McqMate
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. |
The word civilization derived from the Latin word--------- |
| A. | civis |
| B. | civilize |
| C. | civic |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. civis | |
| 2. |
The Term Neolithic was first used by |
| A. | lubbock |
| B. | woolly |
| C. | wellesley |
| D. | bruce foot |
| Answer» A. lubbock | |
| 3. |
The term ‘Urban Revolution was coined by |
| A. | v.gordon childe |
| B. | john marshall |
| C. | petrie |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. v.gordon childe | |
| 4. |
Settled life began in the ----------- period. |
| A. | bronze age |
| B. | chalco lithic |
| C. | neolithic |
| D. | paleolithic |
| Answer» C. neolithic | |
| 5. |
The first metal used by the human beings was |
| A. | iron |
| B. | bronze |
| C. | copper |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. copper | |
| 6. |
Urbanism was the feature of --------- |
| A. | bronze age |
| B. | mesolithic age |
| C. | paleolithic |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. bronze age | |
| 7. |
Jericho is a ------------- site. |
| A. | neolithic |
| B. | ice age |
| C. | dark age |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. neolithic | |
| 8. |
‘Sumer’ is located at---------- |
| A. | mesopotamia |
| B. | egypt |
| C. | rome |
| D. | china |
| Answer» A. mesopotamia | |
| 9. |
The ‘Father of History’ is hailed by ------------ |
| A. | herodotus |
| B. | socrates |
| C. | plato |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» A. herodotus | |
| 10. |
Egyptian civilization was on the banks of --------------- |
| A. | tigris |
| B. | nile |
| C. | thebes |
| D. | siris |
| Answer» B. nile | |
| 11. |
Nippur a part of ----------- civilization |
| A. | mesopotamia |
| B. | indus valley |
| C. | sumeria |
| D. | persia |
| Answer» A. mesopotamia | |
| 12. |
Memphis was the capital of ----------- civilization. |
| A. | egyptian |
| B. | persian |
| C. | roman |
| D. | greek |
| Answer» A. egyptian | |
| 13. |
The city of Rome was on the banks of ------------ |
| A. | tiber |
| B. | thebes |
| C. | euphrates |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. tiber | |
| 14. |
Which among the following is not a Greek city state |
| A. | corinth |
| B. | athens |
| C. | sparta |
| D. | antioch |
| Answer» D. antioch | |
| 15. |
Catal Hoyuk is at---------- |
| A. | turkey |
| B. | syria |
| C. | palestine |
| D. | egypt |
| Answer» A. turkey | |
| 16. |
The god of the city ‘Ur’ was |
| A. | nanna |
| B. | enlin |
| C. | is iris |
| D. | apollo |
| Answer» A. nanna | |
| 17. |
Nanna was a------------ |
| A. | moon god |
| B. | a star |
| C. | king |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. moon god | |
| 18. |
The term “Servus” related to…….. |
| A. | slavery |
| B. | trade |
| C. | commerce |
| D. | agriculture |
| Answer» A. slavery | |
| 19. |
Ziggurat was at in the city of----------- |
| A. | ur |
| B. | alexandria |
| C. | rom |
| D. | palestine |
| Answer» A. ur | |
| 20. |
‘Great bath’ was ancient city of ----------- civilization |
| A. | indus valley |
| B. | egyptian civilization |
| C. | chinese |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. indus valley | |
| 21. |
‘Understanding Harappa’ a book written by---------- |
| A. | r.s sharma |
| B. | sherin ratnagar |
| C. | d.d kossambi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. sherin ratnagar | |
| 22. |
Man Makes Himself is Written by |
| A. | gordon childe |
| B. | john marshal |
| C. | wheeler |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. gordon childe | |
| 23. |
What happened in History is a book written by |
| A. | gordon childe |
| B. | e.h. carr |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» A. gordon childe | |
| 24. |
Greco- Persian war was authored by |
| A. | herodotus |
| B. | thucydides |
| C. | plato |
| D. | alexander |
| Answer» A. herodotus | |
| 25. |
Decline and fall of roman Empire written by |
| A. | e. gibbon |
| B. | toynbee |
| C. | caesar |
| D. | augustus |
| Answer» A. e. gibbon | |
| 26. |
Feudal Society written by |
| A. | mare bloch |
| B. | anderson |
| C. | robert owen |
| D. | febver |
| Answer» A. mare bloch | |
| 27. |
‘A study of History’ was authored by |
| A. | arnold toynbee |
| B. | mackay |
| C. | e.h carr |
| D. | polybius |
| Answer» A. arnold toynbee | |
| 28. |
Mohammed and Charlemagne is a book of |
| A. | pirenne |
| B. | muzafar alam |
| C. | mumshirul hassan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. pirenne | |
| 29. |
Indian feudalism written by |
| A. | r.s sharma |
| B. | d.d kossambi |
| C. | h. mukhia |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. r.s sharma | |
| 30. |
‘On the nature of things’ was the authored by |
| A. | lucretius |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | pliny |
| D. | marco polo |
| Answer» A. lucretius | |
| 31. |
Aenid is written by |
| A. | homer |
| B. | virgil |
| C. | livy |
| D. | caesar |
| Answer» B. virgil | |
| 32. |
‘Odyssey one of the Greek epics written by |
| A. | homer |
| B. | erasthothenes |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | socrates |
| Answer» A. homer | |
| 33. |
‘History of Rome’ written by |
| A. | livy |
| B. | tacitus |
| C. | pliny |
| D. | caesar |
| Answer» A. livy | |
| 34. |
Germania written by |
| A. | livy |
| B. | tacitus |
| C. | virgil |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. tacitus | |
| 35. |
The author of the Geography |
| A. | strabo |
| B. | ptolemy |
| C. | pliny |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. strabo | |
| 36. |
Republic was authored by |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | socrates |
| D. | xenophon |
| Answer» A. plato | |
| 37. |
Civilization of the Indus valley and Beyond written by |
| A. | mortimer wheeler |
| B. | john marshall |
| C. | cunningham |
| D. | r.s sharma |
| Answer» A. mortimer wheeler | |
| 38. |
Egypt is known as------------ |
| A. | the gift of nile |
| B. | gift of god |
| C. | gift of pharaoh |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. the gift of nile | |
| 39. |
The meaning of the word ‘Mesopotamia’ is |
| A. | between the rivers |
| B. | gift of god |
| C. | fertile land |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. between the rivers | |
| 40. |
Chinese civilization was on the banks of the river |
| A. | yuan |
| B. | hoyang ho |
| C. | yangtze |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. hoyang ho | |
| 41. |
The founder of the Macedonian Empire was |
| A. | philip ii |
| B. | alexander |
| C. | pericles |
| D. | darius |
| Answer» A. philip ii | |
| 42. |
Alexander the great belongs to ------- empire |
| A. | macedonia |
| B. | greek |
| C. | rome |
| D. | chinese |
| Answer» A. macedonia | |
| 43. |
Name of the horse of Alexander was |
| A. | musiphales |
| B. | doric |
| C. | eradonius |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. musiphales | |
| 44. |
Olympia is at----------- |
| A. | greece |
| B. | rome |
| C. | persia |
| D. | mediterranean |
| Answer» A. greece | |
| 45. |
Greeks called themselves as--------- |
| A. | hellas |
| B. | dellas |
| C. | sullas |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. hellas | |
| 46. |
Julius Caesar belongs to--------- |
| A. | rome |
| B. | greek |
| C. | anatolia |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» A. rome | |
| 47. |
The name of the Nephew of Julius Caesar. |
| A. | octavian |
| B. | antony |
| C. | lepidus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. octavian | |
| 48. |
Cleopatra belongs to-------- |
| A. | egypt |
| B. | persia |
| C. | india |
| D. | china |
| Answer» A. egypt | |
| 49. |
The city Alexandria was founded by------- |
| A. | alexander |
| B. | menander |
| C. | ptolemy |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. alexander | |
| 50. |
Alexander founded----------cities in different parts of the world. |
| A. | 70 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 100 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. 70 | |
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