World History GK Questions
11. Which of the following Apostles did not know Jesus during his ministry and before his Crucifixion?
[A] Paul
[B] Andrew
[C] Peter
[D] Matthew
A [Paul]
Notes:
Paul also called Saint pauls is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age. He did not know Jesus during his ministry and before his Crucifixion.
12. The western European societies were influenced most by which of the following during the early middle ages?
[A] The Byzantine empire
[B] Elected Parliaments
[C] The Roman Catholic Church
[D] National Monarchies
C [The Roman Catholic Church]
Notes:
The western European societies were influenced most the Roman Catholic Church during the early middle ages. Religious life assumed new forms or reformed established ones during that time. Missionaries expanded the geographic boundaries of the faith.
13. Which of the following were the harbingers of renaissance?
- 1. Peter Abelard
- 2. Roger Bacon
- 3. Dante
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Peter Abelard, Roger Bacon and Dante were the harbingers of renaissance. The book ‘The Divine Comedy’ of Dante was based on patriotism and love for humanity.
14. Which of the following is the work of Thomas More?
[A] The Histories
[B] Of Mice and Men
[C] Mona Lisa
[D] Utopia
D [Utopia]
Notes:
Utopia is the work of Thomas More. It is a work of fiction and socio-political satire written in Latin language and was published in 1516.
15. Which of the following figure of the Renaissance is most associated with the humanist movement?
[A] Luther
[B] Petrarch
[C] More
[D] Da Vinci
B [Petrarch]
Notes:
Petrarch of the Renaissance is most associated with the humanist movement. He is traditionally called the “Father of Humanism”. He is considered by many to more generally be the “Father of the Renaissance.”
16. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of which of the following?
[A] Greek empire
[B] Roman empire
[C] Byzantine empire
[D] None of the above
C [Byzantine empire ]
Notes:
Constantinople fell in 1453. It marked the end of the Byzantine empire. The city ceased to be a Centre of Christian faith and learning. Many Greek scholars and intellectuals began to travel westwards with all their precious manuscripts and writings.
17. In what country was Christopher Columbus born?
[A] Spain
[B] Portugal
[C] France
[D] Italy
D [Italy]
Notes:
Christopher Columbus who was born in 1451 was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. He opened the way for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
18. Which of the following was the first industrialized city of England?
[A] London
[B] Manchester
[C] Liverpool
[D] None of the above
B [Manchester]
Notes:
Manchester’s unplanned urbanization was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, which resulted in it becoming the world’s first industrialized city in 1853.
19. Who started the mode of building ‘macadamized’ roads?
[A] Humphry Davy
[B] John Macadam
[C] Sir George Stephenson
[D] Samuel Morse
B [John Macadam ]
Notes:
John Macadam, a British engineer, started the mode of building ‘macadamized’ roads. In this single-sized crushed stone layers of small angular stones are placed in shallow lifts and compacted thoroughly.
20. Who invented Electric telegraph?
[A] Samuel Morse
[B] Graham Bell
[C] Thomas Alva Edison
[D] None of the above
A [Samuel Morse ]
Notes:
Telegraph was invented in 1835. Electric telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1840. The invention of telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. Telegraph worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations
