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Notes II. Multiple Choice Questions
1. The essay ‘The Heritage of India’ has been written by
(i) C. V. Raman. (ii) Jonathan Swift (iii) A. L. Basham. (iv) J. B. Priestley.
2. Mahatma Gandhi had love for
(i) the underdog. (ii) the affluent.
(iii) the disabled. (iv) none of the above.
3. The Sermon on the Mount means
(i) the preachings of Lord Krishna. (ii) the doctrines propagated by Tolstoy.
(iii) the principles of Hindu philosophy. (iv) the preaching of Jesus Christ.
4. Indians are ready to give up
(i) effete elements of Indian culture.
(ii) the extremes of self-condemnation of Indian culture.
(iii) the fanatical cultural chauvinism.
(iv) all the above.
5. People in India will always love the tales of
(i) heroes of the Mahabharata. (ii) the heroes of the Ramayana.
(iii) Dushyanta and Shakuntala. (iv) Pururavas and Urvashi.
(e) all the above.
6. Indian Life is always pervaded by
(i) gentle happiness. (ii) oppression.
(iii) disease and poverty. (iv) ‘B’ and ‘C options.
7. The whole face of India is altering but one thing will never be lost –
(i) the geographical boundaries of India.
(ii) its natural resources.
(iii) its cultural tradition.
(iv) its weaknesses.
8. Indian culture will always remain intact since
(i) it has given up its effete elements.
(ii) it is influenced by Western ideals.
(iii) the useless things in it are disappearing.
(iv) it is inclusive of its own cultural traditions and the foreign cultures.
9. The principle of non-violence was given by
(i) B. G. Tilak. (ii) Subhash Chandra Bose.
(iii) Mahatma Gandhi. (iv) Tolstoy.

ANSWERS
1. (iii) 2. (i) 3. (iv) 4. (iv) 5. (e) 6. (i) 7. (iii) 8. (iv) 9. (iii)

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:

Gandhiji was essentially a religious man who rose above the confines of a particular sect, religion
and community. He was secular in his attitude towards religion. It implies that he saw those elements
ofeach religion that are useful to the whole humanity. He was a true prophet who lived for the
Hindus’ principles of Abhaya and Ahimsa, the Buddhists’ doctrines of wisdom and love, the Christians’
ideals of truth and freedom and also Muslims’ belief in one God and one family.

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