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 most important privilege enjoyed by clergy and nobility of France in 18th century?
[A] Participate in wars
[B] Right to collect dues
[C] Exemption from taxes of the state
[D] Ownership of land
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Correct Answer: C [Exemption from taxes of the state]
Notes:
The most important privilege enjoyed by clergy and nobility of France in 18th century was exemption from taxes of the state. Only the third estate was made to pay taxes. The first two estate were exempted from taxation.
22. When did the storming of Bastille took place?
[A] 14th July, 1789
[B] 14th July, 1798
[C] 14th June, 1789
[D] 14th June, 1798
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Correct Answer: A [14th July, 1789]
Notes:
Bastille in Paris was stormed on the afternoon of 14th July, 1789. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority and despotic rule of the King, in the centre of Paris.
23. 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.
24. During which of the following wars the Russian Revolution took place?
[A] World War I
[B] World War II
[C] Napoleonic War
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [World War I]
Notes:
Russian Revolution took place during the World War I. The main cause of the Russian Revolution was the oppressive nature of Tsarist rule in Russia. Russia was a country which was divided into the extremely rich and the extremely poor.
25. The “23rd July Revolution” happened in which country?
[A] Egypt
[B] Iran
[C] France
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: A [Egypt]
Notes:
The Egyptian revolution of 1952, also known as the 1952 Coup d’état or 23 July revolution, began on 23 July 1952, by the Free Officers Movement, a group of army officers led by Mohammed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser. The revolution was initially aimed at overthrowing King Farouk. However, the movement had more political ambitions and soon moved to abolish the constitutional monarchy and aristocracy of Egypt and Sudan, establish a republic, end the British occupation of the country, and secure the independence of Sudan (previously governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium). The revolutionary government adopted a staunchly nationalist, anti-imperialist agenda, which came to be expressed chiefly through Arab nationalism, and international non-alignment. The result of this revolution was that end of the rule of the Muhammad Ali dynasty, the establishment of the Republic of Egypt, end of British occupation of Egypt, beginning of the Nasser era, revolutionary wave across the Arab world, beginning of the Arab Cold War.
26. Which are the two countries involved in the “Entente Cordiale”?
[A] United Kingdom and France
[B] Germany and Italy
[C] Portugal and Spain
[D] France and Russia
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Correct Answer: A [United Kingdom and France]
Notes:
The Entente Cordiale was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations. Beyond the immediate concerns of colonial expansion addressed by the agreement, the signing of the Entente Cordiale marked the end of almost a thousand years of intermittent conflict between the two states and their predecessors and replaced the modus vivendi that had existed since the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 with a more formal agreement. The Entente Cordiale was the culmination of the policy of Théophile Delcassé, France’s foreign minister from 1898, who believed that a Franco-British understanding would give France some security against any German system of alliances in Western Europe. Credit for the success of the negotiation belongs chiefly to Paul Cambon, France’s ambassador, and to the British foreign secretary Lord Lansdowne.
27. The “Algerian War (1954 to 1962)” was fought to gain the independence of Algeria from which country?
[A] United Kingdom
[B] Portugal
[C] France
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: C [France ]
Notes:
The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian War of Independence or the Algerian Revolution or the War of 1 November, was fought between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. It was an important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare, maquis fighting, and the use of torture. The conflict also became a civil war between the different communities and within the communities. The war took place mainly on the territory of Algeria, with repercussions in metropolitan France.
28. Which country was the location of “Battle of Dien Bien Phu”?
[A] Cambodia
[B] Laos
[C] Vietnam
[D] Philippines
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Correct Answer: C [Vietnam]
Notes:
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought from 13 March to 7 May 1954 in Dien Bien Phu, a city of Vietnam in the then French Indochina region. It was a climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War which was fought between the French Unions French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. This war leads to the decisive Viet Minh victory.
29. 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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Correct Answer: B [France]
Notes:
Gerboise Bleue was the codename of the first French nuclear test. It was conducted by the Nuclear Experiments Operational Group (GOEN), a unit of the Joint Special Weapons Command on 13 February 1960, at the Saharan Military Experiments Centre near Reggane, French Algeria in the Sahara desert region of Tanezrouft, during the Algerian War. General Pierre Marie Gallois was instrumental in the endeavour and earned the nickname “father of the A-bomb”.
30. 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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Correct Answer: A [German Unification]
Notes:
The “Second Schleswig War” was fought as a part of the wars of German unification. The Second Schleswig War was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century. The war began on 1 February 1864, when Prussian and Austrian forces crossed the border into Schleswig. Denmark fought the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire. Like the First Schleswig War (1848–1852), it was fought for control of the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. The war started after the passing of the November Constitution of 1863, which integrated the Duchy of Schleswig into the Danish kingdom in violation of the London Protocol. The war ended on 30 October 1864, with the Treaty of Vienna and Denmark’s cession of the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Saxe-Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria.