Question 1

The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate scandal was

Accepted Answer

Nixon

Question 2

The slogan No taxation without representation was first raised during the American Revolution in

Accepted Answer

Massachussets Assembly

Question 3

'The Peloponnesian war' was fought between _______ and _____

Accepted Answer

The Peloponnesian war, between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BC ended in the defeat of Athens and the destruction of her democracy. Athens became a subject state of sparta. This war marked the beginning of the end of the "Glory that was Greece".

Question 4

Whose winter residence did potala palace serve as till 1959 ?

Accepted Answer

Dalai lama

Question 5

Where is the 'Pearl Harbour' located ?

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbour is an American Naval base in Hawaii

Question 6

The Opium war id held between which two countries ?

Accepted Answer

The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China’s sovereignty. The disputes included the First Opium War (1839–1842) and the Second Opium War (1856–1860).

Question 7

Which company made the first tea bags?

Accepted Answer

Tetley

Question 8

Who was the modern world's first woman head of government ?

Accepted Answer

Sirimao Bandaru nayake

Question 9

The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse was

Accepted Answer

Richard III

Question 10

Who among the following devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads?

Accepted Answer

Mc Adam devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads. which is also called macad-amized' roads named after him

Question 11

When was the Opium war held between Britain and China ?

Accepted Answer

1839

Question 12

The schools which taught primary education to Muslims during the period of sultanate

Accepted Answer

Makthabs taught the primary education to muslims during the period of sultanate

Question 13

Which of the following countries was associated with Khmer Rouge?

Accepted Answer

In 1975, a party called khmer Rouge had taken control of Cambodia under the leader ship of Pol Pot. The Government of Pol pot established a regime of terror in Cambodia and started following a policy of genocide against its own people.

Question 14

The only Communist Government of Europe which had kept itself free from the influence of Soviet Union is ______

Accepted Answer

The Communist Government of Yugoslavia had kept itself free from the Soviet Union almost from the beginning . Yugoslavia was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. It was a fedaration of 6 republics. In four of these republics, the rule of the communist parties came to an end in 1990. By 1992,Yugoslavia broke up into five independent states-the new states of yugoslavia comprising Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Question 15

Which country has always remained free from foreign rule?

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 16

When did the first Railway Train begin to carry passengers and freight?

Accepted Answer

In 1814, George Stephenson developed steam engine to haul coal from mines to ports by railways. In 1830, the first railway train began to carry passengers and freight from Liverpool to Manchester.

Question 17

Who did the historian K M Pannikar call "India's new Manu, the spirit of modern law incarnate"?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Question 18

The historical monument Al Khazneh is located in which city ?

Accepted Answer

Petra

Question 19

In which war was the Battle of Gettys-burg a key clash?

Accepted Answer

The American Civil War (1863)

Question 20

What was part of the agenda of southern democrats?

Accepted Answer

All the above

World History Questions