WORLD HISTORY MCQS PART 21

WORLD HISTORY MCQS PART 21

1. Cold War refers to
a. Tension between East and West   
b. Ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world
c. Tension between Superpowers    
d. All of the above

2. From which language has the term democracy been derived ?
a. Greek       
b. Hebrew       
c. English       
d. Latin

3. In which cities of Japan were atomic bombs dropped during World War II ?
a. Tokyo and Hiroshima                   
b. Nagasaki and Miyazaki       
c. Sendai and Hiroshima
d. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

4. Peking is the sacred place of
a. Taoism       
b. Shintoism       
c. Confucianism           
d. Judaism

5. Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties  ?
a. Richard Nixon       
b. George Bush (senior)       
c. D Eisenhower           
d. J.F. Kennedy

6. ‘He, who does not live in a state may either be a saint or an animal’ – who said this ?
a. Montesque                     
b. Angels        
c. Sophists           
d. Aristotle

7. Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will” ?
a. Hobbes       
b. Rousseau          
c. Green       
d. Laski

8. Of the following in which did Napoleonic France suffer final defeat ?
a. Battle of Trafalgar           
b. Battle of Wagram           
c. Battle of Pyramids
d. Battle of Austerlitz

9. On which side did Japan fight in the first World War ?
a. None, it wag neutral           
b. With Germany against United Kingdom       
c. Against Russia on its own       
d. With United Kingdom against Germany

10. According to Marx, the source of value is
a. Capital       
b. Land           
c. Labour       
d. None of the above

Answer Keys:
1.A
2.A
3.D
4.C
5.A
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.D
10.C