World History problems
- 1. The first woman in world to become the Prime minister of a country was Discuss
Correct Answer: Sirimao Bandara Naike
- 2. With which of the following is the term Liberty, Equality and Fraternity associated?
Options- A. Industrial Revolution
- B. Russian Revolution
- C. French Revolution
- D. Olympic Games Discuss
Correct Answer: French Revolution
- 3. Name the British Viceroy who was the original practitioner of the policy of 'divide and rule' in Bengal. Discuss
Correct Answer: Lord Curzon
- 4. What, in modern history, is the Bay of pigs? Discuss
Correct Answer: It refers to the failed attack on Castro's Cuba launched by a group of exiles in April 1961
- 5. Where in South India has the largest collection of Roman coins been found? Discuss
Correct Answer: Coimbatore
- 6. To honour whom was a settlement in America called Virginia? Discuss
Correct Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
- 7. What was the unique about the way in which these three Indian states slipped into British hands - Satara in 1848, Jhansi in 1853 and Nagpur in 1854? Discuss
Correct Answer: Because of the Doctrine of Lapse; if Hindu rulers did not have direct natural heirs, the British would impose their rule
- 8. Which of these cities has one part of it is in Asia and other part in Europe ?
Options- A. Moscow
- B. London
- C. Istanbul
- D. Saint Peteresburg Discuss
Correct Answer: Istanbul
- 9. The international crisis in 2014 between Russia and Ukraine belongs to which of the following place ?
Options- A. Crimea
- B. Abkhazia
- C. Georgia
- D. Keev Discuss
Correct Answer: Crimea
- 10. The term 'fourth estate' is used in reference to
Options- A. The Executive
- B. The Press and news paper
- C. Parliament
- D. The Judiciary Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: The Press and news paper
Explanation:
Thomas Carlyle attributed the origin of the term to Edmund Burke, who used it in a parliamentary debate in 1787 on the opening up of press reporting of the House of Commons of Great Britain.
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