| 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 | |