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The People's Republic of China was established in _____.

  1. 1945

  2. 1947

  3. 1949

  4. 1950


Correct Option: C

In which year were land reforms launched properly in China?

  1. 1950-51

  2. 1937-38

  3. 1940-41

  4. 1960-61


Correct Option: A

In which year was the Peking university established?

  1. 1900

  2. 1902

  3. 1905

  4. 1907


Correct Option: B
"He spoke easily and fluently, and could express with great clarity whatever he had to say. He was not content with his mother tongue but took the trouble to learn foreign languages. He learnt Latin so well that he spoke it as fluently as his own tongue.He paid attention to the liberal arts; and he had a great respect for men who taught them."

Chose the person who spoke these lines.
  1. Saint Francis of Assisi.

  2. Charles Martel.

  3. Charlemagne.

  4. Clovis.

  5. Pope Leo III.


Correct Option: C

Which of the following was NOT a benefit of monasticism in Western Europe?

  1. Many monasteries were sites of innovation in agricultural techniques.

  2. Monks and nuns were guided in the principles of poverty and chastity in order to remedy some immoral behavior.

  3. Monasteries provided a spiritual discipline that promoted further unity in the Roman Catholic Church.

  4. Monasteries political hierarchy became a model for the political order established in France, Germany, and England.

  5. By preserving and copying ancient texts, monks and nuns preserved classical culture for later scholarly analysis.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Many monasteries were sites of innovation in agricultural techniques.

Which among the following serves as the best analogy between the feudal systems of Europe and Japan?

  1. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Emperor, Daimso $\rightarrow$ Lord, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights

  2. Emperor $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Lords, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights

  3. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Lords, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Knights

  4. Emperor $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Lords, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Vassals

  5. Shogun $\rightarrow$ Monarch, Samurai $\rightarrow$ Lord, Daimyo $\rightarrow$ Vassals


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Shogun → Monarch, Daimyo → Lords, Samurai → Knights.

Which of these BEST characterizes the interactions Japan had with Europeans during the 1500-1775 period?

  1. Japan and Europe developed a close trade relationship which ended with the revival of the role of the emperor known as the Meiji Restoration

  2. While trade flourished, missionary activity by Catholic Jesuits such as Francis Xavier was largely unsuccessful

  3. After initial European success with trade and missionary activity in the mid-16th century. Japan's ruler's eventually developed a closed policy

  4. The Tokugawa Shogunate welcomed continuing cultural and economic contact with Europe during its rule of Japan

  5. The Japanese port of Nagasaki, which had been a major European trading hub, was closed to all but Chinese merchants during latter part of the period


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Islamic Golden Age (750-1200 c.c.) most contributed to worldwide scientific and cultural development by preserving and extending the classical traditions of the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia.

Which of these BEST describes the Japanese government in the 17th century C.E?

  1. Unified under a single, powerful emperor

  2. Feudal states led by multiple warring shoguns

  3. Centralized authority of a single shogun

  4. Parliamentary monarchy

  5. Feudal democracy


Correct Option: A

Primary educational institutions (Maktabs) for the children started from which century? 

  1. 9th

  2. 10th

  3. 11th

  4. 12th


Correct Option: B