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. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
[A] France
[B] Spain
[C] Britain
[D] Germany

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42. Of the following, in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat?
[A] Battle of Trafalgar
[B] Battle of Wagram
[C] Battle of Pyramids
[D] Battle of Austerlitz

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43. Who among the following played a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror” in France?
[A] Voltaire
[B] Marat
[C] Robespierre
[D] Montesquieu

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44. Who led the French troops to help Americans in the war of 1777?
[A] Lafayette
[B] Montesquieu
[C] Gulliver
[D] Hans Gephael

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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. Which American ship was drowned by a German submarine in World War I?
[A] Posidon
[B] Britannic
[C] Carpathia
[D] Lusitania

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47. On which day was the Marshall Plan announced by the United States?
[A] June 5, 1947
[B] August 15, 1945
[C] January 1, 1946
[D] December 25, 1946

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48. Warsaw Pact was signed in:
[A] 10th May 1955
[B] 24th May 1955
[C] 14th May 1955
[D] 7th May 1955

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49. The Nuclear plantation by USA and Soviet Union ended with signing:
[A] Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
[B] No Nuclear Treaty
[C] Banned War Treaty
[D] None of the above

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

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