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History of the Modern World | Set 1
1. Modern age is characterized by
A. faith in belief
B. faith in rationality
C. faith in religion
D. none of these
Correct : B. faith in rationality
2. Name the home of Renaissance
A. germany
B. france
C. italy
D. india
Correct : C. italy
3. Divine Comedy is written by
A. dante
B. baccaccio
C. sir thomas more
D. erasmus
Correct : A. dante
4. Who invented the Printing Press
A. john gutenberg
B. martin luther
C. leonardo davinci
D. sir isaac newton
Correct : A. john gutenberg
5. Identify the characteristic feature of Renaissance
A. speculation
B. faith
C. irrationality
D. humanism
Correct : D. humanism
6. Martin Luther is known in history as the leader of
A. scientific revolution
B. renaissance
C. reformation
D. unification of germany
Correct : C. reformation
7. The Helio – centric theory of universe is put forwarded by
A. copernicus
B. the pope
C. william harvey
D. vesalius
Correct : A. copernicus
8. The headquarters of the UN is in
A. washington
B. paris
C. geneva
D. new york
Correct : 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.
Correct : 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
Correct : A. giotto
11. Who was known as the ‘morning star of English Reforation’?
A. martin luther
B. tetzel
C. john calvin
D. john wycliffe
Correct : D. john wycliffe
12. Who authored the book, ‘Institutes of Christian Religion’
A. john calvin
B. john wycliffe
C. martin luther
D. ulrichzwingli
Correct : A. john calvin
13. Ignatius Loyola was associated with
A. reformation
B. counter reformation
C. renaissance
D. nation state
Correct : B. counter reformation
14. Who founded the ‘Society of Jesus
A. ignatius loyola
B. martin luther
C. henry viii
D. johncalvin
Correct : 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
Correct : A. alexandre koyre
16. Who authored Novum Organum
A. descartes
B. vesalius
C. galileo
D. francis bacon
Correct : D. francis bacon
17. To which country Galilee Galileo belonged
A. germany
B. england
C. italy
D. holland
Correct : C. italy
18. Who invented the Flying Shuttle?
A. john kay
B. dante
C. george stephenson
D. abrahamdurby
Correct : 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
Correct : C. edmund cartwright
20. Name a specialized agency of the UN
A. security council
B. secretariat
C. general assembly
D. world health organization
Correct : D. world health organization
21. The World Bank is also known as
A. industrial bank
B. international bank
C. ibrd
D. globalbank
Correct : C. ibrd
22. The head quarters of the International Court of Justice
A. new york
B. hague
C. washington
D. new delhi
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : D. woodrow wilson
26. The parliament of Russia is
A. estates general
B. duma
C. loka sabha
D. none of these
Correct : B. duma
27. The secret police of the Russian Tsars
A. cbi
B. raw
C. cossacks
D. fbi
Correct : C. cossacks
28. Which nation was not a member of the Triple Entente?
A. france
B. britain
C. russia
D. germany
Correct : D. germany
29. The policy of ‘Blood and Iron’ was introduced by
A. mussolini
B. hitler
C. ottovon bismarck
D. garibaldi
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : D. usa
32. Who is identified as the ‘Sword of Italian Unification?
A. garibaldi
B. mazzini
C. cavour
D. king alfred
Correct : A. garibaldi
33. Who founded the Young Italy organization?
A. garibaldi
B. cavour
C. bismarck
D. mazzini
Correct : D. mazzini
34. The economic thinkers of France in the 18th century were known as
A. philosophes
B. physiocrats
C. abolitionists
D. capitalists
Correct : 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
Correct : D. james ii
36. To which dynasty James II of England belonged
A. tudor
B. hanover
C. hapsburg
D. stuart
Correct : 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
Correct : A. cavaliers
38. Which of the following was not a colony of British in America?
A. new york
B. massachusetts
C. quebec
D. pennsylvania
Correct : C. quebec
39. Who introduced the theory of Separation of Powers?
A. rousseau
B. montesquieu
C. voltaire
D. thomas paine
Correct : B. montesquieu
40. Who authored Contract Social?
A. rousseau
B. voltaire
C. thomas jefferson
D. diderot
Correct : A. rousseau
41. Who represented the bourgeois class in the French society?
A. nobles
B. clergy
C. educated and rich people
D. peasants
Correct : 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
Correct : B. french revolution
43. Which European country is considered as the pioneer in Geographical Explorations?
A. england
B. france
C. spain
D. portugal
Correct : D. portugal
44. ‘Utopia’ is written by
A. shakespeare
B. sir thomas more
C. ben johnson
D. chaucer
Correct : B. sir thomas more
45. Who is the author of Decameron?
A. dante
B. petrarch
C. cervantes
D. boccaccio
Correct : D. boccaccio
46. Name the French ruler who stated, ’I am the state’
A. louis xiv
B. louis xv
C. henry iv
D. napoleon
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : D. rene descartes
50. To which country the navigator Columbus belonged
A. spain
B. italy
C. france
D. porugal
Correct : B. italy
51. Name the author of the pamphlet Common Sense
A. gibbon
B. voltaire
C. thomas paine
D. benjamin franklin
Correct : 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
Correct : B. cartesianism
53. What was the name given to the first locomotive?
A. rocket
B. sputnik
C. ranger
D. speed star
Correct : A. rocket
54. Name the dynasty that ruled over France at the time of the Revolution
A. bourbon
B. hohenzollern
C. romanov
D. tudor
Correct : A. bourbon
55. Who authored Leviathan?
A. john locke
B. thomas hobbes
C. voltaire
D. thomas paine
Correct : B. thomas hobbes
56. Which historical development is considered as the child of Renaissance?
A. industrial revolution
B. feudalism
C. capitalism
D. reformation
Correct : D. reformation
57. With whom the Ninety five theses associated?
A. dante
B. machiavelli
C. martin luther
D. john calvin
Correct : 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
Correct : A. leonardo da vinci
59. Who authored the book The Monarch?
A. machiavelli
B. kautilya
C. karl marx
D. dante
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : D. henry viii
63. John Calvin was born in which country
A. france
B. switzerland
C. england
D. germany
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. the treaty of versailles
67. Where is Munich situated?
A. germany
B. france
C. britain
D. spain
Correct : 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
Correct : A. nazi party
69. By birth Hitler was an
A. english
B. italian
C. austrian
D. american
Correct : C. austrian
70. The battle of Stalingrad was associated with
A. russian revolution
B. ii world war
C. i world war
D. cold war
Correct : B. ii world war
71. Where is Pearl Harbour situated?
A. england
B. france
C. japan
D. hawaii
Correct : D. hawaii
72. Which of the following was a British colony in America?
A. canada
B. quebec
C. masulipatam
D. georgia
Correct : 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
Correct : B. battle of stalingrad
74. Which nation attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor?
A. india
B. germany
C. japan
D. italy
Correct : C. japan
75. Name a member of the Axis Powers
A. france
B. britain
C. usa
D. germany
Correct : D. germany
76. Which nation was not a member of the Axis Powers?
A. japan
B. ussr
C. italy
D. germany
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. the people of italy
80. The Italian term ‘Avanti’ means
A. forward
B. fight
C. battle
D. struggle
Correct : A. forward
81. Anti Comintern Pact was made against
A. capitalism
B. feudalism
C. communism
D. islamisation
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. american revolution
85. Where was York Town located?
A. new york
B. georgia
C. connecticut
D. virginia
Correct : D. virginia
86. Who was the First President of the US?
A. abraham lincoln
B. benjamin franklin
C. george washington
D. woodrow wilson
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : D. thomas jefferson
89. Who was the wife of Louis XVI of France?
A. anne boleyn
B. anne
C. mary com
D. mary antoinette
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : A. sarajevo
93. Who was the editor of the newspaper II Risorgimento of Italy?
A. mazzini
B. hitler
C. bismarck
D. cavour
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : B. victor emmanuel ii
96. Name the member nation of the Triple Alliance
A. britain
B. france
C. austria- hungary
D. sri lanka
Correct : C. austria- hungary
97. The term Entente means
A. pact
B. agreement
C. understanding
D. none of these
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : 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
Correct : C. france