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This section includes 1535 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Why did Anne’s family sacrifice breakfast? |
| A. | Food was costly |
| B. | Vegetable man was arrested. |
| C. | There were no shops nearby. |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. There were no shops nearby. | |
| 152. |
The most offensive traveller in J. B. Priestley’s ‘On Travel by Train’ is ___________. |
| A. | The teacher |
| B. | The carpenter |
| C. | The middle-aged woman |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 153. |
What is the refrain in Maya Angelou’s poem? |
| A. | Poor girl/ Just like me |
| B. | But it was odd |
| C. | Like a word dropped from a long sentence |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. But it was odd | |
| 154. |
The first entry of the Diary of Anne Frank is on --------- |
| A. | Wednesday, 8th July, 1942 |
| B. | Thursday, 25th May, 1944 |
| C. | Friday, 26th May, 1944 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Thursday, 25th May, 1944 | |
| 155. |
The play begins with a sergeant and two policemen __________a notice or a placard with physical details of the escaped prisoner. |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Pasting |
| C. | Tearing |
| D. | Discussing |
| Answer» C. Tearing | |
| 156. |
Why did the church expel Galethebege? |
| A. | She married a non- believer |
| B. | She went to church daily |
| C. | She stopped going to church |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. She went to church daily | |
| 157. |
What business did James propose for Philip? |
| A. | Toy busines |
| B. | Automobile industry |
| C. | Jam business |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 158. |
‘The Astrologer’s Day’ is a short story written by______________. |
| A. | S.K. Pottakadu |
| B. | W. B. Yeats |
| C. | R.K. Narayan |
| D. | O.N.V. Kurup. |
| Answer» D. O.N.V. Kurup. | |
| 159. |
What is the theme of Spenser’s poem? |
| A. | Chivalry |
| B. | Death |
| C. | Love |
| D. | Sacrifice |
| Answer» D. Sacrifice | |
| 160. |
How many Germans were killed by Philips’ revolver? |
| A. | Five |
| B. | Ten |
| C. | Hundred |
| D. | Twenty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
Who is the cook in Uncle James’ house? |
| A. | Mary |
| B. | Mrs. Higgins |
| C. | Emily |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Emily | |
| 162. |
“Beneath the palm trees on the plain Once more a king he strode”. Who is the king here? |
| A. | The land owner |
| B. | The poet |
| C. | The slave |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 163. |
The stranger had come in search of the man who tried to kill him in order to _________. |
| A. | Congratulate him |
| B. | Embrace him |
| C. | Scold him |
| D. | Take revenge. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
----------was a holy thing for the people of Setswana community. |
| A. | Cat |
| B. | Dog |
| C. | Cow |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 165. |
Who is the protagonist of the story “One Autumn Night”? |
| A. | A young girl |
| B. | A young boy |
| C. | An old woman |
| D. | An old man |
| Answer» C. An old woman | |
| 166. |
What is the disease mentioned in the story, ‘The Last Leaf’? |
| A. | Pneumonia |
| B. | Tuberculosis |
| C. | Flu |
| D. | HIV |
| Answer» B. Tuberculosis | |
| 167. |
Who was served the ‘call – up’ notice? |
| A. | Anne |
| B. | Anne’s Father |
| C. | Van Daan |
| D. | Margot |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
Which Italian painter is referred to in “I Am a Cat.” |
| A. | Andrea Del Sarto |
| B. | Davincci |
| C. | Picasso |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Davincci | |
| 169. |
To get the refund, Wasserkopf was to take ---------- examination. |
| A. | An oral |
| B. | A written |
| C. | A viva-voce |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. A written | |
| 170. |
What does the slave dream of? |
| A. | His family |
| B. | His homeland |
| C. | The river Niger |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 171. |
Who is the female character in “One Autumn Night”? |
| A. | Natasha |
| B. | Dimka |
| C. | Pashka |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Dimka | |
| 172. |
“-----and the sky flowed with undryable tears.” What does it mean? |
| A. | Tears of the hungry boy |
| B. | Tears of Natasha |
| C. | The continuous autumn rain |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 173. |
What is the name of the river the children had to cross in order to be born again? |
| A. | Thame |
| B. | English Channel. |
| C. | Lethe |
| D. | Nile. |
| Answer» D. Nile. | |
| 174. |
Mary Lamb was insane and ____________Lamb’s mother. |
| A. | Looked after |
| B. | Beat |
| C. | Hit |
| D. | Killed |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Who is Osan? |
| A. | Maid |
| B. | Aunt |
| C. | Master |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Aunt | |
| 176. |
“Poor Girl” is a ---------- poem. |
| A. | Sonnet |
| B. | Ode |
| C. | Lyric |
| D. | Epic |
| Answer» D. Epic | |
| 177. |
Which is the only industry unaffected by the Great Depression? |
| A. | Mining Industry |
| B. | I T Industry |
| C. | Steel Industry |
| D. | Beauty Industry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Which line is the refrain in Maya Angelou’s poem? |
| A. | Poor Girl/ Just like me |
| B. | Then she’ll begin/ to sing this song |
| C. | You’ve got another love/ and I know it |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Then she’ll begin/ to sing this song | |
| 179. |
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work by: |
| A. | H. W. Longfellow |
| B. | Sylvia Plath |
| C. | Lewis Carroll |
| D. | Martin Luther King |
| Answer» D. Martin Luther King | |
| 180. |
---------- is the main source of superstition. |
| A. | Imitation |
| B. | Fear |
| C. | Ignorance |
| D. | Disease |
| Answer» C. Ignorance | |
| 181. |
Why was Galethebege held in esteem by a whole village? |
| A. | She married Raloke |
| B. | She went to church |
| C. | She followed Setswana custom |
| D. | She was so much devoted to God |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
The technical name for comparison of one item to the other using words of comparison like then, like etc. is- |
| A. | Metaphor |
| B. | Simile |
| C. | Symbol |
| D. | Imagery |
| Answer» C. Symbol | |
| 183. |
What is a quatrain? |
| A. | 6 line |
| B. | 8 lines |
| C. | 4 lines |
| D. | 12 lines |
| Answer» D. 12 lines | |
| 184. |
“In me she has drowned a young girl and in me an old woman rises towards her”. What does this suggest? |
| A. | Youth |
| B. | Coming of old age |
| C. | Death |
| D. | Birth |
| Answer» C. Death | |
| 185. |
What did the waves do when the lover wrote his beloved’s name upon the strand? |
| A. | The waves rose high |
| B. | The waves washed the words away |
| C. | The waves receded |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. The waves receded | |
| 186. |
Through the poem ‘The Slave’s Dream’, the poet celebrates ---------------- |
| A. | Slavery |
| B. | The plight of slaves |
| C. | Death of a slave |
| D. | Liberty and dignity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 187. |
Russell pleaded for the establishment of a ------------- |
| A. | School for peace |
| B. | A stable Government |
| C. | A world Government |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 188. |
Lucy Gray’s parents traced the trail of her foot steps to the middle of a little________. |
| A. | House |
| B. | bridge |
| C. | river |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. river | |
| 189. |
________________ can be taught as a goal of education says Russell. |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Wisdom |
| C. | Dislike |
| D. | Compassion. |
| Answer» C. Dislike | |
| 190. |
What was Charles Lamb’s grandmother’s name? |
| A. | Field |
| B. | Gable |
| C. | Aan |
| D. | Jane. |
| Answer» B. Gable | |
| 191. |
The _____________ is one of the four books that have influenced him A.P.J. in hislife. |
| A. | Davinci Code |
| B. | Holy Quraan |
| C. | Secret Seven |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Secret Seven | |
| 192. |
Anne Frank’s diary was addressed to- |
| A. | Kitty |
| B. | Margot |
| C. | Harry |
| D. | Van Daan |
| Answer» B. Margot | |
| 193. |
The first Nobel Laureate of Asia in Literature was |
| A. | Shashi Tharoor |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Bertrand Russell. |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Bertrand Russell. | |
| 194. |
“It seems a shame. I weep for you. I deeply sympathize” Whose words are these? |
| A. | Tweedledum and Tweedledee |
| B. | Walrus |
| C. | Alice |
| D. | Carpenter |
| Answer» C. Alice | |
| 195. |
Why did the Walrus and the Carpenter cry? |
| A. | The sea was wet |
| B. | The sand was dry |
| C. | To see such quantities of sand |
| D. | The moon was sulking |
| Answer» D. The moon was sulking | |
| 196. |
What is dithyramb? |
| A. | Song of praise |
| B. | Elegy |
| C. | Lyric |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Elegy | |
| 197. |
“Adhyatma vidya” means- |
| A. | Knowledge of your own Self |
| B. | Knowledge of Truth |
| C. | Knowledge of God |
| D. | Knowledge of Science |
| Answer» B. Knowledge of Truth | |
| 198. |
The 'Yellow wood' shows that it is the season of __________. |
| A. | Summer |
| B. | Winter |
| C. | Spring |
| D. | Autumn |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199. |
Where did the narrator and Natasha go after getting bread from the crate? |
| A. | To the sea side |
| B. | Under a tree |
| C. | Under a canoe |
| D. | Nowhere |
| Answer» D. Nowhere | |
| 200. |
Who wrote Republic? |
| A. | Bertrand Russell |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Longinus |
| D. | Plato |
| Answer» E. | |