BA I 
       A. Answer the foollowing question , choosing from the options 
        below. 
        1) Lyadurai  Solomon  taught  Kalam  that  in  order  to  make  something 
         happen , one must. 
          a)  Work very hard        c) have an aptitude for the task at hand 
          b) Desire it intensely  d) all of the above 
        2) Kalam hand always been fascinated by. 
          a)  The teaching profession     c)aeronautical engineering 
          b) Physics                                   d) the flight of birds  
        3) Which of the following statements is not true about kalam? 
         a) Kalam always got the first rank throughout school and college. 
         b) Kalam benefitted from inspirational teachers at every level. 
         c)  Kalam was an active participant in literary and cultural activities 
           organised by his college. 
         d) Kalam studied at MIT with the help of a scholarship. 
        4) What did kalam‟s friends in Rameswaram teach him? 
          a)  The importace of spirituality 
          b) Effective time management 
          c)  Self – awareness 
          d) A practical bent of mind 
        5) Which  of  these  authors  does  kalam  name  as  one  of  his  favourite 
         writers? 
          a)  Mahatma Gandhi                              c) Leo Tolstoy 
          b) Emily Bronte                                      d) Isaac Newton 
        6) Why did kalam decide to study engineering? 
          a)  It was more lucrative 
          b) It would help him get a job easily 
          c)  It would help him achieve his childhood dream of flying 
          d) It was a cheaper option as compared to physics 
        7) ______ Believed that aptitude and passion for one‟s subject were the 
         key to success. 
         a)   Prof sponder                            c)  prof pandalai 
         b) Prof kurt tank                            d) Iyadurai solomon  
        8) Which of thes professors taught kalam,through a practical lesson,the 
         value of hard work and the importance of delivering under pressure? 
                       a)  Prof narasingha rao                     c) prof pandalai 
                       b) Prof sponder                                d) prof srinivasan 
                  9) What does the author describe as the inevitable corollary of loving? 
                       a)  Laughing                                       c) losing 
                       b) Marriage                                      d) unbearable grief 
                  10)     Where  did the sparrows build their nest? 
                       a)  Behind the air – conditioner    c) in the kitchen 
                       b) On a cupboard                           d)  in the bedroom  
                  11)     The bird‟s nest comprised : 
                       a) Grass , leaves and plastic sheets 
                       b) Grass and hay 
                       c)  Flowers , leaves and insects 
                       d) Grass , leaves and cotton wool 
                  12)     Why are the dogs sometimes slapped? 
                       a)  For playing with numm numm 
                       b) For killing baby birds 
                       c)  For entering the bedroom 
                       d) For destroying birds‟ nests 
                  13)     How did the female sparrow die? 
                       a)  She was killed by the dogs 
                       b) She fell in to a bucket of water 
                       c)  She fell off from a high ledge 
                       d) She hit the fan while flying 
                  14)     The female sparrow is :  
                       a) Smaller, with a grey white and body 
                       b) Smaller, with a black throat and chest 
                       c)  larger, with a grey white body 
                       d) Smaller, with chestnut and black wings 
                  15)     What did the author find in the nest? 
                       a)  A baby bird                          c) both (a) and (b) 
                       b) A speckled egg                   d) Neither (a) nor(b) 
                  16)     Numb needed to be fed every_____. 
                       a)  Day                                      c) one hour 
                       b) Two hours                         d) half hour 
                           
                  17)     Which of these was numb not fed? 
                       a)  Dahlia                                      c) watermelon 
                       b) Insects                                     d) bread 
                  18)     Why did the author refuse to document numm numm‟s growth? 
                       a) She wanted to believe numb would stay with her forever 
                       b) She found numbs growth uninteresting 
                       c)  She had a foreboding that numb would be killed soon 
                       d) She disliked writing in diaries and journals. 
                  19)     What caused numb to lose confidence in her flying    
                              abilities? 
                       a)  Her father‟s discouragement 
                       b) The author‟s flying 
                       c)  The dog barking at her 
                       d) The fan rotating at high speeds 
                  20)     What does the author decide to do after numb dies? 
                       a)  slap her dogs and get rid of them 
                       b) close up her bedroom so that no more nests are built there 
                       c)  open a sanctuary for injured birds 
                       d) kill the father sparrow as well 
                  21)     What was the precise moment when India become a free country? 
                      a)  Dawn                                   c) midnight 
                      b) Early evening                                 d) noon 
                  22)     Why does Neharu say their „hearts are heavy with sorrow‟? 
                      a) Because of the memories of hard times and comrades lost  
                      b) Because the british haveleft india  
                      c)  Because of the partition 
                      d) Because of the hard work which lies ahead 
                  23)     What aims does Nehru list for the nation to pursue ? 
                      a)  Ending British rule in Indian and eliminating all their systems 
                      b) Making India the richest nation in the  worlds  and  increasing the 
                         GDP 
                      c)  Eradicating crime and increasing health and sanitation facilities 
                      d) Ending  poverty,  ignorance  ,  disease  and  in  equality  of 
                         opportunity 
                  24)     Peace is ___________________ 
                      a)  Invincible 
                      b) Inconvertible 
                      c)  Indivisible 
                      d) inveterate 
                  25)     Nehru compares freedom to: 
                      a)  The sun  
                      b) Dawn  
                      c)  A star 
                      d) Midnight 
                  26)     Who does Nehru credit as the architect of India‟s freedom? 
                      a)  Lord Mountbatten 
                      b) Mahatma Gandhi 
                      c)  Nirad Chaudhari 
                      d) Faceless and tireless freedom fighters 
                  27)     What does Nehru urge his fellow-Indians to eschew? 
                      a)  Poverty and illiteracy 
                      b) Communalism and narrow – mindedness 
                      c)  Wealth and comfort 
                      d) British habits and mannerisms 
                  28)     How did Ray begin his career? 
                      a)  As an actor  
                      b) As a writer 
                      c)  As a graphic designer 
                      d) As a poet 
                  29)     In Ray‟s opinion, films and advertising are similar fields because: 
                      a)   They both deal with lighting 
                      b) They both utilise music  
                      c)  They both need a lot of money 
                      d) They are both creative fields where artists express themselves 
                         aesthetically. 
                  30)     How does Ray refer to cinema? 
                      a) The highest form of commercial art  
                      b) A fool‟s errand 
                      c)  Art for the people, by the people 
                      d) Art for art‟s sake 
                  31)     Where did ray shoot Pather Panchali? 
                      a)  In the pristine backwaters of Kerala 
                      b) In the dense mangroves of the Sunderbans 
                      c)  In the unglamorous backwoods of a Bengali village 
                      d) In a dilapidated mansion in Calcutta 
                  32)     What did Ray find to be the hardest part of making his first film?