NCERT Class 11 Chapter 8 History Confrontation of Cultures MCQ

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1. Columbus’ expedition that was sanctioned by the Spanish authorities set sail from the port of Palos on

A. 3 January 1942

B. 3 February 1942

C. 3 March 1942

D. 3 August 1492

2. When Christopher Columbus reached the islands of Cubanascan, he mistook it for

A. Andaman

B. Australia

C. Japan

D. Malaysia

3. The Portuguese would have thought of importing slaves from Africa because

A. Slaves were openly sold in Africa

B. Sugar mills were being established in Brazil

C. Local natives had abandoned their homes and hearth

D. Slaves could further be exported to Portugal

4. In 1519, the group that was trying to secede from the Aztec rule of king Montezuma was

A. Castillo

B. Malinchista

C. Tlaxcalans

D. Totonacs.

5. The civilization which was politically less powerful than the Aztecs in Mexico was

A. Arawaks

B. Mayas

C. Incas

D. Caribs

6. Corrtes could destroy Aztecs empire because

A. He was an expert Army Commander.

B. He bagged help from the Totonacs

C. He was supported by artillery

D. He was shrewd, manipulator and fraudulent.

7. The first formal Portuguese capital in South America was

A. Salvador.

B. Cuba

C. Bahamas

D. Bahia/Salvador

8. Who destroyed the Inca civilisation?

A. German

B. British

C. Spanish

D. French

9. The magnetic compass, used in explorations, had been known since

A. 1377

B. 1378

C. 1379.

D. 1380.

10. Aztecs got power when they destroyed the power of __

A. Montezuma

B. Incas

C. Maya

D. Tolteks

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11. People who believe that inanimate objects may have life or a soul are called

A. agnocists.

B. anthropologists.

C. animists

D. atheists.

12. Columbus could explore the New world because

A. He had got training from a college

B. He was employed in a ship-making workshop

C. He was brought up at the shore and from a poor family

D. He properly used compass and other devices invented till then.

13. Corrtes could destroy Aztecs empire because

A. He was an expert Army Commander

B. He bagged help from the Totonacs

C. He was supported by artillery

D. He was shrewd, manipulator and fraudulent

14. Brazil was discovered by

A. Columbus

B. Pedro Alvares Cabral

C. Vasco-da-gama

D. Cortes

15. The cultures of the Aztecs had certain features in common with the cultures of the

A. Caribs

B. Tupinambas

C. Arawaks

D. Incas

16. The ruler who ascended the throne after a civil war was

A. Atahualpa

B. Cuatemoc

C. Montezuma

D. Manco Capac

17. Who made ‘Chinampas’, an artificial islands in Lake Mexico

A. Cuatemoc

B. Tupinambas

C. Aztecs

D. Agnocists

18. The magnetic compass, used in explorations, had been known since

A. 1377.

B. 1378.

C. 1379.

D. 1380

19. When Christopher Columbus reached the islands of Cubanascan, he mistook it for

A. Andaman

B. Australia

C. Japan

D. Malasiya

20. In 1571, the Philippines was conquered by

A. Spain.

B. Portugal.

C. Holland.

D. England.

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21. The first formal Portuguese capital in South America was

A. Salvador.

B. Cuba.

C. Bahamas.

D. Bahia/Salvador.

22. The civilisation which was politically less powerful than the Aztecs in Mexico was

A. Arawaks.

B. Caribs.

C. Incas.

D. Mayas

23. People who believe that inanimate objects may have life or a soul are called

A. agnocists

B. anthropologists.

C. animists.

D. atheists.

24. The cultures of the Aztecs had certain features in common with the cultures of the:

A. Caribs

B. Tupinambas

C. Arawaks

D. Incas