World History - General Knowledge Questions

1 .
What was part of the agenda of southern democrats?
A)
Using fear for political gain
B)
Cutting taxes for landowners
C)
Using violence for political gain
D)
All the above

Correct Answer :   All the above

Southern Democrats are members of the U.S. Democratic Party who reside in the South. All the above given were the part of agenda of southern democrats.
 
Using fear and violence for political gain is the part of the agenda of southern democrats most directly affected African American.

2 .
Who is the First Test Tube Twins Babies in the World?
A)
Louise Brown & Vesli Multinder
B)
Harsha & Indhira
C)
Elizabeth Car & Carl Wood
D)
Stephan & Amanda

Correct Answer :   Stephan & Amanda

3 .
The slogan No taxation without representation was first raised during the American Revolution in
A)
Boston Tea Party
B)
Massachussets Assembly
C)
Philadelphia Congress
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Massachussets Assembly

4 .
Which political party used to have swastik symbol ?
A)
Communist Party of Chaina
B)
Republican Party, USA
C)
National Socialist Party, Germany
D)
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

Correct Answer :   National Socialist Party, Germany

5 .
During Kargil War, Who was the Indian Army chief of staff ?
A)
Sankar Roy Chowdary
B)
Ved Prakash Malik
C)
Sundar rajan Padmanabhan
D)
Nirmal chandar Vij

Correct Answer :   Ved Prakash Malik

6 .
The oldest dynasty still ruling in which country ?
A)
India
B)
England
C)
Iran
D)
Japan

Correct Answer :   Japan

The longest-surviving dynasty in the world is the Imperial House of Japan.

7 .
Who was the modern world's first woman head of government ?
A)
Indira Gandhi
B)
Golda Mayor
C)
Sirimao Bandaru nayake
D)
Isabel Peron

Correct Answer :   Sirimao Bandaru nayake

8 .
France joined the Triple Entente because
A)
it needed protection from Germany
B)
its leaders wanted to take over land in the Balkans
C)
its leaders wanted to protect French colonies in Africa
D)
it had a long history of friendship with Great Britain

Correct Answer :   it needed protection from Germany

France joined the Triple Entente because it needed protection from Germany.

France felt very heavily the aggression from Germany (a country which it shared a border with), especially over the tension Alsace and Lorraine and the constant switching over of these two counties.
 
It was also worried about the rapid military advancement in Germany and France wanted to ally itself with Russia and Great Britain.

9 .
Which of these was an action of Farmers Alliances ?
A)
Involving farmers in political action
B)
Encouraging farmers to give up farming
C)
Helping farmers fight for better prices
D)
Both A & C

Correct Answer :   Both A & C

The Farmers Alliance was an organized agrarian economic movement among American farmers that developed and flourished in 1875.
 
One of the goals of the organization was to end the adverse effects of the crop-lien system on farmers in the period following the American Civil War.
 
 The Farmer's Alliance moved into politics in the early 1890s under the banner of the People's Party, commonly known as the "Populists."

10 .
When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
A)
600 AD
B)
700 AD
C)
800 AD
D)
900 AD

Correct Answer :   800 AD

Charlemagne is also known as Charles the Great or Charles I. He was King of the Franks who united Western Europe during the Middle Ages. He laid the foundations for modern France and Germany.

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