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This set of Intellectual History of the World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Intellectual History Of The World Set 1
Q1 | Confucianism established political and social systems in China while what otherphilosophy contributed significantly to China’s medical practices and art and architecture?
- legalism
- shintoism
- hinduism
- daoism
Q2 | The influence of Islam in Southeast Asia is an example of
- imperialism
- migration
- cultural diffusion
- ethnocentrism
Q3 | What statement best explains how Greek and Roman learning was preserved during the Middle Ages in Europe?
- monasteries saw it as their mission to copy all of the older texts of the greek and roman philosophers.
- the works of greek and roman philosophers were preserved by both the byzantine and the islamic civilizations.
- the roman catholic church maintained extensive libraries of greek and roman works throughout europe.
- the collapse in western europe was not so great as to cause a shutdown of universities at the major population centers..
Q4 | What statement explains the bureaucratic view of Buddhism during the Tang dynasty?
- buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike confucianism, it was egalitarian.
- buddhism was a threat to the power of the confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization.
- buddhism was not recognized as an issue for the bureaucracy because it was a religion that did not address political issues.
- buddhism was seen as a challenge to the confucian religious beliefs held by many in the bureaucracy.
Q5 | The Renaissance resulted from economic growth in Europe, but it was mostrecognized for
- the creation of political systems dominated by the middle class.
- innovations in visual and performing arts.
- the establishment of global empires by the european powers.
- the elimination of the aristocracy as the elite class of the european social system.
Q6 | What was the purpose of the European monarchs in claiming rule through thedivine right of kings?
- to reinforce the power of the church over secular rulers
- to establish a stronger connection between church and state
- to strengthen a king’s claim to absolute power over his subjects
- to allow the nobility to use the king as a symbol of central political authority without actually giving the king this greatpower.
Q7 | By the late nineteenth century, leading industrial powers like Great Britain and theUnited States depended upon an economic system originally described by
- john locke
- adam smith
- karl marx
- alexander hamilton.
Q8 | Why was Communism viewed as a threat in industrial nations like Great Britain and Germany?
- communism required greater participation of the working poor in government.
- communism called for the violent overthrow of those in power and did notprotect private property.
- communism demanded an end to the colonial system so that workers in the home nations could demand better pay and benefits.
- communism would create a political system that did not protect the special privileges of the nobility or middle class..
Q9 | The fourth Budhist council was need of---------
- pataliputra
- kashmir
- magadha
- kosala
Q10 | Academy was founded by
- plato
- alexander
- aristotle
- socrates
Q11 | The critique of political economy is a work of
- karl marx
- proudhan
- adams
- engles.
Q12 | Motesquieu’s famous work is ….
- philosophy of history
- spirit of laws
- new history
- the new science.
Q13 | The age Louis xiv is a work of……
- voltaire
- rousseau
- marx
- marvick.
Q14 | Flavio Biondo ……….
- renaissance
- reformation
- enlightenment
- marxism.
Q15 | Roger Bacon was related to …..
- renaissance
- reformation
- enlightenment
- marxism.
Q16 | Francis Bacon was related to …..
- renaissance
- reformation
- enlightenment
- marxism.
Q17 | The founder Nyaya system of philosophy.
- goutama
- patanjali
- kapila
- vyasa.
Q18 | Astika Darsanas was a philosophy of
- nyaya
- vedanta
- vaiseshika
- yoga.
Q19 | Goutama is also called.....
- akshapada
- narada
- kanada
- chidambara.
Q20 | Nyaya philosophy also called.....
- nyaya sastra
- samkhya saastra
- yoga sastra.
- none of these.
Q21 | Nyaya philosophy also called.....
- tarka sastra
- samkhya saastra
- yoga sastra.
- none of these.
Q22 | kanada was the founder of......a)Nyaya b) Vaisheshika c) Vedanta d) Chandas. 23.Kanada was also called....
- uluka
- jaimini
- pramanas
- mimamsa.
Q23 | Vaiseshika is also called....
- aulukya darsana
- astika darsanas
- uttara mimamasa
- samkhyam.
Q24 | the seven padarthas belongs to......
- nyaya
- vedanta
- vaiseshika
- yoga
Q25 | The six system of Indian knowledge system is known as.......
- shad-darsana
- shad-padartha
- shad-mantra
- none of these.