Modern World: The Age of Reason One Mark Online Test

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

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Which one of the following was not an independent trading city?

A.Nuremberg B.Antwerp C.Genoa D.St. Petersburg

Which one of the following had relegated religion to a subordinate place?

A.Renaissance B.Reformation C.Geographical Discovery D.Commercial Revolution

Of the following Popes, who was not the patron of Italian Renaissance?

A.Nicholas V B.Julius II C.Pius II D.Paul III

Whose success encouraged overseas enterprises enormously?

A.Marco Polo B.Roger Bacon C.Columbus D.Bartholomew Diaz

Assertion (A): Paper originated in China in second century BC (BCE).
Reason (R): Germany invented the movable printing press.

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

Which one of the following was not an idea developed during the age of Renaissance?

A.rationalism B.scepticism C.anarchism D.individualism

Who is considered the father of modern experimental science?

A.Aristotle B.Plato C.Roger Bacon D.Landsteiner

Who wanted humankind to be ruled not by dogma and authority but rather by reason?

A.Dante B.Machiavelli C.Roger Bacon D.Petrarch

Who came to Italy seeking the help of the West in the war against the Turks?

A.Giovanni Aurispa B.Manuel Chrysaloras C.Roger Bacon D.Columbus

Q10

Assertion (A): Galileo Galilei was tried by the Church for heresy.
Reason (R): He accepted the views of Copernicus' heliocentric theory.

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

Q11

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
Statement I: Italians managed to preserve the belief that they were descendants of the ancient Vikings.
Statement II: The hazard of sea voyages was reduced by the use of firearms and cannon.
Statement III: The eagerness to spread religion (Christianity) also acted as an impetus to the exploration of new lands.
Statement IV: Ferdinand Magellan sailed westward and discovered Brazil.

A.I, II and III B.II and III C.I and III D.All are correct

Q12

Which one of the following was not the work of Leonardo da Vinci?

A.Virgin of the Rocks B.Last Supper C.Mona Lisa D.Madonna and Child

Q13

The Cathedral of St. Peters in Rome, built by the Popes, was fashioned by

A.Donatello B.Raphael C.Leonardo da Vinci D.Michelangelo

Q14

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

A.Marlowe - Dido B.Shakespeare - King Lear C.Francis Bacon - Novum Organum D.Roger Bacon - Decameron

Q15

Assertion (A): The Turkish conquests and the fall of Constantinople provided stimulus to find a sea route to the East.
Reason (R): As the demands for the products from the East increased, the European states wanted to control sea-borne trade.

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

Q16

Which one of the following ships was returned after the death of Magellan?

A.Santa Maria B.Pinta C.Nina D.Vittoria

Q17

Who conquered Mexico for Spain?

A.Pedro Cabral B.Columbus C.Hernan Cortes D.James Cook

Q18

When was the Act of Supremacy passed by Henry VIII in England?

A.1519 B.1532 C.1533 D.1534

Q19

Assertion (A): The Black Death weakened the position of the church as it could not explain the causes for the Black Death.
Reason (R): The authority of Pope came to be increasingly challenged.

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

Q20

Who was the ruler of Germany excommunicated by Gregory VII?

A.Henry VII B.Henry VIII C.Henry II D.Henry IV

Q21

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

Q22

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

Q23

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

Q24

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

Q25

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

Q26

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

Q27

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

Q28

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

Q29

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

Q30

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

Q31

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

Q32

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

Q33

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

Q34

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

Q35

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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