| Sr.no | Questions |
|---|---|
| 1 | Q1: In 1867 Canada got Independence from which of these countries? A France B Great Britain C United States of America D Russia Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 2 | Q2: In which year did Canada get it's independence from the Great Britain? A 1 July 1867 B 15 August 1947 C 1 May 1607 D 1 January 1910 Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 3 | Q3: Who was the founder of conservative party of Canada? A Stephan Harper B George Brown C Andrew Scheer D Tommy Douglas Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 4 | Q4: Who was the founder of Liberal party of Canada? A Stephan Harper B George Brown C Andrew Scheer D Tommy Douglas Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 5 | Q5: The Toronto stock exchange was established in A 1850 B 1852 C 1875 D 1890 Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 6 | Q6: The National gallery of Canada was founded in A 1850 B 1860 C 1870 D 1880 Click here for answer Correct Answer : d Explanation: The National Gallery of Canada, located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's premier art gallery. It was founded in 1880. |
| 7 | Q7: When was the Canadian space agency established? A 1979 B 1989 C 1995 D 1998 Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 8 | Q8: Which of these was the first Bank of Canada. A Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce B Royal Bank of Canada C Bank of Montreal D Toronto-Dominion Bank Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: The Bank of Montreal was founded in 1817 as the first bank in Canada. |
| 9 | Q9: The current National flag of Canada was adopted on A February 15, 1975 B February 15, 1965 C January 15, 1985 D Januyary 15, 1955 Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 10 | Q10: Who won a nobel peace prize for peacemaking during the Suez Crisis? A Richard Bennett B Fred Loft C Lester B. Pearson D None of these. Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: Lester B. Pearson, who later became prime minister of Canada, won a Nobel Peace Prize for using the world's first, large-scale United Nations peacekeeping force to de-escalate the situation. |
| 11 | Q11: When did Halifax explosion occur A 1905 B 1917 C 1936 D 1954 Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, which happened on the morning of 6 December 1917. The Norwegian vessel SS Imo collided with SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin, causing a large explosion on the French freighter, devastating the Richmond district of Halifax. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by the blast, debris, fires or collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured |
| 12 | Q12: Worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world and Canada from 1929 to 1939 is called A Subprime crisis B Stock exchange crisis C Industrial crisis D The Great Depression Click here for answer Correct Answer : d Explanation: The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. |
| 13 | Q13: Which province was the last one to join Canada? A Newfoundland B Alberta C Quebec D Saskatchewan Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 14 | Q14: What name is commonly used to refer to the British subjects who fled to Canada during and after the American Revolution? A Homecomers B United Empire Loyalists C Southern migrants D None of these. Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 15 | Q15: Which American war helped convince Canadians and their leaders to unite and form a federation in the north? A World war 1 B World war 2 C The Civil War D Mahdist war Click here for answer Correct Answer : c |
| 16 | Q16: What is the name commonly given to the political and social movement that swept Quebec in the beginning of the 1960’s? A The Quiet Revolution B Canadian Revolution C The Great Depression D None of these. Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 17 | Q17: Arrange these former Prime ministers of Canada in order in which they held office. (Earliest first) (a) Sir Wilfrid Laurier (b) Sir John A. Macdonald (c) Paul Martin (d) John Turner A b – a – d – c B a – b – d – c C a – b – c – d D d – c – a – b Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 18 | Q18: Arrange these events in the order in which they happened. (Earliest first) (a) World war 2 (b) Paris Peace Conference (c) The Quiet Revolution (d) Battle of Second Ypres A c – b – a – d B d – a – b – c C d – b – a – c D b – a – c – d Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: (d) Battle of Second Ypres in 1915 (b) Paris Peace Conference in 1919 (a) World war 2 in 1939 (c) The Quiet Revolution 1960 -70 |
| 19 | Q19: The first woman elected to Canadian Parliament was A Sheila Copps B Michelle Dockrill C Elizabeth Hanson D Agnes Macphail Click here for answer Correct Answer : d Explanation: The first woman elected to Parliament was Agnes Macphail of Ontario in 1921. |
| 20 | Q20: Who was the the first woman in Canadian history to give birth to a child while sitting as a federal Member of Parliament. A Cairine Wilson B Sheila Copps C Barbara Hanley D Ellen Fairclough Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: In 1987, Sheila Copps became the first woman in Canadian history to give birth to a child while sitting as a federal Member of Parliament. |
| 21 | Q21: Who was Canada's first woman mayor. A Flora MacDonald B Bertha Wilson C Barbara Hanley D Rita Johnston Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: Barbara Hanley in 1936. |