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 of the following was the first English sailor who went round the world?
[A] William Adams
[B] John Cook
[C] Francis Drake
[D] Magellan
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Correct Answer: C [Francis Drake ]
Notes:
Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain, privateer, naval officer and explorer. He was also the first English sailor who in his ship the Golden Hind went around the world from 1577 to 1580.
22. Which of the following was the first industrialized city of England?
[A] London
[B] Manchester
[C] Liverpool
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Manchester]
Notes:
Manchester’s unplanned urbanization was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, which resulted in it becoming the world’s first industrialized city in 1853.
23. The 18th century French society was divided into which of the following?
[A] Castes
[B] Two states
[C] Three states
[D] Four states
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Correct Answer: C [Three states]
Notes:
The 18th century French society was divided into three groups. These groups were referred to as estates. The three types of groups were – First estate, Second estate and Third estate.
24. Which of the following said when France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches a cold?
[A] Bismarck
[B] Mazzini
[C] Garibaldi
[D] Duke Metternich
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Correct Answer: D [Duke Metternich]
Notes:
Duke Metternich was the Austrian Chancellor who hosted the Congress which held at Vienna in 1815 A. D. He said that when France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches a cold.
25. Who became the king of united Italy in 1861?
[A] Giuseppe Mazzini
[B] Count Cavour
[C] Victor Emmanuel II
[D] Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Correct Answer: C [Victor Emmanuel II]
Notes:
The first king of United Italy was King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia who was proclaimed King of Italy in 1861. He remained the King until 1946 when civil discontent led an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy.
26. Which of the following was the King of England during the First World War?
[A] George V
[B] Albert
[C] Edward VIII
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [George V]
Notes:
George V also known as George Frederick Ernest Albert (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
27. Which of the following factors resulted in the outbreak of World war II?
1) Growth of Militarism in Japan.
2) The French search for security.
3) The rise of communism and its propaganda machinery.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
There were many factors that resulted in the outbreak of the Second World War. some of which were:
1) Growth of Militarism in Japan.
2) The French search for security.
3) The rise of communism and its propaganda machinery.
28. Great Economic Depression happened in which of the following years?
[A] 1926
[B] 1927
[C] 1938
[D] 1929
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Correct Answer: D [1929]
Notes:
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. It lasted from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929. It wiped out millions of investors.
29. Which three countries invaded Egypt in the Suez Crisis of 1956?
[A] Israel, United Kingdom and France
[B] Israel, United Kingdom and United States of America
[C] Israel, United Kingdom and Germany
[D] Israel, United States of America and Canada
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Correct Answer: A [Israel, United Kingdom and France]
Notes:
The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the tripartite aggression in the Arab world and Sinai War in Israel, was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. The aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who had just nationalised the canal. After the fighting had started, political pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Nations, led to a withdrawal by the three invaders. The episode humiliated the United Kingdom and France and strengthened Nasser. This war resulted in:- Anglo-French withdrawal following international pressure (December 1956), the Israeli occupation of Sinai (until March 1957), UNEF deployment in Sinai, Straits of Tiran re-opened to Israeli shipping, Resignation of Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister, end of Britain’s role as a superpower and
Guy Mollet’s position as French Prime Minister heavily damaged.
30. Which country’s government led by a committee of military leaders was “Derg”?
[A] Kenya
[B] Ethiopia
[C] Uganda
[D] Nigeria
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Correct Answer: B [Ethiopia ]
Notes:
Provisional Military Government Of Socialist Ethiopia also known as “Derg”, was the government led by a committee of military leaders or military junta from 1974 to 1987. This government was against the monarchy and supported communism as their ideology to rule Ethiopia. The infamous Qey Shibir Massacre of 1977, which was widely known as the Ethiopian Red Terror, was sanctioned by this government to eliminate political opponents.
