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History of the Modern World | Set 2

1. Who was the king of Germany during the I World War?

Correct : B. william ii

2. Name the dynasty that had ruled over Austria Hungary till the end of the I World War

Correct : D. hapsburg

3. Who was the leader of the Mensheviks in Russia?

Correct : C. kerensky

4. Who was the ruler of Russia at the time of the Revolution?

Correct : A. nicholas ii

5. The term ‘Metropolis’ simply means

Correct : D. mother country

6. Who authored Don Quixote?

Correct : C. cervantes

7. Where is the Pitti Palace located?

Correct : A. italy

8. Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Bohemia?

Correct : D. john huss

9. The Church at Wittenberg located in

Correct : D. germany

10. Which ruler of Portugal did encourage navigators at the beginning of the 15th century?

Correct : B. henry

11. To which country Ferdinand Magellan belonged?

Correct : A. portugal

12. Which Continental Congress adopted the American Declaration of Independence?

Correct : B. second

13. Who was Donatello?

Correct : D. sculptor

14. The sculpture Pieta is sculptured by

Correct : C. michelangelo

15. In the 16th century, the German translation of Bible was made by

Correct : A. martin luther

16. Who was responsible for the invention of ‘Mule’

Correct : D. samuel crompton

17. Who invented the Sewing machine?

Correct : C. elias howe

18. The magnum opus of Erasmus of Rotterdam is

Correct : A. in praise of folly

19. To which country James Watt belonged

Correct : D. scotland

20. Who authored ‘The Discourses?’

Correct : B. machiavelli

21. Which among the following is not a specialized agency of the UN

Correct : C. general assembly

22. What is GATT stands for

Correct : A. general agreement on tariff and trade

23. Where is Manchuria situated?

Correct : C. china

24. Who was the leader of Revolutionary Marxism in Germany in the Post First World War period?

Correct : B. rosa luxemburg

25. In which country the Weimar republic existed?

Correct : D. germany

26. Name the political party formed by Mussolini

Correct : D. national fascist party

27. Where was the Head quarter of the League of Nations?

Correct : B. geneva

28. Name the newspaper published by the Bolshevik Party

Correct : B. pravda

29. With which country, the name of Rasputin involved?

Correct : A. russia

30. Who was responsible for developing romantic nationalism?

Correct : C. herder

31. To Herder, Volksgeist means

Correct : B. national spirit

32. Gettysburg speech was delivered by

Correct : A. abraham lincoln

33. The Reign of Terror in France was set up by

Correct : D. robespierre

34. Name the last battle waged by Napoleon Bonaparte

Correct : D. battle of waterloo

35. Who represented the Third Estate in France in the 18th century?

Correct : C. common people

36. Who was English king during the course of the American War of Independence?

Correct : A. george iii

37. In which year the Petition of Rights was accepted in the history of England?

Correct : D. 1628

38. Who invented the Pudding Furnace?

Correct : B. henry cort

39. To which country Eli Whitney belonged?

Correct : C. usa

40. Who discovered the Law of Gravitation?

Correct : A. isaac newton

41. Name the nations dominated in the multi polar world of domination till the 1980s

Correct : C. usa and ussr