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Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 14hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

he is the father of genetics

a)

mendel

b)

darwin

c)

bateson

d)

watson

2.

he named the NA as nuclein

a)

meischer

b)

muller

c)

meselson

d)

sambrook

3.

introduced A-T and G-C

a)

chargaff

b)

jeffreys

c)

creighton

d)

sutton

4.

he translated mendel's work to english

a)

bateson

b)

darwin

c)

jeffreys

d)

tatum

5.

he described metabolic diseases as cytogenetic disease

a)

garrod

b)

griffith

c)

tatum

d)

avery

6.

this is the first medium used for genetic studies

a)

drosophila

b)

C. elegans

c)

E. coli

d)

S. aureus

7.

this is a roundworm used for genetic studies

a)

C. elegans

b)

E. coli

c)

drosophila

d)

S. aureus

8.

this is a gram negative bacterium used in genetic studies

a)

E. coli

b)

K. pneumoniae

c)

S. aureus

d)

S. pyogenes

9.

proposed the model for DNA

a)

watson

b)

crick

c)

wilcox

d)

sambrook

10.

how many codons are needed to make an amino acid

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

What was the main way Italian city-states became wealthy?

a)

Trade

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Banking

12.

What was the Renaissance?

a)

Rebirth of interest in art and learning

b)

Christian states fighting to get in control of land from the Muslims

c)

Italian City-states joined together

13.

Who was Marco Polo?

a)

An Author

b)

A Trader

c)

A Traveler

14.

What was Marco Polo’s impact on trade?

a)

Wrote a book about Asia and influenced people to trade with China

b)

Traveled to Asia and told the Chinese the wonders of Europe

c)

Told the Christians about Asia

15.

What was the Hundred Year War?

a)

A war between England and France which France won with the help of Joan of Arc

b)

A war between England and France which England won with the help of Joan of Arc

c)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Christians won with the help of Joan of Arc

d)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Muslims won with the help of Joan of Arc

16.

What was the Reconquista?

a)

The Christians attempt to end Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

b)

The rebirth of interest in art and learning

c)

The Muslims attempt to end Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

17.

Where did the Medieval Nobles live?

a)

In a castle on the manor

b)

Cities

c)

In the kings house

d)

In a knights manor

18.

Where did Renaissance Nobles live?

a)

Cities

b)

In a castle on the manor

c)

With the knights

d)

With the kings

19.

Where did the Medieval Nobles get their wealth?

a)

Land

b)

Trading

c)

Money

20.

Where did Renaissance Nobles get their wealth from?

a)

Trading

b)

Land

c)

Money

21.

Did Medieval Nobles like trading with Merchants and why?

a)

No because they believed they were above town merchants

b)

Yes because they decided that money from trade was just as good as money from land

c)

Yes because Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

d)

No because Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

22.

Did Renaissance Nobles like trading with Merchants?

a)

Yes because they decided that money from trade was just as good as money from land and Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

b)

No because they believed they were above town merchants

c)

No because they believed that the king hated merchants

d)

Yes because they believed they were one of the highest power of rank

23.

How did Medieval Nobles run the land

a)

Feudalism

b)

By the king’s order

c)

Republics

24.

How did Renaissance Nobles run the land

a)

By Republics (Government controlled by the citizens but one powerful man ran the government

b)

Fuedalism

c)

By the kings order

d)

All of the answers

25.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? (Choose all of the correct answers)

a)

Italy had been the center of the Roman Empire and interested in Greek and Roman art

b)

Italy’s cities have become very wealthy and enabled them to pay artists

c)

The region was divided into many small city-states and most of them were important cities of the Renaissance

d)

The king forced artists to come to Italy after he conquered most of Europe

26.

What was the Impact of the Black Death? (Choose all the correct answers)

a)

Killed one third of the population

b)

Trade declined

c)

Wages rose because workers were few and in demand

d)

Food prices fell

e)

killed one fourth of the population

27.

What was the main way Italian city-states became wealthy?

a)

Trade

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Banking

28.

What was the Renaissance?

a)

Rebirth of interest in art and learning

b)

Christian states fighting to get in control of land from the Muslims

c)

Italian City-states joined together

29.

Who was Marco Polo?

a)

An Author

b)

A Trader

c)

A Traveler

30.

What was Marco Polo’s impact on trade?

a)

Wrote a book about Asia and influenced people to trade with China

b)

Traveled to Asia and told the Chinese the wonders of Europe

c)

Told the Christians about Asia

31.

What was the Hundred Year War?

a)

A war between England and France which France won with the help of Joan of Arc

b)

A war between England and France which England won with the help of Joan of Arc

c)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Christians won with the help of Joan of Arc

d)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Muslims won with the help of Joan of Arc

32.

What was the Reconquista?

a)

The Christians attempt to end Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

b)

The rebirth of interest in art and learning

c)

The Muslims attempt to end Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

33.

Where did the Medieval Nobles live?

a)

In a castle on the manor

b)

Cities

c)

In the kings house

d)

In a knights manor

34.

Where did Renaissance Nobles live?

a)

Cities

b)

In a castle on the manor

c)

With the knights

d)

With the kings

35.

Where did the Medieval Nobles get their wealth?

a)

Land

b)

Trading

c)

Money

36.

Where did Renaissance Nobles get their wealth from?

a)

Trading

b)

Land

c)

Money

37.

Did Medieval Nobles like trading with Merchants and why?

a)

No because they believed they were above town merchants

b)

Yes because they decided that money from trade was just as good as money from land

c)

Yes because Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

d)

No because Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

38.

Did Renaissance Nobles like trading with Merchants?

a)

Yes because they decided that money from trade was just as good as money from land and Urban nobility married wealthy merchants

b)

No because they believed they were above town merchants

c)

No because they believed that the king hated merchants

d)

Yes because they believed they were one of the highest power of rank

39.

How did Medieval Nobles run the land

a)

Feudalism

b)

By the king’s order

c)

Republics

40.

How did Renaissance Nobles run the land

a)

By Republics (Government controlled by the citizens but one powerful man ran the government

b)

Fuedalism

c)

By the kings order

d)

All of the answers

41.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? (Choose all of the correct answers)

a)

Italy had been the center of the Roman Empire and interested in Greek and Roman art

b)

Italy’s cities have become very wealthy and enabled them to pay artists

c)

The region was divided into many small city-states and most of them were important cities of the Renaissance

d)

The king forced artists to come to Italy after he conquered most of Europe

42.

What was the Impact of the Black Death? (Choose all the correct answers)

a)

Killed one third of the population

b)

Trade declined

c)

Wages rose because workers were few and in demand

d)

Food prices fell

e)

killed one fourth of the population

43.

Among the following, which place in Uttar Pradesh was the important centre of Jamdani weaving?

a)

Lucknow

b)

Mathura

c)

shillong

44.

Name the machine that increased the productivity of the traditional spindles in textile industry.

a)

Spinning engine

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Steam Engine

45.

Why were Indian textiles popular?

a)

for their fine quality

b)

cheap price

c)

for their fine quality and exquisite craftsmanship

46.

The Europeans started using the term Chintz, derived from the Hindi word Chhint. What is the meaning of Chhint?

a)

A cloth made of cotton silk

b)

A cloth with small and colourful designs

c)

An order ready for shipment to England

47.

(a)   was done mostly by women

48.

The dyer who used to dye threads made by the weavers of India was known as _____________

a)

Rangarez

b)

Chhipigars

c)

checks

49.

In present-day Iraq, where did the European traders first encounter fine cotton from India carried by Arab merchants?

a)

Baghdad

b)

mosul

c)

Basra

50.

Michael Faraday spent four years in studying __________.

a)

the properties of Indian Wootz

b)

the ancient Indian culture

c)

the properties of various metals in India

51.

Which place in our country had one of the finest ores in the world?

a)

Raniganj

b)

Jharia

c)

Rajhara hills

52.

TISCO came up in the city of _____.

a)

Jamshedpur

b)

Surat

c)

Mumbai

53.

The word calico is derived from the name of a particular place in Kerala. Identify the place.

(a)  

54.

Anne Boleyn was

a)

reheaded

b)

henry the VIII killed her

c)

beheaded

d)

???????

e)

i do not remember