WORLD WAR 1 UPSC Questions

WORLD WAR 1 MCQ Questions

1.
The battles of the war were fought in _____ and the Pacific.
A.
Europe
B.
Asia
C.
Africa
D.
All the above
ANSWER :
D. All the above
2.
The underlying causes of the war were the rivalries and conflicts among the _____ countries.
A.
Dependent
B.
Developing
C.
Imperialist
D.
Developed
ANSWER :
C. Imperialist
3.
In the period beginning from the last decade of the 19th century, imperialist rivalries resulted in attempts to _____ the world, creating conditions of war.
A.
Redivide
B.
Scramble
C.
Unite
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
A. Redivide
4.
By 1914, _____ had left Britain and France far behind in the production of iron and steel and in many manufactures.
A.
Italy
B.
Germany
C.
India
D.
Canada
ANSWER :
B. Germany
5.
One of the German ships, the _____, built in 1912, was the largest in the world.
A.
Extinguisher
B.
Titanic
C.
Imperator
D.
Oceanic
ANSWER :
C. Imperator
6.

Statement: Most of the Asia and Africa had already been occupied by the older imperialist powers.
Question: The German imperialists' ambition was to control the economy of the declining _____ empire.

A.

Ottoman

B.

Cheras

C.

Rajputs

D.

None of the above

ANSWER :

A. Ottoman