Question 1

T.S. Eliot received Nobel Prize for literature in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1950&#10;B)1949&#10;C)1948&#10;D)1953

Accepted Answer

T.S. Eliot was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.

Question 2

&#34;This is the way the world ends; Not with a bang but a whimper&#34;? is the famous lines of T.S. Eliot's &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)The Wasteland&#10;B)The Hollow men&#10;C)Ash Wednesday&#10;D)The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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These lines are from T.S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men," which concludes with the mentioned verses, reflecting a theme of disillusionment and existential despair.

Question 3

___________..is the first long poem written by T.S. Eliot after his conversion to Anglicanism.&#10;A)Hollow men&#10;B)Ash Wednesday&#10;C)The Wasteland&#10;D)Murder in the Cathedral

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Ash Wednesday is the first long poem written by T.S. Eliot after his conversion to Anglicanism, reflecting his new religious beliefs.

Question 4

'A History of Western Philosophy' was written by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)A.J. Toynbee&#10;B)G.M. Trevelyan&#10;C)Bertrand Russell&#10;D)Gibbon

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'A History of Western Philosophy' is a book written by Bertrand Russell, which provides a comprehensive overview of Western philosophy from the pre-Socratic philosophers to the early 20th century.

Question 5

Who among the following British scholar was famous for his anti?war activities and campaigns against the proliferation of nuclear weapons?&#10;A)Bertrand Russell&#10;B)G.M. Trevelyan&#10;C)A.N. Whitehead&#10;D)A.J. Toynbee

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Bertrand Russell was a prominent British philosopher, logician, and social critic who was well-known for his pacifism and anti-war activism, especially his campaigns against the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Question 6

English people heard the death knell of &#34;Victorianism&#34; through the writings of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)W.B. Yeats&#10;B)Oscar Wilde&#10;C)Thomas Hardy&#10;D)William Thackeray

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Thomas Hardy's works often critiqued Victorian society and its values, signaling a shift away from Victorian ideals.

Question 7

Who authored a twelve volume book titled 'A Study of History'?&#10;A)Edward Gibbon&#10;B)Bertrand Russell&#10;C)A.J. Toynbee&#10;D)G.M. Trevelyan

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Arnold J. Toynbee was the author of 'A Study of History', a comprehensive analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations.

Question 8

&#34;Challenge and Response Theory&#34; was propounded by the famous British historian&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Edward Gibbon&#10;B)Collingwood&#10;C)E.H. Carr&#10;D)A.J. Toynbee

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"Challenge and Response Theory" is associated with Arnold J. Toynbee, a British historian, who explored this concept in his 12-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, "A Study of History."

Question 9

William Butler Yeats belongs to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)England&#10;B)Ireland&#10;C)Scotland&#10;D)Wales

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William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was born in Ireland and is closely associated with the country's cultural and political identity.

Question 10

In which year W.B. Yeats received Nobel Prize in Literature?&#10;A)1925&#10;B)1923&#10;C)1928&#10;D)1929

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W.B. Yeats was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.

Question 11

'The Tower', a famous poem published in 1928 by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)W.B. Yeats&#10;B)Thomas Hardy&#10;C)T.S. Eliot&#10;D)Oscar Wilde

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The answer of 'The Tower', a famous poem published in...

Question 12

. ___________.................defined the Common Wealth as a &#34;Procession of different countries at different stages in their advance towards complete self?government&#34;.&#10;A)A.E. Zimmern&#10;B)General Smuts&#10;C)Beveridge&#10;D)William Temple

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The answer of . ___________.................defined the Common Wealth as a...

Question 13

The name &#34;Common Wealth&#34; was suggested by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in 1917.&#10;A)A.E. Zimmern&#10;B)William Temple&#10;C)General Smuts&#10;D)Beveridge

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The answer of The name &#34;Common Wealth&#34; was suggested by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;in...

Question 14

___________ is the Head Quarters of the 'Common wealth Secretariat'.&#10;A)India House, London&#10;B)Marlborough House, London&#10;C)Memorial Hall, London&#10;D)Westminster

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The answer of ___________ is the Head Quarters of the...

Question 15

The main intergovernmental agency of the Common wealth of Nations known as the &#34;Common Wealth Secretariat&#34; was established in the year&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)1960&#10;B)1968&#10;C)1965&#10;D)1969

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The answer of The main intergovernmental agency of the Common...

Question 16

&#34;From the Five Rivers&#34; and &#34;Tales of the Punjab&#34;, famous Anglo?Indian short stories, were written by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)E.M. Thomson&#10;B)E.M. Forster&#10;C)Flora Annie Steel&#10;D)Thomas Stephens

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The answer of &#34;From the Five Rivers&#34; and &#34;Tales of...

Question 17

In which novel Flora Annie Steel depicts the incidents of Indian mutiny of 1857?&#10;A)Voices in the Night&#10;B)A Sovereign Remedy&#10;C)On the Face of the Waters&#10;D)The Hosts of the Lord

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The answer of In which novel Flora Annie Steel depicts...

Question 18

Edward M. Thomson was famous&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Anglo Indian Poet&#10;B)Orientalist&#10;C)Historian&#10;D)Diplomat

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The answer of Edward M. Thomson was famous&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Anglo Indian Poet&#10;B)Orientalist&#10;C)Historian&#10;D)Diplomat...

Question 19

&#34;A Farewell to India&#34; was written by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)E.M. Forster&#10;B)Rudyard Kipling&#10;C)Edward M. Thomson&#10;D)F.A Steel

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The answer of &#34;A Farewell to India&#34; was written by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)E.M....

Question 20

In which year T.B. Macaulay issued his famous 'Minute on Indian Education', which became the blue print for the introduction of English education in India?&#10;A)1st March 1835&#10;B)2nd February 1835&#10;C)2nd February 1836&#10;D)1st Mar. 1836

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The answer of In which year T.B. Macaulay issued his...

Question 21

The beginning of Western education in India was dated from the&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Act of 1832&#10;B)Act of 1867&#10;C)Charter Act of 1813&#10;D)Charter Act of 1830

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The answer of The beginning of Western education in India...

Question 22

The 'Charter Act of 1813' provided the allocation of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Rupees per year for the education purpose of India.&#10;A)5 lakh&#10;B)2 lakh&#10;C)1 lakh&#10;D)3 lakh

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The answer of The 'Charter Act of 1813' provided the...

Question 23

___________&#8230; was established in 1823 to look after the development of education in India.&#10;A)Council of Education&#10;B)Committee of English Education&#10;C)General Committee of Public Instruction&#10;D)Board of Public Instruction

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The answer of ___________&#8230; was established in 1823 to look...

Question 24

___________&#8230;&#8230;.in 1841 recommended the opening of English colleges at Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Patna, Banaras, Bareilly, and Dacca.&#10;A)William Bentinck&#10;B)Lord Auckland&#10;C)Lord Dalhousie&#10;D)Lord Canning

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The answer of ___________&#8230;&#8230;.in 1841 recommended the opening of English...

Question 25

In 1854, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.laid down the policy which became the guiding principle of the education programme of the Government of India.&#10;A)T.B. Macaulay&#10;B)Sir Charles Wood&#10;C)William Bentinck&#10;D)Canning

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The answer of In 1854, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.laid down the policy which...

Deck 21: Literature, History, and Education in British India