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Social and Cultural History of Britain | Set 6

1. T.S. Eliot received Nobel Prize for literature in……………………

Correct : C. 1948

2. “This is the way the world ends; Not with a bang but a whimper”‐ is the famous lines of T.S. Eliot’s ………………………….

Correct : B. The Hollow men

3. ………………………..is the first long poem written by T.S. Eliot after his conversion to Anglicanism.

Correct : B. Ash Wednesday

4. ‘A History of Western Philosophy’ was written by……………………..

Correct : C. Bertrand Russell

5. Who among the following British scholar was famous for his anti‐war activities and campaigns against the proliferation of nuclear weapons?

Correct : A. Bertrand Russell

6. English people heard the death knell of “Victorianism” through the writings of…………………………

Correct : C. Thomas Hardy

7. Who authored a twelve volume book titled ‘A Study of History’?

Correct : C. A.J. Toynbee

8. “Challenge and Response Theory” was propounded by the famous British historian………………………….

Correct : D. A.J. Toynbee

9. William Butler Yeats belongs to………………………..

Correct : B. Ireland

10. In which year W.B. Yeats received Nobel Prize in Literature?

Correct : B. 1923

11. ‘The Tower’, a famous poem published in 1928 by……………..

Correct : A. W.B. Yeats

12. …………………...................defined the Common Wealth as a “Procession of different countries at different stages in their advance towards complete self‐government”.

Correct : A. A.E. Zimmern

13. The name “Common Wealth” was suggested by………………………in 1917.

Correct : C. General Smuts

14. ……………………… is the Head Quarters of the ‘Common wealth Secretariat’.

Correct : B. Marlborough House, London

15. The main intergovernmental agency of the Common wealth of Nations known as the “Common Wealth Secretariat” was established in the year……….

Correct : C. 1965

16. “From the Five Rivers” and “Tales of the Punjab”, famous Anglo‐Indian short stories, were written by………………………

Correct : C. Flora Annie Steel

17. In which novel Flora Annie Steel depicts the incidents of Indian mutiny of 1857?

Correct : C. On the Face of the Waters

18. Edward M. Thomson was famous………………………

Correct : A. Anglo Indian Poet

19. “A Farewell to India” was written by………………………

Correct : C. Edward M. Thomson

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?

Correct : B. 2nd February 1835

21. The beginning of Western education in India was dated from the…………………….

Correct : C. Charter Act of 1813

22. The ‘Charter Act of 1813’ provided the allocation of ……………………. Rupees per year for the education purpose of India.

Correct : C. 1 lakh

23. …………………………… was established in 1823 to look after the development of education in India.

Correct : C. General Committee of Public Instruction

24. ……………………………….in 1841 recommended the opening of English colleges at Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Patna, Banaras, Bareilly, and Dacca.

Correct : B. Lord Auckland

25. In 1854, ………………………………….laid down the policy which became the guiding principle of the education programme of the Government of India.

Correct : B. Sir Charles Wood

26. The establishment of University at ……… ……….. ………..were recommended by, Sir Charles Wood.

Correct : B. Calcutta, Bombay, Madras

27. Among the following countries which is not included in the Latin Americas?

Correct : D. Canada

28. ……………………. comprises the entire continent of South America, as well as Central America and Mexico, and the Islands of Caribbean.

Correct : B. Latin America

29. ………………………. popularised the term Latin America through his writings in the 1830s.

Correct : C. Michel Chevalier

30. Which monarch provided the financial assistance to Columbus’s voyages to the “New World”?

Correct : B. Queen Isabella of Spain

31. Christopher Columbus landed in Latin Americas in the year…………………….

Correct : A. 12th October 1492

32. The “audiencia” in Latin America was…………………….

Correct : C. Court

33. The “encomienda” system imparted by Spanish conquerors in Latin America was …………

Correct : C. Forced labour

34. “The True History of the Conquest of New Spain” was written by……………

Correct : C. Bernal Diaz

35. ………………………….was credited with introducing Romanticism in Latin American Literature.

Correct : B. Esteban Echeverria `

36. ……………………………… is considered as the propounder of ‘Modernismo’ in Latin American Literature.

Correct : A. Ruben Dario

37. Ruben Dario was a………………………..

Correct : B. Nicaraguan poet

38. Julio Cortazer was a famous…………………………….

Correct : A. Argentine writer

39. ……………………was written by Julio Cortazer.

Correct : B. Hopscotch

40. Famous Latin American poet and writer, ‘Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basalto’ is popularly known as………………….

Correct : C. Pablo Neruda

41. Pablo Neruda belongs to………………………

Correct : D. Chile

42. Pablo Neruda wrote the poem titled, “Spain in My Heart” in the background of………………………….

Correct : B. Spanish Civil war of 1936

43. …………………………………wrote the poem “Residence on Earth 1925‐31”

Correct : D. Pablo Neruda

44. Pablo Neruda received Nobel Prize in the year…………………..

Correct : C. 1971

45. Famous Latin American writer Juao Guimaraes Rosa belongs to………….

Correct : B. Brazil

46. The novel ‘Third Bank of the River’ was written by………………………….

Correct : A. Juao Guimaraes Rosa

47. Eduardo Mallea was……….

Correct : B. Argentine writer

48. who wrote the novel “All Green Shall Perish”?

Correct : B. Eduardo Mallea

49. Which Latin American novelist served as Argentine Representative to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) during 1955‐58?

Correct : C. Eduardo Mallea

50. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in the year………………

Correct : A. 1927

51. Gabriel Garcia Marquez belongs to………………………

Correct : D. Columbia

52. Gabriel Garcia Marquez received Nobel Prize in Literature in the year………

Correct : C. 1982

53. The masterpiece of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is……………………………….

Correct : B. One Hundred Years of Solitude

54. Gabriel Garcia Marquez popularised a literary style known as………………….through his writings.

Correct : C. Magical Realism

55. Famous Latin American writer Mario Vargas Llosa belongs to………………

Correct : A. Peru

56. Mario Vargas Llosa received Nobel Prize in the year………………………..

Correct : C. 2010

57. The monumental work of Mario Vargas Llosa is…………………………..

Correct : C. Conversation in the Cathedral

58. ……………………………. is the central theme of Mario Vargas Llosa’s book titled ‘Garcia Marquez: Story of a Decide.

Correct : B. Criticism of Marquez’s writings

59. Latin American war of independence started in the…………………………..

Correct : D. 18th century

60. Simon Bolivar was a…………………military and political leader.

Correct : A. Venezuelan

61. ……………………… is regarded as the “El‐ Libertador” (The Liberator) of Latin American colonies?

Correct : B. Simon Bolivar

62. …………………………….. was the prime leader of the Southern part of South America’s successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.

Correct : C. San Martin

63. Name the army, formed by San Martin to fight against Spanish Empire in South America?

Correct : B. Army of the Andes

64. ……………………..is regarded as the ‘National Hero’ of Argentina.

Correct : B. San Martin