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 | Question 1 | 
In the prose, ‘Birthday letter’ Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a birthday letter to 
| Rajiv Gandhi | |
| Sanjeev Gandhi
 | |
| Indira Gandhi | |
| Mehna Gandhi
 | 
| Question 2 | 
In which year Jawaharlal Nehru began to write letters to his daughter Indira?
| 1926 | |
| 1928 | |
| 1927 | |
| 1930 | 
| Question 3 | 
Which year Indira Gandhi turned thirteen years?
| 1930 | |
| 1931 | |
| 1935
 | |
| 1936 | 
| Question 4 | 
When Jawaharlal Nehru began to write letters to Indira, she was in?
| Delhi | |
| Calcutta | |
| Mussoorie | |
| Assam | 
| Question 5 | 
Letter send by Jawaharlal Nehru To Indira contains
| Epics and evolution
 | |
| Science, history and geography | |
| Trade | |
| All the above
 | 
| Question 6 | 
When did Jawaharlal Nehru started to write more detailed letters to Indira?
| From her 13th birthday | |
| After she completed her schooling
 | |
| The moment she turned fifteen | |
| During her entrance examination | 
| Question 7 | 
‘The detailed letters’ send by Jawaharlal Nehru consist of
| World economy
 | |
| His understanding of the world
 | |
| Current affairs | |
| Mathematical notes
 | 
| Question 8 | 
During the thirteen birthday of Indira, Jawaharlal Nehru was in
| London | |
| Pune | |
| Madras | |
| Prison | 
| Question 9 | 
From which prison Jawaharlal Nehru wrote birthday letter to his daughter Indira?
| Delhi prison
 | |
| Dhigar prison
 | |
| Park prison
 | |
| Naini central prison | 
| Question 10 | 
How many years Nehru wrote letter to his daughter Indira from prison?
| Five | |
| Four | |
| Three | |
| Six | 
| Question 11 | 
Letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira was published as a book in the year of
| 1935 | |
| 1940 | |
| 1942 | |
| 1946 | 
| Question 12 | 
Letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira was published as a book called
| My truth | |
| My experience with the world | |
| My dare | |
| Glimpses of world history | 
| Question 13 | 
Glimpses of world history is a collection of
| 120 letters on world history | |
| 166 letters on world history | |
| 189 letters on world history | |
| 196 letters on world history | 
| Question 14 | 
Why could not Nehru send any present to Indira on her thirteen birthday?
| He went to round table conference | |
| He was in civil dis obedience movement | |
| He went to Japan | |
| He was arrested and in Naini prison | 
| Question 15 | 
Nehru’s present from prison cannot be
| Solid | |
| Letters | |
| Dresses | |
| Costly | 
| Question 16 | 
Nehru’s present from prison can be of
| Dresses | |
| Gold chain | |
| Mind and sprit | |
| Bi-cycle | 
| Question 17 | 
What cannot be stopped even by the high walls of prisons?
| Precious jewel | |
| His experience in prison | |
| Mind and sprit of letter | |
| Bi-cycle | 
| Question 18 | 
Who dislike sermonising and doling out good advice?
| Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Indira  | |
| Mahatma Gandhi | |
| Swami Ramakrishna | 
| Question 19 | 
What is a one-sided affair mentioned by Nehru?
| Letter | |
| E-mail | |
| Telegram  | |
| Telegraph | 
| Question 20 | 
What should be done and what should not be done can be explained to someone
| By giving a sermon | |
| By punishing someone | |
| By punishing someone | |
| By talking and discussing | 
| Question 21 | 
Who loves to talk with Indira?
| Her father | |
| Her mother | |
| Her teacher | |
| Her colleague | 
| Question 22 | 
Which subject makes one to read life of nations and life of great people?
| Geography | |
| Economics | |
| History | |
| Civics | 
| Question 23 | 
Which historical character fascinated young Indira?
| Napoleon Bonaparte | |
| Joan of arc | |
| Julius ceaser | |
| King Henry | 
| Question 24 | 
What helps the ordinary men and women to become heroes?
| Geography | |
| History | |
| Current affairs | |
| Understanding the surrounding | 
| Question 25 | 
In the birthday letter Nehru addressed whom as Bapuji
| Mahatma Gandhi | |
| Subash Chandra Bose | |
| Lalalaj pat Rai | |
| Tilak | 
| Question 26 | 
The magic in whose letter has stolen the millions of Indian hearts.
| Mahatma Gandhi | |
| Subash Chandra Bose | |
| Lalalaj pat Rai | |
| Tilak | 
| Question 27 | 
The message in Mahatma Gandhi’s letter made men, women and children as
| Indian spies | |
| Indian soldiers | |
| Educators | |
| Strong souls | 
| Question 28 | 
Which country is mentioned as’ making history’ by Nehru in his letter?
| Russia | |
| India | |
| Japan | |
| China | 
| Question 29 | 
Whose honour should be respected?
| Great leaders | |
| Historical figures | |
| Farmers | |
| Indian soldiers | 
| Question 30 | 
Which is the bad and unworthy thing mentioned by Nehru in his letter to Indira?
| Selfishness | |
| Fear | |
| Talking too much | |
| Not respecting elders | 
| Question 31 | 
What is the main cause for one’s desire to hide anything?
| Fear | |
| Truth | |
| Lack of knowledge | |
| Well planning | 
| Question 32 | 
- “We work in sun and in the light” Who is working in Sun and light?
| Farmers | |
| Coal workers | |
| Indian freedom fighters | |
| Forced labours | 
| Question 33 | 
Under whose leadership there is no room for secrecy
| Nehru | |
| Mahatma Gandhi | |
| Tilak | |
| Subash Chandra Bose | 
| Question 34 | 
What does the phrase “great drama” referred by Nehru?
| Story of Joan of arc | |
| Happening around world | |
| Creating a history by India  | |
| Indian administration | 
| Question 35 | 
Jawaharlal Nehru wished Indira to grow up into
| A great doctor | |
| A great social worker | |
| A  brave Indian soldier | |
| A great advocate | 
| Question 36 | 
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
| First President of India | |
| First Prime Minister of India | |
| First Educational Minister of India | |
| First President of Congress | 
| Question 37 | 
Jawaharlal Nehru is a central figure in Indian
| Sports | |
| Finance | |
| Politics | |
| Society | 
| Question 38 | 
Under whose tutelage Nehru emerged as an eminent leader of the Indian Independence movement.
| Tilak | |
| Bipin Chandra Pal | |
| Motilal Nehru | |
| Mahatma Gandhi | 
| Question 39 | 
Who is considered as the architect of the modern India?
| Rajajji | |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| Ambedkar | |
| Mahatma Gandhi | 
| Question 40 | 
Jawaharlal Nehru died in which year
| 1960 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1970 | 
| Question 41 | 
Who is the author of the short story, “The Christmas truce”?
| Ruskin Bond | |
| James Carroll | |
| Aaron Shepard | |
| Peter Hein | 
| Question 42 | 
The historical event represented in the short story, “The Christmas Truce” is
| Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | |
| First world war | |
| Second world war | |
| American civil war | 
| Question 43 | 
The short story “ The Christmas Truce” set in the year
| 1914 | |
| 1918 | |
| 1919 | |
| 1921 | 
| Question 44 | 
In the short story, “The Christmas Tree” a soldier from which country’s army camp wrote a letter
| German | |
| British | |
| France | |
| American | 
| Question 45 | 
The theme highlighted in the short story, “The Christmas Tree” is
| Importance of family | |
| Value of self-confidence | |
| Persistence | |
| Unlikely friendship | 
| Question 46 | 
In the short story, “The Christmas Tree” a British soldier wrote a letter to his
| Mother | |
| Sister | |
| Friend | |
| Wife | 
| Question 47 | 
The festival highlighted in the short story, “The Christmas tree” is
| Christmas | |
| Easter | |
| Good Friday | |
| Labour’s day | 
| Question 48 | 
The time the letter was written by a soldier is
| 2.00 am | |
| 2.00 pm | |
| 11.00 am | |
| 11.00 pm | 
| Question 49 | 
What do you mean by Truce?
| Party | |
| An Agreement | |
| Festival celebration | |
| Gifts | 
| Question 50 | 
In the short story, “The Christmas Truce” an agreement is made between
| British and France | |
| British and German | |
| German and France | |
| Japan and France | 
| Question 51 | 
In the short story, “The Christmas Truce” the British soldier narrated
| The happenings on Christmas Eve | |
| Course of war | |
| Climatic condition | |
| His difficulties in war field | 
| Question 52 | 
- “What happened seems almost like a fairy tale”
| Christmas eve | |
| Christmas gifts | |
| Party in army camp | |
| End of war | 
| Question 53 | 
The family of a British soldier who wrote a letter to his sister lives in
| Scotland | |
| London | |
| German | |
| Russia | 
| Question 54 | 
- “I did the same with enemy soldiers here on the battlefields “
| Played cards | |
| Sang a song | |
| Had a cup of tea | |
| Celebrated Christmas eve | 
| Question 55 | 
- “I did the same with enemy soldiers here on the battlefields “
| German | |
| France | |
| British | |
| Japan | 
| Question 56 | 
- “So, we have mostly stayed in our trenches and waited”
| German soldier | |
| British soldier | |
| French soldier | |
| Chinese soldier | 
| Question 57 | 
- “So, we have mostly stayed in our trenches and waited”
| For food | |
| For medical needs | |
| For replacements from home | |
| For arrival of army head | 
| Question 58 | 
The soldiers of British army dared to lift their heads above the ground because
| An artillery shell | |
| Heavy rain | |
| Dust and smoke | |
| Fear of sniper’s bullet | 
| Question 59 | 
“It splatters and cakes everything, and constantly sucks at our boots”
| Jelly | |
| Mud | |
| Gifts | |
| Sweets | 
| Question 60 | 
The weather in Christmas eve is
| Summer | |
| Rainy | |
| Winter | |
| Spring | 
| Question 61 | 
- “I did the same with enemy soldiers here on the battlefields “
| London | |
| German | |
| France | |
| Japan | 
| Question 62 | 
Whose first trench was only fifty yards from British soldier’s trench?
| German soldiers | |
| French soldiers | |
| Chinese soldiers | |
| Medical team | 
| Question 63 | 
What does the phrase “No man’s land” refers to?
| Disputed land | |
| Dry land | |
| Land without hotel | |
| Land under government officials | 
| Question 64 | 
Why the British soldiers welcomed the frozen weather?
| Suitable for camp fire | |
| Suitable for war | |
| Solidifies the mud | |
| All the above | 
| Question 65 | 
Which makes the weather perfect for Christmas celebration?
| Drizzles | |
| Snowfall | |
| Bright sun shine | |
| Fog and mist | 
| Question 66 | 
- “Our first complete silence in months”
| End of war | |
| Arrival of army officer | |
| Shooting stopped entirely | |
| Agreement for peace | 
| Question 67 | 
- “Come and see what the Germans are doing”
| A British soldier | |
| The narrator | |
| John  | |
| Janet | 
| Question 68 | 
The Germans placed ____ in front of their trenches.
| Golden lamp | |
| Artillery shell | |
| Gun powder | |
| Christmas tree | 
| Question 69 | 
- “Stille nacht, heilige nacht”
| British soldiers | |
| German soldiers | |
| French soldiers | |
| Chinese soldiers | 
| Question 70 | 
What is the meaning of the song, “Stille nacht, heilige nacht”
| Slow night, calm night | |
| Snow fall, slow night | |
| Silent night, holy night | |
| Snowy night, happy night | 
| Question 71 | 
The reaction of British soldier for the song of German soldier
| They applauded Germans | |
| They shouted  | |
| They danced for the song | |
| They recorded the song  | 
| Question 72 | 
- “The first Nowell, the angel did say”
| Germany | |
| British | |
| France | |
| Rome | 
| Question 73 | 
- “Adeste fideles…”
- The above song is sung by
| German soldiers | |
| British soldiers | |
| Both German and British soldiers | |
| French soldiers | 
| Question 74 | 
In which language both German and British soldiers sung a song
| English | |
| German | |
| French | |
| Latin | 
| Question 75 | 
In the short story, “The Christmas tree” name the two countries harmonizing across No Man’s land
| British | |
| Germany | |
| France | |
| Only (a) and (b) | 
| Question 76 | 
- “You no shoot, we no shoot”
| German soldier | |
| British soldier | |
| German commander | |
| British Marshall | 
| Question 77 | 
“We’ve agreed that there will be no shooting before midnight tomorrow. But sentries are to remain on duty, and the rest of you, stay alert”
- Who made the above announcement?
| British soldier | |
| Britain army captain | |
| British media | |
| German soldier | 
| Question 78 | 
The uniform colour of Britain army is
| Grey | |
| Khaki | |
| Black | |
| Blue | 
| Question 79 | 
The uniform colour of German army is
| Grey | |
| Khaki | |
| Black | |
| Blue | 
| Question 80 | 
Most of the Germans knew English because
| They studied | |
| English is second language of German Curriculum | |
| Germans mostly works in England | |
| They went tutorial | 
| Question 81 | 
German and British army numbers were decided to conduct ______ match.
| Baseball | |
| Basketball | |
| Football | |
| Cricket | 
| Question 82 | 
- “Why cannot we have peace and all go home?”
| An old German soldier | |
| A British soldier | |
| John  | |
| Tom | 
| Question 83 | 
- “That you must ask your emperor”
| An old German soldier | |
| A British soldier | |
| John  | |
| Tom | 
| Question 84 | 
Name the British soldier who narrated the letter to his sister about the Christmas eve he celebrated with enemy soldiers
| Tom | |
| John | |
| Janet | |
| Peter | 
| Question 85 | 
Who is the author of Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India?
| Ruskin Bond | |
| James Carroll | |
| Aaron Shepard | |
| Peter Hein | 
| Question 86 | 
In the short story, “The Christmas Truce” Germans place in front of their
| Houses  | |
| Trenches | |
| Cars | |
| Tanks | 
| Question 87 | 
One of the German soldiers worked as a _____ at Victoria station.
| Tea-seller | |
| Ticket-checker | |
| Porter | |
| Shop keeper | 
| Question 88 | 
In which hotel one of the German soldiers worked as a waiter?
| Hotel new way | |
| Hotel med café | |
| Victoria’s inn | |
| Hotel Cecil | 
| Question 89 | 
Tom, the British soldier like to meet the family members of
| An old German soldier | |
| His friend John | |
| A German soldier who worked as porter | |
| A German soldier who worked as waiter | 
| Question 90 | 
Who is the author of the book, “The sea King’s daughter”?
| Ruskin Bond | |
| James Carroll | |
| Aaron Shepard | |
| Peter Hein | 
| Question 91 | 
“Aung Lang Syne” is a _____ poem
| English poem | |
| German poem | |
| Scots poem | |
| Latin poem | 
| Question 92 | 
The poem “Aung Lang Syne” is written by
| Robert frost | |
| Robert Brown | |
| Robert Burns | |
| William Wordsworth | 
| Question 93 | 
The poem “Aung Lang Syne”  sung during
| Christmas eve | |
| Independence day | |
| Good Friday | |
| New year’s eve | 
| Question 94 | 
Find the correct translation for the song “Aung Lang Syne”
| Long long ago | |
| World is to live | |
| Welcome the happenings | |
| Be your best | 
| Question 95 | 
In which counties the poem “Aung Lang Syne” was sung traditionally
| French speaking countries | |
| German speaking countries | |
| English speaking countries | |
| Spanish speaking countries | 
| Question 96 | 
Who is the author of the poem, “The stick together families”?
| Robert frost | |
| Edgar Albert Guest | |
| Robert  Brown | |
| William Wordsworth | 
| Question 97 | 
Edgar Albert Guest also known as
| War poet | |
| Natural poet | |
| People poet | |
| Romantic poet | 
| Question 98 | 
Which type families remain happier?
| Joint families | |
| Nuclear families | |
| Separated families | |
| None of the above | 
| Question 99 | 
Who are the gladdest people?
| People with huge money | |
| People with gold jewels | |
| People in stick together families | |
| People with profitable business | 
| Question 100 | 
Who have the power to break fireside circle of stick together families?
| Misunderstanding | |
| Ego | |
| Selfishness | |
| Death | 
| Question 101 | 
- “And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun”
| Nuclear families | |
| Stick together families | |
| School students | |
| Army members | 
| Question 102 | 
- “And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun”
| Official meeting | |
| Important decision | |
| Small family gatherings | |
| An agreement | 
| Question 103 | 
Which kind of people shatters the family bonding quickly?
| Rich people | |
| Poor people | |
| Who imagine they are wise | |
| All the above | 
| Question 104 | 
How people will search pleasure after shattering the family bond?
| In social media | |
| By phone calls | |
| In their own selected way | |
| By seeing old photos | 
| Question 105 | 
After ending the family ties people search their happiness with
| Strangers | |
| Friends | |
| Relatives | |
| Long distance friends | 
| Question 106 | 
- “And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties”
| Poor folk | |
| Rich folk | |
| Who imagine they are wise | |
| All the above | 
| Question 107 | 
Who are the gladdest sorts of people?
| People who share their fun with families | |
| People like to roam | |
| People who love to travel | |
| People who seeks happiness from strangers | 
| Question 108 | 
What kind of family wins the joy of the earth?
| Joint families | |
| Nuclear families | |
| Separated families | |
| None of the above | 
| Question 109 | 
When do stick together families’ have their gatherings?
|  Every Sunday | |
| In garden | |
| In resort | |
| After completing their busy day time work | 
| Question 110 | 
- “And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun”
| Meeting after war | |
| Peace treaty | |
| Meeting of government officials | |
| Family gatherings | 
| Question 111 | 
- “There you find the gladdest play-ground”
| In school | |
| At holiday spot | |
| At holiday spot | |
| Old roof home | 
| Question 112 | 
Where the wandering brother will find their happiness?
| In hill station | |
| In their old roof home | |
| Playing with strangers | |
| With their friends | 
| Question 113 | 
- “Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin”
| Relatives | |
| Friends | |
| Love ones | |
| Mother | 
| Question 114 | 
- “Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin”
| Relatives | |
| Love ones | |
| Friends | |
| Mother | 
| Question 115 | 
The author advices whom to become friends with kin?
| Wandering strangers | |
| Members in joint family | |
| Students | |
| Home makers | 
| Question 116 | 
_________ is a figure of speech in which an in animated object is given human qualities.
| Metaphor | |
| Personification | |
| Simile | |
| Irony | 
| Question 117 | 
______ is figure of speech that makes an implicit comparison between two things.
| Metaphor | |
| Personification | |
| Simile | |
| Irony | 
| Question 118 | 
- “It's the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth”
| Metaphor | |
| Personification | |
| Simile | |
| Irony | 
| Question 119 | 
- “That hears the sweetest music......”
| Metaphor | |
| Personification | |
| Simile | |
| Imagery | 
| Question 120 | 
In which book of Edgar Albert Guest the poem “The stick together families” was published
| The world | |
| The poems | |
| Just Folks | |
| Just the happiness | 
| Question 121 | 
Which year the poem “The stick together families” was published?
| 1910 | |
| 1912 | |
| 1915 | |
| 1917 | 
| Question 122 | 
“what should not be done, is not by giving a sermon,”
Find the meaning of the underlined word/phrase
| A ceremony in which higher officials give speech | |
| A ceremony in which priest gives  a talk | |
| A ceremony in which president of nation addresses the gathering | |
| All the above | 
| Question 123 | 
- “you will grow up a child of the light and serene”
| Calm and peaceful | |
| Power | |
| Joy | |
| Bad movements | 
| Question 124 | 
Find the wrong statement
| An apple is a healthy fruit. | |
| Two cat have drunk a bowl of milk | |
|   My father has many cars | |
| Geetha father is an M.L.A. | 
| Question 125 | 
- Could you bring me ________ tools I left in the garden?
| This | |
| Those | |
| These | |
| That | 
| Question 126 | 
- ______ revolves around the sun
| An | |
| The | |
| No article | |
| A | 
| Question 127 | 
- I found ________ one rupee coin in the playground while playing.
| A | |
| An | |
| The | |
| No article | 
| Question 128 | 
- India is ________ largest democracy in the world.
| The  | |
| An | |
| A | |
|  no article | 
| Question 129 | 
- Kowsalya said,” We watched a film yesterday”
| Kowsalya said that they had watched a film yesterday | |
| Kowsalya said they watched a film yesterday | |
| Kowsalya said that they had watched a film the day before | |
| Kowsalya said that they has watched a film the day before | 
| Question 130 | 
- She said to me, “Where did you go?”
| She asked me where I went | |
| She asked me that where I went | |
| She asked me where I was gone | |
| She asked me that where I have gone | 
| Question 131 | 
- Aarthi said to Ram, “Please, switch on the fan”
| Aarthi said to Ram that to switch on the fan | |
| Aarthi requested Ram to switch on the fan | |
| Aarthi requested Ram to please switch on the fan | |
| Aarthi asked Ram please switch on the light | 
| Question 132 | 
- Praveena asked, “Have you watered the plants?”
| Praveena asked whether I had watered the plants | |
| Praveena asked that whether I have watered the plants | |
| Praveena asked that whether I had watered the plants | |
| Praveena asked whether I have watered the plants | 
| Question 133 | 
- There aren’t _______ students in the library
- Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners
| Much | |
| Many | |
| A lot | |
| More | 
| Question 134 | 
It was ______ unforgettable experience.
| A | |
| An | |
| The | |
| No article | 
| Question 135 | 
- ‘What is that noise? I think it is ________ airplane.
| A | |
| An  | |
| The  | |
| No article | 
| Question 136 | 
- “Tomorrow I have to take a test in English", said Sudar.
| Tomorrow I have to take test in English told by Sudar | |
| Sudar said that he have to test in English | |
| Sudar said that he had to take test in English the next day | |
| Sudar said that he have to take in test in English the next day | 
| Question 137 | 
- Serene
| Noun | |
| Adjective | |
| Verb  | |
| adverb | 
| Question 138 | 
- deed
| noun | |
| adjective | |
| adverb | |
| verb | 
| Question 139 | 
They faced the same dangers we faced in the same muck
Find the meaning of the underlined words/phrase
| pitcher | |
| pond | |
| a small water body | |
| waste matter | 
| Question 140 | 
______ is considered as one of the most personnel and informal categories of writing.
| Letter writing | |
| Dairy writing | |
| Note pad collection | |
| Marking in calendar | 
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