Chapter: Birthday Letter
1.

Indira Priyadarshini was born in the year:

A. 1920
B. 1914
C. 1917
D. 1918
Answer» C. 1917
2.

Hiuen Tsang was given the title:

A. Master of the Law
B. Master of the Universe
C. Master of Being
D. Master of Ceremonies
Answer» A. Master of the Law
3.

Nehru wrote the birthday letter to his daughter from:

A. Central Prison, Patna
B. Central Prison, Naini
C. Central Prison, Nalanda
D. Central Prison, Nandi
Answer» B. Central Prison, Naini
4.

According to Nehru, a letter cannot take the place of a talk because it is:

A. a one-sided affair
B. boring for the reader
C. not interesting
D. prejudiced
Answer» A. a one-sided affair
5.

The man who changed the face of Russia and Siberia in the month that Indira was born:

A. Hitler
B. Stalin
C. Trotsky
D. Lenin
Answer» D. Lenin
6.

The University of Nalanda was situated at

A. Vishakapatnam
B. Pataliputra
C. Karnasuvarna
D. Dwarbhanga
Answer» B. Pataliputra
7.

Nehru was busy with a present on his daughter’s

A. 12th birthday
B. 13th birthday
C. 14th birthday
D. 15th birthday
Answer» B. 13th birthday
8.

On Indira’s thirteenth birthday, Nehru

A. Sent chocolates
B. Sent a present that was material
C. Sent a letter
D. Sent some money
Answer» C. Sent a letter
9.

Indira was inspired by Joan of Arc who

A. Championed the cause of women empowerment.
B. Fought singularly against the aggressor
C. Inspired the French victory over the English
D. Challenged the English troops
Answer» C. Inspired the French victory over the English
10.

What did Nehru profess to dislike?

A. Talking and discussing
B. Sermonizing and doling out advice
C. Speaking and writing
D. Listening and understanding
Answer» B. Sermonizing and doling out advice
11.

Nehru declares that a letter is at best a ____.

A. Good method of communication
B. Meaningful method of communication
C. One-sided affair
D. Useless means of communication
Answer» C. One-sided affair
12.

What does history help even simple, ordinary people become?

A. Good citizens
B. Villains
C. Warriors
D. Heroes and heroines
Answer» D. Heroes and heroines
13.

Jawaharlal Nehru declares that ordinary men are not usually ____.

A. Great
B. Humble
C. Truthful
D. Heroic
Answer» D. Heroic
14.

What does Nehru say was unworthy of his daughter?

A. Fear
B. Lies
C. Doubt
D. Vices
Answer» A. Fear
15.

Nehru sends a letter to his daughter from Naini Prison on her _______ birthday.

A. fifteenth
B. twelfth
C. thirteenth
D. eleventh
Answer» C. thirteenth
16.

Nehru mentions that the core of Mahatma Gandhi’s freedom movement is _____.

A. faithfulness
B. openness
C. secretive
D. privacy
Answer» B. openness
17.

Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller came to India in search of wisdom and –

A. knowledge
B. treasure
C. wealth
D. freedom
Answer» A. knowledge
18.

Nehru thought that the best way to find out what is right and wrong, what should be done and what should not be done is by –

A. giving orders
B. ordering one to be silent
C. talking and discussing
D. meditation
Answer» C. talking and discussing
19.

According to Nehru, a letter can hardly take the place of a talk, and says that it is ________ affair.

A. two-sided
B. one-sided
C. three-sided
D. four-sided
Answer» B. one-sided
20.

Nehru wrote a letter to his daughter on her

A. 10th birthday
B. 13th birthday
C. 16th birthday
D. 18th birthday
Answer» B. 13th birthday
21.

Nehru’s letter to his daughter was dated

A. October 25, 1930
B. October 26, 1930
C. October27, 1930
D. October 28, 1930
Answer» B. October 26, 1930
22.

The ‘very wise man’ came from

A. South India
B. Karnasuvarna
C. China
D. Pataliputra
Answer» A. South India
23.

Whose book contains the story of the ‘very wise man’?

A. Nehru
B. the ‘very wise man’ himself
C. Bapuji
D. Hiuen Tsang
Answer» D. Hiuen Tsang
24.

Hieun Tsang braved many dangers on his way to India because

A. he travelled alone
B. he wanted to come to India at all cost
C. of his great thirst for knowledge
D. he wanted to become famous
Answer» C. of his great thirst for knowledge
25.

Nehru wants his daughter to

A. grow up a child of the light
B. grow up a graceful lady
C. be the Prime Minister of India
D. fight for India’s freedom
Answer» A. grow up a child of the light
26.

The ‘great drama’ that Nehru and his daughter take a part in, refers to

A. a play directed by Gandhiji
B. a theatre performance
C. the freedom movement
D. the great revolt
Answer» C. the freedom movement
27.

Nehru tells his daughter that the desire to hide anything means that you are

A. afraid
B. secretive
C. timid
D. not confident
Answer» A. afraid
28.

Nehru asked his daughter Indira to apply a particular test whenever she was

A. Successful
B. Afraid
C. in doubt
D. happy
Answer» C. in doubt
29.

Patna was formerly known as

A. Patiala
B. Poona
C. Chandigarh
D. Pataliputra
Answer» D. Pataliputra
30.

To prevent his belly from bursting with too much knowledge, the wise man wore around his waist

A. a waistband
B. copper plates
C. a steel armour
D. a thick scarf
Answer» B. copper plates
31.

In his letter to Indira, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote that ________________ men and women are not usually heroic.

A. Ordinary
B. Simple
C. Prosperous
D. Poor
Answer» A. Ordinary
32.

According to Jawaharlal Nehru, one cannot pose as a wise man and distribute good advice to others if he is

A. learned and wise
B. a great leader
C. afraid
D. limited in wisdom
Answer» D. limited in wisdom
33.

Nehru’s birthday present for his daughter Indira Priyadarshini can only be of the

A. spiritual aspects
B. body and the soul
C. material world
D. air, mind and spirit
Answer» D. air, mind and spirit
34.

“Ordinary men and women are not usually_____”

A. Arrogant
B. Judgemental
C. Heroic
D. Proud
Answer» C. Heroic
35.

At the close of the letter, Nehru wishes his daughter to grow up into

A. A brave soldier in India’s service
B. A liberated woman
C. An ambitious woman
D. A woman with high profession
Answer» A. A brave soldier in India’s service
36.

In his letter to Indira, Nehru says, ‘thirteen hundred years ago there came a great traveller from China to India in search of Wisdom and Knowledge. Who was this person?

A. Fa-hien
B. Hiuen Tsang
C. Wang Shu
D. Min Yoongi
Answer» B. Hiuen Tsang
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