World History – GK Online MCQs Test

World History General Knowledge Practice MCQs

General Knowledge World History Multiple Choice Questions with Answers for competitive test preparation

1. Who was the head of the provisional government of Russia in 1917?

 
 
 
 

2. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped by US on Hiroshima during the World War II?

 
 
 
 

3. The Industrial Revolution in the last quarter of the 18th century in England first affected the:

 
 
 
 

4. 1917 is known for:

 
 
 
 

5. In 1492, Columbus reached:

 
 
 
 

6. The Industrial Revolution first took place in:

 
 
 
 

7. The slogan ‘No taxavon without representation’ was first raised during the American Revolution in:

 
 
 
 

8. With which the term Liberty, Equality and Fraternity is associated?

 
 
 
 

9. The Renaissance astronomer who gave laws of planetary motion is:

 
 
 
 

10. Which of the following is not true of the European Renaissance?

 
 
 
 

11. ‘Who raised the slogan “No taxation without representation”?

 
 
 
 

12. The Pacific Ocean was named by:

 
 
 
 

13. The first written republican constitution ever formed in history was that of the:

 
 
 
 

14. German attack on Poland was the immediate cause of:

 
 
 
 

15. Who among the following was directly associated with the French Revolution?

 
 
 
 

16. The War of Independence of America was fought against:

 
 
 
 

17. July 14 is celebrated every year as a national holiday in France. On this day in 1789:

 
 
 
 

18. The European Renaissance of the 15th century is noted for great advances in:

 
 
 
 

19. The first successful socialist revolution in history was:

 
 
 
 

20. Who defined democracy as the ‘Government of the people, by the people, for the people’?

 
 
 
 


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