British History MCQs

British History MCQs, 2000 Paper I.

(1) Glorious Revolution happened in:

(a) 1865 (b) 1688 (c) 1699 (d) None of these

(2) George II was a:

(a) German (b) Bohemian (c) Austrian (d) None of these

(3) George III ascended the throne of England in:

(a) 1765 (b) 1770 (c) 1780 (d) None of these.(1760)

(4) William of Orange was James II’s:

(a) Brother in law (b) Father in law
(c) Son in law (d) None of these

(5) Seven Years War was brought to a close in:

(a) 1756 (b) 1760 (c) 1763 (c) None of these

(6) Edmund Burke was born in:

(a) 1729 (b) 1739 (c) 1749 (c) None of these

(7) Who died in the year 1850?

(a) Sir Robert Peel (b) Pitt the Younger (c) Sir Robert Walpole (d) None of these

(8) The War of Spanish Succession ended in:

(a) 1713(Treaty of Utrecht) (b) 1710 (c) 1708 (d) None of these

(9) The Hanoverian Dynasty lasted from:

(a) 1727 to 1760 (b) 1714 to 1820
(c) 1714 to 1901 (d) None of these

(10) After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled to:

(a) Vienna (b) London (c) Paris (d) None of these(Saint Helena)

(B) Fill in the blanks with correct answers:

(11) France accepted William as King of England by the __ Treaty of Ryswick___ in 1697 AD.

(12) The Bill of Rights ended the Theory of Divine Right

(13) A treatise "The Conduct of the Allies " was published by Jonathan Swift.

(14) The Act of Settlement was passed in 1701 AD.

(15) Walpole got education at Eton College and Cambridge Universities.

(16) William Pitt became the War Minister in 1783 AD and Resigned in 1801 AD due to differences with George III.

(17) George III called himself the Whig of Revolution .

(18) Lord Townshend was popularly known as Turnip Townshend

(19) Pitt the Younger was deeply affected by Adam Smith’s book The Wealth of Nations.
(20) The new police force organized by Sir Robert Peel became known as Peelers


British History MCQs, 2000 Paper II.



(1) Who was the Prime Minister of England in 1923:

(a) Glad Stone (b) Disroeli (c) Baldwin (d) Peel

(2) Secret Ballot Act was passed in:

(a) 1870 (b) 1872 (c) 1874 (d) 1876 ‘

(3) Lord Polrmerston died in:

(a) 1865 (b)1867 ‘ (c) 1872 (d) 1875 ‘ ‘

(4) Free Education Act was passed in:

(a) 1891 (b) 1902 (c) 1918 (d) 1936

(5) Who was the Queen of England in 1877
Queen Victoria 1837-1901

(6) When British troops occupied the French colony of Algeria:

(a) 1942 (b) 1946 (c) 1948 (d) 1950

(7) Harold Wilson was the leader of Labour Party:-

(a) Yes (b) No

(8) When Churchill became the Prime Minister of England-for second time:

(a) 1949 (b) 1951(1951-55) (c) 1953 (d) 1955

(9) Crimean war came to end through:

(a) Treaty of London (b) Treaty of Paris
(c) Treaty of Berlin (d) Treaty of Manchester

(10) Who was the Prime Minister of England when dual system of government was introduced to India? David Lloyd George

(11) "The fall of British Empire 1918-1968" was written by:

(a) Taylor (b) Churchill (c) Cohn Crass (d) Margrett Thatcher - -

(12) Who succeeded Anthony Eden as Prime Minister? Harold Macmillan

(13) When the Suez war was fought? ‘ -

(a) 1955 (b) 1956 (c) 1957 (d) 1958

(14) Who is the author of a Book "Britain in the Century of Total War 1900-1967":

(a) J.H. Plumb (b) David Thomson
(c) Arthur Marwick (d) G.M. Trevelyan

(15) Mrs. Thatcher was Minister of Education:

(a) Yes (From 20 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 during
Prime Minister Edward Heath's period )
(b) No

(16) Britain entered the European Economic Community in:

(a) 1971 (b) 1973 -‘ (c) 1975 (d) 1977

(17) Falklands war was fought in:

(a) 1980 (b) 1982 (c) 1984 (d) 1986

(18) When the general strike in England was declared illegal? 1926

(19) Who was the captain of England Cricket Team during the World Cup of 1999? Graham Gooch

(20) London School of Economics is part of the Oxford University: (a) True (b) False