FIA World History MCQs (201-300)

  1. The first Secretary-General of the United Nations from Asia was:
    A) U Thant
    B) Ban Ki-moon
    C) Kofi Annan
    D) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    Answer: A
  2. The Treaty of Utrecht was signed in:
    A) 1648
    B) 1713
    C) 1815
    D) 1919
    Answer: B
  3. The founder of the Mughal Empire was born in:
    A) Samarkand
    B) Kabul
    C) Andijan
    D) Bukhara
    Answer: C
  4. The first successful use of the printing press in Europe was by:
    A) Martin Luther
    B) Johannes Gutenberg
    C) Leonardo da Vinci
    D) Galileo
    Answer: B
  5. The headquarters of the International Labour Organization is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Paris
    C) Brussels
    D) Vienna
    Answer: A
  6. The first civilization to develop writing was:
    A) Egyptian
    B) Chinese
    C) Mesopotamian
    D) Indus Valley
    Answer: C
  7. The Seven Years’ War was fought during:
    A) 1756–1763
    B) 1789–1795
    C) 1812–1819
    D) 1914–1921
    Answer: A
  8. The founder of the Roman Empire was:
    A) Julius Caesar
    B) Augustus Caesar
    C) Nero
    D) Constantine
    Answer: B
  9. The first successful electric telegraph was invented by:
    A) Edison
    B) Samuel Morse
    C) Bell
    D) Tesla
    Answer: B
  10. The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee is in:
    A) Paris
    B) Lausanne
    C) Geneva
    D) Rome
    Answer: B
  11. The first Muslim conquest outside Arabia was in:
    A) Egypt
    B) Persia
    C) Syria
    D) Iraq
    Answer: C
  12. The founder of the Sikh religion was born at:
    A) Lahore
    B) Nankana Sahib
    C) Amritsar
    D) Delhi
    Answer: B
  13. The first successful vaccine for smallpox was introduced in:
    A) 1796
    B) 1850
    C) 1901
    D) 1928
    Answer: A
  14. The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Washington, D.C.
    C) New York
    D) Paris
    Answer: B
  15. The first emperor of the Byzantine Empire was:
    A) Justinian
    B) Constantine the Great
    C) Theodosius
    D) Nero
    Answer: B
  16. The founder of the Ottoman Empire established the state in:
    A) 1299
    B) 1453
    C) 1517
    D) 1071
    Answer: A
  17. The first successful human blood transfusion was carried out in:
    A) France
    B) England
    C) Germany
    D) Italy
    Answer: A
  18. The headquarters of the International Criminal Court is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) The Hague
    C) Brussels
    D) Vienna
    Answer: B
  19. The first Muslim ruler to invade India was:
    A) Muhammad bin Qasim
    B) Mahmud Ghaznavi
    C) Babur
    D) Ahmad Shah Abdali
    Answer: A
  20. The founder of the Mauryan Empire signed a treaty with:
    A) Seleucus Nicator
    B) Alexander
    C) Darius
    D) Xerxes
    Answer: A
  21. The first successful use of penicillin was discovered by:
    A) Fleming
    B) Koch
    C) Pasteur
    D) Jenner
    Answer: A
  22. The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Rome
    C) Paris
    D) Vienna
    Answer: B
  23. The first modern revolution in Europe was:
    A) French Revolution
    B) Glorious Revolution
    C) Russian Revolution
    D) Industrial Revolution
    Answer: B
  24. The founder of Pakistan demanded a separate homeland in the:
    A) Lahore Resolution
    B) Lucknow Pact
    C) Delhi Proposals
    D) Simla Agreement
    Answer: A
  25. The first successful electric motor was invented by:
    A) Faraday
    B) Edison
    C) Tesla
    D) Volta
    Answer: A
  26. The headquarters of UNESCO was established in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Paris
    C) London
    D) Rome
    Answer: B
  27. The first European to discover the sea route to India rounded the Cape of:
    A) Good Hope
    B) Horn
    C) Gibraltar
    D) Malacca
    Answer: A
  28. The founder of the Abbasid capital Baghdad was:
    A) Harun al-Rashid
    B) Al-Mansur
    C) Al-Mamun
    D) Al-Mutasim
    Answer: B
  29. The first successful parachute jump was made by:
    A) Leonardo da Vinci
    B) André Garnerin
    C) Wright Brothers
    D) Galileo
    Answer: B
  30. The headquarters of NATO was originally established in:
    A) Paris
    B) Brussels
    C) London
    D) Rome
    Answer: A
  31. The first Mughal emperor buried in India was:
    A) Babur
    B) Humayun
    C) Akbar
    D) Jahangir
    Answer: B
  32. The founder of the Delhi Sultanate was originally a slave of:
    A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
    B) Muhammad Ghori
    C) Alauddin Khilji
    D) Balban
    Answer: B
  33. The first successful use of anesthesia in surgery was with:
    A) Ether
    B) Oxygen
    C) Nitrogen
    D) Carbon dioxide
    Answer: A
  34. The headquarters of the World Health Organization was founded in:
    A) 1945
    B) 1948
    C) 1950
    D) 1960
    Answer: B
  35. The first emperor of the Mughal Empire in India defeated Rana Sanga at:
    A) Panipat
    B) Khanwa
    C) Tarain
    D) Plassey
    Answer: B
  36. The founder of the modern nursing profession was:
    A) Marie Curie
    B) Florence Nightingale
    C) Clara Barton
    D) Jane Addams
    Answer: B
  37. The first successful use of radar occurred during:
    A) World War I
    B) World War II
    C) Korean War
    D) Vietnam War
    Answer: B
  38. The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations is in:
    A) Canberra
    B) Ottawa
    C) London
    D) Wellington
    Answer: C
  39. The first Muslim dynasty in Spain was:
    A) Abbasids
    B) Fatimids
    C) Umayyads
    D) Ottomans
    Answer: C
  40. The founder of the Khilji dynasty was:
    A) Alauddin Khilji
    B) Jalaluddin Khilji
    C) Balban
    D) Ibrahim Lodhi
    Answer: B
  41. The first successful vaccine against tuberculosis was called:
    A) BCG
    B) MMR
    C) OPV
    D) DPT
    Answer: A
  42. The headquarters of the European Commission is in:
    A) Brussels
    B) Berlin
    C) Paris
    D) Strasbourg
    Answer: A
  43. The first modern empire in Europe was established by:
    A) Napoleon
    B) Charlemagne
    C) Hitler
    D) Mussolini
    Answer: B
  44. The founder of the Lodhi dynasty was:
    A) Sikandar Lodhi
    B) Bahlul Lodhi
    C) Ibrahim Lodhi
    D) Daulat Khan Lodhi
    Answer: B
  45. The first successful communication satellite was:
    A) Sputnik
    B) Telstar
    C) Apollo
    D) Voyager
    Answer: B
  46. The headquarters of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is in:
    A) Beijing
    B) Moscow
    C) Tashkent
    D) Astana
    Answer: A
  47. The first major battle won by Muslims against the Persians was:
    A) Yarmouk
    B) Qadisiyyah
    C) Nahavand
    D) Badr
    Answer: B
  48. The founder of the Tughlaq dynasty was:
    A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    C) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
    D) Balban
    Answer: A
  49. The first successful human spaceflight was launched in:
    A) 1957
    B) 1961
    C) 1965
    D) 1969
    Answer: B
  50. The headquarters of the International Telecommunications Union is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Vienna
    C) Paris
    D) Brussels
    Answer: A
  51. The first ruler to use the title “Caesar” was:
    A) Augustus
    B) Julius Caesar
    C) Nero
    D) Constantine
    Answer: B
  52. The founder of the Mughal Empire wrote his memoirs in:
    A) Persian
    B) Arabic
    C) Turkish
    D) Urdu
    Answer: C
  53. The first successful vaccination campaign eradicated:
    A) Polio
    B) Cholera
    C) Smallpox
    D) Malaria
    Answer: C
  54. The headquarters of the Organization of American States is in:
    A) New York
    B) Washington, D.C.
    C) Ottawa
    D) Mexico City
    Answer: B
  55. The first emperor of unified Italy was:
    A) Victor Emmanuel II
    B) Garibaldi
    C) Mussolini
    D) Cavour
    Answer: A
  56. The founder of the Sur Empire was:
    A) Sher Shah Suri
    B) Babur
    C) Akbar
    D) Humayun
    Answer: A
  57. The first successful modern census in India was conducted in:
    A) 1872
    B) 1881
    C) 1901
    D) 1911
    Answer: A
  58. The headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Montreal
    C) Paris
    D) Brussels
    Answer: B
  59. The first Muslim naval battle was:
    A) Battle of Badr
    B) Battle of the Masts
    C) Battle of Yarmouk
    D) Battle of Uhud
    Answer: B
  60. The founder of the Mauryan Empire established his capital at:
    A) Delhi
    B) Taxila
    C) Pataliputra
    D) Agra
    Answer: C
  61. The first successful steam-powered ship was developed by:
    A) Robert Fulton
    B) James Watt
    C) Edison
    D) Bell
    Answer: A
  62. The headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is in:
    A) Cairo
    B) Jeddah
    C) Riyadh
    D) Doha
    Answer: B
  63. The first ruler of the Ottoman Empire to conquer Constantinople was:
    A) Osman I
    B) Suleiman
    C) Mehmed II
    D) Selim I
    Answer: C
  64. The founder of the Vijayanagara Empire was:
    A) Harihara and Bukka
    B) Krishnadevaraya
    C) Ashoka
    D) Chandragupta
    Answer: A
  65. The first successful modern submarine attack occurred during:
    A) American Civil War
    B) World War I
    C) World War II
    D) Crimean War
    Answer: A
  66. The headquarters of the World Trade Organization is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Brussels
    C) Vienna
    D) Paris
    Answer: A
  67. The first Muslim scientist known for algebra was:
    A) Ibn Sina
    B) Al-Khwarizmi
    C) Al-Biruni
    D) Jabir ibn Hayyan
    Answer: B
  68. The founder of the Chagatai Khanate was:
    A) Hulagu Khan
    B) Chagatai Khan
    C) Timur
    D) Batu Khan
    Answer: B
  69. The first successful transcontinental railroad was completed in:
    A) Britain
    B) USA
    C) Russia
    D) China
    Answer: B
  70. The headquarters of the European Central Bank is in:
    A) Paris
    B) Berlin
    C) Frankfurt
    D) Brussels
    Answer: C
  71. The first ruler of England after the Norman Conquest was:
    A) Henry II
    B) William the Conqueror
    C) Richard I
    D) John
    Answer: B
  72. The founder of the Ghaznavid Empire was:
    A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
    B) Sabuktigin
    C) Muhammad Ghori
    D) Timur
    Answer: B
  73. The first successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by steamship was by:
    A) Great Western
    B) Titanic
    C) Lusitania
    D) Queen Mary
    Answer: A
  74. The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements is in:
    A) Zurich
    B) Basel
    C) Geneva
    D) Vienna
    Answer: B
  75. The first Muslim ruler to establish an empire in Spain was:
    A) Tariq bin Ziyad
    B) Musa bin Nusayr
    C) Abd al-Rahman I
    D) Harun al-Rashid
    Answer: C
  76. The founder of the Ghorid dynasty was:
    A) Alauddin Husain
    B) Ghiyasuddin Ghori
    C) Muhammad Ghori
    D) Mahmud Ghaznavi
    Answer: B
  77. The first successful use of antibiotics transformed medicine during:
    A) 18th century
    B) 19th century
    C) 20th century
    D) 21st century
    Answer: C
  78. The headquarters of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is located in:
    A) Jakarta
    B) Bangkok
    C) Manila
    D) Kuala Lumpur
    Answer: A
  79. The first king of a unified England was:
    A) Alfred the Great
    B) Edward the Confessor
    C) Athelstan
    D) William I
    Answer: C
  80. The founder of the Mughal Empire invaded India from:
    A) Persia
    B) Kabul
    C) Turkey
    D) Arabia
    Answer: B
  81. The first successful modern vaccine was developed against:
    A) Cholera
    B) Rabies
    C) Smallpox
    D) Tuberculosis
    Answer: C
  82. The headquarters of the International Maritime Organization is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) London
    C) Paris
    D) Rome
    Answer: B
  83. The first Muslim ruler to introduce Arabic coins was:
    A) Muawiyah
    B) Abdul Malik
    C) Harun al-Rashid
    D) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
    Answer: B
  84. The founder of the Delhi Sultanate ruled from:
    A) Lahore
    B) Agra
    C) Delhi
    D) Multan
    Answer: C
  85. The first successful use of electricity for lighting streets occurred in:
    A) London
    B) Paris
    C) New York
    D) Berlin
    Answer: B
  86. The headquarters of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Paris
    C) Vienna
    D) Brussels
    Answer: B
  87. The first Muslim conquest of Jerusalem occurred during the caliphate of:
    A) Abu Bakr
    B) Umar
    C) عثمان
    D) Ali
    Answer: B
  88. The founder of the Qing Dynasty conquered:
    A) Japan
    B) India
    C) China
    D) Korea
    Answer: C
  89. The first successful diesel engine was invented by:
    A) Rudolf Diesel
    B) James Watt
    C) Edison
    D) Tesla
    Answer: A
  90. The headquarters of the International Organization for Migration is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Vienna
    C) Paris
    D) Rome
    Answer: A
  91. The first Muslim dynasty to rule Egypt independently was:
    A) Fatimids
    B) Tulunids
    C) Umayyads
    D) Abbasids
    Answer: B
  92. The founder of the Umayyad rule in Spain was:
    A) Abd al-Rahman I
    B) Tariq bin Ziyad
    C) Musa bin Nusayr
    D) Abdul Malik
    Answer: A
  93. The first successful use of nuclear energy for electricity occurred in:
    A) USA
    B) USSR
    C) Britain
    D) France
    Answer: B
  94. The headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Gland
    C) Paris
    D) Vienna
    Answer: B
  95. The first Muslim ruler to conquer Sindh was:
    A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
    B) Muhammad bin Qasim
    C) Babur
    D) Muhammad Ghori
    Answer: B
  96. The founder of the Safavid Empire made which sect official in Iran?
    A) Sunni
    B) Shia
    C) Ibadi
    D) Wahhabi
    Answer: B
  97. The first successful use of paper currency in Europe was in:
    A) Italy
    B) Sweden
    C) England
    D) France
    Answer: B
  98. The headquarters of the International Red Crescent Movement is in:
    A) Geneva
    B) Paris
    C) Vienna
    D) Brussels
    Answer: A
  99. The first Muslim battle fought on Indian soil was:
    A) Battle of Panipat
    B) Battle of Rajasthan
    C) Battle of Debal
    D) Battle of Tarain
    Answer: C
  100. The founder of the Ottoman Empire was succeeded by:
    A) Murad I
    B) Orhan
    C) Mehmed II
    D) Bayezid I
    Answer: B
 
FIA World History MCQs (301-400)
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