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British History MCQs, 2008 Paper I.
(1) France recognized William as the King of England by Treaty of:
(A) Augsburg
(B) Ryswick (1697) (C) Vienna
(D) None of these
(2) War between England and France from 1689-1697 is known as the war of:
(A) English Succession(B) French Succession
(C) Spanish Succession
(D) None of these
(3) The war of Spanish Succession started in:
(A) 1700
(B) 1701
(C) 1702(D) None of these
(4) Who was given the title of Duke of Marlborough?
(A) John Churchill(B) John Chancellor
(C) John Marshall
(D) None of these
(5) George 1 was the son of:
(A) Anne
(B) Elizabeth
(C) Sophia(D) None of these
(6) Who was the leader of Jacobite Revolt in Scotland?
(A) Earl of Marx(B) Earl of Stanford
(C) Earl of Edwards
(D) None of these
(7) Stanhope (1716-1721) the Prime Minister of England belonged to which party:
(A) Tory
(B) Whig(C) Labour
(D) None of these
(8) George 2 became king of England in:
(A) 1723
(B) 1725
(C) 1727(D) none of these
(9) The word ‘Whig’ means:
(A) Dacoit
(B) Intelligent
(C) Rebel (Wheyface, Abhorer also) (D) None of these
(10) George 3 created a new group which was called:
(A) King’s friends(B) King’s supported
(C) King’s loyalists
(D) none of these
(11) Who was the author of “Treatise on civil Governments”?
(A) Filmer
(B) Hobbes
(C) John Locke(D) None of these
(12) Who was the Prime Minister of England during the War of Jenkin’s Ear?
(A) Pitt the younger
(B) Pitt the elder
(C) Walpole (D) none of these
(13) War of Austrian Succession ended in 1748 by the treaty of:
(A) Paris
(B) London
(C) Aix-la-Chapele(D) None of these
(14) Who was appointed as Prime Minister after Pitt the elder resigned in 1761?
(A) Bute(B) Wellington
(C) Walpole
(D) None of these
(15) Who was known as the “Drill Sergeant” of the Whig Party?
(A) Disraeli
(B) Gladstone
(C) Peel(D) None of these
(16) What was the amount of the annual pension of Walpole when he resigned in 1742?
(A) 4000 pounds(B) 6000 pounds
(C) 8000 pounds
(D) None of these
(17) The national debt of England in 1721 was:
(A) 51 million pounds
(B) 53 million pounds
(C) 55 million pounds ( was 52 million in 1714 AD which rose to 52 million pounds in 1721. It was the moment when Walpole became PM and situation took turn in right direction. Walpole's long ministry forms an epoch by itself in English history. It was a period of peace, economy, and financial reform) (D) none of these
(18) Walpole died in:
(A) 1741 A.D
(B) 1743 A.D
(C) 1745 A.D (March 18th)(D) None of these
(19) The seven years war came to an end by the treaty of:
(A) Brunswick
(B) London
(C) Paris(D) None of these
(20) Edmund Burke became a member of British Parliament in:
(A) 1764
(B) 1766
(C) 1768
(D) None of these (December 1765)
British History MCQs, 2008 Paper II.
1. The first newspaper was published in 1772 by the name of:
(A) The morning post(B) The evening news
(C) The evening times
(D) None of these
2. In 1815 the population of England was:
(A) 21 million
(B) 23 million
(C) 25 million
(D) none of these (10.25 million).
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]1714 - 5.25 million
1727 - 5.45 million
1760 - 6.15 million
1815 - 10.25 million
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3. Articles written by Napoleon were published in the shape of:
(A) 28 books
(B) 30 books
(C) 32 books
(D) None of these
4. The battle of waterloo was fought in:
(A) 1813
(B) 1815(C) 1817
(D) None of these
5. IN 1830 Belgium became separate from:
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Holland (D) None of these
6. The league of Nations was established in:
(A) 1923
(B) 1925
(C) 1927
(D) None of these
7. “The state of prisons” was written by :
(A) John Howard (Published in 1777) (B) John Wallace
(C) John Lovett
(D) None of these
8. The reform act of 1928 gave the right to vote all men and women above the age of :
a. 19 years
b. 21 yearsc. 23 years
d. None of these
9. when was the tenure of the house of commons reduced to 5 years from 7 years?
(A) 1911 (Parliament Act 1911
) (B) 1913
(C) 1915
(D) None of these
10. in 1839 a uniform postage rate was fixed at:
(A) one pence
(B) two pence
(C) three pence
(D) none of there (Four pence )
11. Queen Victoria ascended the throne at the age of:
(A) 18 years(B) 20 years
(C) 22 years
(D) None of these
12. Palmerston became the prime minister of England at the age of:
(A) 70 years(B) 71 years
(C) 72 years
(D) None of these
13. The opium war ended with the:
(A) treaty of tinets
(B) treaty of nauking (The Treaty of Nanking 1842 AD) (C) treaty of London
(D) none of these
14. The civil war started between northern and southern states of America in:
(A) 1861 (1861-1865) (B) 1863
(C) 1865
(D) None of these
15. The old age pension act was passed in:
(A) 1906
(B) 1908(C) 1910
(D) None of these
16. who was the founder of the Methodist movement:
(A) Charles Wesley
(B) David Wesley
(C) John Wesley(D) None of these
17. in 1831 an act was passed by which children below 18 years could not be made o work for more than:
(A) 8 hours
(B) 10 hours
(C) 12 hours(D) None of these
18. Education act of 1936 raised the school leaving age to:
(A) 13 years
(B) 15 years
( education act of 1921 raised the school leaving age to 14. The 1936 education act raised the leaving age to 15.)
(C) 17 years
(D) None of these
19. Who became the prime minister of England in 1923?
(A) chamberlain
(b) Heath
(C) Baldwin(D) None of these
20. Who was the author of the famous novel “Sybil”?
(A) Disraeli(B) Gladstone
(C) Palmerston
(D) none of these
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Brother thanks a lot and I appreciate this hard work. Bother I had a question apart from past paper , where should i practice MCQs for Exam ? Should I read all the recommended books by FPSC or buy individual books for MCQs preparation?