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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 Mughal Empire had already started its course of political disintegration during the later part of…………………’s reign. |
| A. | shajahan |
| B. | aurangzeb |
| C. | humayun |
| D. | babar |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb | |
| 52. |
The early medieval period in the history of China was marked by the efficient rule of the …………………dynasty, which had lasted from 7th century to early 10th century. |
| A. | tang |
| B. | sung |
| C. | manchu |
| D. | afghan |
| Answer» A. tang | |
| 53. |
The ………………dynasty came in top dominance after the fall of the Tang and they ruled China for about three centuries. |
| A. | manchu |
| B. | sung |
| C. | afghan |
| D. | mongol |
| Answer» B. sung | |
| 54. |
After the fall of the Sung dynasty China was over-run by the ……………..for the next hundred years, who at this time had dominated many parts of Asia and Europe. |
| A. | mongols |
| B. | afghans |
| C. | manchu |
| D. | tang |
| Answer» A. mongols | |
| 55. |
In the 17th century China was dominated by the………………, whose rule continued up to the beginning of the 20th century. |
| A. | manchus |
| B. | afghans |
| C. | tang |
| D. | sung |
| Answer» A. manchus | |
| 56. |
The system based on agrarian order developed first in Western Europe during the early medieval period and then spread to the other parts of Europe is called……………….. |
| A. | feudalism |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | reformation |
| D. | capitalism |
| Answer» A. feudalism | |
| 57. |
Even before the fall of the ancient Roman Empire in the …………… century, the Byzantine Empire or the Eastern Roman Empire had come into existence. |
| A. | 4th |
| B. | 5th |
| C. | 6th |
| D. | 7th |
| Answer» B. 5th | |
| 58. |
The Byzantine Empire remained in power, though nominally till …………….AD when it was completely overpowered by the Turks. |
| A. | 1353 |
| B. | 1453 |
| C. | 1457 |
| D. | 1463 |
| Answer» B. 1453 | |
| 59. |
Emperor ……………..had split the Roman Empire into two separate administrative regions, the Eastern and Western halves, towards the end of the third century itself. |
| A. | arthur schlesinger |
| B. | diocletian |
| C. | j.f. richards |
| D. | justinian |
| Answer» B. diocletian | |
| 60. |
Emperor …………….re-founded the old city of Byzantium as the new capital of the Eastern half with a new name, Constantinople. |
| A. | constantine |
| B. | j.f. richards |
| C. | justinian |
| D. | augustus ceaser |
| Answer» A. constantine | |
| 61. |
Justinian’s costly wars with the …………….completely routed out his desire for a united Roman empire. |
| A. | persians |
| B. | mongols |
| C. | afghans |
| D. | romans |
| Answer» A. persians | |
| 62. |
After…………………’s death external threats to his empire intensified, the Persians from the east and Slavs, Hungarians, Huns etc. from the north. |
| A. | justinian |
| B. | arthur schlesinger |
| C. | j.f. richards |
| D. | constantine |
| Answer» A. justinian | |
| 63. |
The 11th and 12th centuries were a period of relative calm as far as the ………………Empire was concerned. |
| A. | eastern roman |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | nanda |
| D. | maurya |
| Answer» A. eastern roman | |
| 64. |
The external attacks and internal rivalries once again intensified in the 14th century, which eventually led to the capture of Constantinople by the…………………. |
| A. | ottoman turks |
| B. | afghans |
| C. | persians |
| D. | arabs |
| Answer» A. ottoman turks | |
| 65. |
The Ostrogoths were the barbarians in………….. |
| A. | italy |
| B. | france |
| C. | austria |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» A. italy | |
| 66. |
The Visigoths were the barbarians in……………. |
| A. | spain |
| B. | france |
| C. | north africa |
| D. | britain |
| Answer» A. spain | |
| 67. |
During the period a nucleus of power unfolded in northern Gaul and developed into a kingdom called Austrasia and Neustria, ruled for almost three centuries by a dynasty of kings called……………... |
| A. | carolingian |
| B. | merovingians |
| C. | manchu |
| D. | tang |
| Answer» B. merovingians | |
| 68. |
Charles Martal became the king and founded the Carolingian dynasty in the ……………. century. |
| A. | 6th |
| B. | 7th |
| C. | 8th |
| D. | 9th |
| Answer» C. 8th | |
| 69. |
Charles Martal’s successor, ……………..initiated a programme of systematic expansion that would unify a large portion of Europe. |
| A. | charlemagne |
| B. | alauddin khilji |
| C. | arthur schlesinger |
| D. | justinian |
| Answer» A. charlemagne | |
| 70. |
The imperial coronation of ……………….on the Christmas day of 800 is often regarded as a turning point in medieval European history because it filled a power vacancy that had existed since the fall of the ancient Roman Empire. |
| A. | arthur schlesinger |
| B. | charlemagne |
| C. | j.f. richards |
| D. | alauddin khilji |
| Answer» B. charlemagne | |
| 71. |
……………… court in Aachen was the centre of cultural revival that is sometimes referred to as the ‘Carolingian Renaissance’. |
| A. | charlemagne |
| B. | justinian |
| C. | alauddin khilji |
| D. | augustus ceaser |
| Answer» A. charlemagne | |
| 72. |
The term ……………..refers to the first system of governance established in the Islamic state and represented the political authority. |
| A. | feudalism |
| B. | socialism |
| C. | mercantilism |
| D. | caliphate |
| Answer» D. caliphate | |
| 73. |
In fact Caliphate was the first system of government established in Arabia after the death of the Prophet in ………….. AD. |
| A. | 602 |
| B. | 612 |
| C. | 622 |
| D. | 632 |
| Answer» D. 632 | |
| 74. |
The Caliphate rule in the Islamic world stretches over a vast span of time from 632 to 1924, from the death of the Prophet to the year when Mustaffa Kamal Pasha of …………….officially abolished the last Caliphate, the Ottoman Empire and founded the Republic of Turkey. |
| A. | turkey |
| B. | france |
| C. | netherlands |
| D. | belgium |
| Answer» A. turkey | |
| 75. |
After the rule of the pious caliphs, the caliphate was ruled by the Umayyad Caliphate, followed by the…………….. |
| A. | sultanate |
| B. | mughal |
| C. | tang |
| D. | abbasid caliphate |
| Answer» D. abbasid caliphate | |
| 76. |
…………….a relative of Uthman and the governor of Syria captured power of the caliphate after the death of Ali and founded the Umayyad caliphate or the Umayyad dynasty. |
| A. | muawiyya |
| B. | justinian |
| C. | mustaffa kamal pasha |
| D. | alauddin khilji |
| Answer» A. muawiyya | |
| 77. |
…………….transformed the caliphate into a hereditary office. |
| A. | justinian |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | reformation |
| D. | muawiyya |
| Answer» D. muawiyya | |
| 78. |
The internal problems finally led to the collapse of the Umayyads and the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in …………….. AD. |
| A. | 730 |
| B. | 740 |
| C. | 745 |
| D. | 750 |
| Answer» D. 750 | |
| 79. |
The reign of ……………….is often characterized as the ‘golden period’ of the Abbasid caliphate. |
| A. | harun al rashid |
| B. | arthur schlesinger |
| C. | muawiyya |
| D. | justinian |
| Answer» A. harun al rashid | |
| 80. |
The successors of Harun al Rashid were not able to resist the external attacks of the……………., who were making encroaches on to the Abbasid Empire. |
| A. | mongols |
| B. | arabs |
| C. | afghans |
| D. | turks |
| Answer» A. mongols | |
| 81. |
The Mongols under their leader, Hulagu Khan conquered………….., the capital of the Abbasids and executed the last Abbasid Caliph, Al-Mutasim in the year 1258. |
| A. | baghdad |
| B. | france |
| C. | netherlands |
| D. | berlin |
| Answer» A. baghdad | |
| 82. |
The Mongols under their leader, Hulagu Khan conquered Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasids and executed the last Abbasid Caliph, Al-Mutasim in the year……………... |
| A. | 1248 |
| B. | 1252 |
| C. | 1258 |
| D. | 1268 |
| Answer» C. 1258 | |
| 83. |
The powerful Ottomans defeated the Mamluk Sultan in ………….. and took control of the Arab land. |
| A. | 1417 |
| B. | 1487 |
| C. | 1507 |
| D. | 1517 |
| Answer» D. 1517 | |
| 84. |
It is reported that the last Caliph at Cairo surrendered the Caliphate to the Ottoman ruler and then onwards the Ottomans began to be known as the Caliphs, which lasted up to………….. |
| A. | 1904 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1924 |
| D. | 1934 |
| Answer» C. 1924 | |
| 85. |
The peak of the ……………..power occurred in the reign of Harun al Rashid, who relied heavily on his Vazir or prime minister. |
| A. | abbasid |
| B. | ottoman |
| C. | umayyad |
| D. | sultanate |
| Answer» A. abbasid | |
| 86. |
…………….is the office occupied by the Pope as the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome. |
| A. | papacy |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | reformation |
| D. | feudalism |
| Answer» A. papacy | |
| 87. |
After the Byzantine domination, when Rome was threatened by invaders, the Pope went to the ………….king for help. |
| A. | frankish |
| B. | roman |
| C. | carolingian |
| D. | merovingian |
| Answer» A. frankish | |
| 88. |
………………., the Carolingian king went to Rome where he was crowned by the Pope on the Christmas day of 800 and further the Pope acclaimed him as the emperor. |
| A. | roger bacon |
| B. | peter abelard |
| C. | charlemagne |
| D. | harun al rashid |
| Answer» C. charlemagne | |
| 89. |
The imperial crown once held by the Carolingian emperors was disputed between their fractured heirs, but none emerged victorious until Otto I, the Holy Roman emperor invaded………... |
| A. | france |
| B. | italy |
| C. | britain |
| D. | holland |
| Answer» B. italy | |
| 90. |
…………..became a constituent kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire in 962. |
| A. | italy |
| B. | france |
| C. | netherlands |
| D. | austria |
| Answer» A. italy | |
| 91. |
While Urban II remained as the Pope in Rome, Clement VII was made the Pope at Avignon in…………... This is known as the ‘western schism’. |
| A. | france |
| B. | austria |
| C. | spain |
| D. | belgium |
| Answer» A. france | |
| 92. |
It was Pope Urban II who had preached the first Crusade in…………….., the holy wars or armed pilgrimages intended to liberate Jerusalem from Muslim control. |
| A. | 1095 |
| B. | 1098 |
| C. | 1105 |
| D. | 1206 |
| Answer» A. 1095 | |
| 93. |
The term ………………is generally used to characterize the social, economic and political system that had existed in Europe in the medieval period. |
| A. | ‘feudalism’ |
| B. | socialism |
| C. | mercantilism |
| D. | marxism |
| Answer» A. ‘feudalism’ | |
| 94. |
The term feudalism is derived from the ………….word ‘feodum’ which means a ‘fief’ or a piece of land. |
| A. | latin |
| B. | german |
| C. | indian |
| D. | italian |
| Answer» A. latin | |
| 95. |
One of the most commonly accepted definition of feudalism is that of the historian, ………….., who calls it the ‘feudal society’. |
| A. | marc bloch |
| B. | j.f. richards |
| C. | constantine |
| D. | arnold toynbee |
| Answer» A. marc bloch | |
| 96. |
About 500 AD much of the Western Europe was left without a strong centralized government, due to the breakdown of the ………….Empire. |
| A. | austrian |
| B. | roman |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» B. roman | |
| 97. |
In the 4th century, Emperor ……………..declared serfdom legal by requiring tenant farmers to pay labour services to their lords. |
| A. | j.f. richards |
| B. | constantine |
| C. | peter abelard |
| D. | roger bacon |
| Answer» B. constantine | |
| 98. |
The ……………..system had existed in the entire medieval West Asia is generally identified as the feudal practice. |
| A. | colbertism |
| B. | mercantalistic |
| C. | iqta |
| D. | capitalistic |
| Answer» C. iqta | |
| 99. |
……………… was the land granted to the army officials by the rulers of the Islamic empire of the Caliphate, for limited periods, in lieu of regular salary. |
| A. | cherical |
| B. | viruthi |
| C. | mukti |
| D. | iqta |
| Answer» D. iqta | |
| 100. |
The holder of the …………….was known as the MUKTI or MUKTA. |
| A. | iqta |
| B. | cherical |
| C. | viruthi |
| D. | uraller |
| Answer» A. iqta | |
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