Practice World History MCQs for Pakistan Coast Guard / Maritime Security General Knowledge — topic-wise sets with solved answers.
Q1. Which is considered the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Answer: The Pyramids of Egypt
Explanation: The Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramids of Egypt) is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one still largely intact.
Q2. In World War II, which battle support was most needed?
Answer: Air support
Explanation: Air support is correct. World History is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q3. The French Revolution began in
Answer: in 1789
Explanation: The French Revolution began in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille on July 14, marking the end of the Ancien Régime.
Q4. Which country invaded Egypt during Suez crisis in 1956?
Answer: Israel
Explanation: During the 1956 Suez Crisis, Israel invaded Egypt first (October 29), followed by Britain and France; Israel's initial military action triggered the wider conflict.
Q5. The Crimean War was fought between an alliance including Britain and
Answer: Russia
Explanation: The Crimean War (1853-1856) was fought between Russia on one side and an alliance of Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia on the other, resulting in Russian defeat.
Q6. Germany was defeated by Britain in a naval battle fought in 1916. Name the battle.
Answer: Battle of Jutland
Explanation: The Battle of Jutland (May 31-June 1, 1916) was the largest naval battle of World War I, fought between the British Royal Navy and the German Imperial Navy in the North Sea.
Q7. When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
Answer: 1991
Explanation: The Warsaw Pact was formally dissolved on July 1, 1991, following the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
Q8. The Bolshevik Revolution took place in:
Answer: Russia
Explanation: Russia is correct. World History is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q9. Major Shabbir Sharif was awarded Nishan-e-Haider posthumously. Which other medal for bravery was he awarded during his career in the army?
Answer: Sitara-e-Jurat
Explanation: Major Shabbir Sharif, who received the Nishan-e-Haider posthumously for the 1971 war, was also awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat for gallantry during his military career.
Q10. The US dropped atomic bombs on which of the following during World War II:
Answer: Japan
Explanation: Japan is correct. World History is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q11. The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was primarily fought between
Answer: England and France
Explanation: The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was primarily fought between Britain and France, with their respective allies, spanning multiple continents and considered the first true "world war."
Q12. A Gurdwara is the place of worship for which religion?
Answer: Sikhism
Explanation: A Gurdwara is the Sikh place of worship and community gathering; the word means "gateway to the Guru" in Punjabi.
Q13. In 190 BC a battle was fought between Syrians and Romans. Syrian Army was defeated. Name the battle?
Answer: Battle of Magnesia
Explanation: The Battle of Magnesia (190 BC) was fought near Magnesia ad Sipylum in Asia Minor, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus decisively defeated the Seleucid Syrian army of Antiochus III.
Q14. In 202 BC, a battle was fought between Romans and Carthaginians. Carthaginian Army was defeated. Name the battle?
Answer: Battle of Zama
Explanation: The Battle of Zama (202 BC) was the decisive final battle of the Second Punic War, where Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal's Carthaginian forces in North Africa.
Q15. Germany (with Austria, Hungary, and Turkey) fought against Britain (with France, USA, Russia, Japan, Canada, Australia, and Belgium); Germany and its allies were defeated in 1914-1918. Name the war.
Answer: World War 1
Explanation: World War I (1914-1918) was fought between the Allied Powers (Britain, France, Russia, USA, etc.) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turkey); it ended with Germany's defeat.
Q16. What sparked the Second Boer War of 1899?
Answer: Tensions over Transvaal independence and its goldfields
Explanation: The Second Boer War (1899-1902) was triggered primarily by British imperial ambitions over the gold-rich Transvaal Republic and the Boers' resistance to British suzerainty.
Q17. In which battle were Greeks defeated?
Answer: Battle of Thermopylae
Explanation: At the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), a small Greek force led by King Leonidas I of Sparta was defeated and killed by the much larger Persian army of Xerxes I.
Q18. The Paris Agreement's goal is to limit global warming to well below
Answer: 2.0 °C
Explanation: The Paris Agreement (2015) sets the primary goal of limiting global average temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.
Q19. Which country was invaded twice by Germany in the 20th century and itself had brutally colonized Congo?
Answer: Belgium
Explanation: Belgium was invaded by Germany in both World Wars (1914 and 1940) and was also the colonial ruler of the Congo Free State, where it committed severe atrocities.
Q20. The treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 A.D. become a major cause of outbreak of which of the following wars?
Answer: World War 2
Explanation: The harsh reparations, territorial losses, and humiliation imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles (1919) created deep resentment that Hitler exploited, directly contributing to the outbreak of World War II.
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