Question 1

The establishment of University at &#8230;&#8230;&#8230; &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..were recommended by, Sir Charles Wood.&#10;A)Delhi, Punjab, Bihar&#10;B)Calcutta, Bombay, Madras&#10;C)Agra, Jaipur, Orissa&#10;D)Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan

Accepted Answer

Sir Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 recommended the establishment of universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras, following the model of the University of London. This was a significant step in the development of education in India during the British Raj.

Question 2

Among the following countries which is not included in the Latin Americas?&#10;A)Venezuela&#10;B)Paraguay&#10;C)Bolivia&#10;D)Canada

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Canada is not part of Latin America, which generally includes countries in Central and South America where Romance languages are spoken.

Question 3

. ___________&#8230;. comprises the entire continent of South America, as well as Central America and Mexico, and the Islands of Caribbean.&#10;A)USA&#10;B)Latin America&#10;C)Tanzania&#10;D)Canada

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Latin America comprises the entire continent of South America, as well as Central America and Mexico, and the Islands of the Caribbean.

Question 4

___________. popularised the term Latin America through his writings in the 1830s.&#10;A)Johan Edwardson&#10;B)Edwin Williamson&#10;C)Michel Chevalier&#10;D)H. James

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Michel Chevalier, a French economist and statesman, popularized the term "Latin America" in the 19th century, emphasizing the shared Latin heritage of the region's countries, primarily in contrast to the Anglo-Saxon heritage of the United States.

Question 5

Which monarch provided the financial assistance to Columbus's voyages to the &#34;New World&#34;?&#10;A)Ferdinand of Portugal&#10;B)Queen Isabella of Spain&#10;C)Queen Elizabeth of England&#10;D)Louis of France

Accepted Answer

Queen Isabella of Spain, alongside King Ferdinand, financed Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, leading to the discovery of the Americas.

Question 6

Christopher Columbus landed in Latin Americas in the year&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)12th October 1492&#10;B)10th November 1494&#10;C)18th December 1493&#10;D)6th June 1495

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas on 12th October 1492, marking a significant event in world history by initiating widespread contact between the Americas and the Old World.

Question 7

The &#34;audiencia&#34; in Latin America was&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Military general&#10;B)Royal messenger&#10;C)Court&#10;D)Viceroy

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The "audiencia" in Latin America referred to a court, particularly a high court in Spanish colonies that had judicial, administrative, and sometimes legislative functions.

Question 8

The &#34;encomienda&#34; system imparted by Spanish conquerors in Latin America was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Military system&#10;B)Municipal Administration&#10;C)Forced labour&#10;D)Taxation

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The "encomienda" system was a forced labor system where Spanish conquerors granted the right to the labor of a certain number of indigenous people to Spanish settlers in exchange for their conversion to Christianity.

Question 9

&#34;The True History of the Conquest of New Spain&#34; was written by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Bartlome Casas&#10;B)Hernan Cortez&#10;C)Bernal Diaz&#10;D)Pissarro

Accepted Answer

"The True History of the Conquest of New Spain" was written by Bernal Diaz, who was a soldier in the army of Hernan Cortez and provided a firsthand account of the conquest of Mexico.

Question 10

___________was credited with introducing Romanticism in Latin American Literature.&#10;A)Lizardi&#10;B)Esteban Echeverria `&#10;C)Ruben Dario&#10;D)Pablo Neruda

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Esteban Echeverría is credited with introducing Romanticism in Latin American literature, marking a departure from classical forms and themes to embrace emotional depth, individualism, and the exploration of national identity and nature.

Question 11

___________&#8230;&#8230; is considered as the propounder of 'Modernismo' in Latin American Literature.&#10;A)Ruben Dario&#10;B)Julio Cortazer&#10;C)Esteban Echeverria&#10;D)Pablo Neruda

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The answer of ___________&#8230;&#8230; is considered as the propounder of...

Question 12

Ruben Dario was a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Peruvian poet&#10;B)Nicaraguan poet&#10;C)Columbian novelist&#10;D)Mexican poet

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The answer of Ruben Dario was a&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Peruvian poet&#10;B)Nicaraguan poet&#10;C)Columbian novelist&#10;D)Mexican...

Question 13

Julio Cortazer was a famous&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Argentine writer&#10;B)Mexican writer&#10;C)Columbian poet&#10;D)Brazilian playwright

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The answer of Julio Cortazer was a famous&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Argentine writer&#10;B)Mexican writer&#10;C)Columbian...

Question 14

. ___________&#8230;was written by Julio Cortazer.&#10;A)Lay Hymns&#10;B)Hopscotch&#10;C)Residence on Earth&#10;D)Azul

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The answer of . ___________&#8230;was written by Julio Cortazer.&#10;A)Lay Hymns&#10;B)Hopscotch&#10;C)Residence...

Question 15

Famous Latin American poet and writer, 'Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basalto' is popularly known as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Ruben Dario&#10;B)Eduardo Mallea&#10;C)Pablo Neruda&#10;D)Julio Cortazer

Accepted Answer

The answer of Famous Latin American poet and writer, 'Neftali...

Question 16

Pablo Neruda belongs to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Bolivia&#10;B)Columbia&#10;C)Argentina&#10;D)Chile

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The answer of Pablo Neruda belongs to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Bolivia&#10;B)Columbia&#10;C)Argentina&#10;D)Chile...

Question 17

Pablo Neruda wrote the poem titled, &#34;Spain in My Heart&#34; in the background of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Anglo?Spanish war&#10;B)Spanish Civil war of 1936&#10;C)Spanish colonial expeditions&#10;D)Spanish elite culture

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The answer of Pablo Neruda wrote the poem titled, &#34;Spain...

Question 18

___________&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;wrote the poem &#34;Residence on Earth 1925?31&#34;&#10;A)Ruben Dario&#10;B)Julio Cortazer&#10;C)Eduardo Mallea&#10;D)Pablo Neruda

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The answer of ___________&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;wrote the poem &#34;Residence on Earth 1925?31&#34;&#10;A)Ruben...

Question 19

Pablo Neruda received Nobel Prize in the year&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)1973&#10;B)1974&#10;C)1971&#10;D)1978

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The answer of Pablo Neruda received Nobel Prize in the...

Question 20

Famous Latin American writer Juao Guimaraes Rosa belongs to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Argentina&#10;B)Brazil&#10;C)Chile&#10;D)Bolivia

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The answer of Famous Latin American writer Juao Guimaraes Rosa...

Question 21

The novel 'Third Bank of the River' was written by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Juao Guimaraes Rosa&#10;B)Gabriel Garcia Marquez&#10;C)Llosa&#10;D)Mallea

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The answer of The novel 'Third Bank of the River'...

Question 22

Eduardo Mallea was&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Brazilian writer&#10;B)Argentine writer&#10;C)Peruvian novelist&#10;D)Columbian writer

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The answer of Eduardo Mallea was&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Brazilian writer&#10;B)Argentine writer&#10;C)Peruvian novelist&#10;D)Columbian writer...

Question 23

who wrote the novel &#34;All Green Shall Perish&#34;?&#10;A)Rosa&#10;B)Eduardo Mallea&#10;C)Julio Cortazer&#10;D)Marquez

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The answer of who wrote the novel &#34;All Green Shall...

Question 24

Which Latin American novelist served as Argentine Representative to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) during 1955?58?&#10;A)Garcia Marquez&#10;B)Pablo Neruda&#10;C)Eduardo Mallea&#10;D)Julio Cortazer

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The answer of Which Latin American novelist served as Argentine...

Question 25

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in the year&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1927&#10;B)1928&#10;C)1930&#10;D)1931

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The answer of Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in the...

Deck 22: Latin American History and Literature