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. During the World War -II which among the following was not a major Axis Power?
[A] Germany
[B] Japan
[C] Hungary
[D] France

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2. Which of the following country was annexed into the Greater Germany by Nazi regime through Anschluss?
[A] Austria
[B] Poland
[C] Italy
[D] Liechtenstein

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3. Ping Pong Diplomacy of early 1970s is related to which among the following two countries?
[A] China and Russia
[B] China & Japan
[C] China & United States
[D] China & India

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4. The “1989 Tiananmen Square Protests” happened in which nation?
[A] Japan
[B] North Korea
[C] South Korea
[D] China

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5. Which war in the African continent is known as the “Africa’s First World War”?
[A] Uganda-Tanzania War
[B] First Congo River
[C] Yom Kippur War
[D] Six-Day War

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6. The upper part of Mesopotamia was known as __:
[A] Assyria
[B] Akkad
[C] Babylon
[D] Sumer

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7. Which of the following compiled ‘Encyclopedia of Astronomy’?
[A] Cloudius Ptolemy
[B] Galen
[C] Celsus
[D] Pliny

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8. Which of the following was the foster mother of Prophet Muhammad?
[A] Hazrat Haleema
[B] Hazrat Summaya
[C] Hazrat Ruqya
[D] Hazrat Bushra

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9. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of which of the following?
[A] Greek empire
[B] Roman empire
[C] Byzantine empire
[D] None of the above

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10. Which of the following was a Catholic and adopted a policy of religious persecution of the Protestants and Puritans of England?
[A] James I
[B] Mary II
[C] Walter Stewart
[D] None of the above

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