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Medieval world history - class-VII

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Demetrio's was king of ____________.

  1. Bactria

  2. Greece

  3. Macedonia

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The empire began as an alliance of three warning Nahua city-states : Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan. These three city-states rules the area in and around the Valley of Mexico from $1428$ until they were defeated by the Sapnish conquistadores under Hernan Cortes in $1521$. Which empire are we talking about?

  1. Inca

  2. Aztec

  3. Maya

  4. Byzatine


Correct Option: B

The name Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran is derived from the _________.

  1. Language

  2. King

  3. Religion

  4. River


Correct Option: A

China intends to purchase from U.K. ___________.

  1. Hunters

  2. Harriers

  3. Sabers

  4. Jaguars


Correct Option: B

China attacked Vietnam because _______________________.

  1. Of armed provocations and encroachment against Chinese territory

  2. Of Vietnam's alliance with U.S.S.R.

  3. Of Vietnam's involvement in Kampuchea

  4. Of Paracel Islands dispute


Correct Option: C

In pre-Communist China the aged were ______________.

  1. Authority figures

  2. Retired in isolation

  3. Honoured but restrained

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

According to Davis (1995) women may seek cosmetic surgery because ______________________________.

  1. they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control

  2. they are in pursuit of the perfect body fuelled by images of beauty

  3. they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing in relation to a cultural ideal

  4. their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels


Correct Option: C

According to sociologists how does food become a "design for living" with its own values, beliefs, behaviours and practices are called _______________.

  1. Society

  2. Community

  3. Culture

  4. Organisation


Correct Option: C

In western countries the influence of Renaissance took place between ___________________.

  1. $500-1500A.D.$

  2. $500-1800A.D.$

  3. $1300-1500A.D.$

  4. $1300-1800A.D.$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Renaissance took place in western countries between $500 - 1500 AD$. It is essentially an Intellectual movement It is meant that new enthusiasm for classical literature,learning and art which sprang up in Western countries towards the close of the Middle Ages, and which during the course of the $500 - 1500$ centuries gave a new culture to Europe.

In Bolivia, the protest was organized by the _____________.

  1. Communist Party

  2. Trinamool Congress

  3. Seven Party Alliance

  4. FEDECOR


Correct Option: D

Indies caste system, Japan's samurai class, and Frances Ilea Estates all embody are the principles of which of the following?

  1. social Darwinism

  2. Marxism

  3. social stradtification

  4. dynasticism

  5. egalitarianism


Correct Option: C

Which of the following civilization is associated with 'Achaemenid Empire'?

  1. Arab Civilization

  2. Chinese Civilization

  3. Egyption Civilization

  4. Iranian Civilization


Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements which is/are true?
$1.$ Feudalism was a socio-political hierarchy which started in 8th century AD in Europe.
$2.$ Crusades were the series of a military campaign organized under the banner of the cross so as to recover the holy place of Palestine from Muslim occupation.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 1

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which period in Medieval Western Europe is known as 'Dark Ages'?

  1. Early Middle Ages

  2. Late Middle Ages

  3. Mid Middle Ages

  4. Entire Middle Ages


Correct Option: A

The Renaissance movement is described as the ending of ____________.

  1. Pre Historic era

  2. Ancient era

  3. Medieval era

  4. Modern era


Correct Option: C

Who said that 'Man is a political animal'?

  1. Aristotle

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Lenin

  4. Plato


Correct Option: A

Which of the following was invented by China?

  1. Kite

  2. Water Clock

  3. Umbrella

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

The Greeks used the word Polis to refer are _________.

  1. concept of excessive pride

  2. city-state

  3. notion of loyalty to the Central Government

  4. pursuit of truth


Correct Option: B

"The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains Workers of the world, unite!". This statement was made in response to conditions resulting from the ____________.

  1. Protestant Reformation

  2. Counter Reformation

  3. Commercial Revolution

  4. Industrial Revolution


Correct Option: D

"Congress of Vienna restores monarchy to France"
"Czar Nicholas I limits freedom of the Russian Press"
"Reform Movements crushed in Hungary, Italy, and the German States". 

These headlines could be described as ____________.

  1. reactions to the French Revolution

  2. movements to unify all of Western Europe

  3. efforts to improve the conditions of factory workers

  4. attempts to promote trade between European nations


Correct Option: A

Match the following.

List I List II
A. Hargreaves $1.$ Invented a machine which speed up spinning
B. Crompton $2.$ Combined the advantage of the earlier invented machines
C. Arkwright $3.$ Adopted the speed up spinning machine for running with water
  1. A-1, B-2, C-3

  2. A-2, B-1, C-3

  3. A-2,B- 3,C- 1

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


Correct Option: A

The phrase 'Paterfamilias' refers to ____________.

  1. the patriarchal nature of the Roman family.

  2. the prolonged period of peace and stability beginning with the reign of Augustus.

  3. the concept of Jesus of Nazareth's relationship to his God.

  4. the position of Jupiter as the king of the Roman Gods.


Correct Option: A

Whose model is based on the mandate of Heaven?

  1. Ban Gu

  2. Li Hing

  3. Qin Shi Huang

  4. Sima Qian


Correct Option: D

In Japan, the Meiji Restoration resulted in the ____________.

  1. division of the nation between the European powers

  2. modernisation of the nation's industry

  3. abolition of the position of emperor

  4. government being controlled by the Samurai


Correct Option: B

The Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran were similar in that they __________.

  1. restored power to the hereditary monarchies

  2. attempted to reject the traditional cultures in these countries

  3. resisted foreign influence in these countries

  4. reestablished the power of religious leaders


Correct Option: C

The Great Leap Forward in China and the five-year plans in the Soviet Union were attempts to increase ___________.

  1. private capital investment

  2. religious tolerance

  3. individual ownership of land

  4. industrial productivity


Correct Option: D

Europeans sought new markets for their goods.

Many Europeans migrated to the cities in search of jobs.
European middle class gained political power.
What was the major cause of these changes in Europe?

  1. Industrial Revolution

  2. Rise of feudalism

  3. Congress of Vienna

  4. French Revolution


Correct Option: A

Simon Bolivar and Miguel Hidalgo, leaders of Latin American Independence Movements, were inspired by successful revolutions in ___________.

  1. the United States and France

  2. the Soviet Union and China

  3. Cuba and Costa Rica

  4. Egypt and Kenya


Correct Option: A

The Bolshevik Revolution started in Russia during the reign of __________.

  1. Czar Alexander I

  2. Czar Alexander II

  3. Czar Alexander III

  4. Czar Nicholas II


Correct Option: D

The Tiananmen Square massacre in China was a reaction to _____________.

  1. Deng Xiaoping's plan to revive the cultural revolution

  2. Student demands for greater individual rights and freedom of expression

  3. China's decision to seek Western investors

  4. Great Britain's decision to return Hong Kong to China


Correct Option: B

A major influence on the development of Western Europe was ___________. 

  1. Attila's advance against Rome

  2. the movement of the Mongols

  3. the pressure put on Germanic people by the movements of the Huns

  4. the spread of Islam into Spain by the Moors


Correct Option: D

Blockade of Berlin.
Operation of the Berlin Airlift.
Organization of the Warsaw Pact.
Construction of the Berlin Wall.
These events of the Cold War are examples of __________.

  1. efforts to prevent military conflict between the superpowers

  2. situations that increased tensions between communist and democratic nations in Europe

  3. attempts to weaken the Soviet Union's control of its Eastern European allies

  4. policies of peaceful coexistence and detente 


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is correctly matched?

  1. On the Nature of Things - Lucretius

  2. Mediation - Marcus Aurelius

  3. Aeneid - Virgil

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Who was the inspires and sponsor of the first English translation of the Bible?

  1. John Huss

  2. Martin Luther

  3. Wyclife

  4. Tyndale


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. Father of History - Herodotus

  2. Lives of illustriousmen - Plutarch

  3. Prometheus Bound - Aeschylus

  4. Odyssey - Confucius


Correct Option: D

The first newspaper in the world was started by ___________.

  1. Japan

  2. China

  3. USA

  4. India


Correct Option: B

Which of the following lived after the other three?

  1. Confucius

  2. Jesus Christ

  3. Gautama Buddha

  4. Aristotle


Correct Option: B

What were the basic features of the 'Gothic architecture' which has dominated the architecture of Cathedrals and churches from the 12th and 13th Centuries?

  1. Buttresses

  2. Sharply pointed archer

  3. Rib-vaults

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which is one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?

  1. Jews of Europe have seldom been victims of persecution

  2. Civilians rarely were killed during air raids on Great Britian

  3. Adolf Hitler concealed his anti-Jewish feeling until he came to power

  4. The genocide was planned in great detail and required the cooperation of many people


Correct Option: D

"East Africa is changing. When my children go with us to visit my parents they feel out of place. They see bare floor, the different food, and they cannot understand it as we can. They will never scorn [reject] their origins, but it is just no longer their way of life. They have something better to look forward to."
Which facet of African life is described in this quotation?

  1. Political problems of developing nations

  2. Ethnic conflicts

  3. Conflict between tradition and modernization

  4. Prejudice against elderly family members


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is most true of the eighteenth century European Society?

  1. a majority of the population moved into the relatively new middle class

  2. the rate of population growth fell sharply

  3. the cause of woman suffrage gained great momentum in western Europe

  4. the majority of people continued to live in countryside and work as peasants


Correct Option: B

An idol of Lord Krishna in a temple is ____________________.

  1. A natural person

  2. A legal person

  3. Not a person in the eye of law become only the priest of the temple wiII be a person

  4. Not a person because no personality can be conferred on God


Correct Option: D

He made a MAIDEN speech.

  1. for the first time

  2. without preparation

  3. fiery

  4. with preparation


Correct Option: A

The king follows a policy of LAISSEZ FAIRE.

  1. non-interference

  2. full control

  3. severe punishment

  4. policy law


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following statements about Renaissance Humanist culture is NOT true?

  1. It slackened the control of religion over human life

  2. It believed that human nature was many-sided

  3. It was concerned with good manners

  4. It criticized material wealth, power and glory


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Renaissance humanism was a response to the utilitarian approach and what came to be depicted as the "narrow pedantry" associated with medieval scholasticism. Humanists sought to create a citizenry able to speak and write with eloquence and clarity and thus capable of engaging in the civic life of their communities and persuading others to virtuous and prudent actions. Much humanist effort went into improving the understanding and translations of Biblical and early Christian texts.

Which one of the following statements about the Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct?

  1. She declared that although citizens should have equal rights, they are not entitled to the same honours by the state

  2. She was a supporter of the Jacobin government

  3. She was jailed for treason by the National Assembly

  4. She declared that the nation is the union of woman and man


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Olympe de Gouges (7 May 1748 – 3 November 1793), born Marie Gouze, was a French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience. She was an outspoken advocate against the slave trade in the French colonies in 1788. In her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen (1791), she challenged the practice of male authority and the notion of male-female inequality.

Arrange the following inventions in the field of cotton Industry in chronological order (starting with the earliest).
$1.$ James Hargeaves' Spinning Jenny
$2.$ John Kay's Flying Shuttle
$3.$ Samuel Crompton's Mule
$4.$ Richard Arkwright's Water Frame.

  1. $1, 3, 4, 2$

  2. $2, 1, 4, 3$

  3. $4, 1, 3, 2$

  4. $2, 4, 1, 3$


Correct Option: B
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