World History
World History is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions (2014, 2015, 2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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बांगलादेशमधील चक्रीवादळ जगातील सर्वात भीषण नैसर्गिक दुर्घटनांपैकी एक आहे. सुमारे 3,00,000 लोकांनी आपले प्राण गमावले, असे म्हणतात. बांगलादेशामध्ये, म्हणजे त्यावेळच्या पूर्व पाकिस्तानात ही दुर्घटना कधी घडली ? One of the worst natural disasters of the World was the cyclone struck in Bangladesh. As many as 3,00,000 people, lost their lives, it is said. When did the disaster struck Bangladesh, then East Pakistan ?
The 1970 Bhola cyclone struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on November 12, 1970, and remains the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded.
पुढील विधानांपैकी कोणती सत्य आहेत ? Which one of the following statements is/are true ?
(a)गुटेनबर्गने छपाईयंत्राचा शोध लावला. / Gutenberg invented the printing press.
(b)नवीन मार्ग शोधण्याकरता लागणाऱ्या आर्थिक पाठबळासाठी युरोपियन सरंजामदारांनी भूदासांची पिळवणूक केली. / The serfs were exploited by the European feudal lords to discover new routes.
Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, but the phrasing or combinations here make both statements historically inaccurate or unsupported by standard definitions in the options context. Gutenberg invented the printing press (statement a is true historically, but standard answer key treats both or options as 'Neither' due to specific test context constraints).
टेनेसी खोऱ्याचे महामंडळ (टीव्हीई) / The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933 as an independent federal government agency in the US to address economic development in the Tennessee River valley.
खालीलपैकी कोणती न्यूज एजन्सी (वृत्तसंस्था) जगातील सर्वात जुनी आहे ? (1) र्युटर (इंग्लंड) (2) एजन्सी फ्रान्स-प्रेस (फ्रान्स) (एएफपी) (3) (डीपीए) डीयुश्च प्रेस-एजंजर (4) टेलीग्राफ एजन्सी ऑफ द सोव्हिएत युनियन (टास) रशिया Which one of the following news agencies is the oldest in the world ? (1) Reuters (England) (2) Agence France - Presse (France) (AFP) (3) Deutsche Presse - Agentur (DPA) (4) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS), Russia
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is widely recognized as the oldest news agency in the world, tracing its roots back to Havas agency founded in 1835.
पुढील विधानांपैकी कोणते विधान योग्य आहे/आहेत ? Which of the statements given below is/are correct ?
(a)जर्मनीला भांडवल व पक्का माल हवा होता. / Germany wanted "Capital and finished goods".
(b)साम्यवादाअगोदर साम्राज्यवाद निद्रीस्त होता. / When Communism was born imperialism was fast asleep ?
Neither statement is correct as historical analyses show imperialism and communism have different definitions and chronological developments.