Description : The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour in: (a) December 1940 (b) December 1941 (c) December 1942
Last Answer : b) December 1941
Description : President Roosevelt proclaimed an unlimited emergency on: (a) May 27, 1941 (b) May 27, 1942 (c) May 27, 1945
Last Answer : (a) May 27, 1941
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 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 Atlantic Charter of August 14, 1941 was a statement of common war aims formulated between: (a) Roosevelt and Hitler (b) Roosevelt and Degaulle (c) Hiter and Degaulle (d) Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
Last Answer : (d) Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
Description : US entered the Second World War in: (a) 1939 (b) 1940 (c) 1941
Last Answer : (c) 1941
Description : The Declaration of Independence was formally adopted on: (a) July 2, 1775 (b) July 4, 1776 (c) August 8, 177
Last Answer : (b) July 4, 1776
Description : Attack on Pearl Harbour took place in: (a) 1918 (b) 1941 (c) 1939
Last Answer : (b) 1941
Description : Atlantic Charter dates back to: (a) 1946 (b) 1941 (c) 182
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 : 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 : 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 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 : When was our National Anthem first sung and where? (1) 24th January, 1950 in Allahabad (2) 24th January, 1950 in Delhi (3) 26th December, 1942 in Calcutta (4) 27th December, 1911 in Calcutta
Last Answer : (4) 27th December, 1911 in Calcutta Explanation: Written in highly Sanskritised (Tatsama) Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung in Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December, 1911.
Description : The enrichment of bakers’ white bread and rolls was made compulsory by the Federal government in ____ as a war measure to improve the nutritional status of the people. a. 1940 c. 1942 b. 1941 d. 1943
Last Answer : b. 1941
Description : America entered World War-I in: (a) 1915 (b) 1917 (c) 1918
Last Answer : (b) 1917
Description : Should the United States have entered world war 2 before the bombing of pearl harbor in 1941 Isolationist vs Interventionist?
Last Answer : NO. Because US Public Support (before Pearl Harbor) was notsufficient to wage this expensive, brutal & horrific war. TheJapanese attacks changed US public opinion. The US was also waginga justified (they attacked us first) war .
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 : 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 : 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 statue of Liberty was donated to USA by: (a) Germany (b) Italy (c) France
Last Answer : (c) France
Description : Truman Doctrine was a document about: (a) England (b) Russia (c) Germany
Last Answer : (b) Russia
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 : What is important about the date of December 8 1941?
Last Answer : December 8, 1941 is the date (west of the internationaldateline) that war started in the Pacific. In Hawaii the date wasDec 7th, however in Australia, Guam, Philippines, Hong Kong,Singapore, Malaya, etc. it was December 8th.
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 : 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
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of America was: (a) John Marshal (b) John Jay (c) J. Adams
Last Answer : (b) John Jay
Description : George Washington was elected as the President of America for the first time in: (a) 1785 (b) 1787 (c) 1789
Last Answer : (c) 1789
Description : Which of the following English Colonies in America was named after Queen Elizabeth? (a) Maryland (b) Florida (c) Virginia (d) Georgia
Last Answer : (a) Maryland
Description : Thomas Jefferson was the ________ president of America. (a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fifth
Last Answer : (c) Third
Description : Which is the fastest growing minority group in America: (a) Blacks (b) Asian Americans (c) Red Indians (d) Hispanics
Last Answer : d) Hispanics
Description : The total number of British colonies in North America was: (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 15
Last Answer : (b) 13
Description : Columbus discovered America in: (a) 1388 (b) 1688 (c) 1788 (d) None of these
Description : In 1900 the Open Door Policy was adopted with respect to: (a) Japan (b) South America (c) China
Last Answer : (c) China
Description : The total number of the British Colonies founded in Colonial America were: (a) Thirteen (b) Fifteen (c) Twenty
Last Answer : a) Thirteen
Description : On the US flag, the 50 stars glorifying represent the 50 states of the United States of America, while the 13 stripes on the flag are the emblem of the thirteen British colonies that became the first states in the U.S after declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. True/ False
Last Answer : 1
Description : January 26 selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution because – (1) it was considered to be an auspicious day (2) on that day the. Quit India Movement was started in 1942 (3) the Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930 (4) None of these
Last Answer : (3) the Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930 Explanation: The Indian constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on the 26th November, 1949 and it came into force after ... the Poorna Swaraj resolution was made in Lahore in 1930 and the first tricolor of India unfurled.
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