Ideas that have Helped Mankind Objective Questions

1. Who has written ‘Ideas that have helped mankind’?

(A) Bertrand Russell

(B) H. E Bates

(C) Martin Luther King Jr.

(D) Anton Chekhov

Ans (A) Bertrand Russell

2. Bertrand Russell was a Philosopher and a ……………

(A) Psephologist 

(B) geologist

(C) mathematician

(D) scientist

Ans (C) mathematician

3. Bertrand Russell was awarded Noble prize for literature in the year ………..?

(A) 1948  

(B) 1950

(C) 1955

(D) 1960

Ans (B) 1950

4. Utilization of . proved to be a milestone in human progress.

(A) stone  

(B) fire

(C) animal

(D) wheel

Ans (B) fire

5. Has Civilization taught us to be more………….towards one another.

(A) enemy

(B) angry

(C) upset

(D) friendly

Ans (D) friendly

6. The taming of ……….. animals made life much pleasant.

(A) Wild

(B) Weak

(C) Robust

(D) Domestic

Ans (D) Domestic

7. ………… Skills play a more important role than the congenital ones

(A) adolescent

(B) acquired

(C) childhood

(D) new

Ans (B) acquired

8. In the year1946-47,a great percentage of bird and humans died due to

(A) flood

(B) earthquake

(C) hunger

(D) war

Ans (C) hunger

9. The most indubitable respect in which ideas have helped mankind is

(A) money

(B) machines

(C) computer

(D) numbers

Ans (D) numbers

10. Bertrand Russell belongs to ….

(A) America

(B) Africa

(C) England

(D) Japan

Ans (C) England

11. According to Bertrand Russell which of the following were not the ideas of pre-historic times.

(A) invention of language

(B) utilization of fire qurle

(C) invention of printing technology

(D) taming of animals

Ans (C) invention of printing technology

12. In how many types has Russell divided the ideas?

(A) one

(B) two

(C) three

(D) four

Ans (B) two

13. The two ideas which contributed the mankind were knowledge and techniques & ………..

(A) moral and values

(B) moral and politics

(C) moral and inventions

(D) moral and wisdom

Ans (B) moral and politics

14. Every human death by starvation is preceded by a long period of ……..

(A) trouble

(B) difficulties

(C) hunger

(D) anxiety

Ans (D) anxiety

15. Who gave the theory of evolution?

(A) Galileo

(B) Newton

(C) Edison

(D) Charles Darwin

Ans (D) Charles Darwin

16. The most important and difficult steps were taken before the dawn of ………….

(A) History

(B) revolution

(C) invention

(D) industry

Ans (A) History

17. ‘Roads to freedom was written by’.

(A) Martin Luther King Jr.

(B) William Shakespeare

(C) Bertrand Russell

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans (C) Bertrand Russell

18. Civilization taught us.

(A) to be civilized

(B) to be human

(C) to be illegal

(D) to be violent.

Ans (B) to be human

19. The invention of…………. was more important than domestication of animals.

(A) agriculture

(B) weapons

(C) electricity

(D) vehicles

Ans (A) agriculture

20. ……would not help the corn to grow he was allowed to feast on the blood.

(A) Moloch

(B) Sucoch

(C) Koloch

(D) Licoch

Ans (A) Moloch

21. ……was also a commentator on a large variety of topics:

(A) Bertrand Russel

(B) S.C. Bose

(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(D) Martin Luther King Jr.

Ans (A) Bertrand Russel

22. “Ideas that have helped mankind” is written by

(A) Germaine Greer

(B) Pearl S. Buck

(C) Shiga Naoya

(D) Bertrand Russel

Ans (D) Bertrand Russel

23. Bertrand Russell was also a

(A) painter

(B) dramatist

(C) mathematician

(D) geologist

Ans (C) mathematician

24. Who wrote the piece. Why I am Not a Christian’ ?

(A) Bertrand Russell

(B) Shiga Naoya

(C) Dorothy L. Sayers

(D) Pearl S. Buck

Ans (A) Bertrand Russell

25. Ideas that have helped Mankind’ has been written by..

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(C) Bertrand Russell

(D) Manohar Mangolkar

Ans (C) Bertrand Russell

26. Civilization has taught us to be more..

(A) brotherly

(B) friendly

(C) cordially

(D) nobel

Ans (B) friendly

27. Our attitude toward outside our herd is.

(A) hostile

(B) friendly

(C) favourable

(D) warmly

Ans (A) hostile

28. We are able to get variety of enjoyment due to….

(A) Our intelligence

(B) our riches

(C) our physical strength

(D) none

Ans (A) Our intelligence

29. We are more friendly..

(A) within the herd

(B) outside the herd

(C) everywhere

(D) nowhere

Ans (A) within the herd

30. After language, the second most important thing which helped mankind was

(A) gold

(B) silver

(C) fire

(D) none

Ans (C) fire

31. The taming of domestic animals made life.

(A) pleasant

(B) fearful

(C) harmful

(D) none

Ans (A) pleasant

32. Russell was awarded Nobel Prize for.

(A) philosophy

(B) literature

(C) medicine

(D) economics

Ans (B) literature

33. Survival for homosapiens primarily was..

(A) a problem

(B) never a problem

(C) both of them

(D) none

Ans (A) a problem

34. Birds die of hunger is large numbers during..

(A) summer

(B) rainy season

(C)winter

(D) none

Ans (C)winter

35. Human Beings suffer more due to their..

(A) ignorance

(B) intelligence

(C) reluctance

(D) none

Ans (B) intelligence