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This set of History of the Modern World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of The Modern World Set 3

Q1 | Name the author of the pamphlet Common Sense
  • gibbon
  • voltaire
  • thomas paine
  • benjamin franklin
Q2 | The sum total of the philosophy of Rene Descartes is better known as
  • populism
  • cartesianism
  • philosophism
  • social contract
Q3 | What was the name given to the first locomotive?
  • rocket
  • sputnik
  • ranger
  • speed star
Q4 | Name the dynasty that ruled over France at the timeof the Revolution
  • bourbon
  • hohenzollern
  • romanov
  • tudor
Q5 | Who authored Leviathan?
  • john locke
  • thomas hobbes
  • voltaire
  • thomas paine
Q6 | Which historical development is considered as thechild of Renaissance?
  • industrial revolution
  • feudalism
  • capitalism
  • reformation
Q7 | With whom the Ninety five theses associated?
  • dante
  • machiavelli
  • martin luther
  • john calvin
Q8 | Who was a true representative of the Venetian School of Art?
  • leonardo da vinci
  • titian
  • picasso
  • none of these
Q9 | Who authored the book The Monarch?
  • machiavelli
  • kautilya
  • karl marx
  • dante
Q10 | Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation inSwitzerland?
  • john calvin
  • ulrich zwingli
  • john huss
  • ignatius loyola
Q11 | Who among the following is an ardent proponent ofSocial Contract theory?
  • john locke
  • montesquieu
  • machiavelli
  • diderot
Q12 | Who was responsible for setting up the AnglicanChurch in England?
  • james ii
  • james i
  • charles ii
  • henry viii
Q13 | John Calvin was born in which country
  • france
  • switzerland
  • england
  • germany
Q14 | Carbonari Society was associated with which historical development?
  • i world war
  • ii world war
  • italian unification
  • german unification
Q15 | Of the following, which nation is a permanent memberof the UN Security Council?
  • germany
  • pakistan
  • india
  • china
Q16 | By which treaty the I World War concluded?
  • the treaty of vienna
  • the treaty of versailles
  • the treaty of algiers
  • the treaty of jerusalem
Q17 | Where is Munich situated?
  • germany
  • france
  • britain
  • spain
Q18 | The National Socialist German Workers Party was popularly known as
  • nazi party
  • socialist party
  • communist party
  • labour party
Q19 | By birth Hitler was an
  • english
  • italian
  • austrian
  • american
Q20 | The battle of Stalingrad was associated with
  • russian revolution
  • ii world war
  • i world war
  • cold war
Q21 | Where is Pearl Harbour situated?
  • england
  • france
  • japan
  • hawaii
Q22 | Which of the following was a British colony in America?
  • canada
  • quebec
  • masulipatam
  • georgia
Q23 | Name one of the important battles of the II World War?
  • battle of jhelum
  • battle of stalingrad
  • battle of moscow
  • battle of york town
Q24 | Which nation attacked the US naval base at PearlHarbor?
  • india
  • germany
  • japan
  • italy
Q25 | Name a member of the Axis Powers
  • france
  • britain
  • usa
  • germany