Top 250+ Solved History of Human Rights Movements MCQ Questions Answer
Q. On 26 July................, the Slavery Abolition Act was passed – outlawingslavery in most parts of the British Empire.
a. 1833
b. 1835
c. 1839
d. 1843
Q. ........... was born on 24 August 1759 in Hull, the son of a wealthy merchant.
a. william wilberforce
b. abraham lincoln
c. philip alston
d. olivia ball
Q. In ................. Wilberforce became Member of Parliament for Hull, laterrepresenting Yorkshire.
a. 1780
b. 1789
c. 1832
d. 1845
Q. ............... retired from politics in 1825 and died on 29 July 1833, shortlyafter the act to free slaves in the British Empire passed through the House of Commons.
a. wilberforce
b. abraham lincoln
c. desmond tutu
d. mrs. dadabhoy
Q. ............. became the President of the United States by defeating John C.Breckinridge - the nominee of the Southern faction, by a huge margin.
a. abraham lincoln
b. desmond tutu
c. jefferson davis
d. george w. randolph
Q. The Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln became the President of theUnited States by defeating ............- the nominee of the Southern faction, by a huge margin.
a. john c. breckinridge
b. jefferson davis
c. william wilber force
d. abraham lincoln
Q. Soon after the War, American President ................under his capacity ofbeing the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy issued the Emancipation Proclamation which declared the freedom of all slaves in the Confederate States of America.
a. abraham lincoln
b. desmond tutu
c. jefferson davis
d. george w. randolph
Q. The history of slavery in America dates back to the seventeenth centurywhen slaves were brought to Virginia in.............
a. 1519
b. 1609
c. 1619
d. 1648
Q. Abraham Lincoln was elected the President of United States in..................
a. 1760
b. 1765
c. 1860
d. 1863
Q. South Carolina was the first state to declare secession from the UnitedStates in .................
a. 1761
b. 1768
c. 1769
d. 1861
Q. On September 22, ............, Abraham Lincoln issued what is known as thePreliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
a. 1762
b. 1767
c. 1784
d. 1862
Q. As promised, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on1st January, ...............
a. 1743
b. 1753
c. 1764
d. 1863