Forces Shaping the Modern world NDA Questions

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Forces Shaping the Modern world MCQ Questions


7.
Who was the first European explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488?
A.
Prince Henry the Navigator
B.
Vasco da Gama
C.
Pedro Álvares Cabral
D.
Bartholomeu Dias
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ANSWER :
D. Bartholomeu Dias
8.
Prince Henry 'the Navigator', who promoted early voyages of exploration, belonged to:
A.
Italy
B.
Portugal
C.
Spain
D.
England
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ANSWER :
B. Portugal
9.
The continent of America was named after which explorer?
A.
Amerigo Vespucci
B.
Ferdinand Magellan
C.
Christopher Columbus
D.
John Cabot
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ANSWER :
A. Amerigo Vespucci
10.
The search for new sea routes to Asia was mainly driven by the desire to bypass the land trade route controlled by:
A.
Spanish colonists
B.
Portuguese pirates
C.
Ottoman and Italian merchants
D.
The British Navy
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ANSWER :
C. Ottoman and Italian merchants
11.
Which country established the earliest and most extensive colonies in the Americas after Columbus's voyages?
A.
Spain
B.
Portugal
C.
Netherlands
D.
England
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ANSWER :
A. Spain
12.
The navigational instrument crucial for long ocean voyages, using magnetism to indicate direction, was the:
A.
Sextant only
B.
Compass
C.
Telescope
D.
Chronometer
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ANSWER :
B. Compass