14000+ MCQs Modern History (World History)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/07/2026
1. Which of the following statements about Industrial Revolution in Europe is not correct?
2. Some efforts have been made to transform the status of individual from the object to the subject of international law. The first effort towards this was made after the:
3. Who among the following gave the concept of distributive Justice?
4. The international body which was formed in Europe (in 1889) to coordinate the efforts of socialists all over Europe was called:
5. Which of the following is associated with “the concept of political Sovereignty”?
6. Which of the following factors is/are responsible for American Revolution?
7. Which of the following statement about Alexander is not correct?
8. Assertion (A) Classical Greek is generally considered as the cradle of Western Civilisation. Reason (R) Classical Greek culture had a powerful influence on ancient Rome, which carried it through the Mediterranean and much of Europe.
9. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by:
10. The Truman Doctrine of 1947 was announced to achieve which one of the following?
11. Match the following (War) with the Related Countries.
| List I (War) | List II (Related Country) |
| A. Battle of Nile | 1. England and France |
| B. Opium War | 2. England and China |
| C. Cold War | 3. USA and USSR |
| D. Sedan War | 4. France and Prussia |
12. Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
13. Ancient Greek was a civilisation belonging to a period of Greek history from:
14. The war criminals of the Second World War were put to trial in:
15. Rome was established in which year?
16. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
17. Which Renaissance scientist explained how planets moved around the sun?
18. Second World War began when Germany invaded:
19. The Bolshevik Revolution started in Russia during the reign of:
20. Consider the following statements regarding 'Glorious Revolution'.
I. Glorious Revolution started in the year 1632. II. It is also called as the Bloodless Revolution. III. The term was first used by John Hampden. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
21. Who among the following presented 'The April Thesis' to the Russian people in 1917?
22. Who among the following first used the term 'Industrial Revolution' in English to describe the changes that occurred in British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?
23. A major cause of First World War was:
24. The theory of scientific socialism is largely based on the teachings of:
25. The main reason for the Chinese Communists gained control of mainland China in 1949 was that:
26. On which side did Japan fight in the First World War?
27. North Atlantic Alliance is another name of:
28. The system of counting adopted by the people of Mesopotamia is known as:
29. Arrange the following inventions in the field of cotton Industry in chronological order (starting with the earliest).
I. James Hargreaves’s Spinning Jenny II. John Kay’s Flying Shuttle III. Samuel Crompton’s Mule IV. Richard Arkwright’s Water Frame
30. Which one among the following sums up Marx's view about history?
31. Consider the following statements concerning the American War of Independence.
I. The Americans raised the slogan, “No taxation without representation.” II. The American merchants resorted to boycott the British products. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
32. When was the 'Boxer Rebellion' happened in China?
33. Consider the following statements with reference to Mesopotamian Civilisation.
I. The earliest language written in Mesopotamia was Sumerian. II. It was one of the four riverine civilisations along with the Nile valley in ancient Egypt, Indus Valley Civilisation in the Indian Sub-continent and the Yellow river in ancient China. Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.
34. Which one of the following statements about Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct?
35. Which one of the following constituted the privileged class at the time of French Revolution?
36. Which of the following statements relating to the Non-alignment Movement is/are not correct?
I. Non-alignment came to symbolise the struggle of India and other newly independent nations to retain and strengthen their independence from colonialism and imperialism. II. Non-alignment advanced the process of democratisation of international relations. III. Military alliances formed a major part of Non-alignment. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
37. In the renaissance period, which factor was emphasised by the Philosophy of Humanism?
38. Consider the following statements.
I. Mesopotamian Civilisation developed near the Tigris river. II. Mesopotamian Civilisation developed near the Zagros mountain. III. Mesopotamian Civilisation developed near the Euphrates river. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
39. Sun Yat-sen’s “Three Principles of the People” (1911) and the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square (1989) were similar in that they both demanded that the Chinese government:
40. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was ended with the signing of:
41. Who among the following was not a member of the 'Big Four' in the Congress of Vienna (1815)?
42. The political reorganisation of Russia after the Communist Revolution of 1917 resulted in:
43. A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the:
44. The European Renaissance of the fifteenth century is noted for great advances in:
45. What happened in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, was similar to what occurred in:
46. Who said, “A good citizen makes a good state and a bad state”?
47. Due to which of the following factors, the Industrial Revolution took place in England in the eighteenth century?
I. The discovery of coal and iron deposits. II. The discovery of steam power. III. The introduction of railways. IV. The regular supply of raw materials. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
48. The war between India and Pakistan in Kashmir in 1965, the sending of Indian troops to Sri Lanka in 1987, and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 all demonstrate that in South Asia:
49. Who was the Emperor of Russia during Russian Revolution?
50. Young Italy Movement was led by two revolutionaries. One was 'Mazzini' and the other was: