Modern World History Questions and Answers: Important 20 Modern World History GK Questions with Answers on World History which have been specially prepared for various competitive examinations like UPSC-Prelims, IAS-Prelims, SSC, CDS, NDA, State Services and Railways etc.
1. In U.S.A. the President is elected by :
- (A) The Senate
- (B) Universal Adult Franchise
- (C) The House of Representatives
- (D) The Congress
2. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the people’ was made by :
- (A) George Washington
- (B) Winston Churchill
- (C) Abraham Lincoln
- (D) Theodore Roosevelt
3. Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in :
- (A) Venezuela
- (B) Brazil
- (C) Central Africa
- (D) Mexico and Central America
4. Two Party System is found in :
- (A) Russia
- (B) U.S.A
- (C) India
- (D) France
5. Who was the 1st President of South Africa after apartheid?
- (A) Zuma
- (B) Nelson Mandela
- (C) Kofi Annan
- (D) Booker T. Washington
6. D-Day is the day when :
- (A) Germany declared war on Britain
- (B) US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima
- (C) Allied Troops landed in Normandy
- (D) Germany surrendered to the allies
7. Who were the three eminent statesmen who started the Non-aligned Movement?
- (A) Jawaharlal Nehru, Anwar Sadat, Soekarno
- (B) Jawaharlal Nehru, Chou Enlai, Kwame Nkrumah
- (C) Jawaharlal Nehru, Fidel Castro, Marshal Tito
- (D) Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito
8. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
- (A) Aristotle
- (B) Darwin
- (C) Cuvier
- (D) Socrates
9. Marcopolo is known for :
- (A) Discovering Greenland
- (B) Travelling to China, India and Asia
- (C) Travelling round the Cape of Good Hope
- (D) Discovering Canada
10. Cold War refers to :
- (A) Tension between East and West
- (B) Ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world
- (C) Tension between Superpowers
- (D) All of the above
11. The “Last Supper’ a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of :
- (A) Michael Angelo
- (B) Titian
- (C) Leonardo da Vinci
- (D) Raphael
12. What according to Communism is the chief enemy of the society?
- (A) Private property
- (B) Religion
- (C) Surplus value
- (D) Capitalist class
13. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
- (A) Iran
- (B) Iraq
- (C) Jordan
- (D) Syria
14. The city of “Tashkent” is located in :
- (A) Uzbekistan
- (B) Kazakhstan
- (C) Russia
- (D) Kyrgyzstan
15. Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)?
- (A) Shintoism
- (B) Zorastranianism
- (C) Islam
- (D) Tasism
16. The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by :
- (A) Pu-yi
- (B) Mao Tse-tung
- (C) Chiang Kai-shek
- (D) Sun Yat-Sen
17. Bangladesh was created in :
- (A) 1970
- (B) 1972
- (C) 1973
- (D) 1971
18. Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and religious belief deeply rooted in :
- (A) Taiwanese custom and world view
- (B) Chinese custom and world view
- (C) Japanese custom and world view
- (D) Vietnamese custom and world view
19. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
- (A) Prophecy
- (B) Medicine
- (C) Love
- (D) Peace
20. Who is the Duchess of Cornwall?
- (A) Oiana
- (B) Camilla
- (C) Anne
- (D) Margaret
