History Of The Modern World Set 1
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This set of History of the Modern World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of The Modern World Set 1
Q1 | Modern age is characterized by
- faith in belief
- faith in rationality
- faith in religion
- none of these
Q2 | Name the home of Renaissance
- germany
- france
- italy
- india
Q3 | Divine Comedy is written by
- dante
- baccaccio
- sir thomas more
- erasmus
Q4 | Who invented the Printing Press
- john gutenberg
- martin luther
- leonardo davinci
- sir isaac newton
Q5 | Identify the characteristic feature of Renaissance
- speculation
- faith
- irrationality
- humanism
Q6 | Martin Luther is known in history as the leader of
- scientific revolution
- renaissance
- reformation
- unification of germany
Q7 | The Helio – centric theory of universe is put forwarded by
- copernicus
- the pope
- william harvey
- vesalius
Q8 | The headquarters of the UN is in
- washington
- paris
- geneva
- new york
Q9 | Who is the Secretary General of the UN
- boutros ghali
- sasi tharoor
- ban ki moon
- none ofthese.
Q10 | Name the founder of the Florentine School of Art in Italy
- giotto
- raphael
- michael angelo
- leonardo davinci
Q11 | Who was known as the ‘morning star of English Reforation’?
- martin luther
- tetzel
- john calvin
- john wycliffe
Q12 | Who authored the book, ‘Institutes of Christian Religion’
- john calvin
- john wycliffe
- martin luther
- ulrichzwingli
Q13 | Ignatius Loyola was associated with
- reformation
- counter reformation
- renaissance
- nation state
Q14 | Who founded the ‘Society of Jesus
- ignatius loyola
- martin luther
- henry viii
- johncalvin
Q15 | Name the thinker who coined the term ScientificRevolution
- alexandre koyre
- francis bacon
- roger bacon
- sirisaac newton
Q16 | Who authored Novum Organum
- descartes
- vesalius
- galileo
- francis bacon
Q17 | To which country Galilee Galileo belonged
- germany
- england
- italy
- holland
Q18 | Who invented the Flying Shuttle?
- john kay
- dante
- george stephenson
- abrahamdurby
Q19 | Who was responsible for the invention of Power loom?
- john kay
- richard cartwright
- edmund cartwright
- none of these
Q20 | Name a specialized agency of the UN
- security council
- secretariat
- general assembly
- world health organization
Q21 | The World Bank is also known as
- industrial bank
- international bank
- ibrd
- globalbank
Q22 | The head quarters of the International Court of Justice
- new york
- hague
- washington
- new delhi
Q23 | Which of the following nations is not a permanentmember of the Security Council of the UN
- china
- usa
- france
- germany
Q24 | The UN came in to being on
- 24th october 1945
- 26th november 1945
- 1st november 1945
- 5th october 1945
Q25 | The main architect of the League of Nations
- jawaharlal nehru
- m k gandhi
- franklin roosevelt
- woodrow wilson