50+ MCQs on History with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. When did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1789
B) 1776
C) 1799
D) 1804

2. Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Augustus
C) NeroMCQs on History
D) Constantine

3. Which civilization built the Great Pyramids of Giza?
A) Ancient Egyptians
B) Ancient GreeksMCQs on History
C) Ancient Romans
D) Mesopotamians

4. The Battle of Hastings in 1066 led to the conquest of England by which Norman Duke?
A) William the Conqueror
B) Harold GodwinsonMCQs on History 
C) Edward the Confessor
D) Henry II

5. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
A) Margaret Thatcher
B) Angela Merkel
C) Theresa May
D) Indira Gandhi

6. The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
A) England
B) France
C) GermanyMCQs on History
D) United States

7. The Treaty of Versailles was signed after which major conflict?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Cold WarMCQs on History
D) Napoleonic Wars

8. Who was the first President of the United States?
A) George Washington
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Abraham LincolnMCQs on History
D) John Adams

9. The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, limited the power of which English monarch?
A) King John
B) King Henry VIIIMCQs on History
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) King Richard the Lionheart

10. The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of which ancient empire?
A) Roman Empire
B) Persian Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Greek Empire

11. Which ancient civilization developed the concept of democracy in Athens?
A) Ancient Greece
B) Ancient Rome
C) Ancient EgyptMCQs on History
D) Ancient MesopotamiaMCQs on History

12. Who wrote “The Wealth of Nations,” considered one of the foundational works of modern economics?
A) Adam SmithMCQs on History
B) Karl MarxMCQs on History MCQs on History
C) John Locke
D) Friedrich Hayek

13. The Treaty of Westphalia, signed in 1648, ended which major European conflict?
A) Thirty Years’ War
B) Hundred Years’ War
C) Seven Years’ WarMCQs on History 
D) War of the Roses

14. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by which country in 1776?
A) United States
B) France
C) England
D) Germany

15. The fall of which city marked the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
A) Constantinople
B) Rome
C) Athens
D) Alexandria

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16. Who was the first Emperor of China?
A) Qin Shi Huang
B) Sun Tzu
C) Confucius
D) Mao Zedong

17. Who led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Leon Trotsky
D) Nicholas II

18. The Renaissance began in which Italian city?
A) Florence
B) Rome
C) Venice
D) Milan

19. The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between the Greeks and which empire in 480 BCE?
A) Persian Empire
B) Roman Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Egyptian Empire

20. Who was the founder of Buddhism?
A) Siddhartha Gautama
B) Confucius
C) Laozi
D) Ashoka the Great

21. The Great Depression began in which year?
A) 1929
B) 1939
C) 1945
D) 1914

22. The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 marked the final defeat of which military leader?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Alexander the Great
C) Julius Caesar
D) Genghis Khan

23. Who was the first female pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
A) Hatshepsut
B) Cleopatra
C) Nefertiti
D) Ankhesenamun

24. The Renaissance was a period of cultural rebirth in which region?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Africa
D) Americas

25. The Code of Hammurabi is associated with which ancient civilization?
A) Mesopotamia
B) Egypt
C) Greece
D) China

26. The French Revolution began with the storming of which famous prison?
A) Bastille
B) Tower of London
C) Alcatraz
D) Azkaban

27. The American Civil War took place during which years?
A) 1861-1865
B) 1776-1783
C) 1914-1918MCQs on History 
D) 1939-1945

28. Who was the first Emperor of Japan?
A) Jimmu
B) HirohitoMCQs on History 
C) Meiji
D) Taisho

29. The Maurya Empire was a major ancient empire in which region?
A) India
B) China
C) Persia
D) Rome

30. Who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
A) Queen Victoria
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) King George III
D) King Henry VIII

31. The Berlin Wall, which divided East and West Berlin, fell in which year?
A) 1989
B) 1961
C) 1975
D) 1991

32. The Meiji Restoration in Japan resulted in the modernization and industrialization of the country during which century?
A) 19th century
B) 18th century
C) 20th century
D) 17th century

33. Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sea?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) Marco Polo

34. The Opium Wars, fought between China and Western powers, took place during which century?
A) 19th century
B) 18th century
C) 17th century
D) 20th century

35. Who was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 20th century?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) Tony Blair
D) David Lloyd George

36. The Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point in World War II, took place in which country?
A) Soviet Union (Russia)
B) Germany
C) France
D) Italy

37. The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided newly discovered lands between which two countries?
A) Spain and Portugal
B) England and France
C) Netherlands and Belgium
D) Germany and Austria

38. The Cold War was a period of tension between which two superpowers?
A) United States and Soviet Union
B) United States and China
C) Soviet Union and China
D) United States and United Kingdom

39. The Battle of Marathon, fought between the Greeks and Persians, took place in which century BCE?
A) 5th century BCE
B) 4th century BCE
C) 3rd century BCE
D) 6th century BCE

40. The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the establishment of which government?
A) Communist
B) Monarchist
C) DemocraticMCQs on History MCQs on History
D) Fascist

41. Who was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
A) CleopatraMCQs on History
B) Tutankhamun
C) Ramses II
D) NefertitiMCQs on History 

42. The Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, swept through Europe in which century?
A) 14th centuryMCQs on History
B) 15th century
C) 16th centuryMCQs on History
D) 17th century

43. The United Nations was established in which year?
A) 1945
B) 1919MCQs on History
C) 1939
D) 1955

44. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, freed slaves in which country?
A) United States
B) Brazil
C) France
D) England

45. The Boxer Rebellion, an anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising, took place in which country?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) Korea

46. Who was the first President of post-apartheid South Africa?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Jacob Zuma
C) Thabo Mbeki
D) F.W. de Klerk

47. The War of 1812 was fought between which two countries?
A) United States and Britain
B) France and Britain
C) Germany and Russia
D) United States and Mexico

48. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, ended which war?
A) Mexican-American War
B) Spanish-American War
C) War of 1812
D) American Civil War

49. The partition of which country led to the creation of Pakistan in 1947?
A) India
B) ChinaMCQs on History
C) Afghanistan
D) Bangladesh

50. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was a catalyst for which major conflict?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Cold WarMCQs on History
D) Vietnam War

Answer

1. c) Fiction that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction
2. c) Linear storytelling
3. c) John BarthMCQs on History
4. c) “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” by John Fowles
5. a) The narrator’s direct address to the reader
6. b) John Barth
7. a) Its limitations and conventionsMCQs on History
8. b) SymbolismMCQs on History
9. b) Metafiction draws attention to its own artificiality.
10. b) To challenge traditional notions of storytelling
11. c) A novel that includes footnotes commenting on the narrative itself
12. d) Metafiction ignores the conventions of storytelling, while postmodern fiction critiques them.
13. c) Meta-commentary
14. a) Italo Calvino
15. c) They comment on the narrative itself.
16. c) Examination of the nature of storytelling
17. a) Kurt Vonnegut
18. a) The story refers to itself or its own creation
19. c) Linear plot structure
20. b) They engage the reader in a more active role.
21. b) They often question their own existence.
22. b) By blurring the lines between author, narrator, and character
23. a) Breaking the fourth wall
24. b) Metafiction draws attention to its own artificiality.
25. c) A novel that includes footnotes commenting on the narrative itself
26. d) Metafiction ignores the conventions of storytelling, while postmodern fiction critiques them.
27. c) Meta-commentary
28. a) Italo Calvino
29. c) They comment on the narrative itself.
30. c) Examination of the nature of storytelling
31. a) Kurt Vonnegut
32. a) The story refers to itself or its own creation
33. c) Linear plot structure
34. b) They engage the reader in a more active role.MCQs on History 
35. b) They often question their own existence.
36. b) By blurring the lines between author, narrator, and character
37. a) Breaking the fourth wallMCQs on History 
38. c) To encourage critical thinking about narrative conventions
39. d) Postmodernism
40. a) Linear storytelling
41. c) John BarthMCQs on History 
42. b) Active participant
43. c) Fragmented storytelling
44. b) Serious exploration of historical events
45. a) Its limitations and conventionsMCQs on History 
46. a) Thomas Pynchon
47. b) To emphasize the artificiality of storytelling
48. a) Exploration of identity
49. c) By blurring the lines between author and narrator
50. b) Introducing supernatural elements