Description : “Uncle Tom‟s Cabin” has been written by: (a) Harriet Beacher (b) Paula Jones (c) Monica Lewinsk
Last Answer : (a) Harriet Beacher
Description : Who wrote “The White House Years”? (a) Monica Lewinsky (b) Jacky Kennedy (c) Henry Kissinger
Last Answer : (c) Henry Kissinger
Description : In Uncle Tom’s cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe argued against slavery by appealing to peoples?
Last Answer : Emotions.
Description : Why did the publication of uncle tom and cabin infuriated people in the south?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the public opinion?
Last Answer : Some became repulsed by slavery
Description : Which of these resulted from the 1851 publication of uncle toms cabin?
Last Answer : The book convinced more people to join the abolitionist cause
Description : How do you feel about Harriet Tubman replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill?
Last Answer : Delighted
Description : Declaration of independence was written by: (a) George Washington (b) Thomas Jefferson (c) John adams
Last Answer : (b) Thomas Jefferson
Description : The Declaration of Independence was written by: (a) George Washington (b) Thomas Jefferson (c) John Adams
Description : How would you say Eliza's agony different from uncle tom?
Last Answer : Her son got sold by someone.
Description : Name the different languages that William Jones studied. -History
Last Answer : Greek, Latin, English, French, Arabic and Persian.
Description : Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law? -History
Last Answer : William Jones came to represent a particular attitude towards India. He shared a deep respect for ancient cultures, both of India and of the West. Jones and Colebrooke felt that India had attained ... their own heritage. In this way the British would become guardians and masters of Indian culture.
Description : The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by: (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) (a) Sir John Marshall (b) Sir William Jones (c) Charles Wilkins (d) James Princep
Last Answer : (d) James Princep
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
Description : Europe‟s rapid economic recovery after World War II was mainly due to: (a) Truman Doctrine (b) Big Four Conference (c) Marshall Plan (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Marshall Plan
Description : D. David Eisenhower was elected U.S. President (I term) in: (a) 1950 (b) 1952 (c) 1953
Last Answer : (b) 1952
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 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 : 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 : The Bill of Rights was incorporated in the U.S. Constitution in the year: (a) 1787 (b) 1789 (c) 1790 (d) 1791
Last Answer : d) 1791
Description : How many political parties are mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Fou
Last Answer : (b) Two
Description : The confusion at the time of Jefferson‟s election was corrected by the adoption in 1804 of the: (a) First amendment (b) Eleventh amendment (c) Twelveth amendment (d) Thirteenth amendment
Last Answer : (c) Twelveth amendment
Description : The treaty of 1819 with Spain, that resulted in Spain‟s cession of East Florida, Sabine Free State and surrender of Spain‟s claim to Oregon State was called the: (a) Rush-Bagot Agreement (b) Adams-Onis Treaty (c) Missouri Compromise (d) Panama Congress
Last Answer : (b) Adams-Onis Treaty
Description : The First Bank of the United States was: (a) A Private Corporation (b) Government’s Institution (c) City worker‟s operated (d) Industrial management
Last Answer : (c) City worker‟s operated
Description : Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court of U.S.A. declaring slave a chattel was given in: (a) 1823 (b) 1857 (c) 1893
Last Answer : (b) 1857
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 : 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 : Susan B. Anthony was an outspoken advocate of: (a) Women‟s rights (b) Anti Slavery Movement (c) Transcendentalism
Last Answer : a) Women‟s rights
Description : who succeeded president Abraham Lincoln? (a) Ulysses S. Grant (b) Martin Van Buren (c) Andrew Johnson
Last Answer : c) Andrew Johnson
Description : With which country U.S.A. signed the rush-Bagot Treaty? (a) Britain (b) France (c) spain
Last Answer : (a) Britain
Description : What ethnicity is Tom Jones?
Last Answer : Australian
Description : Can Tom Jones play guitar?
Last Answer : Yes, although he's not at all known for it, and is not very accomplished, he can sing a play at the same time.
Description : Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha, the Rashtrakuta King? (SSC CGL 2014) (a) Adipurana (b) Ganitasara Samgraha (c) Saktayana (d) Kavirajamarga
Last Answer : (d) Kavirajamarga
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
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 : 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