Question 1

The Last Supper is an immortal paintings of

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 2

July 14 is celebrated every year as a national holiday in France. On this day in 1789,

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The fall of Bastille took place

Question 3

'Sphinx' is associated with which of the following civilizations?

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The 'sphinx' is a mythological animal with the body of a lion and the head of man. Each Sphinx was carved out of a single solid stone.

Question 4

The name of ancient Egyptian script is ________

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The Egyptian scripts is known as Hieroglyphic which means 'sacred writing' . It consisted of 24 signs, each of which stood for a single consonant. Vowels were not written. Later the Egyptian started using symbols for ideas and the total number of signs rose to about 500. The writers, who constituted an important section of society , wrote with reed pens on the leaves of a plant called 'Papyrus' from which we get the word 'paper'.

Question 5

Which of the following civilization is associated with 'Achaemenid Empire'?

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In the middle of the 6th centuryB.C, a powerful empire was established in Iran this empire which lasted over two centuries is known as the Achaemenid Empire. The founder of this Empire was Cyrus with his capital at pasargadae. In 539 B.C, cyrus defeated the Babylonians and extended his empire over a vast territory up to Asia Miner. His successor was Darius I (522-486 B.C).

Question 6

Which of the following poems was/were credited to a Greek poet named Homer?

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Two poems, credited to a poet named Homer, provide a great deal of information about the life and institutions of the early Greeks. The Iliad is the story of siege and destruction of the city of Troy, on the western coast of Asia miner. The Odyssey describes the adventures and return home, from troy , of a Greek hero, Odysseus.

Question 7

Who among the following, played an important role in the struggle for italian independence and unification?

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The struggle for Italian independence and unification was organised by the two famous revolutionaries of Italy Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi. The movement led by them is known as the 'Young Italy' movement. It aimed at the independence and unification of Italy and the establishment of republic there.

Question 8

'Babeuf's Conspiracy' , an important event in the history socialism, was associated with which of the following countries?

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The wide gap between the aims of the French Revolution(equality in economic, social and political life) and the actual conditions in France after revolution created serious discontent among the people. It led to an attempt to overthrow the existing government in France with a view to building a society based on socialist ideas. This attempt, known as Babeuf's conspiracy, is an important event in the history of socialism. The conspiracy,as the name indicates, was the work of Noel Babeuf. He was born in 1760 and has participated in the French Revolution . He organised a secret society called the 'Society of the Equals'.

Question 9

In the ancient world all of France and Belgium and parts of Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany made up one political entity. Which one?

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Gaul

Question 10

In Which three languages is the Rosetta Stone written?

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Greek, demotic Egyptian and hieroglyphics

Question 11

Which of the following contributed to the failure of prohibition?

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Crime connected with illegal alcohol production and sale became a major issue so that even many people who had originally supported Prohibition decided that it needed to be repealed.

Question 12

Why did Feudalism end?

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Feudalism was the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labour, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection Feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 14th centuriesFeudalism was based on the division of land by the king to nobles and vassals in return for their military service under the Feudal Levy The land was the main source of the economy and was dependent on the peasants who worked on the land The reasons for the decline of Feudalism during the Medieval period of the Middle Ages included: The Crusades and travel during the Middle Ages opened new trade options to England England started to move from land-based economy to a money-based economy The Black Death - this reduced the population of England by one third Labour became a valuable commodity The Peasants Revolt - Peasants realized their worth and demanded changes Charters were granted but ignored by nobles More trade saw the growth of more towns Peasants moved away from the country into towns they were eventually allowed to buy their freedom The land was rented and the rights of lords over labor decreased Armed men were paid a wage and Medieval warfare was financed by taxes and loans Nobles became weaker - the Kings took back their lands and power A centralized government was established

Question 13

Who wrote the first history book?

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Herodotus, a Greek author written the first history book in 5th century B.C.

Question 14

The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

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Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads. Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

Question 15

Which of these fields was the lost generation associated with?

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Lost Generation definition, the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I. "Literature" was the one field among the following choices given in the question that was associated with the "Lost Generation".

Question 16

France joined the Triple Entente because

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France joined the Triple Entente because it needed protection from Germany. France felt very heavily the aggression from Germany (a country which it shared a border with), especially over the tension Alsace and Lorraine and the constant switching over of these two counties. It was also worried about the rapid military advancement in Germany and France wanted to ally itself with Russia and Great Britain.

Question 17

How did social darwinism affect European Imperialism?

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Social Darwinism was a prominent intellectual theory that was used to justify European Imperialism in the 19th and early 20th centuries Social Darwinism held that those made better or worse by industrialization were based on the natural predisposition of the people effected For those who were made better off, the success of those people demonstrated that they had a well-evolved culture and this expansion would help remove or improve underperforming cultures, which were those "chosen" by the fact that they were performing poorly Imperialism may encompass a broad range of meanings, including the foreign occupation of one nation by another; one society's control of the internal politics of another; and, especially, foreign extraction of a less powerful nation's natural resources and/or exploitation of its indigenous human resources All in all, according to the Social Darwinist, Imperialism was the natural expansion and success of a well-evolved culture and this expansion would help remove or improve underperforming cultures

Question 18

Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was crucified?

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Tiberius

Question 19

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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The Civil Rights Movement : The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a struggle by black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and achieve racial equality. Individuals and organizations challenged discrimination with a variety of activities, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal to abide by segregation laws. Many believe that the movement began with the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Question 20

The interstate commerce act of 1887 required

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The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices The reason that the Interstate Commerce Act required that rates be published was to avoid secret rebates and similar deals Until then, big shippers would demand rebates from railroads, which would in effect reduce their shipping costs without letting competitors know This is anti-competitive Hence, the Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates

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