World History Questions and Answers

Q: With reference to the result of World War II, consider the following statements :1) Albania became independent and a communist state2) Austria was seperated from Germany3) Finland ceded some territories to USA4) Hungary and Bulgaria come under the capitalist governments.Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, so the answer is 1 and 2 only.After the Second World War Albania regained its independence from Italian and German occupation and became a communist state under Enver Hoxha. Austria, annexed by Germany in 1938, was separated from it again and restored as a separate state under four-power occupation.Finland ceded territory to the Soviet Union, including Karelia and Petsamo, not to the USA. And Hungary and Bulgaria came under communist governments in the Soviet sphere, not capitalist ones. So statements 3 and 4 are wrong.

Q: In the process of decolonisation, consider the following statements :1) Self Government for white settler colonies2) Formal end to empire followed by independent rule3) Formal empire replaced by informal empire4) Mere change of imperial masters.Which statement given above are correct ?

The key takes statements 1 and 2, so the answer is 1 and 2 only.Decolonisation as a process took two broad forms. The white settler colonies such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand moved to self-government and dominion status, and the colonies of Asia and Africa saw a formal end to empire followed by independent rule.Statements 3 and 4 describe what critics of the process call neo-colonialism: formal rule giving way to informal economic domination, or one imperial master simply replacing another. They are criticisms of what followed, not the process of decolonisation itself, so the key leaves them out.

Q: Which of the following treaties did not redraw the map of Europe ?

The treaty that did not redraw the map is the Treaty of Locarno.The Locarno treaties of 1925 guaranteed the existing western borders of Germany with France and Belgium, as already fixed at Versailles. They confirmed the map rather than changing it.The others all redrew Europe. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) ended the Thirty Years' War and recognised new states such as the Dutch Republic and Swiss Confederation. The Congress of Vienna (1815) reorganised Europe after Napoleon. The Treaty of Versailles (1919) took territory from Germany and helped create new states such as Poland.

Q: Organization of African Unity intended to

The answer is All of the above.The Organization of African Unity, founded at Addis Ababa in 1963, set out to rid the continent of colonialism and apartheid, to promote unity and cooperation among African states including economic and social cooperation, and to defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity.Settling disputes between members, many of them over borders inherited from colonial rule, was also part of its charter, which set up a Commission of Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration. Because each of the first three aims was an objective, no single option is complete on its own. The OAU was replaced by the African Union in 2002.

Q: Yom Kippur War was fought to

It was fought to recover lost territories from Israel.In October 1973, on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to regain the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, which they had lost in the Six-Day War of 1967.Reopening the Suez Canal followed the later disengagement and peace process rather than being the war's aim. The occupation of Lebanese territory and the attempt to destroy the PLO belong to the 1982 Lebanon war.

Q: Find which statement is not true.

The statement that is not true is Siam was a French colony in the late 19th century.Siam (Thailand) was the only country in Southeast Asia never colonised. It survived as a buffer between British Burma and Malaya and French Indochina, although it gave up territory to both powers.The other statements are true. After the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 a direct hotline was set up between Washington and Moscow in 1963. Balkan nationalism grew as the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires declined. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 began Japan's industrialisation and Westernisation.

Q: Choose the correct chronological order for the following matters.i. Monroe doctrine ii. Concert of Europeiii. Zollverein iv. Young Italy

The correct order is ii, i, iv, iii.Concert of Europe: formed after the Congress of Vienna, 1815.Monroe Doctrine: 1823.Young Italy: founded by Giuseppe Mazzini, 1831.Zollverein: the German customs union, which came into force in 1834.Options starting with the Monroe Doctrine or the Zollverein are wrong, because the Concert of Europe came first. The option ii, iii, i, iv is wrong because the Zollverein came last, after Young Italy.

Q: Who among the following belongs to Protestants ?

The Protestants are the British and Dutch.England broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century and the Dutch Republic became largely Calvinist, so the British and the Dutch, the main European rivals of the Portuguese in Asia, were Protestant powers.The Spanish, the Portuguese and the French were Roman Catholic, which rules out the other options.

Q: In 1775, where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought, when a thousand British soldiers met the Colonial Militia ?

The first battle was fought at Lexington.On 19 April 1775, British troops marching from Boston to seize colonial military stores at Concord met the colonial militia on Lexington Green, where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired. The fighting continued at Concord's North Bridge the same day, so the opening clash is known as the Battles of Lexington and Concord.Boston was the British base and the scene of the later siege and of Bunker Hill (June 1775). Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement (1607), and Trenton was Washington's victory of December 1776, both outside the question.

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With reference to the result of World War II, consider the following statements :

1) Albania became independent and a communist state
2) Austria was seperated from Germany
3) Finland ceded some territories to USA
4) Hungary and Bulgaria come under the capitalist governments.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

A.1 only
B.1 and 2 only
C.2 and 3 only
D.1 and 4 only

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2020,

Answer: B

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, so the answer is 1 and 2 only.

After the Second World War Albania regained its independence from Italian and German occupation and became a communist state under Enver Hoxha. Austria, annexed by Germany in 1938, was separated from it again and restored as a separate state under four-power occupation.

Finland ceded territory to the Soviet Union, including Karelia and Petsamo, not to the USA. And Hungary and Bulgaria came under communist governments in the Soviet sphere, not capitalist ones. So statements 3 and 4 are wrong.

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22.

In the process of decolonisation, consider the following statements :

1) Self Government for white settler colonies
2) Formal end to empire followed by independent rule
3) Formal empire replaced by informal empire
4) Mere change of imperial masters.

Which statement given above are correct ?

A.1 only
B.1 and 2 only
C.1, 2, 3 only
D.1, 2, 3 and 4

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2020,

Answer: B

The key takes statements 1 and 2, so the answer is 1 and 2 only.

Decolonisation as a process took two broad forms. The white settler colonies such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand moved to self-government and dominion status, and the colonies of Asia and Africa saw a formal end to empire followed by independent rule.

Statements 3 and 4 describe what critics of the process call neo-colonialism: formal rule giving way to informal economic domination, or one imperial master simply replacing another. They are criticisms of what followed, not the process of decolonisation itself, so the key leaves them out.

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23.

With reference to the impact of colonialism, consider the following statements :

1) Drain of resources
2) Slave trade
3) Proselytisation
4) Static life style.

Which of the statement given above is correct ?

A.1 and 2 only
B.1, 2 and 3
C.3 and 4 only
D.4 only

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2020,

Answer: B

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are impacts of colonialism, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.

Colonial rule drained resources from the colonies to the imperial country, the Atlantic slave trade carried millions of Africans to the Americas, and missionaries working under colonial protection pursued proselytisation.

A static life style is the opposite of what colonialism produced. It disrupted traditional economies and societies through new land systems, cash crops, migration and urban growth, so statement 4 is not an impact, and the options that include it are wrong.

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24.

Which of the following treaties did not redraw the map of Europe ?

A.Treaty of Vienna
B.Treaty of Versailles
C.Treaty of Westphalia
D.Treaty of Locarno

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: D

The treaty that did not redraw the map is the Treaty of Locarno.

The Locarno treaties of 1925 guaranteed the existing western borders of Germany with France and Belgium, as already fixed at Versailles. They confirmed the map rather than changing it.

The others all redrew Europe. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) ended the Thirty Years' War and recognised new states such as the Dutch Republic and Swiss Confederation. The Congress of Vienna (1815) reorganised Europe after Napoleon. The Treaty of Versailles (1919) took territory from Germany and helped create new states such as Poland.

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25.

Organization of African Unity intended to

A.Eradicate colonialism from African continent
B.Resolve border disputes among African States
C.Promote economic and social cooperation among the African people
D.All of the above

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: D

The answer is All of the above.

The Organization of African Unity, founded at Addis Ababa in 1963, set out to rid the continent of colonialism and apartheid, to promote unity and cooperation among African states including economic and social cooperation, and to defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Settling disputes between members, many of them over borders inherited from colonial rule, was also part of its charter, which set up a Commission of Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration. Because each of the first three aims was an objective, no single option is complete on its own. The OAU was replaced by the African Union in 2002.

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26.

Yom Kippur War was fought to

A.Recover lost territories from Israel
B.Open access to Suez Canal
C.Occupy the territories of Lebanon
D.Destroy the PLO

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: A

It was fought to recover lost territories from Israel.

In October 1973, on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to regain the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, which they had lost in the Six-Day War of 1967.

Reopening the Suez Canal followed the later disengagement and peace process rather than being the war's aim. The occupation of Lebanese territory and the attempt to destroy the PLO belong to the 1982 Lebanon war.

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27.

Find which statement is not true.

A.Cuban Missile Crisis ended with the establishment of a direct communication line between the USA and the USSR to avoid future confrontation
B.Siam was a French colony in the late 19th century
C.Balkan nationalism generated in the context of the decline of the Austro Hungarian and the Ottoman Empire
D.Meiji Restoration marked the beginning of industrialization and westernization in Japan

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: B

The statement that is not true is Siam was a French colony in the late 19th century.

Siam (Thailand) was the only country in Southeast Asia never colonised. It survived as a buffer between British Burma and Malaya and French Indochina, although it gave up territory to both powers.

The other statements are true. After the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 a direct hotline was set up between Washington and Moscow in 1963. Balkan nationalism grew as the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires declined. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 began Japan's industrialisation and Westernisation.

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28.

Choose the correct chronological order for the following matters.

i. Monroe doctrine ii. Concert of Europe
iii. Zollverein iv. Young Italy

A.i, ii, iii, iv
B.ii, iii, i, iv
C.ii, i, iv, iii
D.iii, i, iv, ii

Exam Year(s)

Kerala PSC KAS - 2025,

Answer: C

The correct order is ii, i, iv, iii.

Concert of Europe: formed after the Congress of Vienna, 1815.
Monroe Doctrine: 1823.
Young Italy: founded by Giuseppe Mazzini, 1831.
Zollverein: the German customs union, which came into force in 1834.

Options starting with the Monroe Doctrine or the Zollverein are wrong, because the Concert of Europe came first. The option ii, iii, i, iv is wrong because the Zollverein came last, after Young Italy.

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29.

Who among the following belongs to Protestants ?

A.British and Dutch
B.Spanish and Portuguese
C.Portuguese
D.French

Exam Year(s)

KPSC KAS - 2020,

Answer: A

The Protestants are the British and Dutch.

England broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century and the Dutch Republic became largely Calvinist, so the British and the Dutch, the main European rivals of the Portuguese in Asia, were Protestant powers.

The Spanish, the Portuguese and the French were Roman Catholic, which rules out the other options.

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30.

In 1775, where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought, when a thousand British soldiers met the Colonial Militia ?

A.Boston
B.Lexington
C.Jamestown
D.Trenton

Exam Year(s)

Punjab Civil Service - 2018,

Answer: B

The first battle was fought at Lexington.

On 19 April 1775, British troops marching from Boston to seize colonial military stores at Concord met the colonial militia on Lexington Green, where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired. The fighting continued at Concord's North Bridge the same day, so the opening clash is known as the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Boston was the British base and the scene of the later siege and of Bunker Hill (June 1775). Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement (1607), and Trenton was Washington's victory of December 1776, both outside the question.

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