World History MCQs
World History Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Ancient World History, Medieval World History and Modern World History for various UPSC, PCS and other Competitive Examinations.
1. Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 started from which of the following countries?
[A] Myanmar
[B] Thailand
[C] Cambodia
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: B [Thailand]
Notes:
The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, also known as the “Asian Contagion,” began in Thailand. The crisis was sparked by a number of factors, including a sharp drop in global demand for the country’s exports, a high level of government and corporate debt, and speculative attacks on the Thai currency, the baht. As the crisis unfolded, it spread to other countries in the region, including Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia.
2. Which nation’s army unit was the “Caravan of Death”?
[A] Iraq
[B] Libya
[C] Chile
[D] Cuba
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Correct Answer: C [Chile]
Notes:
The Caravan of Death was the Chilean army death squad during the 1970s. It was largely in action following the Chilean Coup of 1973. This death squad targeted the country’s communist and opposition leaders. This death squad was sanctioned by the then ruler of Chile Augusto Pinochet.
3. Which nation’s revolutionary organization was “26th of July Movement”?
[A] Iran
[B] North Korea
[C] Cuba
[D] Vietnam
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Correct Answer: C [Cuba]
Notes:
26th of July Movement was a revolutionary organisation and a political party of Cuba led by Fidel Castro. It was active from 1955 to 1965. It was widely remembered as an attack against army barracks on 26th July 1953 to overthrow the rule of dictator Fulgencio Batista. It supported anti-imperialism and left-wing nationalism. Its area of operations was in the Caribean Sea.
4. Which of the following had invented a type of water-clock to measure time?
[A] Sumerians
[B] Assyrian
[C] Akkadian
[D] Babylonian
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Correct Answer: A [Sumerians]
Notes:
The Sumerians invented a type of water-clock which was used to measure time. They counted their twelve months of the year by observing the decrease and increase in the shadow of the moon.
5. Which of the following kings laid the foundation of the Assyrian Empire?
[A] Shalmaneser IV
[B] TiglathPilesar III
[C] Sennacherib
[D] Assurbanipal
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Correct Answer: B [TiglathPilesar III]
Notes:
Tiglath Pilesar III laid the foundation of the Assyrian Empire and ascended to the throne in 745 B.C. He introduced advanced civil, military, and political systems into the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
6. Which of the following were the first inventors of the Mariner’s compass?
[A] Spainish
[B] Greek
[C] Chinese
[D] Persian
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Correct Answer: C [Chinese]
Notes:
The Chinese were the first inventors of the Mariner’s compass. It was invented in China during the rule of the Han Dynasty between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD.
7. Rome fought the Punic Wars with which of the following?
[A] Alexandria
[B] Greeks
[C] Gauls
[D] Carthage
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Correct Answer: D [Carthage]
Notes:
Rome fought the Punic Wars with Carthage. The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between 264 and 146 BC. The First Punic War broke out in Sicily in 264 BC.
8. Which of the following officially adopted Christianity as the official religion of Rome?
[A] Constantine
[B] Nero
[C] Theodosius the Great
[D] Jesus
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Correct Answer: A [Constantine]
Notes:
During the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great who ruled from 306 A.D. to 337 A.D., Christianity began to expand. He accepted the Christian faith and became its chief patron in his time.
9. Which of the following periods is known as the Feudal Age?
[A] 9th to 14th century A.D.
[B] 7th to 10th century A.D.
[C] 4th to 7th century A.D.
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [9th to 14th century A.D.]
Notes:
The period between the 9th and 14th century A.D. is known as the Feudal Age. Feudalism was essentially an outgrowth in response to the needs and conditions of the times.
10. Which of the following provided hope of opening trade with the Indies by rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
[A] Bartholomew Diaz
[B] Abdul Majid
[C] Seleucus Nicator
[D] Vasco da Gama
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Correct Answer: A [Bartholomew Diaz ]
Notes:
Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, the first European to do so, setting up the route from Europe to Asia and provided hope of opening trade with the Indies.
