Latest World History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

When did Japanese invasion of Manchuria begin?

A)

1930

B)

1931

C)

1932

D)

1933

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 1931

The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo.

2 .

When was the Russian Provisional Government established?

A)

1917

B)

1919

C)

1923

D)

1925

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 1917

It was followed by the forced abdication of Nicholas II.

3 .

When did the Constitution of Australia come into force ?

A)

1895

B)

1901

C)

1907

D)

1912

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 1901

The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies formed one nation.

4 .

Who defeated Hannibal at Battle of Zama?

A)

Scipio Africanus

B)

Cato the Elder

C)

Hasdrubal

D)

Scipio Aemilianus

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Scipio Africanus

Despite Hannibal possessing numerical superiority, Scipio conceived a strategy to confuse and defeat his war elephant

5 .

When did Battle of Marathon take place?

A)

460 BC

B)

470 BC

C)

480 BC

D)

490 BC

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 490 BC

It was during the first Persian invasion of Greece.

6 .

When was ancient Rome founded ?

A)

751 BC

B)

752 BC

C)

753 BC

D)

754 BC

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 753 BC

Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula.

7 .

Who was the first to distinguish between cause and immediate origins of an event?

A)

Plutarch

B)

Pericles

C)

Herodotus

D)

Thucydides

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Thucydides

His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC.

8 .

Whose model is based on the Mandate of Heaven ?

A)

Li Ling

B)

Ban Gu

C)

Sima Qian

D)

Qin Shi Huang

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sima Qian

The Mandate of Heaven is an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that Heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly.

9 .

Who among the following were known as physiocrates at the time of French Revolution ?

A)

Economist

B)

The Clergy

C)

The Nobility

D)

Medical Professionals

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Economist

10 .

The Industrial Revolution in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England first affected the

A)

Iron and steel industry

B)

Cotton textiles industry

C)

Coal mining industry

D)

Coal mining industry

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Cotton textiles industry