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| 1 | Q1: Arrange these historic events in the order they happened. (Earliest first) (a) The Slave Trade Act (b) The Second World War (c) The Battle of Waterloo (d) The Glorious Revolution A (a) The Slave Trade Act (d) The Glorious Revolution (c) The Battle of Waterloo (b) The Second World War B (d) The Glorious Revolution (a) The Slave Trade Act (c) The Battle of Waterloo (b) The Second World War C (c) The Battle of Waterloo (d) The Glorious Revolution (a) The Slave Trade Act (b) The Second World War D (d) The Glorious Revolution (a) The Slave Trade Act (b) The Second World War (c) The Battle of Waterloo Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: 1688 – The Glorious Revolution 1807 – The Slave Trade Act 1815 – The Battle of Waterloo 1939 – 1945 – The Second World War |
| 2 | Q2: Arange these people according to their Birth year. (Earliest born first) (A) Margaret Thatcher (B) Charles Darwin (C) Isaac Newton (D) Winston Churchil A A – B – D – C B D – B – A – C C C – B – D – A D A – C – B – D Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: (C) Isaac Newton – 1643 (B) Charles Darwin – 1809 (D) Winston Churchil – 1874 (A) Margaret Thatcher – 1925 |
| 3 | Q3: The Kingdom of Great Britain came into being on A 1 May 1807 B 1 May 1707 C 1 May 1607 D 1 May 1507 Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: The Kingdom of Great Britain came into being on 1 May 1707, as a result of the political union of the Kingdom of England (which included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland under the Treaty of Union. |
| 4 | Q4: Who was the first monarch of the Great Britain. A Queen Anne B Queen Alexandrina Victoria C King Albert Edward D King William Henry Click here for answer Correct Answer : a Explanation: Queen Anne became the first monarch of the Great Britain. |
| 5 | Q5: Acts of Union 1800 refers to which historic event. A Unification of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland B Formation of Common wealth of Nations C Union of Canada with Commonwealth nations D Unification of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland Click here for answer Correct Answer : d Explanation: The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes referred to as a single Act of Union 1801) were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| 6 | Q6: Who was the first prime minister of Great Britain? A John Stuart B Robert Walpole C Frederick North D Henry Pelham Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been Britain’s first prime minister. |
| 7 | Q7: Which of these countries was never a part of the British empire? A India B Pakistan C Bangladesh D Nepal Click here for answer Correct Answer : d |
| 8 | Q8: King George I was the son of A Prince Frederick and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha B George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz C Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of Hanover D James II and Anne Hyde Click here for answer Correct Answer : c |
| 9 | Q9: The shortest-reigning monarch of England and Ireland. A King George I B Lady Jane Grey C King George II D Queen Victoria Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: The shortest-reigning monarch was Lady Jane Grey who ruled for 9 days from 6 July until 15 July 1553 |
| 10 | Q10: The youngest British monarch at the start of her reign was A Mary, Queen of Scots B Queen Victoria C Lady Jane Grey D None of these. Click here for answer Correct Answer : a Explanation: The youngest British monarch at the start of her reign was Mary, Queen of Scots, who became queen aged 6 days in 1542. |
| 11 | Q11: The youngest British King was A King George III B King William IV C King Henry VI D King Edward VII Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: The youngest king was Henry VI, who was 8 months and 26 days old at the time of his accession. |
| 12 | Q12: Who was the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated? A Harold Wilson B Spencer Perceval C Sir Edward Heath D Charles Watson Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: Spencer Perceval KC was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. Perceval is the only British prime minister to have been murdered. |
| 13 | Q13: The only Solicitor General or Attorney General to become Prime Minister? A Baroness Margaret Thatcher B Spencer Perceval C David Cameron D James Callaghan Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: Spencer Perceval was the only Solicitor General or Attorney General to become Prime Minister. |
| 14 | Q14: Which British monarch was first given the title ‘Empress of India’? A Queen Victoria B Queen Anne C Queen Elizabeth II D Queen Charlotte Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 15 | Q15: Who is the longest serving Prime minister in British history? A William Ewart Gladstone B William Pitt the Younger C Sir Robert Walpole D Margaret Thatcher Click here for answer Correct Answer : c |
| 16 | Q16: Which monarch succeeded Queen Victoria? A Edward VII B George V C William IV D George IV Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 17 | Q17: Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year A 1750 B 1890 C 1910 D 1815 Click here for answer Correct Answer : d |
| 18 | Q18: In the battle of Waterloo, the British-led allied army was under the command of A Marshal Blücher B Duke of Wellington C Napoleon Bonaparte D None of these. Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 19 | Q19: The 1707 Acts of Union declared that the kingdoms of ............ and ............ were united into one Kingdom by the name of Great Britain. A Wales and Scotland B England and Scotland C England and Wales D Northern Ireland and Scotland Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: The 1707 Acts of Union declared that the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united into one Kingdom by the name of Great Britain. |
| 20 | Q20: Operation Hurricane in the year 1952 was the first test of a A British space satellite B British intercontinental missile C British moon mission D British atomic device Click here for answer Correct Answer : d Explanation: Operation Hurricane was the first test of a British atomic device. A plutonium implosion device was detonated on 3 October 1952 in the lagoon in the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia. With the success of Operation Hurricane, U.K. became a nuclear power. |