Modern World In Transition Set 2
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This set of Modern World in Transition Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World In Transition Set 2
Q1 | The greatest Renaissance scholar of ………………was Erasmus.
- holland
- russia
- china
- italy
Q2 | ………………..was the author of ‘The Praise of Folly’.
- diderot
- voltaire
- erasmus
- condorcet
Q3 | ……………..was author of ‘Don Quixote’.
- cervantes
- montesquieu
- thomas hobbes
- john locke
Q4 | The …………….writer Camoes described the wonderful voyages of Vasco-De Gama in his epicLuciads.
- portuguese
- spanish
- british
- american
Q5 | St. Peters church in Rome, the huge dome of which was designed by …………………….was thefinest example of the Renaissance architecture.
- michael angelo
- machiavelli
- boccaccio
- cervantes
Q6 | Two important styles or schools of painting that flourished in …………..were the FlorentineSchool and the Venetian School.
- singapore
- germany
- japan
- italy
Q7 | Founded by Giotto, the …………….School produced three eminent painters known asLeonardo Da Vinci, Michael Angelo and Raphael.
- florentine
- venetian
- milan
- oxford
Q8 | Whose immortal painting is ‘Last Supper’?
- leonardo davinci
- voltaire
- diderot
- condorcet
Q9 | Whose immortal painting is ‘Monolisa’?
- boccaccio
- petrarch
- machiavelli
- leonardo davinci
Q10 | Whose immortal painting is ‘Virgin of the Rock’?
- leonardo davinci
- palestrina
- galerichi
- machiavelli
Q11 | ‘The Last Judgment’ was the painting of ……………..
- michael angelo
- lorenzo ghiberti
- donatello
- lucca della robbie
Q12 | The ‘Madonna’ is the greatest of the paintings of……………..
- giorgione
- titian
- giovanni bellini
- raphael
Q13 | ………………..was “the Father of Modern Science”
- condorcet
- voltaire
- diderot
- roger bacon
Q14 | Nicholas Copernicus was a great scientist of …………….created a sensation by his theory thatthe earth is round in shape and it moves round the sun.
- poland
- canada
- taiwan
- australia
Q15 | ………………was a great scientist of Poland created a sensation by his theory that the earth isround in shape and it moves round the sun.
- nicholas copernicus
- adam smith
- david hume
- immanuel kant
Q16 | ……………theory was modified by John Kepler (1571-1630) which became the foundation ofthe Universe.
- nicholas copernicus
- petrarch
- machiavelli
- boccaccio
Q17 | Who proved that the planets including the Earth revolve round the Sun in elliptical Orbitsand not in a circle as indicated by Copernicus?
- john kepler
- petrarch
- boccaccio
- cervantes
Q18 | ………………., the Italian scientist studied the Solar System and perfected the ‘CopernicanTheory’ rebuked the theory of Aristotle that heavier bodies fall at quicker speed than lighter bodies.
- galileo
- petrarch
- machiavelli
- boccaccio
Q19 | …………………..established the Laws of Gravitation.
- sir isaac newton
- diderot
- rousseau
- voltaire
Q20 | ………………asserted that science depends upon observation of facts.
- descartes
- leonardo davinci
- marco polo
- machiavelli
Q21 | The English Physician, …………………..discovered how blood circulates from the heart througharteries to different parts of the body and comes back to the heart through veins.
- william harvey
- adam smith
- david hume
- immanuel kant
Q22 | The ………………..Physician, William Harvey discovered how blood circulates from the heartthrough arteries to different parts of the body and comes back to the heart through veins.
- english
- french
- american
- portuguese
Q23 | The invention of Gun Powder by ………………revolutionized the art of warfare and gave adeath blow to feudalism.
- roger bacon
- tetzel
- marco polo
- boccaccio
Q24 | The invention of Printing Press by …………………helped the rapid spread of knowledge.
- diderot
- john guttenberg
- rousseau
- voltaire
Q25 | ………….perfected the idea of Roger Bacon and set up his improved Telescope at theUniversity of Padua.
- galileo
- jesus christ
- erasmus
- richelieu