World History Questions

Q:

Which country has the oldest National Flag?

A) Denmark B) Japan
C) India D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Denmark

Explanation:

Denmark has the oldest National Flag.

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0 1915
Q:

In 1767 when the English waged the First Mysore War with Hyder Ali, the help of which indian partner did they get?

Answer

The Nizam of Hyderabad

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2 1910
Q:

Where is the Cathedral of Notre Dame located?

A) London B) Rome
C) Genoa D) Paris
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Paris

Explanation:

The Cathedral of Notre Dame is located in paris(France) . It was one of the earliest French Cathedrals to be built in the Gothic style. It was built between A.D 1163 and AD 1270. About the 12th century, a new style- the Gothic -was developed in France.

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1 1905
Q:

Which statement best describes the cold war in 1989?

A) The coldwar started B) Atom bomb on USSR
C) Glorious revolution occured D) Beginning of the end of cold war
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Beginning of the end of cold war

Explanation:

The Cold War started with building tensions between the US and the USSR during World War II. As Stalin began to annex more countries and spread communism throughout Eastern Europe, the US began to feel threatened and feared that they would start a war amongst the capitalist nations. The US started an attempt to limit the spread of communism and protect capitalism, which led to a series of passive aggressive and indirectly hostile exchanges between the two nations.

 

The beginning of the end of the cold war, the Berlin Wall came down. The USSR began to collapse the following year, in 1990.

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1 1899
Q:

Name the British Viceroy who was the original practitioner of the policy of 'divide and rule' in Bengal.

Answer

Lord Curzon

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3 1894
Q:

What fields did progressives aim to reform?

A) workplace conditions B) education
C) government D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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1 1894
Q:

Before independence,Zimbabwe was a colony of ________

Answer

Britain

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2 1892
Q:

Which of these is true of the sedition act?

A) It made it illegal to print pro-war propaganda. B) It made it dangerous to speak out against the war.
C) It targeted white Russians. D) It made it dangerous to go abroad.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It made it dangerous to speak out against the war.

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1 1884