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"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.
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  1. Saint Francis of Assisi.

  2. Charles Martel.

  3. Charlemagne.

  4. Clovis.

  5. Pope Leo III.

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Correct Option: C

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

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  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.

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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?

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  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

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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?

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  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

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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?

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  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

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Correct Option: A

Who was the author of Vikramanka charita?

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  1. Bilhana

  2. Rana

  3. Bharavi

  4. Vijnaneswra

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet. He is known for his love poem, the Caurapañcāśikā.
  • Bilhana left his homeland in search of fame and fortune. He wandered through Mathura, Kanuj, Prayaga, Varanasi, Somnath, Kalyan and Rameswaram but luck eluded him.
  • But while trekking back through Kalyan, Western Chalukya Empire King Vikramaditya VI appointed him as Vidyapathi. Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramanka charita.

The Kalyani Chalukya king who shifted the capital from Manyakheta to Kalyana?

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  1. Satyasraya

  2. Tailapa II

  3. Someshwara I

  4. Vikramaditya VI

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Someshwara - I is one of the important kings of this dynasty. He built a new city called Kalyana and made it his capital. This is today’s Basava Kalyana in Bidar district.

Keertivarman II was defeated by

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  1. Tailapa II

  2. Vinayaditya

  3. Dantidurga

  4. Ballala

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Keertivarman II was steadily undermined by the activities of Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga who was establishing the Rashtrakuta Empire and was therefore defeated by him.

Who defeated the Pallava king Nandivarman and occupied Kanchi?

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  1. Mahendravarma I

  2. Narasimhavarma I

  3. Jayasimha

  4. Vikramaditya II

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Throughout their reign, the Pallavas were in constant conflict with both Chalukyas of Badami in the north and the Tamil kingdoms of Chola and Pandyas in the south. Finally. the Pallava king Nandivarman was finally defeated by the Chola ruler Vikramaditya II in the 9th century CE.

The Arabs invaded on South India during the period of

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  1. Parameswara Varma I

  2. Vikramaditya II

  3. Vijayadityaditya

  4. Vinayadity

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Correct Option: B