MCQ Questions for Class 11 History: Ch 8 Confrontation of Cultures
1. The magnetic compass, used in explorations, had been known since
(a) 1377.
(b) 1378.
(c) 1379.
(d) 1380.
► (d) 1380.
► (d) 1380.
2. When Christopher Columbus reached the islands of Cubanascan, he mistook it for
(a) Andaman
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) Malasiya
► (c) Japan
3. In 1571, the Philippines was conquered by
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Holland.
(d) England.
► (a) Spain.
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.
► (d) Totonacs.
5. The first formal Portuguese capital in South America was
(a) Salvador.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) Bahia/Salvador.
► (d) Bahia/Salvador.
6. The civilisation which was politically less powerful than the Aztecs in Mexico was
(a) Arawaks.
(b) Caribs.
(c) Incas.
(d) Mayas.
► (d) Mayas.
7. People who believe that inanimate objects may have life or a soul are called
(a) agnocists.
(b) anthropologists.
(c) animists.
(d) atheists.
► (c) animists.
8. The cultures of the Aztecs had certain features in common with the cultures of the:
(a) Caribs
(b) Tupinambas
(c) Arawaks
(d) Incas
► (d) Incas
9. 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.
► (d) 3 August 1492.
10. The ruler who ascended the throne after a civil war was
(a) Atahualpa
(b) Cuatemoc
(c) Montezuma
(d) Manco Capac
► (a) Atahualpa
11. Who made ‘Chinampas’, an artificial islands in Lake Mexico.
(a) Cuatemoc
(b) Tupinambas
(c) Aztecs
(d) Agnocists
► (c) Aztecs
12. Who destroyed the Inca civilisation?
(a) German
(b) British
(c) Spanish
(d) French
► (c) Spanish
13. Aztecs got power when they destroyed the power of ______.
(a) Montezuma
(b) Incas
(c) Maya
(d) Tolteks
► (d) Tolteks
14. Who built roads through mountains from Ecuador to Chile.
(a) German
(b) Incas
(c) Maya
(d) Aztecs
► (b) Incas
15. _______ was the science of mapping the universe.
(a) Cosmography
(b) Cartography
(c) Calligraphy
(d) Pictography
► (a) Cosmography