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.