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.

The “War of the Second Coalition” was fought by a group of European powers against which country?

[A] Russia
[B] Turkey
[C] France
[D] Germany

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22. The “Second Schleswig War” was fought as a part of which main event?
[A] German Unification
[B] French Revolution
[C] Italian Unification
[D] Russian Revolution

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23. Which event was actually the output/result of the “Peaceful Revolution”?
[A] Italian Reunification
[B] French Revolution
[C] German Reunification
[D] Russian Revolution

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24. Which of the following is correct regarding “Johannes Gutenberg” the inventor of the mechanical movable type printing press?
[A] A French printer
[B] A German printer
[C] A Spanish printer
[D] An Irish printer

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25. 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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26. Which of the following was the period of the “Iranian Revolution”?
[A] 1958-1959
[B] 1968-1969
[C] 1978-1979
[D] 1988-1989

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27. Consider the following statements with respect to the National Assembly:

  1. It was created in the meeting of the Estate General by a unanimous voting.
  2. It converted France into a constitutional monarchy.
  3. It created a constitution which provided for universal adult male franchise.

Which of the above is / are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 3
[D] Only 1 and 2

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28. Which of the following Indians attended any session of ‘Second International’?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. Madame Cama
  3. Mahatma Gandhi

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 and 2
[C] Only 1 and 3
[D] Only 2 and 3

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29. Consider the following statements with respect to the ‘Boers’ community:

  1. They are mainly found in South Africa.
  2. They are of Dutch origin.
  3. They dominated the politics of apartheid South Africa.

Which of the above is / are correct?

[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] Only 2 and 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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30. Consider the following statements:

  1. NATO was formed during the cold war as a military alliance of mainly western European and North American countries.
  2. ‘Warsaw Pact’ was a military block of mainly communist countries.
  3. Considering the role played by Germany in the WWII, it was kept out of any military alliance.

Which of the above is / are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 and 2
[C] All of the above
[D] Only 2 and 3

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