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.

41. The first Atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on:
[A] August 6, 1945
[B] August 9, 1945
[C] August 9, 1946
[D] August 6, 1942

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42. Who advocated Nazism in Germany?
[A] Fedrick William IV
[B] Adolf Hitler
[C] Bismark
[D] William III

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43. Tennis Court Oath was taken by:
[A] The members of National Assembly
[B] Louis XVI
[C] The revolutionists
[D] The reformers

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44. The General Enclosure Act was introduced in:
[A] 1801
[B] 1802
[C] 1803
[D] 1804

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45. What is known as the immediate cause of World War I?
[A] Narrow Nationalism
[B] The power hunger of William II
[C] Militariarism
[D] The assassination of Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand

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46. Mussolini was the editor of which socialist journal?
[A] Avanti!
[B] Swastik
[C] Faces of Fascism
[D] All of the above

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47. Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis was formed against which of these countries?
[A] England
[B] France
[C] Russia
[D] All of the above

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48. In 1991, the ‘historic’ START – I Treaty was signed in:
[A] Berlin
[B] New York
[C] Moscow
[D] Beijing

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49. Who among the following were the first Europeans to engage in slave trade?
[A] Portuguese
[B] British
[C] French
[D] Dutch

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50. What was the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943?
[A] A peaceful protest for economic rights
[B] A significant act of resistance against the Nazi occupation
[C] A military parade celebrating Polish independence
[D] A diplomatic negotiation for Polish sovereignty

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