World History Questions Answers
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8. Which was not an Roman Philosopher ?
- Cicero
- Seneca
- Lucretius
- Octavian
Answer And Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
"Octavian" is considered as most powerful man in the Roman Empire.
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9. Who was among the famous Roman poets ?
- Tacitus
- Plinky
- Virgil
- Marcus
Answer And Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Virgil and Horace were the famous Roman poets.
Tacitus and Plinky were the famous Roman historians.
Marcus was a Roman Philosopher. -
10. Marco Polo, Venetian traveller, travelled from Venice to China and Japan in :
- 1285 - 90
- 1288 - 93
- 1290 - 96
- 1295 - 1301
Answer And Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Marco Polo was the first European to visit China.
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11. In which year Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope ?
- 1480
- 1487
- 1495
- 1500
Answer And Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Bartholomew Diaz reached the point in 1487, which the Portuguese named Cape of Good Hope (the southern most point of Africa).
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12. Vasco da Gama reached in India in he year ?
- 1495
- 1496
- 1497
- 1498
Answer And Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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13. Who was the first to sail round the world ?
- Francis Drake
- Columbus
- Magellan
- Vasco da Gama
Answer And Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Magellan was a Portuguese sailor who was the first to sail round the world.
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14. America was discovered in ?
- 1491
- 1492
- 1493
- 1494
Answer And Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
America was discovered in 1492 by an Italian Christopher Columbus.