8. Little Girl Wiser Than Men

  1. Who is the author of the article” little girls wiser than men” ?

 (A) Bladimir Narakov

 (B) Leo Tolstoy

(C) Maxim Gorki

(D) None of these 

2. Soon the …….. Took them to splash about in the water. 

(A) Fancy (B) Thought (C) Finary (D) None of these 

3. Who splashed water on Akoulya”s frock? 

(A) Malasha (B) A fast blowing wind (C) A fast moving water (D) none of these

 4. Story, the author shows how little children sometimes behave in a more mature manner than. 

(A) Adults (B) Plants (C) Saints (D) Animals 

5. Malasha put down her foot and splashed dirty water on to Akoulya’s

 (A) Hands (B) Neck (C) Frock (D) Hair 

6. Who began to howl so that she could be heard all down the street? 

(A) Malasha (B) Akoulya (C) Both (D) none of these 

7. ‘It is deep, I am afraid!’ who said? 

(A) Malasha (B) Akoulya (C) Both (D) none of these 

8. Akoulya’s mother saw that her daughter's skirt was .

 (A) Dry (B) Torn (C) Splashed (D) None of these 

9. One word led to another and they had and an angry …….. 

(A) shouting (B) Fighting (C) Quarrel (D) Fighting 

10. It is a time for ……... and not for such folly as this 

(A) Rejoicing (B) Advising (C) Avoiding (D) Providing 

11. Presently Malasha joined her, and with a ……… of wood helped her dig the channel. 

(A) Clip (B) Chip (C) Slip (D) Flip 

12. Dear little………!

(A) Girls (B) Boys (C) Souls (D) Brothers

 13. Who had dressed them? 

(A) The Mother (B) The Father (C) The Sister (D) None Of These

 14. Why were the two girls dressed in new clothes? 

(A) Both Went To The Market

(B) They Had Gone To Church

(C) They Had Gone To A Fair

(D) None Of These 

15. What was in the yard? 

(A) Cold Water (B) Hot Water (C) Dirty Water (D) None Of These

 16. Where did the two girls meet?

 (A) On The Front Road

(B) On The First Cross Of The Road

(C) In A Lane Between Two Homesteads

 (D) None Of These 

17. Which festival is referred to by the writer in “ little girls wiser than men”? 

(A) Holi       (B) Diwali   (C) Easter                  (D) none of these 

18. Malasha”s ……... Came and started scolding Akulya”s mother.

 (A) Father           (B) Brother (C) Sister              (D) Mother

 19. The old woman tried to make everyone understand that as it was Eastern the day should be spent ………. 

(A) Sadly     (B) Happily       (C) Angrily           (D) Jealously 

20. The old woman tried to make everyone understand that at it was Easter the day should be spent

 (A) Sadly    (B) Happily       (C) Angrily                     (D) Jealously 

21. The two girls forgot their …... and became friends again. 

(A) Anger         (B) Jealousy          (C) Envy     (D) Farms 

22. “ Expect ye turn, and become as little ……. 

(A) Young Man    (B) Children     (C) Boy                (D) Girl 

23. One girl was very small, the other a little ……… 

(A) Younger (B) Smaller (C) Bigger (D) Thinner 

24. Till where did the water reach? 

(A) Akoulya's ankles

 (B) Malasha's ankles

 (C) Both ((A) and ((B)  

(D) none of these

 25. Whose mother came out after hearing the howl and began scolding. 

(A) Akoulya’s      

(B) Malasha’s

(C) Both

(D) None of these 

26. What happened When Malasha’s mother came out after hearing the howl? 

(A) Malasha’s mother struck Akoulya’s mothers

 (B) Malasha’s mother struck Akoulya 

(C) Malasha’s mother started scolding her neighbour  

(D) None of these 

27. Why was no one listening? 

(A) Because everyone was fighting

 (B) Because everyone was shouting  

(C) Because everyone was laughing

(D) None of these 

28. They would not listen to the old woman and nearly ……..her off her feet. 

(A) Killed    (B) Struck           (C) Dashed           (D) Knocked  

29. Akoulya’s mother seized

 (A) Akoulya         (B) Malasha      (C) Both               (D) None of these 

30. What was in the yard? 

(A) Cold Water     (B) Hot Water      (C) Dirty Water         (D) None Of These

 


7. The Unity of Indian Culture

  1. Who is the author of the article ‘The Unity of Indian Culture’?

(A) Humayun kabir  (B) Sumitra nandan pant (C) Khushwant singh (D) Mahadevi verma

2. Who has delivered the speech ‘The Unity of India culture’?

(A) Pt. jawaharlal Nehru (B) Dr. Rajendra prasad (C) C Rajgopalchari (D) Humayun Kabir 

 3. What according to the author is the most remarkable feature of Indian culture ?

 (A) diversity (B) Vitality

 (C) underlying Unity  (D) Accessibility

4. What is preferable to fanatic devotion?

 (A) Unity (B) blessed (C) Toleration  (D) Monstal

5. Indian culture is …….

(A) Flexible  (B) blend of many cultures (C) Beautiful (D) none of these

6. It is the feeling of belonging to one ……. that is so special about Indian culture.

(A) Religion (B) Group  (C) Region (D) Race

 7. The art, customs and institutions of a nation.

(A) Culture  (B) History (C) Art (D) Civilization

8. Culture is the……. Of Civilization.

(A) essence (B) . feature (C) Efflorescence  (D) all of these

 9. Who has delivered the lecture ‘The Unity of Indian Culture’?

(A) Aung San Suu kyi (B) Humayun Kabir  (C) Alexander Aris (D) Satyajit Ray

10. Humayun Kabir was a famous ………………

 (A) Poet (B) Novelist (C) Political thinker (D) All of these 

 11. Indians have shown the power to make ………………. Changes and of becoming used to new situations.

(A) Big  (B) Little (C) Monstrous (D) Gigantic

12. Culture is always a complex of …………. Strands of varying importance and vitality.

(A) Two (B) Three  (C) Four (D) Many

13. In India, the difference between the masses and classes is not one of quality but of information and …………..

(A) Opportunity  (B) Food (C) Dress (D) Hair

14. Modern research has proved that there were invaders even before the ………… pointed into this lan(D) (A) Aryans  (B) Huns (C) English (D) Portugese

15. During which of the following Prime Minister, Humayun Kabir was a central minister?

(A) L. (B) Shastri (B) J. L. Nehru  (C) Indira Gandhi (D) Mararji Desai

16. This article is an adapted version of the lecture delivered by Humayun Kabir in ………

 (A) Delhi University (B) JNU (C) Baroda university  (D) Allahabad university

 17. How were the Aryans regarded till recently?

 (A) As inhabitants (B) As The early invaders  (C) As philosophers (D) As architects

 18. Where have old Civilization and culture grown and changed?

 (A) India and China  (B) England (C) America (D) none of these

19. what has become the policy of the Indians in all spheres of life?

(A) Unity (B) Diversity (C) eternity (D) live and let live 

20. The Greek Invaders were followed by sakas and…………..

(A) Huns  (B) Aryans (C) Turks (D) Indians

21. The vitality of Indian culture is equally ……

(A) Prospering (B) Amazing  (C) Surviving (D) Growing

22. The most remarkable feature of Indian culture is is

(A) love and humanity (B) Underlying diversity (C) underlying Unity  (D) none of these

23. Which nation could be regarded as cultural in all its sections and classes?

(A) India  (B) France (C) Germany (D) Italy

24. Which word stands for “ following something as a result”?

 (A) Condemn (B) Consequent  (C) Case (D) Carlt

25. In this lesson, the author gives us his views on Indian …... and civilization.

(A) Culture  (B) Business (C) Fabrics (D) Technology

 26. Which is the only country which civilization can be compared with India?

(A) Sri Lanka (B) Pakistan (C) China  (D) America

27. The antonym of the word “diversity” is

 (A) Unique (B) Unity  (C) Untied (D) Unitried

28. Humayun Kabir’s Lecture focuses on the glorious past of which country’s culture and its rich heritage?

(A) China (B) Greek (C) India  (D) America

29. This article is an adapted version of the lecture delivered by Humayun Kabir in ………

 (A) Delhi University (B) JNU (C) Baroda university  (D) Allahabad university

30. How were the Aryans regarded till recently?

 (A) As inhabitants (B) As The early invaders  (C) As philosophers (D) As architects

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