PPSC General Knowledge MCQs

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.

The Renaissance began in Italian city-states.
It later spread across Europe.

The Industrial Revolution first developed in Great Britain.
It transformed manufacturing through machines and factories.

The French Revolution began in 1789.
The storming of the Bastille became one of its defining events.

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on 4 July 1776.
It announced the colonies' separation from Britain.

George Washington served as the first U.S. president.
He held office from 1789 to 1797.

The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865.
Its central issues included slavery and federal union.

The First World War began in 1914.
It ended in 1918.