Exploration and Discovery NDA Questions

Exploration and Discovery MCQ Questions

13.
Which of the following best describes the Mongol approach to incorporating skilled people (such as artisans, scholars and administrators) from conquered regions into their empire?
A.
They were forcibly converted into nomadic herders
B.
They were completely ignored and left in conquered territories
C.
Such people were often spared and employed in Mongol service for their expertise
D.
They were always executed regardless of skill
ANSWER :
C. Such people were often spared and employed in Mongol service for their expertise
14.
After the death of Genghis Khan, the vast Mongol Empire was eventually divided among his descendants into separate regional territories known as:
A.
Khanates
B.
Sultanates
C.
Provinces of a single centralised state
D.
City-states
ANSWER :
A. Khanates
15.
The Mongol khanate that came to rule over China, founded by Genghis Khan's grandson, is known in Chinese history as the:
A.
Ming Dynasty
B.
Yuan Dynasty
C.
Qing Dynasty
D.
Tang Dynasty
ANSWER :
B. Yuan Dynasty
16.
The grandson of Genghis Khan who completed the conquest of China and became a famous Mongol emperor (visited by the Venetian traveller Marco Polo) was:
A.
Hulagu Khan
B.
Batu Khan
C.
Ogodei Khan
D.
Kublai Khan
ANSWER :
D. Kublai Khan
17.
The Mongol khanate that established control over large parts of Russia and Eastern Europe, and is historically referred to as ruling over that region, is commonly known as the:
A.
Holy Roman Empire
B.
Byzantine Empire
C.
Golden Horde
D.
Ottoman Empire
ANSWER :
C. Golden Horde
18.
The Mongol conquest of Persia (Iran) and Baghdad, which ended the Abbasid Caliphate there, was led by Genghis Khan's grandson:
A.
Hulagu Khan
B.
Kublai Khan
C.
Batu Khan
D.
Guyuk Khan
ANSWER :
A. Hulagu Khan