MCQ Chapter 2 History Class 8 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – History Class 8Europe and India 1. The last phase of the medieval period in Europe is known as the period of _______.ReformationRenaissanceIndustrial RevolutionImperialismQuestion 1 of 202. Who is recognized as an all-round personality of the Renaissance period?Leonardo da VinciJohannes GutenbergVasco-da-GamaRobert CliveQuestion 2 of 203. The Renaissance period revived the traditions of which ancient civilizations?Indian and ChineseGreek and RomanPersian and EgyptianMesopotamian and MayanQuestion 3 of 204. What was the main contribution of Johannes Gutenberg in the Renaissance period?Discovery of AmericaDevelopment of the steam engineInvention of the printing pressIntroduction of capitalismQuestion 4 of 205. The movement that opposed the corrupt practices of the Roman Catholic Church was called the _______.Scientific RevolutionReligious Reform MovementRenaissanceIndustrial RevolutionQuestion 5 of 206. In 1453 AD, the Ottoman Turks conquered which important city?RomeParisConstantinopleVeniceQuestion 6 of 207. Who was the first European explorer to reach the tip of Africa?Christopher ColumbusBartolomeu DiasVasco-da-GamaFerdinand MagellanQuestion 7 of 208. In which year did Vasco-da-Gama reach the Indian coast at Calicut?1487149214981501Question 8 of 209. The Industrial Revolution began in which country?FranceEnglandItalyPortugalQuestion 9 of 2010. What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on transportation?Decrease in tradeDevelopment of railways and steamshipsReduction of factoriesRevival of barter systemQuestion 10 of 2011. The ‘Age of Revolutions’ is associated with which centuries?13th and 14th15th and 16th17th and 18th18th and 19thQuestion 11 of 2012. The American War of Independence was fought against which country?FranceSpainEnglandPortugalQuestion 12 of 2013. Who led the American army during the War of Independence?George WashingtonAbraham LincolnThomas JeffersonBenjamin FranklinQuestion 13 of 2014. The French Revolution began in which year?1776178918041815Question 14 of 2015. Which three values were emphasized by the French Revolution?Wealth, power, statusLiberty, equality, fraternityCapitalism, democracy, socialismStrength, unity, victoryQuestion 15 of 2016. The British East India Company was established in which year?1500155016001650Question 16 of 2017. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey in 1757?Mir KasimMir JafarSiraj-ud-DaulahTipu SultanQuestion 17 of 2018. What was the main reason for the Battle of Plassey?British desire for trade expansionMughal declineFrench interventionPortuguese rivalryQuestion 18 of 2019. The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?1748175717641776Question 19 of 2020. What did the Treaty of Allahabad grant the British in Bengal?Military controlRight to collect revenueReligious authorityControl over Mughal EmperorQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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