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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-8 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on World History .
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'Anti Semitism' to Adolf Hitler meant
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Anti-Semitism means prejudice a from of racism or hatred against Jews, just because of their Jewish heritage. Nazi leader Hitler was anti-semitic and considered jews as inferior and threat to Aryans.
72
Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
By the end of nineteenth century Britain emerged as the biggest colonial power. About one fifth of the world's land and one quarter of world's population came under the control of the British Empire.
73
John F. Kennedy is the __________th President of United State of America
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy became the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to hold that office.
74
When were ancient Olympic games held first?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Olympic games were first held in 776 BC by the Greeks in honour of God Zeus at Mount Olympus in Greece.
75
When did Japanese invasion of Manchuria begin?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on 19 September 1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. After the war, the Japanese established the puppet state of Manchukuo.
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Where did the practice of Shadow Cabinet originate?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
As with most other components of the Australian political system, Shadow Cabinet evolved from an informal process in the British Parliament. From the mid-nineteenth century in Britain, a distinct and organised opposition began to emerge; a leadership group to coordinate its strategy soon followed.
77
When was the building of the Parthenon at Athens started?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the zenith of the Doric order.
78
When was the Ottonian dynasty replaced by the Salian dynasty?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
When the Saxon-based Ottonian dynasty of emperors died off with the childless Emperor Henry II, Conrad was elected to succeed him as King in 1024 at the age of 34. Conrad founded his own dynasty of rulers, known as the Salian dynasty, which ruled the Holy Roman Empire for over a century.
79
Marxian materialism came from the idea of
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Marxian materialism came from the idea of Feuerbach. The Ludwig Feuerbach had rejected. Hegel's idealestic philosophy and advocated materialism.
80
Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of __________
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Porus fought against Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BC), thought to be fought at the site of modern-day Mong, Punjab, which is now part of the modern country of Pakistan. After the defeat and arrest of Porus in the war, Alexander asked Porus how he would like to be treated.