Gk History interview questions

Who was the inspirer and sponsor of the first English translation of the Bible?

1. Martin Luther
2. Tyndale
3. John Huss
4. Wycliffe

Who among the following standardized the Chinese script?

1. Chin Ruler
2. Chu Ruler
3. Han Ruler
4. Sui Ruler

Who among the following actively took part in the ‘French Revolution’?

1. Montesquieu
2. Rousseau
3. Voltaire
4. All the above

Which of the following countries is associated with Khmer Rouge?

1. Vietnam
2. Thailand
3. Burma
4. Cambodia

For how many years non- permanent members of Security Council are elected?

1. 1 years
2. 2 years
3. 3 years
4. 4 years

The Renaissance scientist who explained how planets moved around the sun was

1. Kepler
2. Guttenberg
3. Rabelais
4. Francis Bacon

System of counting adopted by the people of Mesopotamia is known as ____

1. Sexagesimal system
2. Decimal System
3. Quinquennial system
4. Pythagoras system

Which of the following languages is /are based on ‘Latin’?

1. Spanish
2. French
3. Italian
4. All the above

Which of the following is known as ‘King Futse’?

1. Chin Rulers
2. Confucius
3. Han Rulers
4. Lao-tse

When and where was Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, born?

1. 571 AD, Mecca
2. 571 AD, Medina
3. 671 AD, Mecca
4. 671 AD, Medina

Where was the state of Israel proclaimed?

1. 1948
2. 1954
3. 1956
4. 1958

The Parsis in India are the followers of ____

1. Buddhism
2. Islam
3. Judaism
4. Zoroastrianism

The discovery of sea-route from Europe to India was made by

1. Columbus
2. Macro Polo
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Magellan

The European Renaissance of the fifteenth century is noted for great advances in

1. Engineering
2. Medicine
3. Mathematics
4. Art and Architecture

Which of the following was known as Siam?

1. Malaysia
2. Laos
3. Thailand
4. Vietnam

Who among the following was the main force behind the ‘Protestant Revolution’?

1. Martin Luther
2. Zwingli and John Calvin
3. Henry VIII
4. Queen Elizabeth I

What is the literal meaning of ‘metropolis’?

1. Large city
2. Mother Country
3. Metropolitan city
4. All of the above

Which of the following is the sacred book of Judaism?

1. Torah
2. Bible
3. Avesta
4. None of the above

Which of the following civilizations is associated with ‘Achaemenid Empire’?

1. Arab Civilization
2. Chinese Civilization
3. Egyptian Civilization
4. Iranian Civilization

The ___ king was called ‘Pharaoh’.

1. Chinese
2. Egyptian
3. Assyrians
4. Sumerians

Which of the following was not invented by China?

1. Abacus
2. Zero
3. Seismograph
4. Paper

Who wrote the book ‘Rubaiyat’?

1. Harun Rashid
2. Ibn Sina
3. Al-Firdausi
4. Omar Khayyam

Who was the leader of revolution in Turkey after First World War?

1. Lenin
2. Mustapha Kemal
3. Francis Ferdinand
4. None of these

When was the Communist Party or China formed?

1. 1917
2. 1921
3. 1924
4. 1925

The basic unit of religious categorization in the ottoman Empire was

1. The millet
2. The umma
3. The exarchy
4. The parish

What is the meaning of ‘Mesopotamia’?

1. Oldest civilization
2. Large riverine islands
3. Land between two seas
4. Land between the rivers

Who among the following was associated with the ‘Battle of Waterloo’ held in June 1815?

1. Giuseppe Mazzini
2. Hitler
3. Napoleon
4. Bismarck

Who was the founder of religion Zoroastrianism?

1. Confucius
2. Lao-tse
3. Mao-tse
4. Zarathustra

Which of the following countries is associated with ‘Mau Mau Rebellion’?

1. Ghana
2. Kenya
3. Uganda
4. Gambia

The ‘Last Supper’ a famous renaissance painting was a master piece of

1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Titian
3. Michael Angelo
4. Raphael