English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1141. Feudalism reached a high point in the ______.
A twelfth century
B twelfth and thirteenth centuries
C thirteenth century
D eleventh century
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Correct answer: twelfth and thirteenth centuries
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1142. The transition debate refers to:
A The transition from agrarian capitalism to commercial capitalism
B The transition from feudalism to capitalism
C The transition from trade to agriculture
D The transition from republicanism to a monarchical system
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Correct answer: The transition from feudalism to capitalism
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1143. ______ were two intellectuals of the twelfth century European renaissance.
A St. Augustine and Albertus Magnus
B Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham
C Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine
D Albertus Magnus and St. Jude
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Correct answer: Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1144. Which of the following books was written by Maurice Dobb?
A India in the World Economy
B The Rise of Capitalist Agriculture
C Commercial Capitalism in England
D Studies in The Development of Capitalism
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Correct answer: Studies in The Development of Capitalism
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1145. Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks on:
A 29 May, 1456
B 29 May, 1453
C 2 June, 1204
D 3 November, 1492
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Correct answer: 29 May, 1453
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1146. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
A Francesco Petrarch
B Geoffrey Chaucer
C Poggio Bracciolini
D Alberti
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Correct answer: Geoffrey Chaucer
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History
Q1147. Who has been regarded as the 'Father of English Poetry'?
A Colet
B Chaucer
C Shakespeare
D Montaigne
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Correct answer: Chaucer
English KVS PGT (18-02-2023 Shift-I) History
Q1148. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below : List-I List-II (Sculptor) (The work)
A Michaelangelo (i) Assumption of the Virgin'
B Raphael Sanzio (ii) 'The Last Supper'
C Leonardo da Vinci (iii)'Sistine Madonna'
D Titian (iv) Fresco Paintings in St. Peter's Church (a) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) (b) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) (c) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii) (d) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
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Correct answer: Titian (iv) Fresco Paintings in St. Peter's Church (a) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) (b) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) (c) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii) (d) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1149. Petrarch wrote letters to ______.
A Alison
B Laura
C Margherita of Savoy
D Queen Christina of Sweden
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Correct answer: Laura
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History
Q1150. Who wrote love sonnets to "Laura"?
A John Milton
B Dante
C Petrarch
D Shakespeare
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Correct answer: Petrarch
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (27/07/2018 Shift-I Female) History
Q1151. The famous poet Dante used which language for his writings?
A Italy
B Greek
C Latin
D German
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Correct answer: Italy
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1152. Dante wrote the ________.
A Comedia dell' arte
B Divine Comedy
C Harlequinade
D Chronicles of Florence
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Correct answer: Divine Comedy
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1153. Dante's muse was ________.
A Beatrice
B Isis
C Artemis
D Sarah
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Correct answer: Beatrice
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1154. The twelfth century renaissance saw:
A The initial recovery of Aristotle, the rise of towns and the return of an urban economy in feudal Europe
B The rise of the universities
C The supremacy of the church
D Both The initial recovery of Aristotle, the rise of towns and the return of an urban economy in feudal Europe and The rise of the universities
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Correct answer: Both The initial recovery of Aristotle, the rise of towns and the return of an urban economy in feudal Europe and The rise of the universities
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1155. Which is NOT true with regard to the fifteenth century European Renaissance?
A Petrarch was the first humanist
B Poggio Bracciolini was a noted scholar
C The renaissance followed the 'dark ages' in Europe
D The renaissance was marked by anti- classicism
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Correct answer: The renaissance was marked by anti- classicism
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1156. Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince for _____.
A St. Bede
B The Medici
C The Borgias
D Anselm
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Correct answer: The Medici
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1157. The Rosicrucian enlightenment happened in ______.
A The Netherlands
B Central Europe
C Southern Europe
D England
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Correct answer: Central Europe
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-II Male) History
Q1158. Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes were:
A Greek democrats and orators
B dramatists
C dramatists and writers
D historians
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Correct answer: dramatists
English NVS TGT 2022 (29/11/2022 Shift-II) SST
Q1159. Which of the following features is/are common between Earth and Mars A. Number of moons B. Time to complete one spin on its own axis C. Time to complete one orbit around the Sun
A Only A
B Only B
C Only A and C
D Only B and C
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Correct answer: Only B
English DSSSB PGT 2018 (05/07/2018 Shift-I Male) History
Q1160. Early work in physics and engineering was pioneered by:
A Archimedes of the Greek colony of Syracuse
B Democritus
C Themistocles
D Euclid
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Correct answer: Archimedes of the Greek colony of Syracuse