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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.
651. |
Who is the protagonist of the Story’s story? |
A. | rani |
B. | appanna |
C. | kurudavva |
D. | playwright |
Answer» B. appanna | |
652. |
Why do the flames assemble in the ruined temple? |
A. | to tell stories |
B. | to pray |
C. | to gossip |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
653. |
How many acts are included in ‘Naga-Mandala’? |
A. | one |
B. | two |
C. | three |
D. | five |
Answer» C. three | |
654. |
In which language did Girish Karnad direct movies? |
A. | english |
B. | bengali |
C. | hindi |
D. | kannada |
Answer» E. | |
655. |
Narayan wrote humourous articles in ………. (a. The Justice b. the Deccan Chronicle c. Merry Magazine d. none of these)115. What was the word used by R K Narayan to report news of murder? |
A. | killed |
B. | alleged |
C. | murdered |
D. | crucified |
Answer» D. crucified | |
656. |
Who published Narayan’s first novel? |
A. | graham greene |
B. | hamish hamilton |
C. | nelson |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. nelson | |
657. |
Which work was written by Narayan when he was roaming around as a tragic hero? |
A. | the bachelor of arts |
B. | the bachelor of arts |
C. | the house of thunder |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
658. |
Find out the name of the news paper in which Narayan used to work as a reporter. (a. The Justice b. the Hindu c. the Deccan Herald d. the Indian Express)112. In which kind of news reporting Narayan was interested? |
A. | financial |
B. | sports |
C. | murders |
D. | local news |
Answer» B. sports | |
659. |
The replies that Narayan received from his English girl friend was always …….. (a. Impersonal b. romantic c. creative d. none of these)109. What/who prohibited Narayan from getting married to Rajam? |
A. | financial status |
B. | caste |
C. | society |
D. | horoscope |
Answer» B. caste | |
660. |
Who was the last girl in the list of his infatuations? |
A. | the stout girl |
B. | the girl with oval face |
C. | the english girl |
D. | rajam |
Answer» D. rajam | |
661. |
What was the nature of love of R K Narayan? |
A. | steady |
B. | unsteady |
C. | very strong |
D. | rigid |
Answer» C. very strong | |
662. |
Which habit made R K Narayan to fall in love with girls? |
A. | talking |
B. | roaming around |
C. | reading |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
663. |
Which among the following does not belong to the semi autobiographical trilogy ofR K Narayan? |
A. | swami and friends |
B. | the bachelor of arts |
C. | the english teacher |
D. | the |
Answer» E. | |
664. |
In compressing the story without loosing the elements, R K Narayan’s stories are oftencompared with the stories of ………… |
A. | william faulkner |
B. | dante |
C. | guy de maupassan |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
665. |
Who was the mentor and friend of R K Narayan who helped him to publish his earlierworks? |
A. | graham greene |
B. | t s eliot |
C. | thomas hardy |
D. | william faulkner |
Answer» B. t s eliot | |
666. |
Which town is recurrently used in R K Narayan’s stories? |
A. | madhurai |
B. | chennai |
C. | bombay |
D. | malgudi |
Answer» E. | |
667. |
How should Indians face the new responsibilities? |
A. | with care |
B. | with discipline |
C. | with passion |
D. | with arrogance |
Answer» C. with passion | |
668. |
Which among the following comes in the list of the problems which should be wiped out fromIndia? |
A. | untouchability |
B. | unapproachability |
C. | malnutrition |
D. | poverty |
Answer» E. | |
669. |
What was the long cherished dream of Indians? |
A. | conquering britain |
B. | attaining freedom |
C. | defeating monarchs |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. defeating monarchs | |
670. |
What is the main responsibility of Nehru and the other leaders? |
A. | representing people in the assembly |
B. | providing electricity |
C. | building up new cities |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. providing electricity | |
671. |
According to Nehru, freedom and power are always related to ……….. |
A. | sovereignty |
B. | responsibility |
C. | supremacy |
D. | corruption |
Answer» C. supremacy | |
672. |
To whom Nehru is expanding the service of newly found government of India? |
A. | india and her people |
B. | indian national congress |
C. | the whole world |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
673. |
Who are the ‘we’ mentioned in ‘A Tryst with Destiny’? |
A. | nehru and his family |
B. | leaders of freedom struggle |
C. | indians |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
674. |
With whom had they made the appointment? |
A. | british |
B. | destiny |
C. | mahatma gandhi |
D. | political leaders |
Answer» C. mahatma gandhi | |
675. |
What was the ‘weed’? |
A. | betel |
B. | a flower |
C. | marijuana |
D. | pepper |
Answer» D. pepper | |
676. |
Who is considered as the architect of Indian nation-state as a socialist, democratic republic? |
A. | b r ambedkar |
B. | mahatma gandhi |
C. | indira gandhi |
D. | jawaharlal nehru |
Answer» E. | |
677. |
Which among the following does not belong to the theme of ‘The Weed’? |
A. | patriarchy |
B. | education of women |
C. | marriage |
D. | none of these |
Answer» E. | |
678. |
What was Angoori’s concept about women getting educated? |
A. | innovative |
B. | sin |
C. | improvement |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. improvement | |
679. |
Angooori can be considered as a woman with ………. nature. |
A. | feminist |
B. | patriarchal |
C. | traditional |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. patriarchal | |
680. |
What is the name of the protagonist of ‘The Weed’? |
A. | rani |
B. | prabhati |
C. | angoori |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
681. |
Angoori believed that her desolate mood was created by …………… |
A. | love |
B. | pain |
C. | the weed |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
682. |
Who was the reason for Angoori’s sorrows? |
A. | prabhati |
B. | narrator |
C. | herself |
D. | ram tara |
Answer» E. | |
683. |
According to the superstitions, what was given to the girls in order to ensnarl them? |
A. | paan |
B. | halwa |
C. | betel |
D. | milk |
Answer» B. halwa | |
684. |
In Amrita Pritam’s which novel memorable character, Puro, an epitome of violence against women, was pictured? |
A. | the weed |
B. | pinjar |
C. | kagaz te canvas |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. kagaz te canvas | |
685. |
Amrita Pritam is an Indian English writer who belongs to ……….. |
A. | gujarat |
B. | maharashtra |
C. | west bengal |
D. | punjab |
Answer» E. | |
686. |
Which expression provides a visual effect to the poem? |
A. | post card |
B. | ultramarine |
C. | overexposed |
D. | shrinked |
Answer» D. shrinked | |
687. |
In which colour The Jhelum appears in front of the poet? |
A. | light green |
B. | deep green |
C. | light blue |
D. | deep blue |
Answer» E. | |
688. |
Which colour is referred by the term ‘ultramarine’? |
A. | green |
B. | red |
C. | blue |
D. | white |
Answer» D. white | |
689. |
Which river is mentioned in the poem? |
A. | the indus |
B. | the yamuna |
C. | the ganges |
D. | the jhelum |
Answer» E. | |
690. |
What is the tone of the poem? |
A. | sarcastic |
B. | nostalgic |
C. | humourous |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. humourous | |
691. |
What was the quality that was admired by the poet? |
A. | love |
B. | neatness |
C. | making happy |
D. | beauty |
Answer» C. making happy | |
692. |
What is the size of the post card? |
A. | four by four inch |
B. | four by five inch |
C. | four by six inch |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
693. |
Which book of Agha Shahid Ali was finalistfor the National Book Award in 2001? |
A. | the half-inch himalayas |
B. | a nostalgist's map of america |
C. | the country without a post office |
D. | rooms are never finished |
Answer» E. | |
694. |
On which tree the swing was tied? |
A. | mango tree |
B. | jack fruit tree |
C. | fig tree |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
695. |
What is the age of the boy in the poem? |
A. | four or five |
B. | five or six |
C. | two or three |
D. | six or seven |
Answer» E. | |
696. |
At the end of the poem, the narrator is a …….. |
A. | girl |
B. | old woman |
C. | grown-up woman |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
697. |
What is the colour of the fig leaves? |
A. | green |
B. | red |
C. | gray |
D. | yellow |
Answer» C. gray | |
698. |
Which tree is mentioned in the poem? |
A. | fig tree |
B. | mango tree |
C. | pine tree |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. mango tree | |
699. |
The favourite game of the children in the poem was…… |
A. | swimming |
B. | hill climbing |
C. | hide n’ seek |
D. | swinging |
Answer» E. | |
700. |
What is the relationship between the boy and the girl? |
A. | siblings |
B. | cousins |
C. | friends |
D. | neighbours |
Answer» C. friends | |