Japan

Total Questions: 37

3 - Who laid the foundation of Japan's merit based bureaucracy?

A ) Taishi Shõtoku ✅
B ) Jimmu
C ) Kamakura shogunate
D ) Emperor Meiji

4 - Which two religions are followed by most people in Japan ?

A ) Confucianism
B ) Christianity and Judaism
C ) Buddhism and Shintoism ✅
D ) Islam and Hinduism

5 - Who established the world oldest monarchy in Japan ?

A ) Jimmu ✅
B ) Minamoto Clan
C ) Kamakura Shogunate
D ) Taishi Shõtoku

6 - Who was the first emperor of Japan ?

A ) Meiji
B ) Hirohito
C ) Jimmu Tenno ✅
D ) Akihito

7 - Which American Naval Commander forced Japan to open its ports in 1853-1854 ?

A ) James Cook
B ) George MacArthur
C ) Matthew Perry ✅
D ) William Dewey

8 - What period is known as the industrial and cultural modernization era of Japan starting in 1869 ?

A ) Edo period
B ) Kamakura Era
C ) Tokugawa period
D ) Meiji Restoration period ✅

11 - What conflict was fought between Japan and Russia in 1904-1905 resulting in Japan's victory ?

A ) Pacific War
B ) Crimean War
C ) Sino Russian War
D ) Russo japanese war ✅

12 - What was the capital of Japan before Tokyo ?

A ) Okinawa
B ) Kyoto ✅
C ) Hiroshima
D ) Osaka

13 - Nippon is the former name of ?

A ) Libya
B ) Italy
C ) Japan ✅
D ) Hong Kong

14 - Nippon is the stock exchange market of ____.

A ) None of these
B ) USA
C ) Uk, London
D ) Japan ✅

15 - Ikebana is a Japanese art of____?

A ) Flower Arrangement ✅
B ) Miniature tree farming
C ) Dress designing
D ) Paper craft

16 - What is the art of Japanese paper folding called ?

A ) Manga
B ) Origami ✅
C ) Kirigami
D ) Ikebana

17 - Word Tsunami belongs to which language ?

A ) Urdu
B ) English
C ) Japan ✅
D ) None of these

18 - What does the word Tsunami of Japan means ?

A ) Harbor waves ✅
B ) Tidal waves
C ) Terror Wave
D ) Huge wave

19 - When did Japan attack Russian ?

A ) None of these
B ) 1904 ✅
C ) 1903
D ) 1901

20 - On which date did the U.S drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima ?

A ) 7 August 1945
B ) 6 August 1945 ✅
C ) 8 August 1945
D ) 9 August 1945

21 - What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

A ) Little Boy ✅
B ) Big Boy
C ) Tsar Bomba
D ) Fat Man

22 - Which city was bombed on August 9 ,1945 ?

A ) Kyoto
B ) Nagasaki ✅
C ) Hiroshima
D ) Tokyo

23 - What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki ?

A ) Fat Man ✅
B ) Tall Man
C ) Mighty Boy
D ) Little Boy

24 - When did Japan officially surrender marking the end of WWII ?

A ) 2 September 1945 ✅
B ) 1 September 1945
C ) 15 August 1945
D ) 30 August 1945

25 - Who was responsible for administrative control of Japan from 1945 to 1952 ?

A ) General Douglas Macarthur ✅
B ) General George Patton
C ) General Bradley
D ) General Dwight Eisenhower

26 - What is the current capital of Japan renamed in 1941 ?

A ) Osaka
B ) Tokyo ✅
C ) Edo
D ) Kyoto

30 - On what date did Japan attack pearl Harbor in Hawaii leading to the U.S entering WWII ?

A ) 7 December 1941 ✅
B ) 7 December 1940
C ) 7 January 1941
D ) 7 January 1942

31 - Which two British colonies did Japan capture during World War II ?

A ) Thailand and Laos
B ) Malaysia and Myanmar ✅
C ) Vietnam and Cambodia
D ) Hong Kong and India

32 - In Japan Shinto is known as ___?

A ) A form of martial art
B ) A traditional sport
C ) A type of food
D ) A religion ✅

33 - What is the name of Japan famous bullet train system ?

A ) Bullet Express
B ) Fasttrack
C ) Supertrain
D ) Shinkansen ✅

34 - Which Shogun ruled Japan from 1192 to 1333 ?

A ) Ashikaga
B ) Tokugawa
C ) Kamakura ✅
D ) Minamoto

35 - What system was introduced by the Kamakura Shogun to manage Japan's political and administrative affairs ?

A ) Samurai Governance
B ) Shogunate System ✅
C ) Daimyo System
D ) Bushido System

36 - What code required regional rulers and warriors to show loyalty and sacrifice for the Shogun ?

A ) Samurai Creed
B ) Tokugawa Rule
C ) Kamakura Code
D ) Code of Bushido ✅

37 - What policy did the Shogunate adopt in the 17th century to isolate Japan from European Powers ?

A ) Trade policy
B ) Isolation Policy ✅
C ) Expansion strategy
D ) Colonial Policy