14000+ MCQs Modern History (World History)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 04/05/2026
1. During the Second World War, which one of the following countries was not one of the three Axis Powers, which fought against the Allied powers?
2. In which cities of Japan were atomic bombs dropped during Second World War?
3. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?
4. 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:
5. Which one of the following constituted the privileged class at the time of French Revolution?
6. When did the Stamp Act Congress consisting of delegates from 9 of the 13 colonies of America meet in New York City?
7. Which of the following civilisations is associated with 'Achaemenid Empire'?
8. Why were tombs filled with art, jewellery, and other treasures, in Egyptian Civilisation?
9. Assertion (A) Democracy was first established in America. It is called as the mother of modern democracy. Reason (R) The first written constitution was introduced in America in 1789.
10. In the Second World War, Russia was part of:
11. Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilisation developed?
12. An analysis of the Russo-Japanese War and the Boer War shows that one reason nations go to war is to:
13. In which of the following civilisations, the regions of Babylon, Sumer and Assyria, were comprised?
14. Arabian art was mainly influenced by:
15. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
16. Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China to keep out invaders from the North known as the Great Wall of China?
17. A main idea of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' Communist Manifesto is that the proletariat:
18. Sphinx is associated with which of the following Civilisations?
19. Which of the following was/were among the decisions taken by the First Continental Congress held in Philadelphia in September, 1774?
I. It rejected a plan for a colonial union under the British authority. II. It drew up a statement of grievances. III. It agreed upon a scheme to stop trade between the colonies and England. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
20. 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?
21. The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would:
22. A characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian Civilisation was the:
23. Which of the following were included in the Allied Powers?
I. England II. Austria III. Canada IV. France V. Russia
24. The American Revolution occurred in colonial North America between:
25. Which statement best describes a relationship between First World War and the Bolshevik Revolution?
26. Who among the following was associated with Cleopatra (Beauty Queen of Egypt)?
27. The Mandate of Heaven governed the relationship between the ruler and the ruled in:
28. Which one of the following groups belong to the same school of thought?
29. European Renaissance started from which country?
30. Who is the father of 'utilitarian school' of thought?
31. A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the:
32. Why was the Balkan region referred to as the 'Powder Keg of Europe' prior to First World War?
33. 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.
34. Absolute Sovereign power of the Monarch was advocated by:
35. The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to:
36. The Russian revolutionaries derived their ideology from the doctrines of:
37. 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.
38. Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
39. Who was the President of America during American Civil War?
40. Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is best described as a:
41. A system of government called "Res Publica" was the feature of which of the following Civilisation?
42. Which of the following is associated with “the concept of political Sovereignty”?
43. The earliest known written records of the history of China date from which dynasty?
44. During the mid 19th century Industrial Revolution, the average life span of workers in Manchester was:
45. In which of the following years were passenger trains introduced in England?
46. Which was the oldest dynasty in ancient China?
47. Which of the following factors is/are responsible for American Revolution?
48. When was the 'Battle of Marathon' occurred?
49. “Political Independence without economic equality is an illusion”. Whose statement is this?
50. Who said that 'Man is a political animal'?