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This section includes 26 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Literature and Contemporary Issues knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who spoke of the oddness of the fact that people take up the most difficult of all professions, parenthood,without having any qualifications for it? |
| A. | Kamala Das |
| B. | Usha Rai |
| C. | Bernard Shaw |
| D. | Anne Tyler |
| Answer» D. Anne Tyler | |
| 2. |
The first glimpse of a bride has of her husbnd during the traditional Bengali marriage is called …….. |
| A. | Subhodrishti |
| B. | Asubhodrishti |
| C. | Aiswaryadhrishti |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Asubhodrishti | |
| 3. |
It was the documentary ,…………, on domestic violence that Rinki made with the help of her hotline group HELP that earned her the greatest media attention? |
| A. | Char Diwari |
| B. | A Man of Silence |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Behind the Closed Doors |
| Answer» B. A Man of Silence | |
| 4. |
Why did the girl threw away the scraps of food that were hidden like valuable treasure? |
| A. | A dog ate those scraps of food |
| B. | It was poisoned |
| C. | It had been touched by the ‘unclear’ hand of a ‘sweeper’ |
| D. | She was not at all hungry |
| Answer» D. She was not at all hungry | |
| 5. |
From which of Keki Daruwala’s poem do the following lines taken? “Hunger is everything It is the thicket and the boar in the thicket’ |
| A. | ‘The scarecrow and the ghost ‘ |
| B. | ‘Landscapes’ |
| C. | ‘Under orion ‘ |
| D. | ‘The death of distinctions’ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
In our caste‐based country, Indians who do not belong to any caste identity themselves as……….. |
| A. | Government |
| B. | Religious |
| C. | Dalits |
| D. | Citizens |
| Answer» D. Citizens | |
| 7. |
Globalization cannot remove poverty, but it can put the tools in the hands of those who are …… to work towards the goal. |
| A. | Willing |
| B. | Eager |
| C. | Unwilling |
| D. | Responsible |
| Answer» B. Eager | |
| 8. |
John Rawl’s analysis of critical assessment was largely confined to ……… with in a country. |
| A. | Right minded people |
| B. | Issues of justice |
| C. | Globalization |
| D. | Poverty |
| Answer» C. Globalization | |
| 9. |
Ms.Roy defines the World Bank, IMF, WTO and multinational corporations as the modern concept of………. |
| A. | Nationalism |
| B. | Empire |
| C. | Fascism |
| D. | Terrorism |
| Answer» C. Fascism | |
| 10. |
……….. movement was started by Vandana Shiva to save seeds and promote organic farming. |
| A. | Navdanya |
| B. | Genetic engineering |
| C. | Green revolution |
| D. | Satyagraha |
| Answer» B. Genetic engineering | |
| 11. |
The Newsweek magazine wrote a breathless celebration of what it called ……… about India. |
| A. | The Rise of India |
| B. | Outsourcing |
| C. | India’s historic escape from poverty |
| D. | Newest Asian Tiger |
| Answer» C. India’s historic escape from poverty | |
| 12. |
According to Vandana ……… in terms of strangling others was considered anti‐ social behaviour. |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Industrialization |
| C. | Competitiveness |
| D. | Globalization |
| Answer» D. Globalization | |
| 13. |
Satchidanandan equates globalization with the desire for dominance and ………. By the west |
| A. | Hegemony |
| B. | Internationalism |
| C. | Negotiations |
| D. | Culture |
| Answer» B. Internationalism | |
| 14. |
According to Dionne Bunsha, it is …….. for the, past 15 years that has brought poverty to Vidarbha. |
| A. | Liberalisation |
| B. | Globalisation |
| C. | Modernisation |
| D. | Capitalism |
| Answer» B. Globalisation | |
| 15. |
The Central government can protect the cotton producers of Vidarbha from imports and crashing international prices by …….. the import duty on cotton. |
| A. | Hiking |
| B. | Lowering |
| C. | Minimising |
| D. | Maximising |
| Answer» B. Lowering | |
| 16. |
Vandana Shiva is analyzing India’s economy and social life in the ………years since independence. |
| A. | Seventy |
| B. | Fifty |
| C. | Sixty |
| D. | Forty |
| Answer» D. Forty | |
| 17. |
Which one among the following does not belong to the field of Wahid Kazmi’s speeches on radio programmes? |
| A. | History |
| B. | Archaeology |
| C. | Philosophy |
| D. | Science |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Who is the writer who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kendra Sahitya Akademy? |
| A. | Sundara Ramaswamy |
| B. | Namdeo Dhasal |
| C. | Satchidanandan |
| D. | Dionne Bunsha |
| Answer» C. Satchidanandan | |
| 19. |
Sundara Ramaswamy began his literary career in 1951 translating Thakazhi Sivashankara Pillai’s Malayalam novel……… |
| A. | ‘Chemmeen’ |
| B. | ‘Kayar’ |
| C. | ‘Thottiyude Makan’ |
| D. | ‘Odayil Ninnu’ |
| Answer» D. ‘Odayil Ninnu’ | |
| 20. |
Caste, region, language, religion, complexion, rituals and customs are the areas that are pointed out by social reformers as being the ………. Of our society. |
| A. | Faultiness |
| B. | Important areas |
| C. | Soul |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Important areas | |
| 21. |
The poem ‘Who Are You’ says that our bandaged eyes and muzzled mouths prevent us from seeing and speaking of the ………. Of our social system. |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Activities |
| C. | Evils |
| D. | Relationships |
| Answer» D. Relationships | |
| 22. |
“Who Are You? Are you really a human being?” These lines from Sundara Ramaswamy’s poem ‘Who Are You’ reflect a tone of … |
| A. | Happiness |
| B. | Reality |
| C. | Badness |
| D. | Irony |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Who said the following opinion? “I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peace time and in ware time.” |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar |
| D. | Sardar Vallabai Patel |
| Answer» D. Sardar Vallabai Patel | |
| 24. |
In the poem ‘The Tree of Violence’ the poet Namdeo Dhasal uses allegory to portray his anger against ……….. |
| A. | Trampling of human rights |
| B. | Cutting of trees |
| C. | Globalisation and liberalization |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Cutting of trees | |
| 25. |
The fetters and handcuffs that the poet says about in the poem ‘Who Are You?’ are our own……… |
| A. | Prejudices |
| B. | Threats |
| C. | Culture |
| D. | Society |
| Answer» B. Threats | |
| 26. |
………. Have been warning us of the dangers of approaching our lives with narrow minds |
| A. | Politicians |
| B. | Scientists |
| C. | Governments |
| D. | Writers |
| Answer» E. | |