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1.	Sarojini Naidu was the second woman to become the president of the Indian NationalCongress in ................................
A.	1903
B.	1910
C.	1915
D.	1925
Answer» E.

Discussion

2.	..................... served as the first governor of the Oudh from 1947 to 1949; the first womanto become the governor of an Indian state.
A.	sarojini naidu
B.	walter scott
C.	jules verne
D.	goethe
Answer» B. walter scott

Discussion

3.	....................... also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India, was an Indianindependence activist and poet.
A.	sarojini naidu
B.	walter scott
C.	jules verne
D.	goethe
Answer» B. walter scott

Discussion

4.	......................., Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautifulverse", he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
A.	rabindranath tagore
B.	robert graves,
C.	ivor gurney
D.	siegfried sassoon
Answer» B. robert graves,

Discussion

5.	................................... founded, Visva-Bharati University.
A.	rabindranath tagore
B.	mrs annie besant,
C.	mahadev govind ranade
D.	rousseau,
Answer» B. mrs annie besant,

Discussion

6.	Noticeable magazines published by ....................were the Brahmanical Magazine, theSambad Kaumudi and Mirat-ul-Akbar.
A.	raja ram mohan roy
B.	toru dutt
C.	sri aurobindo
D.	thomas paine
Answer» B. toru dutt

Discussion

7.	................., the founder of the Arya Samaj, gave the slogan, “India for the Indians”.
A.	lord william bentinck
B.	swami dayanand saraswati
C.	raja ram mohan roy
D.	subramanya bharati
Answer» C. raja ram mohan roy

Discussion

8.	...................was an Indian socio-educational reformer who was also known as ‘Maker ofModern India’ and ‘Father of Modern India’ and ‘Father of the Bengal Renaissance.’
A.	raja ram mohan roy
B.	subramanya bharati
C.	bharatendu harishchandra
D.	altaf hussain mali
Answer» C. bharatendu harishchandra

Discussion

9.	....................., who is generally regarded as the architect of the system of educationin India during the British rule.
A.	thomas babington macaulay
B.	william james
C.	swami vivekananda
D.	swami
Answer» B. william james

Discussion

10.	................... famous book ‘Anand Math’, the Bible of modern Bengali patriotism,provided very great inspiration to the people.
A.	rabindranath tagore’s
B.	bankim chandra’s
C.	lakshminath bezbarua’s
D.	vishnu shastri chiplunkar’s.
Answer» B. bankim chandra’s

Discussion

11.	Macaulay’s minutes was accepted and ................issued his proclamation inn march 1935which set at rest all the controversies and led to the formulation of a policy which became the corner stone of all educational programmes during the British period in India.
A.	lord william bentinck
B.	queen elizabeth ii
C.	jonathan duncan
D.	warren hastings
Answer» B. queen elizabeth ii

Discussion

12.	The symbol of the Commonwealth is.............. who is the Head of the Commonwealth.
A.	queen elizabeth ii
B.	warren hastings
C.	jonathan duncan
D.	macaulay,
Answer» B. warren hastings

Discussion

13.	The Commonwealth was formally constituted by the London Declaration in..................,which established the member states as "free and equal”.
A.	1949
B.	1987
C.	1967
D.	1998
Answer» B. 1987

Discussion

14.	..................... was an Anglo-American poet, best known for love poems such as"Funeral Blues,"
A.	w. h. auden
B.	isaac rosenberg,
C.	wilfred owen
D.	charles sorely
Answer» B. isaac rosenberg,

Discussion

15.	......................... is the process of international integration arising from the interchange ofworld views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.
A.	arya samaj
B.	commonwealth
C.	nwo
D.	globalization
Answer» B. commonwealth

Discussion

16.	..................... is perhaps best known for his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945).
A.	george orwell
B.	dylan thomas
C.	samuel barclay beckett
D.	charles sorely
Answer» E.

Discussion

17.	........................ is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodesof Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles,
A.	james joyce
B.	t. s. eliot
C.	w. h. auden
D.	edward thomas
Answer» B. t. s. eliot

Discussion

18.	In 1837, .......................came to London and became a regular contributor to Fraser’sMagazine.
A.	thackeray
B.	john locke
C.	a. c. swinburne
D.	george eliot
Answer» B. john locke

Discussion

19.	................... was an English novelist of the 19th century is famous for his satirical works,particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.
A.	a. c. swinburne
B.	john locke
C.	william makepeace thackeray
D.	george eliot
Answer» D. george eliot

Discussion

20.	.................. literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The PickwickPapers.
A.	isaac williams
B.	robert wilberforce
C.	charles dickens's
D.	william palmer
Answer» D. william palmer

Discussion

21.	....................... rejected the notions, common at the time, of hereditary privilege, religion,absolute, and the Divine Right of Kings.
A.	liberalism
B.	capitalism
C.	communalism
D.	communism
Answer» B. capitalism

Discussion

22.	...................... is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty andequality.
A.	capitalism
B.	liberalism
C.	communalism
D.	communism
Answer» C. communalism

Discussion

23.	The ..................movement's philosophy was known as Tractarianism after its series ofpublications, the Tracts for the Times, published from 1833 to 1841.
A.	usa
B.	ireland
C.	switzerland
D.	oxford
Answer» E.

Discussion

24.	Apart from the poetry, ..................penned many prominent critical works, which includes‘Essays in Criticism’ (1865), and ‘Culture and Anarchy’ (1869).
A.	goethe
B.	matthew arnold
C.	william wordsworth
D.	charles swinburne
Answer» C. william wordsworth

Discussion

25.	.....................published ‘Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems’ (1852) and ‘Poems: ANew Edition’ (1853
A.	g. k. chesterton
B.	oscar wilde
C.	george bernard shaw,
D.	matthew arnold
Answer» E.

Discussion

26.	....................... was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramaticmonologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.
A.	dante
B.	robert browning
C.	paracelsus
D.	wordsworth
Answer» C. paracelsus

Discussion

27.	.................. excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Chargeof the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar".
A.	matthew arnold
B.	carlyle
C.	ruskin
D.	alfred tennyson
Answer» E.

Discussion

28.	..................... of Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one ofthe most popular British poets.
A.	alfred tennyson
B.	carlyle
C.	ruskin
D.	matthew arnold
Answer» B. carlyle

Discussion

29.	.................. - was "the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced.
A.	john clare
B.	coleridge
C.	, shelley,
D.	keats
Answer» B. coleridge

Discussion

30.	....................... wrote the popular hymns "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Praise to the Holiestin the Height" (taken from Gerontius).
A.	john henry newman
B.	dickens,
C.	trollope,
D.	thackeray
Answer» B. dickens,

Discussion

31.	........................... wrote his autobiography Apologia (1865–66).
A.	john henry newman
B.	dickens,
C.	trollope,
D.	thackeray
Answer» B. dickens,

Discussion

32.	...................... justified the mass murder of the Jewish people during World War II aspurging inferior genetics.
A.	adolf hitler
B.	stalin
C.	lenin
D.	mussolini
Answer» B. stalin

Discussion

33.	......................coined the phrase “survival of the fittest,” and this was the essence of histhought on society.
A.	herbert spencer
B.	charles darwin
C.	dickens,
D.	thackeray
Answer» B. charles darwin

Discussion

34.	The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June1837 until her death, on 22 January........................
A.	1801
B.	1876
C.	1897
D.	1901
Answer» E.

Discussion

35.	................... produced ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth ofNations in 1776.
A.	queen victoria
B.	benjamin disraeli
C.	adam smith
D.	bismarckian.
Answer» D. bismarckian.

Discussion

36.	Repeal of the Corn Act in ......................
A.	1846
B.	1856
C.	1866
D.	1876
Answer» B. 1856

Discussion

37.	Methodism was an 18th-century movement founded by ........... that sought to reform theChurch of England from within.
A.	john wesley
B.	william ewart gladstone
C.	david ricardo
D.	john russell
Answer» B. william ewart gladstone

Discussion

38.	In 1810, ..........................produced his first publication, The High Price of Bullion, a Proofof the Depreciation of Bank Note, which argued for the use of metallic currency.
A.	david ricardo
B.	thomas malthus
C.	charles darwin
D.	alfred russell wallace.
Answer» B. thomas malthus

Discussion

39.	..................produced ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in1776.
A.	adam smith
B.	david ricardo
C.	sir robert peel
D.	thomas malthus
Answer» B. david ricardo

Discussion

40.	.....................is known as the father of modern economics.
A.	adam smith
B.	voltaire
C.	rousseau
D.	quesnay
Answer» B. voltaire

Discussion

41.	The British economist ................. wrote Principles of Political Economy (1848),
A.	adam smith
B.	john stuart mill
C.	turgot
D.	robert owen
Answer» C. turgot

Discussion

42.	The doctrine of laissez-faire is usually associated with the ...........................knownas Physiocrats, who flourished in France from about 1756 to 1778.
A.	sociologists
B.	economists
C.	historians
D.	anthropologists
Answer» C. historians

Discussion

43.	Jean-Baptiste Colbert, controller general of finance under King Louis XIV of.........................
A.	britain
B.	france
C.	china
D.	usa
Answer» C. china

Discussion

44.	...................... is a policy of minimum governmental interference in the economicaffairs of individuals and society.
A.	globalisation
B.	laissez-faire
C.	communism
D.	socialism
Answer» C. communism

Discussion

45.	After the English Civil War had established a protectorate under......................
A.	robert peel
B.	william ii
C.	charles
D.	oliver cromwell
Answer» E.

Discussion

46.	The death of Queen Anne in ................. led her successor, George I Duke ofHannover to the throne of England.
A.	1714
B.	1718
C.	1724
D.	1734
Answer» B. 1718

Discussion

47.	The Bill of Rights was enacted in.........................
A.	1689
B.	1692
C.	1685
D.	1698
Answer» B. 1692

Discussion

48.	In 1836 Cornish cabinet-maker .................formed the London Working Men’sAssociation.
A.	william lovett
B.	oliver cromwell
C.	william iii
D.	robert peel
Answer» B. oliver cromwell

Discussion

49.	.......................... is often termed the ‘father of British socialism’.
A.	robert owen
B.	henry hetherington
C.	john cleave
D.	james watson
Answer» B. henry hetherington

Discussion

50.	............................ wrote a book ‘Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (1867).
A.	karl marx
B.	william pitt
C.	robert owen
D.	henry hetherington
Answer» B. william pitt

Discussion

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Sarojini Naidu was the second woman to become the president of the Indian NationalCongress in ................................

..................... served as the first governor of the Oudh from 1947 to 1949; the first womanto become the governor of an Indian state.

....................... also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India, was an Indianindependence activist and poet.

......................., Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautifulverse", he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

................................... founded, Visva-Bharati University.

Noticeable magazines published by ....................were the Brahmanical Magazine, theSambad Kaumudi and Mirat-ul-Akbar.

................., the founder of the Arya Samaj, gave the slogan, “India for the Indians”.

...................was an Indian socio-educational reformer who was also known as ‘Maker ofModern India’ and ‘Father of Modern India’ and ‘Father of the Bengal Renaissance.’

....................., who is generally regarded as the architect of the system of educationin India during the British rule.

................... famous book ‘Anand Math’, the Bible of modern Bengali patriotism,provided very great inspiration to the people.

Macaulay’s minutes was accepted and ................issued his proclamation inn march 1935which set at rest all the controversies and led to the formulation of a policy which became the corner stone of all educational programmes during the British period in India.

The symbol of the Commonwealth is.............. who is the Head of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth was formally constituted by the London Declaration in..................,which established the member states as "free and equal”.

..................... was an Anglo-American poet, best known for love poems such as"Funeral Blues,"

......................... is the process of international integration arising from the interchange ofworld views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.

..................... is perhaps best known for his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945).

........................ is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodesof Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles,

In 1837, .......................came to London and became a regular contributor to Fraser’sMagazine.

................... was an English novelist of the 19th century is famous for his satirical works,particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

.................. literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The PickwickPapers.

....................... rejected the notions, common at the time, of hereditary privilege, religion,absolute, and the Divine Right of Kings.

...................... is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty andequality.

The ..................movement's philosophy was known as Tractarianism after its series ofpublications, the Tracts for the Times, published from 1833 to 1841.

Apart from the poetry, ..................penned many prominent critical works, which includes‘Essays in Criticism’ (1865), and ‘Culture and Anarchy’ (1869).

.....................published ‘Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems’ (1852) and ‘Poems: ANew Edition’ (1853

....................... was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramaticmonologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.

.................. excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Chargeof the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar".

..................... of Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one ofthe most popular British poets.

.................. - was "the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced.

....................... wrote the popular hymns "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Praise to the Holiestin the Height" (taken from Gerontius).

........................... wrote his autobiography Apologia (1865–66).

...................... justified the mass murder of the Jewish people during World War II aspurging inferior genetics.

......................coined the phrase “survival of the fittest,” and this was the essence of histhought on society.

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June1837 until her death, on 22 January........................

................... produced ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth ofNations in 1776.

Repeal of the Corn Act in ......................

Methodism was an 18th-century movement founded by ........... that sought to reform theChurch of England from within.

In 1810, ..........................produced his first publication, The High Price of Bullion, a Proofof the Depreciation of Bank Note, which argued for the use of metallic currency.

..................produced ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in1776.

.....................is known as the father of modern economics.

The British economist ................. wrote Principles of Political Economy (1848),

The doctrine of laissez-faire is usually associated with the ...........................knownas Physiocrats, who flourished in France from about 1756 to 1778.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, controller general of finance under King Louis XIV of.........................

...................... is a policy of minimum governmental interference in the economicaffairs of individuals and society.

After the English Civil War had established a protectorate under......................

The death of Queen Anne in ................. led her successor, George I Duke ofHannover to the throne of England.

The Bill of Rights was enacted in.........................

In 1836 Cornish cabinet-maker .................formed the London Working Men’sAssociation.

.......................... is often termed the ‘father of British socialism’.

............................ wrote a book ‘Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (1867).