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. Boston Tea Party held in:
[A] 1772
[B] 1773
[C] 1774
[D] 1775
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Correct Answer: B [1773]
Notes:
In 1773, a new Tea Act was passed imposing a tax on import of tea. It was a symbol to show that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies. But Americans showed their protest. A group of Americans dressed as Red Indians, climbed on the ships and threw away the tea bundles into the sea at the Boston harbour. This event took place on 16th December 1773 and it was known as the Boston Tea Party. The offenders were punished. In 1774, the British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts against the Americans in order to prevent such protests.
42. Thomas Paine, in 1776, issued a pamphlet called:
[A] Common Sense
[B] Victory at West
[C] Sun Sets when the War Ends
[D] Wishful Thinking
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Correct Answer: A [Common Sense]
Notes:
In January 1776, Thomas Paine came to America from England and issued a pamphlet “Common Sense”. It attacked the idea of hereditary monarchy and advocated democratic government. More than one lakh copies of this 50 page booklet were distributed throughout the thirteen colonies. It inculcated the fighting spirit among the Americans.
43. Which event is known as February Revolution?
[A] The fall of Economy
[B] The fall of Tsar
[C] The Battle of Petrogard
[D] The formation of Liberal Society
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Correct Answer: B [The fall of Tsar ]
Notes:
The fall of the Tszar is known as the February Revolution because, according to the old Russian calendar, it occurred on 27 February 1917.
44. “April Theses” was given by:
[A] Marx
[B] Kerensky
[C] Nicholas
[D] Lenin
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Correct Answer: D [Lenin]
Notes:
Lenin, who was in exile in Switzerland at the time of the February Revolution, returned to Russia in April. Lenin gave his “April Theses”. This promised people what they wanted.
45. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formed in:
[A] December 30, 1918
[B] December 30, 1919
[C] December 30, 1920
[D] December 30, 1922
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Correct Answer: D [December 30, 1922]
Notes:
On December 30, 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics came into being. However, soon the new Soviet state was involved in a civil war. The officers of the army of the fallen Tsar organised an armed rebellion against the Soviet state. Troops of foreign powers—England, France, Japan, the United States and others— joined them. War was fought till 1920. By this time the ‘Red Army’ of the new state was in control of almost all the lands of the old Czarist empire. Indeed, a revolutionary wave lasted until 1923.
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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Correct Answer: A [Avanti!]
Notes:
In 1912 Benito Mussolini started the editing of Avanti!, a socialist journal. He was a bitter opponent of the Church.
47. Who became the first President of the Chinese Republic?
[A] Yuan Shih Kai
[B] Joan Min Ho
[C] Sung Kamin Chu
[D] Yung Hin Kai
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Correct Answer: A [Yuan Shih Kai]
Notes:
Dr. Sun Yat Sen mobilized young revolutionaries and started the 1911 Revolution in China. This revolution ended the Manchu rule in China. New flag, new calendar were adopted. China for the first time became a republic. Yuan Shih Kai became the President of the Chinese Republic.
48. Mao established the People’s Republic of China in:
[A] 1947
[B] 1948
[C] 1949
[D] 1946
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Correct Answer: C [1949]
Notes:
Mao established the People’s Republic of China in October 1949. Chinag Kai Shek fled to Taiwan, which is known as Nationalist China. During the Cold War Era the USA supported the Nationalist China .
49. On 1991, the plead of replacing Soviet Union with _____ was declared:
[A] Individual Provinces
[B] Commonwealth of Independent States
[C] Independent States and Provinces
[D] Commonwealth Nation
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Correct Answer: B [Commonwealth of Independent States]
Notes:
All these reforms led to revolutionary changes in the U.S.S.R. On 8th December 1991, the leaders of the Russian, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian republics issued a declaration that the Soviet Union was dissolved and replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
50. Which event marked the Philippines as the first country in Southeast Asia to gain independence from colonial rule?
[A] Declaration of Martial Law
[B] People Power Revolution
[C] Treaty of Paris
[D] Proclamation of Philippine Independence
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Correct Answer: D [Proclamation of Philippine Independence]
Notes:
The Proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898, signified the Philippines’ emergence as the first country in Southeast Asia to break free from colonial domination. This historic achievement marked a key milestone in the regional struggle for self-determination and national identity.
