Latest World History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who is the author of "The History of the World-Conquerer" ?

A)

John Andrew Boyle

B)

Clifford Edmund Bosworth

C)

Gustaf John Ramstedt

D)

Annemarie Schimmel

Correct Answer : John Andrew Boyle

Ata-Malek Juvayni wrote an account of the Mongol Empire entitled Tarikh-i Jahan-gusha. â€œThe History of the World-Conquererâ€Â was the English translation republished in 1997.

2 .

Who is the founder of Greek historiography?

A)

Aristotle

B)

Herodotus

C)

Thucydides

D)

Hippocrates

Correct Answer : Herodotus

3 .

The Industrial Revolution First took place in

A)

France

B)

Germany

C)

America

D)

England

Correct Answer : England

4 .

Which year is associated with the outbreak of world war II ?

A)

1935

B)

1936

C)

1937

D)

1938

Correct Answer : 1935

5 .

With which of the following is the term Liberty, Equality and Fraternity associated ?

A)

Olympic Games

B)

French Revolution

C)

French Revolution

D)

Industrial Revolution

Correct Answer : French Revolution

6 .

The slogan â€œNo taxation without representationâ€ was raised during the

A)

American War of Independence

B)

Indian Freedom Straggle

C)

French Revolution

D)

Russian Revolution

Correct Answer : American War of Independence

7 .

Name the first king in the world who introduced prohibition?

A)

Akbar

B)

Tippu Sultan

C)

Raja Raja Cholan

D)

Ashoka

Correct Answer : Ashoka

8 .

Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

A)

St. Thomas

B)

Julius Caesar

C)

King Nebuchadnezzar

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : King Nebuchadnezzar

9 .

The Hundred Years War is the long conflict between England & France during which periods ?

A)

1237 to 1336

B)

1337 to 1453

C)

1456 to 1535

D)

1780 to 1879

Correct Answer : 1337 to 1453

The name the Hundred Years’ War has been used by historians since the beginning of the nineteenth century to describe the long conflict that pitted the kings and kingdoms of France and England against each other from 1337 to 1453.

10 .

â€œAll powers to the Sovietsâ€ is the slogan given by whom ?

A)

Adolf Hitler

B)

Vladimir Putin

C)

Vladimir Lenin

D)

Ronald Reagan

Correct Answer : Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin was the dynamic leader. He gave the slogan – “All powers to the Soviets”. He described Russia as “prison of nations” where no genuine democracy could be established unless all the non Russian peoples were given equal rights