World Wars AFCAT Questions

World Wars MCQ Questions

1.
The immediate cause (spark) of World War I was the assassination of which Archduke on 28 June 1914?
A.
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
B.
Archduke Maximilian of Mexico
C.
Archduke Rudolf of Habsburg
D.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
ANSWER :
D. Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
2.
Who assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo?
A.
Mehmed Mehmedbasic
B.
Danilo Ilic
C.
Gavrilo Princip
D.
Nedeljko Cabrinovic
ANSWER :
C. Gavrilo Princip
3.
The conspiracy to assassinate Archduke Francis Ferdinand was hatched in which city in 1911?
A.
Sarajevo
B.
Budapest
C.
Vienna
D.
Belgrade
ANSWER :
D. Belgrade
4.
The Dual Alliance of 1879 was signed between which two countries?
A.
Germany and Italy
B.
Austria-Hungary and Italy
C.
Germany and Austria-Hungary
D.
Germany and Russia
ANSWER :
C. Germany and Austria-Hungary
5.
The Dual Alliance was transformed into the Triple Alliance in 1882 with the addition of which country?
A.
Russia
B.
Ottoman Empire
C.
Bulgaria
D.
Italy
ANSWER :
D. Italy
6.
The Triple Entente, formed before World War I, consisted of which countries?
A.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
B.
France, Russia, and the United States
C.
Britain, France, and Italy
D.
Britain, France, and Russia
ANSWER :
D. Britain, France, and Russia