Modern World: The Age of Reason Additional One Mark Online Test

Modern World: The Age of Reason Additional One Mark Online Test (12th Standard History)

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Which ruler of Florence from the Medici family was known as 'the Magnificent'?

A.Cosimo de Medici B.Lorenzo C.Francesco del Giocondo D.Giovanni Aurispa

Match the writers with their works or titles:
(a) Dante - 1. Decameron
(b) Petrarch - 2. The Prince
(c) Boccaccio - 3. Divine Comedy
(d) Machiavelli - 4. Father of Italian Renaissance literature

A.a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 B.a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 C.a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 D.a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Copernicus postponed publishing his work on the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres almost till the end of his life.
2. Giordano Bruno was burned in Rome in 1600 for insisting that the earth went round the sun.
3. Galileo was made professor at the University of Padua by the Sforza family.

A.1 and 2 only B.2 and 3 only C.1 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

The Portuguese prince who never went to sea himself but started a school of navigation at Sagres was

A.Bartholomew Diaz B.Henry, the Navigator C.Pedro Cabral D.Vasco da Gama

Consider the following statements about the division of new lands:
1. The Papal Bull of 1493 was issued by Pope Alexander VI.
2. Its line ran around 320 miles west of the Cape Verde islands, and lands west of it went to Spain.
3. The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) moved the line to 1,185 miles west of the Cape Verde islands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only B.1 and 2 only C.2 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

Arrange the following voyages in chronological order:
1. Vasco da Gama reaches Kapad near Kozhikode
2. Bartholomew Diaz rounds the Cape of Good Hope
3. Pedro Cabral discovers Brazil
4. Columbus sails from Palos

A.2, 4, 1, 3 B.4, 2, 1, 3 C.2, 1, 4, 3 D.4, 2, 3, 1

In 1588, the Spanish Armada of 130 vessels sent to invade England was dispatched by

A.Ferdinand of Aragon B.Philip II C.Henry VII D.Louis XI

Which of the following statements about the Commercial Revolution is/are correct?
1. The first government bank was the Bank of Sweden (1657).
2. The joint-stock company with limited liability was a Dutch innovation.
3. The Merchant Adventurers was a joint-stock company formed for trade with India.

A.1 only B.1 and 2 only C.2 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

Followers of Calvinism in different countries were known by different names. Match them:
(a) France - 1. Puritans
(b) England - 2. Presbyterians
(c) Scotland - 3. Huguenots

A.a-3, b-1, c-2 B.a-1, b-3, c-2 C.a-2, b-1, c-3 D.a-3, b-2, c-1

Q10

The Society of Jesus was founded in Paris on 15 August 1534 by

A.Francis Xavier B.Ignatius of Loyola C.John Calvin D.Huldrych Zwingli

Q11

Assertion (A): After the Council of Trent the Catholic religion became better organised.
Reason (R): The Council removed abuses such as the sale of indulgence, nepotism and the absenteeism of Bishops.

A.Both A and R are correct. R explains A B.Both A and R are correct but R does not explain A C.A is correct but R is wrong D.A is wrong but R is correct

Q12

Henry VII created the Star Chamber court to

A.try heretics who opposed the Anglican Church B.put rebellious nobles on trial in cases related to their property C.collect the tithe from the people D.judge erring bishops, priests and nuns

Q13

Match the nation-states with the rulers who built them:
(a) Spain - 1. Louis XI
(b) England - 2. Ferdinand and Isabella
(c) France - 3. Henry VII

A.a-2, b-3, c-1 B.a-3, b-2, c-1 C.a-2, b-1, c-3 D.a-1, b-3, c-2

Q14

Who helped Charles VII of France to win the battle at Orleans in the Hundred Years' War?

A.Joan of Arc B.Isabella of Castile C.Elizabeth of York D.Catherine of Aragon

Q15

Which of the following is not correctly matched about Martin Luther?

A.95 Theses - nailed on the church door at Wittenberg B.Diet of Worms - his books disavowed and burnt C.Bible - translated by him into German D.Peasants' Rebellion - led by Luther against the feudal lords

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