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The fall of Constantinople endangered the _____ trade of the Europeans.

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  1. Textile

  2. Spice

  3. Metal

  4. Opium

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire until it was conquered by Ottoman Empire. It used to be the prime route for the Europe that allowed the trade of spice and other commodities from India and China. Its fall caused the loss in spice trade due to which the European sailors went on to discover an alternate sea route.

The needle of the Mariner's compass always points towards the _____.

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  1. North

  2. South

  3. East

  4. West

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The invention of Mariner's compass was a significant one. It is an instrument meant to know directions. Its needle always points to the north.

Who invented the dynamo?

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  1. Abraham Derby

  2. Davy

  3. Faraday

  4. James Watt

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A dynamo is a device that uses electromagnetism to create a direct current of electrical power. The dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday.

Which country was known as Cathay?

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  1. India

  2. China

  3. Constantinople

  4. Cape town

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cathay, the name by which North China was known in medieval Europe. The word is derived from Khitay (or Khitan), the name of seminomadic people who left southeastern Mongolia in the 10th-century CE to conquer part of Manchuria and northern China, which they held for about 200 years. By the time of Genghis Khan (died 1227), the Mongols had begun referring to North China as Kitai and South China as Mangi. Kitai is still the Russian word for China.

Which Portuguese prince made great efforts to explore the western side of Africa?

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  1. Prince Henry

  2. Alfonso I

  3. Manuel I

  4. King Edward

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Portuguese explorer Prince Henry, also known as the Navigator, was the first European to methodically explore Africa and the oceanic route to the Indies. From his residence in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, he directed successive expeditions to circumnavigate Africa and reach India.

Who started a school for navigators and encouraged exploration?

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  1. King Edward

  2. King Denis

  3. Prince Henry

  4. King Alfonso I

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Prince Henry, a Portuguese made great efforts in this direction. Hence, he was known as Henry the Navigator. He started a school for navigators and encouraged extensive exploration.  The sailors were taught how to make use of Mariner's compass and the astrolabe. 

The scientists discovered that the earth is _____ in shape.

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  1. Round

  2. Spherical

  3. Oval

  4. Square

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Correct Option: B
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Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise was during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest of the world for a variety of reasons. Since then, major explorations after the Age of Discovery have occurred for reasons mostly aimed at information discovery.

In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of empirical research (the other two being description and explanation). The term is commonly used metaphorically. For example, an individual may speak of exploring the Internet, sexuality.

Who had to search for new sea routes in order to reach Asia?

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  1. Europeans

  2. Americans

  3. Africans

  4. Australians

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire until it was conquered by Ottoman Empire. It used to be the prime route for the Europe that allowed the trade of spice and other commodities from India and China. Its fall caused the loss in spice trade due to which the European sailors went on to discover an alternate sea route.

Which Venetian traveller went to China in the 13th century?

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  1. Jorge Alvares

  2. Sir Robert Hart

  3. Kublai Khan

  4. Marco Polo

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Venetian traveler Marco Polo, as well as his father and uncle, traveled to China during the period of Mongol rule in the 13th century. Basically he was a merchant.

Which Portuguese sailor discovered the sea-route to India?

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  1. Vasco da Gama

  2. Bartholomeo Diaz

  3. Ferdinand Magellan

  4. Christopher Columbus

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India in 1497-1498. Actually, an unnamed Indian navigator he hired in Kenya directed the journey from the east coast of Africa to what is now Kozhikode, India.