Chapter 3: The Making of a Global World exam-oriented Important MCQs and Assertion–Reason questions

 Chapter 3: The Making of a Global World

 exam-oriented Important MCQs and Assertion–Reason questions 

MCQs

1. The Silk Routes were important because they

A. connected only China and India

B. connected Asia with Europe and North Africa

C. promoted slave trade

D. were used only for silk trade

✔ Answer: B

2. Which of the following goods were traded through Silk Routes?

A. Tea and coffee

B. Silk, spices, textiles, precious metals

C. Coal and iron

D. Cotton only

✔ Answer: B

3. The Silk Routes flourished mainly during

A. 7th–15th century

B. 1st–3rd century

C. 18th–19th century

D. 20th century

✔ Answer: A

4. Which religion spread through the Silk Routes?

A. Hinduism

B. Buddhism

C. Jainism

D. Sikhism

✔ Answer: B

5. Which food item travelled from China to Europe?

A. Potato

B. Maize

C. Spaghetti / Noodles

D. Tomato

✔ Answer: C

6. Potato was first introduced to Europe from

A. Asia

B. Africa

C. Americas

D. Australia

✔ Answer: C

7. Why did potato become popular in Europe?

A. Easy to grow and nutritious

B. Used as medicine

C. Luxury food

D. Imported from Africa

✔ Answer: A

8. Which continent was the original home of maize and potatoes?

A. Asia

B. Europe

C. Africa

D. Americas

✔ Answer: D

9. The Europeans conquered America mainly because

A. Better education

B. Powerful navy

C. Immunity to diseases

D. Strong economy

✔ Answer: C

10. Which disease killed millions of native Americans?

A. Cholera

B. Smallpox

C. Plague

D. Malaria

✔ Answer: B

11. Which continent suffered heavy population loss due to European diseases?

A. Africa

B. Asia

C. Europe

D. America

✔ Answer: D

12. The Columbian Exchange refers to

A. Exchange of students

B. Exchange of goods, crops, diseases between continents

C. Slave trade only

D. Silk trade

✔ Answer: B

13. The Silk Routes got their name mainly because

A. Silk was the only product traded

B. Silk was the most valuable product traded

C. Silk was traded only in China

D. Silk was produced in Europe

✔ Answer: B

14. Which region was NOT connected by the Silk Routes?

A. China

B. India

C. Europe

D. Australia

✔ Answer: D

15. Which of the following was spread by traders along Silk Routes?

A. Machines

B. Religions and ideas

C. Railways

D. Industries

✔ Answer: B

16. Which port was important for trade between Asia and Europe?

A. Calcutta

B. Surat

C. Constantinople

D. London

✔ Answer: C

17. What helped the Silk Routes to flourish?

A. Strong armies

B. Stable empires

C. Modern transport

D. Colonial rule

✔ Answer: B

18. Which traveller is believed to have brought noodles to Europe?

A. Ibn Battuta

B. Marco Polo

C. Vasco da Gama

D. Columbus

✔ Answer: B

19. Why were potatoes initially not accepted in Europe?

A. They were poisonous

B. They grew underground and were linked to disease

C. They were expensive

D. They were tasteless

✔ Answer: B

20. Which crop helped in fighting hunger and poverty in Europe?

A. Tea

B. Rice

C. Potato

D. Coffee

✔ Answer: C

21. Tomato was originally grown in

A. Europe

B. Asia

C. Africa

D. Americas

✔ Answer: D

22. Which of the following foods travelled from America to Europe?

A. Wheat

B. Rice

C. Maize

D. Barley

✔ Answer: C

23. Which disease spread rapidly in America after European arrival?

A. Typhoid

B. Smallpox

C. Tuberculosis

D. Dengue

✔ Answer: B

24. Why did native Americans die in large numbers?

A. Poor food

B. War only

C. Lack of immunity to European diseases

D. Cold climate

✔ Answer: C

25. Which European power first conquered large parts of America?

A. England

B. France

C. Spain

D. Germany

✔ Answer: C

26. The spread of diseases resulted in

A. Population growth in America

B. Decline of native population

C. Increase in trade

D. Spread of education

✔ Answer: B

27. Which term describes the exchange of food crops, animals and diseases?

A. Industrial Exchange

B. Columbian Exchange

C. Silk Exchange

D. Cultural Exchange

✔ Answer: B

28. Which of the following best explains globalisation in the pre-modern world?

A. Use of internet

B. Trade and cultural links between distant regions

C. Industrialisation

D. Colonisation only

✔ Answer: B

29. Which crop led to rapid population growth in Europe?

A. Wheat

B. Rice

C. Potato

D. Coffee

✔ Answer: C

30. Which factor helped Europeans establish control over new lands?

A. Education

B. Scientific knowledge

C. Immunity to diseases

D. Population

✔ Answer: C

31. The Silk Routes declined mainly due to

A. Spread of diseases

B. Discovery of sea routes

C. End of silk demand

D. Industrial revolution

✔ Answer: B

32. Which statement is correct?

A. Globalisation began in 20th century

B. Pre-modern trade was limited to Europe

C. Food habits changed due to trade

D. Silk Routes connected only China

✔ Answer: C

🔹 PART B: ASSERTION–REASON QUESTIONS

(Choose the correct option)

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

33. Assertion (A): Silk Routes played a major role in cultural exchange.

Reason (R): Traders carried religions, technologies and ideas along with goods.

✔ Answer: A

34. Assertion (A): Food habits of Europeans changed after the discovery of America.

Reason (R): Crops like potato and maize were introduced from the Americas.

✔ Answer: A

35. Assertion (A): Europe easily conquered America.

Reason (R): Europeans had immunity against many deadly diseases.

✔ Answer: A

36. Assertion (A): Spaghetti was originally an Italian food.

Reason (R): It travelled from China to Italy through trade routes.

✔ Answer: D

(Assertion is false, Reason is true)

37. Assertion (A): Diseases helped Europeans in colonial expansion.

Reason (R): Native Americans had no immunity to European diseases.

✔ Answer: A

38. Assertion (A): Globalisation is a modern phenomenon.

Reason (R): Trade and cultural exchanges existed even in pre-modern times.

✔ Answer: D