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.

21. Which country’s first nuclear test was known as “Gerboise Bleue”?
[A] Germany
[B] France
[C] United Sates of America
[D] Russia

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22. Which country’s naval sailors revolted in the “Kiel Mutiny”?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] Germany
[D] Denmark

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23. Which country’s private army was “Freikorps”?
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] Russia
[D] Italy

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24. Which of the following is correct regarding the period of “Nazi Germany”?
[A] 1933-1941
[B] 1933-1943
[C] 1933-1945
[D] 1933-1947

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25. Which were the four countries that occupied Germany, upon the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II?
[A] United Kingdom, the United States, France and the Soviet Union
[B] United Kingdom, the United States, Italy and the Soviet Union
[C] United Kingdom, the United States, Netherlands and the Soviet Union
[D] United Kingdom, the United States, Belgium and the Soviet Union

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26. Which of the following was the subject-matter/agenda of “Potsdam Conference”?
[A] Administration of Italy, post World War II
[B] Administration of Germany, post World War II
[C] Administration of France, post World War II
[D] Administration of Poland, post World War II

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27. Which of the following are the participants of the “Reykjavik Summit, 1986”?
[A] Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
[B] George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev
[C] Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin
[D] Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin

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28. Which of the following is also known as the “28 Mordad coup d’etat”?
[A] 1952 Iranian coup d’etat
[B] 1953 Iranian coup d’etat
[C] 1954 Iranian coup d’etat
[D] 1955 Iranian coup d’etat

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29. Which is also known as the “Azerbaijan Crisis”?
[A] Iran crisis of 1926
[B] Iran crisis of 1936
[C] Iran crisis of 1946
[D] Iran crisis of 1956

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30. Which of the following is also known as the “1958 Iraqi coup d’etat”?
[A] 14 June Revolution
[B] 14 July Revolution
[C] 14 August Revolution
[D] 14 September Revolution

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