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. From which nation Timor-Leste gained independence in 1975?
[A] Portugal
[B] Spain
[C] Indonesia
[D] France

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22. Which countries struggle for independence from the Soviet Union was the “Singing Revolution”?
[A] Albania, Macedonia and Serbia
[B] Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
[C] Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
[D] Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria

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23. Which of the following countries fought the “Continuation War”?
[A] Norway and Nazi Germany Vs Soviet Union
[B] Sweden and Nazi Germany Vs Soviet Union
[C] Finland and Nazi Germany Vs Soviet Union
[D] Denmark and Nazi Germany Vs Soviet Union

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24. What is “Finlandization”?
[A] A model of social development to be a happy country like Finland.
[B] A general term to denote the foreign subjugation of a smaller country by a powerful country.
[C] An economic development model to sustainably harness the nuclear energy.
[D] A social welfare model of poverty alleviation.

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25. Which country’s human civil rights document is the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen”?
[A] United States of America
[B] United Kingdom
[C] France
[D] Canada

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26. Which of the following is also known as the “November Revolution”?
[A] French Revolution of 1918-1919
[B] German Revolution of 1918-1919
[C] Russian Revolution of 1918-1919
[D] Italian Revolution of 1918-1919

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27. Which country’s private army was “Freikorps”?
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] Russia
[D] Italy

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28. Which of the following was the subject-matter/agenda of the “Yalta Conference”?
[A] Post-World War II reorganization of Germany and Europe
[B] Post-World War II reorganization of Japan and South China Sea
[C] Post-World War II non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
[D] Post-World War II establishment of the United Nations

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29. Which two countries fought the “Battle of Sakarya of 1921”?
[A] Greece Vs. Turkey
[B] Greece Vs. Italy
[C] Greece Vs. Egypt
[D] Greece Vs. Germany

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30. Which of the following was the period of the event “United States occupation of Haiti”?
[A] 1915-1934
[B] 1915-1935
[C] 1915-1936
[D] 1915-1937

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