Description : During Jefferson‟s Presidency, Robert R. Livingstone was the U.S. Minister to: (a) England (b) Spain (c) France (d) Russia
Last Answer : (c) France
Description : Alaska was acquired by United States from: (a) Spain (b) England (c) Canada (d) Russia
Last Answer : (d) Russia
Description : Truman Doctrine was a document about: (a) England (b) Russia (c) Germany
Last Answer : (b) Russia
Description : Puerto Rico ceded to US by _________. (a) Spain (b) Denmark (c) Russia
Last Answer : a) Spain
Description : The Boston Massacre took place in _________ (a) 1763 (b) 1770 (c) 1773
Last Answer : (b) 1770
Description : Gold Rush in California took place in: (a) 1842 (b) 1849 (c) 1852 (d) None of these
Last Answer : (d) None of these
Description : Attack on Pearl Harbour took place in: (a) 1918 (b) 1941 (c) 1939
Last Answer : (b) 1941
Description : The Boston Tea Incident took place in: (a) 1770 (b)1773 (c) 1789
Last Answer : (b)1773
Description : Who was the President of U.S.A. when Russia invaded Afghanistan in early 1980? (a) Jimmy Carter (b) Herbert C. Hoover (c) Ronald Reagan
Last Answer : (a) Jimmy Carter
Description : Alaska was purchased from Russia in: (a) 1857 (b) 1867 (c) 1901
Last Answer : (b) 1867
Description : The statue of Liberty was donated to USA by: (a) Germany (b) Italy (c) France
Description : The Americans signed a Treaty of alliance with France in: (a) 1775 (b) 1777 (c) 1778
Last Answer : (c) 1778
Description : Boston Tea Party was an act of: (a) Serving Tea in a Party (b) Exporting Tea to France (c) Throwing Tea into the water
Last Answer : (c) Throwing Tea into the water
Description : The 1783 treaty of Paris that defined original border of the United States was with: (a) France (b) Portugal (c) Spain (d) Great Britain
Last Answer : (d) Great Britain
Description : Jefferson bought Louisiana from: (a) Spain (b) Germany (c) France
Description : Statue of liberty was donated to USA by: (a) Germany (b) Spain (c) France
Description : The United States gained Texas from: (a) Mexico (b) Spain (c) France (d) Great Britain
Last Answer : (a) Mexico
Description : Treaty of Ghent ended War of 1812 between USA and: (a) France (b) Great Britain (c) Belgium
Last Answer : b) Great Britain
Description : With which country U.S.A. signed the rush-Bagot Treaty? (a) Britain (b) France (c) spain
Last Answer : (a) Britain
Description : The Pilgrims from England reached Plymouth (New England) in a ship called: (a) Nina (b) Pinta (c) Mayflower (d) Leopard
Last Answer : c) Mayflower
Description : “Common Sense” suggested: (a) Reconciliation with England (b) Commonwealth Status with England (c) Protest against Parliament (d) Rebellion against the King
Last Answer : (d) Rebellion against the King
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 : How many British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States? (a)13 (b) 20 (c) 51
Last Answer : (a)13
Description : Which US president was behind the “Star Wars” program?
Last Answer : President Ronald Reagan
Description : William Harrison was the president of US in the period: (a) 1817-1825 (b) 1829-1837 (c) 1841-1850 (d) 1850-1853
Last Answer : (c) 1841-1850
Description : The Virgin Islands were bought for US $: (a) 25 (b) 250 (c) 2500 (d) 25000 (e) None of these
Last Answer : e) None of these
Description : Article 1 of US constitution says, “No person can be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of _________ years and _________ years a citizen of the US”: (a) Twenty Five and 10 years (b) Thirteen and 07 years (c) Twenty Five and 07 years
Last Answer : (c) Twenty Five and 07 years
Description : Congress of US consists of _________. (a) Senate, House of Lords (b) Senate and President (c) House of Representative & President (d) None of these
Last Answer : d) None of these
Description : John Adams was _________ US President. (a) Third (b) Eleventh (c) Twenty Fifth (d) None of these
Description : Philippine Islands were acquired by US in _________. (a) 1909 (b) 1799 (c) 1899
Last Answer : (c) 1899
Description : US entered the Second World War in: (a) 1939 (b) 1940 (c) 1941
Last Answer : (c) 1941
Description : Complete diplomatic relations between US and China were established in: (a) 1979 (b) 1981 (c) 1982
Last Answer : a) 1979
Description : Total number of states in US is: (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 13
Last Answer : (b) 50
Description : On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment to US Constitution gave voting right to: (a) Women (b) Negroes (c) Indians
Last Answer : a) Women
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 : he first Secretary of State of US was: (a) Hamilton (b) Jefferson (c) John Adams
Last Answer : (a) Hamilton
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
Description : Large scale African slavery began as a means of: (a) Dispersing the captives of African warfare (b) Dispersing populations from overcrowded areas (c) Supplying labour for New World plantations (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : c) Supplying labour for New World plantations
Description : The Americas changed from continents inhabited by people of mongoloid stock to: (a) The most racially mixed region of the world (b) Completely Indo-European Stock (c) Majority Negroid Stock (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : During the height of European emigration between 1900 and 1910 most emigrants settled in: (a) Australia (b) New Zealand (c) South America (d) All of these (e) None of these
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 : The “White man‟s burden” refers to: (a) A belief in the equality of all races of man (b) The assumed “Superiority of the white race with obligation to guide and develop “inferior” races (c) European isolation policies (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (b) The assumed “Superiority of the white race with obligation to guide and develop “inferior” races