CUET 2025 MCQ Quiz on World History

CUET 2025 MCQ Quiz on World History – Objective Question Answers on World Organization

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1. Which of the following cities has the highest historical monuments?

a.Hyderabad

b.Delhi

c.Punjab

d.Mumbai

2. What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

a.to make and pass laws at the state level

b.to provide legislative support for Congress

c.to control the legislation of local governments

d. to challenge the legality of federal laws

3. Which dynasty was in power throughout the 1500's in China?

a.Manchu

b.Yuan

c.Ming

d.Han

4. Who among the following emphasized the 'Five Relationships' ?

a.Confucius

b.Buddha

c. Lao-tse

d.Mahavira

5. The main goal of Zionism was to

a.Assimilate Jews into other cultures

b.Fight against anti-Semitism

c.Establish a Jewish homeland

d.Increase Arab residents in Palestine

6. With which of the following is the term Liberty, Equality and Fraternity associated?

a.Industrial Revolution

b.Olympic Games

c.French Revolution

d.Russian Revolution

7. Who among the following devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads?

a.Graham Brothers

b.George Stephenson

c. Jimi Adams

d.Mc Adam

8. Who was the modern world's first woman head of government ?

a.Sirimao Bandaru Nayake

b.Isabel Peron

c.Golda Mayor

d.Indira Gandhi

9. What is the basic foundation of neoclassical literature?

a.Anti-Renaissance thought

b.Puritan philosophy

c.Artistic values of ancient Greece and Rome

d.Enlightenment theory

10. Russian revolutionary, who founded the Communist Party was

a.Trotsky

b.Karl Marx

c.Stalin

d.Lenin

11. Many European empires arose in the wake of

a.the collapse of the Byzantine Empire

b.the expansion of African kingdoms like the Ghana

c.Hun invasions that triggered a mass migration

d.Mongol invasions throughout the region

12. Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 because

a.Japan wanted to take back lands that belonged to it

b.Japan wanted raw materials and natural resources

c.Manchuria had refused to make peace with Japan

d.Manchuria had invaded Japan during World War I

13. Who was the first ruler to consolidate the slavic tribes?

a.Rurik

b.John Adams

c.None of above

d.Alter Ego

14. The agricultural revolution led to the need for organized

a.greenhouse gas reform

b.government

c.technological reform

d. pest control

15. Which year is associated with the Boston Tea Party ?

a.1776

b.1765

c.1773

d.1770

16. Whose winter residence did potala palace serve till 1959 ?

a.Nepal Raju

b.Dalai lama

c.Jodhpur Maharaj

d.Pope

17. In 1933 congress repealed prohibition with the

a.19th Amendment

b.21st Amendment

c.18th Amendment

d.20th Amendment

18. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a.The Civil Rights movement

b.The Feminist movement

c.The Negro movement

d.The Chipko movement

19. Who is the first woman in space ?

a.Sunitha Williams

b.Tamara Press

c.Masida Namisha

d.Valentina Tereshkova

20. The most imposing of all the pyramids is the Great Pyramid at Gizeh near Cairo, was built about 2650 B.C by the ____ of the Old kingdom.

a.None of these

b.King Tutankhamen

c.Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu)

d.Hammunrabi

21. In which country Aztec civilization originated ?

a.Greece

b.Mexico

c.Egypt

d.USA

22. Which describes how Africa was divided into countries?

a.Boundaries were made according to language similarities

b.Ethnic groups were each given their own country

c.Nomadic peoples were given control of their lands

d.Artificial political unity was attempted

23. In which year Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany ?

a.1944

b.1945

c.1932

d.1933

24. The schools which taught primary education to Muslims during the period of sultanate

a.Makthabs

b.None

c.Kohies

d.Mukhaddams

25. The slogan No taxation without representation was first raised during the American Revolution in

a.Philadelphia Congress

b.Boston Tea Party

c.None of these

d.Massachussets Assembly

26. When did the first Railway Train begin to carry passengers and freight?

a.1853 AD

b.1814 AD

c.1830 AD

d.1784 AD

27. During the Kargil War, Who was the Indian Army chief of staff ?

a.Shankar Roy Chowdary

b.Sundar Ranjan Padmanabhan

c.Ved Prakash Malik

d.Nirmal Chandra Vij

28. Who is considered as the master of Greek comedy ?

a.Philip

b.Aristophanes

c.Aeschylus

d.Sophocles

29. Who was the last Emperor of Rome ?

a.Nero

b.Romulus Augustulus

c.Caesar

d.Julius

30. Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was crucified?

a.Tiberius

b.Livia Drusilla

c.Augustus

d.Antonius Pius

31. Where is 'Pearl Harbour' located ?

a.Atlantic Ocean

b.Pacific Ocean

c.Indian Ocean

d.Southern Ocean

32. Which of the following statements about Australian football is TRUE?

a.Constant movement of the ball is similar to baseball

b.The players tend to wear a large amount of padding.

c.Each team has a number of set plays for both offense and defense

d.Goals are scored by kicking the ball through goal posts

33. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped by USA on Hiroshima in Japan during the second world war ?

a.Little Devil

b.None of these

c.Little Boy

d.Little Fly

34. Which of the following is the sacred book of Judaism?

a.Avesta

b.Both (a)and (b)

c.Old Testament

d.Aporypha

35. Which of these was an action of Farmers Alliances?

a.Both A and C

b.Involving farmers in political action

c.Helping farmers fight for better prices

d.Encouraging farmers to give up farming

36. A constitutional convention was called in Philadelphia to frame a new Constitution of America, which came into effect in _________

a.1776

b.1789

c.1780

d.1781

37. Which of the following year is considered as the first year of the Muslim calender ?

a.AD 571

b.AD 622

c.AD 671

d.AD 651

38. Which of the following events of World History marked the beginning of the Second World War?

a.War against Finland declared by the USSR

b.Occupation of Latvia , Estonia and Lithuania by the soviet Union

c.Invasion of Poland by German armies

d.The Period of 'Phoney war'

39. Which political party used to have a swastik symbol ?

a.Communist Party of China

b.National Socialist Party, Germany

c.Republican Party, USA

d.Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

40. The only Communist Government of Europe which had kept itself free from the influence of Soviet Union is ______

a.Yugoslavia

b.Greece

c.Czechoslovakia

d.Romania

41. The 1911 Chinese revolution ended the rule of the

a.Manchus dynasty

b.Ming dynasty

c.Mongolians dynasty

d.Song dynasty

42. France joined the Triple Entente because

a.it needed protection from Germany

b.it had a long history of friendship with Great Britain

c.its leaders wanted to protect French colonies in Africa

d.its leaders wanted to take over land in the Balkans

43. The earliest Chinese civilization of which archaeologists tell us in the _______ civilization

a.Shang

b.Chou

c.Cheng

d.Chang Ziang

44. The first newspaper in the world was started by ?

a.China

b.India

c.Japan

d.USA

45. Which of the following civilizations is associated with the 'Achaemenid Empire'?

a.Chinese Civilization

b.Egyptian Civilization

c.Iranian Civilization

d.Arab Civilization

46. Which of the following describes the Urban League?

a.formed in response to race riots in 1908

b.focused on helping poor African American workers

c.helped middle-class African Americans struggle for political and social justice

d.led by Jane Addams and Ida B. Wells

47. Which of the following countries was associated with the Khmer Rouge?

a.Burma

b.Vietnam

c.Thailand

d.Cambodia

48. A constitutional monarchy provides what power to a monarch?

a.A divine right of kings

b.Absolute power over parliament

c.Power for kings, not queens

d.Only power given in the constitution

49. Who was among the famous Roman poets ?

a.Plunky

b.Tacitus

c.Virgil

d.Marcus

50. Which of the following poems was/were credited to a Greek poet named Homer?

a.Periplus

b.Both a and b

c.Odyssey

d.Iliad

51. A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ______

a.Hieroglyphic

b.None of these

c.Cuneiform

d.Pictograms

52. Which of the following structures was built in the memory of soldiers who fought in world war 1 ?

a.Gateway of India

b.India Gate

c.Victoria memorial

d.Vijay stambh

53. USA suggested a policy, according to which all countries would have equal rights to trade anywhere in China,was known as_______

a.Both (a)and (b)

b.Open Door Policy

c.Universal Policy

d.Me Too Policy

54. Who wrote the first history book?

a.Aristotle

b.Euclid

c.Herodotus

d.Julius Caesar

55. Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China, to keep out invaders from the north, known as the Great wall of China?

a.Chin Ruler

b.Chi Ruler

c. Chou Ruler

d.Chu Ruler

56. Who is also known as the founder of scientific socialism ?

a.Karl Marx

b.Lenin

c.Engels

d.Rousseau

57. Colonial America adopted whose NCO traditions?

a.Korea

b.Britain

c.US

d.France

58. In which year American Independence was acknowledged by England ?

a.1782

b.1784

c.1785

d.1783

59. When did the "Boxer Rebellion" happen in China?

a.1909

b.1895

c.1905

d.1900

60. When the European union formed nations began to?

a.Abolish many geographic boundaries

b.Cooperate on law enforcement.

c.Eliminate their home governments.

d.Create one unified education system.

61. Who said that " Man is a political animal" ?

a.Karl Marx

b.Lenin

c.Aristotle

d.Plato

62. Habeas Corpus Act was passed in ___?

a.1683

b.1691

c.1697

d.1679

63. Which of these fields was the lost generation associated with?

a.Movies

b.Music

c.Literature

d.Science

64. The French Revolution started in the Year ?

a.1789

b.1786

c.1788

d.1787

65. In which year Pakistan became a federal republic?

a.1956

b.1971

c.1975

d.1948

66. Which is considered the oldest civilization of the world ?

a.Harappan Civilization

b.Mesopotamian Civilization

c.Chinese Civilization

d.Egyptian Civilization

67. Who was the first to sail around the world ?

a.Vasco da Gama

b.Megellan

c. Columbus

d.Francis Drake

68. The oldest dynasty still ruling in which country ?

a.England

b.India

c.Iran

d.Japan

69. Which is true of the 1912 presidential election?

a.Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split

b.Because all three major candidates were Progressive, the Socialist won

c.Although none of the candidates was Progressive, Progressive ideas were important

d.Although none of the candidates was Progressive, the Progressives decided the election

70. Who is the First Test Tube Twins Babies in the World?

a.Harsha & Indhira

b.Louise Brown & Vesli Multinder

c.Stephan & Amanda

d.Elizabeth Car & Carl Wood

71. Who started the construction of the Colosseum in Rome ?

a.Titus

b.Nero

c.Victor

d.Vespasian

72. The Peloponnesian war' was fought between _______ and _____

a.Sparta and Athens

b.Sparta and Iran

c.Athens and Iran

d.Athens and Asia Minor

73. The Young Italy movement was led by two revolutionaries, One was "Mazzini" and Other was ?

a.Victor

b.Garibaldi

c.Louis

d.Emmanuel

74. Which of the following contributed to the failure of prohibition?

a.many americans did not consider drinking to be a crime

b.it adversely affected american productivity

c. it was not imposed strictly on immigrants

d.organized crime controlled illegal alcohol production

75. The Opium war is held between which two countries ?

a.England and France

b.China and Russia

c.Russia and England

d.China and England

76. The historical monument Al Khazneh is located in which city ?

a.Giza

b.Petra

c.Tehran

d.Baghdad

77. Which of these cities has one part of it in Asia and another part in Europe ?

a.Saint Petersburg

b.London

c.Istanbul

d.Moscow

78. The international crisis in 2014 between Russia and Ukraine belongs to which of the following places ?

a.Crimea

b.Abkhazia

c.Georgia

d.Keev

79. The New Deal ended in 1938 partly because

a.FDR was stricken with polio

b.The Supreme Court ruled most New Deal programs unconstitutional

c.FDR was defeated in his bid for reelection

d.National concern shifted to overseas aggression

80. Which country is associated with the 'Jesuit School'?

a.Germany

b.France

c.England

d.Spain

81. Which among the following is called "Gift of the Nile" ?

a.India

b.China

c.Iraq

d.Egypt

82. Which of the following tribes does not share its name to a mountain peak ?

a.Gaaro

b.Bheel

c.Khasi

d.Jaintia

83. In which year Bartholomew Diaz reached the Cape of Good Hope ?

a.1480

b.1495

c.1500

d.1487

84. The invasion of which of these countries in 1939 widely regarded to have started World War II ?

a.France

b.Italy

c.Germany

d.Poland

85. 'Sphinx' is associated with which of the following civilizations?

a.Chinese Civilization

b.Arab Civilization

c.Egyptian Civilization

d.Roman Civilization

86. Which among the following pairs is mismatched?

a.National policy on skill & development–2009

b.National Telecom policy – 2012

c.Electricity act – 2003

d.Green Revolution – 1991

87. Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron ?

a.Bismarck

b.Sir Walter Scott

c.Napoleon

d.Ho Chi Minh

88. When was Balkan War II fought ?

a.1912

b.1915

c.1914

d.1913

89. A king of the Roman Empire, in 37 B.C, became the most powerful and ruled for 44 years.Who was that king?

a.Julius Caesar

b.Octavian

c.Mark Antony

d.Lapidus

90. What was part of the agenda of southern democrats?

a.All the above

b.Using violence for political gain

c.Cutting taxes for landowners

d.Using fear for political gain

91. When was the Opium war held between Britain and China ?

a.1853

b.1857

c.1839

d.1837

92. When did the Battle of Marathon occur ?

a.429 B.C

b.490 B.C

c.469 B.C

d.493 B.C

93. Which, among the following, was the most powerful kingdom of Italy on the eve of unification ?

a.Sardinia

b.Lombardy

c.Tuscany

d.Sicily

94. What is the name of the autobiography of Adolf Hitler ?

a.Mein Kampf

b.First Attack

c.Ray of Hope

d.My Spirit

95. Which country has always remained free from foreign rule?

a.Philippines

b.USA

c.Nepal

CUET 2025 World History MCQ Question Answers for Competitive Exams

CUET 2025 MCQ Quiz on World History – Objective Question Answers on World Organization

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