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190+ General English Solved MCQs

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Chapters

Chapter: Kunwar Singh
101.

One of the many things Corbett learnt from Kunwar Singh was

A. making mental maps
B. pitching a tent
C. arrow shooting
D. setting traps
Answer» A. making mental maps
102.

The ‘curse of the hills’ was

A. malaria
B. tigers
C. mosquitoes
D. opium
Answer» D. opium
103.

Who was the first person to visit Jim Corbett on the day he was given his first gun?

A. Ellis
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Har Singh
D. Tom
Answer» B. Kunwar Singh
104.

Kunwar Singh was made to hold the tail of a cow on his deathbed to

A. provide a transit for his spirit
B. cure his sickness
C. keep him from falling
D. appease the gods
Answer» A. provide a transit for his spirit
105.

Corbett was displeased because Kunwar Singh had been laid in his servant’s hut to die like

A. wretched animal
B. a drug addict
C. common labourer
D. an outcaste and beggar
Answer» D. an outcaste and beggar
106.

“You are no longer a boy, but a man; ... and never be afraid, provided you learn how to climb trees”. Who said these lines?

A. Budhoo
B. Har Singh
C. Aladia
D. Kunwar Singh
Answer» D. Kunwar Singh
107.

After the tiger attacked Har Singh, they went the extra ______ miles to the hospital at Kaladhungi

A. three
B. four
C. five
D. seven
Answer» A. three
108.

What was the curse of the foothills, according to Jim Corbett?

A. liquor
B. opium
C. heroin
D. tobacco
Answer» B. opium
109.

The 'dying' Kunwar Singh's fingers were being held round the tail of a

A. pig
B. cow
C. horse
D. buffalo
Answer» B. cow
110.

There were times when for weeks on end Kunwar Singh would not leave his village because he had a horror of

A. dacoits
B. ghosts
C. the police
D. tigers
Answer» A. dacoits
111.

After the tiger attacked Har Singh, he was taken to the hospital at

A. Nainital
B. Kaladhungi
C. Nepalganj
D. Chandni Chauk
Answer» B. Kaladhungi
112.

Har Singh and Kunwar Singh went out to shoot one day in the last of which month in the year?

A. February
B. March
C. April
D. May
Answer» C. April
113.

Har Singh wanted to turn back after they saw a

A. fox
B. stag
C. tiger
D. pea-fowl
Answer» A. fox
114.

_______ was present when Jim Corbett received his first gun.

A. his brother Tom
B. Har Singh
C. Kunwar Singh
D. Adalia
Answer» C. Kunwar Singh
115.

The friendship between Jim and Kunwar Singh is marked by a mutual exchange of

A. opium addiction
B. good advice
C. guns
D. tree climbing technique
Answer» B. good advice
116.

Aladia was the _____ of Kaladhungi.

A. shikari
B. poacher
C. post master
D. headman
Answer» C. post master
117.

Jim Corbett, though initially a great hunter, later became known for being

A. an officer of the Indian Army
B. a murderer
C. an animal conservationist
D. a poet
Answer» C. an animal conservationist
Chapter: Birthday Letter
118.

Indira Priyadarshini was born in the year:

A. 1920
B. 1914
C. 1917
D. 1918
Answer» C. 1917
119.

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
120.

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
121.

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
122.

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
123.

The University of Nalanda was situated at

A. Vishakapatnam
B. Pataliputra
C. Karnasuvarna
D. Dwarbhanga
Answer» B. Pataliputra
124.

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
125.

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
126.

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
127.

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
128.

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
129.

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
130.

Jawaharlal Nehru declares that ordinary men are not usually ____.

A. Great
B. Humble
C. Truthful
D. Heroic
Answer» D. Heroic
131.

What does Nehru say was unworthy of his daughter?

A. Fear
B. Lies
C. Doubt
D. Vices
Answer» A. Fear
132.

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

A. fifteenth
B. twelfth
C. thirteenth
D. eleventh
Answer» C. thirteenth
133.

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

A. faithfulness
B. openness
C. secretive
D. privacy
Answer» B. openness
134.

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

A. knowledge
B. treasure
C. wealth
D. freedom
Answer» A. knowledge
135.

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
136.

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
137.

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
138.

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
139.

The ‘very wise man’ came from

A. South India
B. Karnasuvarna
C. China
D. Pataliputra
Answer» A. South India
140.

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
141.

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
142.

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
143.

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
144.

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
145.

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
146.

Patna was formerly known as

A. Patiala
B. Poona
C. Chandigarh
D. Pataliputra
Answer» D. Pataliputra
147.

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
148.

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
149.

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
150.

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

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