List of top Social Science Questions on The Making of a Global World

“Food offered many examples of long distance cultural exchange during pre-modern times.” Explain the statement with any two examples.
“Trade and cultural exchange went hand-in-hand during pre-modern times.” Explain the statement with any two examples.
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Silver from Peru and Mexico enhanced the wealth of Europe in the sixteenth century.
Reason (R): Europe used this silver to finance its trade with Asia.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The Indus Valley Civilization was linked to the __________ region through coastal trade as early as 3000 BCE.
Two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): The Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonisation of America was decisively under way by the mid-sixteenth century.
Reason (R): The Spanish conquerors had the most powerful conventional weapons.
Which of the following deadly disease spread in America through Portugal and Spain in mid-sixteenth century?
Which country was the most affected by the potato famine during 1845–1849?
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): The Indian subcontinent was a crucial point in Indian Ocean trade flows during sixteenth century.
Reason (R): Its geographical location connected East-West Asia and Europe.
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): The Indian subcontinent was a crucial point in Indian Ocean trade flows during the sixteenth century.
Reason (R): Its geographical location connected East-West Asia and Europe.
Why was the Indian subcontinent significant to trade networks before European intervention? Explain.
Why was the Silk Route considered a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade?
In the 17th century the city El Dorado in South America became famous as which one of the following?
“The Silk route was a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world.” Explain the statement with any two examples.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
______ from India and Southeast Asia traveled through ‘Silk Route’ to other parts of the world.