Sst MCQ question

 

  1. The age of Exploration is considered between the ……………

14th and 15th century

15th and 16th century (ans)

16th and 17th century

13th and 14th century

  1. The Europeans began exploring the world via …………………

Sea route (ans)

Land route

Air route

Rail route

  1. Which of the following is/are correct about the European daring explorers.

In search of new trading routes 

Wealth and knowledge

New lands for their kings to conquer.

All the above 

  1. In which country the Moluccas, is situated?

Malaysia 

India

Sri Lanka

Indonesia (ans)

  1. What was the old name of Sri Lanka?

Ceylon

Jawa

Sumatra

None of the above

  1. What was the earlier name of Maluku islands 

Sugar islands

Spice Islands (ans)

Cotton islands

Salt islands

  1. Bartolomeu Dias was a …………………… explorer.

Spainish

Portuguese (ans)

Frech

English 

  1. Who discovered “Cape of Good Hopes”?

Vasco Da Gama

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias (ans)

  1. Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa in 1488 CE?

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias (ans)

Vasco Da Gama

  1. What was the original name of the Cape of Good Hope?

Cape of God Hope

Cape of storms (ans)

Cape of winds

Cape of sands

  1. Ferdinand Magellan was born in ………………………

France

Portugal (ans)

England

India

  1. Ferdinand Magellan made his expeditions on behalf of ……………………..

France

Spain (ans)

Russia

Portugal 

  1. Name the explorer who sailed around the world.

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan (ans)

Vasco Da Gama 

None of the above 

  1. The Americas are generally believed to have been named after ………….

Sebastian delElcano

Barolomeu Dias

Amerigo Vespucci (ans)

Vasco Da Gama 

  1. Who discovered a sea route to India in 1498 via the Cape of Good Hope?

Sebastian delElcano

Barolomeu Dias

Amerigo Vespucci

Vasco Da Gama (ans)

  1. Vasco Da Gama reached at which part of India?

Calicut (ans)

Kolkata

Madaras

Goa 

  1. Vasco Da Gama died at …………………….

Cochin(Kochi)  (ans)

Chennai

Calicut

Goa 

  1. The Strait of Magellan was discovered by …………………..

Columbus

Magellan (ans)

Vasco Da Gama

None 

  1. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

Columbus visited Caribbean Sea and the coasts of Central America

Columbus also visited Cuba 

Magellan sailed westwards from Europe in search of the Moluccas.

Vasco Da Gama visited Calcutta (ans)


  1. Bahamas is in ……………………….

North America (ans)

South America

Asia

Europe








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