Q1. Through the 1180s and 1190s, Temujin (Genghis Khan) remained an ally of
(a) Boghurchu
(b) Jamuqa
(c) Kereyits
(d) Ong Khan
Answer (d) Ong Khan
Q2. What was known as the ‘yam’?
(a) Courier system
(b) Army system
(c) Cavalry system
(d) Administration system
Answer (a) Courier system
Q3. In the 3rd century BCE in China, the fortifications started to be integrated into a common defensive outwork, known as the
(a) ‘Great Wall of China’
(b) ‘Humen Weiyuan Fort of China’
(c) ‘Taku Forts of China’
(d) ‘Wanping Castle of China’
Answer (a) ‘Great Wall of China’
Q4. The childhood name of Genghis Khan was:
(a) Morin Khuur
(b) Nominjin
(c) Temujin
(d) Tamujin
Answer (c) Temujin
Q5. Genghis Khan died in
(a) 1224 CE.
(b) 1225 CE.
(c) 1226 CE.
(d) 1227 CE.
Answer (d) 1227 CE.
Q6. The army of Genghis Khan was organised into
(a) clan
(b) decimal units
(c) kinship hierarchy
(d) tribal groups
Answer (b) decimal units
Q7. The Mongolian and Chinese narratives on Genghis Khan were translated as The Secret History of the Mongols by:
(a) Boris Yakovlevich Vladimirtsov
(b) Igor de Rachewiltz
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Vasily Vladimirovich Bartold
Answer (b) Igor de Rachewiltz
Q8. The Mongols travelled with their herds to pasture lands and lived in tents called:
(a) ‘Anda’
(b) ‘Gers’
(c) ‘Noyan’
(d) ‘Yasa’
Answer (b) ‘Gers’
Q9. Why was the ‘Great Wall of China built?
(a) To store grains
(b) For the protection of China
(c) To export materials
(d) None of the above
Answer (b) For the protection of China
Q10. The Mongols imported …………….. from China.
(a) Cotton
(b) Crude Oil
(c) Coffee
(d) Iron Utensils
Answer (d) Iron Utensils
Q11. Genghis Khan’ mother name was:
(a) Oelun-leke
(b) Oelun-eke
(c) Oelun-Kiyat
(d) None of the above
Answer (b) Oelun-eke
Q12. Why was Genghis Khan commanded to plunder and destroy Nishapur?
(a) Because a Mongol prince was killed
(b) Because Nishapur refused to export agricultural produce
(c) Because they were developing industries
(d) None of the above
Answer (a) Because a Mongol prince was killed
Q13. Why did the Egyptian army defeat the Mongols?
(a) Because Mongol rulers began to take more interest in China
(b) Because the Mongol army was less equipped
(c) Because Mongols were less developed
(d) None of the above
Answer (a) Because Mongol rulers began to take more interest in China
Q14. During Genghis Khan’s attempt to conquer China, North China was ruled by
(a) Hsi Hsia
(b) Jurchen
(c) Sung dynasty
(d) Ogodei
Answer(a) Hsi Hsia
Q15. The Mongols imported …………… from China.
(a) Cotton
(b) Crude Oil
(c) Coffee
(d) Iron Utensils
Answer (d) Iron Utensils
Q16. Timur, a Barlas Turk who rose to power between 1370-1405 CE, claimed descent from Genghis Khan, through the lineage of:
(a) Chaghtay
(b) Toluy
(c) Jochi
(d) Ogedei
Answer(a) Chaghtay
Q17. By the ……………… century Chero chiefdoms had emerged in the regions of present-day Bihar and Jharkhand?
(a) 10th
(b) 12th
(c) 16th
(d) 17th
Answer(b) 12th
Q18. When did Mongolia become a republic?
(a) 1920
(b) 1930
(c) 1921
(d) 1940
Answer (c) 1921
Q19. Which of the following did NOT act as a limitation on the development of central Asian societies?
(a) the aridity of the climate
(b) a lack of trading opportunities
(c) the nomadic lifestyle of the population
(d) the absence of large-scale craft production
Answer (b) a lack of trading opportunities
Q20. The Mongolian and Chinese narratives on Genghis Khan were translated as The Secret History of the Mongols by:
(a) Boris Yakovlevich Vladimirtsov
(b) Igor de Rachewiltz
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Vasily Vladimirovich Bartold
Answer(b) Igor de Rachewiltz
