Deck 1: Trivia History and International Organizations: Part A

Question 1

Modern age is characterized by

A)faith in belief
B)faith in rationality
C)faith in religion
D)none of these

Answer 1

faith in rationality

Question 2

Name the home of Renaissance

A)germany
B)france
C)italy
D)india

Answer 2

italy

Question 3

Divine Comedy is written by

A)dante
B)baccaccio
C)sir thomas more
D)erasmus

Answer 3

dante

Question 4

Who invented the Printing Press

A)john gutenberg
B)martin luther
C)leonardo davinci
D)sir isaac newton

Question 5

Identify the characteristic feature of Renaissance

A)speculation
B)faith
C)irrationality
D)humanism

Question 6

Martin Luther is known in history as the leader of

A)scientific revolution
B)renaissance
C)reformation
D)unification of germany

Question 7

The Helio - centric theory of universe is put forwarded by

A)copernicus
B)the pope
C)william harvey
D)vesalius

Question 8

The headquarters of the UN is in

A)washington
B)paris
C)geneva
D)new york

Question 9

Who is the Secretary General of the UN

A)boutros ghali
B)sasi tharoor
C)ban ki moon
D)none ofthese.

Question 10

Name the founder of the Florentine School of Art in Italy

A)giotto
B)raphael
C)michael angelo
D)leonardo davinci

Question 11

Who was known as the 'morning star of English Reforation'?

A)martin luther
B)tetzel
C)john calvin
D)john wycliffe

Question 12

Who authored the book, 'Institutes of Christian Religion'

A)john calvin
B)john wycliffe
C)martin luther
D)ulrichzwingli

Question 13

Ignatius Loyola was associated with

A)reformation
B)counter reformation
C)renaissance
D)nation state

Question 14

Who founded the 'Society of Jesus

A)ignatius loyola
B)martin luther
C)henry viii
D)johncalvin

Question 15

Name the thinker who coined the term Scientific Revolution

A)alexandre koyre
B)francis bacon
C)roger bacon
D)sirisaac newton

Question 16

Who authored Novum Organum

A)descartes
B)vesalius
C)galileo
D)francis bacon

Question 17

To which country Galilee Galileo belonged

A)germany
B)england
C)italy
D)holland

Question 18

Who invented the Flying Shuttle?

A)john kay
B)dante
C)george stephenson
D)abrahamdurby

Question 19

Who was responsible for the invention of Power loom?

A)john kay
B)richard cartwright
C)edmund cartwright
D)none of these

Question 20

Name a specialized agency of the UN

A)security council
B)secretariat
C)general assembly
D)world health organization

Question 21

The World Bank is also known as

A)industrial bank
B)international bank
C)ibrd
D)globalbank

Question 22

The head quarters of the International Court of Justice

A)new york
B)hague
C)washington
D)new delhi

Question 23

The UN came in to being on

A)24th october 1945
B)26th november 1945
C)1st november 1945
D)5th october 1945

Question 24

The main architect of the League of Nations

A)jawaharlal nehru
B)m k gandhi
C)franklin roosevelt
D)woodrow wilson

Question 25

The parliament of Russia is

A)estates general
B)duma
C)loka sabha
D)none of these

Question 26

The secret police of the Russian Tsars

A)cbi
B)raw
C)cossacks
D)fbi

Question 27

Which nation was not a member of the Triple Entente?

A)france
B)britain
C)russia
D)germany

Question 28

The policy of 'Blood and Iron' was introduced by

A)mussolini
B)hitler
C)ottovon bismarck
D)garibaldi

Question 29

Name the political policy of Bismarck for effecting the unification of Germany

A)blood and iron
B)peace and settlement
C)non violence
D)none of these

Question 30

Which of the following nations is a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

A)canada
B)india
C)japan
D)usa

Question 31

Who is identified as the 'Sword of Italian Unification?

A)garibaldi
B)mazzini
C)cavour
D)king alfred

Question 32

Who founded the Young Italy organization?

A)garibaldi
B)cavour
C)bismarck
D)mazzini

Question 33

The economic thinkers of France in the 18th century were known as

A)philosophes
B)physiocrats
C)abolitionists
D)capitalists

Question 34

Who was the ruler of England at the time of the Glorious Revolution?

A)james i
B)charles ii
C)charles i
D)james ii

Question 35

To which dynasty James II of England belonged

A)tudor
B)hanover
C)hapsburg
D)stuart

Question 36

In the civil war, name the supporters of the king of England

A)cavaliers
B)round heads
C)red shirts
D)royale

Question 37

Which of the following was not a colony of British in America?

A)new york
B)massachusetts
C)quebec
D)pennsylvania

Question 38

Who introduced the theory of Separation of Powers?

A)rousseau
B)montesquieu
C)voltaire
D)thomas paine

Question 39

Who authored Contract Social?

A)rousseau
B)voltaire
C)thomas jefferson
D)diderot

Question 40

Who represented the bourgeois class in the French society?

A)nobles
B)clergy
C)educated and rich people
D)peasants

Question 41

The Oath of Tennis Court was associated with which event

A)russian revolution
B)french revolution
C)american civil war
D)english civil war

Question 42

Which European country is considered as the pioneer in Geographical Explorations?

A)england
B)france
C)spain
D)portugal

Question 43

'Utopia' is written by

A)shakespeare
B)sir thomas more
C)ben johnson
D)chaucer

Question 44

Who is the author of Decameron?

A)dante
B)petrarch
C)cervantes
D)boccaccio

Question 45

Name the French ruler who stated, 'I am the state'

A)louis xiv
B)louis xv
C)henry iv
D)napoleon

Question 46

Who was responsible for the creation of the first steam engine?

A)john kay
B)george stephenson
C)alexander fleming
D)henry ford

Question 47

Who introduced the philosophy of Systematic Doubt as the basis of firm knowledge?

A)vico
B)francis bacon
C)roger bacon
D)rene descartes

Question 48

To which country the navigator Columbus belonged

A)spain
B)italy
C)france
D)porugal

Question 49

Name the author of the pamphlet Common Sense

A)gibbon
B)voltaire
C)thomas paine
D)benjamin franklin

Question 50

The sum total of the philosophy of Rene Descartes is better known as

A)populism
B)cartesianism
C)philosophism
D)social contract

Question 51

What was the name given to the first locomotive?

A)rocket
B)sputnik
C)ranger
D)speed star

Question 52

Name the dynasty that ruled over France at the time of the Revolution

A)bourbon
B)hohenzollern
C)romanov
D)tudor

Question 53

Which historical development is considered as the child of Renaissance?

A)industrial revolution
B)feudalism
C)capitalism
D)reformation

Question 54

With whom the Ninety five theses associated?

A)dante
B)machiavelli
C)martin luther
D)john calvin

Question 55

Who was a true representative of the Venetian School of Art?

A)leonardo da vinci
B)titian
C)picasso
D)none of these

Question 56

Who authored the book The Monarch?

A)machiavelli
B)kautilya
C)karl marx
D)dante

Question 57

Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland?

A)john calvin
B)ulrich zwingli
C)john huss
D)ignatius loyola

Question 58

Who among the following is an ardent proponent of Social Contract theory?

A)john locke
B)montesquieu
C)machiavelli
D)diderot

Question 59

Who was responsible for setting up the Anglican Church in England?

A)james ii
B)james i
C)charles ii
D)henry viii

Question 60

John Calvin was born in which country

A)france
B)switzerland
C)england
D)germany

Question 61

Carbonari Society was associated with which historical development?

A)i world war
B)ii world war
C)italian unification
D)german unification

Question 62

By which treaty the I World War concluded?

A)the treaty of vienna
B)the treaty of versailles
C)the treaty of algiers
D)the treaty of jerusalem

Question 63

Where is Munich situated?

A)germany
B)france
C)britain
D)spain

Question 64

The National Socialist German Workers Party was popularly known as

A)nazi party
B)socialist party
C)communist party
D)labour party

Question 65

By birth Hitler was an

A)english
B)italian
C)austrian
D)american

Question 66

The battle of Stalingrad was associated with

A)russian revolution
B)ii world war
C)i world war
D)cold war

Question 67

Where is Pearl Harbour situated?

A)england
B)france
C)japan
D)hawaii

Question 68

Which of the following was a British colony in America?

A)canada
B)quebec
C)masulipatam
D)georgia

Question 69

Name one of the important battles of the II World War?

A)battle of jhelum
B)battle of stalingrad
C)battle of moscow
D)battle of york town

Question 70

Which nation attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor?

A)india
B)germany
C)japan
D)italy

Question 71

Name a member of the Axis Powers

A)france
B)britain
C)usa
D)germany