MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

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Answer :

1. The Gita is a part of the great Indian epic, Mahabharata.

2. The Ramayana, another great Indian epic, is based on the life-story of Lord Rama (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu).

3. Kumbhakarna was the eldest son of Ravana.

4. Sita was the daughter of King Janak, the ruler of Mithila.

5. The Gita contains the philosophy of ‘Deed’ or ‘Karma’ as preached by Arjuna.

6. Vibhishana was the youngest brother of Ravana.

7. Meghanatha, Ravana’s son, was also called ‘Indrajeet’ because he once defeated the Rain–God, ‘Indra’.

Question No. 2

Complete the crossword with the names of these mythical characters:

Answer :

Question No. 3

Some statements related with new words are given below. Read them and write new words

Answer :

1. A day when you are unhappy and easily upset, especially because your hair does not look the way you want it to look.

2. The practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others.

3. Trousers that are cut very low on the hips.

4. A person who participates in an activity only in his or her spare time.

5. A person who is very lively, energetic and cheerful.

6. An attractive, stylish or flamboyant person, especially a performer, who enjoys being in limelight.

7. A way of identifying persons by their distinctive physical traits, such as their fingers and eyes, usually for security purposes.

8. A comma used after the penultimate item in the list of three or more items before the coordinating conjunction 'and' or 'or'.

9. A person employed to visit a shop or restaurant in order to assess the quality of goods or services.

10. Computing software that enables a user to obtain covert information about someone's computer activities by transmitting data covertly from his/her hard drive.

11. Talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.

12. Limited capacity or scope for negotiation, especially in order to modify a previous statement or decision.

Question No. 4

Underline the correct word.

Answer :

Question No. 5

Which detective character did Satyajit Ray create?

Answer :

Feluda

Karamchand

Sherlock Holmes

Byomkesh Bakshi

Question No. 6

Who wrote the epic poem *Ramcharitmanas*?

Answer :

Valmiki

Kalidasa

Tulsidas

Ved Vyas

Question No. 7

Which of these instruments does Sherlock Holmes play often?

Answer :

Violin

Piano

Guitar

Flute

Question No. 8

What is the other name for football?

Answer :

Rugby

Soccer

Polo

Baseball

Question No. 9

What is the name of the festival that ends the fasting month of Ramzan?

Answer :

Eid-al-Fitr

Id-al-Adha

Muharram

Baisakhi

Question No. 10

What is the national fruit of India?

Answer :

Mango

Apple

Banana

Orange

Question No. 11

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Answer :

Venus

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

Question No. 12

What is the name of the festival that ends the fasting month of Ramzan?

Answer :

Eid-al-Fitr

Id-al-Adha

Muharram

Baisakhi

Question No. 13

What is the capital city of Spain?

Answer :

Madrid

Barcelona

Lisbon

Rome

Question No. 14

What is the longest river in the world?

Answer :

Amazon

Nile

Ganges

Yangtze

Question No. 15

What is the process of water turning into vapor called?

Answer :

Condensation

Precipitation

Evaporation

Sublimation

Question No. 16

Which among the following is NOT a folk dance of India?

Answer :

Kathakali

Garba

Flamenco

Bihu

Question No. 17

Who wrote ‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam’?

Answer :

Valmiki

Kalidasa

Panini

Question No. 18

Who is the creator of the fictional detective character, Byomkesh Bakshi?

Answer :

Satyajit Ray

Munshi Premchand

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay

Rabindranath Tagore

Question No. 19

Which Indian ruler introduced the coin called Rupiya, which later became the modern Rupee?

Answer :

Babur

Sher Shah Suri

Aurangzeb

Ashoka

Question No. 20

Who is the author of *Five Point Someone*?

Answer :

Amish Tripathi

Chetan Bhagat

R.K. Narayan

Arundhati Roy

Question No. 21

Who is considered the father of Sanskrit grammar?

Answer :

Panini

Chanakya

Patanjali

Vyas

Question No. 22

Which gas do plants use for photosynthesis?

Answer :

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Nitrogen

Helium

Question No. 23

What is the longest river in the world?

Answer :

Amazon

Nile

Ganges

Yangtze

Question No. 24

What is the process of water turning into vapor called?

Answer :

Condensation

Precipitation

Evaporation

Sublimation

Question No. 25

Which among the following is NOT a folk dance of India?

Answer :

Kathakali

Garba

Flamenco

Bihu

Question No. 26

Who is known as the father of Hindi drama?

Answer :

Premchand

Jaishanker Prasad

Bharat Muni

Question No. 27

Which of these books was not written by Tulsidas ?

Answer :

Ramcharitmanas

Vinaya Patrika

Vani Vinayaka

Question No. 28

Which is the highest civilian award in India?

Answer :

Padma Bhushan

Padma Shri

Bharat Ratna

Arjuna Award

Question No. 29

What is the capital of Japan?

Answer :

Tokyo

Kyoto

Osaka

Hiroshima

Question No. 30

Who discovered the principles of electromagnetic induction?

Answer :

Nikola Tesla

Isaac Newton

Michael Faraday

Albert Einstein

Question No. 31

Which of these animals is an amphibian?

Answer :

Lizard

Frog

Snake

Eagle

Question No. 32

Who wrote the Ashtadhyayi, the first work on Sanskrit grammar?

Answer :

Patanjali

Panini

Bharavi

Question No. 33

Who wrote ‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam’?

Answer :

Valmiki

Kalidasa

Panini

Question No. 34

The book ‘Arthashastra’ was written by ...

Answer :

Kautilya

Banabhatta

Brahmabhatta

Chapter

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