NCERT Chapter 8 Practice MCQs
NCERT Chapter 8 – Confrontation of Cultures Practice MCQs
Class: 11 | Subject: History
Section: Confrontation of Cultures
Topic: NCERT Chapter 8 Practice Questions
Based on: CBSE Board Examination Pattern (NCERT Syllabus)
1. The ‘New World’ refers to:
Answer: C. Americas
Europeans used the term for lands discovered across the Atlantic.
Europeans used the term for lands discovered across the Atlantic.
2. Columbus reached the Americas in:
Answer: A
His voyage marked the start of European colonization.
His voyage marked the start of European colonization.
3. The Aztec capital was:
Answer: B
A grand lake city in Mexico.
A grand lake city in Mexico.
4. The Incas lived in the:
Answer: B
The Andes mountains shaped Inca life.
The Andes mountains shaped Inca life.
5. Cortés conquered the:
Answer: B
Spanish conquest destroyed Aztec rule.
Spanish conquest destroyed Aztec rule.
6. Pizarro defeated the:
Answer: B
He captured Atahualpa.
He captured Atahualpa.
7. Columbian Exchange involved:
Answer: D
It reshaped global ecology.
It reshaped global ecology.
8. Europeans introduced horses to:
Answer: B
They changed warfare and transport.
They changed warfare and transport.
9. Plantation economy relied on:
Answer: B
African slaves worked plantations.
African slaves worked plantations.
10. Silver mines enriched:
Answer: A
American bullion funded Spain.
American bullion funded Spain.
11. Missionaries aimed to:
Answer: B
They spread Christianity.
They spread Christianity.
12. Smallpox caused:
Answer: C
Natives lacked resistance.
Natives lacked resistance.
13. Conquistadors were:
Answer: B
They led conquests.
They led conquests.
14. Sugar plantations were in:
Answer: D
Sugar drove slave trade.
Sugar drove slave trade.
15. Maize moved to:
Answer: D
It boosted populations.
It boosted populations.
16. Cultural confrontation caused:
Answer: D
Societies transformed.
Societies transformed.
17. Europeans sought:
Answer: D
Main motives combined.
Main motives combined.
18. Horses improved native:
Answer: D
They transformed life.
They transformed life.
19. Cultural loss included:
Answer: D
Colonization eroded native culture.
Colonization eroded native culture.
20. Confrontation laid base for:
Answer: D
It connected continents permanently.
It connected continents permanently.
