gk history Interview Questions and Answers
Ques:- Which of the following languages is /are based on ‘Latin’?
A. Spanish
B. French
C. Italian
D. All the above
Ques:- Which of the following is known as ‘King Futse’?
A. Chin Rulers
B. Confucius
C. Han Rulers
D. Lao-tse
Ques:- When and where was Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, born?
A. 571 AD, Mecca
B. 571 AD, Medina
C. 671 AD, Mecca
D. 671 AD, Medina
Ques:- Where was the state of Israel proclaimed?
A. 1948
B. 1954
C. 1956
D. 1958
Ques:- The Parsis in India are the followers of ____
A. Buddhism
B. Islam
C. Judaism
D. Zoroastrianism
Ques:- The discovery of sea-route from Europe to India was made by
A. Columbus
B. Macro Polo
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Magellan
Ques:- The European Renaissance of the fifteenth century is noted for great advances in
A. Engineering
B. Medicine
C. Mathematics
D. Art and Architecture
Ques:- Who was the inspirer and sponsor of the first English translation of the Bible?
A. Martin Luther
B. Tyndale
C. John Huss
D. Wycliffe
Ques:- Who among the following standardized the Chinese script?
A. Chin Ruler
B. Chu Ruler
C. Han Ruler
D. Sui Ruler
Ques:- Who among the following actively took part in the ‘French Revolution’?
A. Montesquieu
B. Rousseau
C. Voltaire
D. All the above
Ques:- Which of the following countries is associated with Khmer Rouge?
A. Vietnam
B. Thailand
C. Burma
D. Cambodia
Ques:- For how many years non- permanent members of Security Council are elected?
A. 1 years
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 4 years
Ques:- The Renaissance scientist who explained how planets moved around the sun was
A. Kepler
B. Guttenberg
C. Rabelais
D. Francis Bacon
Ques:- System of counting adopted by the people of Mesopotamia is known as ____
A. Sexagesimal system
B. Decimal System
C. Quinquennial system
D. Pythagoras system
Ques:- The ___ king was called ‘Pharaoh’.
A. Chinese
B. Egyptian
C. Assyrians
D. Sumerians
Ques:- Which of the following was not invented by China?
A. Abacus
B. Zero
C. Seismograph
D. Paper
Ques:- Who wrote the book ‘Rubaiyat’?
A. Harun Rashid
B. Ibn Sina
C. Al-Firdausi
D. Omar Khayyam
Ques:- Who was the leader of revolution in Turkey after First World War?
A. Lenin
B. Mustapha Kemal
C. Francis Ferdinand
D. None of these
Ques:- When was the Communist Party or China formed?
A. 1917
B. 1921
C. 1924
D. 1925
Ques:- The basic unit of religious categorization in the ottoman Empire was
A. The millet
B. The umma
C. The exarchy
D. The parish
Ques:- What is the meaning of ‘Mesopotamia’?
A. Oldest civilization
B. Large riverine islands
C. Land between two seas
D. Land between the rivers
Ques:- Who among the following was associated with the ‘Battle of Waterloo’ held in June 1815?
A. Giuseppe Mazzini
B. Hitler
C. Napoleon
D. Bismarck
Ques:- Who was the founder of religion Zoroastrianism?
A. Confucius
B. Lao-tse
C. Mao-tse
D. Zarathustra
Ques:- Which of the following was known as Siam?
A. Malaysia
B. Laos
C. Thailand
D. Vietnam
Ques:- Who among the following was the main force behind the ‘Protestant Revolution’?
A. Martin Luther
B. Zwingli and John Calvin
C. Henry VIII
D. Queen Elizabeth I
Ques:- What is the literal meaning of ‘metropolis’?
A. Large city
B. Mother Country
C. Metropolitan city
D. All of the above
Ques:- Which of the following is the sacred book of Judaism?
A. Torah
B. Bible
C. Avesta
D. None of the above
Ques:- Which of the following civilizations is associated with ‘Achaemenid Empire’?
A. Arab Civilization
B. Chinese Civilization
C. Egyptian Civilization
D. Iranian Civilization
Ques:- Which of the following countries is associated with ‘Mau Mau Rebellion’?
A. Ghana
B. Kenya
C. Uganda
D. Gambia
Ques:- The ‘Last Supper’ a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Titian
C. Michael Angelo
D. Raphael