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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.
| 201. |
The themes discussed by Bessie Head are ----------- |
| A. | Cast difference, poverty and hunger |
| B. | Societal displacement, identity conflict and discrimination |
| C. | Africa’s past, present and future |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Africa’s past, present and future | |
| 202. |
Aleksei Peshkov is the real name of: |
| A. | Tolstoy |
| B. | Dostoevsky |
| C. | Gogol |
| D. | Maxim Gorky |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
Let me not to the marriage of true minds is Sonnet___________. |
| A. | 116 |
| B. | 118 |
| C. | 120 |
| D. | 111 |
| Answer» B. 118 | |
| 204. |
What is the amount the authorities put as prize money for the head of the escaped prisoner? |
| A. | Two hundred pound |
| B. | Three hundred pounds |
| C. | Six hundred pounds |
| D. | Hundred pounds |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
Who is a Gaoler according to Mina Assadi? |
| A. | One who has a garden |
| B. | One who has a cage |
| C. | One who has a kibla |
| D. | One who has prayer mats |
| Answer» C. One who has a kibla | |
| 206. |
Who was ill with pneumonia? |
| A. | Sue |
| B. | Behrman’s sister |
| C. | Johnsy |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 207. |
People now –a- days are attracted to ---------- education |
| A. | Humanistic |
| B. | Technological |
| C. | Job-oriented |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 208. |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the ________ President of India. |
| A. | 13th |
| B. | 14th |
| C. | 11th |
| D. | 12th |
| Answer» D. 12th | |
| 209. |
“We must be content with moderate hopes” This is the last line of- |
| A. | Humanities vs Science |
| B. | The Diary of a young Girl |
| C. | How to Escape from Intellectual rubbish |
| D. | The Beauty Industry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
------------- was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. |
| A. | Aldous Huxley |
| B. | Anne Frank |
| C. | Bertrand Russell |
| D. | S. Radhakrishnan |
| Answer» D. S. Radhakrishnan | |
| 211. |
Did the stranger identify the astrologer? |
| A. | No |
| B. | Yes |
| C. | Not sure |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Yes | |
| 212. |
What was Aristotle’s mistake? |
| A. | Stated that women had fewer teeth than men without verifying it |
| B. | Believed that beauty was an external aspect |
| C. | Believed that travel can reduce insular prejudice |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Believed that beauty was an external aspect | |
| 213. |
Which is the locale of “One Autumn Night”? |
| A. | Leningrad |
| B. | Yste |
| C. | St. Petersberg |
| D. | Moscow |
| Answer» C. St. Petersberg | |
| 214. |
A figure of speech in which human traits like qualities, feeling or characteristics aregiven to non-living objects is __________. |
| A. | Metaphor |
| B. | Simile |
| C. | Strophe |
| D. | Personification |
| Answer» E. | |
| 215. |
“The Epithalamion” celebrates Spenser’s ------------------- |
| A. | Marriage |
| B. | Birth |
| C. | Love affair |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Birth | |
| 216. |
Dilip Chitre translated the poem of --------------, the Marathi Bhakti poet. |
| A. | Kalidasa |
| B. | Tukaram |
| C. | Thulasidas |
| D. | Tagore |
| Answer» C. Thulasidas | |
| 217. |
The translation of Anne Frank’s Diary was published in: |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1954 |
| Answer» C. 1953 | |
| 218. |
The works of ----------- are banned in Iran. |
| A. | Mina Assadi |
| B. | Maya Angelou |
| C. | Khalid Hosseini |
| D. | Salman Rushdie |
| Answer» B. Maya Angelou | |
| 219. |
For how much money did the astrologer finally agree to speak? |
| A. | 2 rupee |
| B. | 1 rupee |
| C. | 50 paise |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 50 paise | |
| 220. |
Who motivated Wasserkopf to go to school and ask for refund? |
| A. | Mathematics master |
| B. | The Principal |
| C. | Leaderer |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 221. |
The poet, in the poem ‘Heaven of Freedom’ is referring to a nation where the peoplecan hold their head high with dignity and ____________. |
| A. | Self respect |
| B. | Self contempt |
| C. | Self disgust |
| D. | None of the above, |
| Answer» B. Self contempt | |
| 222. |
In the heaven of freedom imagined by Rabindranath Tagore people belonging to anysection of the society will have __________to education. |
| A. | No acces |
| B. | Little access |
| C. | Free access |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 223. |
“I will not have impertinence”. Whose words are these? |
| A. | Emily |
| B. | Philip |
| C. | Uncle James |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 224. |
“He did not feel the driver’s whip”. Why? |
| A. | He had taken opium |
| B. | He was under medication |
| C. | He moved away |
| D. | He was dead |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
Men who have knowledge and have no feelings lack _________. |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Bravery |
| C. | Information |
| D. | Wisdom. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 226. |
Which question trapped Wasserkopf? |
| A. | How long did the Hundred Years war last? |
| B. | Is that your answer? |
| C. | What city of the same name is the capital of Brunswick? |
| D. | How much do we owe you, Herr Wasserkopf? |
| Answer» E. | |
| 227. |
---------- is a Japanese story teller of the Meiji era. |
| A. | Natsume Soseki |
| B. | Bessie Head |
| C. | Maxim Ghorky |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Bessie Head | |
| 228. |
Be very wary of opinions that ----------- |
| A. | Test your experience |
| B. | Are different from yours |
| C. | Flatter your self-esteem |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 229. |
“The Faerie Queene” is a famous work by ----------- |
| A. | H. W. Longfellow |
| B. | Sylvia Plath |
| C. | Edmund Spenser |
| D. | Shakespeare |
| Answer» D. Shakespeare | |
| 230. |
How to Escape from Intellectual Rubbish is written by ------------ |
| A. | Radhakrishnan |
| B. | Voltaire |
| C. | Huxley |
| D. | Russell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 231. |
‘There is Certain Slant of Light’s is a poem written by_________ |
| A. | Sri Aurobindo |
| B. | Emily Dickinson |
| C. | Robert Frost |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Robert Frost | |
| 232. |
‘The Rising of The Moon’ is a __________ . |
| A. | Tragic-comedy |
| B. | Comic play |
| C. | Tragedy |
| D. | Political Play |
| Answer» E. | |
| 233. |
According to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam it is the _____________ who generates creativity in the child. |
| A. | Doctor |
| B. | Teacher |
| C. | Parent |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. Parent | |
| 234. |
What is meant by billows? |
| A. | Sun’s ray |
| B. | Sea waves |
| C. | Pillow |
| D. | The wind |
| Answer» C. Pillow | |
| 235. |
Where do the Walrus and the Carpenter go for a walk? |
| A. | Garden |
| B. | Briny Beach |
| C. | Hillside |
| D. | Park |
| Answer» C. Hillside | |
| 236. |
According to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam till the age of 15 every student can take their__________ and ____________ as their role models. |
| A. | Parents and teachers. |
| B. | Teachers and friends |
| C. | Siblings and friends. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Teachers and friends | |
| 237. |
Dilip Chitre portrays Father in a -------------- way |
| A. | Seriou |
| B. | Comic |
| C. | Tragic |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 238. |
Why did the moon sulk? |
| A. | Because the carpenter walked with the walrus |
| B. | Because he could not come up in the sky |
| C. | Because the sun did not go away even at midnight |
| D. | Because she was hungry |
| Answer» D. Because she was hungry | |
| 239. |
Why did the teachers give excellent in physical education? |
| A. | Wasserkopf shouted at the teachers |
| B. | He refused to sit |
| C. | He abused the teachers |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. He abused the teachers | |
| 240. |
Why was it odd that the sun was shining with all his might? |
| A. | It was midnight |
| B. | It was twilight |
| C. | It was morning |
| D. | It was noon |
| Answer» B. It was twilight | |
| 241. |
In the essay Dream Children, grandmother Field died of________. |
| A. | Pneumonia |
| B. | Tuberculosis. |
| C. | Cancer. |
| D. | AIDS. |
| Answer» D. AIDS. | |
| 242. |
National heritage means ------------------ |
| A. | Tradition of values |
| B. | Tradition of science |
| C. | Tradition of geographical abstraction |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Tradition of science | |
| 243. |
When was the vegetable man picked up for having two Jews in his house? |
| A. | Thursday, 25th May, 1944 |
| B. | Wednesday, 8th July, 1942 |
| C. | Friday, 26th May, 1944 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Wednesday, 8th July, 1942 | |
| 244. |
What does Popova call Smirnov when they argue? |
| A. | A Cat |
| B. | A Mouse |
| C. | A Bull |
| D. | A Bear. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
In the poem ‘A Poison Tree’, the enemy slowly entered into the garden of the speaker and _____________ the apple. |
| A. | Ate |
| B. | Kissed |
| C. | Stole |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 246. |
How much money had the stranger promised to give the astrologer if he gave rightanswers? |
| A. | 9 anna |
| B. | 10 annas |
| C. | 8 annas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 247. |
Huxley wrote an essay on the ----------- after his visit to India |
| A. | Qutab Minar |
| B. | Agra Fort |
| C. | Taj Mahal |
| D. | Golden Temple |
| Answer» D. Golden Temple | |
| 248. |
What did the principal do when he heard Wasserkopf’s demand? |
| A. | Shouted at Wasserkopf |
| B. | Threw Wasserkopf out with the help of the sentry |
| C. | Called a meeting of the teachers |
| D. | Gave Wasserkopf the money |
| Answer» D. Gave Wasserkopf the money | |
| 249. |
Who was the person who came along when the policeman was alone guarding the harbour? |
| A. | A beggar |
| B. | A ballad singer |
| C. | A fortune teller |
| D. | A hungry old man |
| Answer» C. A fortune teller | |
| 250. |
The theme of “Father Returning Home” is ------------- |
| A. | Adolescence |
| B. | Youth |
| C. | Middle age |
| D. | Old age |
| Answer» E. | |