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This section includes 912 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
who among the following is called as “The Maid of Orleans” . |
| A. | anne boleyn |
| B. | catherin |
| C. | queen elizabeth |
| D. | joan of arc |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
who among the following questioned the value of indulgence and pilgrimage, promote use ofvernacular languages and attack clerical corruption. |
| A. | william langland |
| B. | thomas more |
| C. | chaucer |
| D. | dante |
| Answer» B. thomas more | |
| 3. |
who is the author of the book “ConfessioAmantis” |
| A. | chaucer |
| B. | john gower |
| C. | william langland |
| D. | shakespeare |
| Answer» C. william langland | |
| 4. |
The aim of Doom’s Day Book was |
| A. | to destroy the power of barons |
| B. | to increase the revenue of the barons |
| C. | to strengthen the serfs |
| D. | to prepare a historical account |
| Answer» B. to increase the revenue of the barons | |
| 5. |
Who occupied the bottom section of feudal Hierarchy.? |
| A. | villains |
| B. | serf |
| C. | knight |
| D. | bailiff |
| Answer» C. knight | |
| 6. |
who is known as Wessex darling. |
| A. | henry 11 |
| B. | alfred the great |
| C. | william the conqueror |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» C. william the conqueror | |
| 7. |
Point out the kingdom ruled by Alfred, the Great |
| A. | essex |
| B. | kent |
| C. | north umbria |
| D. | wessex. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
In Chaucer’s The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the pilgrims started a sixty-mile ridetoCanterbury in the month of ……. |
| A. | march |
| B. | april |
| C. | may |
| D. | june |
| Answer» C. may | |
| 9. |
The last tale told by Parson on the last day of pilgrimage in The Prologue to the CanterburyTaleswas a prose sermon on ……… |
| A. | penitence, with emphasis upon the seven sins. |
| B. | a contemporaneous tale, exploding the impostures of alchemy |
| C. | a fable of why the crow is black. |
| D. | a tragic story of appius and virginia. |
| Answer» B. a contemporaneous tale, exploding the impostures of alchemy | |
| 10. |
In Chaucer’s The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, who amongst the following characterstold thefirst tale on their way to Canterbury……….. |
| A. | shipman |
| B. | cook |
| C. | knight |
| D. | reeve |
| Answer» D. reeve | |
| 11. |
Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is a literary form of enclosing a number of tales withinonenarrative is …….. |
| A. | oriental in origin. |
| B. | european in origin. |
| C. | scandinavian in origin |
| D. | latinic in origin. |
| Answer» B. european in origin. | |
| 12. |
John Wycliffe is called……………… |
| A. | the morning star of reformation. |
| B. | the morning star of resurrection. |
| C. | the morning star of restoration. |
| D. | the morning star of redemption. |
| Answer» B. the morning star of resurrection. | |
| 13. |
The Peasants’ Revolt was based on the theory of democracy and socialism of whosetext……….. |
| A. | watt tyler |
| B. | john cairne |
| C. | king richard ii |
| D. | king edward ii |
| Answer» B. john cairne | |
| 14. |
The pilgrims in Chaucer’s Prologue to the Canterbury Tales go on a pilgrimage to the tombof…….. |
| A. | st. john francis |
| B. | st. nicholas |
| C. | st. thomas a becket |
| D. | st. joseph |
| Answer» D. st. joseph | |
| 15. |
Chaucer’s first attempt in English to use the heroic couplet occurs in which of thefollowingpoems. |
| A. | prologue to the canterbury tales |
| B. | tale of melibeus |
| C. | the legend of good women |
| D. | the lack of steadfastness. |
| Answer» C. the legend of good women | |
| 16. |
Chaucer’s The Remount of the Rose is |
| A. | a ballad |
| B. | a lengthy allegorical poem |
| C. | a satire on society. |
| D. | an ode on transition. |
| Answer» C. a satire on society. | |
| 17. |
………….learned the art of printing, and, after being in the service of Margaret DuchessofBurgundy, an English princess, returned to England and set up his printing press at Westminster in1476. |
| A. | sir thomas more |
| B. | william caxton |
| C. | john milton |
| D. | guttenberg |
| Answer» C. john milton | |
| 18. |
Who introduced the first printing press in England? |
| A. | sir thomas more |
| B. | william caxton |
| C. | john milton |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» C. john milton | |
| 19. |
The ………….. Was the war between the Christians and the Muslims? |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | crusades |
| C. | reformation |
| D. | hundred year’s war |
| Answer» C. reformation | |
| 20. |
Wars of the Roses, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle for the throne ofEnglandbetween the noble houses of York and ……………… |
| A. | lancaster |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | stuart |
| D. | hannover |
| Answer» B. tudor | |
| 21. |
Jan Hus was a ……………priest ordained in 1401, who shared similar views with JohnWycliffeconcerning the excesses of the medieval Catholic Church. |
| A. | bohemian |
| B. | france |
| C. | genoa |
| D. | london |
| Answer» B. france | |
| 22. |
………….attacked the doctrine of transubstantiation (the belief that during mass bread becomes the body of Christ). |
| A. | john wycliffe |
| B. | henry iv |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | john milton |
| Answer» B. henry iv | |
| 23. |
………….who roused the conscience of English against the corruption among theclergy. |
| A. | boccaccio |
| B. | dante |
| C. | petrarch |
| D. | john wycliffe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
During the course of the Black Death and the years following it, England had a strongandwarlike king………… |
| A. | james i |
| B. | queen mary i |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | edward iii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The Battle of Crecy occurred in …………….. |
| A. | 1346 |
| B. | 1349 |
| C. | 1400 |
| D. | 1436 |
| Answer» B. 1349 | |
| 26. |
The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and …………..over successionto theFrench throne. |
| A. | sweden |
| B. | denmark |
| C. | norway |
| D. | france |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
………………..agreed to the demands of the barons by signing a document known as theMagnaCarta in 1215 Runnymede on the river Thames. |
| A. | richard i |
| B. | henry ii |
| C. | edward vi |
| D. | king john |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
In 1095 Pope …………..preached the Crusade appealing to all Christian Kings tounite and face the common threat? |
| A. | urban ii |
| B. | john xxiii |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | john milton |
| Answer» B. john xxiii | |
| 29. |
Feudalism is the name given to the system of government William I introduced to Englandafter hedefeated …………….at the Battle of Hastings. |
| A. | james i |
| B. | queen mary i |
| C. | harold |
| D. | john milton |
| Answer» D. john milton | |
| 30. |
The Doomsday 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 | |
| 31. |
William the Conqueror won victory at the …………….on 14 October 1066, defeatingKingHarold II of England. |
| A. | battle of hastings |
| B. | battle of stamford bridge |
| C. | battle of trafalgar |
| D. | battle of bosworth |
| Answer» B. battle of stamford bridge | |
| 32. |
William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastingson14 October ………………. |
| A. | 1066 |
| B. | 1076 |
| C. | 1086 |
| D. | 1096 |
| Answer» B. 1076 | |
| 33. |
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narratingthehistory 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. | |
| 34. |
……………was the youngest son of King Ethelwulf and his wife, Osberga. |
| A. | alfred the great |
| B. | guthrum |
| C. | william i |
| D. | king john |
| Answer» B. guthrum | |
| 35. |
The Jutes occupied the region called…………….., between the Thames River and the StraitofDover. |
| A. | kent |
| B. | sussex |
| C. | essex |
| D. | wessex. |
| Answer» B. sussex | |
| 36. |
In which Language Venerable Bede had written “Ecclesiastical History of English Race”. |
| A. | latin |
| B. | english |
| C. | greek |
| D. | saxon |
| Answer» B. english | |
| 37. |
The Roman Conqueror who crossed English Channel and came to Britain in 55 BC was |
| A. | marc antony |
| B. | julius caesar |
| C. | augustus caesar |
| D. | julius agricola |
| Answer» C. augustus caesar | |
| 38. |
A later Neolithic group, the Beaker Folk, migrated from…………, probably between 2500and2000 B.C. |
| A. | northern europe |
| B. | southern europe |
| C. | western europe |
| D. | south america |
| Answer» B. southern europe | |
| 39. |
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 | |
| 40. |
which among the following is not a part of Great Britain. |
| A. | wales . |
| B. | northern ireland |
| C. | republic of ireland |
| D. | scotland. |
| Answer» D. scotland. | |
| 41. |
The Island country got the name Britain From the Teutonic tribe called ... |
| A. | danes |
| B. | iberians |
| C. | anglo saxons |
| D. | brythons |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which among the following is not a political division of the Island of Great Britain. |
| A. | england |
| B. | scotland |
| C. | wales |
| D. | republic of ireland. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
What is the Constitutional name of the Britain. |
| A. | united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland |
| B. | united kingdom of great britain and republic of ireland |
| C. | united kingdom of england and northern ireland |
| D. | united kingdom of british islands. |
| Answer» B. united kingdom of great britain and republic of ireland | |
| 44. |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off thenorth-western coast of the continent of ………………… |
| A. | europe |
| B. | africa |
| C. | north america |
| D. | asia. |
| Answer» B. africa | |
| 45. |
During the Mughal period the Karwanis or Nayakas were |
| A. | village heads |
| B. | merchants |
| C. | court poets |
| D. | scribs |
| Answer» C. court poets | |
| 46. |
Who wrote Ta’arikh-i-Firuzshahi |
| A. | amir khusru |
| B. | ziauddin barani |
| C. | badayuni |
| D. | abdur razzak |
| Answer» C. badayuni | |
| 47. |
Dalals were |
| A. | merchants |
| B. | brokers |
| C. | travellers |
| D. | in charge of inns |
| Answer» C. travellers | |
| 48. |
Shivaji was born at |
| A. | nasik |
| B. | pune |
| C. | chittor |
| D. | shivneri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Under Maratha administration who was Dabir? |
| A. | prime minister |
| B. | chief justice |
| C. | foreign secretary |
| D. | superintendent |
| Answer» D. superintendent | |
| 50. |
To assist the Maratha king, there was a council of state ministers known as |
| A. | ashtadigvajas |
| B. | navaratnins |
| C. | ashtapradhaan |
| D. | qilahdar |
| Answer» D. qilahdar | |