Jss3 second term social studies past questions and answers

Question: Which ancient civilization is known for building the Great Wall of China?

A) Roman Empire

B) Greek Empire

C) Chinese Empire

D) Persian Empire

Answer: C) Chinese Empire

Question: What is the primary religion in Saudi Arabia?

 

A) Christianity

B) Hinduism

C) Buddhism

D) Islam

Answer: D) Islam

Question: Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?

 

A) Indira Gandhi

B) Benazir Bhutto

C) Margaret Thatcher

D) Golda Meir

Answer: A) Indira Gandhi

Question: Which continent is known as the “Land Down Under”?

 

A) Europe

B) Africa

C) Australia

D) South America

Answer: C) Australia

Question: In which year did the United States declare its independence from Great Britain?

 

A) 1776

B) 1789

C) 1801

D) 1812

Answer: A) 1776

Question: Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?

 

A) Thomas Edison

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Nikola Tesla

D) Guglielmo Marconi

Answer: B) Alexander Graham Bell

Question: What is the largest desert in the world?

 

A) Sahara Desert

B) Gobi Desert

C) Arabian Desert

D) Antarctica Desert

Answer: D) Antarctica Desert

Question: Which river is associated with the ancient Egyptian civilization?

 

A) Tigris River

B) Euphrates River

C) Nile River

D) Indus River

Answer: C) Nile River

Question: Who was the famous nurse during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing?

 

A) Clara Barton

B) Florence Nightingale

C) Mary Seacole

D) Dorothea Dix

Answer: B) Florence Nightingale

Question: Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

 

A) China

B) Japan

C) South Korea

D) Vietnam

Answer: B) Japan

Question: In which year did the European Union (EU) officially adopt the euro as its currency?

 

A) 1992

B) 1999

C) 2001

D) 2004

Answer: B) 1999

Question: What is the official language of Brazil?

 

A) Spanish

B) Portuguese

C) Italian

D) French

Answer: B) Portuguese

Question: Who is known as the “Iron Lady” and served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1980s?

 

A) Angela Merkel

B) Margaret Thatcher

C) Theresa May

D) Indira Gandhi

Answer: B) Margaret Thatcher

Question: Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

 

A) Andes Mountains

B) Alps

C) Ural Mountains

D) Himalayas

Answer: C) Ural Mountains

Question: What is the longest river in South America?

 

A) Amazon River

B) Orinoco River

C) Paraná River

D) Uruguay River

Answer: A) Amazon River

Question: Which ancient civilization is associated with the city of Troy and the epic poem “The Iliad”?

 

A) Roman Empire

B) Greek Empire

C) Egyptian Empire

D) Persian Empire

Answer: B) Greek Empire

Question: What is the official language of Canada?

 

A) English

B) French

C) Spanish

D) German

Answer: A) English

Question: Who is considered the “Father of Computer Science” and wrote the first computer program?

 

A) Alan Turing

B) Bill Gates

C) Steve Jobs

D) Charles Babbage

Answer: D) Charles Babbage

Question: Which famous explorer completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth?

 

A) Ferdinand Magellan

B) Christopher Columbus

C) Vasco da Gama

D) Marco Polo

Answer: A) Ferdinand Magellan

Question: What is the capital city of Australia?

 

A) Sydney

B) Melbourne

C) Canberra

D) Brisbane

Answer: C) Canberra