World History questions with answers

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Questions asked in State PSC and UPSC prelims, by topic. Each topic also has notes to read.

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1. Who said 'Knowledge is Power'?Asked in APPSC Gazated Posts 2012
2. During the mid 19th century Industrial Revolution, the average life span of workers in Manchester wasAsked in UPSC CDS 1 2017
3. In which of the following years were passenger trains introduced in England ?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2020
4. Which one of the following astronomers proved that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2023
5. The laws of planetary motion were discovered byAsked in Assistant Conservator of Forest Exam 2019
6. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?Asked in Forest Officer (RFO) 2018
7. Who among the following is credited with establishing the older theory that the sun goes around the earth?Asked in J.E (Electrical 2020) 2020
8. Who invented the ball point pen?Asked in APPSC Gazated Posts 2012
9. Who among the following is the author of the book, The Social Contract?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2017
10. Who among the following wrote the famous text 'A Discourse on Political Economy'?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2021
11. Who wrote the "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality"?Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2018
12. According to Locke, which one of the following is not a natural right?Asked in ae 2020
13. Who said that "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains"?Asked in ASCO 2014
14. The 18th century philosopher Rousseau wasAsked in ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICER 2017 18 2017
15. Voltaire was aAsked in Civil Judge (Junior Division) Exam 2013
16. The eighteenth century philosopher Rousseau wasAsked in Forest Officer (RFO) 2018
17. Who said that "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains"? - [A] Locke - [B] Aristotle - [C] Marx - [D] RousseauAsked in HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT OF‐ FICER(HDO) 2015
18. Who wrote the book named ‘Social Contract’ ?Asked in Jail Warders Exam 2022
19. Who said that "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains"?Asked in POST GRADUATE TEACHER (PGT) 2018
20. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?Asked in ro aro 2024
21. Match the following a. John Guttenberg 1. Telephone b. W.K. Roentgen 2. Printing Press c. Michael Faraday 3. X-Ray d. Alexander Graham Bell 4. DynamoAsked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2013
22. Who among the following built a model steam engine in 1698 called "Miner's Friend" to drain mines ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2018
23. During the Industrial Revolution, who among the following designed the 'flying shuttle loom'?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2021
24. Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2022
25. Which of the following statements about the technological innovations during the Industrial Revolutions are correct ? 1. Mule was the nickname for a machine invented in 1779, that allowed the spinning of strong and fine yarn. 2. Water Frame, invented in 1769 by Richard Arkwright, made it possible to weave pure cotton clothes. 3. Power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1787, could be used to weave any kind of materials. Select the correct answer using the code given below :Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2023