English Literature

Q.01. Who seized Draupadi by her hair and dragged her into the court? (a) Vidura (b) Duhshasna (c) Drushtadyumna (d) Duryodhana Ans: (b) Duhshasna Q.02. Great hero from the Mahabharata who lived a life such a way that he is another name for generosity and loyalty today: (a) Bhishma (b) Arjuna (c) Nakula (d) Karna Ans: (d) Karna Q.03. Bhishma’s mother was: (a) Saraswati (b) Ganga (c) Laxmi (d) Satyavati Ans: (b) Ganga Q.04. Free India’s first Indian Governor-General was: (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Motilal Nahru (c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Ans: (c) C. Rajagopalachari Q.05. Dhritarashtra’s wife was: (a) Uttara (b) Gandhari (c) Madri (d) Kunti Ans: (b) Gandhari Q.06. Place where the Mahabharata war took place: (a) Hastinapur (b) Kurukshetra (c) Panipat (d) Indraprasth Ans: (b) Kurukshetra Q.07. How many days did the Mahabharata war last? (a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 20 Ans: (a) 18 Q.08. Rishi who cursed Pandu was: (a) Rishi Valmiki (b) Ris

Q.01. Hindu civilization will, we believe, retain its: (a) Future (b) Continuity (c) Past (d) Glory Ans: (b) Continuity Q.02. Much that was useless in ancient Indian culture has already: (a) Flourished (b) Decayed (c) Perished (d) Sacrificed Ans: (c) Perished Q.03. The whole South-East Asia received most of its culture from: (a) China (b) India (c) Indonesia (d) Ceylon Ans: (b) India Q.04. Colonists from Western India settled in Ceylon in: (a) 5th century B.C. (b) 5th century A.D. (c) 4th century A.D. (d) 4th century B.C. Ans: (a) 5th century B.C. Q.05. Who found their way to Malaya, Sumatra and other parts of South-East Asia: (a) Chinese merchants (b) People of Cambodia (c) Indian merchants (d) Buddhist monks Ans: (c) Indian merchants Q.06. Northward Indian culture influence spread through: (a) China and India (b) Central Asia to China (c) South-East Asia (d) Korea, Japan and Tibet Ans: (b) Central Asia to China Q.07. The heterodox sect followed: (a) Monas

Q.01. Who foretold that Velan would live in a big house? (a) Father (b) Villagers (c) An astrologer (d) A friend Ans: (c) An astrologer Q.02. At what age did Velan leave home? (a) Sixteen (b) Seventeen (c) Eighteen (d) Twenty Ans: (c) Eighteen Q.03. In Velan’s opinion, big mansion existed only in: (a) Heaven (b) Hell (c) Swarg Loka (d) Big cities Ans: (c) Swarg Loka Q.04. Which tree was most dear to Velan? (a) Banyan (b) Pipal (c) Margosa (d) Asoka Ans: (c) Margosa Q.05. R.K. Narayan was a novelist, an essayist and a: (a) Short story writer (b) Poet (c) Historian (d) Dramatist Ans: (a) Short story writer Q.06. Name the fictitious town of R.K. Narayan: (a) Wessex (b) Malgudi (c) Hogwarts (d) Xanadu Ans: (b) Malgudi Q.07. Kumar Baugh was called as: (a) Palatial home (b) Old home (c) Lonely mansion (d) Ghost house Ans: (d) Ghost house Q.08. Who says, ‘Don’t cut yet. I am still within hearing.’? (a) Owner of the house (b) Labourer (c) Velan (d) Villager Ans:

Q.01. Gandhi wanted that all schools of India should teach the technique of cloth production as: (a) It will pay for the education of our students (b) It will teach them an occupation on which they can fall back in after-life (c) It will make them self-reliant (d) All the above Ans: (d) All the above Q.02. Gandhi condemns the textbooks for: (a) Text books do not teach students what is right and what is wrong in the home life (b) Text books do not teach students to have any pride of their surroundings. (c) At the end of education students become estranged from their surroundings. (d) All the above Ans: (d) All the above Q.03. According to Gandhi, our children should be taught to: (a) Despise labour (b) Dignity of labour (c) Look upon manual labour with disfavor (d) Look with contempt to manual labour Ans: (b) Dignity of labour Q.04. Which Universal labour Gandhi wanted to promote? (a) Agriculture (b) Hand spinning (c) Hand weaving (d) All the above Ans: (d) All the above Q.05. Accor