1.We are able to get variety of enjoyment due to-
(A) our intelligence
(B) our riches
(C) our physical strength
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
2. We are more friendly-
(A) within the herd
(B) outside the herd
(C) everywhere
(D) nowhere
Answer ⇒ (A)
3. After language the second most important thing which helped mankind was-
(A) gold
(B) silver
(C) fire
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
4. The taming of domestic animals made life-
(A) pleasanter
(B) fearful
(C) harmful
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
5. ‘Ideas That Have Helped Mankind’ has been written by-
(A) G. Greer
(B) D.L. Sayers
(C) H.E. Bates
(D) Bertrand Russell
Answer ⇒ (D)
6. Bertrand Russell died in-
(A) 1940
(B) 1950
(C) 1960
(D) 1970
Answer ⇒ (D)
7. Russell was awarded Nobel Prize for-
(A) philosophy
(B) literature
(C) medicine
(D) economics
Answer ⇒ (B)
8. The most indubitable respect in which ideas have helped mankind is-
(A) more knowledge
(B) numbers
(C) happiness
(D) less numbers
Answer ⇒ (B)
9. Survival for homosapiens primarily was-
(A) a problem
(B) never a problem
(C) both of them
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. Birds die of hunger in large numbers-
(A) during summer
(B) during rainy season
(C) during winter
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
11. During summer birds-
(A) remember this catastrophe
(B) forget this catastrophe
(C) fear from this
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
12. Every human death loy starvation is preceded by a long period of
(A) sorrow
(B) anxiety
(C) happiness
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
13. Human beings suffer more due to their-
(A) ignorance
(B) intelligence
(C) reluctance
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
14. Animals get pleasure from –
(A) MUSIC.
(B) football
(C) science
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (D)
15. Bertrand Russell has written the lesson-
(A) The Artist
(B) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind
(C) I Have a Dream
(D) A Pinch of Snuff
Answer ⇒ (B)
16. Bertrand Russell was a philosopher and a –
(A) historian
(B) scientist
(C) mathematician
(D) geologist
Answer ⇒ (A & C)
17. The invention of ovewowee bv. was more important than the domestication of animals.
(A) car
(B) fire
(C) agriculture
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
18. Civilization taught us –
(A) to be unlawful
(B) to be rude or cruel
(C) to be more friendly towards others
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
19. ………….. was also a commentator on a large variety of topics.
(A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(B) Bertrant Russell
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Dr. Zakir Hussain
Answer ⇒ (B)
20. In ……. the last step was never taken.
(A) India
(B) Germany
(C) China
(D) France
Answer ⇒ (C)
21. ………. Would not help the corn to grow unless he was allowed to feast on the blood of children.
(A) Toloch
(B) Moloch
(C) Noloch
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (B)
Short Answer Type Question
1. Has civilization taught us to be more friendly towards one another?
Ans. Yes, civilization has taught us to be more friendly towards one another. Birds do not treat, their elder as human beings does to their elders providing old age pension.
2. What is our attitude towards those ‘out-side our herd’?
Ans. Our attitude towards those outside our herd, in spite of all that has been done by moralists and religious teachers, our emotions are as ferocious as those of any animal, and our intelligence enables us to give them a scope which is denied to even the most savage beast.
3. What are the two broad categories of ideas that have helped mankind?
Ans. Two broad categories of ideas that have helped mankind are those that contribute to knowledge and technique, and those that are concerned with moral and politics.
4. Did language play a role in human development?
Ans. Yes, language played a prominant role in human development. At what stage language began is not know, but we may be pretty certain that it began very gradually. Without, it, it would have been very difficult to hand on from generation to generation the inventions and discoveries that were gradually made.
5. How many language do you known apart from your mother tongue? How it helped you in any way?
Ans. I know some other languages apart from my mother language such as: English, Sanskrit, Urdu etc. Yes, it has helped me in many ways such as to contact another person who doesnot know our mother tongue. Then we use English to express our feelings. English is widely spoken all over the world.