Basic World History Quiz for Competitive Exams
Who among the following was the American leader who led the non-violent movement to gain full civil rights for American Negroes?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Martin Luther King
(D) George Washington
Correct Answer : B
When was the first Geneva Convention on the treatment of war victims accepted?
(A) 1832
(B) 1857
(C) 1864
(D) 1909
Correct Answer : D
Write the name of the person, who discovered America.
(A) Vasco-da-Gama
(B) Columbus
(C) Captain Cook
(D) Amundsen
Correct Answer : B
Where was Pablo Picasso from?
(A) Spain
(B) Italy
(C) France
(D) Great Britain
Correct Answer : A
What does non-alignment basically mean?
(A) Choosing your policy
(B) Neutrality towards power blocs
(C) To bring peace and unity in the world
(D) Being a third world power
Correct Answer : B
Where was Christopher Columbus from?
(A) Venice
(B) Geneva
(C) Spain
(D) Portugal
Correct Answer : C
What is the meaning of the cold war?
(A) Tension between East and West
(B) Ideological antagonism between the capitalist and communist worlds
(C) Tension between the great powers
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer : A
Who was the Prime Minister of England at the time of Indian independence?
(A) Harold Wilson
(B) Winston Churchill
(C) Clement Attlee
(D) Macmillan
Correct Answer : C
On whose side did Japan fight in the First World War?
(A) Not on either side, he was neutral.
(B) With Germany against the United Kingdom
(C) Against Russia on its part
(D) With United Kingdom against Germany
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following was the famous painter Pablo Picasso?
(A) French
(B) Italian
(C) Flemish
(D) Spanish
Correct Answer : D
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