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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 601. |
………………..agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as theMagna Carta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames. |
| A. | richard i |
| B. | henry ii |
| C. | edwar vi |
| D. | king john |
| Answer» E. | |
| 602. |
Who was the ruler of England during the third crusade? |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | queen mary i |
| C. | richard i |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» D. james ii | |
| 603. |
The Second crusade was almost crushed by……….., the Muslim leader. |
| A. | albuquerk |
| B. | muhammed |
| C. | saldin |
| D. | salam |
| Answer» D. salam | |
| 604. |
Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of …………….. |
| A. | london |
| B. | york |
| C. | canterbury |
| D. | aberdeen |
| Answer» D. aberdeen | |
| 605. |
Noblemen had to swear an oath of loyalty to William known as ………… |
| A. | oath of salibury |
| B. | oath of canterbury |
| C. | oath of jerusalem |
| D. | oath of trent |
| Answer» B. oath of canterbury | |
| 606. |
The feudal hierarchy was an arrangement of rank resembling a………… |
| A. | sergeanty |
| B. | jurisdiction |
| C. | pyramid |
| D. | circle |
| Answer» D. circle | |
| 607. |
The Domesday Book is connected with the king………………… |
| A. | sir thomas more |
| B. | queen mary i. |
| C. | william the conqueror |
| D. | alfred the great |
| Answer» D. alfred the great | |
| 608. |
Normandy was a territory of …………………. |
| A. | prussia |
| B. | england |
| C. | france |
| D. | scotland |
| Answer» D. scotland | |
| 609. |
William the Conqueror won victory at the …………….on 14 October 1066, defeating KingHarold II of England. |
| A. | battle of hastings |
| B. | battle of stamford bridge |
| C. | battle of trafalgr |
| D. | battle of bosworth |
| Answer» B. battle of stamford bridge | |
| 610. |
Who were known as Vikings? |
| A. | saxons |
| B. | english |
| C. | jutes |
| D. | danes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 611. |
William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on14 October ………………. |
| A. | 1066 |
| B. | 1076 |
| C. | 1086 |
| D. | 1096 |
| Answer» B. 1076 | |
| 612. |
The ………….conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion ofEngland by William, Duke of Normandy. |
| A. | jutes |
| B. | norman |
| C. | saxon |
| D. | roman |
| Answer» C. saxon | |
| 613. |
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narratingthe history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Britain was prepared under the guidance of …………………. |
| A. | alfred the great |
| B. | queen mary i. |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | cranmer |
| Answer» B. queen mary i. | |
| 614. |
The Treaty of Wedmore was between Alfred the Great and …………….. |
| A. | henry i |
| B. | guthrum |
| C. | edward i |
| D. | charls i |
| Answer» C. edward i | |
| 615. |
……………was the youngest son of King Aethelwulf and his wife, Osberga. |
| A. | alfred the great |
| B. | guthrum |
| C. | william i |
| D. | king john |
| Answer» B. guthrum | |
| 616. |
In 597 ……………was sent by Pope Gregory I, arrived in Kent to convert the people of theBritish Isles to Christianity. |
| A. | st. benedict |
| B. | saint augustine |
| C. | st. martin |
| D. | sir thomas more |
| Answer» C. st. martin | |
| 617. |
The language of the Anglo-Saxons, commonly called ……………. |
| A. | old english |
| B. | middle english |
| C. | modern english |
| D. | post-modern english |
| Answer» B. middle english | |
| 618. |
Alfred the Great was the king of …………… |
| A. | northumbria |
| B. | wessex |
| C. | mercia |
| D. | essex |
| Answer» C. mercia | |
| 619. |
Heptarchy means…………..kingdoms |
| A. | five |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | eight |
| Answer» D. eight | |
| 620. |
The Jutes occupied the region called…………….., between the Thames River and the Strait of Dover. |
| A. | kent |
| B. | sussex |
| C. | essex |
| D. | wessex. |
| Answer» B. sussex | |
| 621. |
……………… was the first English poet. |
| A. | caedmon |
| B. | edwin |
| C. | gregory |
| D. | augustine |
| Answer» B. edwin | |
| 622. |
King Ethelbert of ………….had married Bertha; a Christian Princess of France. |
| A. | kent |
| B. | essex |
| C. | wessex |
| D. | northumberia |
| Answer» B. essex | |
| 623. |
Roman contact with the Celts in the British Isles began with the invasion by ……….in 55 B.C. |
| A. | julius caesar |
| B. | clodius albinus |
| C. | diocletian |
| D. | sir thomas more |
| Answer» B. clodius albinus | |
| 624. |
…………….were the priests of the Celtic tribes in Britain. |
| A. | the druids |
| B. | the picts |
| C. | the saxons |
| D. | britons |
| Answer» B. the picts | |
| 625. |
‘Gallic wars’ were the account of …………… |
| A. | julius caesar |
| B. | juius agricola |
| C. | claudius |
| D. | honorius |
| Answer» B. juius agricola | |
| 626. |
The last pre-historic invaders of Britain were ……………… |
| A. | the celts |
| B. | romans |
| C. | normans |
| D. | danes |
| Answer» B. romans | |
| 627. |
The art of working iron came to Britain about……………... |
| A. | 1000 |
| B. | c b) 1000 ad |
| C. | 2000 bc |
| D. | 2000 ad |
| Answer» B. c b) 1000 ad | |
| 628. |
A later Neolithic group, the Beaker Folk, migrated from…………, probably between 2500 and2000 B.C. |
| A. | northern europe |
| B. | southern europe |
| C. | western europe |
| D. | south america |
| Answer» B. southern europe | |
| 629. |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the UnitedKingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of the continent of ………………… |
| A. | europe |
| B. | africa |
| C. | north america |
| D. | asia |
| Answer» B. africa | |
| 630. |
………… is concerned with joining, grouping, arranging explaining and interpreting the historical data. |
| A. | synthesis |
| B. | generalisation |
| C. | heuristics |
| D. | chronology |
| Answer» B. generalisation | |
| 631. |
Which is the most frequently used qualitative research approach? |
| A. | field research |
| B. | ethnographic research |
| C. | none of these |
| D. | historical synthesis |
| Answer» C. none of these | |
| 632. |
…………. is referred to the systematic empirical investigation of social phenomenon with the support of statistical or mathematical techniques. |
| A. | qualitative research |
| B. | quantitative research |
| C. | empirical research |
| D. | palaeography |
| Answer» C. empirical research | |
| 633. |
……………. is an inductive process in which one goes from the particular to the general, infers the unknown from the known. |
| A. | synthesis |
| B. | generalisation |
| C. | research |
| D. | chronology |
| Answer» C. research | |
| 634. |
In which type of criticism the scholar examines the credibility of adocument or collected data? |
| A. | external criticism |
| B. | internal criticism |
| C. | none of these |
| D. | historical synthesis |
| Answer» C. none of these | |
| 635. |
Which type of criticism is used by a scholar to examine whether the records are forged or distorted? |
| A. | internal criticism |
| B. | external criticism |
| C. | none of the these |
| D. | interview |
| Answer» C. none of the these | |
| 636. |
The technique of data collection is called? |
| A. | hermeneutics |
| B. | heuristics |
| C. | interview |
| D. | historical explanation |
| Answer» C. interview | |
| 637. |
The books written by various historians are put in the category of? |
| A. | primary sources |
| B. | secondary sources |
| C. | tertiary sources |
| D. | none of the these |
| Answer» C. tertiary sources | |
| 638. |
. ………… contains a lot of information about the relevant topic whichare not given place in foot notes for want of space. |
| A. | glossary |
| B. | bibliography |
| C. | appendices |
| D. | historical synthesis |
| Answer» D. historical synthesis | |
| 639. |
The word Bibliography is derived from the _______ word ‘Biblio’ which means book. |
| A. | latin |
| B. | english |
| C. | greek |
| D. | old english |
| Answer» D. old english | |
| 640. |
“opcit” denotes …………… |
| A. | throughout the work |
| B. | compare |
| C. | work cited |
| D. | appendices |
| Answer» D. appendices | |
| 641. |
In the card system, the upper central portion of a card is used to write.... |
| A. | page number |
| B. | date of the event |
| C. | name of the chapter |
| D. | name of the author |
| Answer» D. name of the author | |
| 642. |
References given in the foot notes should first state the …………. |
| A. | title of the work |
| B. | date of publication |
| C. | name of the author |
| D. | place of publication |
| Answer» D. place of publication | |
| 643. |
“Ibid” denotes …………….. |
| A. | work cited |
| B. | place cited |
| C. | in the same place |
| D. | glossary |
| Answer» D. glossary | |
| 644. |
…………… helps for quick analysis of important terms, names andplaces occurring in a text? |
| A. | glossary |
| B. | index |
| C. | foot notes |
| D. | palaeography |
| Answer» C. foot notes | |
| 645. |
In the card system, the lower left corner of a card is used to write ………… |
| A. | name of the chapter |
| B. | name of the author |
| C. | name of the book |
| D. | name of the content |
| Answer» C. name of the book | |
| 646. |
………………..….. is the collection of raw data in natural settings. |
| A. | field research |
| B. | applied research |
| C. | quantitative research |
| D. | chronology |
| Answer» B. applied research | |
| 647. |
The study and practice of organising, preserving and providing accessto information and materials in archives is called? |
| A. | archival science |
| B. | library science |
| C. | informatics |
| D. | field research |
| Answer» B. library science | |
| 648. |
A person who works in Archives is called? |
| A. | historian |
| B. | archivist |
| C. | numismatic |
| D. | epigraphist |
| Answer» C. numismatic | |
| 649. |
The collection of historical records or the physical place where thehistorical records are located is known as? |
| A. | library |
| B. | archive |
| C. | museum |
| D. | history |
| Answer» C. museum | |
| 650. |
A ……………. paper is a type of academic writing that requires moretheoretical understanding. |
| A. | research |
| B. | logical argument |
| C. | plagiarism |
| D. | argument |
| Answer» B. logical argument | |