Latest World History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

When was Anglo-Russian Entente signed?

A)

1905

B)

1906

C)

1907

D)

1908

Correct Answer : 1907

2 .

Who murdered Julius Caesar ?

A)

Augustus

B)

Marcus Brutus

C)

Pompey

D)

Mark Antony

Correct Answer : Marcus Brutus

In 44 BC, he assassinated Julius Caesar which marked the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.

3 .

Who founded the philosophy of Stoicism in Athens?

A)

Chrysippus

B)

Cleanthes

C)

Epictetus

D)

Zeno of Citium

Correct Answer : Zeno of Citium

The Stoics taught that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment.

4 .

Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?

A)

Darius I

B)

Cambyses II

C)

Cyrus the Great

D)

Alexander the Great

Correct Answer : Cyrus the Great

5 .

The Peloponnesian War was fought between which cities?

A)

Sparta and Athens

B)

Sparta and Carthage

C)

Carthage and Athens

D)

Athens and Macedonia

Correct Answer : Sparta and Athens

6 .

Guernica, the world famous painting was painted by

A)

Van Gogh

B)

Michelangelo

C)

Leonardo-da-Vinci

D)

Picasso

Correct Answer : Picasso

7 .

Who among the following commanded the American force during American war of independence ?

A)

Hamilton

B)

Thomas Jefferson

C)

George Washington

D)

Theodore Roosevelt

Correct Answer : George Washington

8 .

The author of the American Declaration of Independence was

A)

Lafayette

B)

Jefferson

C)

Thomas Paine

D)

George Washington

Correct Answer : Jefferson

9 .

Who was the Head of the provincial government of Russia in 1917 ?

A)

Nicolas II

B)

Kerensky

C)

Leon Trotsky

D)

Vladimir Iiych Lenin

Correct Answer : Leon Trotsky

10 .

â€˜War of the Pacificâ€™ is fought by ______ with Peru and Bolivia.

A)

Chile

B)

Uruguay

C)

Paraguay

D)

None of these

Correct Answer : Chile