Modern World In Transition Set 4

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This set of Modern World in Transition Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World In Transition Set 4

Q1 | The advantageous location of Portugal on the Atlantic sea board was fully utilized by Henry,the Navigator of…………………….
  • spain
  • france
  • britain
  • portugal
Answer: portugal
Q2 | In 1486 A.D …………………sailed along the West coast of Africa and went as far as the cape ofstorms, renamed as the Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese King as it gave definite hope of discovering a new sea-route to the East.
  • bartolommeo diaz
  • amerigo vespucci
  • ferdinand magellan
  • vasco da-gama
Answer: bartolommeo diaz
Q3 | ………………….. sailed round the African continent and reached kappad, a few miles north ofCalicut 1498 A.D.
  • vasco da-gama
  • amerigo vespucci
  • ferdinand magellan
  • columbus
Answer: vasco da-gama
Q4 | An Italian sailor, Christopher Columbus, with the help of Queen Isabella of Spain, left theSpanish port of …………..in August 1492 and set foot on Small Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D.
  • palos
  • pearlharbour
  • lisbon
  • st.helena
Answer: palos
Q5 | An ………………sailor, Christopher Columbus, with the help of Queen Isabella of Spain, left theSpanish port of Palos in August 1492 and set foot on Small Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D.
  • british
  • spanish
  • portuguese
  • italian
Answer: italian
Q6 | The great distinction of circumnavigating the world goes to a ……………………navigatorFerdinand Magellan.
  • portuguese
  • italian
  • british
  • french
Answer: portuguese
Q7 | With the help of the Spanish King, Charles II, …………….started the historic journey inSeptember 1519 A.D. and after two years landed at the Islands of Philippines where he was killed by the natives.
  • ferdinand magellan
  • columbus
  • vasco da-gama
  • john cabot
Answer: ferdinand magellan
Q8 | In 1497 A.D…………………., an Italian in the service of the Tudor king, Henry VIII of England,discovered New found land.
  • john cabot
  • john locke
  • thomas jefferson
  • ferdinand magellan
Answer: john cabot
Q9 | Jacques Carter, the ………………..Sailor reached the mouth of St. Laurence River and laid thefoundation of the city of Montreal.
  • dutch
  • portuguese
  • spanish
  • french
Answer: portuguese
Q10 | Cortez discovered ………………..in 1519 A.D.
  • mexico
  • holland
  • france
  • england
Answer: mexico
Q11 | …………………..is economic nationalism for the purpose of building a wealthy and powerful state.
  • mercantilism
  • laissez-faire
  • utilitarianism
  • renaissance
Answer: mercantilism
Q12 | …………………. coined the term “mercantile system” to describe the system of political economy that sought to enrich the country by restraining imports and encouraging exports.
  • adam smith
  • thomas jefferson
  • ferdinand magellan
  • vasco da-gama
Answer: adam smith
Q13 | In………………….., Jean-Baptiste Colbert was the minister of finance under Louis XIV
  • france
  • britain
  • spain
  • italy
Answer: france
Q14 | Utilitarianism was a philosophical theory of ethics outlined by the philosopher Jeremy Bentham and developed by………………….
  • john stuart mill
  • karl marx
  • thomas jefferson
  • columbus
Answer: john stuart mill
Q15 | John Stuart Mill, a ……….philosopher and economist led the utilitarian movement in 1800s.
  • french
  • british
  • dutch
  • german
Answer: british
Q16 | The …………………historian Henrie Pirenne formulated the theory of the ‘revival of longdistance trade’ for the decline of feudalism.
  • british
  • belgian
  • german
  • american
Answer: belgian
Q17 | In 1904, …………………published his monumental work ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit ofCapitalism’ in which he argued that capitalism was the product of Protestantism.
  • marx
  • weber
  • eric hobsbawm
  • thomas jefferson e) vasco da-gama
Answer: weber
Q18 | According to Weber the emergence of Protestantism, particularly Calvinism, during the 16th and 17th centuries created the necessary condition for the origin of………………….
  • colonialism
  • capitalism
  • mercantilism
  • socialism
Answer: capitalism
Q19 | …………………wrote an important book entitled ‘Two Treatises of Government’.
  • john locke
  • thomas jefferson
  • ferdinand magellan
  • columbus
Answer: john locke
Q20 | The death of Elizabeth I in ……………. A.D ended the glorious period of the Tudors.
  • 1503
  • 1603
  • 1608
  • 1628
Answer: 1603
Q21 | ……………….inaugurated the Stuart Dynasty.
  • james i
  • charles i
  • william of orange
  • george i
Answer: james i
Q22 | The protracted struggle began with James I, “the wisest fool of Christendom” and endedwith the glorious or Bloodless Revolution of 1688 A.D. during the reign of………………...
  • john adams
  • james ii
  • charles townshend
  • charles i
Answer: james ii
Q23 | James II established friendly relation with Louis XIV of………………..
  • germany
  • france
  • america
  • new york
Answer: france
Q24 | Huguenots were ……………….Protestants.
  • french
  • america
  • germany
  • holland
Answer: french
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