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1.

Anne Frank was a victim of -

A. Mussolini’s despotism
B. Anti-Jewish laws of Nazi Germany
C. Second World War
D. None of these
Answer» B. Anti-Jewish laws of Nazi Germany
2.

Anne Frank wrote her diary in-

A. English
B. German
C. Dutch
D. Spanish
Answer» C. Dutch
3.

Anne Frank’s diary was addressed to-

A. Kitty
B. Margot
C. Harry
D. Van Daan
Answer» A. Kitty
4.

“But I’m not sorry; memories mean more to me than dresses.” Whose words are these?

A. Aldous Huxley
B. The slave
C. Edmond Spenser
D. Anne Frank
Answer» D. Anne Frank
5.

Who sent the currant cake with the words “Happy Whitsun” to Anne’s Family in hiding?

A. Van Daan
B. Meip
C. Mr. Goudsmit
D. Harry
Answer» B. Meip
6.

The seventh Sunday after Easter-

A. Good Friday
B. Christmas
C. Whitsun
D. None of these
Answer» C. Whitsun
7.

------------- was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.

A. Aldous Huxley
B. Anne Frank
C. Bertrand Russell
D. S. Radhakrishnan
Answer» C. Bertrand Russell
8.

What was Aristotle’s mistake?

A. Stated that women had fewer teeth than men without verifying it
B. Believed that beauty was an external aspect
C. Believed that travel can reduce insular prejudice
D. None of these
Answer» A. Stated that women had fewer teeth than men without verifying it
9.

“Be very wary of opinions that flatter your self-esteem.” Whose words are these?

A. Maxim Gorky
B. Lewis Carroll
C. Bertrand Russell
D. Martin Luther King
Answer» C. Bertrand Russell
10.

Who wrote Republic?

A. Bertrand Russell
B. Aristotle
C. Longinus
D. Plato
Answer» D. Plato
11.

September fifth is the birthday of-

A. S. Radhakrishnan
B. C. Radhakrishnan
C. Huxley
D. Russell
Answer» A. S. Radhakrishnan
12.

What are the three great obstacles that hinder India’s development?

A. Intellectual rubbish, beauty & lack of awareness
B. Poverty, disease & ignorance
C. Five year plans, lack of infrastructure &lack of money
D. None of these
Answer» B. Poverty, disease & ignorance
13.

“The tree of life is sustained by art, the tree of death by science.” Who said this?

A. William Wordsworth
B. William Harvey
C. William Blake
D. S. Radhakrishnan
Answer» C. William Blake
14.

“Jnanam vijnana sahitham” is a quotation from-

A. The Bible
B. The Quran
C. The Upanishad
D. The Bhagavad Gita
Answer» D. The Bhagavad Gita
15.

“Adhyatma vidya” means-

A. Knowledge of your own Self
B. Knowledge of Truth
C. Knowledge of God
D. Knowledge of Science
Answer» A. Knowledge of your own Self
16.

Brave New World (1932) was written by-

A. S. Radhakrishnan
B. Aldous Huxley
C. Bertrand Russell
D. None of these
Answer» B. Aldous Huxley
17.

The American Depression occurred in-

A. 1929
B. 1919
C. 1939
D. 1949
Answer» A. 1929
18.

“‘Old Ladies’ are becoming rare.” Why?

A. Because they die early
B. Because of the beauty industry
C. Because of wealth
D. None of these
Answer» B. Because of the beauty industry
19.

“We must be content with moderate hopes” This is the last line of-

A. Humanities vs Science
B. The Diary of a young Girl
C. How to Escape from Intellectual rubbish
D. The Beauty Industry
Answer» D. The Beauty Industry
20.

What did Spenser write upon the strand?

A. Her name
B. His love
C. Poetry
D. None of these
Answer» A. Her name
21.

A sonnet is a poem of -------- lines.

A. 12
B. 14
C. 150
D. 200
Answer» B. 14
22.

-----------, by Spenser is a sequence celebrating youthful love and devotion.

A. How do I love there
B. To Anthea
C. Amoretti
D. A Ring to me is bondage
Answer» C. Amoretti
23.

What is the theme of Spenser’s poem?

A. Chivalry
B. Death
C. Love
D. Sacrifice
Answer» C. Love
24.

H. W. Longfellow was an ----------- poet.

A. American
B. English
C. German
D. Indian
Answer» A. American
25.

The theme of The Slave’s Dream is:

A. Plight of women
B. Plight of slaves
C. Plight of children
D. Plight of animals
Answer» B. Plight of slaves
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