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 patriotic resistance fighters were “Arbegnoch”?
[A] Austria
[B] Ethiopia
[C] Uruguay
[D] Cambodia
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Correct Answer: B [Ethiopia ]
Notes:
Arbegnoch were the Ethiopian patriotic resistance fighters, which were in existence from 1936 to 1941. They fought against the Italian occupation of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Italo-Ethiopian War.
22. Which country’s independence got formalized through the “Evian Accords”?
[A] Mexico
[B] Algeria
[C] Sudan
[D] Zimbabwe
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Correct Answer: B [Algeria]
Notes:
The Evian Accords was a treaty signed on 18 March 1962 in France, by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic, which sought Algeria’s independence from France. This Accords ended the 1954-1962 Algerian War and formalized the idea of a cooperative exchange between the two countries, as well as the full independence of Algeria from France.
23. Which country’s strategic naval plan was the “Naval Order of 24 October 1918”?
[A] United Kingdom
[B] France
[C] United States of America
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: D [Germany]
Notes:
Germany’s strategic naval plan was the “Naval Order of 24 October 1918”. The naval order of 24 October 1918 was a plan made by the German Admiralty at the end of World War I to provoke a decisive battle between the German High Seas Fleet and the British Grand Fleet in the southern North Sea. When the order to prepare for the sortie was issued on 29 October, a mutiny broke out aboard the German ships. Despite the operation being cancelled, these, in turn, led to the more serious Kiel mutiny, which was the starting point of the November Revolution and the proclamation of the Weimar Republic.
24. Which country’s naval sailors revolted in the “Kiel Mutiny”?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] Germany
[D] Denmark
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Correct Answer: C [Germany]
Notes:
Germany’s naval sailors revolted in the “Kiel Mutiny”. The Kiel mutiny was a major revolt by sailors of the German High Seas Fleet on 3 November 1918. The revolt triggered the German revolution which was to sweep aside the monarchy within a few days. It ultimately led to the end of the German Empire and to the establishment of the Weimar Republic.
25. Which country was the location of the “Potsdam Conference”?
[A] Russia
[B] Poland
[C] Germany
[D] Denmark
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Correct Answer: C [Germany]
Notes:
The Potsdam Conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945. The participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, represented respectively by Premier Joseph Stalin, Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, and President Harry S. Truman. They gathered to decide how to administer Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier on the 8th of May (Victory in Europe Day). The goals of the conference also included the establishment of the postwar order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war.
26. Which country’s unconditional surrender in World War II leads to the celebration of “Victory in Europe Day”?
[A] Italy
[B] Japan
[C] Germany
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: C [Germany]
Notes:
Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II leads to the celebration of “Victory in Europe Day”. Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945, marking the end of World War II in Europe. Several countries observe public holidays on the day each year, also called Victory Over Fascism Day, Liberation Day or Victory Day. In the UK it is often abbreviated to VE Day, or V-E Day in the US, a term which existed as early as September 1944, in anticipation of victory.
27. What was the original purpose for the formation of the the “African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)”?
[A] To peacefully campaign for independence of Guinea-Bissau from France.
[B] To peacefully campaign for independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal.
[C] To peacefully campaign for independence of Guinea-Bissau from Spain.
[D] To peacefully campaign for independence of Guinea-Bissau from Italy.
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Correct Answer: B [To peacefully campaign for independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal.]
Notes:
To peacefully campaign for the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal was the original purpose for the formation of the the “African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)”. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to a peaceful campaign for independence from Portugal, the party turned to armed conflict in the 1960s and was one of the belligerents in the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence. Towards the end of the war, the party established a socialist one-party state, which remained intact until multi-party democracy was introduced in the early 1990s.
28. Which country was occupied by Nazi German forces during World War II through “Operation Margarethe, 1944”?
[A] Hungary
[B] Ukraine
[C] Poland
[D] France
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Correct Answer: A [Hungary]
Notes:
Hungary was occupied by Nazi German forces during World War II through “Operation Margarethe, 1944”. Operation Margarethe was the occupation of Hungary by Nazi German forces during World War II, as it was ordered by Hitler on 12 March 1944. A plan for the occupation of Romania was devised under the name Operation Margarethe II but was never carried out.
29. 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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Correct Answer: A [Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev]
Notes:
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev are the participants of the “Reykjavik Summit, 1986”. The Reykjavik Summit was a summit meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 11–12 October 1986. The talks collapsed at the last minute, but the progress that had been achieved eventually resulted in the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union.
30. Which of the following is the period of the “Indonesian National Revolution”?
[A] 1925 – 1929
[B] 1935 – 1939
[C] 1945 – 1949
[D] 1955 – 1959
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Correct Answer: C [1945 – 1949]
Notes:
The period of the “Indonesian National Revolution” is 1945 – 1949. The Indonesian National Revolution, or Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcolonial Indonesia. It took place between Indonesia’s declaration of independence in 1945 and the Netherlands’ recognition of Indonesia’s independence at the end of 1949.