Exploration and Discovery NDA Questions

NDA Indian History

Exploration and Discovery MCQ Questions


7.
Under Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire rapidly expanded to become one of the largest contiguous land empires in history, eventually stretching from:
A.
The Sahara Desert to the Nile
B.
The Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe
C.
Only within present-day Mongolia
D.
The Atlantic Ocean to the Ural mountains only
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ANSWER :
B. The Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe
8.
The original personal name of Genghis Khan, before he adopted his famous title, was:
A.
Ogodei
B.
Batu
C.
Kublai
D.
Temujin
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ANSWER :
D. Temujin
9.
Genghis Khan reorganised the traditionally divided Mongol tribes into new military and social units, deliberately breaking up old tribal loyalties, in order to:
A.
Build unity and loyalty directly to himself rather than to individual clans
B.
Encourage a return to purely nomadic isolation
C.
Promote agricultural settlement
D.
Establish separate independent kingdoms
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ANSWER :
A. Build unity and loyalty directly to himself rather than to individual clans
10.
The Mongol army under Genghis Khan was organised on a decimal system, with the largest unit, comprising roughly ten thousand soldiers, called a:
A.
Century
B.
Legion
C.
Tuman (or tumen)
D.
Cohort
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ANSWER :
C. Tuman (or tumen)
11.
The written code of law compiled under Genghis Khan, which governed various aspects of Mongol life including military discipline, is known as the:
A.
Justinian Code
B.
Yasa
C.
Code of Hammurabi
D.
Magna Carta
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ANSWER :
B. Yasa
12.
A key strength of the Mongol military that allowed extremely rapid movement and communication across their vast empire was their well-organised system of:
A.
Naval fleets
B.
Permanent standing garrisons in every village
C.
Underground tunnels
D.
Relay stations and horse messengers (the yam system)
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ANSWER :
D. Relay stations and horse messengers (the yam system)