World History - MOST IMPORTANT NDA Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of NDA.
📘 The First World War📚 Consequences of the World War 1
Q1
In which one of the following ways did the First World War Not impact Europe?
🎯 NDA & NA (II) Exam 2023
📘 The French Revolution📚 The National Convention and Reign of Terror (1792-1794)
Q2
The 'Reign of Terror' in revolutionary France referred to:
🎯 NDA & NA (II) Exam 2023
📘 The Age of Discovery📚 Major Discoveries
Q3
Which one of the following European explorer conquered Mexico?
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📘 The Renaissance📚 Key Artists and Thinkers
Q4
Which Renaissance artist painted 'The Last Supper'?
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📘 The American Revolution & Constitution📚 British Legislation Affecting the Colonies
Q5
Consider the following statements concerning the America War of Independence:
1. The Americans raised the slogan, 'No taxation without representation.'
2. The American merchants resorted to the boycott of the British products.
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🎯 NDA (II) 2019
📘 The American Revolution & Constitution📚 British Legislation Affecting the Colonies
Q6
When did the Stamp Act Congress consisting of delegates from 9 of the 13 colonies of America meet in New York City?
🎯 NDA (II) 2018
📘 The American Revolution & Constitution📚 The First Continental Congress (1774)
Q7
Which of the following was/were among the decisions taken by the First Continental Congress held in Philadelphia in September 1774?
1. It rejected a plan for a colonial union under the British authority.
2. It drew up a statement of grievances.
3. It agreed upon a scheme to stop trade between the Colonies and England.
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🎯 NDA (II) 2019
📘 The American Revolution & Constitution📚 The Second Continental Congress
Q8
At which of the following was the American Declaration of Independence adopted on 4 July, 1776?
🎯 NDA Exam (I) & (II), 2020
📘 The American Revolution & Constitution📚 The Declaration of Independence
Q9
Which of the following is/are the right/rights mentioned in the ‘American Declaration of Independence’?
🎯 NDA/NA Exam (I) - 2022
📘 The Napoleonic Era and its Aftermath📚 The Napoleonic Wars and Spread of Nationalism
Q10
Which country among the following was not a part of the Third Coalition against Napoleon?
🎯 NDA (II) 2019
📘 The French Revolution📚 Impact of the French Revolution
Q11
Which of the following were the watch words of the French Revolution?
🎯 NDA (II) 2008
📘 The Industrial Revolution (Origins & First Phase)📚 Origins and Development in England
Q12
Which among the following was/were among the factors for England to experience the Industrial Revolution first?
1. The scientific inventions had paved the way for Industrial Revolution.
2. It had favourable social and political structures in place.
3. Navigable rivers had made inland transport easier.
4. It had seen the ascendancy of capitalist practices.
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🎯 NDA (II) 2019
📘 The Industrial Revolution (Origins & First Phase)📚 Key Inventions and Technological Innovations
Q13
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.
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📘 The Industrial Revolution (Origins & First Phase)📚 Key Inventions and Technological Innovations
Q14
During the Industrial Revolution, who among the following designed the ‘flying shuttle loom’?
🎯 NDA-II 2021
📘 The Industrial Revolution (Origins & First Phase)📚 General Facts
Q15
The term ‘Industrial Revolution’ was first used by:
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📘 The Russian Revolution and History of the Soviet Union📚 The Provisional Government
Q16
Who among the following was the head of the Government that was overthrown by the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolution?
🎯 NDA Exam (I) & (II), 2020
📘 The Russian Revolution and History of the Soviet Union📚 Lenin and the Rise of Bolshevism
Q17
Consider the following statements concerning the Russian Revolution:
1. The Bolsheviks believed that in a repressive society like Tsarist Russia, the party should be disciplined and should control the number of its members.
2. The Mensheviks believed that the party should be opened to all (as in Germany).
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
🎯 NDA (II) 2019
📘 Non-Aligned Movement📚 Principles of Non-aligned Movement
Q18
Which one among the following was not a Panch Sheel principle?
🎯 NDA Exam (I) & (II), 2020
📘 Non-Aligned Movement📚 General Facts
Q19
Nkrumah was one of the five leaders, who comprised the core of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). He was the leader of which country in Africa?
🎯 NDA/NA Exam (I) - 2022
📘 The Russian Revolution and History of the Soviet Union📚 The New Economic Policy and Consolidation
Q20
Planning in India drew on:
🎯 NDA (I) 2010