Practice Quiz set 6 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   The book “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money” was published in the year

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Explanation:

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was written by the English economist John Maynard Keynes. Published in February 1936, it is largely credited with creating the terminology and shape of modern macroeconomics.


Q-2)   Aurobindo Ghosh wrote

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Q-3)   Karl Marx’s book ‘Das Kapital’ was published in

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Explanation:

Karl Heinrich Marx, (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.

His ideas played a significant role in the establishment of the social sciences and the development of the socialist movement. He is also considered one of the greatest economists in history.

He published numerous books during his lifetime, the most notable being The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Capital (1867–1894). He often worked closely with his friend and fellow revolutionary socialist, Friedrich Engels.

Marx’s theories about society, economics and politics—collectively known as Marxism—hold that all societies progress through the dialectic of class struggle: a conflict between an ownership class that controls production and a lower class that produces the labour for goods.


Q-4)   Which of the following novels is not written by Sharat Chandra?

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Q-5)   ‘Godan’ and ‘Gaban’ are the works of the same author. What is his name?

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Q-6)   Which one of the following was an emigre Communist journal of M.N. Roy?

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Q-7)   Consider the following statements :
  1. ‘In Custody’ was written by Anita Desai.
  2. ‘Sea of Poppies’ was written by Amitav Ghosh.
  3. ‘The Argumentative Indian’ was written by Amartya Sen.
  4. ‘My Presidential Years’ was written by R. Venkataraman.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation:

In custody. Anita Mazumdar Desai is a novelist and professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sea of Poppies — Amitav Ghosh. Amitav Ghosh, is a Bengali author best known for his work in English fiction.

The Argumentative Indian — Amartya Sen. Amartya Kumar Sen, is an Indian economist and a Nobel laureate. He has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines.

My Presidential Years — R. Venkata Raman. Ramaswamy Venkataraman was a lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India. Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency.


Q-8)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes:
List I List II
A. Jyotsana 1. Sumitra Nandan Pant
B. Life Divine 2. Shri Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Divine Life 3. Swami Shivanand
D. Death of a City 4. Amrita Pritam
Codes: A B C D

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Explanation:

Sumitranandan Pant was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. He is considered one of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of Hindi literature. Pant mostly wrote in Sanskritized Hindi.

Sri Aurobindo, was a nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, maharishi, guru and poet. He joined the Indian movement for freedom from British rule, for a while became one of its influential leaders and then turned into a spiritual reformer, introducing his vision on human progress and spiritual evolution.

He was a direct disciple of Ramakrishna and became the second president of the Ramakrishna Mission. His devotees refer to him as Mahapurush Maharaj (Great Soul).

Amrita Pritam was a Punjabi writer and poet, considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both sides of the India Pakistan border.


Q-9)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
A. Surendra Nath Banerjee 1. Hind Swaraj
B. M.K. Gandhi 2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subhash Chandra Bose 3. Autobiographical Writings
D. Lajpat Rai 4. A Nation in Making
Codes: A B C D

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Q-10)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
A. Amritlal Nagar 1. Devdas
B. Sumitra Nandan Pant 2. Geet Govind
C. Sharat Chandra Chatterjee 3. Amrit Aur Vish
D. Jaidev 4. Chidambara
Codes: A B C D

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