1. A young Indian friend of the writer was married to-
(A) An American
(B) A Kashmiri man
(C) A Chinese
(D) A Greek
Answer:(B) A Kashmiri man
2. According to the writer, the skin colour of the Kashmiri is a lovely cream and the features are as classic as the-
(A) Indian
(B) British
(C) German
(D) Greek
Answer:(D) Greek
3. Indian people be reckoned as belonging to which race?
(A) Hegemonic
(B) Caucasian
(C) Apartheid
(D) Capoid
Answer:(B) Caucasian
4. The intellectuals in India were restless and embittered because of-
(A) Knowledge
(B) Starvation
(C) Slavery
(D) Unemployment
Answer:(C) Slavery
5. The great lesson that India had to teach to the west was-
(A) Love and peace
(B) Humanity
(C) Knowledge
(D) Its culture and tradition
Answer:(D) Its culture and tradition
6. The plan was that India would rebel against England just after-
(A) First World War
(B) Second World War
(C) Gandhiji’s revolt
(D) Subhash’s revolt
Answer:(B) Second World War
7. The prose piece ‘India Through A Traveller’s Eyes’ is written by-
(A) Dorothy L. Sayers
(B) Bertrand Russell
(C) Pearl S. Buck
(D) Anton Chekhov
Answer:(C) Pearl S. Buck
8. When was Pearl S. Buck born?
(A) 1872
(B) 1882
(C) 1892
(D) 1862
Answer:(C) 1892
9. Pearl S. Buck died in the year-
(A) 1933
(B) 1963
(C) 1973
(D) 1943
Answer:(C) 1973
10. Pearl S. Buck won the Nobel Prize for literature in the year-
(A) 1931
(B) 1918
(C) 1928
(D) 1938
Answer:(D) 1938
11. The family doctor of Pearl S. Buck belonged to-
(A) China
(B) America
(C) India
(D) Germany
Answer:(C) India
12. Who let Pearl S. Buck know about Buddhism and the life history of Lord Buddha?
(A) Doctor
(B) Mother
(C) Father
(D) Teacher
Answer:(C) Father
13. The young Indian intellectuals were disappointed with the
(A) English
(B) American
(C) Chinese
(D) Japanese
Answer:(A) English
14. Indians, under British rule, bad a life-span of just
(A) thirty years
(B) thirty-five years
(C) forty years
(D) twenty-seven years
Answer:(D) twenty-seven years
15. For all the ills of India, the writer blames
(A) Indians
(B) the English rule
(C) both
(D) None of these
Answer:(B) the English rule
16. The writer visiting an Indian family felt
(A) happiness
(B) sorrow
(c) disgust
(D) None of these
Answer:(A) happiness
17. The book ‘Come, My Beloved’ has the
(A) English background
(B) Chinese background
(C) American background
(D) Indian background
Answer:(D) Indian background
18. She taught in
(A) an Indian University
(B) an American University
(C) a Chinese University
(D) None of these
Answer:(C) a Chinese University
19. Buck’s family doctor was
(A) English
(B) Indian
(C) American
(D) Chinese
Answer:(B) Indian
20. Gandhi’s hold was upon
(A) intellectuals
(B) peasants
(C) both
(D) None of these
Answer:(C) both
21. The Mongolians from Europen invaded
(A) Bengal
(B) Delhi
(C) Punjab
(D) Kashmir
Answer:(D) Kashmir
22. The first woman President of the General Assembly of the United State was the
(A) Japanese
(B) American
(C) Chinese
(D) Indian
Answer:(D) Indian
23. By birth she was
(A) American
(B) Chinese
(C) Japanese
(D) Indian
Answer:(A) American
24. She was reared in
(A) Germany
(B) England
(C) China
(D) India
Answer:(C) China
25. She was reared by her
(A) grand-mother
(B) uncle
(C) aunt
(D) missionary parents
Answer:(D) missionary parents
26. ‘India Through a Traveller’s Eves’ has been written by
(A) Shiga Naoya
(B) Pearl S. Buck
(C) Anton Chekhov
(D) Germaine Greer
Answer:(B) Pearl S. Buck
27. ‘Indian Through a Traveller’s Eyes’ is inspiring-
(A) drama
(B) story
(C) novel
(D) essay
Answer:(D) essay
28. Pearl S. Buck is an ………
(A) American
(B) Indian
(C) Iranian
(D) African
Answer:(B) Indian
29. …… has praised Indian people and their life.
(A) Shiga Naoya
(B) H.E. Bates
(C) Pearl S. Buck
(D) Bertrand Russell
Answer:(C) Pearl S. Buck
30. Our food was served on fresh green ………….. leaves instead plates.
(A) peepal
(B) banana
(C) mango
(D) banyan
Answer:(B) banana
31. From boyhood the Indians………….. are taught that the right hand is for clean services.
(A) young
(B) boys
(C) people
(D) children
Answer:(D) children
32. Indian peasants are poorer than their ……………. counterparts.
(A) Pakistani
(B) Chinese
(C) Srilanka
(D) Russian
Answer:(B) Chinese
33. …………… advised the Indians not to blame the Britishers for everything
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Shiga Naoya
(C) Pearl S. Buck
(D) H.E. Bates
Answer:(C) Pearl S. Buck
34. ………… visited India to see and listen to two groups of people.
(A) Germaine Greer
(B) Bertrant Russel
(C) Anton Chekhov
(D) Pearl S. Buck
Answer:(D) Pearl S. Buck
35. Religion is ever present in ………. life.
(A) American
(B) Chinese
(C) Indian
(D) Russian
Answer:(C) Indian
36. The land between Bombay and ……….. famished.
(A) Kolkata
(B) Madras
(C) Delhi
(D) Bangaluru
Answer:(B) Madras
37. The prose piece ‘India Through A Traveller’s Eyes’ is written by:
(A) Anton Chekhov
(B) Bertrand Russell
(C) Pearl S. Buck
(D) Dorothy L. Sayers
Answer:(C) Pearl S. Buck
38. The plan was that India would rebel against England just after
(A) First World War
(B) Second World War
(C) Gandhiji’s revolt
(D) Subhash’s attack
Answer:(A) First World War
39. The writer’s host spoke fair …………..
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) French
(D) German
Answer:(B) English
40. …………. is ever present in Indian Life.
(A) luxury
(B) secular
(C) religion
(D) materialistic
Answer:(C) religion