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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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