CUET 2026 MCQ Quiz on World History

CUET 2026 MCQ Quiz on World History – Objective Question Answers on World Organization

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

a.Lombardy

b.Tuscany

c.Sicily

d.Sardinia

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

a.Burma

b.Cambodia

c.Vietnam

d.Thailand

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

a.Gaaro

b.Bheel

c.Jaintia

d.Khasi

4. Who was among the famous Roman poets ?

a.Marcus

b.Plunky

c.Tacitus

d.Virgil

5. Russian revolutionary, who founded the Communist Party was

a.Stalin

b.Lenin

c.Karl Marx

d.Trotsky

6. Many European empires arose in the wake of

a.the collapse of the Byzantine Empire

b.Mongol invasions throughout the region

c.Hun invasions that triggered a mass migration

d.the expansion of African kingdoms like the Ghana

7. 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

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

a.Germany

b.Spain

c.England

d.France

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

a.George Stephenson

b. Jimi Adams

c.Graham Brothers

d.Mc Adam

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

a.1830 AD

b.1784 AD

c.1814 AD

d.1853 AD

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

a.Victor

b.Emmanuel

c.Garibaldi

d.Louis

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

a.Egyptian Civilization

b.Iranian Civilization

c.Arab Civilization

d.Chinese Civilization

13. The New Deal ended in 1938 partly because

a.FDR was stricken with polio

b.National concern shifted to overseas aggression

c.The Supreme Court ruled most New Deal programs unconstitutional

d.FDR was defeated in his bid for reelection

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

a.Egyptian Civilization

b.Chinese Civilization

c.Harappan Civilization

d.Mesopotamian Civilization

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

a.Aristophanes

b.Philip

c.Aeschylus

d.Sophocles

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

a.1853

b.1839

c.1837

d.1857

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

a.China and Russia

b.Russia and England

c.China and England

d.England and France

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

a.None of these

b.Cuneiform

c.Hieroglyphic

d.Pictograms

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

a.The Period of 'Phoney war'

b.Invasion of Poland by German armies

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

d.War against Finland declared by the USSR

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

a.Yugoslavia

b.Romania

c.Greece

d.Czechoslovakia

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

a.Iliad

b.Both a and b

c.Periplus

d.Odyssey

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

a.Vasco da Gama

b.Megellan

c. Columbus

d.Francis Drake

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

a.Lenin

b.Karl Marx

c.Plato

d.Aristotle

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

a.All the above

b.Using fear for political gain

c.Cutting taxes for landowners

d.Using violence for political gain

25. The agricultural revolution led to the need for organized

a.government

b.greenhouse gas reform

c. pest control

d.technological reform

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

a.Harsha & Indhira

b.Elizabeth Car & Carl Wood

c.Stephan & Amanda

d.Louise Brown & Vesli Multinder

27. In which country Aztec civilization originated ?

a.USA

b.Greece

c.Egypt

d.Mexico

28. The main goal of Zionism was to

a.Assimilate Jews into other cultures

b.Increase Arab residents in Palestine

c.Establish a Jewish homeland

d.Fight against anti-Semitism

29. The French Revolution started in the Year ?

a.1787

b.1788

c.1789

d.1786

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

a.Confucius

b.Mahavira

c.Buddha

d. Lao-tse

31. Who was the last Emperor of Rome ?

a.Julius

b.Nero

c.Romulus Augustulus

d.Caesar

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

a.Hyderabad

b.Punjab

c.Delhi

d.Mumbai

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

a.Shang

b.Chang Ziang

c.Chou

d.Cheng

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

a.Kohies

b.None

c.Makthabs

d.Mukhaddams

35. The 1911 Chinese revolution ended the rule of the

a.Song dynasty

b.Manchus dynasty

c.Mongolians dynasty

d.Ming dynasty

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

a.Napoleon

b.Ho Chi Minh

c.Sir Walter Scott

d.Bismarck

37. When did the Battle of Marathon occur ?

a.493 B.C

b.469 B.C

c.490 B.C

d.429 B.C

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

a.Nero

b.Victor

c.Titus

d.Vespasian

39. Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 because

a.Manchuria had refused to make peace with Japan

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

c.Japan wanted raw materials and natural resources

d.Manchuria had invaded Japan during World War I

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

a.USA

b.Nepal

c.Philippines

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

a.Manchu

b.Han

c.Ming

d.Yuan

42. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a.The Negro movement

b.The Chipko movement

c.The Feminist movement

d.The Civil Rights movement

43. Colonial America adopted whose NCO traditions?

a.US

b.Britain

c.Korea

d.France

44. When the European union formed nations began to?

a.Create one unified education system.

b.Abolish many geographic boundaries

c.Cooperate on law enforcement.

d.Eliminate their home governments.

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

a.1933

b.1944

c.1932

d.1945

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

a.Athens and Asia Minor

b.Sparta and Athens

c.Athens and Iran

d.Sparta and Iran

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

a.Tehran

b.Petra

c.Baghdad

d.Giza

48. Which is true of the 1912 presidential election?

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

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

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

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

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

a.Egypt

b.China

c.Iraq

d.India

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

a.Victoria memorial

b.India Gate

c.Gateway of India

d.Vijay stambh

51. In which year Pakistan became a federal republic?

a.1971

b.1948

c.1956

d.1975

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

a.Shankar Roy Chowdary

b.Nirmal Chandra Vij

c.Ved Prakash Malik

d.Sundar Ranjan Padmanabhan

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

a.Only power given in the constitution

b.Absolute power over parliament

c.Power for kings, not queens

d.A divine right of kings

54. 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.Chu Ruler

b.Chi Ruler

c. Chou Ruler

d.Chin Ruler

55. In 1933 congress repealed prohibition with the

a.18th Amendment

b.19th Amendment

c.21st Amendment

d.20th Amendment

56. 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

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

a.Universal Policy

b.Me Too Policy

c.Both (a)and (b)

d.Open Door Policy

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

a.Communist Party of China

b.National Socialist Party, Germany

c.Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

d.Republican Party, USA

59. What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

a. to challenge the legality of federal laws

b.to provide legislative support for Congress

c.to control the legislation of local governments

d.to make and pass laws at the state level

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

a.Rurik

b.John Adams

c.Alter Ego

d.None of above

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

a.1765

b.1776

c.1773

d.1770

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

a.1784

b.1783

c.1782

d.1785

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

a.Movies

b.Science

c.Literature

d.Music

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

a.Octavian

b.Mark Antony

c.Lapidus

d.Julius Caesar

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

a.Dalai lama

b.Pope

c.Jodhpur Maharaj

d.Nepal Raju

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

a.First Attack

b.My Spirit

c.Mein Kampf

d.Ray of Hope

67. Which of the following describes the Urban League?

a.led by Jane Addams and Ida B. Wells

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

c.focused on helping poor African American workers

d.formed in response to race riots in 1908

68. Who wrote the first history book?

a.Euclid

b.Herodotus

c.Aristotle

d.Julius Caesar

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

a.it adversely affected american productivity

b. it was not imposed strictly on immigrants

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

d.organized crime controlled illegal alcohol production

70. Who is the first woman in space ?

a.Valentina Tereshkova

b.Sunitha Williams

c.Masida Namisha

d.Tamara Press

71. Which describes how Africa was divided into countries?

a.Boundaries were made according to language similarities

b.Artificial political unity was attempted

c.Ethnic groups were each given their own country

d.Nomadic peoples were given control of their lands

72. Where is 'Pearl Harbour' located ?

a.Southern Ocean

b.Indian Ocean

c.Pacific Ocean

d.Atlantic Ocean

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

a.AD 571

b.AD 651

c.AD 671

d.AD 622

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

a.Olympic Games

b.French Revolution

c.Industrial Revolution

d.Russian Revolution

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

a.1480

b.1500

c.1495

d.1487

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

a.Germany

b.France

c.Poland

d.Italy

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

a.London

b.Moscow

c.Saint Petersburg

d.Istanbul

78. Which among the following pairs is mismatched?

a.Green Revolution – 1991

b.National policy on skill & development–2009

c.Electricity act – 2003

d.National Telecom policy – 2012

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

a.Both (a)and (b)

b.Avesta

c.Old Testament

d.Aporypha

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

a.Little Devil

b.Little Boy

c.None of these

d.Little Fly

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

a.1895

b.1900

c.1909

d.1905

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

a.Chinese Civilization

b.Egyptian Civilization

c.Arab Civilization

d.Roman Civilization

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

a.Keev

b.Crimea

c.Abkhazia

d.Georgia

84. Habeas Corpus Act was passed in ___?

a.1691

b.1683

c.1697

d.1679

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

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

b.Constant movement of the ball is similar to baseball

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

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

86. 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.Pharaoh Cheops (Khufu)

b.King Tutankhamen

c.Hammunrabi

d.None of these

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

a.1776

b.1780

c.1789

d.1781

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

a.Rousseau

b.Karl Marx

c.Engels

d.Lenin

89. The oldest dynasty still ruling in which country ?

a.Iran

b.India

c.England

d.Japan

90. When was Balkan War II fought ?

a.1912

b.1914

c.1913

d.1915

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

a.China

b.USA

c.Japan

d.India

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

a.Both A and C

b.Encouraging farmers to give up farming

c.Helping farmers fight for better prices

d.Involving farmers in political action

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

a.Tiberius

b.Livia Drusilla

c.Augustus

d.Antonius Pius

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

a.Isabel Peron

b.Golda Mayor

c.Indira Gandhi

d.Sirimao Bandaru Nayake

95. 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

CUET 2026 World History MCQ Question Answers for Competitive Exams

CUET 2026 MCQ Quiz on World History – Objective Question Answers on World Organization

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