Latest World History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Latin American revolutions from 1804 to 1821 were

A)

successful and had different styles of government in the various countries.

B)

successful and had similar styles of government in the various countries.

C)

unsuccessful and left strong liberal governments in place.

D)

unsuccessful and left strong conservative governments in place.

Correct Answer : unsuccessful and left strong conservative governments in place.

2 .

Which year is associated with the Boston Tea Party ?

A)

1770

B)

1773

C)

1776

D)

1779

Correct Answer : 1773

In 1773, several colonies of North America refused to unload the tea coming in English ship.In Boston, when the governor ordered a ship to be unloaded, a group of citizens, dressed as American Indians, boarded the ship and dumped the crates of tea into the water. This incident is known as the 'Boston Tea Party '.

3 .

When was the Opium war held between Britain and China ?

A)

1853

B)

1837

C)

1839

D)

1857

Correct Answer : 1839

4 .

The only Communist Government of Europe which had kept itself free from the influence of Soviet Union is

A)

Romania

B)

Yugoslavia

C)

Greece

D)

Czechoslovakia

Correct Answer : Yugoslavia

The Communist Government of Yugoslavia had kept itself free from the Soviet Union almost from the beginning . Yugoslavia was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. It was a fedaration of 6 republics. In four of these republics, the rule of the communist parties came to an end in 1990. By 1992,Yugoslavia broke up into five independent states-the new states of yugoslavia comprising Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

5 .

Which of these fields was the lost generation associated with?

A)

Movies

B)

Science

C)

Literature

D)

Music

Correct Answer : Literature

Lost Generation definition, the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I.

"Literature" was the one field among the following choices given in the question that was associated with the "Lost Generation".

6 .

The 1911 Chinese revolution ended the rule of the

A)

Ming dynasty

B)

Mongolians dynasty

C)

Song dynasty

D)

Manchus dynasty

Correct Answer : Manchus dynasty

It was the Qing Dynasty, who was a Manchu Dynasty whose rule ended in 1911 Chinese revolution.

7 .

The most imposing of all the pyramids is the Great Pyramid at Gizeh near Cairo, was built about 2650 B.C by the ____ of the Old kingdom.

A)

Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu)

B)

King Tutankhamen

C)

Hammunrabi

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu)

8 .

Which of the following structures was built in the memory of soldiers who fought in world war 1 ?

A)

Gateway of India

B)

Victoria momorial

C)

Victoria momorial

D)

India Gate

Correct Answer : India Gate

9 .

The Peloponnesian war' was fought between _______ and _____

A)

Sparta and Iran

B)

Sparta and Athens

C)

Athens and Iran

D)

Athens and Asia Minor

Correct Answer : Sparta and Athens

The Peloponnesian war, between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BC ended in the defeat of Athens and the destruction of her democracy. Athens became a subject state of sparta. This war marked the beginning of the end of the "Glory that was Greece".

10 .

The schools which taught primary education to Muslims during the period of sultanate

A)

Makthabs

B)

Kohies

C)

Mukhaddams

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Makthabs

Makthabs taught the primary education to muslims during the period of sultanate