1. ANIMALS IN PRISON
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. ‘Animals in Prison’ has been written by :
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ C ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[ D ] Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. Jawaharlal Nehru has written the lesson:
[ A ] A Snake in the Grass
[ B ] Mother India
[ C ] The Leader of Men
[ D ] Animals in Prison
Answer ⇒ (D)
3. ‘Animals in Prison’ has been taken from an autobiography of :
[ A ] Lal Bahadur Shashtri
[ B ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. ‘The Discovery of India’ has been written by :
[ A ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ B ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ C ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[ D ] Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. Nehru ji lived in the little cell in Dehradun cell for :
[ A ] Twelve and half months
[ B ] Fourteen and a half months
[ C ] Fifteen and a half months
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
6. Nehruji spent his time for fourteen and a half months in …… :
[ A ] Lucknow Jail
[ B ] Naini Jail
[ C ] Dehradun Jail
[ D ] Bareilly Jail
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. In Dehradun Jail …… was allowed to go out up and down in front of the gate. and walk
[ A ] Gandhi ji
[ B ] Sardar Patel
[ C ] S.C. Bose
[ D ] Nehru ji
Answer ⇒ (D)
8. In …… Jail requitals were Nehruji’s best friends.
[ A ] Naini
[ B ] Dehradun
[ C ] Lucknow
[ D ] Bareilly
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. In Naini Jail entertained Nehruji.
[ A ] Monkeys
[ B ] Dogs
[ C ] Squirrels
[ D ] Parrots
Answer ⇒ (D)
10. Nehruji enjoyed the fun and brave acts of monkeys at ……. Jail.
[ A ] Bareilly
[ B ] Lucknow
[ C ] Dehradun
[ D ] Naini
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. NALANDA: ANCIENT SEAT OF LEARN
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad has written the lesson:
[ A ] Animals in Prison
[ B ] Mother India
[ C ] The Leader of Men
[ D ] Nalanda: Ancient Seat of Learning
Answer ⇒ (D)
2. ‘Nalanda: Ancient Seat of Learning’ has been written by:
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[ C ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ D ] R. K. Narayan
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. Lord Mahavira lived in Nalanda for:
[ A ] 10 years
[ B ] 14 years
[ C ] 18 years
[ D ] 22 years
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Lepa is a rich citizen of:
[ A ] Vikramshila
[ B ] Nepal
[ C ] Nalanda
[ D ] China
Answer ⇒ (C)
5. In the 4th century A.D. Fa-Hien, a …… pilgrim, visited Nalanda.
[ A ] Chinese
[ B ] Russian
[ C ] American
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Hieun Tsang visited in India in the 7th century during the reign of Emperor-
[ A ] Ashoka
[ B ] Chandragupta
[ C ] Harshavardhan
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. Nalanda had …… large ‘Viharas’.
[ A ] 4
[ B ] 6
[ C ] 8
[ D ] 10
Answer ⇒ (B)
8.There were …… students at Nalanda University when Hieun ‘T’ sang visited.
[ A ] 10,000
[ B ] 15,000
[ C ] 20,000
[ D ] 5000
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. There were ………teachers at Nalanda University, when Hieun ‘T’ sang visited.
[ A ] 500
[ B ] 1000
[ C ] 1500
[ D ] 2000
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. lèctures were delivered every day at Nalanda.
[ A ] 50
[ B ] 100
[ C ] 150
[ D ] 200
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. A SNAKE IN THE GRASS
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. ‘A Snake in the Grass’ is a story written by
[ A ] A. G Gardiner
[ B ] Siddharth Chowdhary
[ C ] R. K. Narayan
[ D ] Mulk Raj Anand
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. R. K. Narayan has written the lesson
[ A ] The Leader of Men
[ B ] A Snake in the Grass
[ C ] The Three Vows
[ D ] The Rules of Road
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. The novel ‘The Guide’ has been written by
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ C ] G. B. Shaw
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. R. K. Narayan got the Sahitya Akademy Award in …
[ A ] 1955 A.D
[ B ] 1960 A.D
[ C ] 1965 A.D
[ D ] 1970 A.D
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. A ‘Cyclist saw a house. entering the compound of a
[ A ] Dog
[ B ] Cat
[ C ] Cobra
[ D ] Scorpion
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. The story ‘A Snake in the Grass’ is the description of the hunt of a:
[ A ] Tiger
[ B ] Lion
[ C ] Scorpion
[ D ] Cobra
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. …… was an old servant working in a house.
[ A ] Ramu
[ B ] Dasa
[ C ] Dasu
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. The old servant Dasa was sleeping in the-
[ A ] Sun
[ B ] Room
[ C ] Shed
[ D ] None of the these
Answer ⇒ (C)
9. Dasa was a very ….. servant.
[ A ] Active
[ B ] Lazy
[ C ] Punctual
[ D ] Bold
Answer ⇒ (B)
10. An old beggar cried for alms at the gate and forbade to kill the
[ A ] Snake
[ B ] Monkey
[ C ] Dog
[ D ] Scorpion
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. THE RULE OF THE ROAD
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The essay ‘The Rule of the Road’ has been written by-
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ C ] A. G Gardiner
[ D ] K. R. Narayanan
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. A.G. Gardiner has written the lesson
[ A ] A Snake in the Grass
[ B ] Mother India
[ C ] The Leader of Men
[ D ] The Rule of the Road
Answer ⇒ (D)
3. …… was walking and the middle of the road.
[ A ] An old man
[ B ] An old lady
[ C ] A young boy
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a contract.
[ A ] Social
[ B ] Political
[ C ] Legal
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. A. G. Gardiner was the Editor of the ‘Daily News’ from
[ A ] 1900 to 1919
[ B ] 1902 to 1921
[ C ] 1905 to 1924
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
6. …………liberty would have become social anarchy..
[ A ] Political
[ B ] social
[ C ] Individual
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. When the old lady was asked to walk on the pavement she……. to walk on the pavement
[ A ] Accepted
[ B ] Refused
[ C ] Followed
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. A. G. Gardiner was born in…
[ A ] 1960 A.D
[ B ] 1965 A.D
[ C ] 1970 A.D
[ D ] 1975 A.D
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. ….. is widely known as ‘Alpha of the Plough’
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ C ] A. G Gardiner
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. According to …… a civilized man is he who loves his own liberty as well as others liberty.
[ A ] A. G Gardine
[ B ] R. K. Narayan
[ C ] K. R. Narayanan
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. THE SCIENTIFIC POINT OF VIEW
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. “The Scientific Point of View’ is an essay written by
[ A ] Sunil Gavaskar
[ B ] A. G. Gardiner
[ C ] J. B. S. Haldane
[ D ] R. K. Narayan
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. J.B. S. Haldane has written the lesson
[ A ] A Snake in the Grass
[ B ] The Scientific Point of View
[ C ] The Rule of Road
[ D ] The Leader of Men
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. Science affects the average man and woman in ……. ways.
[ A ] 2
[ B ] 3
[ C ] 4
[ D ] 5
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. The birth-rate of the Nigroes exceeds the death-rate in the country districts of …… states.
[ A ] Northern
[ B ] Southern
[ C ] Eastern
[ D ] Western
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. According to ……., science can do us still greater service and benifit.
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] G. B. Shaw
[ C ] J. B. S. Haldane
[ D ] Mulk Raj Anand
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. A large number of …… hold that the Negro is definitely inferior to the white man.
[ A ] Indians
[ B ] Americans
[ C ] Russians
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. According to Haldane, Negroes death-rate goes high when they move to ……. part and work there.
[ A ] Northern
[ B ] Southern
[ C ] Eastern
[ D ] Western
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. J. B. S. Haldane was born in
[ A ] 1888 A.D
[ B ] 1890 A.D
[ C ] 1892 ADR
[ D ] 1894 A.D
Answer ⇒ (C)
9. J. B. S. Haldane went to London to do research in
[ A ] Physics
[ B ] Zoology
[ C ] Chemistry
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. … was a Marxist and used to contribute articles to the Marxist Daily worker on scientific topics.
[ A ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ B ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ C ] A. G Gardiner
[ D ] J. B. S. Haldane
Answer ⇒ (D)
6. I PASS THE DELHI TEST
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. ‘I Pass the Delhi Test’ has been written by
[ A ] J. B. S. Haldane
[ B ] Sunil Gavaska
[ C ] R. K. Narayan
[ D ] A. G. Gardiner
Answer ⇒ (B)
2. Sunil Gavaskar has written by the lesson
[ A ] The Leader of Men
[ B ] The Rule of Road
[ C ] I pass the Delhi Test
[ D ] Mother India
Answer ⇒ (C)
3. The book ‘Sunny Days’ has been written by
[ A ] Kapil Dev
[ B ] Sunil Gavaskar
[ C ] Dilip Vengasarkar
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. On the eve of the Delhi Test, the book ‘Idols’ written by Gavaskar was released by
[ A ] Kapil Dev
[ B ] Dilip Vengasarkar
[ C ] Viv Rechards
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. The present lesson ‘I Pass the Delhi Test’ is an extract taken from the book-
[ A ] Sunny Days
[ B ] Idols
[ C ] Runs’n Rains
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. …. was the Chief Guest when the book ‘Idols’ was released.
[ A ] Michael Holding
[ B ] Clive Lloyd
[ C ] Jeff Dujon
[ D ] Vengasarkar
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Bijoya was the friend of Gavaskar’s
[ A ] Sister
[ B ] Mother
[ C ] Wife
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. ‘Bloody hell! It’s your twenty-ninth’, who said this?
[ A ] Kapil Dev
[ B ] Michael Holding
[ C ] Jeff Dujon
[ D ] Dilip Vengasarkar
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. Gavaskar Considers the best test – century which is made at Old Trafford in –
[ A ] 1970 A.D
[ B ] 1974 A.D
[ C ] 1983 A.D
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
10. According to Gavaskar, ever since the returned from the West Indies, people were eager for him to score the….. century.
[ A ] 25th
[ B ] 27th
[ C ] 29th
[ D ] 30th
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. THE LEADER OF MEN
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. ‘The Leader of Men’ is a story written by
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ C ] Siddharth Chowdhury
[ D ] G. B. Shaw
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. Siddhartha Chowdhury has written the lesson
[ A ] The Rule of the Road
[ B ] The Three Vow’s
[ C ] A Snake in the Grass
[ D ] The Leader of Men
Answer ⇒ (D)
3. …is the hero of the story ‘The Leader of Men.
[ A ] Kedia
[ B ] Ritwik
[ C ] Roop Singh
[ D ] Mr. Sharma
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. Guards were working in the apartment building.
[ A ] 2
[ B ] 4
[ C ] 5
[ D ] 3
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. Mr. Kedia is a ….….
[ A ] Teacher
[ B ] doctor
[ C ] Businessman (consumer)
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. ……… was the president of the Owner’s Association of the apartment building Mr.Sharma.
[ A ] Mr. Sharma
[ B ] Writer
[ C ] Writer’s father
[ D ] Mr. Kedia
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Roop Singh had studied till-
[ A ] Matric
[ B ] Intermediate
[ C ] B.A.
[ D ] M.A.
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. Roop Singh studied at-
[ A ] The college of commerce, Patna
[ B ] B. D. College, Patna
[ C ] B. N. College, Patna
[ D ] T. P. S. College, Patna
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. Roop Singh was married at the age of-
[ A ] 12
[ B ] 15
[ C ] 18
[ D ] 20
Answer ⇒ (b)
10. ……..reacted very sharply, when Roop Singh replied English.
[ A ] Mr. Sharma
[ B ] Writer’s father
[ C ] Mr. Kedia
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (c)
8. MOTHER INDIA
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Mother India’ is a letter written by
[ A ] Sunil Gavaskar
[ B ] Nehruji
[ C ] Subhash Chandra Bose
[ D ] Gandhiji
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. Subhash Chandra Bose has written the lesson-
[ A ] The Leader of Men
[ B ] Mother India
[ C ] Animals in Prison
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. Subhash Chandra Bose had written the letter ‘Mother India’ to his……. on the final day of the Durga Puja.
[ A ] Mother
[ B ] Father
[ C ] Brother
[ D ] Sister
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. ‘India, our motherland, is God’s beloved land’, who said this?
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ C ] Dr.Rajendra Prasad
[ D ] Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. ……is popularly called ‘Netaji’.
[ A ] Sardar Bhagat Singh
[ B ] Subhash Chandra Bose
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
6. Subhash Chandra Bose was born in-
[ A ] 1890 A.D
[ B ] 1895 A.D
[ C ] 1897 A.D
[ D ] 1899 A.D
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. The river …… has great significance on our life.
[ A ] Ganga
[ B ] Gandak
[ C ] Godavari
[ D ] Yamuna
Answer ⇒ (A)
8. According to……..God has been born in this land’India’ in every age.
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Sardar Bhagat Singh
[ C ] Subhash Chandra Bose
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
9. …O Merciful God, take pity on us and save us!’ who said this?
[ A ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ B ] Subhash Chandra Bose
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Sardar Bhagat Singh
Answer ⇒ (B)
10. ‘Give me blood, I shall give you liberty’ is a slogan given by…….
[ A ] Nehru ji
[ B ] Gandhi ji
[ C ] Subhash Chandra Bose
[ D ] Bhagat Singh
Answer ⇒ (C)
9. NATIONAL UNITY, NATION AND NATIONALITY
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. ‘National Unity, Nation and Nationalism’ is an essay written by
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ C ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[ D ] Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer ⇒ (D)
2. Jayaprakash Narayan has written the lesson
[ A ] Animals in Prison
[ B ] The Rule of Road
[ C ] National Unity, Nation and Nationality
[ D ] Nalanda Ancient seat of Learning
Answer ⇒ (C)
3. …. was popularly called ‘LokNayak’.
[ A ] Subhash Chandra Bose
[ B ] Jayprakash Narayan
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Sardar Bhagat Singh
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Jayaprakash Narayan played a remarkable role in the movement against dictatorship from-
[ A ] 1972 to 1975
[ B ] 1973 to 1976
[ C ] 1974 to 1977
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
5. The year is ……..remember for so-called ‘Sepoy Mutiny’.
[ A ] 1857 A.D
[ B ] 1885 A.D
[ C ] 1890 A.D
[ D ] 1900 A.D
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. …was the birth-year of the Indian National Congress.
[ A ] 1857 A.D
[ B ] 1885 A.D
[ C ] 1890 A.D
[ D ] 1895 A.D
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. According to J. P., the …… of India are largely the creation of British imperialism-
[ A ] Leaders
[ B ] Teachers
[ C ] Businessman
[ D ] Landlords
Answer ⇒ (D)
8. According to J.P., India is a loud of-
[ A ] Businessman
[ B ] Peasants
[ C ] Labourers
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. It is clear that the …… must permanently controlled by British imperialism.
[ A ] Merchants
[ B ] Industrialists
[ C ] Princes
[ D ] Peasants
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. ‘Nationalism does not mean the same thing to all those classes’ Who said this?
[ A ] Jayaprakash Narayan
[ B ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ C ] Jawaharlal Nehru
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. DOLLY AT THE DENTIST
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Dolly at the Dentist’ has been written by
[ A ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ B ] K. R. Narayanan
[ C ] G B. Shaw
[ D ] R. K. Narayan
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. G.B. Shaw has written the lesson
[ A ] Mother
[ B ] The Three Vows
[ C ] The Leader of Men
[ D ] Dolly at the Dentist
Answer ⇒ (D)
3. The book ‘Arms and the Man’ has been written by-
[ A ] G B. Shaw
[ B ] R. K. Narayan
[ C ] Nehru ji
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
4. Philip is the brother of-
[ A ] Valentine
[ B ] Dolly
[ C ] The young lady
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. Valentine is a
[ A ] Teacher
[ B ] Farmer
[ C ] Dentist
[ D ] Leader
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. The fee of the dentist for the treatment is shillings for every medical service.
[ A ] 5
[ B ] 10
[ C ] 15
[ D ] 20
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. The dentist has been working in his clinic for weeks.
[ A ] 2
[ B ] 4
[ C ] 6
[ D ] 8
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. ‘That was my first tooth’, who said this?
[ A ] Dolly
[ B ] Dentist
[ C ] Philip
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. Make a hole in it with the thing you drill people’s teethwith; and wear on your watch-chain?Who said this?
[ A ] Valentine
[ B ] Philip
[ C ] Dolly
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. The dentist was known as a …… shilling doctor.
[ A ] 5
[ B ] 6
[ C ] 7
[ D ] 8
Answer ⇒ (A)
11. THE THREE VOWS
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1.’The Three Vows’ has been written by-
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] A. G. Gardiner
[ C ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ D ] G. B. Shaw
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. Mulk Raj Anand has written the lesson-
[ A ] Dolly at the Dentist
[ B ] The Three Vows
[ C ] Mother India
[ D ] The Leader of Men
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘The Three Vows’ has been taken from the books-
[ A ] The Untouchable
[ B ] Coolies
[ C ] Two Leaves of a Bud
[ D ] Little plays of Mahatma Gandhi
Answer ⇒ (D)
4. The Untouchable’ has been written by-
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ C ] K. R. Narayan
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. The ‘sage’ referred to the lesson ‘The Three Vow
[ A ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ B ] Mahadev Desai
[ C ] Krishna Chandra Azad
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Kasturba Gandhi’ is the wife of
[ A ] Mahadev Desai
[ B ] K. C. Azad
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. Mahadev Desai is the secretary of
[ A ] K. C. Azad
[ B ] Nehruji
[ C ] Kasturba Gandhi
[ D ] Mahatma Gandhi
Answer ⇒ (D)
8. Gandhiji makes a comment on …..that he looks like monkey in his dress.
[ A ] Mahadev Desai
[ B ] K. C. Azad
[ C ] Kasturba
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. K. C. Azad has come to show his …..to Gandhiji.
[ A ] Dress
[ B ] Watch
[ C ] Novel
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. Gandhi ji gives K. C. Azad Tolstoy’s book-
[ A ] Confession
[ B ] Death of Ivan Illych
[ C ] Childhood Boyhood Youth
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
12. EXCEPTIONAL ROLE OF NEWSPAPERS IN DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The speech ‘Exceptional Role of Newspaper in Development’ has been delivered by-
[ A ] Mulk Raj Anand
[ B ] K. R. Narayanan
[ C ] R.K. Narayan
[ D ] A. G. Gardiner
Answer ⇒ (B)
2. K.R. Narayanan has delivered the speech-
[ A ] National Unity, Nation and Nationality
[ B ] Nalanda: Ancient Seat of Learning
[ C ] Exceptional Role of Newspapers in Development
[ D ] The Scientific Point of View
Answer ⇒ (C)
3. K. R. Narayanan delivered the speech on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Indian Newspapers society on the 8th April,-
[ A ] 1995
[ B ] 1996
[ C ] 1997
[ D ] 1998
Answer ⇒ (D)
4. …..is called the father of the Indian Renaissance.
[ A ] Mahatma Gandh
[ B ] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[ C ] Nehru ji
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
5. ‘The Press is the Vehicle of intelligence’ who said this?
[ A ] Ramkrishna Pramahans
[ B ] Dayanand Saraswati
[ C ] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[ D ] K. R. Narayanan
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. ‘The Printed word is really as soul-stirring instrument? Who said this?
[ A ] K. R. Narayanan
[ B ] R. K. Narayan
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Nehruji
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. According to K. R. Narayannan, In … the circulation of newspapers had gone down.
[ A ] India
[ B ] America
[ C ] England
[ D ] France
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. According to K. R. Narayan, In newspapers has gone very high. the circulation of
[ A ] England
[ B ] France
[ C ] America
[ D ] India
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. …..went to Khajuraho to inaugurate the Khajuraho festival.
[ A ] K. R. Narayanan
[ B ] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[ C ] Dr. Zakir Hussain
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. …. says that there is a close communion between the human being and the printed word.
[ A ] R. K. Narayan
[ B ] K. R. Narayanan
[ C ] Mahatma Gandhi
[ D ] Nehru ji
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who composed the poem, ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’?
[ A ] R. N. Tagore
[ B ] Toru Dutta
[ C ] H. L. V. Derozio
[ D ] Sarojini Naidu.
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ has been taken from :
[ A ] The Gardener
[ B ] Gitanjali
[ C ] The Post-Office
[ D ] Gora
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ is
[ A ] An ode
[ B ] An elegy
[ C ] A lyric
[ D ] A sonnet
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ is
[ A ] A religious poem
[ B ] A love poem
[ C ] A didactic poem
[ D ] A sonnet
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ is English version of the …… of the ‘Gitanjali’.
[ A ] Thirty-seventh song
[ B ] Thirty-sixth song
[ C ] Thirty-fifth song
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
6. ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ refers to-
[ A ] India
[ B ] Pakistan
[ C ] England
[ D ] Nepal
Answer ⇒ (A)
7.’Where the Mind is Without Fear’ is a prayer to-
[ A ] The King
[ B ] God
[ C ] Countrymen
[ D ] None of these.
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. How many times the term ‘Where’ has been repeated in the poem, ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’?
[ A ] 4 times
[ B ] 5 times
[ C ] 6 times
[ D ] 7 times
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. Tagore in ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ takes the enslaved condition of India to be a state
[ A ] Of sleeping
[ B ] Of hibernation
[ C ] Of cowardice
[ D ] Of adjustment
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. ‘My Father’ in the end of the poem, ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ refers to
[ A ] The poet’s father
[ B ] God
[ C ] The Father of the Nation
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. THE MARRIAGE OF THE TRUE MINDS
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who has composed poem, “The Marriage of True Minds’?
[ A ] William Shakespeare
[ B ] John Milton
[ C ] Spensor
[ D ]
(D)
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. ‘The Marriage of True Minds’ is
[ A ] An elegy
[ B ] A sonnet
[ C ] An epic
[ D ] An ode
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘The Marriage of True Minds’ deals with
[ A ] Marriage
[ B ] Engagement
[ C ] Love
[ D ] Religion
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. In ‘The Marriage of True Minds’ Shakespeare defines the nature of-
[ A ] Physical love
[ B ] Mental love
[ C ] Spiritual love
[ D ] True love
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. In ‘The Marriage of True Minds’ marriage stands for
[ A ] Union
[ B ] Engagement
[ C ] Marriage
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. In ‘The Marriage of True Minds’ the term ‘marriage’ is
[ A ] A simile
[ B ] A metaphor
[ C ] a symbol
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. In ‘The Marriage of True Minds “an ever-fixed mark’ stands for
[ A ] A fixed pole
[ B ] A fixed stand
[ C ] A fixed scacon
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. In ‘The Marrage of True Minds’ tempests’ stands for
[ A ] Storms
[ B ] Typhoon
[ C ] Cyclone
[ D ] Obstacles
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. In ‘The Marriage of Ture Minds’ ‘star’ stands for-
[ A ] The Northstar
[ B ] Sun
[ C ] Moon
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. In ‘The Marriage of True Minds writis….. use of write/compose.
[ A ] New
[ B ] Old
[ C ] Medieval
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who composed poem ‘The Chimney Sweeper’?
[ A ] William Blake
[ B ] Gray
[ C ] Coliins
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. The Chimney Sweeper’ has been taken from
[ A ] Songs of Experience
[ B ] Songs of Innocence
[ C ] The Everlasting Gospel
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. The Chimney Sweeper’ deals with the plight of-
[ A ] The poor
[ B ] The unmarried girls
[ C ] The chimney sweepers
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. ……. has been pictured in the poem, ‘The Chimney Sweeper’.
[ A ] 15th Century England
[ B ] 16th Century England
[ C ] 17th Century England
[ D ] 18th Century England
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ is a fine example of Black’s
[ A ] Humanitarianism
[ B ] Lyricism
[ C ] Naturalism
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. In ‘The Chimeny Sweeper’…… is the culprit and a target of the poet’s attack.
[ A ] Religious
[ B ] Society
[ C ] Government
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Who is the speaker in the poem, ‘The Chimney Sweeper’?
[ A ] A poor boy
[ B ] An orphan
[ C ] A chimney sweeper
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. At which age the speaker of the poem, ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ was sold in the hand of master-sweep?
[ A ] At the age of 12 years
[ B ] At the age of 14 years
[ C ] At the age of 16 years
[ D ] At the very tender age
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. Who was newly appointed chimney sweeper according to the poem, ‘The Chimney Sweeper’?
[ A ] Tome Dacre
[ B ] George
[ C ] John
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Who came in Tom’s dream according to the poem, ‘The Chimeny Sweeper’?
[ A ] A god
[ B ] An angel
[ C ] A goddess
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who has composed the poem, Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening
[ A ] Robert Frost
[ B ] Emerson
[ C ] Hathrone
[ D ] Thoreau
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. ‘Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening’ has been taken from Frost’s volume of verses
[ A ] A Boy’s Will
[ B ] New Hampshire
[ C ] North Beston
[ D ] Mountain Interval
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘Stopping By Woods in a Snowy Evening’ is-
[ A ] An epic
[ B ] An elegy
[ C ] A lyric
[ D ] A sonnet
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. ‘Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening’ is. a poem.
[ A ] Religious
[ B ] Satiric
[ C ] Love
[ D ] Didactic
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. The central theme of ‘Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening’ is-
[ A ] The poet’s symbolic journey
[ B ] The poet’s real journey
[ C ] The poet’s love of nature
[ D ] The poet’s imaginary gossip
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. In the line of ‘Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening’ -‘His house is in the village’ ‘his’ refers to
[ A ] The poet’s ego
[ B ] The owner of the woods
[ C ] The rider
[ D ] God
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Who will watch according to the poem, ‘Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening’ the woods fillings up with snow?
[ A ] The owner of the woods
[ B ] The rider
[ C ] The rider and his horse
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. Who will not see the poet stopping by the woods in the poem, ‘Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening?
[ A ] The birds and animals
[ B ] The forest officials
[ C ] The trivals living there
[ D ] The owner of the woods
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. The woods stand for …… in the poem, ‘Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening’.
[ A ] Death
[ B ] Life
[ C ] Nature
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. The term ‘sleep’ stands for …… in the poem, Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening’.
[ A ] Work
[ B ] Rest
[ C ] Journey
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
17. The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who has composed the poem, “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’?
[ A ] W. B. Yeats
[ B ] T. S. Eliot
[ C ] William Wordsworth
[ D ] John Keats
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’ is a revised version of the poem
[ A ] Sailing of Byzantium
[ B ] The Old Pensioner
[ C ] Among SchoolChildren
[ D ] The Tower
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’ is the lamentation of
[ A ] A young man
[ B ] A child
[ C ] An old man
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. ‘The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’ is-
[ A ] A biographical poem
[ B ] A religious poem
[ C ] A didactic poem
[ D ] An autobiographical poem
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. Who is the speaker of the poem, ‘The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’?
[ A ] An old man
[ B ] A young man
[ C ] A child
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Where does the speaker of the poem, ‘The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’ take shelter from the rain?
[ A ] Under a mango tree
[ B ] Under a broken tree
[ C ] Under a banyan tree
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Who has transfigured the speaker of the poem, ‘The Lamentation of Old Pensioner?
[ A ] Money
[ B ] Disease
[ C ] Time
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. Which term has been used as a symbol in the poem, ‘The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’?
[ A ] A broken tree
[ B ] Crazy rascals
[ C ] Face of Time
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. Which term has been personified in the poem, ‘The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner’?
[ A ] Life
[ B ] Death
[ C ] Time
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Who spit into the face of Time according to the poem, The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner¹?
[ A ] The Speaker
[ B ] God
[ C ] The Public
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
18. THREE YEARS SHE GREW
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who has composed the poem, ‘Three Years She Grew?
[ A ] William Wordsworth
[ B ] William Shakespear
[ C ] William Blake
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Which is a Wordsworth’s Lucy poem?
[ A ] ‘The Prelude’
[ B ] ‘Three years Grew’ is
[ C ] The Solitary Reaper
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘Three Years She Grew’ is
[ A ] An elegy
[ B ] Anode
[ C ] A lyric
[ D ] An epic
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. In ‘Three Years She Grew’ Wordsworth takes Nature as-
[ A ] ) A picnic spot
[ B ] A musician
[ C ] A woman
[ D ] A teacher
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. Who is ‘She’ in the title of the poem, ‘Three Years She Grew’?
[ A ] Lucy
[ B ] Nancy
[ C ] Portia
[ D ] Miranda
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. What does mean by ‘in sun and shower’ according to the poem, ‘There Years She Grew’?
[ A ] In summer and rainy season
[ B ] In the midst of all weather
[ C ] In summer and winter
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. …has been personified in the poem, ‘Three Years She Grew’.
[ A ] Lake
[ B ] Willow
[ C ] Nature
[ D ] Dell
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. Who fulfilled the promise according to the poem, ‘Three Years Shee Grew’?
[ A ] Nature
[ B ] Man
[ C ] God
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. Who died very young according to the poem, ‘Three Years She Grew’?
[ A ] Rosalind
[ B ] Portia
[ C ] Lady Macbeth
[ D ] Lucy
Answer ⇒ (D)
10. The Poem, ‘Three Years She Grew’ marches with a cheerful place but ends with a …… close.
[ A ] Gloomy
[ B ] Depressing
[ C ] Boring
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
19. VILLAGE – SONG
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who has composed the poem, ‘Village Song’?
[ A ] Sarojini Naidu
[ B ] Toru Dutta
[ C ] Tagore
[ D ] Kamala Das
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. Who is Known as ‘Indian Nightingale’?
[ A ] Toru Dutta
[ B ] Sarojini Naidu
[ C ] Kamala Das
[ D ] Anita Desai
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘Village Song’ has been taken from Naidu’s collection of poems namely-
[ A ] The Golden Threshold
[ B ] The Sceptred Flute
[ C ] The Broken Wing
[ D ] The Features of Dawn
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. Who is the speaker in the poem, ‘Village Song’?
[ A ] A city-maidan
[ B ] Radha
[ C ] Krishna
[ D ] A Village-maidan
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. In the poem, ‘Village Song’ the speaker is carrying
[ A ] Pitchers
[ B ] Buckets
[ C ] Erthen pots
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Where has the speakergone to fetch water in the poem, ‘Village Song’?
[ A ] At the Ganga
[ B ] At the panghat
[ C ] At the Jamuna
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
7. Whose song is heard by the speaker in the poem, ‘Village Song’?
[ A ] Potters’ song
[ B ] Villagers’ song
[ C ] Boatmens’ song
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. Whose call is heard by the speaker in the poem, ‘Village Song’?
[ A ] The parrot’s call
[ B ] The crow’s call
[ C ] The falcon’s call
[ D ] The white crane’s call
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. Where the panghat is situated according to the poem, ‘Village Song’?
[ A ] Near the Ganga
[ B ] Near the Saryu
[ C ] Near the Jamuna
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
10. When the exclamation ‘Ram Re Ram’ is used by Indian women-folk?
[ A ] In the moments of excitement and fear
[ B ] In moments of anger
[ C ] In moments of happiness
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
20. Follower
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who has composed the poem, ‘Follower’?
[ A ] Seamus Heaney
[ B ] W. B. Yeats
[ C ] T. S. Eliot
[ D ] W. H. Auden
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. ‘Follower’ is-
[ A ] An elegy
[ B ] A lyric
[ C ] An ode
[ D ] A sonnet
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘Follower’ is …… poem.
[ A ] A romantic
[ B ] A religious
[ C ] A realistic
[ D ] A satirical
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. In ‘Follower’ the poet beautifully brings out how with the passage of time the role of …… undergoes a change.
[ A ] A mother and her son
[ B ] A mother and her daughter
[ C ] A father and his daughter
[ D ] A father and his son
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. The background of the poem, ‘Follower’ is
[ A ] Rural
[ B ] Urban
[ C ] Religious
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. Who is the speaker in the poem, ‘Follower’?
[ A ] A washer man’s son
[ B ] A farmer’s son
[ C ] A prince
[ D ] A princess
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. Who worked with a horse-plough according to the poem, ‘Follower’?
[ A ] The speaker’s servant
[ B ] The speaker’s mother
[ C ] The speaker’s father
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. Who has been called expert in the poem, ‘Follower’?
[ A ] The speaker’s brother
[ B ] The speaker’s uncle
[ C ] The speaker’s friend
[ D ] The speaker’s father
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. Who wanted to stiffen his arm according to the poem, ‘Follower’s?
[ A ] The speaker
[ B ] The servant
[ C ] The neighbour
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Who is mentioned as ‘me’ in the line-It is my father who keeps stumbling behind me of the poem, ‘Follower’?
[ A ] The farmer
[ B ] The speaker
[ C ] The horse
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
21. VOICE OF THE UNWANTED GIRL
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. . Who composed the poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ ?
[ A ] Sujata Bhatt
[ B ] Kamala Das
[ C ] Anita Desai
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. The narrator of the poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ is-
[ A ] An orphan child
[ B ] An unborn girl-child
[ C ] A lame child
[ D ] A deaf child
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ deals with the incident of the city of-
[ A ] New Delhi
[ B ] Kolkata
[ C ] Mumbai
[ D ] Chennai
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. How did the postmortemed girl-child look in the poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ ?
[ A ] Like a slice mango
[ B ] Like a sliced apple
[ C ] Like a sliced guava
[ D ] Like a sliced pomegranate
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. The unwanted girl-child would be-
[ A ] The second daughter
[ B ] The first daughter
[ C ] The third daughter
[ D ] The fourth daughter
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. How did the foetus of the unborn girl-child was destroyed in the poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ ?
[ A ] Through poison
[ B ] Through an injection
[ C ] Through durg
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. In the poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ the speaker smelt of
[ A ] Oxygen
[ B ] Nitrogen
[ C ] Formaldehyde
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
8. The plight of the unwanted girl mentioned in the poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ is very-
[ A ] Unfortunate
[ B ] Happy
[ C ] Homely
[ D ] Pathetic
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. The poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ has been written in
[ A ] The first person singular number
[ B ] The third person singular number
[ C ] The second person singular number
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. The poem, ‘Voice of the Unwanted Girl’ provides us a of modern life.
[ A ] Appreciation
[ B ] Criticism
[ C ] Praise
[ D ] None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
22. SOUTH DELHI MURDER
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who is the writer of the poem, ‘South Delhi Murder’?
[ A ] Tabish Khair
[ B ] Toru Dutta
[ C ] Tagore
[ D ] Sri Aurobindo
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. South Delhi Murder’ is….poem
[ A ] A narrative
[ B ] An elegiac
[ C ] A didactic
[ D ] A lyrical
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. ‘South Delhi Murder’ is an attempt to explore the depths of:
[ A ] An untold incident
[ B ] An uncommon incident
[ C ] A common incident
[ D ] A humorous situation
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. How many policemen were mentioned in the poem, ‘South Delhi Murder’?
[ A ] 1
[ B ] 2
[ C ] 4
[ D ] 3
Answer ⇒ (D)
5. Where did the old couple’s sons live according to the poem, ‘South Delhi Murder’?
[ A ] In U.S.A.
[ B ] In England
[ C ] In Japan
[ D ] In Russia
Answer ⇒ (A)
6. The boy-servant mentioned in the poem, ‘South Delhi Murder’ was-
[ A ] Nepali
[ B ] Bihari
[ C ] Bengali
[ D ] Punjabi
Answer ⇒ (B)
7. The name of the servant of the old couple was in the poem, ‘South Delhi Murder’?
[ A ] Sohan
[ B ] Shyam
[ C ] Mohan
[ D ] Rohan
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. Which articles were missing from the murdered old couple’s flat according to the poem, ‘South Delhi Murder’?
[ A ] Two T.V. sets
[ B ] Radio
[ C ] Banarasi sarees
[ D ] All of them
Answer ⇒ (D)
9. What valuable thing was not taken away by the criminals according to the poem, ‘South Delhi Murder’?
[ A ] Laptop
[ B ] Jewellery
[ C ] Banarasi sarees
[ D ] Radio
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. With what amount of cash was Shyam arrested in his village?
[ A ] One thousand
[ B ] Fifty Rupees
[ C ] Three hundred
[ D ] Two hundred
Answer ⇒ (B)