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 Bolshevik Party primarily drew its support from which of the following?
[A] Peasants
[B] Aristocrats
[C] Working class
[D] Intelligentsia
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Correct Answer: C [Working class]
Notes:
The Bolshevik Party primarily drew its support from working class. The Bolshevik Party had no resources also its journal was not widely read. They didn’t have enough funds and the followers of its political theory were very few.
22. The USSR finally collapsed in which of the following years?
[A] 1985
[B] 1889
[C] 1991
[D] 1993
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Correct Answer: C [1991]
Notes:
The USSR finally collapsed in 1991. On December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag was replaced by the Russian tricolor. Mikhail Gorbachev also resigned his post as President of the Soviet Union.
23. 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.
24. Who was the leader of Russia during the March Revolution?
[A] Joseph Stalin
[B] Czar Nicholas
[C] Vladimir Lenin
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Vladimir Lenin]
Notes:
Tsar Nicholas II ruled Russia in 1917, while Bolshevik Vladmir Lenin lived in exile. However by October, the revolution had reversed their roles, leaving the former tsar a prisoner and Lenin holding all the power.
25. Which of the following treaties ended World War II?
[A] Peace treaties
[B] Geneva Conference
[C] Treaty of Versailles
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Peace treaties]
Notes:
The Allied powers principally the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and France which came out victorious negotiated the details of peace treaties with Italy, the minor Axis powers (Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria), and Finland, following the end of World War II in 1945.
26. Which of the following formed an anti-communist front known as, the Rome-Berlin- Tokyo Axis?
[A] Germany
[B] Italy
[C] Japan
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
An anti-communist front known as, the Rome-Berlin- Tokyo Axis. was formed by Germany, Italy and Japan. They were known as the Axis Powers. It was a military alliance that fought in World War II against the Allies.
27.
Which of the following was the location of the “Coup of 18 Brumaire”?
[A] Russia
[B] Italy
[C] Germany
[D] France
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Correct Answer: D [France]
Notes:
The coup of 18 Brumaire was happened on 9 November 1799 in France, which brought General Napolean Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in view of most historians ended the French Revolution. This bloodless coup overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate.
28. Which revolution was formally brought to an end through the “Coup of 18 Brumaire”?
[A] American Revolution
[B] French Revolution
[C] Russian Revolution
[D] Serbian Revolution
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Correct Answer: B [French Revolution]
Notes:
The coup of 18 Brumaire was happened on 9 November 1799 in France, which brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in view of most historians ended the French Revolution. This bloodless coup overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate.
29. The term Bourbon Restoration is linked with the political history of __?
[A] France
[B] Canada
[C] Germany
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: A [France]
Notes:
The Bourbon Restoration was the period of French history from 1814 to 1830 following the first fall of Napoleon in 1814 and his final defeat in the Hundred Days War in 1815, until the July Revolution of 1830. The brothers of the executed Louis XVI, namely Louis XVIII and Charles X, came to power and reigned in a highly conservative fashion. Exiled supporters of the monarchy returned to France. They were nonetheless unable to reverse most of the changes made by the French Revolution and Napoleon. At the Congress of Vienna, they were treated respectfully but had to give up nearly all the territorial gains made since 1789.
30. Which country was the location of the “July Revolution”?
[A] France
[B] Canada
[C] Germany
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: A [France]
Notes:
The July revolution, also known as the French Revolution of 1830 or the Second French Revolution, happened from 26 July to 29 July 1830 in France. This led to the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would be overthrown in 1848. It marked the shift from one constitutional monarchy, under the restored House of Bourbon, to another, the July Monarchy; the transition of power from the House of Bourbon to its cadet branch, the House of Orléans; and the replacement of the principle of hereditary right by popular sovereignty. Supporters of the Bourbon would be called Legitimists, and supporters of Louis Philippe Orléanists.