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World History MCQ Questions and answers with easy explanations. History section provides you all type of mcq questions on World History with explanations. World History MCQ is important for exams like IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NET etc. Page-2 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on World History .
11
Of the following, in which did Napolenic France suffer final defeat?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Battle of Trafalgar 1805 was an Naval engagement of Napolenic wars. In this Naval battle British fleet was headed by Lord Nelson who defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets near Strait of Gibraltor. This was the battle which established the naval supermacy of Britishers.
12
The chief advocate of Fascism was
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Fascism is an Italian word. It is a political ideology propounded by Benito Mussolini. The three main principles of fascist philosophy are-
(i) Every thing in the state.
(ii) Nothing outside the state.
(iii) Nothing against the state.
13
Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East-Indies; Dutch: Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda) was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800.
14
When was Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
During the Muslim rule in Spain, Seville came under the jurisdiction of the Caliphate of Cordoba before becoming the independent Taifa of Seville; later it was ruled by the Muslim Almoravids and the Almohads until finally being incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III in 1248.
15
The Industrial Revolution in England represented the climax of the transition from
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The increase in trade, mode of production urbanization during industrialization led to the fall of feudalism and the rise of capitalism in England.
16
Which one of the following is included in the rights of serfs?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism. It was a condition of bondage which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe. The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs was included in it.
17
When was "The Communist Manifesto" written?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
On February 21, 1848, The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx with the assistance of Friedrich Engels, is published in London by a group of German-born revolutionary socialists known as the Communist League.
18
In which year British East India Company established Singapore
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
On 6 February 1819, Stamford Raffles, Temenggong Abdu'r Rahman and Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor signed a treaty that gave the British East India Company (EIC) the right to set up a trading post in Singapore.
19
Which dynasty of China began the construction of the Great Wall
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Construction of the wall began in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) under the First Emperor Shi Huangdi and continued over hundreds of years throughout many different dynasties.
20
The world's oldest continuously inhabited city is
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Damascus is the capital city of Syria and the oldest inhabited city in the world.