World History MCQs
World History Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Ancient World History, Medieval World History and Modern World History for various UPSC, PCS and other Competitive Examinations.
11. Which of the following had invented a type of water-clock to measure time?
[A] Sumerians
[B] Assyrian
[C] Akkadian
[D] Babylonian
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Correct Answer: A [Sumerians]
Notes:
The Sumerians invented a type of water-clock which was used to measure time. They counted their twelve months of the year by observing the decrease and increase in the shadow of the moon.
12. Which of the following is NOT a Greek deity?
[A] Zeus
[B] Apollo
[C] Athena
[D] Olympus
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Correct Answer: D [Olympus]
Notes:
The Greeks worshipped a number of deities like Zeus, Apollo, Athena etc. Their religion was a sort of contact between the man and the God. In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus is the home of the Greek gods.
13. What was the name of Rome’s first written laws?
[A] Gravitas
[B] Triumvirates
[C] Consuls
[D] Twelve Tables
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Correct Answer: D [Twelve Tables]
Notes:
Rome’s first written laws were called Twelve Tables. The Romans codified their laws in 450 B.C. on twelve bronze tablets. These codified laws helped and protected the common people.
14. Which of the following was the first Roman emperor?
[A] Julian
[B] Augustus
[C] Tiberius
[D] Epicurus
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Correct Answer: B [Augustus]
Notes:
Augustus was the first Roman emperor. He was a Roman statesman and a military leader who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
15. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of which of the following?
[A] Greek empire
[B] Roman empire
[C] Byzantine empire
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Byzantine empire ]
Notes:
Constantinople fell in 1453. It marked the end of the Byzantine empire. The city ceased to be a Centre of Christian faith and learning. Many Greek scholars and intellectuals began to travel westwards with all their precious manuscripts and writings.
16. Throughout the Middle Ages, the world was perceived as a flat base divided into how many continents?
[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
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Correct Answer: C [5]
Notes:
Throughout the Middle Ages, the world was perceived as a flat base. It was considered to be divided into the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa and at the Centre was Jerusalem.
17. Christopher Columbus is most known for which of the following reasons?
[A] Starting the European exploration of America
[B] Discovering the Hudson River
[C] First to circumnavigate the globe
[D] Discovery of India
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Correct Answer: A [Starting the European exploration of America]
Notes:
Christopher Columbus who was an Italian explorer and navigator was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia. On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus officially set foot in the Americas and claimed the land for Spain.
18. Which of the following completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth?
[A] Vasco da Gama
[B] Bartholomew Diaz
[C] Ferdinand Magellan
[D] Juan Sebastian Elcano
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Correct Answer: D [Juan Sebastian Elcano]
Notes:
Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish explorer. After Magellan’s death in the Philippines, Elcano took command of the carrack Victoria from the Moluccas to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain. He completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
19. Who started using coal to process iron?
[A] Abraham Derby
[B] John Macadam
[C] Sir George Stephenson
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Abraham Derby ]
Notes:
Abraham Derby started using coal to process iron in the year 1750. This helped England, in particular, because England had rich rich deposits of coal. This process made the industries to produce steel at a cheap rate.
20. What were members of Jacobin Club known as?
[A] Revolutionaries
[B] Conservatives
[C] Terrorists
[D] San-culottes
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Correct Answer: D [San-culottes]
Notes:
The were members of Jacobin Club known as San-culottes. They were the common people of the lower classes in late 18th-century France. A great many of them became radical and militant partisans of the French Revolution as a result of their poor quality of life under the Ancient Regime.
