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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 History (BA History) .
| 51. |
The………………….., was an instrument which indicated direction and helped the daring navigators, who explored new lands which later changed the very face of the Earth. |
| A. | gunpowder |
| B. | mariners compass |
| C. | printing |
| D. | paper |
| Answer» B. mariners compass | |
| 52. |
………………….. is the name given to the great religious revolt of the 16th century, which permanently divided the Christendom into great sects. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | crusades |
| D. | index |
| Answer» B. reformation | |
| 53. |
In his book, “In praise of folly”, ……………..bitterly denounced the worldliness and vulgarity of the churchmen and ridiculed superstition. |
| A. | tetzel |
| B. | erasmus |
| C. | cervantes |
| D. | john wycliffe |
| Answer» B. erasmus | |
| 54. |
‘The Morning Star of Reformation’ was …………………… |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | john wycliffe |
| C. | queen elizabeth |
| D. | martin luther |
| Answer» B. john wycliffe | |
| 55. |
John Wycliffe was an ………………Priest |
| A. | english |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» A. english | |
| 56. |
……………….. followers were known as ‘Lollards’ or ‘poor Priests’. |
| A. | tetzel’s |
| B. | john wycliffe’s |
| C. | cervantes’ |
| D. | martin luther’s |
| Answer» B. john wycliffe’s | |
| 57. |
……………………was a follower of Wycliffe in Bohemia. |
| A. | friar savonarola |
| B. | john huss |
| C. | tetzel |
| D. | henry viii |
| Answer» B. john huss | |
| 58. |
Martin Luther was the greatest leader of the Reformation Movement in …………………… |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | america |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» A. germany | |
| 59. |
To expose the malpractice, ………………..wrote his famous ‘Ninety Five Thesis’ and nailed it on the church door of Wittenberg in 1517 A.D. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | john wycliffe |
| D. | john huss |
| Answer» B. martin luther | |
| 60. |
Ulrich Zwingli was inspired by the teachings of Luther started the reform movement in…………………. |
| A. | switzerland |
| B. | france |
| C. | england |
| D. | scotland |
| Answer» A. switzerland | |
| 61. |
The work of Zwingli was continued by ……………..a French lawyer, who fled to Switzerland when the French king opposed him for his support to Lutheranism. |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | david hume |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» A. john calvin | |
| 62. |
………………….gave a clear exposition of the religious beliefs of the Protestants in his Book, ‘The Institutes of Christian Religion’. |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | john wycliffe |
| D. | john huss |
| Answer» A. john calvin | |
| 63. |
John Knox, a staunch follower of Calvin popularized ‘Presbyterianism’ in……………….. |
| A. | scotland |
| B. | france |
| C. | britain |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» A. scotland | |
| 64. |
………………. published a refutation of Luther’s Thesis for which Pope conferred on him the title, ‘the Defender of Faith’. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | edward vi |
| C. | james ii |
| D. | queen elizabeth |
| Answer» A. henry viii | |
| 65. |
The issue was the divorce of …………….wife Catherine of Aragon who bore no son for him and the proposal to marry Annie Boleyn. |
| A. | edward vi |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | henry vii |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» B. henry viii | |
| 66. |
………………… was an intellectual and Cultural Revolution which is usually associated with the 18th century. |
| A. | enlightenment |
| B. | long march |
| C. | paris commune |
| D. | reformation |
| Answer» A. enlightenment | |
| 67. |
……………….. was the product of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. |
| A. | reformation |
| B. | enlightenment |
| C. | paris commune |
| D. | long march |
| Answer» B. enlightenment | |
| 68. |
The chief exponent of the idea of progress was Marquis de Condorcet, the ……………….mathematician and philosopher. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» A. french | |
| 69. |
The writers who spread the ideas of the Enlightenment were known as…………………... |
| A. | philosophes |
| B. | scientists |
| C. | journalists |
| D. | historians |
| Answer» A. philosophes | |
| 70. |
Printing was invented in …………..in 770 AD by the Buddhists. |
| A. | china |
| B. | egypt |
| C. | india |
| D. | burma |
| Answer» A. china | |
| 71. |
The credit for the invention of printing in Europe goes to Johannes Gutenberg, a ……………….craftsman. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | german |
| Answer» D. german | |
| 72. |
The invention of true paper made of pulped rags is credited to a Chinese named ……………..in the year A.D. 105. |
| A. | chuteh |
| B. | marco polo |
| C. | dr.sunyatsen |
| D. | tsai lun |
| Answer» D. tsai lun | |
| 73. |
The first European to describe gunpowder was the ………………Friar Roger Bacon. |
| A. | english |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | french |
| Answer» A. english | |
| 74. |
The Turks conquered much of the Arab world, seized Constantinople in ……………….. with the effective use of gunpowder. |
| A. | 1153 |
| B. | 1256 |
| C. | 1353 |
| D. | 1453 |
| Answer» D. 1453 | |
| 75. |
The introduction of ……………………..made voyages to the distant and unknown lands easier and safer. |
| A. | marines compass |
| B. | gunpowder |
| C. | printing |
| D. | paper |
| Answer» A. marines compass | |
| 76. |
The advantageous location of Portugal on the Atlantic sea board was fully utilized by Henry, the Navigator of……………………. |
| A. | spain |
| B. | france |
| C. | britain |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» D. portugal | |
| 77. |
In 1486 A.D …………………sailed along the West coast of Africa and went as far as the cape of storms, renamed as the Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese King as it gave definite hope of discovering a new sea-route to the East. |
| A. | bartolommeo diaz |
| B. | amerigo vespucci |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | vasco da-gama |
| Answer» A. bartolommeo diaz | |
| 78. |
………………….. sailed round the African continent and reached kappad, a few miles north of Calicut 1498 A.D. |
| A. | vasco da-gama |
| B. | amerigo vespucci |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | columbus |
| Answer» A. vasco da-gama | |
| 79. |
An Italian sailor, Christopher Columbus, with the help of Queen Isabella of Spain, left the Spanish port of …………..in August 1492 and set foot on Small Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D. |
| A. | palos |
| B. | pearlharbour |
| C. | lisbon |
| D. | st.helena |
| Answer» A. palos | |
| 80. |
An ………………sailor, Christopher Columbus, with the help of Queen Isabella of Spain, left the Spanish port of Palos in August 1492 and set foot on Small Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D. |
| A. | british |
| B. | spanish |
| C. | portuguese |
| D. | italian |
| Answer» D. italian | |
| 81. |
The great distinction of circumnavigating the world goes to a ……………………navigator Ferdinand Magellan. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | italian |
| C. | british |
| D. | french |
| Answer» A. portuguese | |
| 82. |
With the help of the Spanish King, Charles II, …………….started the historic journey in September 1519 A.D. and after two years landed at the Islands of Philippines where he was killed by the natives. |
| A. | ferdinand magellan |
| B. | columbus |
| C. | vasco da-gama |
| D. | john cabot |
| Answer» A. ferdinand magellan | |
| 83. |
In 1497 A.D…………………., an Italian in the service of the Tudor king, Henry VIII of England, discovered New found land. |
| A. | john cabot |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | thomas jefferson |
| D. | ferdinand magellan |
| Answer» A. john cabot | |
| 84. |
Jacques Carter, the ………………..Sailor reached the mouth of St. Laurence River and laid the foundation of the city of Montreal. |
| A. | dutch |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. portuguese | |
| 85. |
Cortez discovered ………………..in 1519 A.D. |
| A. | mexico |
| B. | holland |
| C. | france |
| D. | england |
| Answer» A. mexico | |
| 86. |
…………………..is economic nationalism for the purpose of building a wealthy and powerful state. |
| A. | mercantilism |
| B. | laissez-faire |
| C. | utilitarianism |
| D. | renaissance |
| Answer» A. mercantilism | |
| 87. |
…………………. coined the term “mercantile system” to describe the system of political economy that sought to enrich the country by restraining imports and encouraging exports. |
| A. | adam smith |
| B. | thomas jefferson |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | vasco da-gama |
| Answer» A. adam smith | |
| 88. |
In………………….., Jean-Baptiste Colbert was the minister of finance under Louis XIV |
| A. | france |
| B. | britain |
| C. | spain |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» A. france | |
| 89. |
The term ‘Laissez faire’ was coined by the ……………economic philosophers of the Enlightenment (Physiocrates). |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | french |
| Answer» A. french | |
| 90. |
Utilitarianism was a philosophical theory of ethics outlined by the philosopher Jeremy Bentham and developed by…………………. |
| A. | john stuart mill |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | thomas jefferson |
| D. | columbus |
| Answer» A. john stuart mill | |
| 91. |
John Stuart Mill, a ……….philosopher and economist led the utilitarian movement in 1800s. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | german |
| Answer» B. british | |
| 92. |
The …………………historian Henrie Pirenne formulated the theory of the ‘revival of long distance trade’ for the decline of feudalism. |
| A. | british |
| B. | belgian |
| C. | german |
| D. | american |
| Answer» B. belgian | |
| 93. |
In 1904, …………………published his monumental work ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ in which he argued that capitalism was the product of Protestantism. |
| A. | marx |
| B. | weber |
| C. | eric hobsbawm |
| D. | thomas jefferson e) vasco da-gama |
| Answer» B. weber | |
| 94. |
According to Weber the emergence of Protestantism, particularly Calvinism, during the 16th and 17th centuries created the necessary condition for the origin of…………………. |
| A. | colonialism |
| B. | capitalism |
| C. | mercantilism |
| D. | socialism |
| Answer» B. capitalism | |
| 95. |
…………………wrote an important book entitled ‘Two Treatises of Government’. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | thomas jefferson |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | columbus |
| Answer» A. john locke | |
| 96. |
The death of Elizabeth I in ……………. A.D ended the glorious period of the Tudors. |
| A. | 1503 |
| B. | 1603 |
| C. | 1608 |
| D. | 1628 |
| Answer» B. 1603 | |
| 97. |
……………….inaugurated the Stuart Dynasty. |
| A. | james i |
| B. | charles i |
| C. | william of orange |
| D. | george i |
| Answer» A. james i | |
| 98. |
The protracted struggle began with James I, “the wisest fool of Christendom” and ended with the glorious or Bloodless Revolution of 1688 A.D. during the reign of………………... |
| A. | john adams |
| B. | james ii |
| C. | charles townshend |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» B. james ii | |
| 99. |
James II established friendly relation with Louis XIV of……………….. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | america |
| D. | new york |
| Answer» B. france | |
| 100. |
Huguenots were ……………….Protestants. |
| A. | french |
| B. | america |
| C. | germany |
| D. | holland |
| Answer» A. french | |
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