World History MCQs

Question 1

Who pioneered Christian cenobitic monasticism?

Accepted Answer

Pachomius the Great

Answer

Anthony the Great

Answer

Athanasius of Alexandria

Answer

Basil of Caesarea

Question 2

Who wrote the article "The Gospel of Wealth"?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Carnegie

Answer

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Answer

Dale Carnegie

Answer

Napoleon Hill

Question 3

Who were the three eminent statesmen who started the Non-aligned Movement?

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru, Anwar Sadat, Soekarno

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru, Chou Enlai, Kwame Nkrumah

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru, Fidel Castro, Marshal Tito

Question 4

Alexander the Great died at __________

Accepted Answer

Babylon

Answer

Susa

Answer

Macedonia

Answer

Kabul

Question 5

According to Gregory of Tours, which of the following was true about Clovis's conversion?

Accepted Answer

At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde

Answer

He was forced to convert by the bishops

Answer

He began to consider conversion when his army was defeated by the Christian Alamanni

Answer

He forced his army to be baptized after he was

Question 6

Who said "Man is a social animal"?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Answer

Rousseau

Answer

Laski

Answer

Plato

Question 7

Who is also known as 'Bard of Avon'

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Answer

William Wordsworth

Answer

Karl Marx

Answer

John Milton

Question 8

Which Roman Emperor is also known as 'little boot'

Accepted Answer

Caligula

Answer

Nero

Answer

Julius Caesar

Answer

Augustus

Question 9

'St. Petersburg' city was founded by the

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great

Answer

Feodor III

Answer

Catherine I

Answer

Peter II