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51.

How but in custom and in ceremony/ Are ____________ and beauty born?

A. innocence
B. truth
C. nature
D. grace
Answer» B. truth
52.

Nehru thought that the best way to find out what is right and wrong, what should be done and what should not be done is by

A. giving orders
B. ordering one to be silent
C. talking and discussing
D. meditation
Answer» D. meditation
53.

There were times when for weeks on end Kunwar Singh would not leave his village because he had a horror of

A. dacoits
B. ghosts
C. the police
D. tigers
Answer» B. ghosts
54.

Nehru wants his daughter to

A. grow up a child of the light
B. grow up a graceful lady
C. be the Prime Minister of India
D. fight for India s freedom
Answer» B. grow up a graceful lady
55.

The great drama that Nehru and his daughter take a part in, refers to

A. a play directed by Gandhiji
B. a theatre performance
C. the freedom movement
D. the great revolt
Answer» D. the great revolt
56.

Nehru tells his daughter that the desire to hide anything means that you are

A. afraid
B. secretive
C. timid
D. not confident
Answer» B. secretive
57.

Jawaharlal Nehru declares that ordinary men are not usually ____.

A. Great
B. Humble
C. Truthful
D. Heroic
Answer» E.
58.

In his letter to Indira, Nehru says, thirteen hundred years ago there came a great traveller from China to India in search of Wisdom and Knowledge. Who was this person?

A. Fa-hien
B. Hiuen Tsang
C. Wang Shu
D. Min Yoongi
Answer» C. Wang Shu
59.

On Indira s thirteenth birthday, Nehru

A. Sent chocolates
B. Sent a present that was material
C. Sent a letter
D. Sent some money
Answer» D. Sent some money
60.

According to Jawaharlal Nehru, one cannot pose as a wise man and distribute good advice to others if he is

A. learned and wise
B. a great leader
C. afraid
D. limited in wisdom
Answer» E.
61.

Lali s father accepted Rozika s marriage proposal for Lali because of his

A. Christian upbringing
B. family background
C. good education
D. good looks
Answer» C. good education
62.

The name of Lali s mother is:

A. Thani
B. Zovi
C. Mani
D. Biaki
Answer» C. Mani
63.

Lali s mother s name was-

A. Zovi
B. Vani
C. Thani
D. Liani
Answer» B. Vani
64.

There was a guest speaker in Lali's church and he had spoken about

A. God s timing
B. Resurrection of Christ
C. Eternal Damnation
D. The Love of God
Answer» E.
65.

Indira Priyadarshini was born in the year:

A. 1920
B. 1914
C. 1917
D. 1918
Answer» D. 1918
66.

Rozika was-

A. an orphan
B. the brother of Lali
C. a friend of Vani
D. the son of a wealthy family
Answer» E.
67.

Rozika was handsome and virile but

A. shrewd and cunning
B. a thief and liar
C. stupid and clumsy
D. arrogant and conceited
Answer» E.
68.

Rozika and Zami were suspended by the church for

A. Disobeying the church rules
B. Not attending sevices regularly
C. Drinking recklessly
D. Their immoral conduct
Answer» E.
69.

By what force was the landmark tree marked by the tiger s scratch destroyed?

A. Forest fire
B. Poachers
C. Flood
D. Lightning
Answer» B. Poachers
70.

Har Singh and Kunwar Singh went out to shoot one day in the last of which month in the year?

A. February
B. March
C. April
D. May
Answer» D. May
71.

Kunwar Singh was the headman of Chandni Chauk and the best shikari in:

A. Kaladhungi
B. Kamalanagar
C. Kasurat
D. West Bengal
Answer» B. Kamalanagar
72.

One day, in the month of April, Kunwar Singh went hunting with

A. His eldest son
B. Jim Corbett
C. Har Singh
D. The village chief
Answer» D. The village chief
73.

Among the many things that Corbett learned from Kunwar Singh, one was

A. Climbing trees
B. Hunting tigers
C. Belief in superstitions
D. Making mental maps
Answer» E.
74.

As fees for the doctor at Kaladhungi hospital, Kunwar Singh offered

A. 1 rupee
B. 2 rupees
C. 3 rupees
D. 4 rupees
Answer» C. 3 rupees
75.

Kunwar Singh was the headman of

A. Garuppu
B. Kaladhhungi
C. Chandni Chauk
D. Lailapur
Answer» D. Lailapur
76.

Kunwar Singh had not eaten anything for

A. 6 days
B. 8 days
C. 14 days
D. 16 days
Answer» E.
77.

After his recovery from his sickness, Kunwar Singh lived for another

A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years
Answer» D. 5 years
78.

Sonnet 116 is composed by

A. William Shakespeer
B. William Shakespeare
C. William Shakepeare
D. William Shakespear
Answer» C. William Shakepeare
79.

From which book is the account of Kunwar Singh extracted from?

A. My India
B. Man-Eaters of Kumaon
C. The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
D. The Temple Tigers
Answer» B. Man-Eaters of Kumaon
80.

What did Jim Corbett order Kunwar Singh s son to bring as he treated the dying man?

A. Two vessels of fresh water
B. Two buckets of river water
C. Two bowls of fresh fruits
D. Two seers of warm milk
Answer» E.
81.

Who was the first person to visit Jim Corbett on the day he was given his first gun?

A. Ellis
B. Kunwar Singh
C. Har Singh
D. Tom
Answer» C. Har Singh
82.

The name of Jim Corbett s elder brother is:

A. Jason
B. Samuel
C. Tom
D. Jimmy
Answer» D. Jimmy
83.

How old was Jim Corbett when he was given his first gun?

A. Ten years old
B. Eight years old
C. Eighteen years old
D. twelve years old
Answer» C. Eighteen years old
84.

After Jim Corbett left school, he started to work in -

A. Haryana
B. Bengal
C. Kashmir
D. Bihar
Answer» C. Kashmir
85.

After the tiger attacked Har Singh, he was taken to the hospital at

A. Nainital
B. Kaladhungi
C. Nepalganj
D. Chandni Chauk
Answer» C. Nepalganj
86.

The mass from Har Singh s stomach was

A. left as it was
B. eaten up by the tiger
C. put back into his stomach
D. cut off and thrown
Answer» D. cut off and thrown
87.

Self-appeasing, self-affrighting,/ And that its own sweet will is ________ will

A. God s
B. Heaven s
C. her
D. thine
Answer» C. her
88.

According to Nehru, a letter can hardly take the place of a talk, and says that it is ________ affair.

A. two-sided
B. one-sided
C. three-sided
D. four-sided
Answer» C. three-sided
89.

According to Nehru, a letter cannot take the place of a talk because it is:

A. a one-sided affair
B. boring for the reader
C. not interesting
D. prejudiced
Answer» B. boring for the reader
90.

Nehru declares that a letter is at best a ____.

A. Good method of communication
B. Meaningful method of communication
C. One-sided affair
D. Useless means of communication
Answer» D. Useless means of communication
91.

Love is not love which ______ when it alteration finds.

A. Changes
B. Shifts
C. Moves
D. Alters
Answer» E.
92.

Lali was a Sunday School Teacher at______________ department.

A. beginner
B. junior
C. primary
D. intermediate
Answer» C. primary
93.

Hiuen Tsang was given the title:

A. Master of the Law
B. Master of the Universe
C. Master of Being
D. Master of Ceremonies
Answer» B. Master of the Universe
94.

In Sonnet 116, True love is

A. Constant
B. Consistent
C. Continuous
D. Consuming
Answer» B. Consistent
95.

Nehru mentions that the core of Mahatma Gandhi s freedom movement is _____.

A. faithfulness
B. openness
C. secretive
D. privacy
Answer» C. secretive
96.

The post master of Kaladhungi was

A. Obeda
B. Aladia
C. Babu Saheb
D. Har Singh
Answer» C. Babu Saheb
97.

True love is

A. Immortal
B. Mortal
C. Dishonest
D. corrupt
Answer» B. Mortal
98.

Love's not Time's

A. Friend
B. Foe
C. Fiend
D. Fool
Answer» E.
99.

Hieun Tsang braved many dangers on his way to India because

A. he travelled alone
B. he wanted to come to India at all cost
C. of his great thirst for knowledge
D. he wanted to become famous
Answer» D. he wanted to become famous
100.

All my friends have those shoes , This is said by

A. Vani
B. Taia
C. Zuala
D. Mana
Answer» C. Zuala