1. The Renaissance, a movement which stressed the ideas of the classical world had its origin
in……………
Correct : B. italy
2. ………………….brought about a transition from the religious approach to the humanistic
approach to the problems of the world.
Correct : B. renaissance
3. In the middle of the 15th Century, ……………was successful in operating the first printing press
with movable types at Mainz in Germany.
Correct : A. john gutenberg
4. Before the invention of the…………., Knowledge was the privilege of the wealthy people
Correct : C. printing press
5. ……………actually came to be known as the “Athens of Italy”.
Correct : B. florence
6. Machiavelli was the great political writer of ……………..
Correct : A. italy
7. ……………… was called “the Morning star of Renaissance”
Correct : A. dante
8. Who wrote ‘Divine Comedy’?
Correct : A. dante
9. ……………………was the Italian poet who is considered as the father of humanism.
Correct : D. petrarch
10. ……………………..’s well-known work is the “Mona Lisa"
Correct : D. leonardo davinci
11. "The Last Supper" is connected with …………………
Correct : A. leonardo davinci
12. Whose most excellent painting is ‘The Last Judgment’?
Correct : A. michelangelo
13. Desiderius Erasmus was the greatest Renaissance scholar in ……………..
Correct : A. holland
14. ‘Praise of Folly’ was written by ………..
Correct : A. erasmus
15. . …………….Canterbury Tales was written by ……………..
Correct : C. chaucer
16. ………………. was the “Father of Italian Prose”.
Correct : B. boccaccio
17. St. Peters church in Rome, the huge dome of which was designed by
…………………….was the finest example of the Renaissance architecture.
Correct : A. michael angelo
18. ‘Paradise Los’t is the work of …………………..
Correct : A. milton
19. Galileo was an …………… astronomer
Correct : A. italian
20. The term Renaissance was first used by the Italian artist and critic …………in his book ‘The
Lives of the Artists’
Correct : A. giorgio vasari
21. The Florentine School and the Venetian School were two important schools of painting that
flourished during the renaissance period in …………..
Correct : D. italy
22. Three eminent painters of renaissance period, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michael Angelo and
Raphael, belonged to the ………………….school of painting founded by Giotto
Correct : A. florentine
23. ………………..was “the Father of Modern Science”
Correct : C. roger bacon
24. ………………asserted that science depends upon observation of facts.
Correct : B. descartes
25. The English Physician, …………………..discovered how blood circulates from the heart
through arteries to different parts of the body and comes back to the heart through veins.
Correct : A. william harvey
26. The invention of Gun Powder by ………………revolutionized the art of warfare and became
an important factor for the beginning of modern period
Correct : C. roger bacon
27. 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.
Correct : A. mariners compass
28. ………………….. is the name given to the great religious revolt of the 16th century, which permanently divided the Christendom into great sects.
Correct : C. reformation
29. In his book, “In praise of folly”, ……………..bitterly denounced the worldliness
and vulgarity of the churchmen and ridiculed superstition.
Correct : B. erasmus
30. …………………… the English priest who is called as ‘the Morning Star of
Reformation’
Correct : A. john wycliffe
31. The followers of…………………. were known as ‘Lollards’ or ‘poor Priests’.
Correct : B. john wycliffe
32. Martin Luther was the greatest leader of the Reformation Movement in ……………………
Correct : B. germany
33. To expose the malpractice, ………………..wrote his famous ‘Ninety Five Thesis’ and nailed it on the church door of Wittenberg in 1517 A.D.
Correct : A. martin luther
34. The French Protestants were called the ………….
Correct : D. huguenots
35. ……………… published a refutation of Luther’s Thesis for which Pope conferred on him the
title, ‘the Defender of Faith’.
Correct : C. henry viii
36. King ………….of England broke with the Pope who did not agree with his decision to
divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon
Correct : C. henry viii
37. In 1618, a war broke out in …………..between the Catholics and the Protestants, which lasted
for thirty years. Hence it is known as the Thirty Years War.
Correct : B. germany
38. ………………… was an intellectual and Cultural Revolution which is usually associated
with the 18th century.
Correct : C. enlightenment
39. The writers who spread the ideas of the Enlightenment were known as …………………...
Correct : C. ) philosophes
40. …………………….was the Portuguese ruler who gave encouragement and helps to navigators
to explore new sea routes to east
Correct : A. henry, the navigator
41. In 1486 A.D …………………sailed along the West coast of Africa and went as far as the cape of storms, which later 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.
Correct : B. barthalomio dias
42. An Italian sailor……………………. left the Spanish port in August 1492 and set foot on Small
Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D.
Correct : C. christopher columbus
43. The great distinction of circumnavigating the world goes to the
navigator……………………….
Correct : C. ferdinand magellan
44. 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.
Correct : C. ferdinand magellan
45. …………………. coined the term “mercantile system” to describe the system of political
economy that sought to enrich the country by restraining imports and encouraging exports.
Correct : B. adam smith
46. The term ‘Laissez faire’ was coined by the ……………economic philosophers of the
Enlightenment (Physiocrates).
Correct : A. french
47. John Stuart Mill, a ……….philosopher and economist led the utilitarian movement
in 1800s.
Correct : B. british
48. The Belgian historian…………………… formulated the theory of the ‘revival of long distance
trade’ for the decline of feudalism.
Correct : A. henrie pirenne
49. 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.
Correct : C. weber
50. The death of………………. in 1603 A.D ended the glorious period of the Tudors.
Correct : A. elizabeth i
51. ……………….inaugurated the Stuart Dynasty in England.
Correct : A. james i
52. The protracted struggle began with James I, and ended with the glorious or
Bloodless Revolution during the reign of………………...
Correct : B. james ii
53. Bloodless Revolution of ………… marked the end of the struggle between king and
parliament in England.
Correct : A. 1688
54. ‘Bills of Rights’ was in the year………………….
Correct : B. 1689
55. …………….in his book ‘The State propounded the theory of legal sovereignty’
asserted that the king was the source of all law and was accountable to God alone.
Correct : A. jean bodin
56. The French absolutism reached its climax during the period of……………..
Correct : B. louis xiv
57. Louis XIV belonged to the ……………dynasty.
Correct : B. bourbon
58. First Bourbon king of France was …………………
Correct : A. henry iv
59. The French Revolution, which was resulted the end of absolutism in France, broke out in
the year……………..
Correct : C. 1789
60. Frederick, the Great was the King in ……………….whose period was the zenith of absolutism
Correct : D. prussia
61. Peter, the Great was the ruler of…………..
Correct : C. russia
62. The credit for establishing absolute monarchy in Prussia goes to………….
Correct : B. frederick, the great
63. Frederick was involved in a war which lasted from 1756-63 and is popularly known
as………………
Correct : B. seven years war
64. Peter I or peter the Great was a notable ruler who tried to establish absolute monarchy in Europe and earned the reputation of being the most celebrated and the most controversial absolute monarch in the history of ……………..
Correct : C. russia
65. ………..tried to bring the Russian Orthodox Church under his control by abolishing the office
of the Patriarch and placed the church under a committee known as Holy Synod.
Correct : C. peter the great
66. The American Revolution or the War of American Independence broke out in the year……..
A.D during the reign of the English King George III and came to a close in 1783 A.D.
Correct : A. 1775
67. The British conquest of Canada after the Seven Year War reduced the
…………………danger and hence the colonies turned against England.
Correct : C. french
68. The immediate cause of the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party in …………. A.D.
Correct : C. 1773
69. The ………… century is often called the ‘Age of Reason’ because it was a period of
enlightenment during which philosophy was in vogue throughout Europe.
Correct : B. 18th century
70. ‘Wealth of Nations’was the work of ………..
Correct : A. adam smith
71. ………….., one of the best scientists of his time, wrote an essay entitled, "On
Liberty and Necessity: Man in the Newtonian Universe."
Correct : D. benjamin franklin
72. The Advancement of Learning was written by ………………..
Correct : A. francis bacon
73. Thomas Hobbes was an……………. Philosopher
Correct : B. english
74. Whose masterwork was Leviathan?
Correct : B. thomas hobbes
75. ‘Meditations on First Philosophy’was written by ……………….
Correct : C. descartes
76. Who wrote the philosophical work, A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts?
Correct : D. rousseau
77. The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality was written by ………………..
Correct : D. rousseau
78. Whose major work on political philosophy was the The Social Contract?
Correct : D. rousseau
79. ‘The Confessions’was the Autobiography of ………………..
Correct : D. rousseau
80. Voltaire was a prolific writer, philosopher, poet and the preeminent figure of the
18th century ………..Enlightenment.
Correct : B. french
81. Who Wrote Philosophical Dictionary?
Correct : A. voltaire
82. ……………….'s most famous work was ‘A Treatise for Toleration’.
Correct : A. voltaire
83. In Common Sense, …………made a persuasive and passionate argument to the colonists
that the cause of independence was just and urgent.
Correct : B. thomas paine
84. Who wrote the controversial work, The Age of Reason?
Correct : B. thomas paine
85. "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains"is the words of…………
Correct : B. rousseau
86. ………………….’s main work was ‘The Spirit of the Laws’(1753).
Correct : C. montesquieu
87. Fall of Bastille in the year 14th July ………………
Correct : C. 1789
88. ……………said, ‘my real glory is not having won 40 battles, what will endure for ever is
my civil code’.
Correct : C. napoleon
89. On 21st January …………. Louis XVI of France was guillotined.
Correct : C. 1793
90. Guillotine was invented by Ignacio Guillotine, a ………….physician.
Correct : B. french
91. …………………… connected with the reign of terror in France.
Correct : C. robespear
92. …………….was the child of French Revolution and the hero of France.
Correct : C. napoleon
93. “I was born when my country was dying”. Who said?
Correct : C. napoleon
94. In the Battle of Waterloo on 12th June 1815 A.D …………was decisively defeated by
the Duke of Wellington.