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This section includes 657 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. |
The French Protestants known as …………….. |
| A. | Puritans |
| B. | Huguenots |
| C. | Presbyterians |
| D. | Round Heads |
| Answer» C. Presbyterians | |
| 2. |
‘The Lollards’ grew in numbers in …………. |
| A. | Belgium |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | U.S.A. |
| D. | England |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The Polo brothers from Venice were the first Europeans to travel to China and visit the court of……………, about 1260. |
| A. | Kublai Khan |
| B. | Alfred the Great |
| C. | Henry VIII |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» B. Alfred the Great | |
| 4. |
After Prince Henry’s death ……………….crossed the Equator in 1472. |
| A. | Lopo Gonsalves |
| B. | Diego Cao |
| C. | Columbus |
| D. | John Cabot |
| Answer» B. Diego Cao | |
| 5. |
After the ……………a committee of nine members was appointed by the National Convention to draft a new constitution. |
| A. | Monarchical rule |
| B. | Constitutional rule |
| C. | reign of terror |
| D. | Moderate |
| Answer» D. Moderate | |
| 6. |
…………….created the lifelike statue of ’St. Mark’ in Venice. |
| A. | Donatello |
| B. | Michael Angelo |
| C. | Leonardo da Vinci |
| D. | Della Robbia |
| Answer» B. Michael Angelo | |
| 7. |
The Edict of Nantes was issued by King Henry IV in 1598 restored peace in ………… |
| A. | France |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Britain |
| D. | Poland |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 8. |
In the middle of the 15th century, ……………was successful in operating the first printing press with movable types at Mainz in Germany. |
| A. | John Gutenberg |
| B. | Caxton |
| C. | Nicholas V |
| D. | Peter Burke |
| Answer» B. Caxton | |
| 9. |
Who invented a machine called the ’Cotton Gin.’? |
| A. | Eli Whitney |
| B. | John MacAdam |
| C. | Charles Telford |
| D. | Thomas Newcomen |
| Answer» B. John MacAdam | |
| 10. |
Which was year of The Glorious Revolution of England? |
| A. | 1588 |
| B. | 1658 |
| C. | 1678 |
| D. | 1688 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The fall of …………..into the hands of the Ottoman Turks was reason enough for the Europeans to seek alternative routes. |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Peking |
| C. | Moscow |
| D. | Constantinople |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Who is known by his immortal Don Quixote which made fun of medieval feudalism and decadent chivalry? |
| A. | Cervantes |
| B. | Moliere |
| C. | Madame de Sevigne |
| D. | La Fontaine. |
| Answer» B. Moliere | |
| 13. |
The Bloodless or Glorious Revolution started in England in ………. |
| A. | 1678 |
| B. | 1688 |
| C. | 1698 |
| D. | 1699 |
| Answer» C. 1698 | |
| 14. |
The Renaissance was first defined by ………….historian Jules Michelet (1798–1874), in his work, ‘Histoire de France’. |
| A. | German |
| B. | Portuguese |
| C. | French |
| D. | Spanish |
| Answer» D. Spanish | |
| 15. |
Frederick, the Great was the ruler ………………. |
| A. | Austria |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | Holland |
| D. | Prussia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Early in 1776, …………published Common Sense, a hugely influential pamphlet that convinced many American colonists that the time had finally come to break away from British rule. |
| A. | Thomas Paine |
| B. | Montesquieu |
| C. | Michael Faraday |
| D. | Ranke |
| Answer» B. Montesquieu | |
| 17. |
James I was the ruler of ……………. |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | England |
| C. | Saxony |
| D. | Prussia |
| Answer» C. Saxony | |
| 18. |
In 1867, …………..had spoken in favor of voting rights for women. This created a favorable atmosphere for the Female Suffrage Movement. |
| A. | John Stuart Mill |
| B. | Francisco de Miranda |
| C. | San Martín |
| D. | Simon Boliver |
| Answer» B. Francisco de Miranda | |
| 19. |
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor on 2 December ……….. at NotreDame de Paris |
| A. | 1704 |
| B. | 1784 |
| C. | 1798 |
| D. | 1804 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Who is regarded as ’the father of the railway locomotive’? |
| A. | John Smeaton |
| B. | George Stephenson |
| C. | Charles Telford |
| D. | Robert Fulton |
| Answer» C. Charles Telford | |
| 21. |
……………..was "the founder of liberalism”. |
| A. | John Locke |
| B. | Montesquieu |
| C. | Thomas Paine |
| D. | Robert Fulton |
| Answer» B. Montesquieu | |
| 22. |
…………….Canterbury Tales was written by …………….. |
| A. | Chaucer |
| B. | Milton |
| C. | Erasmus |
| D. | Sir Thomas More |
| Answer» B. Milton | |
| 23. |
Printing press was set up in 1477 in England by …………… |
| A. | Caxton |
| B. | John Gutenberg |
| C. | Henry VIII |
| D. | James I |
| Answer» B. John Gutenberg | |
| 24. |
Who aptly predicted"After me, the flood."? |
| A. | Louis XIV |
| B. | Victoria |
| C. | James I |
| D. | Frederick, the Great |
| Answer» B. Victoria | |
| 25. |
The term 'Industrial Revolution' was first used by the historian…………, to describe the economic development in England, from 1760 to 1840. |
| A. | Arnold Toynbee |
| B. | Robert Fulton |
| C. | Alexandro Volta |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» B. Robert Fulton | |
| 26. |
In the Treaty of Fontainebleau, the victors exiled ……………..to Elba, an island of 12,000 inhabitants in the Mediterranean, 20 km off the Tuscan coast. |
| A. | Louis XII |
| B. | Charles Telford |
| C. | Henry VIII |
| D. | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Martin Luther was connected with ……………… |
| A. | Crusades |
| B. | Science |
| C. | Renaissance |
| D. | Reformation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The Peace of Hubertsburg was concluded in …………… |
| A. | 1703 |
| B. | 1763 |
| C. | 1767 |
| D. | 1769 |
| Answer» C. 1767 | |
| 29. |
Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator sailed around the cape up the east coast of Africa, across the Indian Ocean and landed at ………….. |
| A. | Cochi |
| B. | Calicut |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | Cape of Good Hope |
| Answer» C. Bombay | |
| 30. |
John Kepler was an ……………… astronomer |
| A. | German |
| B. | Italian |
| C. | Indian |
| D. | Swedish |
| Answer» B. Italian | |
| 31. |
In 1769, ………….invented a better steam engine called the ’Beelzebub.’ |
| A. | James Watt |
| B. | Alexandro Volta |
| C. | Michael Faraday |
| D. | Robert Bakewell |
| Answer» B. Alexandro Volta | |
| 32. |
After Wyclife’s death, his writings were spread in Bohemia by…………., a priest and professor in the University of Prague. |
| A. | Martin Luther |
| B. | Robert Fulton |
| C. | Robert Bakewell |
| D. | John Huss |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
……………..removed the defects of the Spinning Jenny and Water Frame, with his machine known as ’Spinning Mule’( 1778) . |
| A. | Samuel Crompton |
| B. | Charles Telford |
| C. | James Watt |
| D. | Alexandro Volta |
| Answer» B. Charles Telford | |
| 34. |
Who is called as the "Father of Parliament"? |
| A. | Louis Blanc |
| B. | Saint Simon |
| C. | Charles Fourier |
| D. | Simon-De-Montford |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
In 1733, ………….had invented a device called the ’Flying Shuttle’. |
| A. | John Kay |
| B. | John MacAdam |
| C. | Charles Telford |
| D. | John Smeaton |
| Answer» B. John MacAdam | |
| 36. |
Who invented a Seed Drill that would distribute the seeds evenly in rows, over a large piece of land? |
| A. | Jethro Tull |
| B. | Viscount Townsend |
| C. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| D. | Robert Owen |
| Answer» B. Viscount Townsend | |
| 37. |
Who was the first Prime Minister of Britain? |
| A. | Sir Robert Walpole |
| B. | Abraham Lincoln |
| C. | Henry VII |
| D. | Wolsey |
| Answer» B. Abraham Lincoln | |
| 38. |
………….., one of the best scientists of his time, wrote an essay entitled, "On Liberty and Necessity: Man in the Newtonian Universe." |
| A. | Benjamin Franklin |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | John Calvin |
| D. | Thomas Paine |
| Answer» B. Robert Owen | |
| 39. |
In England…………..’s Utopia appeared in English in 1551. |
| A. | Milton |
| B. | Sir Thomas More |
| C. | Edmund Spencer |
| D. | Marlowe |
| Answer» C. Edmund Spencer | |
| 40. |
When his ministers attempted to discuss affairs of the state with him, who merely remarked, "After me, the deluge." |
| A. | Louis XV |
| B. | Edward VI |
| C. | James II |
| D. | Henry VIII |
| Answer» B. Edward VI | |
| 41. |
Who were The Physiocrats? |
| A. | Historians |
| B. | Sociologists |
| C. | Scientists |
| D. | Economists |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
In 1801, ………………invented the first steam locomotive. |
| A. | Richard Trevithick |
| B. | Charles Telford |
| C. | Thomas Newcomen |
| D. | James Watt |
| Answer» B. Charles Telford | |
| 43. |
Vasco da Gama went around the cape and across the Indian Ocean to reach India (Calicut) in ……….. |
| A. | 1458 |
| B. | 1468 |
| C. | 1498 |
| D. | 1598 |
| Answer» D. 1598 | |
| 44. |
Charles I (1625-49) was forced to call a parliament, which laid certain conditions on him in the famous document known as ………………. |
| A. | Bill of Rights |
| B. | Act of Settlement ,1701 |
| C. | Model Parliament |
| D. | The Petition of Rights |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The French Revolution began with the fall of the Bastille on July 14,…………. |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1798 |
| C. | 1799 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» B. 1798 | |
| 46. |
………..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. |
| A. | Frederick ,the Great |
| B. | Peter the Great |
| C. | Nicholas XII |
| D. | Gorbachev |
| Answer» C. Nicholas XII | |
| 47. |
On June 15, 1215 ……………affixed his seal on the ’Great Charter’, which is referred to as the ’Magna Carta.’ |
| A. | Robert Owen |
| B. | Charles I |
| C. | Oliver Cromwell |
| D. | King John |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
The members of the ………..take the famous ‘Tennis Court Oath’ and resolve to remain united until a constitution is established. |
| A. | First Estate |
| B. | Second Estate |
| C. | third Estate |
| D. | Fourth Estate |
| Answer» D. Fourth Estate | |
| 49. |
……………..regarded the Reform Act of 1867 as ’a leap in the dark.’ |
| A. | Lord Derby |
| B. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| C. | Gladston |
| D. | James I |
| Answer» B. Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 50. |
Battle of Waterloo ,18 June …………….. |
| A. | 1754 |
| B. | 1764 |
| C. | 1787 |
| D. | 1815 |
| Answer» E. | |