World History problems
- 1. Is statement about the clergy is true or false? Village priests led a lifestyle similar to that of the nobility.
Options- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: TRUE
Explanation:
At that time, the king would directly consult to a priest whenever He want to make the decision for the people. This mean that the role of the priest at that time is similar to the role of ministers on modern day's government. This make the priests have equal standing with other nobles.
Hence, Village priests led a lifestyle similar to that of the nobility according to clergy is true.
- 2. Alexander Kerensky was
Options- A. the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution
- B. a close confidant of Lenin, with whose help the Czar was dethroned
- C. the head of the Czar?s army
- D. an advisor of Joseph Stalin Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before the October Revolution
Explanation:
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky was a Russian lawyer and revolutionary who was a key political figure in the Russian Revolutionof 1917. After the February Revolution of 1917 he joined the newly formed Russian Provisional Government
- 3. Which is true of the 1912 presidential election?
Options- A. Because all three major candidates were Progressive, the Socialist won
- B. Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split
- C. Although none of the candidates was Progressive, the Progressives decided the election
- D. Although none of the candidates was Progressive, Progressive ideas were important Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split
Explanation:
Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split" is the one among the following that is true of the 1912 presidential election.
The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the option "B".
- 4. Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England in the year Discuss
Correct Answer: 1558 AD
- 5. Which of the following events of World History marked the beginning of the Second World War?
Options- A. Invasion of Poland by German armies
- B. Occupation of Latvia , Estonia and Lithuania by the soviet Union
- C. War against Finland declared by the USSR
- D. The period of 'Phoney war" Discuss
Correct Answer: Invasion of Poland by German armies
Explanation:
On 1 september 1939 German armies marched into poland. On 3 September Britain and France declared war on Germany.Thus the invasion of poland marked the beginning of the Second World War. The German armies completed the conquest of poland in less than three weeks as no aid reached poland. In spite of the declaration of war, however, there was little actual fighting for many months. Therefore, the war during the period from september 1939 to April 1940 when germany invaded Narway and Denmark is known as the "Phoney War"
- 6. A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ______
Options- A. Pictograms
- B. Cuneiform
- C. Hieroglyphic
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: Cuneiform
Explanation:
The Sumerians were the first to evolve a proper system of writing called cuneiform. The script is wedge-shaped. Henry Rawlinson a British officer, deciphered the cuneiform script. He discovered by chance an inscription known as the behistun inscription. Relentless work of almost 12 years by Henry Rawlinson on this inscription, he managed to decipher the cuneiform script.
- 7. Which of the following year is considered as the first year of the Muslim calender ?
Options- A. AD 622
- B. AD 671
- C. AD 571
- D. AD 651 Discuss
Correct Answer: AD 622
Explanation:
Muhammad had to leave Mecca his birth place where he started preaching and take refuse in Medina, where he was given a warm welcome. This event took place in AD 622 and is known as the year of the Hijira, or migration, which became the first year of the Muslim Calendar.
- 8. What is Portland Bill? Discuss
Correct Answer: A Lighthouse
- 9. The first Olympiad was held in Greece in the year Discuss
Correct Answer: 776 BC
- 10. The Great wall of China was built in the year Discuss
Correct Answer: 214 BC
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