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This set of General English Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Birthday Letter Set 1
Q1 | Indira was inspired by Joan of Arc who
- Championed the cause of women empowerment.
- Fought singularly against the aggressor
- Inspired the French victory over the English
- Challenged the English troops
Q2 | What did Nehru profess to dislike?
- Talking and discussing
- Sermonizing and doling out advice
- Speaking and writing
- Listening and understanding
Q3 | Nehru declares that a letter is at best a ____.
- Good method of communication
- Meaningful method of communication
- One-sided affair
- Useless means of communication
Q4 | What does history help even simple, ordinary people become?
- Good citizens
- Villains
- Warriors
- Heroes and heroines
Q5 | Jawaharlal Nehru declares that ordinary men are not usually ____.
- Great
- Humble
- Truthful
- Heroic
Q6 | What does Nehru say was unworthy of his daughter?
- Fear
- Lies
- Doubt
- Vices
Q7 | Nehru sends a letter to his daughter from Naini Prison on her _______ birthday.
- fifteenth
- twelfth
- thirteenth
- eleventh
Q8 | Nehru mentions that the core of Mahatma Gandhi’s freedom movement is _____.
- faithfulness
- openness
- secretive
- privacy
Q9 | Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller came to India in search of wisdom and –
- knowledge
- treasure
- wealth
- freedom
Q10 | Nehru thought that the best way to find out what is right and wrong, what should bedone and what should not be done is by –
- giving orders
- ordering one to be silent
- talking and discussing
- meditation
Q11 | According to Nehru, a letter can hardly take the place of a talk, and says that it is________ affair.
- two-sided
- one-sided
- three-sided
- four-sided
Q12 | Nehru wrote a letter to his daughter on her
- 10th birthday
- 13th birthday
- 16th birthday
- 18th birthday
Q13 | Nehru’s letter to his daughter was dated
- October 25, 1930
- October 26, 1930
- October27, 1930
- October 28, 1930
Q14 | The ‘very wise man’ came from
- South India
- Karnasuvarna
- China
- Pataliputra
Q15 | Whose book contains the story of the ‘very wise man’?
- Nehru
- the ‘very wise man’ himself
- Bapuji
- Hiuen Tsang
Q16 | Hieun Tsang braved many dangers on his way to India because
- he travelled alone
- he wanted to come to India at all cost
- of his great thirst for knowledge
- he wanted to become famous
Q17 | Nehru wants his daughter to
- grow up a child of the light
- grow up a graceful lady
- be the Prime Minister of India
- fight for India’s freedom
Q18 | The ‘great drama’ that Nehru and his daughter take a part in, refers to
- a play directed by Gandhiji
- a theatre performance
- the freedom movement
- the great revolt
Q19 | Nehru tells his daughter that the desire to hide anything means that you are
- afraid
- secretive
- timid
- not confident
Q20 | Nehru asked his daughter Indira to apply a particular test whenever she was
- Successful
- Afraid
- in doubt
- happy
Q21 | Patna was formerly known as
- Patiala
- Poona
- Chandigarh
- Pataliputra
Q22 | To prevent his belly from bursting with too much knowledge, the wise man worearound his waist
- a waistband
- copper plates
- a steel armour
- a thick scarf
Q23 | In his letter to Indira, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote that ________________ men andwomen are not usually heroic.
- Ordinary
- Simple
- Prosperous
- Poor
Q24 | According to Jawaharlal Nehru, one cannot pose as a wise man and distribute goodadvice to others if he is
- learned and wise
- a great leader
- afraid
- limited in wisdom
Q25 | Nehru’s birthday present for his daughter Indira Priyadarshini can only be of the
- spiritual aspects
- body and the soul
- material world
- air, mind and spirit