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This section includes 989 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Malgudi is a ------- |
| A. | a real town, |
| B. | an imaginary town, |
| C. | a slum area, |
| D. | a metropolitan city. |
| Answer» C. a slum area, | |
| 52. |
In which of the following poems does the allusion to Claude Monnet occur? |
| A. | Factories are Eye-sores |
| B. | On Killing a Tree |
| C. | In the Sanatorium for Trees |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. On Killing a Tree | |
| 53. |
Which among the following is a statement made by Russell |
| A. | Man is both impotent and omnipotent |
| B. | Man is neither impotent nor omnipotent |
| C. | Man is both omnipotent and omniscient |
| D. | Man is either impotent or omnipotent |
| Answer» C. Man is both omnipotent and omniscient | |
| 54. |
The Classic example of unitary constitution is |
| A. | The U.S Constitution |
| B. | The Indian Constitution |
| C. | The Constitution of U.K |
| D. | The Australian Constitution |
| Answer» D. The Australian Constitution | |
| 55. |
There is no return from the sanatorium because |
| A. | Man can be at peace only when he sentences himself to life with nature |
| B. | Man is undergoing a medical treatment. |
| C. | Man is undergoing punishment. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Man is undergoing a medical treatment. | |
| 56. |
Present industry, in fact, is a ‘kind of rape’..........depends upon irreversible process, itall uses up the ‘earth’s capital’, is a ‘spendthrift’. Where does this passage occur? |
| A. | Limits of Human Power |
| B. | Knowledge and Wisdom |
| C. | The Obligation to Endure |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Knowledge and Wisdom | |
| 57. |
Manushi was founded by -------- |
| A. | Vandhana Shiva, |
| B. | Sarrah Joseph, |
| C. | Arundhathi Ray, |
| D. | Kamala Das |
| Answer» C. Arundhathi Ray, | |
| 58. |
The word ‘Politbureau’ is a |
| A. | A compound word |
| B. | An archaic word |
| C. | A blend |
| D. | An acronym |
| Answer» B. An archaic word | |
| 59. |
“Who would pour boiling water on the blossom of a tender Mallica?”What doesboiling water stand for in the context? |
| A. | Durvasa’s curse, |
| B. | Dushyantya’s forgetfulness, |
| C. | Viswamitra’s negligence, |
| D. | Sakuntala’s melancholy. |
| Answer» B. Dushyantya’s forgetfulness, | |
| 60. |
According to Russell, --------are interested in scientific technique |
| A. | Theorists |
| B. | Researchers |
| C. | Technocrats |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 61. |
What does the word “Franchise” mean? |
| A. | A statutory right to vote |
| B. | Population |
| C. | Sovereignty |
| D. | A statutory right to equality |
| Answer» B. Population | |
| 62. |
The poor beasts told him the ‘poverty of man’s kindness to living things’. What does‘poverty’ in this context mean? |
| A. | want of money, |
| B. | Carelessness, |
| C. | Absence |
| D. | state of being poor, |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
Bertrand Russell is : |
| A. | An American essayist |
| B. | French essayist |
| C. | English essayist |
| D. | German dramatist |
| Answer» D. German dramatist | |
| 64. |
How did Kannan respond when Paachan started an ‘alap’? |
| A. | by giving Paachan a sharp kick, |
| B. | By silently listening to the ‘alap’, |
| C. | By raising his voice |
| D. | by shaking his head. |
| Answer» B. By silently listening to the ‘alap’, | |
| 65. |
Which among the following is not authored by Veerankutty? |
| A. | Manassile Thee Matram |
| B. | Manthrikam |
| C. | Jalabhoopadam |
| D. | Nalumanipookkal |
| Answer» B. Manthrikam | |
| 66. |
The American Polity is a ------- |
| A. | Dual Polity with a Dual Citizenship |
| B. | Dual Polity with a Single Citizenship |
| C. | Single Polity with a Single Citizenship |
| D. | Dual Polity with a Single Citizenship |
| Answer» B. Dual Polity with a Single Citizenship | |
| 67. |
The community to which the hero of “Another Community” belongs. |
| A. | Mahar |
| B. | Natar |
| C. | Brahmin |
| D. | not mentioned. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
At the end of the story “The Talking Plough” we see ------ |
| A. | the cob web-ridden plough, |
| B. | the new talking plough, |
| C. | the resting plough, |
| D. | the plough in the field. |
| Answer» B. the new talking plough, | |
| 69. |
Two-nation theory was an ideology propounded by: |
| A. | Muhammed Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Subhash C. Kashyap |
| C. | Neera Chandoke |
| D. | Mauntbatten |
| Answer» B. Subhash C. Kashyap | |
| 70. |
Fundamental duties are included under Articles |
| A. | 51A |
| B. | 229 |
| C. | 227 |
| D. | 275 |
| Answer» B. 229 | |
| 71. |
“Road to Survival” is a book by |
| A. | William Vogt |
| B. | Bertrand Russell |
| C. | Fair Field Osborne |
| D. | John Osborne |
| Answer» B. Bertrand Russell | |
| 72. |
As soon as the ploughing was over------------------------ |
| A. | Kannan would be allowed to graze freely, |
| B. | Kannan’s body would be washed, |
| C. | Kannan would be f |
| Answer» B. Kannan’s body would be washed, | |
| 73. |
How do thing of ugliness turn bright according to Baldoon Dingra? |
| A. | When the bright rays of the Sun touches the chimney shaft |
| B. | with the help of imagination |
| C. | when portrayed by fanciful painters |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. with the help of imagination | |
| 74. |
“The English Teacher” is a novel by |
| A. | R. K. Narayan |
| B. | Mulk Raj Anand |
| C. | Raja Rao |
| D. | Girish Karanad |
| Answer» B. Mulk Raj Anand | |
| 75. |
Calude Monnet is a |
| A. | Italian poet |
| B. | French painter |
| C. | German playwright |
| D. | Greek Sculptor |
| Answer» C. German playwright | |
| 76. |
The word ‘scintillation’ means |
| A. | Oscillation |
| B. | A flash or sparkle of light |
| C. | Cancellation |
| D. | Decoration |
| Answer» C. Cancellation | |
| 77. |
The ring is discovered by----- |
| A. | Gauthami, |
| B. | Anasooya, |
| C. | Priyamvade, |
| D. | The fisher man. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
The Draft Constitution has the characteristics of ------------ |
| A. | The Unitary polity |
| B. | The Federal Polity |
| C. | Neither the Unitary nor the Federal polity |
| D. | Both the Unitary and the Federal polity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Sarrah Joseph won the Kendra Sahithya Academmy Award and Vayalar Award for herNovel------ |
| A. | Paapathara. |
| B. | Alahayude Penmakkal . |
| C. | Othappu. |
| D. | Manassile Thee Mathram |
| Answer» C. Othappu. | |
| 80. |
Ouseph had to sell his bullocks including Kannan to---------- |
| A. | buy a plot of land, |
| B. | meet the expenditure of irrigation, |
| C. | find dowry for the marriage of his daughter, |
| D. | meet the expenses of the wedding of his daughter. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Ouseph’s Malabar trips got postponed because |
| A. | He wanted to sell his bullock, |
| B. | He wanted to sell the little plot of land at a reasonable price. |
| C. | He longed to the see the little face of his grandchild that would soon be born, |
| D. | Both ‘b’ and ‘c’. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Under the Presidential system of America, ---------- is the chief head of the Executive. |
| A. | The Prime Minister |
| B. | The President |
| C. | The king |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. The king | |
| 83. |
A ------- must satisfy two conditions: (1) It must be stable and (2) It must be responsible |
| A. | Democratic executive |
| B. | Totalitarian ruler |
| C. | Tyrant |
| D. | Dictator |
| Answer» B. Totalitarian ruler | |
| 84. |
---------is a concept which is based on the holistic world view that sees the world asan integrated whole. |
| A. | National integration, |
| B. | secularism, |
| C. | deep ecology, |
| D. | social solidarity. |
| Answer» D. social solidarity. | |
| 85. |
How long did Kannan work for Ouseph? |
| A. | 12 months, |
| B. | 12 years, |
| C. | 12 days, and 12 months, |
| D. | 12 days 12 months and 12 years. |
| Answer» C. 12 days, and 12 months, | |
| 86. |
Sarah Joseph’s “Gift in Green” is a ---------------- |
| A. | Novel, |
| B. | Short story, |
| C. | Book of stories and story tellers, |
| D. | One Act play |
| Answer» D. One Act play | |
| 87. |
‘Did the way I spend the night ,/ prepare me for peace ?’ Where do these lines occur.? |
| A. | The Talking Plough |
| B. | A Night Never To Be Lost |
| C. | Another Community |
| D. | Abhignanasakuntalam |
| Answer» C. Another Community | |
| 88. |
The word concoction means |
| A. | Connotation |
| B. | Conviction |
| C. | Confession |
| D. | A mixture of various elements. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
-------------are guidelines to the central and the state governments to bear in mindwhile framing laws and policies |
| A. | Directive principles of State Policy |
| B. | Fundamental Rights |
| C. | Fundamental Duties |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Fundamental Rights | |
| 90. |
How did Kannan behave at the time of his sale? |
| A. | He expressed his hatred in leaving, |
| B. | He lifted his head and looked all around to see whether his master was there, |
| C. | He lowed once or twice, |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
Under article------ the Union Parliament in India can invade the State List |
| A. | 249 |
| B. | 275 |
| C. | 44 |
| D. | 42 |
| Answer» B. 275 | |
| 92. |
In a ---------------------Constitution, the Central polity as well as subsidiary politiesexist side by side. |
| A. | Unitary |
| B. | Federal |
| C. | Rigid |
| D. | Flexible |
| Answer» C. Rigid | |
| 93. |
The message of the poem “On Killing a Tree” is |
| A. | it tells us how to kill a tree |
| B. | it is indifferent to killing of trees |
| C. | it tells us we should never harm trees |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 94. |
The Directive Principles of our State Policy was inspired by: |
| A. | The Irish model |
| B. | The Australian Model |
| C. | The British model |
| D. | The American model |
| Answer» B. The Australian Model | |
| 95. |
The hero in “Another Community” is---- |
| A. | young, |
| B. | middle-aged, |
| C. | adolescent, |
| D. | aged. |
| Answer» C. adolescent, | |
| 96. |
What did the other farmers call Ouseph? |
| A. | Paachan. |
| B. | Kannan. |
| C. | Bullock-M |
| Answer» D. | |
| 97. |
Manushi is --------- |
| A. | an organization of thinking women, |
| B. | A feminist movement, |
| C. | An environmental movement, |
| D. | A trade organisation. |
| Answer» B. A feminist movement, | |
| 98. |
The hero of the story “Another Community” is------- |
| A. | Raju, |
| B. | Bakha, |
| C. | a Judge, |
| D. | unnamed. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
What does the Sun do in the Sanatorium for Trees? |
| A. | Rubs its balm on barren heads, |
| B. | Rehydrates parched desires, |
| C. | Decongests swollen memories, |
| D. | Rushes in with tincture and cotton wool. |
| Answer» D. Rushes in with tincture and cotton wool. | |
| 100. |
The Factories are eye-sores because |
| A. | They cause eye-sores |
| B. | Factories burn and tickles eyes |
| C. | The black smoke emanating from the factories blackens the landscape |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |