Class 12th English Chapter 1 Objective Question

1. The gujarati equivalent for civilization means-
(A) bad conduct
(B) intelligent conduct
(C) good conduct
(D) delightful conduct

Ans – (C) good conduct

2.”Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.” Is from-
(A) India Civilization and Culture
(B) A Child is Born
(C) A Marriage Proposal
(D) Bharat is My Home

Ans – (A) India Civilization and Culture

3.”Some of the immediate and brilliant results of modern inventions are too maddening to resist.” Is from-
(A) Bharat is My Home
(B) A Pinch of Snuff
(C) India Civilization and Culture
(D) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind
Ans – (C)  India Civilization and Culture

4.”The more we indulge in our passions, the more unbrided they become.” Is taken from-
(A Bharat is My Home
(B) India Civilization and Culture
(C) A Child is Born
(D) How Free is the Press
Ans – (D) How Free is the Press

5.  ………were satisfied with true bHome Rule.
(A) Our ancestors
(B) Germans
(C) Italians
(D) Greeks
Ans – (A) Our ancestors

6. India remains immovable and that is her
(A) Independence
(B) Glory
(C) honesty
(D) power
Ans – (B) Glory

7.The sentence ‘After all, there is something in Hinduism that has kept it alive up till now’ is taken from……….
(A) Artist
(B) The Earth

(C) India Civilization and Culture

(D) I have a Dream
Ans – (C) India Civilization and Culture

8. Gandhiji died at the hands of a fanatic on ………….
(A) 31st October,1984
(B) 15th august,1947
(C) 30th January, 1948
(D26th January,1950
Ans – (C) 30th January, 1948

9. ‘I belive that the civilization India has evolved is not to be beaten in the world’ is from……….
(A) India Civilization and Culture
(B) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes
(C) The Earth
(D) Bharat is My Home

Ans – (A) India Civilization and Culture

10. Our forefathers did not invent machinery because-
(A) they knew we would become slaves
(B) they knew we would be happy
(C) they did not like to see us comfortable
(D) they were jealous of us.
Ans – (A) they knew we would become slaves

11. Mahatama Gandhi has written the lesson-
(A) I Have a Dream
(B) The Artist
(C) India Civilization and Culture
(D) The Earth

Ans – (C) India Civilization and Culture

12. Pharaohs were rulers were ancient-
(A) Russia
(B) Egypt
(C) India
(D) Greece
Ans – (B) Egypt

13. ………..were rulers of Egypt.
(A) Americans
(B) Africans
(C) Iranians

(D) Pharaohs

Ans – (D) Pharaohs

14. Civilization is the state of development of a …………….
(A) People
(B) animal
(C) bird

(D) non-living thins

Ans – (A) People

15. gibbon is associated with-
(A) Italy
(B) Swedan

(C) Russia

(D) America
Ans – (A) Italy

16. Eropeon civilization will mean…..for India.
(A) want
(B) living

(C) real

(D) ruin
Ans – (D) ruin

17. ‘Simple living and high thinking’ is the base of-
(A) American Civilization
(B) Indian Civilization
(C) Europeon Civilization
(D) None of these

Ans – (B) Indian Civilization

18. Indian golry is that it is-
(A) immovable
(B) movable
(C) uncivilised
(D) ignorant
Ans – (A) immovable

19. ………. Was a spiritual leader than a politician.
(A) Neharuji
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Indira Gandhi

Ans – (C) Mahatma Gandhi

20. ‘my Experiments with Truth’ was written by-
(A) Nehruji
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(Cmaulana Abdul kalam Azad
(D) Sardar Patel

Ans – (B) Mahatma Gandhi

21. The mind is restless………. The more it gets the more it wants.
(A) bird
(B) dog
(C) cow
(D) monkey
Ans – (B) dog

22. The people of Europe learn their lesson from the writing of the man of …………..
(A) Germany
(B) Britain
(C) Greece or Rome
(D) Spain
Ans – (C) Greece or Rome

23. “Plan living and high thinking” is the motto of-
(A) Western philosopher
(B) Eastern philosopher
(C) North philosopher
(D) none of these
Ans – (A) Western philosopher

24. Sacrifice is the sole aim of our-
(A) Phlosopher
(B) farmers
(C) righis
(D) scientists

Ans – (C) righis

25. ………..is dead against blind imitation of western civilization.
(A) Nehruji
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Patel
(D) Ambedkar
Ans – (B) Gandhiji

26. ……….were satisfied with small village.
(A) Our ancestors
(B) Germans
(C) Romans
(D) Italians
Ans – (A) Our ancestors

27. Has civilization taught us to be more ……towards one another?
(A) enemy
(B) angry
(C) upset
(D) friendly
Ans – (B) angry

28. Our ancestors injoyed ……..Rule.
(A) Nice
(B) Society
(C) Home

(D) Nation
Ans – (C) Home

29. Wealth and luxuries do not make a ………….happy.
(A) bird
(B) man
(C) cow
(D) dog
Ans – (B) man

30. gandhi Ji went to Champaran in ………
(A) 1915
(B) 1916
(C) 1917
(D) 1918
Ans – (C) 1917

31. The people of Europe are inspired by ……… and Roman writers.
(A) British
(B) Greek
(C) German
(D) Indian
Ans – (B) Greek

32. the invention of ……… proved a milestone in our evelopment
(A) fire
(B) agriculture
(C) carpentry

(D) None of these
Ans – (A) fire

33. He wrote different articles for-
(A) ‘The Hindu’
(B) ‘The Times of Indian’
(C) ‘The Blitze’
(D) ‘Young India’
Ans – (D) ‘Young India’

34. Civilization points out to man-
(A) how to make money
(B) how to win the enemy
(C) the path of duty
(Dthe way of living
Ans – (C) the path of duty

35. To observe morality is to attain mastery over-
(A) economic growth
(B) political ability
(C) mind and passions
(D) art
Ans – (C) mind and passions

36. The mind is a restless bird which always remains-
(A) hungry
(B) unsatisfied
(C) thirsty
(D) sick
Ans – (B) unsatisfied

37. Happiness is largely a-
(A) mental condition
(B) physical condition

(C) disease
(D) imagination

Ans – (A) mental condition

38. Mahatma Gandhi was more a-
(A) politician
(B) economist
(C) social reformer
(D) spititual leader
Ans – (D) spititual leader

39. He used as the chief weapons-
(A) swords
(B) nuclear weapons
(C) guns
(D) truth and non-violence
Ans – (D) truth and non-violence

40. Our ancestors dissuaded us from-
(A) politics
(B) luxuries and pleasure
(C) morality
(D) spirituality
Ans – (B) luxuries and pleasure

41. People in ancient daus were satisfied with-
(A) towns
(B) cities
(C) mega cities
(D) villages
Ans – (B) luxuries and pleasure

42. Our forfathers saw that kings and their swords were inferior to-
(A) the swords of ethics
(B) the swords of politics
(C) the swords economics
(D) the swords of treachery
Ans – (A) the swords of ethics

43. In ancient days the common people followed-
(A) business
(B) agriculture
(C) industry
(D) politics
Ans – (B) agriculture

44. Modern civilization is the worship of-
(A) meterial
(B) ethics
(C) brotherhood
(D) equality
Ans – (A) meterial

45. ‘indian Civilization and Culture’ has been written by-
(A) Pt. Nehru
(B) M. gandhi
(C) Hussain
(D) None of these
Ans – (B) M. gandhi

46. In ancient days the common people enjoyed-
(A) courts rule
(B) slavery
(C) true home rule
(D) foreign rule
Ans – (C) true home rule

47. The tendency of India civilization is to elevate-
(A) immorality
(B) partiality
(C) moral being
(D) dishonesty
Ans – (C) moral being

48. Indian civilization is-
(A) godless
(B) based on belief in God
(C) based on partiality
(D) based on matter
Ans – (B) based on belief in God