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| 1. |
Modern age is characterized by |
| A. | faith in belief |
| B. | faith in rationality |
| C. | faith in religion |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. faith in rationality | |
| 2. |
Name the home of Renaissance |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | italy |
| D. | india |
| Answer» C. italy | |
| 3. |
Divine Comedy is written by |
| A. | dante |
| B. | baccaccio |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | erasmus |
| Answer» A. dante | |
| 4. |
Who invented the Printing Press |
| A. | john gutenberg |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | leonardo davinci |
| D. | sir isaac newton |
| Answer» A. john gutenberg | |
| 5. |
Identify the characteristic feature of Renaissance |
| A. | speculation |
| B. | faith |
| C. | irrationality |
| D. | humanism |
| Answer» D. humanism | |
| 6. |
Martin Luther is known in history as the leader of |
| A. | scientific revolution |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | reformation |
| D. | unification of germany |
| Answer» C. reformation | |
| 7. |
The Helio – centric theory of universe is put forwarded by |
| A. | copernicus |
| B. | the pope |
| C. | william harvey |
| D. | vesalius |
| Answer» A. copernicus | |
| 8. |
The headquarters of the UN is in |
| A. | washington |
| B. | paris |
| C. | geneva |
| D. | new york |
| Answer» D. new york | |
| 9. |
Who is the Secretary General of the UN |
| A. | boutros ghali |
| B. | sasi tharoor |
| C. | ban ki moon |
| D. | none ofthese. |
| Answer» C. ban ki moon | |
| 10. |
Name the founder of the Florentine School of Art in Italy |
| A. | giotto |
| B. | raphael |
| C. | michael angelo |
| D. | leonardo davinci |
| Answer» A. giotto | |
| 11. |
Who was known as the ‘morning star of English Reforation’? |
| A. | martin luther |
| B. | tetzel |
| C. | john calvin |
| D. | john wycliffe |
| Answer» D. john wycliffe | |
| 12. |
Who authored the book, ‘Institutes of Christian Religion’ |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | john wycliffe |
| C. | martin luther |
| D. | ulrichzwingli |
| Answer» A. john calvin | |
| 13. |
Ignatius Loyola was associated with |
| A. | reformation |
| B. | counter reformation |
| C. | renaissance |
| D. | nation state |
| Answer» B. counter reformation | |
| 14. |
Who founded the ‘Society of Jesus |
| A. | ignatius loyola |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | henry viii |
| D. | johncalvin |
| Answer» A. ignatius loyola | |
| 15. |
Name the thinker who coined the term Scientific Revolution |
| A. | alexandre koyre |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | roger bacon |
| D. | sirisaac newton |
| Answer» A. alexandre koyre | |
| 16. |
Who authored Novum Organum |
| A. | descartes |
| B. | vesalius |
| C. | galileo |
| D. | francis bacon |
| Answer» D. francis bacon | |
| 17. |
To which country Galilee Galileo belonged |
| A. | germany |
| B. | england |
| C. | italy |
| D. | holland |
| Answer» C. italy | |
| 18. |
Who invented the Flying Shuttle? |
| A. | john kay |
| B. | dante |
| C. | george stephenson |
| D. | abrahamdurby |
| Answer» A. john kay | |
| 19. |
Who was responsible for the invention of Power loom? |
| A. | john kay |
| B. | richard cartwright |
| C. | edmund cartwright |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. edmund cartwright | |
| 20. |
Name a specialized agency of the UN |
| A. | security council |
| B. | secretariat |
| C. | general assembly |
| D. | world health organization |
| Answer» D. world health organization | |
| 21. |
The World Bank is also known as |
| A. | industrial bank |
| B. | international bank |
| C. | ibrd |
| D. | globalbank |
| Answer» C. ibrd | |
| 22. |
The head quarters of the International Court of Justice |
| A. | new york |
| B. | hague |
| C. | washington |
| D. | new delhi |
| Answer» B. hague | |
| 23. |
Which of the following nations is not a permanent member of the Security Council of the UN |
| A. | china |
| B. | usa |
| C. | france |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» D. germany | |
| 24. |
The UN came in to being on |
| A. | 24th october 1945 |
| B. | 26th november 1945 |
| C. | 1st november 1945 |
| D. | 5th october 1945 |
| Answer» A. 24th october 1945 | |
| 25. |
The main architect of the League of Nations |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | m k gandhi |
| C. | franklin roosevelt |
| D. | woodrow wilson |
| Answer» D. woodrow wilson | |
| 26. |
The parliament of Russia is |
| A. | estates general |
| B. | duma |
| C. | loka sabha |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. duma | |
| 27. |
The secret police of the Russian Tsars |
| A. | cbi |
| B. | raw |
| C. | cossacks |
| D. | fbi |
| Answer» C. cossacks | |
| 28. |
Which nation was not a member of the Triple Entente? |
| A. | france |
| B. | britain |
| C. | russia |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» D. germany | |
| 29. |
The policy of ‘Blood and Iron’ was introduced by |
| A. | mussolini |
| B. | hitler |
| C. | ottovon bismarck |
| D. | garibaldi |
| Answer» C. ottovon bismarck | |
| 30. |
Name the political policy of Bismarck for effecting the unification of Germany |
| A. | blood and iron |
| B. | peace and settlement |
| C. | non violence |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. blood and iron | |
| 31. |
Which of the following nations is a permanent member of the UN Security Council? |
| A. | canada |
| B. | india |
| C. | japan |
| D. | usa |
| Answer» D. usa | |
| 32. |
Who is identified as the ‘Sword of Italian Unification? |
| A. | garibaldi |
| B. | mazzini |
| C. | cavour |
| D. | king alfred |
| Answer» A. garibaldi | |
| 33. |
Who founded the Young Italy organization? |
| A. | garibaldi |
| B. | cavour |
| C. | bismarck |
| D. | mazzini |
| Answer» D. mazzini | |
| 34. |
The economic thinkers of France in the 18th century were known as |
| A. | philosophes |
| B. | physiocrats |
| C. | abolitionists |
| D. | capitalists |
| Answer» B. physiocrats | |
| 35. |
Who was the ruler of England at the time of the Glorious Revolution? |
| A. | james i |
| B. | charles ii |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» D. james ii | |
| 36. |
To which dynasty James II of England belonged |
| A. | tudor |
| B. | hanover |
| C. | hapsburg |
| D. | stuart |
| Answer» D. stuart | |
| 37. |
In the civil war, name the supporters of the king of England |
| A. | cavaliers |
| B. | round heads |
| C. | red shirts |
| D. | royale |
| Answer» A. cavaliers | |
| 38. |
Which of the following was not a colony of British in America? |
| A. | new york |
| B. | massachusetts |
| C. | quebec |
| D. | pennsylvania |
| Answer» C. quebec | |
| 39. |
Who introduced the theory of Separation of Powers? |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | montesquieu |
| C. | voltaire |
| D. | thomas paine |
| Answer» B. montesquieu | |
| 40. |
Who authored Contract Social? |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | thomas jefferson |
| D. | diderot |
| Answer» A. rousseau | |
| 41. |
Who represented the bourgeois class in the French society? |
| A. | nobles |
| B. | clergy |
| C. | educated and rich people |
| D. | peasants |
| Answer» C. educated and rich people | |
| 42. |
The Oath of Tennis Court was associated with which event |
| A. | russian revolution |
| B. | french revolution |
| C. | american civil war |
| D. | english civil war |
| Answer» B. french revolution | |
| 43. |
Which European country is considered as the pioneer in Geographical Explorations? |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | spain |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» D. portugal | |
| 44. |
‘Utopia’ is written by |
| A. | shakespeare |
| B. | sir thomas more |
| C. | ben johnson |
| D. | chaucer |
| Answer» B. sir thomas more | |
| 45. |
Who is the author of Decameron? |
| A. | dante |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | cervantes |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» D. boccaccio | |
| 46. |
Name the French ruler who stated, ’I am the state’ |
| A. | louis xiv |
| B. | louis xv |
| C. | henry iv |
| D. | napoleon |
| Answer» A. louis xiv | |
| 47. |
In whose reign did the French Revolution take place? |
| A. | louis iii |
| B. | louis xiii |
| C. | louis xvi |
| D. | louis xv |
| Answer» D. louis xv | |
| 48. |
Who was responsible for the creation of the first steam engine? |
| A. | john kay |
| B. | george stephenson |
| C. | alexander fleming |
| D. | henry ford |
| Answer» B. george stephenson | |
| 49. |
Who introduced the philosophy of Systematic Doubt as the basis of firm knowledge? |
| A. | vico |
| B. | francis bacon |
| C. | roger bacon |
| D. | rene descartes |
| Answer» D. rene descartes | |
| 50. |
To which country the navigator Columbus belonged |
| A. | spain |
| B. | italy |
| C. | france |
| D. | porugal |
| Answer» B. italy | |
| 51. |
Name the author of the pamphlet Common Sense |
| A. | gibbon |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | thomas paine |
| D. | benjamin franklin |
| Answer» C. thomas paine | |
| 52. |
The sum total of the philosophy of Rene Descartes is better known as |
| A. | populism |
| B. | cartesianism |
| C. | philosophism |
| D. | social contract |
| Answer» B. cartesianism | |
| 53. |
What was the name given to the first locomotive? |
| A. | rocket |
| B. | sputnik |
| C. | ranger |
| D. | speed star |
| Answer» A. rocket | |
| 54. |
Name the dynasty that ruled over France at the time of the Revolution |
| A. | bourbon |
| B. | hohenzollern |
| C. | romanov |
| D. | tudor |
| Answer» A. bourbon | |
| 55. |
Who authored Leviathan? |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | voltaire |
| D. | thomas paine |
| Answer» B. thomas hobbes | |
| 56. |
Which historical development is considered as the child of Renaissance? |
| A. | industrial revolution |
| B. | feudalism |
| C. | capitalism |
| D. | reformation |
| Answer» D. reformation | |
| 57. |
With whom the Ninety five theses associated? |
| A. | dante |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | martin luther |
| D. | john calvin |
| Answer» C. martin luther | |
| 58. |
Who was a true representative of the Venetian School of Art? |
| A. | leonardo da vinci |
| B. | titian |
| C. | picasso |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. leonardo da vinci | |
| 59. |
Who authored the book The Monarch? |
| A. | machiavelli |
| B. | kautilya |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | dante |
| Answer» D. dante | |
| 60. |
Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland? |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | ulrich zwingli |
| C. | john huss |
| D. | ignatius loyola |
| Answer» B. ulrich zwingli | |
| 61. |
Who among the following is an ardent proponent of Social Contract theory? |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | montesquieu |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | diderot |
| Answer» A. john locke | |
| 62. |
Who was responsible for setting up the Anglican Church in England? |
| A. | james ii |
| B. | james i |
| C. | charles ii |
| D. | henry viii |
| Answer» D. henry viii | |
| 63. |
John Calvin was born in which country |
| A. | france |
| B. | switzerland |
| C. | england |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» A. france | |
| 64. |
Carbonari Society was associated with which historical development? |
| A. | i world war |
| B. | ii world war |
| C. | italian unification |
| D. | german unification |
| Answer» C. italian unification | |
| 65. |
Of the following, which nation is a permanent member of the UN Security Council? |
| A. | germany |
| B. | pakistan |
| C. | india |
| D. | china |
| Answer» D. china | |
| 66. |
By which treaty the I World War concluded? |
| A. | the treaty of vienna |
| B. | the treaty of versailles |
| C. | the treaty of algiers |
| D. | the treaty of jerusalem |
| Answer» B. the treaty of versailles | |
| 67. |
Where is Munich situated? |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | britain |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» A. germany | |
| 68. |
The National Socialist German Workers Party was popularly known as |
| A. | nazi party |
| B. | socialist party |
| C. | communist party |
| D. | labour party |
| Answer» A. nazi party | |
| 69. |
By birth Hitler was an |
| A. | english |
| B. | italian |
| C. | austrian |
| D. | american |
| Answer» C. austrian | |
| 70. |
The battle of Stalingrad was associated with |
| A. | russian revolution |
| B. | ii world war |
| C. | i world war |
| D. | cold war |
| Answer» B. ii world war | |
| 71. |
Where is Pearl Harbour situated? |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | japan |
| D. | hawaii |
| Answer» D. hawaii | |
| 72. |
Which of the following was a British colony in America? |
| A. | canada |
| B. | quebec |
| C. | masulipatam |
| D. | georgia |
| Answer» D. georgia | |
| 73. |
Name one of the important battles of the II World War? |
| A. | battle of jhelum |
| B. | battle of stalingrad |
| C. | battle of moscow |
| D. | battle of york town |
| Answer» B. battle of stalingrad | |
| 74. |
Which nation attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor? |
| A. | india |
| B. | germany |
| C. | japan |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» C. japan | |
| 75. |
Name a member of the Axis Powers |
| A. | france |
| B. | britain |
| C. | usa |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» D. germany | |
| 76. |
Which nation was not a member of the Axis Powers? |
| A. | japan |
| B. | ussr |
| C. | italy |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» B. ussr | |
| 77. |
Name the important aerial battle waged in the II World War? |
| A. | battle of britain |
| B. | battle of ambur |
| C. | battle of piedmont |
| D. | battle of munich |
| Answer» A. battle of britain | |
| 78. |
The Great Depression began with which incident? |
| A. | strike of the workers |
| B. | looting of banks |
| C. | plunder of banks |
| D. | the wall street crash |
| Answer» D. the wall street crash | |
| 79. |
Name the newspaper started by Mussolini |
| A. | the royale |
| B. | the people of italy |
| C. | the news |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. the people of italy | |
| 80. |
The Italian term ‘Avanti’ means |
| A. | forward |
| B. | fight |
| C. | battle |
| D. | struggle |
| Answer» A. forward | |
| 81. |
Anti Comintern Pact was made against |
| A. | capitalism |
| B. | feudalism |
| C. | communism |
| D. | islamisation |
| Answer» C. communism | |
| 82. |
Which of the following nations was a member of the Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis? |
| A. | india |
| B. | france |
| C. | malaysia c)japan |
| D. | canada |
| Answer» C. malaysia c)japan | |
| 83. |
Name the Serbian Terrorist who killed the heir to Austrian throne in 1914? |
| A. | gavrilo princip |
| B. | francis |
| C. | gagan princep |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. gavrilo princip | |
| 84. |
The Continental Congress was associated with which Revolution? |
| A. | american civil war |
| B. | american revolution |
| C. | indian mutiny |
| D. | english civil war |
| Answer» B. american revolution | |
| 85. |
Where was York Town located? |
| A. | new york |
| B. | georgia |
| C. | connecticut |
| D. | virginia |
| Answer» D. virginia | |
| 86. |
Who was the First President of the US? |
| A. | abraham lincoln |
| B. | benjamin franklin |
| C. | george washington |
| D. | woodrow wilson |
| Answer» C. george washington | |
| 87. |
To which nation the present Secretary General of the UN belongs? |
| A. | north korea |
| B. | south korea |
| C. | egypt |
| D. | columbia |
| Answer» B. south korea | |
| 88. |
Who was the master brain behind the drafting of the American Declaration of Independence? |
| A. | abraham lincoln |
| B. | george washington |
| C. | thomas paine |
| D. | thomas jefferson |
| Answer» D. thomas jefferson | |
| 89. |
Who was the wife of Louis XVI of France? |
| A. | anne boleyn |
| B. | anne |
| C. | mary com |
| D. | mary antoinette |
| Answer» D. mary antoinette | |
| 90. |
Who authored the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin? |
| A. | louis carol |
| B. | mrs. harriot beecher stowe |
| C. | anita desai |
| D. | vikram seth |
| Answer» B. mrs. harriot beecher stowe | |
| 91. |
Who was the leading figure in the Congress of Vienna? |
| A. | napoleon bonaparte |
| B. | garibaldi |
| C. | metternich |
| D. | louis napoleon |
| Answer» C. metternich | |
| 92. |
Which city was the capital of Bosnia at the beginning of the 20th century? |
| A. | sarajevo |
| B. | athens |
| C. | crimea |
| D. | herzegovina |
| Answer» A. sarajevo | |
| 93. |
Who was the editor of the newspaper II Risorgimento of Italy? |
| A. | mazzini |
| B. | hitler |
| C. | bismarck |
| D. | cavour |
| Answer» D. cavour | |
| 94. |
Name the army raised by Garibaldi for effecting Italian unification |
| A. | black shirts |
| B. | red turbans |
| C. | brown shirts |
| D. | red shirts |
| Answer» D. red shirts | |
| 95. |
Who was proclaimed as the first king of united Italy? |
| A. | william |
| B. | victor emmanuel ii |
| C. | louis iv |
| D. | john henry |
| Answer» B. victor emmanuel ii | |
| 96. |
Name the member nation of the Triple Alliance |
| A. | britain |
| B. | france |
| C. | austria- hungary |
| D. | sri lanka |
| Answer» C. austria- hungary | |
| 97. |
The term Entente means |
| A. | pact |
| B. | agreement |
| C. | understanding |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. understanding | |
| 98. |
Name the heir to the Austrian throne at the second decade of the 20th century? |
| A. | archduke francis ferdinand |
| B. | william the junior |
| C. | ferdinand francis |
| D. | prince henry |
| Answer» A. archduke francis ferdinand | |
| 99. |
The Battle of Marne was associated with which war? |
| A. | american war of independence |
| B. | ii world war |
| C. | i world war |
| D. | english civil war |
| Answer» C. i world war | |
| 100. |
Which of the following nations was not a member of the Triple Alliance? |
| A. | germany |
| B. | japan |
| C. | france |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» C. france | |
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