General Knowledge MCQs (page 4 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
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The British East India Company was founded in:
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Answer: C. 1600
Queen Elizabeth I granted it a royal charter.
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The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between the British and:
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Answer: A. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula
Robert Clive won with Mir Jafar's betrayal, and British rule in Bengal began.
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The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the:
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Answer: C. Marathas
Abdali's victory broke Maratha power in North India.
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The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur after the First Battle of Panipat in:
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Answer: B. 1526
Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi.
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The Meiji Restoration, which modernized Japan, began in:
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Answer: B. 1868
It restored imperial rule and quickly industrialized Japan.
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The Opium Wars were fought between China and:
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Answer: B. Britain
As a result, Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842.
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823) opposed:
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Answer: C. European colonialism in the Americas
President James Monroe announced it.
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The Marshall Plan was a US programme to:
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Answer: C. Rebuild Western Europe after World War II
Secretary of State George Marshall proposed it in 1947.
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The Great Depression began in:
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Answer: B. 1929
It started with the Wall Street stock market crash of October 1929.
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The Geneva Accords on Afghanistan were signed in:
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Answer: B. 1988
They set the terms for the Soviet withdrawal.
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The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in:
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Answer: C. 1979
Soviet troops entered in December 1979 and withdrew by February 1989.
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The Islamic Revolution in Iran took place in:
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Answer: B. 1979
Ayatollah Khomeini led it, and it overthrew the Shah.
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The Ottoman Caliphate was formally abolished in:
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Answer: C. 1924
The Turkish Grand National Assembly abolished it on 3 March 1924.
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The modern Republic of Turkey was proclaimed in 1923 by:
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Answer: B. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Its boundaries were recognized by the Treaty of Lausanne.
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The Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916) was a secret pact between:
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Answer: D. Britain and France
It divided the Arab lands of the Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence.
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The Balfour Declaration was issued in:
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Answer: B. 1917
Britain declared its support for a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
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The Camp David Accords (1978) were signed between:
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Answer: B. Egypt and Israel
The USA brokered them, under President Jimmy Carter.
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Iraq invaded Kuwait in:
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Answer: B. 1990
The 1991 Gulf War then expelled Iraqi forces.
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Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black President in:
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Answer: C. 1994
He had spent 27 years in prison under apartheid.
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The Vietnam War ended in:
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Answer: C. 1975
Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces in April 1975.