21. Who wrote the book Anandmath?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[D] B. R. Ambedkar
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Correct Answer: C [Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]
Notes:
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the book Anandmath, a Bengali novel based on Sannyasi Rebellion of the late 18th century.
22. Which Pharaoh of Egypt is credited with construction of Great Pyramid of Giza?
[A] Unas
[B] Khufu
[C] Khafre
[D] Sahure
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Correct Answer: B [Khufu]
Notes:
Pyramids were royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point on top. The largest Pyramid was constructed for Pharaoh Khufu at Gizeh which is 481 feet in height and made of 23,00,000 blocks of limestone.
23. Which of the following was the new building material discovered by Romans?
[A] Bricks
[B] Marble
[C] Concrete
[D] Iron
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Correct Answer: C [Concrete]
Notes:
The new building material discovered by Romans was concrete. Roman concrete was also called opus caementicium. It was a material used in construction in Ancient Rome and was based on a hydraulic-setting cement.
24. Which of the following was chosen as the successor to Mohammed after his death?
[A] Ali
[B] Abu Bakr
[C] Husayn
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Abu Bakr]
Notes:
After Muhammad’s death in 632 CE, his friend Abu Bakr was named caliph and ruler of the Islamic community, or Ummah. Sunni Muslims believe that Abu Bakr was the proper successor, while Shia Muslims believe that Ali should have succeeded Muhammad.
25. The doctrine of divine and absolute right was refuted by which of the following?
[A] Voltaire
[B] John Locke
[C] Rousseau
[D] Montesquieu
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Correct Answer: B [John Locke]
Notes:
The doctrine of divine and absolute right was refuted by John Locke. The Doctrine Divine Right says that a king was chosen by the divinities to rule and thus it nullifies opposition to his rule. An absolute monarch can then make all of the political decisions in the country.
26. Which of the following was the King of France at the time of French Revolution?
[A] Louis XIV
[B] Louis XVI
[C] Nicholas II
[D] Marie Antionette
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Correct Answer: B [Louis XVI]
Notes:
Louis XVI was the King of France at the time of French Revolution. He was the last king of France who ruled from 1774–92, in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789. He was married to Marie Antoinette.
27. Which of the following factors helped the rise of the modern nation-states?
1) The disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire left a vacuum that came to be filled.
2) The end of feudalism helped their rise
3) The rise of a nation-state on the basis of territory, population, law, and sovereignty.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
The following factors helped the rise of the modern nation-states.
1) The disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire left a vacuum that came to be filled.
2) The end of feudalism helped their rise.
3) The rise of a nation-state on the basis of territory, population, law, and sovereignty.
28. Which country suffered most deaths in the First World War?
[A] Russia
[B] Germany
[C] British Empire
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Russia]
Notes:
Russia suffered most deaths in the First World War. The greatest number of casualties and wounds were inflicted by the use of artillery, followed by small arms, and then by poison gas.
29. The Bolshevik Party primarily drew its support from which of the following?
[A] Peasants
[B] Aristocrats
[C] Working class
[D] Intelligentsia
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Correct Answer: C [Working class]
Notes:
The Bolshevik Party primarily drew its support from working class. The Bolshevik Party had no resources also its journal was not widely read. They didn’t have enough funds and the followers of its political theory were very few.
30. Red Terror was a response to which of the following events?
[A] A terrorist bombing in Petrograd
[B] An assassination attempt on Lenin
[C] The beginning of the Civil War
[D] The entry to British troops in Russia
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Correct Answer: B [An assassination attempt on Lenin]
Notes:
Red Terror was a response to an assassination attempt on Lenin. The Red Terror was a period of political repression and mass killings that was carried out by Bolsheviks after the beginning of the Russian Civil War in 1918.
