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Which one of these is not a female protagonist of Jane Austen?
  • a)
    Elizabeth Bennet
  • b)
    Mrs. Norris
  • c)
    Scarlett O’Hara
  • d)
    Mary Crawford
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Jane Austen was a Georgian-era author, best known for her social commentary in novels including 'Sense and Sensibility,' 'Pride and Prejudice,' and 'Emma.' Katie Scarlett O'Hara is the main character in 1936's Gone With the Wind novel by Margaret Mitchell.

Which was Mark Tully’s first book in India?
  • a)
    Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi’s Last Battle
  • b)
    The Heart of India
  • c)
    No Full Stops in India
  • d)
    India: The Road Ahead
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Harshad Goyal answered
Mark Tully is a British journalist and broadcaster. He was the Chief of Bureau for BBC in India for over 20 years and is known for his extensive coverage of South Asia. Tully has written several books on India and is considered an expert on the country's culture, politics, and history.

The famous character ‘Pickwick’ was created by
  • a)
    Steven Spielberg
  • b)
    Leo Tolstoy
  • c)
    Walt Disney
  • d)
    Charles Dickens
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
Samuel Pickwick is a fictional character and the main protagonist in The Pickwick Papers (1836), the first novel by author Charles Dickens.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the questions.
One of the remarkable achievements of the Neolithic Period was the invention of wheel. It brought a rapid progress in man’s life. The wheel was used in horse-carts and bullock-carts that helped man a lot to carry heavy loads. Therefore, in this period transport became quite easy and quick.
The wheel was also used for spinning and weaving. It also helped in pottery. Man made beautiful pots to keep food grains and storing water.
The tools and weapons of the Neolithic age were better and sharper than the Palaeolithic Age. Now a polished stone called celt was used to make tools. Some new developed tools like sickles, bows and arrows and improved axesx were made in the Neolithic Age. These tools were used for various purposes like, the axe was used for cutting down trees, sickles to harvest the crops and arrows to kill animals.
How was the invention of wheel useful in storing food grains and water?
  • a)
    Man used wheels in carts to carry food grains and water
  • b)
    Man made sacks by using wheels in spinning thread and stored food grains in them
  • c)
    Man made pots with wheel and stored food grains and water
  • d)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Abhay Datta answered
Understanding the Invention of the Wheel
The invention of the wheel during the Neolithic Period significantly transformed various aspects of human life, including how food and water were stored.
Use of the Wheel in Pottery
- One of the primary uses of the wheel was in pottery.
- Artisans utilized the wheel to create beautifully crafted pots.
- These pots served as essential containers for storing food grains and water.
Benefits of Pottery for Storage
- Durability: The pots made with the wheel were often stronger and more durable than those made by hand.
- Sealing and Preservation: The design of these pots allowed for better sealing, which helped in preserving food grains and water for longer periods.
- Organization: The ability to create a variety of pot shapes and sizes allowed for better organization of stored items.
Conclusion
Thus, the correct answer is option 'C': "Man made pots with wheel and stored food grains and water." The invention of the wheel not only facilitated transportation but also enhanced the ability to produce functional pottery, which was crucial for storage during the Neolithic Age. This innovation played a vital role in improving the quality of life and the efficiency of daily tasks for early humans.

The popular TV serial ‘Neem ka Ped’ was written by
  • a)
    Rahi Masoom Raza
  • b)
    Sharad Joshi
  • c)
    Ashapurna Devi
  • d)
    Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Neem Ka Ped is an Indian television drama - series that was edited and directed by Gurbir Singh Grewal and produced by Nawman Malik. It was written by Rahi Masoom Raza.

Rabindranath Tagore was an eminent poet and writer of India, who won Nobel Prize of Literature. Who was this English poet-friend who introduced him to the West?
  • a)
    Oscar Wilde
  • b)
    W.B. Yeats
  • c)
    Oliver Twist
  • d)
    William Wordsworth
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Sarita Singh answered
  • William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1923. W.B. Yeats and Rabindranath Tagore have a very strong historical and biographical relationship revolving around the fact that Tagore's first champion in the west, the person most responsible for his initial success outside of India, was Yeats. 
  • After reading some of Tagore's self-translated poems, Yeats was impressed and got Tagore's collections published and spread the word about him in the literary circles in London. 
  • Most importantly, Yeats wrote the introduction to Tagore's Gitanjali, which first appeared in 1913.

It is used to compare two different kinds but have atleast one-point in common. Which is this literary term?
  • a)
    Metaphor
  • b)
    Simile
  • c)
    Irony
  • d)
    Satire
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
Simile (pronounced sim--uh-lee) is a literary term where you use “like” or “as” to compare two different things and show a common quality between them. A simile is different from a simple comparison in that it usually compares two unrelated things.

Which of the following idioms means ‘brief sudden success’?
  • a)
    Fly off the handle
  • b)
    Flash in the pan
  • c)
    Eke out
  • d)
    The fourth estate
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Sarita Singh answered
Option B 'Flash in the pan' is an idiom which means 'a thing or person whose sudden but brief success is not repeated or repeatable.

What does the prefix, ‘infra’ in the word ‘infrastructure’ stands for?
  • a)
    Below
  • b)
    Above
  • c)
    Large
  • d)
    Middle
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
Infrastructure is the basic foundation or underlying framework of an organization or system. This word was formed as a compound in English, using the prefix infra which translates to 'below' or 'underneath'.

‘I think original voices get noticed. But most importantly, I think you should have a story to tell.’ Who quoted this?
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
  • Chetan Bhagat, a rising star in contemporary modern Indian literature, is a multitalented personality. He is a novelist, columnist, public speaker, and screenplay writer. 
  • His notable works include Five Point Someone, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, and 2 States. 
  • Most of his literary works address the issues related to Indian youth and their aspirations which earned Bhagat the status of a youth icon.

The Jatak stories are related to the previous lives of whom?
  • a)
    Krishna
  • b)
    Mahavir
  • c)
    Buddha
  • d)
    Guru Nanak
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
  • The Jataka tales depict stories related to the Gautama Buddha in both human and animal forms.
  • The Jataka is a collection of stories about the previous birth life of Gautam Buddha.
  • The future Buddha may appear as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant but, in whatever form, he exhibits some virtue that the tale thereby inculcates.
  • The literary text called the Jataka contains more than 500 tales and constitutes the tenth book of the fifteen texts written in the ancient Indic language of Pali.

This Indo-Canadian novelist has written only three novels till date and has been shortlisted for Booker Prize for all three of them. Who is this author?
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

  • Rohinton Mistry is considered to be one of the foremost authors of Indian heritage writing in English. 
  • Mistry’s first novel, Such a Long Journey (1991), brought him national and international recognition. 
  • His second novel, A Fine Balance (1995), won Canada’s Giller Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. 
  • His third book Family Matters (2002), was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. He won the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2012.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the questions.
One of the remarkable achievements of the Neolithic Period was the invention of wheel. It brought a rapid progress in man’s life. The wheel was used in horse-carts and bullock-carts that helped man a lot to carry heavy loads. Therefore, in this period transport became quite easy and quick.
The wheel was also used for spinning and weaving. It also helped in pottery. Man made beautiful pots to keep food grains and storing water.
The tools and weapons of the Neolithic age were better and sharper than the Palaeolithic Age. Now a polished stone called celt was used to make tools. Some new developed tools like sickles, bows and arrows and improved axes were made in the Neolithic Age. These tools were used for various purposes like, the axe was used for cutting down trees, sickles to harvest the crops and arrows to kill animals.
What was the most significant discovery of the Neolithic Period?
  • a)
    Invention of wheel
  • b)
    Sharper tools
  • c)
    Axes for cutting of trees
  • d)
    Horse-carts
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

  • The term Neolithic Period refers to the last stage of the Stone Age. The Neolithic period is significant for its megalithic architecture, the spread of agricultural practices, pottery, and the use of polished stone tools. 
  • The invention of the wheel came into being during the Neolithic age. It was not used for transportation, though, but rather as a potter's wheel. 
  • The combination of the wheel and axle made possible early forms of transportation, which became more sophisticated over time with the development of other technologies.

Match the following.
  • a)
    A-i; B-iv; C-ii; -iii
  • b)
    A-iv; B-iii; C-ii; D-i
  • c)
    A-ii; B-iv; C-i; D-iii
  • d)
    A-iii; B-ii; C-iv; D-iii
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
A. A Farewell to Arms: A Farewell to Arms is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I.
B. A Suitable Boy: In 1951's newly independent India, passionate literature student Lata Mehra is torn between family duty and the promise of romance as three very different men attempt to win her heart; based on Vikram Seth's 1993 novel.
C. Gitanjali: Gitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.
D. Harry Potter: Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling.

Complete the proverb (Column I) by matching the letter half from (Column II).
  • a)
    A-iv; B-iii; C-ii; D-i
  • b)
    A-iii; B-i; C-iv; D-ii
  • c)
    A-ii; B-iv; C-iii; D-i
  • d)
    A-i; B-ii; C-iv; D-iii
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
A. Don't count your chickens - before they hatch
B. Cut your coat - according to your cloth
C. Don't put all your eggs - in one basket
D. Time and tide - wait for none man

Who has received the ‘Pride of Kerala’ Award recently?
  • a)
    Deepika Palligal
  • b)
    Nayanthara
  • c)
    Vidya Balan
  • d)
    Mohan Lal
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
The National award-winning actress Vidya Balan, who hails from Kerala, has been honoured with the ‘Pride of Kerala’ award by the World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV.

In 2001 this writer was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He/she is also a recipient of prestigious Man Booker Prize. His/her famous works are ‘A House for Mr. Biswas’, ‘In a Free State’ and ‘The Mimic Men’. Identify him/her.
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

  • Sir Vidyadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, a British novelist was born on August 17, 1932, in Chaguanas, Trinidad, and Tobago. 
  • A recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990. He became the first person of Indian origin to win a Booker Prize in 1971. 
  • Some of his famous works include The Mystic Masseur, The Suffrage of Elvira, Guerillas, Miguel Street, A Flag on the Island, The Mimic Men, In a Free State, Mr. Stone and the Knights Companion, A Bend in the River, The Enigma of Arrival, An Area of Darkness, A House for Mr. Biswas, etc.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the questions.
One of the remarkable achievements of the Neolithic Period was the invention of wheel. It brought a rapid progress in man’s life. The wheel was used in horse-carts and bullock-carts that helped man a lot to carry heavy loads. Therefore, in this period transport became quite easy and quick.
The wheel was also used for spinning and weaving. It also helped in pottery. Man made beautiful pots to keep food grains and storing water.
The tools and weapons of the Neolithic age were better and sharper than the Palaeolithic Age. Now a polished stone called celt was used to make tools. Some new developed tools like sickles, bows and arrows and improved axes were made in the Neolithic Age. These tools were used for various purposes like, the axe was used for cutting down trees, sickles to harvest the crops and arrows to kill animals.
What was the difference between tools of the Neolithic age and the Palaeolithic age?
  • a)
    Neolithic tools were sharper and better
  • b)
    Neolithic tools were made of stone
  • c)
    Neolithic tools were more easily made
  • d)
    There was no difference between the two.
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
Option 'A' is correct as the tools of the Neolithic Age became sharper and better than the Palaeolithic Age, it has been clearly mentioned in the passage. 
Option 'B' is incorrect as the passage does not mention stone. 
Option 'C' is incorrect as the passage does not talk about how easy or difficult it is to make tools. 
Option 'D' is incorrect as the difference is clearly mentioned in the passage.

Give one word for ‘one who remains absent from duty without permission’.
  • a)
    Truant
  • b)
    Novice
  • c)
    Henpecked
  • d)
    Amateur
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Sarita Singh answered
Usually truant used to denote a student who skips school without permission.
Example: Jim is a truant, his teacher said that he often bunks the class.

George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was (2016)
  • a)
    a Welsh
  • b)
    an Irishman
  • c)
    a Soctsman
  • d)
    an Englishman
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Sarita Singh answered
George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist.

Who wrote ‘War and Peace’?
  • a)
    Leo Tolstoy
  • b)
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • c)
    Charles Dickens
  • d)
    Kipling
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
  • War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
  • It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains a classic of world literature.

In spoken English, use of foreign phrases is increasing day by day. What does the phrase ‘au revoir’ means?
  • a)
    Until we meet again
  • b)
    Full freedom of action
  • c)
    Vanity
  • d)
    According to value
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
'Au revoir' is a French phrase, which is used as an expression of good wishes when someone leaves, It translates to 'goodbye until we meet again'. For Example: 'Here's hoping it is an au revoir and not a goodbye.'

Who was the first to translate Mahabharta into English?
  • a)
    Ram Nath Kak
  • b)
    R.K. Narayan
  • c)
    Raja Rao
  • d)
    K.M. Ganguli
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
  • Kisari Mohan Ganguly was the first to translate the Mahabharat into English from Sanskrit.
  • The translation is published as The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa.
  • Kisari Mohan Ganguly was an Indian Translator.
  • The Mahabharata was translated into English between 1883 and 1896.

Which of the following is not a novel by novelist Salman Rushdie?
  • a)
    East, West
  • b)
    The Jaguar Smile
  • c)
    Fury
  • d)
    The Sialkot Saga
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

  • Salman Rushdie is a novelist and essayist. Much of his early fiction is set at least partly on the Indian subcontinent. 
  • His style is often classified as magical realism, while a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, disruptions and migrations between the Eastern and Western world. 
  • The Jaguar Smile, Midnight's Children, The Satanic Verses, Fury, and East-West are some books by Salman Rushdie.

What is the meaning of the idiom ‘curtain lecture’?
  • a)
    First official speech
  • b)
    Use of sugar coated language
  • c)
    A private reprimand by wife to her husband
  • d)
    In full detail
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
'Curtain lecture' is an idiom which means 'an instance of a wife scolding her husband in private.'
For Example: 'Honey, you know I hate to give you curtain lectures, but can you please call when you're going to be late, so that our dinner isn't cold.'

The film Slumdog Millionaire is based on the book
  • a)
    A Suitable Boy
  • b)
    Q & A
  • c)
    Maximum City
  • d)
    The Millionaire Mind
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Sarita Singh answered
  • The film Slumdog Millionaire is based on the book Q & A by Vikas Swarup. It tells the story of an uneducated young Indian man who unexpectedly wins a fortune on a quiz show. 
  • Accused of cheating, he is forced to explain how he knew the answer to each question by retelling the story of his life so far.

Dr. Seuss was an American writer best known for penning some popular children’s books. Which among these is not his creation?
  • a)
    If I Ran the Zoo
  • b)
    Green Eggs and Ham
  • c)
    The Secret Garden
  • d)
    Horton Hears a Who!
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Sarita Singh answered
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, was an American writer and cartoonist who published over 60 books. The Secret Garden is one of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s most popular novels.

She was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. The Guinness Book of World Records listed her as the best-selling novelist of all time. Identify her.
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
Agatha Christie is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world’s longest-running play – The Mousetrap. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation.

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