GK Questions: World History – Set 2

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1. India celebrated Independence Day on ………………..
   1.15^th August
   2.26^th January
   3.20^th November
   4.14^th August
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.15^th August  
   Explanation :
   India celebrates Independence Day on August 15 each year. India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947.
   
   
   
2. Sri Lanka officially gained its independence in which year ?
   1.1947
   2.1948
   3.1950
   4.1946
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.1948
   Explanation :
   Sri Lanka officially gained its independence on February 4th, 1948 as a self-governing
   
   
   
3. Pakistan celebrated its Independence day on ………………….
   1.16^th August
   2.25^th January
   3.10^th November
   4.14^th August
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.14^th August
   Explanation :
   On 14 August 1947, the new Dominion of Pakistan became independent.
   
   
   
4. The independence of Bangladesh was declared in
   1.1956
   2.1969
   3.1971
   4.1948
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.1971
   Explanation :
   The independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971
   
   
   
5. Which country gained Independence in 2006 ?
   1.Morocco
   2.Nigeria
   3.Sudan
   4.Montenegro
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Montenegro
   Explanation :
   An independence referendum was held in Montenegro on 21 May 2006
   
   
   
6. South Sudan got Independence in which year ?
   1.2010
   2.2011
   3.2001
   4.2010
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.2011
   Explanation :
   South Sudan officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in north eastern Africa that gained its independence in 2011
   
   
   
7. Which country gained Independence in 1945 ?
   1.Indonesia
   2.Sri Lanka
   3.China
   4.Chile
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Indonesia
   Explanation :
   Indonesia gained independence in 1945 after Japan destroyed the Dutch administration and due to the constant international pressure on the Netherlands.
   
   
   
8. Zimbabwe got Independence in ……………….
   1.1986
   2.1980
   3.1970
   4.1076
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.1980
   Explanation :
   Following the Lancaster House Agreement there was a transition to majority rule in 1980,the United Kingdom ceremonially granted Zimbabwe independence on 18 April that year
   
   
   
9. ………………….. country got Independence in 1948
   1.Malaysia
   2.Burunei
   3.Colombia
   4.Myanmar
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Myanmar
   Explanation :
   Independence Day is a national holiday observed in Myanmar on January 4 of every year. The date celebrates Myanmar’s Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on January 4, 1948.
   
   
   
10. ……….……………….. was the first black republic in the world
    1.Mali
    2.Haiti
    3.Egypt
    4.Kenya
    5.None of these
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 2.Haiti
    Explanation :
    On January 1st 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, an African-born ex-slave could declare Haiti independent. It was the first black republic in the world and the first country in the Western hemisphere to abolish slavery completely.