Latest World History General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who brought the education available in the monasteries of Northumbria?

A)

Bede

B)

Alcuin

C)

Einhard

D)

Rabanus Maurus

Correct Answer : Alcuin

Alcuin is also called Ealhwine, Albinus or Flaccus. He was an English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York.

2 .

When was America discovered?

A)

1485

B)

1487

C)

1492

D)

1496

Correct Answer : 1492

Christopher Colombus discovered America.

3 .

When was Operation 'Condor' implemented?

A)

1975

B)

1985

C)

1995

D)

2005

Correct Answer : 1975

Operation 'Condor' was a campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents.

4 .

When did the Chinese Civil War begin?

A)

1925

B)

1927

C)

1927

D)

1931

Correct Answer : 1927

5 .

When was the Tripartite Pact signed?

A)

1910

B)

1920

C)

1930

D)

1940

Correct Answer : 1940

The Tripartite Pact was an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan.

6 .

When was the Communist Party of China founded?

A)

1920

B)

1921

C)

1922

D)

1923

Correct Answer : 1921

The CCP was founded as both a political party and a revolutionary movement in 1921 by revolutionaries such as Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu.

7 .

When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated?

A)

1905

B)

1914

C)

1922

D)

1928

Correct Answer : 1914

His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia.

8 .

Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?

A)

Simuka

B)

Nahapana

C)

Deimachus

D)

Gautamiputra Satakarni

Correct Answer : Simuka

He is described as Sishuka or Sindhuka in the Puranas.

9 .

Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?

A)

Pingala

B)

Mahavira

C)

Aryabhata

D)

Baudhayana

Correct Answer : Pingala

10 .

Who discovered Troy?

A)

Homer

B)

Arthur Evans

C)

Frank Calvert

D)

Heinrich Schliemann

Correct Answer : Heinrich Schliemann