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377 multiple-choice questions. Open any question for its answer and explanation.

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  1. Which one of the following statements about Renaissance Humanist culture is NOT true ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2018
  2. The first Uni versity Chair of Sanskrit was founded in—Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2011
  3. The First University Chair in Sanskrit was founded in Europe inAsked in UPPCS Prelims 2005
  4. The list University Chair of Sanskrit was founded inAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
  5. Who has called custom as 'Chief Judge of human life' ?Asked in UPPSC ACF RFO gs 1 2021
  6. Due to which of the following factors, the Industrial Revolution took place in England in the eighteenth century? The discovery of coal and iron deposits The discovery of steam power The introduction of railways The regular supply of raw materials Select the correct answer using the code given below.Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2017
  7. Friedrich Schiller was one of the greatest poets of _______ language.Asked in ECONOMIC INVESTIGATOR(EO) 2019
  8. Name the flying island in Gulliver's TravelsAsked in Inspector(Legal Metrology & Consumer Affairs) 2020
  9. Renaissance culture had its beginning in italy because:Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 1995
  10. Who Said, "Man is by nature a political animal"?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2019
  11. The art piece "In Memoriam" was a creation of which one of the following European painters ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2019
  12. Which Renaissance artist painted 'The Last Supper' ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2023
  13. "The Virgin of the Rocks" is the masterpiece of which painter ?Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2018
  14. Which of the following statements about the new style of architecture of Rome in the 15th century is / are correct ?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2016
  15. Pablo Picasso was a famous painter from which country?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2023
  16. Statement I : The city of Rome revived in a spectacular way in the 15th century. Statement II : From the 15th century onwards, artists were known individually by name, not as member of a group or a guild, in Roman society.Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2016