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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) .
| 1. |
Confucianism established political and social systems in China while what other philosophy contributed significantly to China’s medical practices and art and architecture? |
| A. | legalism |
| B. | shintoism |
| C. | hinduism |
| D. | daoism |
| Answer» D. daoism | |
| 2. |
The influence of Islam in Southeast Asia is an example of |
| A. | imperialism |
| B. | migration |
| C. | cultural diffusion |
| D. | ethnocentrism |
| Answer» C. cultural diffusion | |
| 3. |
What statement best explains how Greek and Roman learning was preserved during the Middle Ages in Europe? |
| A. | monasteries saw it as their mission to copy all of the older texts of the greek and roman philosophers. |
| B. | the works of greek and roman philosophers were preserved by both the byzantine and the islamic civilizations. |
| C. | the roman catholic church maintained extensive libraries of greek and roman works throughout europe. |
| D. | the collapse in western europe was not so great as to cause a shutdown of universities at the major population centers.. |
| Answer» C. the roman catholic church maintained extensive libraries of greek and roman works throughout europe. | |
| 4. |
What statement explains the bureaucratic view of Buddhism during the Tang dynasty? |
| A. | buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike confucianism, it was egalitarian. |
| B. | buddhism was a threat to the power of the confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization. |
| C. | buddhism was not recognized as an issue for the bureaucracy because it was a religion that did not address political issues. |
| D. | buddhism was seen as a challenge to the confucian religious beliefs held by many in the bureaucracy. |
| Answer» A. buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike confucianism, it was egalitarian. | |
| 5. |
The Renaissance resulted from economic growth in Europe, but it was most recognized for |
| A. | the creation of political systems dominated by the middle class. |
| B. | innovations in visual and performing arts. |
| C. | the establishment of global empires by the european powers. |
| D. | the elimination of the aristocracy as the elite class of the european social system. |
| Answer» C. the establishment of global empires by the european powers. | |
| 6. |
What was the purpose of the European monarchs in claiming rule through the divine right of kings? |
| A. | to reinforce the power of the church over secular rulers |
| B. | to establish a stronger connection between church and state |
| C. | to strengthen a king’s claim to absolute power over his subjects |
| D. | to allow the nobility to use the king as a symbol of central political authority without actually giving the king this greatpower. |
| Answer» C. to strengthen a king’s claim to absolute power over his subjects | |
| 7. |
By the late nineteenth century, leading industrial powers like Great Britain and the United States depended upon an economic system originally described by |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | alexander hamilton. |
| Answer» B. adam smith | |
| 8. |
Why was Communism viewed as a threat in industrial nations like Great Britain and Germany? |
| A. | communism required greater participation of the working poor in government. |
| B. | communism called for the violent overthrow of those in power and did notprotect private property. |
| C. | communism demanded an end to the colonial system so that workers in the home nations could demand better pay and benefits. |
| D. | communism would create a political system that did not protect the special privileges of the nobility or middle class.. |
| Answer» A. communism required greater participation of the working poor in government. | |
| 9. |
The fourth Budhist council was need of--------- |
| A. | pataliputra |
| B. | kashmir |
| C. | magadha |
| D. | kosala |
| Answer» B. kashmir | |
| 10. |
Academy was founded by |
| A. | plato |
| B. | alexander |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | socrates |
| Answer» C. aristotle | |
| 11. |
The critique of political economy is a work of |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | proudhan |
| C. | adams |
| D. | engles. |
| Answer» A. karl marx | |
| 12. |
Motesquieu’s famous work is …. |
| A. | philosophy of history |
| B. | spirit of laws |
| C. | new history |
| D. | the new science. |
| Answer» B. spirit of laws | |
| 13. |
The age Louis xiv is a work of…… |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | marx |
| D. | marvick. |
| Answer» A. voltaire | |
| 14. |
Flavio Biondo ………. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | enlightenment |
| D. | marxism. |
| Answer» A. renaissance | |
| 15. |
Roger Bacon was related to ….. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | enlightenment |
| D. | marxism. |
| Answer» C. enlightenment | |
| 16. |
Francis Bacon was related to ….. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | enlightenment |
| D. | marxism. |
| Answer» C. enlightenment | |
| 17. |
The founder Nyaya system of philosophy. |
| A. | goutama |
| B. | patanjali |
| C. | kapila |
| D. | vyasa. |
| Answer» A. goutama | |
| 18. |
Astika Darsanas was a philosophy of |
| A. | nyaya |
| B. | vedanta |
| C. | vaiseshika |
| D. | yoga. |
| Answer» A. nyaya | |
| 19. |
Goutama is also called..... |
| A. | akshapada |
| B. | narada |
| C. | kanada |
| D. | chidambara. |
| Answer» A. akshapada | |
| 20. |
Nyaya philosophy also called..... |
| A. | nyaya sastra |
| B. | samkhya saastra |
| C. | yoga sastra. |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. nyaya sastra | |
| 21. |
Nyaya philosophy also called..... |
| A. | tarka sastra |
| B. | samkhya saastra |
| C. | yoga sastra. |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. tarka sastra | |
| 22. |
kanada was the founder of...... a)Nyaya b) Vaisheshika c) Vedanta d) Chandas. 23.Kanada was also called.... |
| A. | uluka |
| B. | jaimini |
| C. | pramanas |
| D. | mimamsa. |
| Answer» A. uluka | |
| 23. |
Vaiseshika is also called.... |
| A. | aulukya darsana |
| B. | astika darsanas |
| C. | uttara mimamasa |
| D. | samkhyam. |
| Answer» A. aulukya darsana | |
| 24. |
the seven padarthas belongs to...... |
| A. | nyaya |
| B. | vedanta |
| C. | vaiseshika |
| D. | yoga |
| Answer» C. vaiseshika | |
| 25. |
The six system of Indian knowledge system is known as....... |
| A. | shad-darsana |
| B. | shad-padartha |
| C. | shad-mantra |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. shad-darsana | |
| 26. |
Each system of Indian philosophy is called a........ |
| A. | darshana |
| B. | veekshana |
| C. | njana |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. darshana | |
| 27. |
the literal meaning of nirvana ........... |
| A. | moksha |
| B. | karma |
| C. | asteya |
| D. | aparityaga. |
| Answer» A. moksha | |
| 28. |
the early exponent of GAerman idealism was... |
| A. | herder |
| B. | hegel |
| C. | marx |
| D. | ranke. |
| Answer» A. herder | |
| 29. |
utilitarianism was an extension of .......... |
| A. | liberalism |
| B. | romanticism |
| C. | idealism |
| D. | structuralism |
| Answer» A. liberalism | |
| 30. |
the theory of utilitarianism was introduced by..... |
| A. | jermy bentham |
| B. | j.s.mill |
| C. | adam smith |
| D. | james mill. |
| Answer» A. jermy bentham | |
| 31. |
James Mill developed the theory of ...... |
| A. | liberalism |
| B. | romanticism |
| C. | idealism |
| D. | utilitarianism. |
| Answer» D. utilitarianism. | |
| 32. |
Who was the great exponent of Romanticism. |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | herder. |
| Answer» B. rousseau | |
| 33. |
Who was the exponent of the Dialectical Process. |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | hegel. |
| Answer» D. hegel. | |
| 34. |
Thesis,Anti thesis and Synthesis was a principle popularised by ..... |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | hegel. |
| Answer» D. hegel. | |
| 35. |
Philosophy of history was coined by. |
| A. | voltaire |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | montesquieu |
| D. | hegel. |
| Answer» A. voltaire | |
| 36. |
The fouder of scientific socialism... |
| A. | marx |
| B. | oven |
| C. | hegel |
| D. | thucydides. |
| Answer» A. marx | |
| 37. |
Communist Manifesto was published in the year. |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1866 |
| C. | 1884 |
| D. | 1883. |
| Answer» A. 1848 | |
| 38. |
Das Capital was a work of .... |
| A. | marx |
| B. | oven |
| C. | hegel |
| D. | thucydides. |
| Answer» A. marx | |
| 39. |
1867 ..........book was published. |
| A. | communist manifesto |
| B. | das capital |
| C. | grundrisse |
| D. | socialism. |
| Answer» B. das capital | |
| 40. |
Who propounded the concept of Organic Totality in the study of History. |
| A. | marx |
| B. | oven |
| C. | ranke |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» A. marx | |
| 41. |
the historical materialism was a concept of ...... |
| A. | marx |
| B. | oven |
| C. | ranke |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» A. marx | |
| 42. |
the term Discourse was used by.... |
| A. | post structuralists |
| B. | post modernists |
| C. | modernists |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. post structuralists | |
| 43. |
Jacques Derrida was a spoke person of |
| A. | post structuralism |
| B. | post modernism |
| C. | modernism |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. post modernism | |
| 44. |
Intellectual Decolonization is related to..... |
| A. | r.stavenhagen |
| B. | kossambi |
| C. | febvre |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. r.stavenhagen | |
| 45. |
Humanism was a feature of ....... |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | enlightenment |
| D. | scientific revolution. |
| Answer» A. renaissance | |
| 46. |
Post modernism was started in .... |
| A. | europe |
| B. | africa |
| C. | asia |
| D. | australia. |
| Answer» A. europe | |
| 47. |
Michel Foucault was a............ |
| A. | post structuralist |
| B. | post modernist |
| C. | modernist |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. post structuralist | |
| 48. |
The term Affluent Society was coined by..... |
| A. | j.galbraith |
| C. | w.mills c)daniel bell |
| D. | b.roseberg. |
| Answer» A. j.galbraith | |
| 49. |
post modernism is ..... |
| A. | a maze of ideas and subjects |
| B. | base and super structure |
| C. | cultural revolution |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. a maze of ideas and subjects | |
| 50. |
who was the critique of post modern theory.. |
| A. | lyotard |
| B. | evans |
| C. | elton |
| D. | carr. |
| Answer» B. evans | |
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