1 MCQs

Question 1

Magna Carta was signed on:

Answer 1

a. June 15, 1215

Question 2

Magna Carta established, for the first time, the principle that:

Answer 2

a. Everybody, including the King, will subject to the law

Question 3

Magna Carta was agreed by:

Answer 3

a. King John of England

Question 4

Treaty of Westphalia was signed on

Answer 4

a. October 24, 1648

Question 5

Treaty of Westphalia ended the:

Answer 5

a. Thirty Years War (1618-1648) in Europe

Question 6

Westphalia is the name of the city of modern day

Answer 6

a. Germany

Question 7

Treaty of Westphalia formally established the principle of

Answer 7

Sovereignty

This treaty was foundation stone of nation state system

Question 8

Meeting of Congress of Vienna was held in:

Answer 8

a. September 1814 to June 1815

Question 9

Meeting of Congress of Vienna was held after the:

Answer 9

a. Napoleonic Wars

Question 10

The main purpose of Congress of Vienna was

Answer 10

a. To draw out long-term peace plan for Europe

Question 11

When United States of America gained independence from British colonial rule

Answer 11

a. July 04, 1776

Question 12

How many American colonies revolted

Answer 12

a. 13

Question 13

Thirteenth colony “New York” approved the Declaration on:

Answer 13

a. July 19,1776

Question 14

Which Pamphlet was much influential in American

Answer 14

a. Common Sense published by Thomas Paine in January 1776

Question 15

First American opposition to British policy came in 1765 after Parliament passed:

Answer 15

a. The Stamp Act

Question 16

One of the major events of American Revolution was:

Answer 16

a. The Boston Tea Party of December 16,1773

Question 17

The United States formally became a free and independent nation in 1783, with the signing of

Answer 17

The Treaty of Paris with Britian

Question 18

French Revolution occurred in

Answer 18

a. 1789

Question 19

French Revolution uprooted centuries-old institutions such as:

Answer 19

a. Absolute monarchy and the feudal system

Question 20

In June 1793, the Jacobins unleashed the bloody:

Answer 20

a. Reign of Terror

Question 21

Tennis Court Oath is associated with:

Answer 21

a. The French Revolution

Question 22

What was the slogan of French Revolution?

Answer 22

a. Liberty, equality, fraternity

Question 23

The French and American Revolutions:

Answer 23

a. Created new challenges to international society by raising the issue of nationalism while also leading to the creation of the Concert of Europe.

Question 24

Immanuel Kant wrote the book in 1795:

Answer 24

a. “Perpetual peace: A philosophical sketch”

Question 25

The international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called:

Answer 25

a. Durand Line

Question 26

Durand line was demarcated between Amir Abdul Rehman of Afghanistan and Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary of British Government in:

Answer 26

a. 1893

Question 27

The Red Cross was founded by Henri Dunant in:

Answer 27

a. 1863

Question 28

The First Geneva Convention was signed in:

Answer 28

a. 1864

Question 29

The First Geneva Convention deals with the rights of:

Answer 29

a. The Prisoners of Wars (PoWs)

Question 30

Monroe Doctrine was presented in Congress by American President James Monroe on:

Answer 30

a. December 2, 1823

Question 31

Monroe Doctrine opposed the European colonialism in the:

Answer 31

a. American Continent

Question 32

Karl Marx was a German philosopher wrote

Answer 32

Das Kapital in 1867

Question 33

The Communist Manifesto, a pamphlet was written by:

Answer 33

a. Karl Marx (1848)

Question 34

The First Hague Convention was signed in:

Answer 34

a. 1899

Question 35

The Second Hague Convention was signed in:

Answer 35

a. 1907

Question 36

The Hague Conventions are related to:

Answer 36

a. The Laws of War

Question 37

First World War was started on:

Answer 37

a. 28th July, 1914 to 11th November, 1918

Question 38

Which major countries were in the Allied group?

Answer 38

a. UK, France, Russia, USA, Italy

Question 39

Which major countries were in the Central Powers?

Answer 39

a. Austria-Hungry, Germany, Othman Empire, Bulgaria

Question 40

Bolshevik Revolutions occurred in:

Answer 40

a. Oct 1917

Question 41

Who was Grigory Rasputin?

Answer 41

Mystic

Question 42

Lenin wrote the book in 1916:

Answer 42

a. "Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism

Question 43

Bolshevik means:

Answer 43

a. Majority faction of communist party

Question 44

Menshevik means:

Answer 44

a. Minority faction of communist party

Question 45

Russia fought civil war from:

Answer 45

a. 1918-1922

Question 46

The Armistice, which ended the WW-I, was signed on:

Answer 46

a. November 11, 1918

Question 47

Treaty of Versailles was signed on:

Answer 47

a. June 28, 1919

Question 48

Paris Peace Conference was convened in January 1919 and lasted till:

Answer 48

a. 20 January, 1920

Question 49

The League was established by Part I of the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on:

Answer 49

a. June 28,1919

Question 50

The League of Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nation takes effect on:

Answer 50

a. January 10, 1920