Lords, Knights and Peasants MCQs
Lords, Knights and Peasants – Class 11 MCQs
Class: 11 | Subject: History
Section 6: The Three Orders | Topic: Lords, Knights and Peasants
Section 6: The Three Orders | Topic: Lords, Knights and Peasants
Strictly Based on NCERT | CBSE Board Examination Standard
1. Lords in medieval Europe derived their power mainly from:
Answer: B. Land ownership
Feudal lords controlled vast estates called manors, which were the primary source of wealth and authority.
Feudal lords controlled vast estates called manors, which were the primary source of wealth and authority.
2. Knights were primarily:
Answer: C
Knights served their lords in military campaigns in exchange for land or payment.
Knights served their lords in military campaigns in exchange for land or payment.
3. Peasants worked on:
Answer: B
They cultivated lord’s estates.
They cultivated lord’s estates.
4. Serfs were peasants who were:
Answer: B
They could not leave estates.
They could not leave estates.
5. Manor was the center of:
Answer: A
Self‑sufficient rural estate.
Self‑sufficient rural estate.
6. Feudal dues paid by peasants included:
Answer: D
They owed multiple obligations.
They owed multiple obligations.
7. Knights followed a code of conduct called:
Answer: A
It stressed loyalty and bravery.
It stressed loyalty and bravery.
8. Castles were residences of:
Answer: B
They symbolized feudal power.
They symbolized feudal power.
9. Peasants used common lands for:
Answer: D
Essential for survival.
Essential for survival.
10. Lords granted land to knights as:
Answer: A
In return for military service.
In return for military service.
11. Agricultural tools used by peasants improved due to:
Answer: D
Boosted productivity.
Boosted productivity.
12. Crop rotation system helped in:
Answer: D
Improved agriculture.
Improved agriculture.
13. Women peasants worked in:
Answer: D
Shared labor roles.
Shared labor roles.
14. Feudal society was based on:
Answer: B
Rigid rank order.
Rigid rank order.
15. Knights trained from childhood as:
Answer: A
Military grooming.
Military grooming.
16. Lords provided peasants with:
Answer: D
Feudal obligations.
Feudal obligations.
17. Manor courts handled:
Answer: D
Local governance.
Local governance.
18. Economic life revolved around:
Answer: A
Rural production hub.
Rural production hub.
19. Peasant rebellions occurred due to:
Answer: D
Oppression led to revolts.
Oppression led to revolts.
20. Lords, knights and peasants formed the core of:
Answer: A
They structured medieval society.
They structured medieval society.
