31. The Soviet Socialist Revolution of October is celebrated every year on November 7 because:
(a) The provisional government formed after the collapse of Tsarist Government was overthrown on this day in 1917.
(b) Lenin’s birthday falls on this day.
(c) Russia’s victory over Germany coincides with this date
(d) None of these
32. The famous painting “Sunflower” was done by:
(a) Michaelangelo
(b) Vincent van Gogh
(c) Picasso
(d) Leonardo
33. Who among the following was a poet of the Italian Renaissance?
(a) Dante
(b) Virgil
(c) Homer
(d) Rossetti
34. Who was the author of “Republic”?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Plato
(c) Hobbes
(d) Karl Marx
35. The “Communist Manifesto” was first published in:
(a) English
(b) German
(c) French
(d) Russian
36. When was the Magna Carta signed by King John of England?
(a) 1268
(b) 1215
(c) 1220
(d) 1290
37. The Industrial Revolution in the last quarter of the 18th century in England first affected the:
(a) Coal mining industry
(b) Cotton textile industry
(c) Iron and steel industry
(d) Shipping industry
38. The most important achievement of Abraham Lincoln was:
(a) The abolition of slavery
(b) Strengthening of democracy
(c) Establishment of the supremacy of North over the South
(d) None of these
39. Under which of the following treaties did Britain recognize the independence of 13 American colonies?
(a) Treaty of Versailles
(b) Treaty of Paris
(c) Masstricht Treaty
(d) None of these
40. Who among the following was directly associated with the French Revolution?
(a) Dante
(b) Voltaire
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte
(d) Louis Pasteur