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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
BA ENGLISH
(2011 Admission Onwards)
III Semester
Complementary Course
SOCIAL & CULTURAL HISTORY OF BRITIAN
QUESTION BANK
1. The word Colonialism, according to the Oxford English Dictionary comes from the ……………………… Colonia.
a) Latin b) English c) Roman d) French
2. The Spanish Armada occurred in the year…………
a) 1588 b) 1589 c) 1587 d) 1590
3. During the reign of …………………… the mercantile system in England developed in a full‐ fledged form.
a) HenryVII b) CharlesII c) JamesII d) Queen Elizabeth
4. Who was the British King when American colonies achieved independence in 1776?
a)George III b) George V c) James III d) Mary Tudor
5. Who wrote the poem White Man’s Burden?
a)George Orwell b) T.S. Elliot c) Rudyard Kipling d) Mathew Arnold
6. The poem white man’s burden was published in the year ……….
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a)1899 b) 1898 c) 1897 d) 1900
7. The main theme of the poem White Man’s burden is…………….
a) Justifying Whiteman’s civilising mission over the eastern countries.
b) The war between England and Germany
c) The development of English trade and commerce
d) The authors experiences of his life in India
8. Who is known as the ‘prophet of Imperialism’?
a)Rudyard Kipling b) George Orwell c) James Mill d) Max Mueller
9. Who called Rudyard Kipling as the Prophet of Imperialism?
a) James Mill b) T.S. Eliot c) George Orwell d) John William Kay
10. Rudyard Kipling was born in December 1865 in ……………
a)London b) Manchester c) Calcutta d) Bombay
11. The famous fiction Jungle Book is authored by ………………..
a)Edwin. J .H b) John Roberts c) E.M Thomson d) Rudyard Kipling
12. ……………………… represents the body of knowledge created by the westerners about the eastern societies.
a)Indology b) Orientalism c) Imperialism d) Post‐modernism
13. Who among the following western scholar was associated with Orientalist studies in India?
a)William Jones b) John Keble c) Richards d) E.M. Forster
14. The ‘Asiatic Society of Bengal’ was established in the year………….
a)1785 b) 1786 c) 1784 d) 1783
15. The famous Palestinian‐American intellectual …………………………. posed major criticism against the oriental constructions of the east.
a)Samuel P. Huntington b) David Pipes c) Edward Said d) Fukuyama
16. Who authored the famous book titled “Orientalism”?
a)Edward Said b) Frantz Fanon c) Noam Chomsky d) Talal Asad
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17. The book Orientalism was published in the year ……….
a)1978 b) 1979 c) 1973 d) 1980
18. .……………………… redefined Orientalism thus: “orientalism is a western style for dominating, restructuring and having authority over the orient”.
a)Romila Thapar b) Edward Said c) Frantz Fanon d) Aijaz Ahamed
19. The Union Jack is …………………………
a) Coin of Great Britain b) Flag of Great Britain
c) National song of Great Britain d) National tree of Great Britain
20. The name “Union Jack” became official when it was approved by British Parliament in ………
a)1907 b)1908 c) 1903 d) 1910
21. Queen Victoria ascended the British throne in the year………………
a)1837 b) 1838 c) 1840 d) 1843
22. Who was Albert of Sax‐Cobourg?
a) Military chief during the Tudor period b) German Prince, who married Queen Victoria c) Foreign Minister of England during 1900‐10 d) English working class leader
23. Queen Victoria died in the year………………….
a)1902 b) 1905 c) 1901 d) 1910
24. Queen Victoria’s reign lasted for …………………… years
a)65 years b) 63 years c) 61 years d) 66 years
25. Railway locomotive was invented by ……………………..
a)George Stephenson b) Robert Lewis c) Arthur Young d) R. Hill
26. “Penny Black”, the first postage of England, is associated with the name of ……………………..
a)Townshend b) Louis Stephenson c) Thompson d) Rowland Hill
27. The inventions of camera, gas, bicycle, and typewriter occurred in England during the reign of……………………….
a)Queen Elizabeth b) Queen Victoria c) King George d) James IV
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28. John Hyatt’s celluloid was used in……………………
a) Cartridges b) Ships c) Victorian shirt collars d) Flags
29. Great Victorian poet Alfred Tennyson was born in the year…………….
a)1808 b) 1810 c) 1815 d) 1809
30. Who wrote the poem “The Princess”?
a)Mathew Arnold b)George Elliot c)Oscar Wilde d)Alfred Tennyson
31. Famous English poet Alfred Tennyson died in the year………………
a)1893 b) 1895 c) 1892 d) 1895
32. Famous English poet and prose critic of Victorian era, Mathew Arnold was born in the year?
a)1825 b) 1830 c) 1821 d) 1822
33. Which among the following poem was written by Mathew Arnold?
a)Maud b) The Idylls c) Dover Beach d) Ulysses
34. Mathew Arnold died in the year……………………..
a)1887 b) 1890 c) 1888 d) 1897
35. The books “scene of clerical life” and “the mill on the floss” were written by………………………
a)T.S. Elliot b) George Elliot c) William Thackeray d) George Meredith
36. Who wrote the novel “Sybil”?
a)Gladstone b) W.Thackaray c) Mathew Arnold d) Benjamin Disraeli
37. The Victorian era was a time when the ……………………grew rapidly in influence.
a) Lower Class b) Middle Class c) Industrial Class d) Peasants
38. The concept of “self‐made man” became dominant among the ….........
a)Victorian middle class b) Victorian Upper Class c) Aristocrats d)Working Class
39. Charles Darwin was born in the year……………….
a)1810 b)1809 c)1812 d)1813
40. In which year Charles Darwin published his famous book titled “Origin of Species”?
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a)1859 b)1860 c)1861 d)1864
41. ‘HMS Beagle’ was associated with………………….
a) The voyage of Columbus b)Anglo‐French war
c) The voyage of Charles Darwin d)Spanish Armada
42. The book ‘Descent of Man’ was authored by ………………………
a)Charles Darwin b)Henry Newman c)Lamarck d) Robert John
43. In which year the book “Descent of Man” was published?
a)1874 b)1875 c)1878 d)1871
44. Who authored the famous book ‘Origin of Species’?
a)E.B Pusey b)John Keble c)Charles Darwin d)Lamarck
45. In which year famous natural scientist Charles Darwin died?
a)1883 b)1884 c)1882 d)1886
46. The other name of Anglo‐Catholic movement was……………
a)Christian Socialism b)Protestantism c)Oxford Movement d)Calvinism
47. E.B Pusey and John Henry Newman were associated with………………………
a)Presbyterianism b)Calvinism c)Oxford Movement d)FabianSocialism
48. The Oxford movement started in England in the ……………………………….
a)1830s b)1840s c)1850s d)1860s
49. Who wrote “Tract 90” to support Roman Catholic doctrine?
a)John Keble b)William Palmer c)Harrell Froude d)Henry Newman
50. ………………………………… is considered as the founder Liberalism in England.
a)Thomas Hobbes b) John Locke c)J.S. Mill d)James Mill
51. Who wrote famous book on Liberalist ideology titled “two treatises ofgovernment”?
a)Jeremy Bentham b)Henry Sid wick c)Thomas Hobbes d)John Locke
52. Utilitarian philosophy emerged in………………………
a)France b)Germany c)England d)Italy
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53. “Greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people” is the slogan of……………………………
a)Liberalists b)Utilitarians c)Conservatives d)Tractarians
54. The first systematic account utilitarianism was developed by……………………
a)J. S Mill b)Henry Sid wick c)Jeremy Bentham d)Adam Smith
55. Famous English philosopher Jeremy Bentham was associated with………..
a)Liberal philosophy b)Socialism c)Utilitarian philosophy d)Oxford movement
56. Who authored the book “introduction to the principles of morals and legislation”?
a)David Hume b)Adam Smith c)David Ricardo d)Jeremy Bentham
57. John Stuart Mill was a follower of ……………………..
a)John Locke b)David Hume c)Jeremy Bentham d)Thomas Hobbes
58. The famous essay titled “Utilitarianism”, published in 1861, was authored by…………
a)John Stuart Mill b)Jeremy Bentham c)Henry Sid wick d)David Ricardo
59. …………………….wrote one of the most well‐known works on utilitarian philosophy titled “The Methods of Ethics” published in 1874.
a)James Mill b)Henry Sid wick c)H.H. Wilson d)Colebrook
60. The beginning of party system in England occurred during the reign of……….
a)George III b)Charles II c)Mary Tudor d)Queen Elizabeth
61. ……………………………..is considered as the founder of ‘Court Party’, later called Tory Party in England.
a)Anthony Ashley‐cooper b)Robert Peel c)Benjamin Disraeli d)Danby
62. ……………………… is considered as the founder of ‘Country Party’, later called Whig Party in England.
a)Danby b)William Gladstone c)Anthony Ashley‐cooper d)Disraeli
63. “Exclusion Bill Crisis” (1679‐1681) was closely associated with …………..in England.
a)British foreign policy b)Britain’s Colonial policy
c) Development of party system d) East India company affairs
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64). When was the famous names Whig and Tory first appeared in English political history?
a) During the Exclusion Bill Debate b) During the King’s prerogative debate.
c) During Glorious Revolution d) During Magnacarta
65. The Tory party was later known as……………………..
a) Liberal b) Conservative c) Petitioners d) Socialists
66. The Whig Party was later known as……………………
a) Conservative b) Abhorrers c) Liberal d) Socialists
67. ………………….. Invented “Flying Shuttle”
a) John Kay b) James Hargreaves c) James Watt d) Cartwright
68. “Spinning Jenny” was invented by……………………………
a) James Watt b) Arkwright c) Whitney d) James Hargreaves
69. Of the following which was the invention of Cartwright?
a) Cotton Gin b) Power loom c) Steam Engine d) Spinning Mule
70. An instrument ,which was used to remove seeds from the cotton fibre, known as “The Cotton Gin” was invented by……………………….
a) Richard Arkwright b) Cartwright c) Whitney d) Hargreaves
71. James Watt’s name is associated with………………………..
a) Power loom b) Spinning Jenny c) Steam Engine d) Railway locomotive
72. Steam Engine was invented in the year…………………
a) 1768 b) 1769 c) 1770 d) 1780
73. In which year Cartwright invented Power loom?
a) 1785 b) 1788 c) 1790 d) 1792
74. Flying Shuttle was introduced in England in the year………………………..
a) 1733 b) 1738 c) 1734 d) 1735
75. Innovations in road‐making started in England due to the efforts of………….
a) John Mac Adam b) Crompton c) Hargreaves d) Arthur Young
76. …………………………… is considered as the founder of Railway locomotives.
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a) George Stephenson b) Metcalf c) Telford d) Arkwright
77. Who suggested to introduce “penny postage” for all letters in UK?
a) Townshend b) A. Young c) Rowland Hill d) Arthur
78. “Penny postage” introduced in England in the year…………………..
a) 1839 b) 1840 c) 1848 d) 1838
79. Sir C. Wheatstone’s name is associated with the invention of ……………….
a) Telephone b) Telegraph c) Steam Engine d) Mule
80. ‘Reuter’s New Agency’ was established in London in the year…………………
a) 1850 b) 1852 c) 1851 d) 1853
81. In 1834, who formed a “Grand National Consolidated Trade Union” in England?
a) Robert Owen b) John Locke c) Karl Marx d) O’Conner
82. The newspaper that popularised the ideas of Chartist movement among the English people was …………………..
a) Chartism b) The New Avenue c) The Northern Star d) The Liberator
83. Name the organisation formed in London in 1838 to fight for universal suffrage and redress the grievances of working class?
a) Association for Universal Adult Franchise b) Working Class Union
c) Working Men Association d) Labour Union
84. In 1838, The Working Men Association of England prepared a “charter of political democracy”, which was popularly called…………………
a) Democratic Charter b) Labours Charter c) People’s Charter d) Workers charter
85. The “People’s Charter” of 1838 was prepared by……………………..
a) William Lovett and Francis Place b) George West man and John Henry c) David Arthur d) Robertson
86. The Chartist movement in England turned in to a militant physical force under the leadership of………………………….
a) Francis Place b) William Lovett c) O’Conner d) David Arthur
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87. Chartist movement face strong repression during the rule of………………………
a) Benjamin Disraeli b) William Gladstone c) Russell d) Robert Peel
88. Agrarian revolution occurred in England in the ……………..century.
a) 19th century b) 18th century c)17th century d)16th century
89. Jethro Tull’s name is associated with…………………………
a) New roads in England b) Great navigator
c) Invention of machine for sowing seeds d) Rotation of crops
90. “Four‐Course System” or the rotation of crops was introduced by………………
a) Jethro Tull b) Arthur Young c) Robert Bake well d) Lord Townshend
91. Four‐course system or the rotation of crops was also known as………………..
a) Norfolk system b) Suffolk system c) Enclosure system d) Farming system
92. ………………………… succeed in breeding a new kind of sheep known as “New Leicester”.
a) Sir Arthur Young b) Robert Bake well c) John Victor d) Townshend
93. Name the magazine edited by Sir Arthur Young, to propagate his experiences and innovations in agriculture?
a) New Light b) The English Peasant c) Annals of Agriculture d) New Horizon
94. According to G.M. Trevelyan who is known as the “Prophet of New Agriculture” in England?
a) Charles Colling b) Arthur Young c) Townshend d) Bake well
95. “Enclosure Acts” in England during the 18th century were closely associated with………………………
a) Industrial Revolution b) Agrarian Revolution c) Parliamentary reforms d) Human Rights
96. Among the following agriculturalists who played a remarkable role to work for “Enclosure Acts”?
a) Charles Colling b) Arthur Young c) Townshend d) Jethro Tull
97. The term “Laissez‐faire” was first coined by French economists known as…
a) Bureaucrats b) Physiocrats c) Free Traders d) Mercantilists
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98. The term “Laissez‐faire” meant……………………..
a)Liberty b) Political freedom c) Leave Things Alone d) Rationalism
99. ……………………… played a pivotal role in popularising Laissez‐faire economic theory in England.
a)Alfred Marshall b) J.M.Keynes c) Adam Smith d) J.C. Piggott
100. ………………………..is known as the “Prophet of Free Trade” in England.
a) David Ricardo b) Adam Smith c) J.M. Keynes d) Alfred Marshall
101. …………………………wrote the famous book on economic theory titled “An inquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of nations”
a) David Ricardo b) Adam Smith c) J.M. Keynes d) Marshall
102. David Ricardo formulated ideas on Laissez‐faire theory through his book….
a) Principles of Economics b) The High Price of Bullion c) On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation d) On Economics
103. The Laissez‐faire theory helped to promote the vested interests of ………….
a) Socialists b) Capitalist class c) Working class d) Middle class
104. “Rotten Boroughs” are ……………………………
a) Thickly populated constituency b) Less populated constituency c) Industrial area d) Barren lands
105. Which Act passed by British Parliament in 19th century , known as First or Great Reform Act?
a) Reform Act of 1867 b) Reform Act of 1832 c) Reform Act of 1878 d) Reform Act of 1888
106. “An Act to amend the representation of the people in the England andWales” is the full title of the…………………………….
a) Reform Act of 1867 b) Reform Act of 1832 c) Reform Act of 1878 d) Reform Act of 1888.
107. The Reform Act of 1832 was passed during the reign of………………………
a) Lord Grey b) Benjamin Disraeli c) Gladstone d) Robert Peel
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108. Who was the British monarch when the Reform Bill of 1832 was passed?
a) George III b) Queen Victoria c) William IV d) George IV
109. The violent political agitations in England during 19th century known as the “Days of May” is associate with……………………….
a) First Reform Bill of 1832 b) Second Reform Bill of 1832 c) Third Reform Bill of 1832 d) Act of 1867
110. The Parliamentary Reform Bill of 1832 passed and received the Royal Assent on…………………….
a) May 1832 b) June 1832 c) Sept. 1832 d) August 1832
111. Large industrial cities of England like Manchester, Leeds, and Glasgow were first time granted seats in the House of Commons as per the provisions of the ………………………….
a) Act of 1867 b) Act of 1832 c) Act of 1888 d) Act of 1878
112. Who remarked the Reform Act of 1832 as the “water shed moment at which the sovereignty of the English people had established”?
a) G.M. Trevelyan b) A.J. Toynbee c) Winston Churchill d) Edward Gibbon
113. William Evart Gladstone represented…………………
a) Tory Party b) Whig Party c) Liberal Party d) Socialist Party
114. William Gladstone was born in the year……………….
a) 1810 b) 1809 c) 1814 d) 1812
115. Gladstone’s ‘Disestablishment Bill ‘of 1869 was associated with…………….
a) Industrial Reforms b) Labour Reforms c) Irish Reform Policy d) Scottish Reform Policy
116. Gladstone passed the “Irish Land Act” in the year………………….
a) 1870 b) 1875 c) 1873 d) 1872
117. The reforms in the educational field passed by Gladstone was commonly known as………………………
a) Education Act b) University Act c) Forster’s Education Act d) Gladstone’s Education Act
118. Forster’s Education Act was passed in the year…………………….
a) 1874 b) 1870 c) 1875 d) 1871
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119. By which Act a revolutionary reform imparted by Gladstone in the field of education that threw opened universities to all including Catholics?
a) Forster’s Education Act b) Test Act of 1871 c) Act of 1867 d) University Reform Act
120. Benjamin Disraeli was born in the year……………………..
a)1804 b) 1809 c) 1808 d) 1812
121. The famous novels “coningsby”and “Sybil”were written by……………..
a) Gladstone b) Benjamin Disraeli c) Elliot d) Oscar Wilde
122. Disraeli became first time the member of British Parliament in the year……
a) 1838 b) 1839 c) 1837 d) 1840
123. Benjamin Disraeli represented…………………..
a) Whig Party b) Tory Party c) Fabian Socialism d) Labour Party
124. The Parliamentary Reform Act of 1867 was passed during the reign of……..
a) William Gladstone b) Lord Grey c) Robert Peel d) Benjamin Disraeli
125. ………………………….was the British Monarch when the Parliamentary Reform Act of 1867 was passed.
a) George IV b) King William IV c) Queen Victoria d) George III
126. British Parliament passed the “Public Health Act of 1867” during the reign of …………………….
a) Russell b) Gladstone c) Duke of Wellington d) Benjamin Disraeli
127. Of the following Acts which Act was passed during the reign of Disraeli?
a) Test Act b) Reform Act of 1832 c) Artisans Dwelling Act d) Human Right Act
128. “Rochdale Pioneers” of 19th century England was associated with……………..
a) Abolition of slavery b) Enfranchisement movement c) Co‐operative movement d) Radical revolutionary movements
129. Co‐operative movement in England reached at a practical level due to the efforts of……………………….
a) William King b) Robert Owen c) John Wesley d) Arthur Young
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130. …………………………is known as the “father of co‐operative movement” in England.
a) Robert Owen b) William King c) John Wesley d) William Wilberforce
131. Robert Owen put in to practice the idea of “Co‐operative Communities” in…………………………..
a) Lancashire b) Norfolk c) Manchester d) New Lanark
132. ………………………..gave popularity to Robert Owen’s concept of ‘Co‐operative communities” in England.
a) Dr William King b) John Wesley c) Wilberforce d) John Russell
133. Name the periodical published by William King in 1828 to popularise Co‐operative movement in England?
a) The Co‐operative movement b) The‐ Co‐operator c) The Liberal d) New Lanark
134. ……………………….is considered as the founder of “Methodist Movement” in England.
a) Wilberforce b) John Wesley c) Father Henry Newman d) John Keble
135. John Wesley was born in the year………………….
a) 1705 b) 1704 c) 1703 d) 1710
136. John Wesley published a pamphlet against slavery titled………………………
a) On Slavery b) Slave and Master c) Thoughts upon Slavery d) The Unfortunate
137. In 1834, who formed a “Grand National Consolidated Trade Union” in England?
a) William King b) Robert Owen c) Francis Place d) William Lovett
138. “Liberty is the right of every human creature, no human can deprive him of that right which he derives from the law of nature”, a famous statement against slavery in England, was made by……………………….
a) William Wilberforce b) John Wesley c) Robert Owen d) Henry Newman
139. …………………….was the French monarch when the Revolution of 1848 was broke out in France.
a) Napoleon III b) Louis Philip c) Ferdinand d) Philip VI
140. British Foreign Minister, Lord Palmerstone was removed from his post by Queen Victoria in connection with the issue over…………………………
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a) Trade Unionism b) Support of 1848 Revolution c) Corruption d) Irish Policy
141… ………………………….was the British Prime Minister when the 1848 Revolution was broke out in France.
a) Lord Grey b) Robert Peel c) Lord Russell d) Disraeli
142. The “Corn Laws” in England were introduced in the year……………….
a) 1818 b) 1816 c) 1815 d) 11819
143. The Corn Laws were introduced by British Parliament during the reign of………………….
a) Lord Russell b) Walpole c) Lord Liverpool d) Gladstone
144. “Corn Law” is …………………………
a) English Export Laws b) Food Security Laws c) An Act to prohibit import of corn into England d) An Act to prohibit export of goods
145. In which year an “Anti‐Corn Law League” was formed in England to fight for the import of corn and immediate repeal of Corn Laws?
a) 1840 b) 1842 c) 1839 d) 1836
146. The ‘Anti‐Corn Law League’ was founded at Manchester by…………………….
a) Richard Cobden and John Bright b) Francis Place and William Lovett c) Robert Owen d) William Wilberforce
147. British Parliament repealed the Corn Laws during the Prime Ministership of…………………………….
a) John Russell b) Lord Grey c) Robert Peel d) Wellington
148. In which year Corn‐Laws were repealed by the British Parliament?
a) 1848 b) 1846 c) 1850 d) 1849
149. Famous English novelist Charles Dickens was born in the year…………………..
a) 7th February 1812 b) 8th June 1814 c) 19th Jan. 1815 d) 6th July 1815
150. Who among the following is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era?
a) William Thackeray b) Oscar Wilde c) Charles Dickensd) Arnold
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151. Among the following novels which is considered as the autobiography of Dickens?
a) Oliver Twist b) Great Expectations c) David Copper field d)Nicholas Nickleby
152. Charles Dickens published his most famous novel “A Tale of Two Cities” in the year …………
a) 1858 b) 1860 c) 1859 d) 1863
153. All the novel of Charles Dickens depicts the…………………………………
a) Story of aristocrats b) Story of Monarchs c) Predicament of poor and oppressed d) British wars and colonial expansion
154. Among the following novels which is not written by Charles Dickens?
a) Great Expectations b) The Old Curiosity Shop c) Vanity Fair d) A Christmas Carol
155. Charles Dickens died in the year……………………………..
a) 1870 b) 1875 c) 1868 d) 1864
156. William Thackeray, famous English novelist of the 19th century was born in………………….
a) London b) Glasgow c) Calcutta d) Bombay
157. William Thackeray’s monumental novel was………………………….
a) Henry Esmond b) The New comes c) The Virginians d) Vanity Fair
158. Famous English writer Oscarwilde was born in ……………… in the year 1854.
a) Wales b) Dublin c) Suffolk d) London
159. Who wrote “The Soul of Man under Socialism?”
a) Karl Marx b) Engels c) Oscarwilde d) T.S. Elliot
160. “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, a famous 19th century English novel was written by………………………………
a) Charles Dickens b) William Thackeray c) Oscarwilde d) Mathew Arnold
161. The “Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood” was a group of…………………….
a) English working class b) Political Radicals c) English Painters, Poets and Critics d)English Journalists
162. The “Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood” was founded in the year……………………
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a) 1850 b) 1848 c) 1851 d) 1852
163. William Holman Hunt and Gabriel Rossetti were associated with………………
a) Chartist movement b) Enfranchisement movement c) Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood d) Oxford movement
164. The “Pre‐Raphaelites” popularised their ideas among the English people through the publication of a periodical named……………………………
a) The Grace b) The Germ c) Raphael d) The Jewel
165. …………………………..was a great leader of abolition of slave trade in England in the 19th century.
a) E.B. Pusey b) Harrell Froude c) William Wilberforce d) Richard Cobden
166. British Parliament passed the “Slavery Abolition Act” in the year………………
a) 1835 b) 1833 c) 1831 d) 1830
167. William Wilberforce was died in the year……………….
a) 1833 b) 1831 c) 1841 d) 1843
168. First World War broke out in the year……………….
a) 26th August 1914 b) 28th July 1914 c) 13th January 1915 d) 16th Jan. 1915
169. Which among the following country was not included in the “Triple Entente”?
a) United Kingdom b) France c) Russia d) Germany
170. Which among the following country was not included in the “Triple Alliance”?
a) Germany b) Austria‐Hungary c) France d) Italy
171. The issue over Alsace‐Lorraine was closely associated with……………………
a) First World War b) Second World War c) Gulf War d) Cold War
172. The problem of the Alsace‐Lorraine was between the countries of…………..
a) England &Germany b) France &Germany c) Italy &England d) Russia &Germany
173. After which battle of 1870 that France was forced to surrender the provinces of Alsace‐ Lorraine to Germany?
a) Battle of Sedan b) Crimean War c) War of Roses d) Franco‐Prussian war
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174. The immediate cause of First World War was………………………..
a) Extreme Nationalism b) Secret Alliances c) Problem of Alsace‐Lorraine d) Assassination of Arch Duke, Francis Ferdinand
175. Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro‐Hungarian throne, was killed in the year…………………………..
a)28th July 1914 b) 28th August 1914 c) 28th June 1914 d) 22nd June 1915
176. Who was the murderer of Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie?
a) Gemoes Detrie b) Gavrilo Principe c) Jordan York d) Semoge Ditte
177. Expand NUWSS
a) National Union of World Social Security
b) National Union of Women’s Secure Society
c) National Union of Women’sSuffrage Societies
d) National Union of Women’s Secular Societies
178. Expand WSPU
a) Women’s Social and Political Union b) Worker’s Social and Political Union
c) Women’s Suffrage and Political Union d) World Social and Political Union
179. The “Suffragettes” worked in England for the……………………….
a) Right for the Industrial workers to vote b) Right for peasants to vote
c) Right for layman to vote d) Right for women to vote
180. ………………………. was the founder of “National Union of Women’s Suffrage”.
a) Christable Pankhurst b) Millicent Fawcett c) E. Pankhurst d) Emily Davison
181. WSPU was founded by………………..
a) Emily Davison b) Millicent Fawcett c) Emmeline Pankhurst d) Annie Kenny
182. WSPU was formed in the year……………..
a) 1905 b) 1903 c) 1908 d) 1910
183. The struggle for enfranchisement, conducted by various women organisations in 20th century England, finally achieved their demands by the Passage of the………………….
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a) Representation of the People Act of 1918 b) Enfranchisement Act of 1919
c) Parliament Act of 1935 d) Parliament Act of 1940
184. The “Fabian Society” was a…………………………………..
a) Trade Union Movement b) Enfranchisement Movement c) British Socialist Movement d) Bourgeoisie Movement
185. The name “Fabian Society” is derived from in honour of the Roman General……………
a) Maximus Aurelius b) Quintus Fabius Maximus c) Rodrigues d) Romulus
186. The name ‘Fabian Society was’ suggested by…………………….
a) George Bernard Shaw b) Frank Podmore c) Sidney Webb d) J. Davidson
187. Who among the following activist was not included in the early members of Fabian Society?
a) George Bernard Shaw b) Annie Besant c) J.S. Mill d) Sidney Webb
188. The ‘Fabian Society’ was founded on……………………
a) 4thJanuary 1884 b) 1st January 1885 c) 3rd August 1886 d) 1stJune1886
189. The first meeting of ‘Fabian Society was held in…………………….
a) Dublin b) London c) Glasgow d) Norfolk
190. The Fabian Society was an offshoot a society founded in 1883 called………
a) Fabian Brothers b) Society for Social and Political Freedom c) The Fellowship of the New Life d) Anti‐slavery society
191. ……………………… popularised the concept of ‘welfare state’ during the time of Second World War.
a) William Beveridge b) William Temple c) Winston Churchill d) Lloyd George
192. In the United Kingdom, the ‘modern welfare state’ started to emerge with the Liberal Welfare Reforms of 1906‐1914 under the Prime Minister………………..
a) Lloyd George b) Winston Churchill c) Herbert Asquith d) Gladstone
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193. The “Report of the Inter‐Departmental Committee on social Insurance and Allied Services” was commonly known as………………….
a) William temple Report b) Beveridge Report c) Social Reform Report d) Political Reform Report
194. Beveridge Report was published in the year……………………..
a) December 1943 b) December 1942 c) January 1943 d) February 1943
195. Labour Party was formed in England in the year……………………
a) 1902 b) 1900 c) 1903 d) 1905
196. A Historic conference at “London’s Memorial Hall” in February 1900 marks the…………………………….
a) Formation of Liberal Party b) Formation of Labour Party c) Formation of Fabian Society d) Formation of Chartist Movement
197. Who among the following leader of Fabian society was played pivotal role to prepare the constitution of Labour party?
a) George Bernard Shaw b) Sidney Webb c) Frank Podmore d) T. Davidson
198. In which year Labour party first time came into power in Great Britain?
a) 1926 b) 1924 c) 1923 d) 1925
199. The first ‘Labour Government’ in Great Britain was headed by………………....
a) P. Hastings b) Clement Attlee c) Sidney Webb d) Ramsey Macdonald
200. Who criticised the Labour Party as “a capitalist workers’ party which defends the interests of capitalism”?
a) Tony Cliff b) Rodney Hilton c) Eric Hobsbawm d) A.J. Toynbee
201. The Second World War was broke out in the year…………………….
a) 1940 b) 1945 c) 1939 d) 1938
202. The Second World War came in to an end in the year………………………
a) 1940 b) 1943 c) 1945 d) 1946
203. The ‘Keynesian Economics’ received much popularity in England after……………..
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a) First World War b) Second World War c) Cold War d) Post‐colonial period
204. T.S. Eliot’s…………………......depicts the aftermath of the Second World War.
a) Four Quartets b) The Hollow men c) Waste Land d) Murder in the Cathedral
205. T.S. Elliot was born in……………………………….
a) England b) America c) Scotland d) France
206. T.S. Eliot was born in the year…………………….
a) 1885 b) 1888 c) 1890 d) 1891
207. The poem, titled ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ was written by………………..
a) Mathew Arnold b) Alfred Tennyson c) W.B.Yeats d) T.S. Eliot
208. T.S. Eliot received Nobel Prize for literature in……………………
a) 1950 b) 1949 c) 1948 d) 1953
209. “This is the way the world ends; Not with a bang but a whimper”‐ is the famous lines of T.S. Eliot’s ………………………….
a) The Wasteland b) The Hollow men c) Ash Wednesday d) The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
210. ………………………..is the first long poem written by T.S. Eliot after his conversion to Anglicanism.
a) Hollow men b) Ash Wednesday c) The Wasteland d) Murder in the Cathedral
211. ‘A History of Western Philosophy’ was written by……………………..
a) A.J. Toynbee b) G.M. Trevelyan c) Bertrand Russell d) Gibbon
212. Who among the following British scholar was famous for his anti‐war activities and campaigns against the proliferation of nuclear weapons?
a) Bertrand Russell b) G.M. Trevelyan c) A.N. Whitehead d) A.J. Toynbee
213. English people heard the death knell of “Victorianism” through the writings of…………………………
a) W.B. Yeats b) Oscar Wilde c) Thomas Hardy d) William Thackeray
214. The novel ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ was written by……………………….
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a) Charles Dickens b) Oscar Wilde c) William Thackeray d) Thomas Hardy
215. Who authored a twelve volume book titled ‘A Study of History’?
a) Edward Gibbon b) Bertrand Russell c) A.J. Toynbee d) G.M. Trevelyan
216. “Challenge and Response Theory” was propounded by the famous British historian………………………….
a) Edward Gibbon b) Collingwood c)E.H. Carr d) A.J. Toynbee
217. William Butler Yeats belongs to………………………..
a) England b) Ireland c) Scotland d) Wales
218. In which year W.B. Yeats received Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) 1925 b) 1923 c) 1928 d) 1929
219. ‘The Tower’, a famous poem published in 1928 by……………..
a) W.B. Yeats b) Thomas Hardy c) T.S. Eliot d) Oscar Wilde
220. …………………...................defined the Common Wealth as a “Procession of different countries at different stages in their advance towards complete self‐government”.
a) A.E. Zimmern b) General Smuts c) Beveridge d) William Temple
221. The name “Common Wealth” was suggested by………………………in 1917.
a) A.E. Zimmern b) William Temple c) General Smuts d) Beveridge
222. “Statute of Westminster” (1931) is closely associate with…………………
a) Formation of Commonwealth of Nations b) British Parliamentary Reforms
c) Irish Reform Policy d) Formation of G8 Nations
223. ……………………… is the Head Quarters of the ‘Common wealth Secretariat’.
a) India House, London b) Marlborough House, London c) Memorial Hall, London d) Westminster
224. The main intergovernmental agency of the Common wealth of Nations known as the “Common Wealth Secretariat” was established in the year……….
a) 1960 b) 1968 c) 1965 d) 1969
225. Famous Anglo‐Indian novel, ‘A Passage to India’ was authored by…………….
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a) E.M. Forster b) Rudyard Kipling c) E.M. Thomson d) F.A. Steel
226. “From the Five Rivers” and “Tales of the Punjab”, famous Anglo‐Indian short stories, were written by………………………
a) E.M. Thomson b) E.M. Forster c) Flora Annie Steel d) Thomas Stephens
227. In which novel Flora Annie Steel depicts the incidents of Indian mutiny of 1857?
a) Voices in the Night b) A Sovereign Remedy c) On the Face of the Waters d) The Hosts of the Lord
228. Edward M. Thomson was famous………………………
a) Anglo Indian Poet b) Orientalist c) Historian d) Diplomat
229. “A Farewell to India” was written by………………………
a) E.M. Forster b) Rudyard Kipling c) Edward M. Thomson d) F.A Steel
230. ‘Oriental‐Occidentalconflict’ is associated with…………………………
a) Debate over Socio‐political reforms in India b) Debate over Western Education in India c) Import‐Export policy of Great Britain d) Britain’s Foreign Policy
231. In which year T.B. Macaulay issued his famous ‘Minute on Indian Education’, which became the blue print for the introduction of English education in India?
a) 1st March 1835 b) 2nd February 1835 c) 2nd February 1836 d) 1st Mar. 1836
232. Who made this statement while addressing the issue on the introduction of English education in India: “a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia.”
a) James Mill b) William Bentinck c) T.B. Macaulay d) Charles Wood
233. The beginning of Western education in India was dated from the…………………….
a) Act of 1832 b) Act of 1867 c) Charter Act of 1813 d) Charter Act of 1830
234. The ‘Charter Act of 1813’ provided the allocation of ……………………. Rupees per year for the education purpose of India.
a) 5 lakh b) 2 lakh c) 1 lakh d) 3 lakh
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235. …………………………… was established in 1823 to look after the development of education in India.
a) Council of Education b) Committee of English Education c) General Committee of Public Instruction d) Board of Public Instruction
236. ……………………………….in 1841 recommended the opening of English colleges at Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Patna, Banaras, Bareilly, and Dacca.
a) William Bentinck b) Lord Auckland c) Lord Dalhousie d) Lord Canning
237. In 1854, ………………………………….laid down the policy which became the guiding principle of the education programme of the Government of India.
a) T.B. Macaulay b) Sir Charles Wood c) William Bentinck d) Canning
238. “The education that we desire to see extended in India is that the diffusion of the improved arts, science, philosophy and literature of Europe, in short European knowledge”‐ is the statement made by ………………………. In 1854, while issuing his recommendations on Indian education.
a) H.H. Wilson b) Munro c) Sir Charles Wood d) T.B Macaulay
239. The establishment of University at ……… ……….. ………..were recommended by, Sir Charles Wood.
a) Delhi, Punjab, Bihar b) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras c) Agra, Jaipur, Orissa d) Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan
240. Among the following countries which is not included in the Latin Americas?
a) Venezuela b) Paraguay c) Bolivia d) Canada
241. ……………………. comprises the entire continent of South America, as well as Central America and Mexico, and the Islands of Caribbean.
a) USA b) Latin America c) Tanzania d) Canada
242. ………………………. popularised the term Latin America through his writings in the 1830s.
a) Johan Edwardson b) Edwin Williamson c) Michel Chevalier d) H. James
243. Which monarch provided the financial assistance to Columbus’s voyages to the “New World”?
a) Ferdinand of Portugal b) Queen Isabella of Spain c) Queen Elizabeth of England d) Louis of France
244. ‘Santa Maria’, ‘Pinta’ and ‘Nina’ were……………………..
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a) Traditional art forms of Spain b) Body guards of Spanish Monarchs c) Christopher Columbus’s ships sailed to the “New World” d) Battle fields
245. Christopher Columbus landed in Latin Americas in the year…………………….
a) 12th October 1492 b) 10th November 1494 c) 18th December 1493 d) 6th June 1495
246. The “audiencia” in Latin America was…………………….
a) Military general b) Royal messenger c) Court d) Viceroy
247. The “encomienda” system imparted by Spanish conquerors in Latin America was …………
a) Military system b) Municipal Administration c) Forced labour d) Taxation
248. “The True History of the Conquest of New Spain” was written by……………
a) Bartlome Casas b) Hernan Cortez c) Bernal Diaz d) Pissarro
249. ………………………….was credited with introducing Romanticism in Latin American Literature.
a) Lizardi b) Esteban Echeverria `c) Ruben Dario d) Pablo Neruda
250. ……………………………… is considered as the propounder of ‘Modernismo’ in Latin American Literature.
a) Ruben Dario b) Julio Cortazer c) Esteban Echeverria d) Pablo Neruda
251. Ruben Dario was a………………………..
a) Peruvian poet b) Nicaraguan poet c) Columbian novelist d) Mexican poet
252. Julio Cortazer was a famous…………………………….
a) Argentine writer b) Mexican writer c) Columbian poet d) Brazilian playwright
253. ……………………was written by Julio Cortazer.
a) Lay Hymns b) Hopscotch c) Residence on Earth d) Azul
254. Famous Latin American poet and writer, ‘Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basalto’ is popularly known as………………….
a) Ruben Dario b) Eduardo Mallea c) Pablo Neruda d) Julio Cortazer
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255. Pablo Neruda belongs to………………………
a) Bolivia b) Columbia c) Argentina d) Chile
256. Which poem of Pablo Neruda made him fame all over Latin America?
a) Residence on Earth 1925‐31 b) Crepesculario c) Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair d) Spain in My Heart
257. Pablo Neruda wrote the poem titled, “Spain in My Heart” in the background of………………………….
a) Anglo‐Spanish war b) Spanish Civil war of 1936 c) Spanish colonial expeditions d) Spanish elite culture
258. …………………………………wrote the poem “Residence on Earth 1925‐31”
a) Ruben Dario b) Julio Cortazer c) Eduardo Mallea d) Pablo Neruda
259. Pablo Neruda received Nobel Prize in the year…………………..
a) 1973 b) 1974 c) 1971 d) 1978
260. Famous Latin American writer Juao Guimaraes Rosa belongs to………….
a) Argentina b) Brazil c) Chile d) Bolivia
261. The novel ‘Third Bank of the River’ was written by………………………….
a) Juao Guimaraes Rosa b) Gabriel Garcia Marquez c) Llosa d) Mallea
262. Eduardo Mallea was……….
a) Brazilian writer b) Argentine writer c) Peruvian novelist d) Columbian writer
263. who wrote the novel “All Green Shall Perish”?
a) Rosa b) Eduardo Mallea c) Julio Cortazer d) Marquez
264. Which Latin American novelist served as Argentine Representative to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) during 1955‐58?
a) Garcia Marquez b) Pablo Neruda c) Eduardo Mallea d) Julio Cortazer
265. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in the year………………
a) 1927 b) 1928 c) 1930 d) 1931
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266. Gabriel Garcia Marquez belongs to………………………
a) Venezuela b) Chile c) Bolivia d) Columbia
267. Gabriel Garcia Marquez received Nobel Prize in Literature in the year………
a) 1983 b) 1981 c) 1982 d) 1980
268. The masterpiece of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is……………………………….
a) Love in the Time of Cholera b) One Hundred Years of Solitude c) Autumn of the Patriarch d) Memories of my Melancholy Whores
269. Gabriel Garcia Marquez popularised a literary style known as………………….through his writings.
a) Modernism b) Romanticism c) Magical Realism d) Traditionalism
270. “The first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race”‐ is a statement made by famous literary critique William Kennedy about Marquez’s novel………………………………
a) Love in the Time of Cholera b) Autumn of the Patriarch c) One Hundred Years of Solitude d) Memories of My Melancholy Whores
271. Famous Latin American writer Mario Vargas Llosa belongs to………………
a) Peru b) Chile c) Brazil d) Columbia
272. Mario Vargas Llosa received Nobel Prize in the year………………………..
a) 2011 b) 2009 c) 2010 d) 2008
273. The monumental work of Mario Vargas Llosa is…………………………..
a) The Time of the Hero b) The Green House c) Conversation in the Cathedral d) Aunt Julia and the Script writer
274. ……………………………. is the central theme of Mario Vargas Llosa’s book titled ‘Garcia Marquez: Story of a Decide.
a) The friendship of Marquez and Llosa b) Criticism of Marquez’s writings
c) New trends in Latin American Literature d) Discussions on Magical Realism
275. Latin American war of independence started in the…………………………..
a) 15th century b) 16th century c) 17th century d) 18th century
276. Simon Bolivar was a…………………military and political leader.
a) Venezuelan b) Bolivian c) Brazilian d) Columbian
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277. ……………………… is regarded as the “El‐ Libertador” (The Liberator) of Latin American colonies?
a) San Martin b) Simon Bolivar c) Cheguvera d) Francisco de Paula
278. …………………………….. was the prime leader of the Southern part of South America’s successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.
a) Simon Bolivar b) Francisco de Paula c) San Martin d) Alxandre
279. Name the army, formed by San Martin to fight against Spanish Empire in South America?
a) New Army b) Army of the Andes c) People’s Army d) Army of Youths
280. ……………………..is regarded as the ‘National Hero’ of Argentina.
a) San Lorenzo b) San Martin c) Paula de d) Simon Bolivar
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1. c) Roman
2. a) 1588
3. b) Charles II
4. a) George III
5. c) Rudyard Kipling
6. a) 1899
7. a) Justifying Whiteman’s civilising mission over the eastern countries
8. a) Rudyard Kipling
9 c) George Orwell
10. d) Bombay
11. d) Rudyard Kipling
12 b) Orientalism
13. a) William Jones
14. c) 1784
15. c) Edward Said
16. a) Edward Said
17. a) 1978
18. b) Edward Said
19. b) Flag of Great Britain
20. b) 1908
21. a) 1837
22. b) German Prince, who married Queen Victoria
23. c) 1901
24. b) 63 years
25 a) George Stephenson
26. d) Rowland Hill
27. b) Queen Victoria
28. c) Victorian shirt collars
29. d) 1809
30. d) Alfred Tennyson
31. c) 1892
32. d) 1822
33. c) Dover Beach
34. c) 1888
35. b) George Elliot
36. d) Benjamin Disraeli
37. b) Middle Class
38. a) Victorian Middle Class
39. b) 1809
40. a) 1859
41. c) The voyage of Charles Darwin
42. a) Charles Darwin
43. d) 1871
44. c) Charles Darwin
45. c) 1882
46. c) Oxford Movement
47. c) Oxford Movement
48. a) 1830s
49. d) Henry Newman
50. b) John Locke
51. d) John Lock
52. c) England
53. b) Utilitarians
54. c) Jeremy Bentham
55. c) Utilitarian Philosophy
56. d) Jeremy Bentham
57. c) Jeremy Bentham
58. a) John Stuart Mill
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59. b) Henry Sid wick
60. b) Charles II
61. d) Danby
62. c) Anthony Ashley‐cooper
63. c) Development of party system
64). a) During Exclusion Bill Debate
65. b) Conservative
66. c) Liberal
67. a) John Kay
68. d) James Hargreaves
69. b) Power loom
70. c) Whitney
71. c) Steam Engine
72. b) 1769
73. a) 1785
74. a) 1733
75. a) John Mac Adam
76. a) George Stephenson
77. c) Rowland Hill
78. b) 1840
79. b) Telegraph
80. c) 1851
81. a) Robert Owen
82. c) The Northern Star
83. c) Working Men Association
84. c) People’s Charter
85. a) William Lovett and Francis Place
86. c) O’Conner
87. d) Robert Peel
88. b) 18th century
89. c) Invention of machine for sowing seeds
90. d) Lord Townshend
91. a) Norfolk system
92. b) Robert Bake well
93. c) Annals of Agriculture
94. b) Arthur Young
95. b) Agrarian Revolution
96. b) Arthur Young
97. b) Physiocrats
98. c) Leave Things alone
99. c) Adam Smith
100. b) Adam Smith
101. b) Adam Smith
102. c) On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
103. b) Capitalist class
104. b) Less populated constituencies
105. b) Reform Act of 1832
106. b) Reform Act of 1832
107. a) Lord Grey
108. c) William IV
109. c) Third Reform Bill of 1832
110. b) June 1832
111. b) Act of 1832
112. a) G.M. Trevelyan
113. b) Whig Party
114. b) 1809
115. c) Irish Reform Policy
116. a) 1870
117. c) Forster’s Education Act
118. b) 1870
119. b) Test Act of 1871
120. a) 1804
121. b) Benjamin Disraeli
122. c) 1837
123. b) Tory Party
124. d) Benjamin Disraeli
125. c) Queen Victoria
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126. d) Benjamin Disraeli
127. c) Artisans Dwelling Act
128. c) Co‐operative movement
129. b) Robert Owen
130. a) Robert Owen
131. d) New Lanark
132. a) Dr. William King
133. b) The Co‐operator
134. b) John Wesley
135. c) 1703
136. c) Thought upon Slavery
137. b) Robert Owen
138. b) John Wesley
139. b) Louis Philip
140. b) Support of 1848 Revolution
141. c) Lord Russell
142. c) 1815
143. c) Lord Liverpool
144. c) An Act to prohibit import of Corn in to England
145. c) 1839
146. a) Richard Cobden and John Bright
147. c) Robert Peel
148. b) 1846
149. a) 7th February 1812
150. c) Charles Dickens
151. c) David Copperfield
152. c) 1859
153. c) Predicament of poor and oppressed
154. c) Vanity Fair
155. a) 1870
156. c) Calcutta
157. d) Vanity Fair
158. b) Dublin
159. c) Oscar Wilde
160. c) Oscar Wilde
161. c) English Painters, Poets and Critics
162. b) 1848
163. c) Pre‐Raphaelite Brotherhood
164. b) The Germ
165. c) William Wilberforce
166. b) 1833
167. a) 1833
168. b) 28th July 1914
169. d) Germany
170. c) France
171. a) First World War
172. b) France &Germany
173. a) Battle of Sedan
174. d) Assassination of Arch Duke, Francis Ferdinand
175. c) 28th June 1914
176. b) Gavrilo Principe
177. c) National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies
178. a) Women’s Social and Political Union
179. d) Right for women to vote
180. b) Millicent Fawcett
181. c) Emmeline Pankhurst
182. b) 1903
183. a) Passage of the People Act of 1918
184. c) British Socialist Movement
185. b) Quintus Fabius Maximus
186. b) Frank Podmore
187. c) J.S. Mill
188. a) 4th January 1884
189. b) London
190. c) The Fellowship of the New Life
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191. b) William Temple
192. c) Herbert Asquith
193. b) Beveridge Report
194. b) December 1942
195. b) 1900
196. b) Formation of Labour Party
197. b) Sidney Webb
198. b) 1924
199. d) Ramsey Macdonald
200. a) Tony Cliff
201. c) 1939
202. c) 1945
203. b) Second World War
204. b) The Hollow men
205. b) America
206. b) 1888
207. d) T.S. Eliot
208. c) 1948
209. b) The Hollow men
210. b) Ash Wednesday
211. c) Bertrand Russell
212. a) Bertrand Russell
213. c) Thomas Hardy
214. d) Thomas Hardy
215. c) A.J. Toynbee
216. d) A.J. Toynbee
217. b) Ireland
218. b) 1923
219. a) W.B. Yeats
220. a) A.E. Zimmern
221. c) General Smuts
222. a) Formation of Commonwealth of Nations
223. b) Marlborough House, London
224. c) 1965
225. a) E.M. Forster
226. c) Flora Annie Steel
227. c) On the Face of the Waters
228. a) Anglo‐Indian Poet
229. c) Edward M. Thomson
230. b) Debate over Western Education in India
231. b) 2nd February 1835
232. c) T.B. Macaulay
233. c) Charter Act of 1813
234. c) 1 lakh
235. c) General Committee of Public Instruction
236. b) Lord Auckland
237. b) Sir Charles Wood
238. c) Sir Charles Wood
239. b) Calcutta, Bombay, Madras
240. d) Canada
241. b) Latin America
242. c) Michel Chevalier
243. b) Queen Isabella of Spain
244. c) Christopher Columbus’s ships sailed to the New World
245. a) 12th October 1492
246. c) Court
247. c) Forced labour
248. c) Bernal Diaz
249. b) Esteban Echeverria
250. a) Ruben Dario
251. b) Nicaraguan poet
252. a) Argentine poet
253. b) Hopscotch
254. c) Pablo Neruda
255. d) Chile
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256. c) Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
257. b) Spanish Civil War of 1936
258. d) Pablo Neruda
259. c) 1971
260. b) Brazil
261. a) Juao Guimaraes Rosa
262. b) Argentine writer
263. b) Eduardo Mallea
264. c) Eduardo Mallea
265. a) 1927
266. d) Columbia
267. c) 1982
268. b) One Hundred Years of Solitude
269. c) Magical Realism
270. c) One Hundred Years of Solitude
271. a) Peru
272. c) 2010
273. c) Conversation in the Cathedral
274. b) Criticism of Marquez’s writings
275. d) 18th century
276. a) Venezuelan
277. b) Simon Bolivar
278. c) San Martin
279. b) Army of the Andes
280. b) San Martin
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