GK Questions on World History for Competitive Exams
Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
(A) Magellan
(B) Columbus
(C) Bartholomew Dias
(D) Vasco da Gama
Correct Answer : C
Who called the cabinet system as the "steering wheel of the ship of the state"?
(A) Lowell
(B) Muir
(C) Marriott
(D) Baghot
Correct Answer : B
Where is the two-party system found?
(A) Russia
(B) U. S. A.
(C) India
(D) France
Correct Answer : B
“The Last Supper” was a famous Renaissance painting by whom?
(A) Michelangelo
(B) Titian
(C) Leonardo da Vinci
(D) Rafael
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
1. The "Last Supper" was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1494 and 1498 in the city of Milan, Italy, depicting the last "supper" between Jesus and his followers.
2. This is a fresco and is approximately 15 feet x 29 feet in size.
3. The painting still hangs on the wall of the Convent of Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
Who started the cultivation of potatoes in Europe?
(A) Portuguese
(B) German
(C) Spanish
(D) Dutch
Correct Answer : C
Who built the Great Wall of China?
(A) Li-tai-pu
(B) Shih Huang-ti
(C) Lao-Tye
(D) Confucius
Correct Answer : B
Who said, “Where there is no law, there is no liberty”?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Plato
(C) Machiavelli
(D) John Locke
Correct Answer : D
Which idea did Marxist materialism come from?
(A) Hegel
(B) Feuerbach
(C) Darwin
(D) Angels
Correct Answer : C
The declaration of rights of Man is related to
(A) Russian Revolution
(B) French Revolution
(C) Freedom struggle of America
(D) Glorious Revolution of England
Correct Answer : B
Lion is not the national symbol of this nation:
(A) Pakistan
(B) Belgium
(C) Norway
(D) Netherlands
Correct Answer : A
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