Description : Philippine Islands were acquired by US in _________. (a) 1909 (b) 1799 (c) 1899
Last Answer : (c) 1899
Description : Treaty of Ghent ended War of 1812 between USA and: (a) France (b) Great Britain (c) Belgium
Last Answer : b) Great Britain
Description : Panama Canal was officially opened in the year: (a) 1812 (b) 1906 (c) 1914
Last Answer : (c) 1914
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 : 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
Description : _________ is known as father of the constitution: (a) George Washington (b) Samuel Adams (c) James Madison
Last Answer : (c) James Madison
Description : The slogan of „Fair Deal‟ was given by _________. (a) President Truman (b) President Nixon (c) President Andrew Jackson.
Last Answer : a) President Truman
Description : Era of Good Feeling was during the presidency of _________. (a) George Washington (b) James Monroe (c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Last Answer : b) James Monroe
Description : Delaware State is nicknamed _________ state. (a) Donkey (b) Dog (c) Diamond
Last Answer : (c) Diamond
Description : First _________ amendments were passed by the congress on September 25, 1789. (a) Ten (b) Fourteen (c) Four
Last Answer : (a) Ten
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 : Black birding is _________. (a) Legal importation of slaves (b) Illegal importance of slaves (c) Legal hunt of birds
Last Answer : (b) Illegal importance of slaves
Description : Black birding is _________. (a) Seven (b) Eight (c) Nine
Last Answer : (b) Eight
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 : The Boston Massacre took place in _________ (a) 1763 (b) 1770 (c) 1773
Last Answer : (b) 1770
Description : The Albany Congress (1754) was attended by delegates of _________ colonies. (a) Thirteen (b) Seven (c) Eleven
Last Answer : (b) Seven
Description : Spain financed Westward voyage of Columbus in _________. (a) 1492 (b) 1482 (c) 1472
Last Answer : (a) 1492
Description : John Adams was _________ US President. (a) Third (b) Eleventh (c) Twenty Fifth (d) None of these
Last Answer : (d) None of these
Description : Puerto Rico ceded to US by _________. (a) Spain (b) Denmark (c) Russia
Last Answer : a) Spain
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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
Description : During the Cuban Crisis, President Kennedy demanded: (a) A “quarantine” to stop ships carrying offensive weapons to Cuba (b) The removal of Russian strategic missiles (c) Both of these (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) The removal of Russian strategic missiles
Description : American Troops finally left Vietnam after the end of the war in: (a) 1970 (b) 1973 (c) 1975
Last Answer : (b) 1973
Description : Martin Luther King won the Novel Peace Prize in: (a) 1958 (b) 1960 (c) 1964
Last Answer : (c) 1964
Description : Who had said, „Ask not what your country do for you‟, say what you can do for your country? (a) George Washington (b) Abraham Lincoln (c) John F. Kennedy
Last Answer : (c) John F. Kennedy
Description : D. David Eisenhower was elected U.S. President (I term) in: (a) 1950 (b) 1952 (c) 1953
Last Answer : (b) 1952
Description : Korean war started in: (a) 1948 (b) 1950 (c) 1953
Last Answer : (b) 1950
Description : Elijah Muhammad assumed leadership of the Black Muslims Movement in: (a) 1930 (b) 1934 (c) 1936
Last Answer : a) 1930
Description : Alva Edison invented Phonograph in: (a) 1872 (b) 1876 (c) 1878 (d) None of these
Description : America entered World War-I in: (a) 1915 (b) 1917 (c) 1918
Last Answer : (b) 1917