General Knowledge MCQs
Topic Notes: General Knowledge
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
22251
Which Russian Empress annexed Crimea in 1783?
Answer:
Catherine the Great
Catherine II (the Great) expanded the Russian Empire significantly, defeating the Ottoman Empire and annexing the Crimean Khanate in 1783.
22252
Britain acquired Gibraltar under the terms of which treaty in 1713?
Answer:
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht concluded the War of the Spanish Succession and formally ceded Gibraltar (and Minorca) from Spain to Britain.
22253
Goa remained a colony of which European power until 1961?
Answer:
Portugal
Goa was a Portuguese colony on the Indian coast for 450 years until it was annexed by the Indian army in 1961.
22254
Which uprising took place in Kenya in the 1950s against British colonial rule?
Answer:
Mau Mau Uprising
The Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) was a violent conflict between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (Mau Mau) and British authorities, leading eventually to Kenyan independence.
22255
The Balfour Declaration (1917) was a public statement by the British government supporting:
Answer:
A Jewish national home in Palestine
Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour wrote a letter to Lord Rothschild expressing British support for the establishment of a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine.
22256
Under the Treaty of Versailles (1919), Germany was stripped of:
Answer:
Its overseas colonies
After WWI, Germany lost all its overseas colonies (in Africa and the Pacific), which were distributed as 'mandates' to the Allied powers like Britain, France, and Japan.
22257
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954) marked the end of which empire's colonial rule in Indochina?
Answer:
French
The decisive defeat of French forces by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu forced France to withdraw from Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia).
22258
Which war was fought in the 1850s involving Russia against an alliance of Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire?
Answer:
Crimean War
The Crimean War (1853–1856) was fought primarily on the Crimean Peninsula to check Russian expansion and influence in the declining Ottoman Empire.
22259
The Battle of Trafalgar (1805) established the naval supremacy of which empire?
Answer:
British Empire
Admiral Lord Nelson defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar, preventing Napoleon from invading Britain and securing British naval dominance for a century.
22260
Queen Victoria was proclaimed the 'Empress of India' in which year?
Answer:
1876
Queen Victoria adopted the title 'Empress of India' in 1876, a move championed by Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli to symbolize Britain's imperial control over the subcontinent.