PPSC MCQs

The League of Nations was established after the First World War.
It was later replaced by the United Nations.

Constantinople served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
The city is now known as Istanbul.

The Berlin Wall opened in November 1989.
Its fall became a symbol of the end of Cold War divisions in Europe.

Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II captured Constantinople in 1453.
The event ended the Byzantine Empire.

Christopher Columbus reached islands in the Caribbean in 1492.
His voyage connected Europe and the Americas on a sustained basis.

Genghis Khan united Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire.
It later became the largest contiguous land empire.

Vasco da Gama reached India by sea in 1498.
He sailed around the southern tip of Africa.

Emperor Ashoka embraced and promoted Buddhist principles after the Kalinga War.
His edicts were carved on rocks and pillars.

Magellan's expedition achieved the first circumnavigation.
Magellan died before the voyage was completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano.

Babur founded the Mughal Empire after the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
He was succeeded by Humayun.

Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
It was built in Agra.

The Magna Carta was sealed in England in 1215.
It became an important symbol of limited government and legal rights.