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In the majority of the schools, knowledge was imparted by multiple teachers. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

______ philosophy was a compulsory subject in the schools attached to the viharas.

  1. Buddhist

  2. Jain

  3. Western

  4. Chinese


Correct Option: A

A follower of the Chinese philosophy of Daoism would most agree with which statement?

  1. Government intrusiveness should be kept to a minimum.

  2. Government works best when run by well-educated men.

  3. Government should be focused on strengthening the state.

  4. Governments that allow too much freedom are doomed to fail.

  5. Governments have an obligation to suppress independent thought.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A follower of the Chinese philosophy of Daoism would most agree with government intrusiveness should be kept to a minimum. The teachings of Daoism state that since people are generally incapable of self-governance, the least government is the best government. As a result, followers of Daoism would be most likely to agree with the statement "Government intrusiveness should be kept to a minimum”.

What statement explains the bureaucratic view of Buddhism during the Tang dynasty?

  1. Buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike Confucianism, it was egalitarian.

  2. Buddhism was a threat to the power of the Confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization.

  3. Buddhism was not recognized as an issue for the bureaucracy because it was a religion that did not address political issues.

  4. Buddhism was seen as a challenge to the Confucian religious beliefs held by many in the bureaucracy.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Buddhism was a threat to the power of the Confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization.

Which of the following empires was established a state religion which was originated in India?

  1. Meiji Japan

  2. The Safavid Empire

  3. The Mughal Empire

  4. The Tang dynasty

  5. The Mali Empire


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Tang dynasty.

Chinese trade during the Song dynasty was most strongly influenced by the _______.

  1. Restoration of centralized governance

  2. Invention of the magnetic compass

  3. Enactment of the Confucian civil service system

  4. Building of the Grand Canal

  5. Diffusion of Buddhism across China


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinese trade during the Song dynasty was most strongly influenced by the invention of the magnetic compass. The magnetic compass allowed the Chinese to expand their trading routes further into the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf than had ever been possible before. In addition, the invention of the magnetic compass allowed the Chinese to open a direct trading route to the eastern African coast.

Though often not officially interested in foreign trade, what example below indicates the involvement of the Chinese government in internal trade?

  1. The Great Wall of China

  2. The opening of the civil service exam to all backgrounds

  3. The construction of the Grand Canal

  4. The use of tax money for flood control


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The construction of the Grand Canal

The Tang Dynasty was able to re-establish an empire quickly because _______________________.

  1. Its rulers finished building the Grand Canal.

  2. There was a population increase in the countryside.

  3. Tang rulers restored the bureaucracy by reviving and expanding the civil service exams.

  4. Tang leaders formed military partnerships with nomadic tribes to the west and north.

  5. Its leaders abandoned Confucianism to appeal to the majority-Buddhist population.


Correct Option: A

Which of these BEST describes the way the kingdom of Vietnam interacted with China in the 500-1500 period?

  1. Vietnam gained independence but kept certain Chinese cultural elements such as the bureaucracy and Buddhism.

  2. Vietnam was never fully conquered and ruled by China.

  3. Vietnam embraced Chinese etiquette and cultural elements but rejected its political institutions.

  4. Vietnam accepted Chinese patriarchal family structure, leading to a decline in power among Vietnamese women.

  5. Vietnam accepted Confucianism but rejected Buddhism.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vietnam gained independence but kept certain Chinese cultural elements such as the bureaucracy and Buddhism.

Which of these was NOT an accomplishment achieved by the Chinese during the Tang-Song Era?

  1. Moveable type printing.

  2. Flourishing trade along the Silk Road network.

  3. A Golden Age of poetry and art.

  4. Development of explosive powder.

  5. Stirrups for improved horsemanship.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Moveable type printing.

All of these were characteristics of the Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan EXCEPT:

  1. Its leaders created the largest empire yet in Chinese history.

  2. Kublai and his successors built connections through trade and foreign contacts.

  3. Yuan leaders used Beijing as a capital city.

  4. Emperors implemented massive changes to the Chinese bureaucracy.

  5. Mongols kept their separate identities from the ethnic Chinese.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Its leaders created the largest empire yet in Chinese history.

Ming China was known for all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. Driving the Mongols out of China.

  2. Leading a series of naval expeditions that spanned East Asia to the east coast of Africa.

  3. Officially adopting Buddhism as the state religion.

  4. Limiting trade with foreigners to a few coastal cities.

  5. Constructing the Forbidden City inside Beijing.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Driving the Mongols out of China.

All of these were characteristic of Korea during the post-classical period EXCEPT:

  1. Silla established itself as the most powerful kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period.

  2. Self-imposed isolation from outside powers.

  3. Korea was occupied by Mongol overlords who demanded crushing tributes.

  4. The Koryu Dynasty adopted a Chinese-styled bureaucracy.

  5. The Yi (Choson) Dynasty emerged, which would rule Korea for more than 500 years.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Silla established itself as the most powerful kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period.

Which of these BEST describes the establishment of the Qing Dynasty?

  1. Manchu merchants partnered with Portuguese merchants and overthrew the MIng dynasty

  2. Manchu invader pushed through the Great Wall, seized Beijing and established the new dynasty

  3. Ming dynasty leaders abdicated the throne and allowed for the establishment of the new dynasty

  4. Manchu warriors appealed to Ming peasants because of their desire to end Confucianism so the peasants revolted

  5. Manchu politicians convinced the people of China that the Ming dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Manchu merchants partnered with Portuguese merchants and overthrew the MIng dynasty.

A Chinese dynasty can BEST be described as _____________________.

  1. A belief that leaders are selected based on merit

  2. A system in which leadership is passed down generationally from family member to family member

  3. A social hierarchy where men are far more highly valued than women

  4. The relationship between the emperor and his/her people

  5. A period of continual warfare prevalent in Chinese history


Correct Option: A

Compared to Classical China, Classical India ___________________.

  1. Had more religious influence in society

  2. Was more secular

  3. Was less diverse that Chinese society

  4. Had a strong, central government throughout the Classical Period

  5. Believed in social equality


Correct Option: A

Which of the following represents the correct order of Chinese Dynasties from the river valley period to Classical period?

  1. Qin, Shang, Han, Zhou

  2. Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

  3. Zhou, Han, Qin, Shang

  4. Han, Qin, Shang, Zhou

  5. Qin, Shang, Zhou, Han


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Qin, Shang, Han, Zhou.

The Qing Dynasty in its early years was known for all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. Upholding Confucian forms of government

  2. Restoring China's economic prosperity

  3. Patronizing the arts

  4. Intermarrying with ethnic Chinese

  5. Continuing to employ ethnic Chinese scholar-gentry in government positions


Correct Option: A

Who is regarded as the founder of modern China?

  1. Mao Tse-Tung

  2. Deng Xiaoping

  3. Chiang Kai-shek

  4. Sun Yat-Sen


Correct Option: D

Which dynasty ruled China in the 20th century?

  1. Xia

  2. Qing

  3. Manchu

  4. Shang


Correct Option: C

Which movement was started in China to protest against the Chinese government's weak response to the Treaty of Versailles?

  1. Chinese democracy movement

  2. May fourth movement

  3. The Temperance movement

  4. Civil Disobedience movement


Correct Option: B

______ emerged as the leader of the Goumingdang party after the death of Sun.

  1. Chiang Kai-shek

  2. Yuan Shikai

  3. Mao Zedong

  4. Xi Jinping


Correct Option: A

Whose programme was called the Three Principles?

  1. Yuan Shikai's

  2. Mao Zedong's

  3. Sun Yat-sen's

  4. Chiang Kai-shek's


Correct Option: C

Who established the Comintern in 1918?

  1. Lenin

  2. Stalin

  3. Trotsky

  4. Putin


Correct Option: A

The CCP rule established a _____ party rule in which the supreme leaders or ''Chairman'' became powerful.

  1. Single

  2. Two

  3. Multi-party

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The CCP stands for Chinese Communist Party whose rule estabilished that single party will rule the country in which the supreme leaders or chairman became powerfull. 

China's cultivated land was redistributed to about _____ percent of the rural population.

  1. 30

  2. 40

  3. 50

  4. 60


Correct Option: D

Who based his revolutionary programme on the peasantry?

  1. Mao Zedong

  2. Sun Yat-Sen

  3. Chiang Kai-shek

  4. Yuan Shikai


Correct Option: A

Goumindang party was forced to set up its government on the island of _____.

  1. Taiwan

  2. Hakodate

  3. Honshu

  4. Hokkaido


Correct Option: A

In which year was the Long March undertaken?

  1. 1927-28

  2. 1930-31

  3. 1920-21

  4. 1934-35


Correct Option: D

In which year was the Chinese Communist Party founded?

  1. 1920

  2. 1912

  3. 1921

  4. 1925


Correct Option: C

The People's Republic of China was established in _____.

  1. 1945

  2. 1947

  3. 1949

  4. 1950


Correct Option: C

In which year were land reforms launched properly in China?

  1. 1950-51

  2. 1937-38

  3. 1940-41

  4. 1960-61


Correct Option: A

In which year was the Peking university established?

  1. 1900

  2. 1902

  3. 1905

  4. 1907


Correct Option: B
"He spoke easily and fluently, and could express with great clarity whatever he had to say. He was not content with his mother tongue but took the trouble to learn foreign languages. He learnt Latin so well that he spoke it as fluently as his own tongue.He paid attention to the liberal arts; and he had a great respect for men who taught them."

Chose the person who spoke these lines.
  1. Saint Francis of Assisi.

  2. Charles Martel.

  3. Charlemagne.

  4. Clovis.

  5. Pope Leo III.


Correct Option: C

Which of the following was NOT a benefit of monasticism in Western Europe?

  1. Many monasteries were sites of innovation in agricultural techniques.

  2. Monks and nuns were guided in the principles of poverty and chastity in order to remedy some immoral behavior.

  3. Monasteries provided a spiritual discipline that promoted further unity in the Roman Catholic Church.

  4. Monasteries political hierarchy became a model for the political order established in France, Germany, and England.

  5. By preserving and copying ancient texts, monks and nuns preserved classical culture for later scholarly analysis.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Many monasteries were sites of innovation in agricultural techniques.

Which among the following serves as the best analogy between the feudal systems of Europe and Japan?

  1. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Emperor, Daimso $\rightarrow$ Lord, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights

  2. Emperor $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Lords, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights

  3. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Lords, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights

  4. Emperor $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Lords, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Vassals

  5. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Lord, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Vassals


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Shogun → Monarch, Daimyo → Lords, Samurai → Knights.

Which of these BEST characterizes the interactions Japan had with Europeans during the 1500-1775 period?

  1. Japan and Europe developed a close trade relationship which ended with the revival of the role of the emperor known as the Meiji Restoration

  2. While trade flourished, missionary activity by Catholic Jesuits such as Francis Xavier was largely unsuccessful

  3. After initial European success with trade and missionary activity in the mid-16th century. Japan's ruler's eventually developed a closed policy

  4. The Tokugawa Shogunate welcomed continuing cultural and economic contact with Europe during its rule of Japan

  5. The Japanese port of Nagasaki, which had been a major European trading hub, was closed to all but Chinese merchants during latter part of the period


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Islamic Golden Age (750-1200 c.c.) most contributed to worldwide scientific and cultural development by preserving and extending the classical traditions of the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia.

Which of these BEST describes the Japanese government in the 17th century C.E?

  1. Unified under a single, powerful emperor

  2. Feudal states led by multiple warring shoguns

  3. Centralized authority of a single shogun

  4. Parliamentary monarchy

  5. Feudal democracy


Correct Option: A
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