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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) , Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) , Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 51. |
Article 29 and Article 30 of the Fundamental Rights chapter of the Constitution deal with: |
| A. | Adult Franchise |
| B. | Women empowerment |
| C. | The grant of minority rights |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. The grant of minority rights | |
| 52. |
Which among the following pose a major threat to the secular fabrics of the country? |
| A. | Communalism |
| B. | Casteism |
| C. | Untouchability |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 53. |
Bertrand Russell is : |
| A. | An American essayist |
| B. | French essayist |
| C. | English essayist |
| D. | German dramatist |
| Answer» C. English essayist | |
| 54. |
“Human Knowledge, Its Scope and Limits” is authored by |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | Robert Lynd |
| C. | Bertrand Russell |
| D. | Rachel Carson |
| Answer» C. Bertrand Russell | |
| 55. |
Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year------ |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1955 |
| C. | 1960 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» A. 1950 | |
| 56. |
Russell’s “Limits of Human Power” is a chapter from: |
| A. | Human Knowledge, Its Scopes and Limits |
| B. | New Hopes For a Changing World |
| C. | The Problems of Philosophy |
| D. | Knowledge and wisdom |
| Answer» B. New Hopes For a Changing World | |
| 57. |
According to Russell, the two very different elements in science are: |
| A. | Knowledge and wisdom |
| B. | Observation and experiment |
| C. | Scientific knowledge and scientific technique |
| D. | Scientific theory and law |
| Answer» C. Scientific knowledge and scientific technique | |
| 58. |
According to Russell, --------are interested in scientific technique |
| A. | Theorists |
| B. | Researchers |
| C. | Technocrats |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Technocrats | |
| 59. |
----------are concerned to discover natural laws |
| A. | Scientific theorists |
| B. | Philosophers |
| C. | Technocrats |
| D. | The government |
| Answer» A. Scientific theorists | |
| 60. |
Which among the following is a statement made by Russell |
| A. | Man is both impotent and omnipotent |
| B. | Man is neither impotent nor omnipotent |
| C. | Man is both omnipotent and omniscient |
| D. | Man is either impotent or omnipotent |
| Answer» B. Man is neither impotent nor omnipotent | |
| 61. |
Russell considers man as being neither impotent nor omnipotent because: |
| A. | His powers are great |
| B. | His powers are infinite |
| C. | His powers are great and infinite |
| D. | His powers are not great and infinite as he wishes |
| Answer» D. His powers are not great and infinite as he wishes | |
| 62. |
“Our Plundered Planet” is a book by: |
| A. | William Vogt |
| B. | Bertrand Russell |
| C. | Fair Field Osborne |
| D. | John Osborne |
| Answer» C. Fair Field Osborne | |
| 63. |
“Road to Survival” is a book by |
| A. | William Vogt |
| B. | Bertrand Russell |
| C. | Fair Field Osborne |
| D. | John Osborne |
| Answer» A. William Vogt | |
| 64. |
The word ‘Politbureau’ is a |
| A. | A compound word |
| B. | An archaic word |
| C. | A blend |
| D. | An acronym |
| Answer» A. A compound word | |
| 65. |
“Politbureau” is a contraction of: |
| A. | Politics and bureau |
| B. | Political bureau |
| C. | Political bureaucracy |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Political bureaucracy | |
| 66. |
What does “megalomania” mean? |
| A. | Humility |
| B. | Mental disorder marked by excessive desire for power and authority |
| C. | Nervousness |
| D. | Omnipotence |
| Answer» B. Mental disorder marked by excessive desire for power and authority | |
| 67. |
Present industry, in fact, is a ‘kind of rape’..........depends upon irreversible process, it all uses up the ‘earth’s capital’, is a ‘spendthrift’. Where does this passage occur? |
| A. | Limits of Human Power |
| B. | Knowledge and Wisdom |
| C. | The Obligation to Endure |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Limits of Human Power | |
| 68. |
What is the full form of DDT? |
| A. | Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane |
| B. | Diphenyl-Dichloro-trichloro-ethane |
| C. | Dichloro-dimethel-trichloro-ethane |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane | |
| 69. |
DDT was discovered by |
| A. | Swiss Chemist Paul Muller |
| B. | Madam Curie |
| C. | Charles Elton |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Swiss Chemist Paul Muller | |
| 70. |
The concept of the Survival of the fittest is related to: |
| A. | Charles Elton |
| B. | Charles Darwin |
| C. | Charles Dickens |
| D. | Paul Muller |
| Answer» B. Charles Darwin | |
| 71. |
Rachel Carson is |
| A. | An American |
| B. | A French |
| C. | A German |
| D. | A British |
| Answer» A. An American | |
| 72. |
“Silent Spring” is a work authored by: |
| A. | Bertrand Russell |
| B. | Rachel Carson |
| C. | Arundhathi Ray |
| D. | Vandhana Shiva |
| Answer» B. Rachel Carson | |
| 73. |
“Obligation to Endure” is the second chapter from ---------- |
| A. | Waldon |
| B. | The God of Small Things |
| C. | Silent Spring |
| D. | Gift in Green |
| Answer» D. Gift in Green | |
| 74. |
According to Rachel Carson, the most alarming or all man’s assault upon the environment is : |
| A. | Deforestation |
| B. | Urbanisation |
| C. | Urban sprawl |
| D. | The contamination of air, earth, rivers and sea with lethal elements |
| Answer» D. The contamination of air, earth, rivers and sea with lethal elements | |
| 75. |
Strontium 90 is a------- |
| A. | Radioactive isotope of strontium |
| B. | A substance dispensed from aerosol |
| C. | An insecticide |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Radioactive isotope of strontium | |
| 76. |
A branch of zoology that deals with insects: |
| A. | Etymology |
| B. | Ethnology |
| C. | Entomology |
| D. | Epistemology |
| Answer» C. Entomology | |
| 77. |
Insecticides used for killing insects are really biocides because: |
| A. | They are not selective killers; they kill all life |
| B. | They are harmful to ecology |
| C. | They are harmful to human beings |
| D. | They kill all insects |
| Answer» A. They are not selective killers; they kill all life | |
| 78. |
Chemical war on insects is never won because |
| A. | The insecticides are ineffective |
| B. | The insects develop immunity through generations |
| C. | The insecticides are biocides |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. The insects develop immunity through generations | |
| 79. |
Jean Rostand is ------ |
| A. | French Biologist |
| B. | German Biologist |
| C. | American Biologist |
| D. | British Biologist |
| Answer» A. French Biologist | |
| 80. |
The Ecology of Invasions is a book by |
| A. | Charles Darwin |
| B. | Charles Elton |
| C. | Rachel Carson |
| D. | Albert Schweitzer |
| Answer» B. Charles Elton | |
| 81. |
The Green Revolution in the third world countries was meant to provide--------- |
| A. | More and better food |
| B. | More and better education |
| C. | More and better plants and trees |
| D. | More and better chemicals and fertilizers |
| Answer» A. More and better food | |
| 82. |
Manushi is --------- |
| A. | an organization of thinking women, |
| B. | A feminist movement, |
| C. | An environmental movement, |
| D. | A trade organisation. |
| Answer» A. an organization of thinking women, | |
| 83. |
Manushi was founded by -------- |
| A. | Vandhana Shiva, |
| B. | Sarrah Joseph, |
| C. | Arundhathi Ray, |
| D. | Kamala Das |
| Answer» B. Sarrah Joseph, | |
| 84. |
Sarrah Joseph won the Kendra Sahithya Academmy Award and Vayalar Award for her Novel------ |
| A. | Paapathara. |
| B. | Alahayude Penmakkal . |
| C. | Othappu. |
| D. | Manassile Thee Mathram |
| Answer» B. Alahayude Penmakkal . | |
| 85. |
Which among the following is not a short story by Sarrah Joseph? |
| A. | Shabdikkunna Kalappa, |
| B. | Kadinte Sangeetham, |
| C. | Manassile Thee Mathram, |
| D. | Nilavu-Nirayunnu |
| Answer» A. Shabdikkunna Kalappa, | |
| 86. |
The story ‘A Night Never to be Lost’ is a part of--------------- |
| A. | Silent spring, |
| B. | Silent Song, |
| C. | Gift in Green, |
| D. | Under the Green wood Tree |
| Answer» C. Gift in Green, | |
| 87. |
Sarah Joseph’s “Gift in Green” is a ---------------- |
| A. | Novel, |
| B. | Short story, |
| C. | Book of stories and story tellers, |
| D. | One Act play |
| Answer» C. Book of stories and story tellers, | |
| 88. |
Which among the following is not the source of “ Gift in Green” ? |
| A. | The Bible, |
| B. | The Holy Quran, |
| C. | Events attributed to the life of St.Francis, |
| D. | Jathaka Tales |
| Answer» D. Jathaka Tales | |
| 89. |
-------------- is the fictitious place where “ Gift in Green” is set |
| A. | Mellstock, |
| B. | Malgudi |
| C. | Adhi |
| D. | Mayyazhi |
| Answer» C. Adhi | |
| 90. |
“God duals in its throat” who said so ? To whom? |
| A. | Noor mohammed to his beloved |
| B. | St.Francis to his disciple, |
| C. | Vatmiki to the Nishadha |
| D. | St.Francis to Noor muhammed. |
| Answer» B. St.Francis to his disciple, | |
| 91. |
What happened to the bird before St. Francis could complete his sentence? |
| A. | Flew away in ecstacy |
| B. | Flew away in terror |
| C. | Fainted from the branches of the tree and died |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Fainted from the branches of the tree and died | |
| 92. |
What happened to the bird in St. Francis’s story in the end? |
| A. | It was caged |
| B. | It died |
| C. | It flew away |
| D. | It migrated. |
| Answer» B. It died | |
| 93. |
Noor Muhammed was singing ------------- |
| A. | A patriotic song |
| B. | A love song |
| C. | A marriage song |
| D. | A funeral song |
| Answer» B. A love song | |
| 94. |
The rustic girl in ‘A Night Never to be Lost’ was ------------------ |
| A. | Catching fish |
| B. | Gathering mussels |
| C. | Removing the Garbage |
| D. | Reaping |
| Answer» C. Removing the Garbage | |
| 95. |
Where was the rustic girl going with the garbage she collected? |
| A. | To a small village |
| B. | To a small uninhabited island |
| C. | To a market place |
| D. | To the forest |
| Answer» B. To a small uninhabited island | |
| 96. |
’ Aren’t holy trails meant to be followed ?’ W ho is under reference? |
| A. | Noor Muhammed |
| B. | St. Francis |
| C. | Leola |
| D. | The rustic girl |
| Answer» D. The rustic girl | |
| 97. |
The rustic girl dumped the garbage in to --------------- |
| A. | A deep pit on the surface of an island |
| B. | The sea |
| C. | A pond |
| D. | Athi |
| Answer» A. A deep pit on the surface of an island | |
| 98. |
‘Did the way I spend the night ,/ prepare me for peace ?’ Where do these lines occur.? |
| A. | The Talking Plough |
| B. | A Night Never To Be Lost |
| C. | Another Community |
| D. | Abhignanasakuntalam |
| Answer» B. A Night Never To Be Lost | |
| 99. |
The first collection of short stories by Ponkunnam Varkey |
| A. | Thirumulkahzcha |
| B. | My turning point |
| C. | Shabdikkunna Kalappa |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Thirumulkahzcha | |
| 100. |
Sahitya Pravathaka Sahakarana Sangam is associated with |
| A. | Ponkunnam Varkey |
| B. | Sarah Joseph |
| C. | R.K Narayan |
| D. | Vikom Muhammed Basheer |
| Answer» A. Ponkunnam Varkey | |
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