Q. Anne Frank was a victim of -
a. Mussolini’s despotism
b. Anti-Jewish laws of Nazi Germany
c. Second World War
d. None of these
Q. “But I’m not sorry; memories mean more to me than dresses.” Whose words are these?
a. Aldous Huxley
b. The slave
c. Edmond Spenser
d. Anne Frank
Q. Who sent the currant cake with the words “Happy Whitsun” to Anne’s Family in hiding?
a. Van Daan
b. Meip
c. Mr. Goudsmit
d. Harry
Q. ------------- was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.
a. Aldous Huxley
b. Anne Frank
c. Bertrand Russell
d. S. Radhakrishnan
Q. What was Aristotle’s mistake?
a. Stated that women had fewer teeth than men without verifying it
b. Believed that beauty was an external aspect
c. Believed that travel can reduce insular prejudice
d. None of these
Q. “Be very wary of opinions that flatter your self-esteem.” Whose words are these?
a. Maxim Gorky
b. Lewis Carroll
c. Bertrand Russell
d. Martin Luther King
Q. What are the three great obstacles that hinder India’s development?
a. Intellectual rubbish, beauty & lack of awareness
b. Poverty, disease & ignorance
c. Five year plans, lack of infrastructure &lack of money
d. None of these
Q. “The tree of life is sustained by art, the tree of death by science.” Who said this?
a. William Wordsworth
b. William Harvey
c. William Blake
d. S. Radhakrishnan
Q. “Jnanam vijnana sahitham” is a quotation from-
a. The Bible
b. The Quran
c. The Upanishad
d. The Bhagavad Gita
Q. “Adhyatma vidya” means-
a. Knowledge of your own Self
b. Knowledge of Truth
c. Knowledge of God
d. Knowledge of Science