Description : Which one of the American presidents remained the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before becoming the president? (a) Richard Nixon (b) Jimmy Carter (c) George Herbert Walker Bush (d) Gerald Rudolph Ford
Last Answer : (c) George Herbert Walker Bush
Description : Which of the American presidents called the former Soviet Union “An Evil Empire”? (a) Richard Nixon (b) Jimmy Carter (c) Ronald Reagan (d) George Herbert Walker Bush
Last Answer : (c) Ronald Reagan
Description : Which of the American Presidents was present at the time of the signing of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel? (a) John F. Kennedy (b) Richard Nixon (c) Jimmy Carter (d) Ronald Reagan
Last Answer : (c) Jimmy Carter
Description : Which of the American presidents was responsible for the Apollo Project that resulted in the man‟s landing on the surface of moon? (a) Dwight David Eisenhower (b) John F. Kennedy (c) Lyndon Baines Johnson (d) Richard Nixon
Last Answer : (d) Richard Nixon
Description : Which President of the USA resigned from the office in his second term? (a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Jimmy Carter (c) Richard Nixon (d) Zachary Taylor
Last Answer : (c) Richard Nixon
Description : Dwight D Eisenhower served two terms in office from 1953-1961. Who was his vice-President? (a) Christian A. Herter (b) Gerald R. Ford (c) John Foster Dulles (d) Richard Nixon
Last Answer : d) Richard Nixon
Description : The BAY of PIGs invasion of Cuba happened during the Presidency of: (a) Dwight D Eisenhower (b) John F Kenedy (c) Richard Nixon
Last Answer : (b) John F Kenedy
Description : The BAY of PIGS invasion of Cuba happened during the Presidency of: (a) Dwight D. Eisenhower (b) Lyndon B. Johnson (c) Richard Nixon (d) John F. Kennedy
Last Answer : (d) John F. Kennedy
Description : Richard Nixon made a trip to Beijing in: (a) 1962 (b) 1972 (c) 1977
Last Answer : b) 1972
Description : The Nobel Prize, 2005 for Literature has been awarded to (1) Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C. Schelling (2) Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock (3) Harold Pinter (4) Barry J. Marshall and J Robin Warren
Last Answer : Harold Pinter
Description : Who wrote 1 encyclopedia about the history of nature in 30 volumes ?
Last Answer : Al-Masudi wrote 1 encyclopedia on the history of nature in 30 volumes.
Description : Thomas Jafferson wrote „Declaration of Independence‟ in: (a) 1774 (b) 1776 (c) 1777
Last Answer : (b) 1776
Description : Who wrote “The White House Years”? (a) Monica Lewinsky (b) Jacky Kennedy (c) Henry Kissinger
Last Answer : (c) Henry Kissinger
Description : The North American colonies enjoyed economic success because of: (a) Hardworking populations (b) The practice of monoculture on plantations (c) The use of slave labour (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) The use of slave labour
Description : Which of the following was a reason for the Great Depression? (a) Weakness in American Banking System (b) International Economic imbalance of trade (c) Low American wages gave inadequate purchasing power to support excessive capital investment (d) All of these
Last Answer : d) All of these
Description : A major difference between World War I and World War II was: (a) A global involvement (b) American intervention (c) War strategy and weapons (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) War strategy and weapons
Description : Which of the following pertains to American involvement in World War II? (a) Lend Lease Act (b) Atlantic Charter (c) Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour (d) All of these (e) None of these ese
Last Answer : (c) Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
Description : The American commitment to prevent spread of Communism was expressed in: (a) The Marshal Plan (b) The Truman Doctrine (c) The Yalta Declaration (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : American Troops finally left Vietnam after the end of the war in: (a) 1970 (b) 1973 (c) 1975
Last Answer : (b) 1973
Description : Which of the American Presidents won four consecutive presidential elections and remained president for the longest period of time: (a) Theodore Roosevelt (b) Woodrow Wilson (c) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (d) Harry S. Truman
Last Answer : (c) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Description : Which one of the following leaders of American Revolution was also a scientist, a printer, a satirist and a political philosopher? (a) Samuel Adams (b) John Adams (c) Benjamin Franklin (d) Thomas Jefferson
Last Answer : (c) Benjamin Franklin
Description : The first ten amendments to the American Constitution are known as: (a) Bill of rights (b) Citizen demands (c) Governments regulations
Last Answer : (a) Bill of rights
Description : Which American president was elected for two non-consecutive terms: (a) Chester A. Arthur (b) Benjamin Harrison (c) Grover Cleveland (d) Woodrow Wilson
Last Answer : c) Grover Cleveland
Description : American Women got the right to vote in: (a) 1865 (b) 1920 (c) 1945
Last Answer : (b) 1920
Description : What Revolution in Europe was influenced most directly by American Revolution: (a) Industrial Revolution (b) French Revolution (c) Glorious Revolution (d) Puritan Revolution
Last Answer : (b) French Revolution
Description : French aid the American Revolutionary War because: (a) The French Government was devoted to democratic ideas (b) The Estate General forced the King to help (c) The French expected to regain Louisiana (d) The French wanted revenge on England
Last Answer : (d) The French wanted revenge on England
Description : Next to Cotton the most valuable American export in 1860 was: (a) Cotton manufacturers (b) Tobacco (c) Wheat (d) Lumbe
Last Answer : (b) Tobacco
Description : American Colonization Society was to: (a) Support American expansionism (b) Support anti slavery movement (c) Settle Negros in Africa
Last Answer : (c) Settle Negros in Africa
Description : The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the City of: (a) Philadelphia (b) London (c) Paris (d) Washington D.C
Last Answer : (c) Paris
Description : During the American Civil War, the President of Confederacy was: (a) Jefferson Davis (b) Abraham Lincoln (c) Johnson
Last Answer : (a) Jefferson Davis
Description : The battle of Bull Run was fought in: (a) The American War of Independence (b) The American Civil War (c) The US-Spanish War
Last Answer : (b) The American Civil War
Description : Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French troops at: (a) Yorktown (b) Gettysburg (c) Saratoga
Last Answer : (a) Yorktown
Description : Which one of the following enjoys the title of “Father of American Constitution”: (a) Jefferson (b) Washington (c) Madison
Last Answer : (c) Madison
Description : The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of: (a) Philadelphia (b) London (c) Paris
Last Answer : c) Paris
Description : Which American President received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1906? (a) Andrew Jackson (b) Harry S. Truman (c) Theodore Roosevelt
Last Answer : (c) Theodore Roosevelt
Description : he number of members of American Senate is: (a) 55 (b) 100 (c) 300
Last Answer : b) 100
Description : Instrument used to study the behaviour of a vibrating siring is : (1) Barometer (2) Hydrometer (3) (2) Hygrometer (4) (4) Sonometer
Last Answer : (4) Sonometer Explanation: A Sonometer is a device for demonstrating the relationship between the frequency of the sound produced by a plucked string, and the tension, length and mass per unit ... usually called Mersenne's laws after Marin Mersenne (1588-1648), who investigated and codified them.
Description : Imagine that you have been asked to write an article for an encyclopedia on Britain and the history of cotton. -SST 10th
Last Answer : During 1730s England set up the earliest factories. But the number of factories multiplied only during the late 19th century. Cotton was the symbol of this era for its production which boomed in ... again. The history of cotton in Britain is replete with such fluctuations of demand and supply.
Description : Yellow colour of bile is due to (a) Bili verdin (b) Bili rubin (c) Bile salts (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Bili rubin
Description : Bile Pigments are (a) Bili rubin (b) Bili verdin (c) Taurocholate (d) All
Last Answer : (d) All
Description : Which US president was behind the “Star Wars” program?
Last Answer : President Ronald Reagan
Description : First shipload of Negroes landed in Virginia in: (a) 1619 (b) 1570 (c) 1487 (d) 1729 (e) None of these
Last Answer : (a) 1619
Description : The Fair Deal was name, given to ____ programme of Harry Truman. (a) Foreign (b) Security (c) Domestic (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Domestic
Description : President Carter secured senate ratification of treaties to return Panama Canal to Panama by: (a) 1997 (b) 1999 (c) 2000 (d) 2001 (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) 2000
Description : In March 2001 George Bush announced rejection of Kyoto Protocol of: (a) 1995 (b) 1996 (c) 1997 (d) 1998 (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) 1997
Description : Civil Rights Act was passed in: (a) 1962 (b) 1966 (c) 1862 (d) 1866 (e) None of these
Last Answer : (d) 1866
Description : In 1989 Summit meeting between Bush and Gorbachev was held in: (a) Yalta (b) Malta (c) Camp David (d) Tehran (e) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Malta
Description : Fourteenth amendment pertained to: (a) Definition of citizenship (b) Appointment of Representatives in Congress (c) Validity of public debt (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Definition of citizenship
Description : Eighteenth amendment pertained to: (a) Abolition of slavery (b) Extension of suffrage to women (c) Popular election of senators (d) Right to keep and bear arms (e) None of these
Last Answer : (e) None of these
Description : In addition to natural harbours and a hospitable climate, America was easily accessible because of its: (a) Well developed interior waterways (b) Exclusive Western deserts (c) Well travelled interior routes (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Well developed interior waterways