World History UPSC Mains
1. Which of the following was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
A) Disarmament of Germany
B) End of World War I
C) Establishment of the League of Nations
D) Rise of Nazi Germany
2. The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the establishment of which government?
A) Provisional Government
B) Soviet Government
C) Tsarist Government
D) Menshevik Government
3. The Great Leap Forward was a policy initiated by which Chinese leader?
A) Mao Zedong
B) Zhou Enlai
C) Deng Xiaoping
D) Jiang Zemin
4. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in which year?
A) 1955
B) 1961
C) 1970
D) 1980
5. The Gulf War (1990-1991) was fought between which countries?
A) Iraq and Kuwait
B) Iraq and Iran
C) Iraq and the United States
D) Iraq and Saudi Arabia
6. The Treaty of Westphalia (1648) marked the end of which war?
A) War of the Spanish Succession
B) Eighty Years' War
C) Thirty Years' War
D) War of the Austrian Succession
7. The concept of "Laissez-Faire" is associated with which economist?
A) Adam Smith
B) John Maynard Keynes
C) Karl Marx
D) Friedrich Hayek
8. The "New Deal" policies were implemented by which US President?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Herbert Hoover
D) Harry S. Truman
9. The "Velvet Revolution" took place in which country in 1989?
A) Poland
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Hungary
D) Romania
10. The "Glasnost" policy was introduced by which Soviet leader?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Leonid Brezhnev
11. The "Reign of Terror" was a period during which revolution in which country?
A) United States
B) Russia
C) China
D) France
12. The "Great Firewall" is a term associated with which country's internet censorship policy?
A) China
B) United States
C) Russia
D) North Korea
13. The "Arab Spring" protests started in which country in 2010?
A) Libya
B) Egypt
C) Tunisia
D) Syria
14. The "Magna Carta" was signed by which English king in 1215?
A) King John
B) King Henry VIII
C) King Edward I
D) King George III
15. The "Opium Wars" were fought between which two countries in the mid-19th century?
A) China and United States
B) China and France
C) China and Japan
D) China and Britain
16. The "Rosetta Stone" is a historical artifact associated with which ancient civilization?
A) Greek
B) Egyptian
C) Roman
D) Mesopotamian
17. The "Treaty of Tordesillas" (1494) divided the New World between which two European powers?
A) Spain and Portugal
B) Britain and France
C) Britain and Spain
D) France and Portugal
18. The "Golden Age" of Athens occurred during the rule of which ancient Greek leader?
A) Pericles
B) Alexander the Great
C) Perseus
D) Persepolis
19. The "Black Death" pandemic occurred in Europe in which century?
A) 13th century
B) 14th century
C) 15th century
D) 17th century
20. The "Meiji Restoration" took place in which country in 1868?
A) Vietnam
B) China
C) Korea
D) Japan
21. The "Congress of Vienna" was held in which year?
A) 1815
B) 1820
C) 1830
D) 1848
22. The "Renaissance" originated in which country?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Germany
D) England
23. The "Mongol Empire" was founded by which leader?
A) Tamerlane
B) Kublai Khan
C) Genghis Khan
D) Babur
24. The "French Revolution" began in which year?
A) 1789
B) 1791
C) 1793
D) 1795
25. The "Berlin Wall" was erected in which year?
A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1961
D) 1975
26. The "Treaty of Versailles" was signed in which year?
A) 1918
B) 1919
C) 1920
D) 1921
27. The "Russian Revolution" of 1917 was led by which party?
A) Bolsheviks
B) Mensheviks
C) Socialist Revolutionaries
D) Liberal Democrats
28. The "Great Leap Forward" was a policy initiated by which Chinese leader?
A) Mao Zedong
B) Zhou Enlai
C) Deng Xiaoping
D) Jiang Zemin
29. The "European Union" was established by the Treaty of?
A) Rome
B) Maastricht
C) Lisbon
D) Amsterdam
30. The "Arab-Israeli War" of 1967 was also known as the?
A) Six-Day War
B) Yom Kippur War
C) Gulf War
D) Lebanon War
31. The "Ancient Olympic Games" were held in which city?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Olympia
D) Corinth
32. The "Rosetta Stone" was discovered in which year?
A) 1799
B) 1815
C) 1822
D) 1830
33. The "Treaty of Westphalia" was signed in which year?
A) 1648
B) 1650
C) 1660
D) 1670
34. The "Battle of Hastings" took place in which year?
A) 1095
B) 1071
C) 1087
D) 1066
35. The "Magna Carta" was signed by which English king?
A) King John
B) King Henry VIII
C) King Edward I
D) King George III
36. The "D-Day Invasion" during World War II took place on which date?
A) July 20, 1944
B) June 6, 1944
C) August 15, 1944
D) September 1, 1944
37. The "Peace of Augsburg" was signed in which year?
A) 1555
B) 1560
C) 1570
D) 1580
38. The "Dutch Revolt" took place against which empire?
A) British
B) Portuguese
C) Spanish
D) French
39. The "Battle of Plassey" was fought in which year?
A) 1757
B) 1760
C) 1765
D) 1770
40. The "Congress of Berlin" was held in which year?
A) 1878
B) 1880
C) 1885
D) 1890
41. The "Treaty of Kadesh" was signed between which two ancient powers?
A) Egypt and Hittites
B) Egypt and Assyria
C) Egypt and Babylon
D) Egypt and Persia
42. The "Golden Horde" was a khanate established by which Mongol leader?
A) Genghis Khan
B) Batu Khan
C) Tamerlane
D) Babur
43. The "Thirty Years War" took place in which century?
A) 16th century
B) 17th century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
44. The "Meiji Restoration" in Japan occurred in which year?
A) 1850
B) 1868
C) 1880
D) 1900
45. The "Pax Romana" was a period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire that lasted from:
A) 27 BC to 180 AD
B) 100 AD to 200 AD
C) 200 AD to 300 AD
D) 300 AD to 400 AD
46. The "Mongol Conquests" were led by which Khan in the 13th century?
A) Genghis Khan
B) Kublai Khan
C) Tamerlane
D) Babur
47. The "French and Indian War" was fought between:
A) France and Britain
B) France and Spain
C) Britain and Native American tribes
D) All of the above
48. The "Treaty of Ghent" ended which war?
A) American Revolutionary War
B) War of 1812
C) World War I
D) World War II
49. The "Rise of the Dutch Republic" occurred in which century?
A) 16th century
B) 17th century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
50. The "Scramble for Africa" was a period of colonial expansion by European powers in the:
A) 18th century
B) 19th century
C) Late 19th and early 20th centuries
D) Mid-20th century
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