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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 51. |
……………….inaugurated the Stuart Dynasty in England. |
| A. | james i |
| B. | james ii |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | charles ii |
| Answer» A. james i | |
| 52. |
The protracted struggle began with James I, and ended with the glorious or Bloodless Revolution during the reign of………………... |
| A. | james i |
| B. | james ii |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | charles ii |
| Answer» B. james ii | |
| 53. |
Bloodless Revolution of ………… marked the end of the struggle between king and parliament in England. |
| A. | 1688 |
| B. | 1689 |
| C. | 1690 |
| D. | 1691 |
| Answer» A. 1688 | |
| 54. |
‘Bills of Rights’ was in the year…………………. |
| A. | 1688 |
| B. | 1689 |
| C. | 1690 |
| D. | 1691 |
| Answer» B. 1689 | |
| 55. |
…………….in his book ‘The State propounded the theory of legal sovereignty’ asserted that the king was the source of all law and was accountable to God alone. |
| A. | jean bodin |
| B. | john of plano carpini |
| C. | william of rubruquis |
| D. | cellini |
| Answer» A. jean bodin | |
| 56. |
The French absolutism reached its climax during the period of…………….. |
| A. | louis xiii |
| B. | louis xiv |
| C. | louis xv |
| D. | louis xvi |
| Answer» B. louis xiv | |
| 57. |
Louis XIV belonged to the ……………dynasty. |
| A. | tudor |
| B. | bourbon |
| C. | hapsburg |
| D. | stuart |
| Answer» B. bourbon | |
| 58. |
First Bourbon king of France was ………………… |
| A. | henry iv |
| B. | louis xiv |
| C. | louis xv |
| D. | louis xvi |
| Answer» A. henry iv | |
| 59. |
The French Revolution, which was resulted the end of absolutism in France, broke out in the year…………….. |
| A. | 1787 |
| B. | 1788 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1790 |
| Answer» C. 1789 | |
| 60. |
Frederick, the Great was the King in ……………….whose period was the zenith of absolutism |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | russia |
| D. | prussia |
| Answer» D. prussia | |
| 61. |
Peter, the Great was the ruler of………….. |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | russia |
| D. | prussia |
| Answer» C. russia | |
| 62. |
The credit for establishing absolute monarchy in Prussia goes to…………. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | frederick, the great |
| C. | peter the great |
| D. | charles ii |
| Answer» B. frederick, the great | |
| 63. |
Frederick was involved in a war which lasted from 1756-63 and is popularly known as……………… |
| A. | hundred years war |
| B. | seven years war |
| C. | crusades |
| D. | glorious revolution |
| Answer» B. seven years war | |
| 64. |
Peter I or peter the Great was a notable ruler who tried to establish absolute monarchy in Europe and earned the reputation of being the most celebrated and the most controversial absolute monarch in the history of …………….. |
| A. | england |
| B. | france |
| C. | russia |
| D. | prussia |
| Answer» C. russia | |
| 65. |
………..tried to bring the Russian Orthodox Church under his control by abolishing the office of the Patriarch and placed the church under a committee known as Holy Synod. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | frederick, the great |
| C. | peter the great |
| D. | charles ii |
| Answer» C. peter the great | |
| 66. |
The American Revolution or the War of American Independence broke out in the year…….. A.D during the reign of the English King George III and came to a close in 1783 A.D. |
| A. | 1775 |
| B. | 1776 |
| C. | 1777 |
| D. | 1778 |
| Answer» A. 1775 | |
| 67. |
The British conquest of Canada after the Seven Year War reduced the …………………danger and hence the colonies turned against England. |
| A. | spanish |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | french |
| D. | prussian |
| Answer» C. french | |
| 68. |
The immediate cause of the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party in …………. A.D. |
| A. | 1771 |
| B. | 1772 |
| C. | 1773 |
| D. | 1774 |
| Answer» C. 1773 | |
| 69. |
The ………… century is often called the ‘Age of Reason’ because it was a period of enlightenment during which philosophy was in vogue throughout Europe. |
| A. | 17th century |
| B. | 18th century |
| C. | 19th century |
| D. | 20th century |
| Answer» B. 18th century | |
| 70. |
‘Wealth of Nations’was the work of ……….. |
| A. | adam smith |
| B. | alfred marshal |
| C. | keynes |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» A. adam smith | |
| 71. |
………….., one of the best scientists of his time, wrote an essay entitled, "On Liberty and Necessity: Man in the Newtonian Universe." |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | isaac newton |
| C. | charles darwin |
| D. | benjamin franklin |
| Answer» D. benjamin franklin | |
| 72. |
The Advancement of Learning was written by ……………….. |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | isaac newton |
| C. | charles darwin |
| D. | benjamin franklin |
| Answer» A. francis bacon | |
| 73. |
Thomas Hobbes was an……………. Philosopher |
| A. | italian |
| B. | english |
| C. | american |
| D. | australian |
| Answer» B. english | |
| 74. |
Whose masterwork was Leviathan? |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» B. thomas hobbes | |
| 75. |
‘Meditations on First Philosophy’was written by ………………. |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» C. descartes | |
| 76. |
Who wrote the philosophical work, A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts? |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» D. rousseau | |
| 77. |
The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality was written by ……………….. |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» D. rousseau | |
| 78. |
Whose major work on political philosophy was the The Social Contract? |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» D. rousseau | |
| 79. |
‘The Confessions’was the Autobiography of ……………….. |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | thomas hobbes |
| C. | descartes |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» D. rousseau | |
| 80. |
Voltaire was a prolific writer, philosopher, poet and the preeminent figure of the 18th century ………..Enlightenment. |
| A. | italian |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | english |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 81. |
Who Wrote Philosophical Dictionary? |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» A. voltaire | |
| 82. |
……………….'s most famous work was ‘A Treatise for Toleration’. |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» A. voltaire | |
| 83. |
In Common Sense, …………made a persuasive and passionate argument to the colonists that the cause of independence was just and urgent. |
| A. | henry perrine |
| B. | thomas paine |
| C. | francis bacon |
| D. | thomas carlyle |
| Answer» B. thomas paine | |
| 84. |
Who wrote the controversial work, The Age of Reason? |
| A. | henry perrine |
| B. | thomas paine |
| C. | francis bacon |
| D. | thomas carlyle |
| Answer» B. thomas paine | |
| 85. |
"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains"is the words of………… |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» B. rousseau | |
| 86. |
………………….’s main work was ‘The Spirit of the Laws’(1753). |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» C. montesquieu | |
| 87. |
Fall of Bastille in the year 14th July ……………… |
| A. | 1787 |
| B. | 1788 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1790 |
| Answer» C. 1789 | |
| 88. |
……………said, ‘my real glory is not having won 40 battles, what will endure for ever is my civil code’. |
| A. | hitler |
| B. | mussolini |
| C. | napoleon |
| D. | luis xiv |
| Answer» C. napoleon | |
| 89. |
On 21st January …………. Louis XVI of France was guillotined. |
| A. | 1791 |
| B. | 1792 |
| C. | 1793 |
| D. | 1794 |
| Answer» C. 1793 | |
| 90. |
Guillotine was invented by Ignacio Guillotine, a ………….physician. |
| A. | german |
| B. | french |
| C. | japanese |
| D. | russian |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 91. |
…………………… connected with the reign of terror in France. |
| A. | hitler |
| B. | mussolini |
| C. | robespear |
| D. | luis xiv |
| Answer» C. robespear | |
| 92. |
…………….was the child of French Revolution and the hero of France. |
| A. | hitler |
| B. | mussolini |
| C. | napoleon |
| D. | luis xiv |
| Answer» C. napoleon | |
| 93. |
“I was born when my country was dying”. Who said? |
| A. | hitler |
| B. | mussolini |
| C. | napoleon |
| D. | luis xiv |
| Answer» C. napoleon | |
| 94. |
In the Battle of Waterloo on 12th June 1815 A.D …………was decisively defeated by the Duke of Wellington. |
| A. | hitler |
| B. | mussolini |
| C. | napoleon |
| D. | luis xiv |
| Answer» C. napoleon | |
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