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(1) Pilgrims fathers established:
(a) York town
(b) James town
(c) Psymonht colony

(2) Intolerable acts were introduced in:
(a) 1772
(b) 1774
(c) 1775

(3) Declaration of independence was written by:
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) John adams

(4) Cornwalis surrendered at York town in 
(a) 1777
(b) 1781
(c) 1783

(5) According to firs census of USA (1790) its population was:
(a) 3.9 million
(b) 4.5 million
(c) 6.4 million

(6) Supreme court of USA was established in:
(a) 1787
(b) 1789
(c) 1791

(7) Statue of liberty was donated to USA by:
(a) Germany
(b) Spain
(c) France

(8) George Washington died in:
(a) 1797
(b) 1799
(c) 1801

(9) 1st chief justice of USA was:
(a) J.Mashal
(b) J.Adams
(c) J.Jay

(10) USA constitution was adopted in:
(a) 1786
(b) 1789
(c) 1791
(d) None of these

(11) Jefferson bought Louisiana from:
(a) Spain
(b) Germany
(c) France

(12) Monroe doctrine was:
(a) A document of land purchase
(b) A statement of foreign policy
(c) A policy of slavery

(13) Abolitionists wanted to abolish:
(a) Income tax
(b) Land revenue
(c) Slavery

(14) Name the president famous for his fourteen points:
(1) Jefferson
(2) Jackson
(3) Wilson

(15) Steel co-operation of USA was established in:
(a) 1810
(b) 1876
(c) 1901

(16) Alexander Graham invented:
(a) Radio
(b) Steam engine
(c) Telephone

(17) Truman Doctrine was a document about:
(a) England
(b) Russia
(c) Germany

(18) 1st university to be found in USA was:
(a) Harvard
(b) Yale
(c) Columbia

(19) 1st capital of USA was:
(a) New York
(b) Washington
(c) Philadelphia

(20) Who said this? Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country:
(a) Washington
(b) Lincoln
(c) Kennedy
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(1) America was named after:
(a) Christopher Columbus
(b) Amerigo Vespucci
(c) George Washington

(2) The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the City of:
(a) Philadelphia
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Washington D.C

(3) “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has been written by:
(a) Harriet Beacher 
(b) Paula Jones
(c) Monica Lewinsky

(4) American Colonization Society was to:
(a) Support American expansionism
(b) Support anti slavery movement
(c) Settle Negros in Africa

(5) The only President to enjoy four terms:
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomson Jefferson
(c) Andrew Jackson
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt

(6) The ‘Gold Rush’ of California occurred in:
(a) 1848
(b) 1862
(c) 1865
(d) 1914

(7) Next to Cotton the most valuable American export in 1860 was:
(a) Cotton manufacturers
(b) Tobacco
(c) Wheat
(d) Lumber

(8) Who were called indentured servants?
(a) Indians
(b) Europeans
(c) Black
(d) British

(9) French aid the American Revolutionary War because:
(a) The French Government was devoted to democratic ideas
(b) The Estate General forced the King to help
(c) The French expected to regain Louisiana
(d) The French wanted revenge on England

(10) 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

(11) “Common Sense” suggested:
(a) Reconciliation with England
(b) Commonwealth Status with England
(c) Protest against Parliament
(d) Rebellion against the King

(12) What Revolution in Europe was influenced most directly by American Revolution:
(a) Industrial Revolution
(b) French Revolution 
(c) Glorious Revolution
(d) Puritan Revolution

(13) The First Bank of the United States was:
(a) A Private Corporation
(b) Government’s Institution
(c) City worker’s operated
(d) Industrial management

(14) In 1800 most of the Americans were:
(a) Veterans
(b) Hunters
(c) Tradesmen
(d) Farmers

(15) “Muckrakers” were:
(a) Black city workers
(b) White Racists
(c) Journalists

(16) American Women got the right to vote in:
(a) 1865
(b) 1920
(c) 1945

(17) The United States gained Texas from:
(a) Mexico
(b) Spain
(c) France
(d) Great Britain

(18) Which is the fastest growing minority group in America:
(a) Blacks
(b) Asian Americans
(c) Red Indians
(d) Hispanics

(19) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour in:
(a) December 1940
(b) December 1941
(c) December 1942

(20) The only President who was elected more than twice:
(a) George Washington
(b) Andrew Jackson
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
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(1) The only President who was elected more than twice:
(a) George Washington
(b) Andrew Jackson
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt

 (2) Who wrote “The White House Years”?
(a) Monica Lewinsky
(b) Jacky Kennedy
(c) Henry Kissinger

(3) “I have a dream.” Who delivered this oration?
(a) John F. Kennedy
(b) Rev. Martin Luther King
(c) Bill Clinton

(4) The Capital of New York State is:
(a) New York
(b) Syracuse
(c) Albany

(5) Abolitionism was to:
(a) Ban Alcohol
(b) Ban Slavery
(c) Ban Child Labour

(6) Before Civil War the Principal Crop of the South was:
(a) Tobacco
(b) Cotton
(c) Rice

(7) Henry Clay was a:
(a) Musician
(b) Businessman
(c) Sportsman
(d) None of these

(8) US entered the Second World War in:
(a) 1939
(b) 1940
(c) 1941

(9) Gold Rush in California took place in:
(a) 1842
(b) 1849
(c) 1852
(d) None of these

(10) The Civil Right Act was passed in:
(a) 1964
(b) 1965
(c) 1966

(11) Louis Armstrong was a:
(a) Pianist
(b) Drummer
(c) Trumpeter

(12) ‘Four Freedoms’ were announced by:
(a) Truman
(b) Wilson
(c) FDR

(13) Affirmative Action policy is to help:
(a) Whites
(b) Blacks
(c) Women
(d) None of these

(14) Rockefellers made their fortune in:
(a) Oil
(b) Steel
(c) Railroads

(15) The Liberty Bell is located in:
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) New York
(c) Pennsylvania

(16) Which state was known as Lone Star Republic?
(a) California
(b) Texas
(c) Ore gone

(17) MORMONS are settled in:
(a) Nevada
(b) Utah
(c) New Mexico

(18) BABE RUTH was a:
(a) Priest
(b) Political Agitator
(c) Player

(19) The total number of British colonies in North America was:
(a) 11
(b) 13
(c) 15

(20) The Declaration of Independence was written by:
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) John Adams
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(1) Total articles in United States Constitution are:
(a) XIII
(b) XXIII
(c) VXI
(d) None of these

(2) Atlantic Charter dates back to:
(a) 1946
(b) 1941
(c) 1827

(3) Attack on Pearl Harbour took place in:
(a) 1918
(b) 1941
(c) 1939

(4) _____________ was the second state of ratify the constitution.
(a) Maine
(b) New York
(c) Pennsylvania

(5) Bill Clinton was _______ President of United States:
(a) 42nd 
(b) 33rd
(c) 51st

(6) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in:
(a) 1979
(b) 1962
(c) 1968

(7) Total number of states in US is:
(a) 51
(b) 50
(c) 13

(8) Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court of U.S.A. declaring slave a chattel was given in:
(a) 1823
(b) 1857
(c) 1893

(9) Gadsden Purchase was ratified in:
(a) 1823
(b) 1853
(c) 1911
(d) None of these

(10) Stamp Act was passed in:
(a) 1688
(b) 1765
(c) 1797

(11) Complete diplomatic relations between US and China were established in:
(a) 1979
(b) 1981
(c) 1982

(12) _____________ state is known as sunshine state:
(a) California
(b) Nebraska
(c) Florida 

(13) _____________ state is known as Golden Gate state:
(a) Oklahoma
(b) Ohio
(c) Virginia
(d) None of these

(14) _____________ state is known as Sooners state:
(a) Arizona
(b) Texas
(c) North Dakota
(d) None of these

(15) What does ANZUS stand for?
Ans: Australia, New Zealand, & United States.

(16) Treaty of Ghent ended War of 1812 between USA and:
(a) France
(b) Great Britain
(c) Belgium

(17) Gettysburg Address was delivered by:
(a) President Lincoln
(b) George Washington
(c) Carter

(18) Columbus discovered America in:
(a) 1388
(b) 1688
(c) 1788
(d) None of these

(19) Louisiana which doubled the size of USA was purchased for:
(a) 150 million $
(b) 15 million $
(c) 15 billion $

(20) Dean Rusk was:
(a) Secretary of Defence
(b) Secretary of State
(c) Secretary of Interior
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(1) The total number of the British Colonies founded in Colonial America were:
(a) Thirteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Twenty

(2) The “Sons of Liberty” was formed in:
(a) 1765
(b) 1767
(c) 1776

(3) The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of:
(a) Philadelphia
(b) London
(c) Paris

(4) Which one of the following enjoys the title of “Father of American Constitution”:
(a) Jefferson
(b) Washington
(c) Madison

(5) The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of US ratified in 1791 are known as:
(a) Bill of Constitution
(b) Bill of Rights
(c) Bill of Justice

(6) The first Secretary of State of US was:
(a) Hamilton
(b) Jefferson
(c) John Adams

(7) The Great Depression of 1929 lasted for:
(a) Three years
(b) Four years
(c) A decade

(8) The XYZ affairs took place between:
(a) US-England
(b) US- Russia
(c) US-France

(9) Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French troops at:
(a) Yorktown
(b) Gettysburg
(c) Saratoga

(10) The battle of Bull Run was fought in:
(a) The American War of Independence
(b) The American Civil War
(c) The US-Spanish War

(11) Panama Canal was officially opened in the year:
(a) 1812
(b) 1906
(c) 1914

(12) On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment to US Constitution gave voting right to:
(a) Women
(b) Negroes
(c) Indians

(13) NATO was established in the year:
(a) 1949
(b) 1952
(c) 1953

(14) In 1900 the Open Door Policy was adopted with respect to:
(a) Japan
(b) South America
(c) China

(15) The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written by:

(a) Monica Lewinsky
(b) Paula Jones
(c) Harriet Beacher

(16) The Truman Doctrine was mainly designed to extend economic assistance to:
(a) Turkey-Iraq
(b) Turkey-Egypt
(c) Turkey-Greece

(17) The 26th Amendment in 1971 lowered the voting age to:
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 21

(18) The term “Big Stick Diplomacy” is associated with President:
(a) T. Roosevelt
(b) Carter
(c) Reagan

(19) During the American Civil War, the President of Confederacy was:
(a) Jefferson Davis
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Johnson

(20) Judges of the American Supreme Court are appointed by:
(a) President
(b) Senate
(c) Congress
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(1) The total number of the British Colonies founded in Colonial America were:
(a) Thirteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Twenty

(2) The “Sons of Liberty” was formed in:
(a) 1765
(b) 1767
(c) 1776

(3) The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of:
(a) Philadelphia
(b) London
(c) Paris

(4) Which one of the following enjoys the title of “Father of American Constitution”:
(a) Jefferson
(b) Washington
(c) Madison

(5) The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of US ratified in 1791 are known as:
(a) Bill of Constitution
(b) Bill of Rights
(c) Bill of Justice

(6) The first Secretary of State of US was:
(a) Hamilton
(b) Jefferson
(c) John Adams

(7) The Great Depression of 1929 lasted for:
(a) Three years
(b) Four years
(c) A decade

(8) The XYZ affairs took place between:
(a) US-England
(b) US- Russia
(c) US-France

(9) Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French troops at:
(a) Yorktown
(b) Gettysburg
(c) Saratoga

(10) The battle of Bull Run was fought in:
(a) The American War of Independence
(b) The American Civil War
(c) The US-Spanish War

(11) Panama Canal was officially opened in the year:
(a) 1812
(b) 1906
(c) 1914

(12) On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment to US Constitution gave voting right to:
(a) Women
(b) Negroes
(c) Indians

(13) NATO was established in the year:
(a) 1949
(b) 1952
(c) 1953

(14) In 1900 the Open Door Policy was adopted with respect to:
(a) Japan
(b) South America
(c) China

(15) The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written by:

(a) Monica Lewinsky
(b) Paula Jones
(c) Harriet Beacher

(16) The Truman Doctrine was mainly designed to extend economic assistance to:
(a) Turkey-Iraq
(b) Turkey-Egypt
(c) Turkey-Greece

(17) The 26th Amendment in 1971 lowered the voting age to:
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 21

(18) The term “Big Stick Diplomacy” is associated with President:
(a) T. Roosevelt
(b) Carter
(c) Reagan

(19) During the American Civil War, the President of Confederacy was:
(a) Jefferson Davis
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Johnson

(20) Judges of the American Supreme Court are appointed by:
(a) President
(b) Senate
(c) Congress
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(1) The total number of the British Colonies founded in Colonial America were:
(a) Thirteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Twenty

(2) The “Sons of Liberty” was formed in:
(a) 1765
(b) 1767
(c) 1776

(3) The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of:
(a) Philadelphia
(b) London
(c) Paris

(4) Which one of the following enjoys the title of “Father of American Constitution”:
(a) Jefferson
(b) Washington
(c) Madison

(5) The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of US ratified in 1791 are known as:
(a) Bill of Constitution
(b) Bill of Rights
(c) Bill of Justice

(6) The first Secretary of State of US was:
(a) Hamilton
(b) Jefferson
(c) John Adams

(7) The Great Depression of 1929 lasted for:
(a) Three years
(b) Four years
(c) A decade

(8) The XYZ affairs took place between:
(a) US-England
(b) US- Russia
(c) US-France

(9) Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French troops at:
(a) Yorktown
(b) Gettysburg
(c) Saratoga

(10) The battle of Bull Run was fought in:
(a) The American War of Independence
(b) The American Civil War
(c) The US-Spanish War

(11) Panama Canal was officially opened in the year:
(a) 1812
(b) 1906
(c) 1914

(12) On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment to US Constitution gave voting right to:
(a) Women
(b) Negroes
(c) Indians

(13) NATO was established in the year:
(a) 1949
(b) 1952
(c) 1953

(14) In 1900 the Open Door Policy was adopted with respect to:
(a) Japan
(b) South America
(c) China

(15) The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written by:

(a) Monica Lewinsky
(b) Paula Jones
(c) Harriet Beacher

(16) The Truman Doctrine was mainly designed to extend economic assistance to:
(a) Turkey-Iraq
(b) Turkey-Egypt
(c) Turkey-Greece

(17) The 26th Amendment in 1971 lowered the voting age to:
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 21

(18) The term “Big Stick Diplomacy” is associated with President:
(a) T. Roosevelt
(b) Carter
(c) Reagan

(19) During the American Civil War, the President of Confederacy was:
(a) Jefferson Davis
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Johnson

(20) Judges of the American Supreme Court are appointed by:
(a) President
(b) Senate
(c) Congress
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(1) Virgin Island were purchased from:
(a) Spain
(b) Denmark
(c) Portugal

(2) Rhode Island was _________ state to enter original 13 States which joined the Union.
(a) First
(b) Last
(c) Penultimate

(3) Philippine Islands were acquired by US in _________.
(a) 1909
(b) 1799
(c) 1899

(4) Puerto Rico ceded to US by _________.
(a) Spain
(b) Denmark
(c) Russia

(5) John Adams was _________ US President.
(a) Third
(b) Eleventh
(c) Twenty Fifth
(d) None of these

(6) Spain financed Westward voyage of Columbus in _________.
(a) 1492
(b) 1482
(c) 1472

(7) The Albany Congress (1754) was attended by delegates of _________ colonies.
(a) Thirteen
(b) Seven
(c) Eleven

(8) The Boston Massacre took place in _________
(a) 1763
(b) 1770
(c) 1773

(9) Oregon was acquired in _________.
(a) 1812
(b) 1839
(c) 1846

(10) The Gadsen purchase of 50,000 square mile of land was primarily for the construction of _________.

(a) University Town
(b) Railways
(c) Canals

(11) Black birding is _________.
(a) Seven
(b) Eight
(c) Nine

(12) Black birding is _________.
(a) Legal importation of slaves
(b) Illegal importance of slaves
(c) Legal hunt of birds

(13) Congress of US consists of _________.
(a) Senate, House of Lords
(b) Senate and President
(c) House of Representative & President
(d) None of these

(14) Article 1 of US constitution says, “No person can be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of _________ years and _________ years a citizen of the US”:
(a) Twenty Five and 10 years
(b) Thirteen and 07 years
(c) Twenty Five and 07 years

(15) First _________ amendments were passed by the congress on September 25, 1789.
(a) Ten
(b) Fourteen
(c) Four

(16) KKK stands for Ku-Klux Klan

(17) Delaware State is nicknamed _________ state.
(a) Donkey
(b) Dog
(c) Diamond

(18) Era of Good Feeling was during the presidency of _________.
(a) George Washington
(b) James Monroe
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt

(19) The slogan of ‘Fair Deal’ was given by _________.
(a) President Truman
(b) President Nixon
(c) President Andrew Jackson.

(20) _________ is known as father of the constitution:
(a) George Washington
(b) Samuel Adams
(c) James Madison


(21) During the Cuban Crisis, President Kennedy demanded:
(a) A “quarantine” to stop ships carrying offensive weapons to Cuba
(b) The removal of Russian strategic missiles 
(c) Both of these 
(d) None of these

(22) The American commitment to prevent spread of Communism was expressed in:
(a) The Marshal Plan 
(b) The Truman Doctrine
(c) The Yalta Declaration 
(d) All of these 
(e) None of these

(23) 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

(24) 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

(25) 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

(26) Which of the following was a reason for the Great Depression?
(a) Weakness in American Banking System 
(b) International Economic imbalance of trade
(c) Low American wages gave inadequate purchasing power to support excessive capital investment
(d) All of these 
(e) None of these

(27) The “White man’s burden” refers to:
(a) A belief in the equality of all races of man
(b) The assumed “Superiority of the white race with obligation to guide and develop “inferior” races
(c) European isolation policies (d) All of these (e) None of these

(28) The North American colonies enjoyed economic success because of:
(a) Hardworking populations 
(b) The practice of monoculture on plantations
(c) The use of slave labour 
(d) All of these 
(e) None of these

(29) 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

(30) The Americas changed from continents inhabited by people of mongoloid stock to:
(a) The most racially mixed region of the world 
(b) Completely Indo-European Stock
(c) Majority Negroid Stock 
(d) All of these 
(e) None of these

(31) Large scale African slavery began as a means of:
(a) Dispersing the captives of African warfare
(b) Dispersing populations from overcrowded areas
(c) Supplying labour for New World plantations 
(d) All of these 
(e) None of these

(32) 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

(33) Eighteenth amendment pertained to:
(a) Abolition of slavery 
(b) Extension of suffrage to women
(c) Popular election of senators 
(d) Right to keep and bear arms 
(e) None of these

(34) Fourteenth amendment pertained to:
(a) Definition of citizenship 
(b) Appointment of Representatives in Congress
(c) Validity of public debt 
(d) All of these 
(e) None of these

(35) In 1989 Summit meeting between Bush and Gorbachev was held in:
(a) Yalta 
(b) Malta 
(c) Camp David 
(d) Tehran 
(e) None of these

(36) Civil Rights Act was passed in:
(a) 1962 
(b) 1966 
(c) 1862 
(d) 1866 
(e) None of these

(37) In March 2001 George Bush announced rejection of Kyoto Protocol of:
(a) 1995 
(b) 1996 
(c) 1997 
(d) 1998 
(e) None of these

(38) President Carter secured senate ratification of treaties to return Panama Canal to Panama by:
(a) 1997 
(b) 1999 
(c) 2000 
(d) 2001 
(e) None of these

(39) The Fair Deal was name, given to ____ programme of Harry Truman.
(a) Foreign 
(b) Security 
(c) Domestic 
(d) All of these 
(e) None of these

(40) First shipload of Negroes landed in Virginia in:
(a) 1619 
(b) 1570 
(c) 1487 
(d) 1729 
(e) None of these
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