- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
The pace for living
The pace for living Objective Questions-
1. “The Pace for Living’ is written by:
(A) Aung San Suu Kyi
(B) Toni Morrison
(c) R. C. Hutchinson
(d) Satyajit Ray
| Answer :- (C) |
2. The author admits that quick travel does not give the traveller the real …… of travel:
(A) pains
(B) pleasure
(c) dreams
(d) knowledge
| Answer :- (B) |
3. 5. Slow thinkers have a disadvantage when it comes to earning a :
(A) car
(B) factory
(c) holiday
(d) living
| Answer :- (D) |
4. Who had the fantastic notion of spending £10 on a holiday ?
(A) Son of corn-merchant
(B) Daughter of corn-merchant
(c) Father of corn-merchant
(d) Wife of corn-merchant
| Answer :- (D) |
5.Who was cheating the corn-merchant ?
(A) His Son
(B) His Nephew
(c) His Daughter
(d) His Wife
| Answer :- (B) |
6. 10. Who didn’t dislike the rapid movement of life?
(A) Corn-merchant
(B) Nephew of Corn-merchant
(c) Wife of Corn-merchant
(d) The Author
| Answer :- (D) |
7. Which tribe did the author belong ?
(A) Steady thinkers
(B) Fast thinkers
(c) Slow thinkers
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
8. Which word in the passage stands for worship ?
(A) Adore
(B) Esprit
(c) Escapiert
(d) Dispair
| Answer :- (A) |
9. Which tribe did the author belong?
(A) Fast thinkers
(B) Slow thinkers
(c) Steady thinkers
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (B) |
10. What was the most enchanting line in the play ?
(A) Now that’s too much
(B) Now that’s too fast
(c) Is this the same girl as the one we saw at the beginning ?
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (B) |
Me and the Ecology Bit
Me and the Ecology Bit Objective Questions-
1. Who is the author of ‘Me and the Ecology Bit ?
(A) John Hutchinson
(B) Joan Lexau
(c) Toni Morrison
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (B) |
2.It is hard to get people to work for:
(A) Environment
(B) Harmony
(c) Forestation
(d) Ecology
| Answer :- (D) |
3. Jim asked Ms Greene to keep the old newspapers for the school-going children who …… them.
(A) burnt
(B) bought
(c) read
(d) collected
| Answer :- (D) |
4. Jim’s mother told him that he used up ………… by watching television all the time.
(A) Petrol
(B) Water
(c) Electricity
(d) Time
| Answer :- (C) |
5. When the narrator sat down to write, Gillu wanted to catch:
(A) attention
(B) pen
(c) papers
(d) hair
| Answer :- (A) |
6. What according to author is good for garden ?
(A) Fertilizer
(B) Irrigation
(c) Compost
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
7. What does Mr. Williams actually mean to say to Jim ?
(A) Compost is not suitable for plants
(B) Compost is not environment friendly
(c) Compost smells up the whole street
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
8. Where was Mrs. Greene piling newspapers ?:
(A) Next to her garbage bag
(B) In the corner of garden
(c) Anywhere in campus
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (A) |
9. Which word is known as ‘filth ?:
(A) Garbage
(B) Compost
(c) Ecology
(d) Lawn
| Answer :- (A) |
10. What does Mr. Williams actually mean to say to Jim ?
(A) Compost is not suitable for plants
(B) Compost is not environment friendly
(c) Compost smells up the whole street
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
A Pinch of Snuff is – Manohar Malgaonkar
A Pinch of Snuff Objective
1. Who was the author of A Pinch of Snuff:
(A) H.E Bates
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(c) Manohar Malgaonkar
(d) Dorothy L Sayers
| Answer :- (C) |
2. Ratiram was the son of:
(A) Jaganlal Ratiram
(B) Sohanlal Ratiram
(c) Mohanlal Ratiram
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
3. The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was:
(A) The Home Minister
(B) The Railway Minister
(c) The Welfare Minister
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
4. Nanukaka was the narrator’s:
(A) father
(B) mother
(c) cousin
(d) maternal uncle
| Answer :- (D) |
5. Ratiram was the son of:
(A) Sohanlal Ratiram
(B) Mohanlal Ratiram
(c) Devanlal Ratiram
(d) Herolal Ratiram
| Answer :- (A) |
6. Whose announcement shook Manohar Malgaonkar:
(A) father’s
(B) mother’s
(c) brother’s
(d) sister’s
| Answer :- (B) |
7. There is nothing like honesty was said by:
(A) Ratiram
(B) Nanukaka
(c) Sohanlal Ratiram
(d) Hajrat Barkat Ali
| Answer :- (B) |
8.Who returned mumbling colourful Marathi swearwords?
(A) Alok
(B) Rupa
(c) Nanukaka
(d) Manohar Malgaonkar
| Answer :- (C) |
9. Nanukaka has a unique quality of telling:
(A) lies
(B) stories
(c) truths
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (A) |
10. Nanukaka portrayed himself as the hereditary astrologer of the Maharaja of:
(A) Bikaner
(B) Jaipur
(c) Ninnore
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
I Have a Dream – Martin Luther
I Have a Dream Objectives
1. Who was the author of I Have a Dream:
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Manohar Aalgaonkar
(d) Martin Luther
| Answer :- (D) |
2. Martin Luther King Jr. was a:
(A) American
(B) French
(c) German
(d) Negro
| Answer :- (D) |
3. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in:
(A) 1919
(B) 1929
(c) 1939
(d) 1969
| Answer :- (B) |
4. Who was one of the greatest orators in American history?
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Martin Luther
(d) H.E. Bates
| Answer :- (C) |
5. By the signing of the emancipation proclamation the hopes of the Negro population was:
(A) fulfilled
(B) half fulfilled
(c) remained unfulfilled
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
6. The ‘bark of justice’ is:
(A) bankrupt
(B) highway
(c) staggered
(d) struggled
| Answer :- (A) |
7. All of God’s children refer to:
(A) English men
(B) Indians
(c) Pakistanis
(d) Negroes
| Answer :- (D) |
8. Martin Luther King Jr. belonged to:
(A) Britain
(B) France
(c) China
(d) The USA
| Answer :- (A) |
9. Martin Luther King, Jr. refers to ghetto meaning:
(A) affluent area
(B) commercial area
(c) slum area
(d) wealthy locality
| Answer :- (C) |
10. The Negroes made the pledge that they will always:
(A) march ahead
(B) march back
(c) march slowly
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (D) |
Ideas that Have Helped Mankind – Bertrand Russell
Ideas that Have Helped Mankind
1. Who was the author of Ideas that Have Helped Mankind:
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Manohar Aalgaonkar
(d) Bertrand Russell
| Answer :- (D) |
2. Bertrand Russell was a:
(A) historian
(B) mathematician
(c) philosopher
(d) All of the above
| Answer :- (D) |
3. Civilization has taught us to be more
(A) brotherly
(B) nobely
(c) friendly
(d) cordially
| Answer :- (C) |
4. Which creatures die of hunger in large numbers during the winter:
(A) birds
(B) animals
(c) human beings
(d) plants
| Answer :- (A) |
5. Human beings suffer more due to their
(A) ignorance
(B) intelligence
(c) reluctance
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (B) |
6. Who was also a commentator on a large variety of topics:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Bertrand Russell
| Answer :- (D) |
7. Every human death lay starvation is preceded by a long period of:
(A) anxiety
(B) happiness
(c) sorrow
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (A) |
8. The taming of ……… animals made life much pleasant:
(A) wild
(B) domestic
(c) weak
(d) voracious
| Answer :- (B) |
9. The invention of ovewowee bv. was more important than the domestication of animals:
(A) car
(B) fire
(c) agriculture
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
10. Who would not help the corn to grow unless he was allowed to feast on the blood of children ?:
(A) Noloch
(B) Moloch
(c) Toloch
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (B) |
The Artist – Shiga Naoya
The Artist Objectives
1. The Artist has been written by:
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(B) Shiga Naoya
(c) Bertrand Russell
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
| Answer :- (B) |
2. Shiga Naoya was born in:
(A) 1853
(B) 1873
(c) 1883
(d) 1893
| Answer :- (C) |
3. Seibei was a ……….. years old Japanese boy:
(A) two
(B) five
(c) nine
(d) twelve
| Answer :- (D) |
4. Shiga Naoya is a …… writer
(A) Japanese
(B) Chinese
(c) Indian
(d) Bhutanese
| Answer :- (A) |
5. Seibi knew every place that sold:
(A) fish
(B) meat
(c) gourds
(d) vegetables
| Answer :- (C) |
6. Seibee’s hobby was collecting:
(A) seed
(B) gourds
(c) grass
(d0 flowers
| Answer :- (B) |
7. One day Seibi found p peculiar gourd at shop of an old woman, which cost him:
(A) two yen
(B) five yen
(c) ten yen
(d) twenty yen
| Answer :- (C) |
8.Who smashed Seibei’s gourds to pieces:
(A) His father
(B) His mother
(c) His brother
(d) His sister
| Answer :- (A) |
9. Whenever Seibi passed through the market, he searched the:
(A) affluent area
(B) commercial area
(c) slum area
(d) wealthy locality
| Answer :- (C) |
10. The price of the five inches gourds is:
(A) five yen
(B) six yen
(c) eight yen
(d) ten yen
| Answer :- (D) |
A child is Born – Germaine Greer
A child is Born
1. A child is Born is written by:
(A) Anton P Chekhov
(B) Shiga Naoya
(c) H. E. Betes
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
| Answer :- (C) |
2. In Bangladesh children are looked after by the:
(A) father only
(B) mother only
(c) whole family
(d) none of these
| Answer :- (C) |
3. During pregnancy a woman prefers her mother’s house because:
(A) she feels freedom there
(B) she gets proper care there
(c) she is neglected
(d) none of these
| Answer :- (D) |
4. In Bangladesh Rupthoka is a kind of
(A) sweet dish
(B) bread
(c) spoem
(d) fairy tales
| Answer :- (D) |
5. Rupthoka is told by
(A) mother
(B) aunt
(c) sister
(d) brother
| Answer :- (B) |
6. The naming ceremony is held when the baby is:
(A) three days old
(B) five days old
(C) seven days old
(D) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
7. Who visits mother’s house as a reward of pregnancy?
(A) Sylhet woman
(B) Punjabis woman
(C) Bihari woman
(D) Odishi woman
| Answer :- (A) |
8.Who visited an enormous modern hospital for ‘Bantu patients’ in south Africa:
(A) Geeta Sethi
(B) Mamata Sen
(c) Ragini Kri
(d) Sheila Kitzinger
| Answer :- (D) |
9. In traditional births infant and mother mortality is:
(A) lesser
(B) greater
(c) negligible
(d) none of these
| Answer :- (B) |
10. In traditional society a woman lose her own name and is known as the mother of her first born child, but the West regards it is:
(A) good
(B) beneficial
(c) outrageous
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (C) |
How Free is the Press” – Dorothy L. Sayers
How Free is the Press
1. How Free is the Press has been written by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(c) Dorothy L. Sayers
(d) Bertrand Russel
| Answer :- (C) |
2. Dorothy L. Sayers says that press is free:
(A) everywhere
(B) somewhere
(c) nowhere
(d) at most places
| Answer :- (B) |
3. No widely circulated newspaper daręs support a public policy due to vested interest of:
(A) the government
(B) editor
(c) reporter
(d) advertisers
| Answer :- (D) |
4. Dorothy L. Sayers is:
(A) essayist
(B) doctor
(c) novelist
(d) singer
| Answer :- (A) |
5. When is censorship imposed on press in a country like Britain:
(A) election
(B) emergency
(c) disasters
(d) flood
| Answer :- (B) |
6. The auther has given the forms of misrepresentation,they are:
(A) four
(B) five
(c) six
(d0 seven
| Answer :- (C) |
7. The editorial policy of a newspaper is controlled by:
(A) advertisement
(B) bankruptcy
(c) discontent
(d) reality
| Answer :- (A) |
8. Freedom of press is restricted during:
(A) peace
(B) war
(c) epidemic
(d) none of these
| Answer :- (B) |
9. The second chief source of a newspaper’s revenue is:
(A) debt
(B) donation
(c) the wealth of owner
(d) grant by the government
| Answer :- (C) |
10. Censorship is imposed during:
(A) election
(B) peaceful time
(c) emergency
(d) none of these
| Answer :- (C) |
The Earth – H. E. Bates
The Earth Objectives
1. Who was the writter of The Earth””:
(A) Pearl S. Buck
(B) Shiga Naoya
(c) Dorothy L. Sayers
(d) H. E. Bates
| Answer :- () |
2. Shiga Naoya was born in:
(A) 1853
(B) 1873
(c) 1883
(d) 1893
| Answer :- (C) |
3. Seibei was a ……….. years old Japanese boy:
(A) two
(B) five
(c) nine
(d) twelve
| Answer :- (D) |
4. Shiga Naoya is a …… writer
(A) Japanese
(B) Chinese
(c) Indian
(d) Bhutanese
| Answer :- (A) |
5. Seibi knew every place that sold:
(A) fish
(B) meat
(c) gourds
(d) vegetables
| Answer :- (C) |
6. Seibee’s hobby was collecting:
(A) seed
(B) gourds
(c) grass
(d0 flowers
| Answer :- (B) |
7. One day Seibi found p peculiar gourd at shop of an old woman, which cost him:
(A) two yen
(B) five yen
(c) ten yen
(d) twenty yen
| Answer :- (C) |
8.Who smashed Seibei’s gourds to pieces:
(A) His father
(B) His mother
(c) His brother
(d) His sister
| Answer :- (A) |
9. Whenever Seibi passed through the market, he searched the:
(A) affluent area
(B) commercial area
(c) slum area
(d) wealthy locality
| Answer :- (C) |
10. The Negroes made the pledge that they will always:
(A) march ahead
(B) march back
(c) march slowly
(d) None of these
| Answer :- (D) |
India through a Traveller’s Eyes – Pearl S. Buck
India through a Traveller’s Eyes
1. India through a Traveller’s Eyes has been written by:
(A) R.N.Tagore
(B) Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) Pearl S. Buck
| Answer :- (D) |
2. Pearl S. Buck is an …… writer:
(A) American
(B) British
(c) European
(d) Indian
| Answer :- (A) |
3.India through a Traveller’s Eyes is:
(A) a short story
(B) a political treatise
(C) an excerpt from a novel
(D) an essay
| Answer :- (B) |
4. The life span in India was only:
(A) 25 yrs
(B) 27 yrs
(C) 28 yrs
(D) 29 yrs
| Answer :- (B) |
5.The writer visiting an Indian family felt:
(A) happiness
(B) sorrow
(c) disgust
(d) none of these
| Answer :- (A) |
6.India.was a part of the background of:
(A) doctors life
(B) wife’s life
(c) Kashmiri man’s life
(d) Pearl S. Buck’s life
| Answer :- (D) |
7. Pearl S. Buck came to know about India through:
(A) Buddhism
(B) Christianity
(c) Hinduism
(d) Islam
| Answer :- (A) |
8. Who propensised blood both in Asia:
(A) Atlee
(B) Nehru
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) none of these
| Answer :- (C) |
9. ‘Come, My Beloved’ is written by
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(B) Germaine Greer
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Pearl S: Buck
| Answer :- (D) |
10. According to Buck, the poorest people in India are:
(A) Wise
(B) Dishonest
(c) Wise and innately civilised
(d) Foolish
| Answer :- (C) |