Deck 5: Various Readings and Disciplines

Question 1

Which of the following is not included in the uses of studies by Bacon?

A)Debate
B)delight
C)ornament
D)ability

Answer 1

Debate

Question 2

Little reading, according to Bacon, is

A)Good
B)bad
C)healthy
D)ornamental

Answer 2

bad

Question 3

--------men condemn studies

A)rich
B)wise
C)crafty
D)strong

Answer 3

crafty

Question 4

Bacon compares natural abilities to --------

A)children
B)Plants
C)birds
D)branches

Question 5

"Reading maketh a -------man"

A)full
B)happy
C)clever
D)wise.

Question 6

A Chronicle of the peacocks belongs to the genre ---------

A)Essay
B)Autobiography
C)report
D)short story

Question 7

Intizar Husain migrated from Utter Pradesh to -------at the time of partition.

A)Jaipur
B)Lahore
C)Delhi
D)Islamabad

Question 8

Husain compares the result of the ------- to that of the war in Mahabharath.

A)Indo=Pak war
B)Nationalist Movement
C)Nuclear tests
D)Kargil war

Question 9

The search for the peacocks in the story symbolizes the craving for -------

A)peace and joy
B)wild life
C)glory of India
D)personal memories.

Question 10

Name the great criminal of Kurukshetra who appears in " AChronicle of the peacocks"?

A)Sakuni
B)Ashwathma
C)Drona
D)None of these.

Question 11

How did the peacocks react to the nuclear tests in Rajasthan

A)They flew up screaming
B)died in groups
C)migrated to Pakistan
D)remained still.

Question 12

The peacock in Sravasthi reminded the narrator of the days of ----

A)Ashwathama
B)Parikshit
C)Buddha
D)Krishna

Question 13

The peacock was banished from paradise, because he had helped -------

A)Adam
B)Eve
C)snake
D)satan

Question 14

The question raised by Parikshit concerns ---------

A)life after death
B)the futility of war
C)Eternal wisdom
D)None of these.

Question 15

The shadow of Ashwathama represents----------

A)the horror of war
B)thoughtless destruction
C)war guilt
D)all of these.

Question 16

---------grew in the narrator's mind like the fish in Manujis pond

A)notion of the frightened peacocks
B)fear of war
C)hope of visiting Jaipur
D)none of these.

Question 17

To shake off the evil shadow following him, the narrator of the chronicle goes finally to -----

A)Jaipur
B)Pakistan
C)Delhi
D)Kurukshetra.

Question 18

Paul Krugman got the Nobel Prize for ------in 2008

A)Politics
B)Physics
C)Economics
D)Literature

Question 19

"Grains Gone Wild" is a -------

A)News paper article
B)letter
C)short story
D)speech

Question 20

Krugman is known for his contribution to --------

A)Game theory
B)New Trade Theory
C)Number theory
D)unified theory

Question 21

In his article, Krugman comments on the world ---crisis

A)water
B)energy
C)fuel
D)food

Question 22

The overall demand for grains has increased due to the increase in the number of -------

A)African children
B)Meat eating Chinese
C)American farmers
D)none of these.

Question 23

-----is the world's 2nd largest exporter of wheat

A)America
B)India
C)Australia
D)Africa.

Question 24

Ethanol is an example of a ----------

A)Biofuel
B)feedstock
C)livestock
D)none of these.

Question 25

The production and use of biofuels is seen as an example of -------

A)bad luck
B)bad policy
C)bad weather
D)none of these