Answers Chapter-1 Indian Civilization and Culture
1. Civilization is the state of development of a
(A) people
(B) animal
(C) bird
(D) non-living things
Answer:(A) people
2. Gibbon is associated with
(A) Italy
(B) Sweden
(C) Russia
(D) America
Answer:(A) Italy
3. European civilization will mean ………… for
(A) want
(B) living
(C) real
(D) ruin
Answer:(D) ruin
3. ‘Simple living and high thinking is the base of –
(A) American Civilization
(B) Indian Civilization
(C) European Civilization
(D) None of these
Answer:(B) Indian Civilization
4. …………. was a spiritual leader than a politician
(A) Nehruji
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Indira Gandhi
Answer:(C) Mahatma Gandhi
5. Indian glory is that it is—
(A) immovable
(B) movable
(C) uncivilized
(D) ignorant
Answer:(A) immovable
6. Gandhi dominated Indian politics during
(A) 1869-1948
(B) 1919-1948
(C) 1915-1948
(D) 1916-1948
Answer:(C) 1915-1948
7. Modern civilization is mainly the worship of-
(A) Idols
(B) Material
(C) Arts
(D) Politics
Answer:(D) Politics
8. Indian Civilization And Culture’ is written by-
(A) Zakir Husain
(B) Kamala Das
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:(C) Mahatma Gandhi
9. Modern Civilization is based on-
(A) Imperialism
(B) Materialism
(C) Dissatisfaction
(D) Non-violence
Answer:(D) Non-violence
10. ‘My Experiments with Truth is-
(A) Story
(B) Autobiography
(C) Novel
(D) Biography
Answer:(D) Biography
11. He wrote different articles for –
(A) ‘The Hindu’
(B) ‘The Times of India’
(C) ‘The Blitzer’
(D) ‘YoungIndia’
Answer:(D) YoungIndia’
12. Civilization points out to the man –
(A) how to make money
(B) how to win the enemy
(C) the path of duty
(D) the way of living
Answer:(C) the path of duty
13. To observe morality is to attain mastery over –
(A) economic growth
(B) political ability
(C) minds and passions
(D) art
Answer:(C) minds and passions
14. Happiness is largely a –
(A) mental condition
(B) Physical Condition
(C) disease
(D) imagination
Answer:(A) mental condition
15. Mahatma Gandhi was more a—
(A) politician
(B) economist
(C) social reformer
(D) spiritual leader
Answer:(D) spiritual leader
16. In ancient days the common people followed –
(A) business
(B) agriculture
(C) industry
(D) politics
Answer:(B) agriculture
17. Modern civilization is the worship of—
(A) material
(B) ethics
(C) brotherhood
(D) equality
Answer:(A) material
18. ‘Indian Civilization and Culture’ has been written by –
(A) Pt. Nehru
(B) M. Gandhi
(C) Hussain
(D) None of these
Answer:(B) M. Gandhi
19. In ancient days the common people enjoyed –
(A) courts rule
(B) slavery
(C) true home rule
(D) foreign rule
Answer:(C) true home rule
20. The tendency of Indian civilization is to elevate –
(A) immorality
(B) partiality
(C) moral being
(D) dishonesty
Answer:(C) moral being
21. Gandhi was born in …………….
(A) 1865
(B) 1872
(C) 1869
(D) 1870
Answer:(C) 1869
22. Modern Civilization is based on …………….
(A) realistic
(B) materialism
(C) artistic
(D) ever-making
Answer:(B) materialism
23. Truth and non-violence were the chief …………….
(A) books
(B) essays
(C) culture
(D) weapons
Answer:(D) weapons
24. Western civilization has the tendency to privilege …………….
(A) inventions
(B) capital
(C) materiality
(D) mankind
Answer:(C) materiality
25. ……………. makes us slaves and we lose our moral fibre.
(A) culture
(B) science
(C) machinery
(D) civilization
Answer:(C) machinery
26. Gandhiji was more a …………. leader than a political.
(A) passionate
(B) spiritual
(C) popular
(D) numerous
Answer:(B) spiritual
27. Gandhiji dominated Indian politics during …………….
(A) 1915 till 1947
(B) 1915 till 1948
(C) 1912 till 1948
(D) 1913 till 1947
Answer:(B) 1915 till 1948
28. Indian Civilization has …………. it alive till now.
(A) keep
(B) keeping
(C) kept
(D) done
Answer:(C) kept
29. We have ……………. many things from the west.
(A) borrow
(B) borrowing
(C) borrowed
(D) borrow on
Answer:(C) borrowed
30. My Experiments with Truth’ was Gandhiji’s …………….
(A) biography
(B) autobiography
(C) essay
(D) confession
Answer:(B) autobiography
31. Which civilization is not beaten in the world ?
(A) Greek
(B) Indian
(C) Pharaohs
(D) Chinese
Answer:(B) Indian
32. Who imagined, that (Hey will avoid the mistakes of Greece and Rome ?
(A) Indian
(B) Chinese
(C) Japanese
(D) Europeans
Answer:(D) Europeans
33. Mahatma Gandhi has written the lesson—
(A) I Have a Dream
(B) The Artist
(C) Indian Civilization and Culture
(D) The Earth
Answer:(C)Indian Civilization and Culture
34. …………….. were rulers of Egypt.
(A) Americans
(B) Africans
(C) Iranians
(D) Pharaohs
Answer:(D) Pharaohs
35. ‘My Experiments with Truth’ was written by—
(A) Nehruji
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(D) Sardar Patel
Answer:(B) MahatmaGandhi
36. Sacrifice is the sole aim of our –
(A) Philosopher
(B) farmers
(C) righis
(D) scientists
Answer:(C) righis
37. …………… is dead against blind imitation civilization.
(A) Nehruji
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Patel
(D) Ambedkar
Answer:(B) Gandhiji
38. …………… were satisfied with small villages.
(A) Our ancestors
(B) Germans
(C) Romans
(D) Italians
Answer:(A) Our ancestors
39. Has civilization taught us to be more ……….. another?
(A) enemy
(B) angry
(C) upset
(D) friendly
Answer:(B) angry
40. Our ancestors enjoyed ………….. Rule.
(A) Nice
(B) Society
(C) Home
(D) Nation
Answer:(C) Home
41. Wealth and luxuries do not make a …………… happy
(A) bird
(B) man
(C) cow
(D) dog
Answer:(C) cow
42. Gandhiji went to Champaran in …………….
(A) 1915
(B) 1916
(C) 1917
(D) 1918
Answer:(C) 1917
43. The people of Europe are inspired by …………… and Roman writers.
(A) British
(B) Greek
(C) German
(D) Indian
Answer:(B) Greek
44. The invention of ……….. proved a milestone in our development.
(A) fire
(B) agriculture
(C) carpentry
(D) None of these
Answer:(A) fire