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Basic General Knowledge (GK)

All MCQs

All MCQs

161.

Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I in 1914?

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162.

What event marked the formal beginning of World War II in 1939?

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D

163.

Which country was not part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

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D

164.

The Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. This operation is commonly known as:

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D

165.

Which two cities in Japan were targeted with atomic bombs by the United States in 1945, leading to Japan's surrender?

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D

166.

What was the term used to describe the geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century?

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167.

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. It was a standoff between which two superpowers?

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D

168.

The Vietnam War was primarily fought between North Vietnam, supported by the Soviet Union and China, and which country?

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D

169.

The Gulf War in 1990-1991 was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by which country?

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D

170.

The American Civil War (1861-1865) was primarily fought over which issue?

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