Indian Civilization and Culture Objective Questions

1. Which type of prose piece is ‘Indian civilization and culture’?

(A) story

(B) speech

(C) essay

(D) drama

Ans (C) essay

2. Who wrote the famous book ‘The decline and fall of Roman empire’?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Edward Gibbon

(C) Jonathan Swift

(D) William Shakespeare

Ans (B) Edward Gibbon

3. What does The golden Fleece’ mean?

(A) Difficult to find

(B) Easy to get

(C) A new thing

(D) A lovely object

Ans (A) Difficult to find

4. Attic civilization belongs to… .

(A) China

(B) Rome

(C) India

(D) Greece

Ans (D) Greece

5. Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of ..

(A) help

(B) work

(C) duty

(D) need

Ans (C) duty

6. Hinduism has made marvellous discoveries in things of religion, of the spirit ,of the .

(A) Passion

(B) soul

(C) love

(D) Unity

Ans (B) soul

7. Gandhiji was born on . ..

(A) 30 Jan 1869

(B) 30 march 1848

(C) 2 oct 1869

(D) 30 jan 1948

Ans (C) 2 oct 1869

8. Our ancestors enjoyed ……………rule.

(A) noble  

(B) home

(C) fine

(D) good

Ans (B) home

9. What is the glory of India ? It remains ………..

(A) movable

(B) Glorious

(C) Immovable

(D) beautiful

Ans (C) Immovable

10. What was that our ancestors satisfied with?

(A) Cities

(B) towns

(C) small villages   

(D) province

Ans (C) small villages 

11. Who has written ‘Indian Civilization and culture’?

(A) Zakir Hussain

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Anton Chekhov

(D) Manohar Malgaonkar

Ans (B) Mahatma Gandhi

12. Which one of the following is the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) Long walk to freedom

(D) The Glass Castle

(C) My experiment with truth

(D) Yes Please

Ans (C) My experiment with truth

13. Who were ‘Pharaohs’?

(A) rulers of Egypt

(B) rulers of Rome

(C) rulers of Japan

(D) rulers of Greece

Ans (A) rulers of Egypt

14. With which one of the following journal was Mahatma Gandhi associated?

(A) Young India

(B) Indian Mirror

(C) New India

(D) Bombay Chronicle

Ans (A) Young India

15. Indian civilization worships…….

(A) character

(B) immorality

(C) good conduct

(D) morality

Ans (D) morality

16. What does the Gujarati equivalent for civilization mean ?

(A) good behavior

(B) good manner

(C) good conduct

(D) good character

Ans (C) good conduct

17. In the word of Gandhi mind is a……..

(A) restless book

(B) restless bird

(C) restless body

(D) restless bunny

Ans (B) restless bird

18. What does the western civilization propagate ?

(A) immorality

(B) morality

(C) mortality

(D) mentality

Ans (A) immorality

19. Our forefather’s 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

20. After all there is something in Hinduism that has kept it ……. till now.

(A) dynamic

(B) alive

(C) busy

(D) popular

Ans (B) alive

21. Edward Gibbon is associated with…

(A) italy

(B) Russia

(C) Sweden

(D) America

Ans (A) italy

22. The distinguishing characteristic of modern civilization is indefinite multiplicity of human wants- this line has been taken from.

(A) Indian Civilization and Culture

(B) Bharat is my home

(C) A Pinch of Snuff

(D) l have a Dream

Ans (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

23. I believe that the Civilization India has evolved is not to be beaten in the world- this line has been taken from.

(A) Indian Civilization and Culture

(B) Bharat is my home

(C) A Pinch of Snuff

(D) l have a Dream

Ans (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

24. European Civilization will mean …. for India.

(A) want

(B) living

(C) ruin  

(D) progress

Ans (C) ruin  

25. Gandhiji died at the hands of fanatic on

(a.) 31 Oct. 1948

(b.) 30 Jan 1948

(c.) 30 Mar 1948

(d.) 30 May 1948

Ans (b.) 30 Jan 1948

26. Gibbon is associated with:

(A) Holland

(B) Austria

(C) Italy

(D) France

Ans (C) Italy

27. Pharaohs ruled ancient…….

(A) France

(B) India

(C) Greece

(D) Egypt

Ans (D) Egypt

28. Civilization is the state of development of:

(A) animal

(B) non-living things

(C) bird

(D) people

Ans (D) people

29. The world famous Attic civilization is in…….

(A) Greece

(B) Italy

(C) Spain

(D) Portugal

Ans (A) Greece

30. Sacrifices is the sole aim of our…….

(A) Rishis

(B) freedom fighter

(C) scientists

(D) engineers

Ans (A) Rishis

31. ……. was a spiritual leader.

(A) Rajendra Prasad

(B) Sardar Patel

(C) Sarojini Naidu

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans (A) Rajendra Prasad

32. Gandhiji went to Champaran in…….

(A) 1915

(B) 1918

(C) 1916

(D) 1917

Ans (D) 1917

33. ……. were the rulers of Egypt.

(A) Czars

(B) Pharaohs

(C) Kings

(D) Sultans

Ans (B) Pharaohs

34. The mind is a restless……. the more it gets the more it wants.

(A) dog

(B) bird

(C) monkey

(D) cow

Ans (B) bird

35. The values of……. are glittering even today.

(A) Indian Civilization

(B) Roman Civilization

(C) Greek Civilization

(D) Chinese Civilization

Ans (A) Indian Civilization

36. ……. were satisfied with small villages.

(A) Old people

(B) Our ancestors

(C) Youth

(D) Adults

Ans (B) Our ancestors

37. 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) Indian Civilization and Culture

(D) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind

Ans (C) Indian Civilization and Culture

38. “Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.” is from

(A) Indian Civilization and Culture

(B) A Child is Born

(C) A Marriage Proposal

(D) Bharat is My Home

Ans (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

39. The Gujarati equivalent for civilization means:

(A) bad conduct

(B) intelligent conduct

(C) good conduct

(D) delightful conduct

Ans (C) good conduct

40. Pharaons were rulers of ancient…….

(A) Russia

(B) Egypt

(C) India

(D) Greece

Ans (B) Egypt

41. Simple living and high thinking’ is the base of…….. civilization.

(A) American

(B) Indian

(C) European

(D) None of these

Ans (B) Indian

42. Indian glory is that it is…….

(A) immovable

(B) movable

(C) uncivilized

(D) ignorant

Ans (A) immovable

43. ……. was a spiritual leader than a politician.

(A) Nehruji

(B) Sardar Patel

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Indira Gandhi

Ans (C) Mahatma Gandhi

44. The mind is a hestless. ……. the more it gets the more it wants.

(A) bird

(B) dog

(C) cow

(D) monkey

Ans (A) bird

45. ……. were satisfied with small villages.

(A) Our Ancestors.

(B) Germans

(C) Romans

(D) Italians

Ans (A) Our Ancestors.

46. Our ancestors enjoyed……. rule.

(A) Nice

(B) Society

(C) Home

(D) Nation

Ans (C) Home

47. The people of Europe were inspired by…….and roman writers.

(A) British

(B) Greek

(C) German

(D) Indian

Ans (C) German

48. The invention of……. proved a milestone in our development.

(A) fire

(B) agriculture

(C) carpentry

(D) none of these

Ans (A) fire

49. Gandhi wrote different articles for…….

(A) The Hindu

(B) The times of India

(C) The Blitze

(D) Young India

Ans (D) Young India

50. To observe morality is to attain mastery over…….

(A) economic growth

(B) political ability

(C) minds and passions

(D) art

Ans (C) minds and passions

51. “Observing all this, our ancestors dissuaded us from luxuries and pleasures. Is from :

(A) A Pinch of Snuff

(B) The Earth

(C) Indian Civilization and Culture

(D) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

Ans (C) Indian Civilization and Culture