MCQ Chapter 1 History Class 12 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – History Class 12Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science 1. Who planned the first circumnavigation of the earth?ColumbusCookMagellanChamplainQuestion 1 of 202. What explorer discovered New Zealand?TasmanCookPoloChamplainQuestion 2 of 203. Who established Quebec in Canada?FranklinChamplainColumbusCookQuestion 3 of 204. What explorer mapped the Pacific islands?ColumbusCookDiasVespucciQuestion 4 of 205. What plant is named after a French explorer?OrchidBougainvilleaSunflowerJasmineQuestion 5 of 206. Who explored the course of river Niger?CookMungo ParkPoloChamplainQuestion 6 of 207. Who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni to India?AlberuniIbn BatutaVespucciCopernicusQuestion 7 of 208. Which country saw the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?GermanyFranceItalyEnglandQuestion 8 of 209. What raw materials did England import from colonies?Finished goodsGoldEssential raw materialsSlavesQuestion 9 of 2010. What was one consequence of the Industrial Revolution in India?Boost to Indian economyRise of Indian trade unionsDecline of Indian cottage industriesIncrease in Indian exportsQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the meaning of Economic Nationalism?GlobalizationEconomic isolationEconomic patriotism and competitionFree tradeQuestion 11 of 2012. What did economic nationalism support along with industrialism?CommunismImperialismHumanismFeudalismQuestion 12 of 2013. What economic system enabled the Industrial Revolution?FeudalismSocialismCapitalismCommunismQuestion 13 of 2014. What was a key feature of capitalism?Equal payPublic ownershipPrivate ownershipCommunal productionQuestion 14 of 2015. What helped British merchants earn high profits from colonies?Tax-free tradeSlave laborNaval dominance and cheap importsFree marketsQuestion 15 of 2016. What was used to transport British goods into rural India?CamelsRiversRailwaysShipsQuestion 16 of 2017. What caused the decline of Indian textile industry?FloodsLabour shortageBritish policies and machine-made goodsHigh Indian taxesQuestion 17 of 2018. What was the motive behind capturing colonies under economic nationalism?Spreading cultureProtecting nativesSecuring raw materials and marketsBuilding alliancesQuestion 18 of 2019. What emerged as a result of industrial surplus?Economic slowdownCommunismEconomic nationalism and imperialismAgricultural growthQuestion 19 of 2020. What led to the vast expansion of European empires?ScienceEducationImperialism and industrial powerReligionQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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