of the official National Socialist periodical der Angriff. He was elected to the Reichstag, the German parliament, in 1928. By  exploiting mob emotions and by employing all modern methods of propaganda Goebbels helped Hitler to gain power.
His work as a propagandist materially aided Hitler's rise to power in 1933. When Hitler seized power in 1933, Goebbels was appointed Reichsminister for propaganda and national enlightenment. From then until death, Goebbels used all media of education and communication to further Nazi propagandistic aims, instilling in the Germans the concept of their leader as a veritable god and of their destiny as the rulers of the world. In 1938 he became a member of the Hitler Cabinet Council.

Multiple choice civics right to information legal awareness and right to information right to information (rti) consumer and legal awareness and right to information

Who is the present minister of justice and consumer protection of Germany?

  1. Heiko Maas

  2. Angela Merkel

  3. Oskar Lafontaine

  4. None

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Present minister of justice and consumer protection of Germany is Heiko Maas. He is German SPD politician. He has been Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection since 17 December 2013.

Multiple choice history the rise of nationalism in europe unification movements national movements in europe historiography

The Chancellor of Prussia and main architect for the unification of Germany who believed in the policy of 'Blood and Iron' was________.

  1. Garibaldi

  2. Mettemich

  3. Count Cavour

  4. Otto von Bismarck

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Explanation

Bismarck, the Chancellor of Prussia was the architect of unified Germany. As a far-sighted statesman he believed that bursts of sentiments have no place in politics. He firmly believed that he could achieve his objective of unification of Germany by the policy of blood and iron. He was known as the man of 'blood and iron' or iron chancellor as he used methods of force.

Multiple choice history the rise of nationalism in europe unification movements national movements in europe historiography

Who among the following was not connected with the unification of Italy?

  1. Mazzini

  2. Cavour

  3. Garibaldi

  4. Pope

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Explanation

Rome, which was the seat of the Pope refused to become a part of the Italian State. In 1870, Prussia attacked France and the Pope stopped getting support from the French king. Rome was forcibly entered into and occupied by the Italians. 

Multiple choice history the rise of nationalism in europe unification movements national movements in europe historiography

'Young Italy', the secret society of Italy was set up by

  1. Garibaldi

  2. Cavour

  3. Mazzini

  4. Victor Emannuel

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Explanation

During the 1830s, Giuseppe Mazzini had sought to put together a coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic. He had also formed a secret society called Young Italy for the propagation of his goals. 

Multiple choice history the rise of nationalism in europe unification movements national movements in europe historiography

Who is known as 'Man of Blood and Iron'?

  1. Napolean

  2. Bismarck

  3. Ho Chi minh

  4. Sir Walter Scott

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Prussia formed the nucleus for the unification of Germany and Bismarck, the mastermind behind this achievement, saw that the unification was achieved through war and conquest. His policy was popularly understood as the 'Blood and Iron' policy. Bismarck introduced many reforms. He started many industries and introduced many reforms in education. Hence, Bismarck was rightly called the 'Iron Man of Germany' in every sense.

Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Who advised the East German leaders to allow people to cross the Berlin wall freely?

  1. Egon Krenz

  2. Ronald Reagan

  3. John F Kennedy

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev

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Explanation
  • Mikhail Gorbachev advised the East German leaders to allow people to cross the Berlin wall freely.
  • Some historians claim that this marked the real end to the Cold War.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Name the South African President who attended the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final in Johannesburg, hoping to rally the countrys divided black and white population around the largely white national rugby team, the Springboks.

  1. Jacob Zuma

  2. Thabo Mbeki

  3. Kgalema Motlanthe

  4. Nelson Mandela

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Explanation
  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president attended the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final in Johannesburg, hoping to rally the country’s divided black and white population around the largely white national rugby team, the Springboks.
  • He donned a Springboks green and orange shirt to greet the players.
Multiple choice political science meaning and importance of political science introduction to political science study of political science scope and significance of political science

Who criticized the power and authority of bureaucracy as 'New Despotism'?

  1. Lord Hewart

  2. Ramsay Muir

  3. Pfiffner

  4. Presthus

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Explanation

The New Despotism is a book written by the Lord Hewart, Chief Justice of England in 1929. He described the quasi-judicial bodies i.e., civil Servants and subordination of Parliament as a result of delegated legislation as new despotism. According to him, this led to the evasion of courts and uncontrolled exercise of power by executives.