1.
Who wrote ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’?
[A] Herodotus
[B] Sappho
[C] Homer
The answer is, Homer.
Homer wrote the poems
'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey' in the 7th century B.C. The poem Iliad consists of a
story of Spartan's victory over Troy after a decade-long war, as well as the
exploits of their legendary hero, Achilles. The poem Odyssey describes the
adventurous return journey of Odysseus from Troy
2.
Which of the following was the
new building material discovered by Romans?
[A] Bricks
[B] Marble
[C] Concrete
The answer is, Concrete.
The new building material
discovered by Romans was concrete. Roman concrete was also called opus
caementicium. It was a material used in construction in Ancient Rome and was
based on a hydraulic-setting cement.
3.
Caesar,
Pompey, and Crassus in 60 B.C. formed a governing group which was that?
[A] The Republic
[B] A Triumvirate
[C] A Legion
The answer is, Triumvirate.
The First Triumvirate was
a political alliance between three powerful men in the Roman Republic: Gaius
Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompey. It was formed in 60
BCE, and lasted until 53 BCE.
4.
Which of the following were
sent to preach Christianity to the world?
[A]
Apostles
[B] Priests
[C] Bishops
The
answer is, Apostles.
These are the names of the
twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew;
James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and
Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the
Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
5.
Which of
the following were the first inventors of the Mariner’s compass?
[A] Spanish
[B] Greek
[C] Chinese
The
answer is, Chinese.
The mariner's compass was
created by the Chinese Han Dynasty in 206 BC approximately. To make
it they used a naturally magnetized ore of iron known as lodestone. After that,
the Chinese Song Dynasty adopted it and made needles out of iron by striking it
with its ore lodestone.
6.
Who painted the art, Mona Lisa?
[A]
Da Vinci
[B] Van Eyck
[C] Michelangelo
The
answer is, Da Vinci.
Leonardo da
Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, and it was in his studio when
he died in 1519. He likely worked on it intermittently over several years,
adding multiple layers of thin oil glazes at different times.
7.
Who was
the first, ventured out into the Atlantic Ocean?
[A]
Spanish Sailors
[B] Norse Seafarers
[C] British Sailors
The
answer is, Norse Seafarers.
'Viking' was the name
given to the seafarers from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. During the Viking
age many Vikings travelled to other countries, such as Britain and
Ireland. They either settled in these new lands as farmers and craftsmen, or
went to fight and look for treasure. While the Norse were the first known
humans to cross the Atlantic, it was the expedition of Christopher
Columbus in 1492 that proved to be the most consequential.
8.
Which of
the following was one of the earliest findings of Prince Henry’s mariners?
[A] Azores
[B] Canaries
[C] Madeira
The
answer is, Madeira.
Portuguese sailors were
the first who ventured out into the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Azores
and the Canaries in the fourteenth century. Madeira was one of the earliest
findings of Prince Henry's mariners in 1420.
9.
How many
expeditions did Columbus make to the Americas?
[A] Two
[B] Three
[C] Four
The
answer is, Four.
Columbus made four
transatlantic voyages: 1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–1504. He travelled
primarily to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Santo Domingo, and
Jamaica, and in his latter two voyages travelled to the coasts of eastern
Central America and northern South America.
10.
Which of
the following was the first English sailor who went round the world?
[A]
William Adams
[B] John Cook
[C] Francis Drake
The
answer is, Francis Drake.
Sir Francis Drake was
an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation
of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first
English circumnavigation, and third circumnavigation overall.
11. Which
of the following was the last battle of World War II?
[A] Battle of North Borneo
[B] Battle of Okinawa
[C] Battle of the Atlantic
The answer is, Battle of Okinawa.
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation
Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa
by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the
Imperial Japanese Army.
12. For
which of the following areas was the so-called ‘Open Door Policy’ adopted?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] Africa
The answer is, China.
The Open Door policy was drafted by the
United States about activity in China. The policy supported equal
privileges for all the countries trading with China and reaffirmed China's
territorial and administrative integrity.
13. The
term ‘Zionism’ is related to which of the following religions?
[A] Islam
[B] Catholicism
[C] Judaism
The answer is, Judaism.
Zionism, Jewish nationalist
movement that has had as its goal the creation and support of a Jewish
national state in Palestine, the ancient homeland of the Jews
14. Which
of the following two countries had signed a ‘Non-aggression Pact’ a few days
before the beginning of WWII?
[A] USA and Japan
[B] France and Britain
[C] Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia
The answer is, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia.
In the night of 23-24 August 1939, Germany
and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact, known as
the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The countries agreed that they would not
attack each other and secretly divided the countries that lay between them.
15. Gamal
Abdel Nasser was a leader of which of the following countries?
[A] Egypt
[B] Libya
[C] Turkey
The answer is, Egypt.
Gamal 'Abdel Nasser was the second
President of Egypt and a military officer who planned the Free
Officers' Revolution in 1952 which unseated the corrupt Wafd Party and ended
British colonialism in Egypt. He was an outspoken nationalist, secularist, and
socialist who directed educational, land, and economic reforms.
16.
Which was the first published book by Johann
Gutenberg in his printing press?
[A] Hamlet
[B] Don Quixote
[C] Bible
The answer is, Bible.
Gutenberg first printed the sheets
of the Holy Bible. His printed Bible is now known as the Gutenberg
Bible.
17.
Who reformed old Julian calendar based on
new astronomical knowledge?
[A] Pope Gregory XIII
[B] Newton
[C] Pope George VII
The answer is, Pope Gregory XIII.
Pope Gregory 13's reform, proclaimed in 1582,
restored the calendar to the seasonal dates of 325 CE, an adjustment of 10
days. The Julian calendar has gradually been abandoned since 1582 in favor of
the Gregorian calendar.
18.
The previous name of “the Cape of Good Hope” was
what?
[A] The Cape of Storms
[B] The Land of Storm
[C] The Cape of Sea
The answer is, The Cape of Storms.
King John II of Portugal renamed
the Cape of Storms as Cape of Good Hope to give the sailors hopes of
reaching India by Sea. The Portuguese established ports and started trade of
lumber, ivory and slaves from Africa.
19.
Which
empire was known for its extensive road network, which greatly facilitated
trade and military movement across its vast territories?
A) The Roman Empire
B) The Ottoman Empire
C) The Mughal Empire
The answer is, Mughal Empire.
Mughal roads were an extensive network of
routes that played a pivotal role in shaping the economic, social, and
political landscape of the Mughal Empire. They facilitated trade, military
expeditions, and the administration of a vast and diverse territory.
20. In
which year, the Boston Massacre took place?
[A] 1769
[B] 1770
[C] 1771
The answer is, 1770.
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that
occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street
brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly
escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter.
[A] Taille
[B] Gabelle
[C] Lande
The answer is, Taille.
The desire for more efficient tax
collection was one of the major causes for French administrative and royal
centralization. The taille, a direct land tax on the peasantry and non-nobles,
became a major source of royal income.
22.
Which of the following were published by, Diderot
and D’ Alembert?
[A] Dictionary
[B] Art Magazines
[C] Encyclopedia
The answer is, Encyclopedia.
Edited by Denis Diderot (1713–1784) and
Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717–1783), the Encyclopédie consists of
seventeen volumes, published gradually between 1751 and 1772, with an
additional eleven volumes of plates. The Encyclopédie was the first general
encyclopedia to include contributions from many writers.
23.
Which was the earliest industry to invent
machinery revolution?
[A] Textile
[B] Transport
[C] Publishing
The answer is, Textile.
The textile industry was the
first to use modern production methods, and textiles became the dominant
industry in terms of employment, value of output, and capital invested.
24.
Who invented the power loom?
[A] Carter
[B] Cartwright
[C] Cameron
The answer is, Cartwright.
The Power Loom was invented by Edmund
Cartwright in 1785. It used water power to speed up the weaving process.
25.
What is known as the immediate cause of World
War I?
[A] Narrow Nationalism
[B] Militariarism
[C] The assassination of Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand
The answer is, the assassination of Arch
Duke Francis Ferdinand.
In 1914, a Serbian nationalist named
Gavrilo Princep assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, prince of
Austria-Hungary. This became the immediate cause of the First World War.
26.
“April Theses” was given by whom?
[A] Marx
[B] Lenin
[C] Nicholas
The answer is, Lenin.
The April Theses, were a series of ten
directives issued by the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin upon his
April 1917 return to Petrograd from his exile in Switzerland via Germany and
Finland.
27.
When North Korea attacked South Korea, who did
UNO sent as the army head?
[A] General Jacob Polishke
[B] General William Heinstein
[C] General Douglas MacArthur
The answer is, General Douglas MacArthur.
President Truman designated General
Douglas MacArthur as Commanding General of the United Nations Command
(UNC). The first several months of the war were characterized by armies
advancing and retreating up and down the Korean peninsula.
28.
Who said “Egypt is the gift of Nile”?
[A] Herodotus
[B] Sallust
[C] Aristotle
The answer is, Herodotus.
The Greek historian Herodotus called
Egypt the "gift of the Nile", since the kingdom owed its survival to
the annual flooding of the Nile and the resulting depositing of fertile silt.
29.
Which Pharaoh of Egypt is credited with
construction of Great Pyramid of Giza?
[A] Unas
[B] Khufu
[C] Khafre
The answer is, Khufu.
Great Pyramid of Giza,
ancient Egyptian pyramid that is the largest of the three Pyramids of
Giza, located on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile River in northern
Egypt. It was built by Khufu (Cheops), the second king of Egypt's 4th
dynasty.
30.
Which of the following was the world’s earliest
form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians?
[A] Hieroglyphics
[B] Papyrus
[C] Cuneiform
The answer is, Papyrus.
Papyrus was first known to have been used
in Egypt (at least as far back as the First Dynasty), as the papyrus plant was
once abundant across the Nile Delta. The word papyrus refers both to the
writing support invented by the ancient Egyptians, and the plant from which
they made this material.
31.
The ‘Ziggurat’ in Sumerian Civilization refers
to which of the following?
[A] Prison
[B] Temples
[C] Schools
The answer is, Temples.
Ziggurat, pyramidal stepped temple tower
that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major
cities of Mesopotamia (now mainly in Iraq) from approximately 2200 until 500
BCE.
32.
The Babylonian Empire was founded by which of
the following king?
[A] Hammurabi
[B] Herodotus
[C] Marduk
The answer is, Hammurabi.
The ruler largely responsible for this rise
to power was Hammurabi (1792–1750 BCE), the sixth king of the 1st
dynasty of Babylon, who forged coalitions between the separate city-states,
promoted science and scholarship, and promulgated his famous code of law.
33.
Which of the following officially adopted
Christianity as the official religion of Rome?
[A] Constantine
[B] Nero
[C] Theodosius the Great
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The answer is, Constantine.
Roman Emperor Constantine adopted
Christianity and it was declared as the official religion of the Roman Empire. In
313 CE, the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which
granted Christianity—as well as most other religions—legal status. While this
was an important development in the history of Christianity, it was not a total
replacement of traditional Roman beliefs with Christianity.
34. Mein
Kampf is written by whom?
[A] Hitler
[B] Mussolini
[C] Lenin
The answer is, Hitler.
Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical
manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by
which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future
plans for Germany. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in
1926.
35. What
was the tax paid to the Church named as?
[A] Talle
[B] Tithe
[C] Tette
The answer is, Tithe.
The tithe was a tax, in
which one-tenth portion of agricultural produce was paid to the church,
collected by clergy. Hence, in the sense of France, 'Tithe' was a religious tax
imposed by the church, comprising one-tenth of agricultural produce.
36. Boston
Tea Party held in which year?
[A] 1772
[B] 1773
[C] 1774
The answer is, 1773.
The Boston Tea Party was an American
political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty
in Boston in colonial Massachusetts.
37. Which
of the following completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth?
[A] Vasco da Gama
[B] Juan Sebastian Elcano
[C] Ferdinand Magellan
The answer is, Juan Sebastian Elcano.
The Magellan-Elcano
expedition was the first circumnavigation of the Earth. The first
circumnavigation of the Earth was the Magellan Expedition, which sailed from
Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain in 1519 and returned in 1522, after crossing the
Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a fight with islanders in the
Philippines. He died on 27 April 1521 on Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. So
although Magellan had
masterminded the first expedition to sail around the world, he didn't
complete the voyage.
38.
Who among the following was the first European
to come to India?
[A] Portuguese
[B] British
[C] French
The answer is, Portuguese.
The Portuguese were the first European
community to discover a direct sea route to India. On 20th May 1498, a
Portuguese sailor named Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut, an important seaport
of South-West India.
39. Which
of the following region came to be known as ‘Magna Graecia’ or Greater Greece?
[A] Arabian
[B] Persian
[C] Mediterranean
The answer is, Mediterranean.
Magna Graecia, group of ancient Greek
cities along the coast of southern Italy; the people of this region were known
to the Greeks as Italiotai and to the Romans as Graeci. The site of extensive
trade and commerce, Magna Graecia was the seat of the Pythagorean and Eleatic
systems of philosophy.
40.
Which of the following civilizations flourished
between the rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates?
[A] Harrapan Civilization
[B] Chinese Civilization
[C] Mesopotamian Civilization
The answer is, Mesopotamian Civilization.
Mesopotamian civilization flourished
in the area that lies in a valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in
modern Iraq. In Greek, "Mesopotamia" means, 'the land between the
rivers'.
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