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 : The total number of British colonies in North America was: (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 15
Last Answer : (b) 13
Description : Total articles in United States Constitution are: (a) XIII (b) XXIII (c) VXI (d) None of these
Last Answer : (d) None of these
Description : The total number of the British Colonies founded in Colonial America were: (a) Thirteen (b) Fifteen (c) Twenty
Last Answer : a) Thirteen
Description : The Gadsen purchase of 50,000 square mile of land was primarily for the construction of _________. (a) University Town (b) Railways (c) Canals
Last Answer : (b) Railways
Description : United States of America Steel Corporation was established in: (a) 1891 (b) 1897 (c) 1901
Last Answer : (c) 1901
Description : The first capital of the United States of America was: (a) New York (b) James Town (c) Washington
Last Answer : (a) New York
Description : Alaska was acquired by United States from: (a) Spain (b) England (c) Canada (d) Russia
Last Answer : (d) Russia
Description : Under which treaty United States acquired Florida from Spain? (a) Treaty of Paris (b) Adams-Onis Treaty (c) Pinckney’s Treaty (d) Jay’s Treaty
Last Answer : (b) Adams-Onis Treaty
Description : The Treaty of Paris in 1783 fixed the Western boundary of the United States at the River: (a) Missouri (b) Kentucky (c) Mississippi (d) Potomac
Last Answer : (c) Mississippi
Description : One of the first two political factions in United States, the Democratic Republicans, was led by: (a) Jefferson Davis (b) Alexander Hamilton (c) Thomas Jefferson (d) George Washington
Last Answer : (c) Thomas Jefferson
Description : In which capacity did Alexander Hamilton work with George Washington, the first President of United States of America: (a) Secretary of Defense (b) Secretary of State (c) Secretary of Treasury (d) Attorney General
Last Answer : c) Secretary of Treasury
Description : Which of the following States in the United States of America was famous for its gold mines? (a) Maryland (b) Vermont (c) California (d) Massachusetts
Last Answer : (c) California
Description : The 25th amendment providing for Presidential succession was ratified by states in: (a) 1965 (b) 1966 (c) 1967 (d) 1976
Last Answer : c) 1967
Description : United States of America joined with Western European nations to form North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in: (a) 1949 (b) 1951 (c) 1954
Last Answer : (a) 1949
Description : The United States of America formally declared war on Germany on: (a) December 8, 1941 (b) December 12, 1941 (c) January 20, 1942 (d) None of these
Description : The PENDLIETON Act, an act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States, was enacted on: (a) May 11, 1871 (b) June 19, 1872 (c) September 20, 1881 (d) January 16, 1883
Last Answer : (d) January 16, 1883
Description : The constitution of the United States of America was adopted in the period: (a) 1681-1682 (b) 1764-1765 (c) 1787-1788
Last Answer : c) 1787-1788
Description : Give the correct order of the states‟ entry into the Union: (a) Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia (b) Massachusetts, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland (c) Maryland, Georgia, New Jersey, Texas (d) New Hampshire, Virginia, Massachusetts, Georgia
Last Answer : (a) Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia
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 : The United States gained Texas from: (a) Mexico (b) Spain (c) France (d) Great Britain
Last Answer : (a) Mexico
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 : The Constitution of the United States provides that amendments may be proposed by: (a) Congress (b) The President (c) Governors of the States (d) States Conventions
Last Answer : (a) Congress
Description : Bill Clinton was _______ President of United States: (a) 42nd (b) 33rd (c) 51st
Last Answer : a) 42nd
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 : Puerto Rico ceded to US by _________. (a) Spain (b) Denmark (c) Russia
Last Answer : a) Spain
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 : 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 : The XYZ affairs took place between: (a) US-England (b) US- Russia (c) US-France
Last Answer : (c) US-France
Description : he first Secretary of State of US was: (a) Hamilton (b) Jefferson (c) John Adams
Last Answer : (a) Hamilton
Description : he number of members of American Senate is: (a) 55 (b) 100 (c) 300
Last Answer : b) 100
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