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 |