Class 12 English Prose Ch-1 Indian Civilization and Culture MCQs Exam 2027

Section A: Indian Civilization and Culture (By Mahatma Gandhi)

About the Author (Mahatma Gandhi)

1. Mahatma Gandhi has written the lesson—

   (A) I have a Dream

   (B) The Artist

   (C) Indian Civilization and Culture

   (D) The Earth

2. ‘Indian Civilization and Culture’ is written by: (2024)

   (A) Mahatma Gandhi

   (B) Dr. Zakir Hussain

   (C) Manohar Malgonkar

   (D) Shiga Naoya

3. Gandhi Ji was born in ……..

   (A) 1867

   (B) 1868

   (C) 1869

   (D) 1870

4. Gandhiji died at the hands of a fanatic on ………..

   (A) 31st October, 1984

   (B) 15th August, 1947

   (C) 30th January, 1948

   (D) 26th January, 1950

5. Gandhiji completely dominated Indian politics : [BSEB, 2025A]

   (A) from 1915 till 1948

   (B) from 1917 till 1947

   (C) from 1920 till 1950

   (D) from 1930 till 1952

6. Gandhi went to Champaran in …….. (2018)

   (A) 1915

   (B) 1916

   (C) 1917

   (D) 1918

7. Gandhi Ji was more a ………. than a politician.

   (A) Spiritual leader

   (B) Economist

   (C) Social reformer

   (D) Scientist

8. …….. was a spiritual leader than a politician.

   (A) Nehruji

   (B) Sardar Patel

   (C) Mahatma Gandhi

   (D) Indira Gandhi

9. Gandhi Ji’s life was devoted to :

   (A) politics

   (B) social service

   (C) truth and non-violence

   (D) all of these

10. Gandhi Ji used …….. and …….. as the chief weapons against the British rule in India. (2020)

    (A) Swords and guns

    (B) Truth and Non-violence

    (C) Money and power

    (D) Speeches and strikes

11. ‘My Experiments with Truth’ was written by …….. [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) Abul Kalam Azad

    (B) J.L. Nehru

    (C) Mahatma Gandhi

    (D) Sardar Patel

12. Which one of the following is the journal of Mahatma Gandhi?

    (A) Young India

    (B) New India

    (C) Indian Mirror

    (D) The Times

13. …. is dead against blind imitation of western civilization.

    (A) Nehruji

    (B) Gandhiji

    (C) Patel

    (D) Ambedkar

Definitions and Core Values of Civilization

14. The state of development of a people is called :

    (A) Civilization

    (B) Population

    (C) Inspiration

    (D) Migration

15. Civilization is the state of development of a ……..

    (A) people

    (B) animal

    (C) bird

    (D) non-living things

16. Civilization points out to man— [BSEB, 2019C]

    (A) how to make money

    (B) how to win the enemy

    (C) the path of duty

    (D) the way of living

17. “Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.” is from :

    (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (B) A Child is Born

    (C) A Marriage Proposal

    (D) Bharat is My Home

18. Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the: (2023)

    (A) path of duty

    (B) path of enmity

    (C) path of luxury

    (D) path of vanity

19. Civilization helps in the development of : [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) sense of duty

    (B) non-living things

    (C) spiritualism

    (D) animals and birds

20. The Gujarati equivalent for civilization means— [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) bad conduct

    (B) intelligent conduct

    (C) good conduct

    (D) delightful conduct

21. Has civilization taught us to be more …….. towards one another?

    (A) enemy

    (B) angry

    (C) artist

    (D) friendly

22. ……. has taught us to be friendly towards one another. [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Progress

    (B) Ideas

    (C) Inventions

    (D) Civilization

23. Sacrifice is the sole aim of our—

    (A) Philosopher

    (B) farmers

    (C) Rishis

    (D) Scientists

24. In no civilization have all men attained ……..

    (A) enmity

    (B) jealousy

    (C) perfection

    (D) education

25. Civilization, in the real sense of the term, consists not in the multiplication, but in the deliberate and voluntary …….. of wants.

    (A) expansion

    (B) restriction

    (C) increase

    (D) promotion

Indian vs. Western Civilization

26. ‘I believe that the civilization India has evolved is not to be beaten in the world’ is from ………..

    (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (B) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

    (C) The Earth

    (D) Bharat is My Home

27. Indian glory is that it is—

    (A) immovable

    (B) movable

    (C) uncivilised

    (D) ignorant

28. India remains immovable and that is her—

    (A) independence

    (B) glory

    (C) honesty

    (D) power

29. Indian civilization is : (2019)

    (A) based on belief in God

    (B) based on partiality

    (C) based on matter

    (D) based on ignorance

30. The values of Indian Civilization are still …….. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) dead

    (B) missing

    (C) alive

    (D) forgotten

31. After all, there is something in Hinduism that has kept it alive up till now is from : [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (B) I Have a Dream

    (C) The Artist

    (D) The Earth

32. The sentence ‘After all, there is something in Hinduism that has kept it alive up till now’ is taken from ……..

    (A) Artist

    (B) The Earth

    (C) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (D) I have a Dream

33. Indian civilization elevates the ……..

    (A) Foundation

    (B) Moral being

    (C) Physical body

    (D) Mental ability

34. ‘Simple living and high thinking’ is the base of —

    (A) American Civilization

    (B) Indian Civilization

    (C) European Civilization

    (D) None of these

35. Plain living and high thinking is the motto of a ……..

    (A) Western Philosopher

    (B) Eastern Philosopher

    (C) North Philosopher

    (D) None of these

36. The charge against India is that : [BSEB, 2018A]

    (A) her people are uncivilised, ignorant and stolid

    (B) her people are very smart

    (C) her people are hardworking

    (D) her people are religious

37. The sentence ‘The distinguishing characteristic of modern civilization is our indefinite multiplicity of wants’ is from :

    (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (B) I Have a Dream

    (C) The Earth

    (D) A Child is Born

38. The sentence, “The distinguishing characteristic of modern civilization is our indefinite multiplicity of wants’ is from. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (B) I have a Dream

    (C) A Child is Born

    (D) The Earth

39. Modern civilization is the worship of : [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Ethics

    (B) Brotherhood

    (C) Material

    (D) Equality

40. What is that modern civilization? It is the worship of ……. [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) material

    (B) ethical

    (C) brotherhood

    (D) equality

41. The western civilization has the tendency to privilege ……..

    (A) Purity

    (B) Morality

    (C) Materiality

    (D) Spirituality

42. “The drift of western civilization is such that we must shun it if we want to live at all” is from :

    (A) Bharat is My Home

    (B) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (C) The Earth

    (D) How Free is the Press

43. “I am thankful to the west for many a thing I have learnt from western literature” is taken from :

    (A) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (B) I Have a Dream

    (C) Bharat is My Home

    (D) The Earth

44. European civilization will mean …….. for India.

    (A) want

    (B) ruin

    (C) real

    (D) living

45. European civilization will mean ….. for India.

    (A) want

    (B) living

    (C) real

    (D) ruin

Mind, Passions, and Human Nature

46. Gandhi Ji says that mind is a …….. bird.

    (A) restless

    (B) happy

    (C) flying

    (D) lonely

47. “Mind is a restless bird which always remains …….. “

    (A) hungry

    (B) unsatisfied

    (C) thirsty

    (D) satisfied

48. According to Gandhi, mind is a :

    (A) restless bird

    (B) restless body

    (C) restless heart

    (D) restless soul

49. “The more we indulge in our passions, the more unbridled they become” is taken from—

    (A) Bharat is My Home

    (B) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (C) How Free is the Press

    (D) A Child is Born

50. Wealth and luxuries do not make a …….. happy. (2021)

    (A) bird

    (B) man

    (C) cow

    (D) dog

51. “Some of the immediate and brilliant results of modern inventions are too maddening to resist.” is from—

    (A) Bharat is My Home

    (B) A Pinch of Snuff

    (C) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (D) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind

52. The sentence, ‘Modern invention are too maddening to resist’ is from: [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) I Have a Dream

    (B) A Child is Born

    (C) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (D) The Artist

The Wisdom of Our Ancestors

53. Our ancestors enjoyed …….. Rule. (2022)

    (A) Nice

    (B) Society

    (C) Home

    (D) Nation

54. Our ancestors enjoyed …….. Rule.

    (A) Home

    (B) Foreign

    (C) Slave

    (D) Military

55. ……….. were satisfied with true Home Rule.

    (A) Our ancestors

    (B) Germans

    (C) Italians

    (D) Greeks

56. …….. were satisfied with small villages. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) Our ancestors

    (B) Germans

    (C) Romans

    (D) Italians

57. ‘Our ancestors, therefore, set a limit to our ……. ? [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) land

    (B) indulgences

    (C) towns

    (D) grains

58. Ancestors’ limit to our indulgences was because :

    (A) we would become lazy

    (B) we would be unhappy

    (C) more we indulge, the more unbridled they become

    (D) none of these

59. “Observing all this, our ancestors dissuaded us from luxuries and pleasures.” is from : [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) A Pinch of Snuff

    (B) The Earth

    (C) Indian Civilization and Culture

    (D) India Through a Traveller’s Eyes

60. Large cities were a snare and a useless encumbrance and that people would not be happy in them, was thought by ……..

    (A) Romans

    (B) Greeks

    (C) Our ancestors

    (D) Italians

61. Our forefathers did not invent machinery because : [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) they knew we would become slaves

    (B) they knew we would be happy

    (C) they did not like it

    (D) they were jealous

62. The food in Indian villages was served on …….. leaves. [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) banana

    (B) banyan

    (C) papaya

    (D) mango

World Civilizations and History

63. The people of Europe are inspired by ………. and Roman writers.

    (A) British

    (B) Greek

    (C) German

    (D) Indian

64. The world famous Attic civilization is in ……..

    (A) Greece

    (B) Italy

    (C) Spain

    (D) Portugal

65. Attic civilization belongs to : [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) India

    (B) Greece

    (C) Rome

    (D) China

66. Who were the Pharaohs?

    (A) Rulers of Egypt

    (B) Rulers of Russia

    (C) Rulers of India

    (D) Rulers of Greece

67. …….. were rulers of Egypt. [BSEB, 2018A]

    (A) Americans

    (B) Africans

    (C) Iranians

    (D) Pharaohs

68. Pharaohs were rulers of ancient—

    (A) Russia

    (B) Egypt

    (C) India

    (D) Greece

69. Gibbon is associated with—

    (A) Italy

    (B) Sweden

    (C) Russia

    (D) America

General Vocabulary and Inventions

70. What does the ‘Golden Fleece’ mean?

    (A) A difficult thing to find

    (B) A silver coin

    (C) A piece of cloth

    (D) A golden bird

71. The invention of ……….. proved a milestone in our development.

    (A) fire

    (B) agriculture

    (C) carpentry

    (D) none of these

72. The last of the pre-historic invention was : [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) hunting

    (B) cooking

    (C) writing

    (D) taming

Section B: Other Prose & Miscellaneous

73. “The Portrait of a Lady” is written by: (2019)

    (A) Khushwant Singh

    (B) R. K. Narayan

    (C) Mulk Raj Anand

    (D) Raja Rao

74. ‘Bharat is My Home’ is written by:

    (A) Mahatma Gandhi

    (B) Dr. Zakir Hussain

    (C) Pearl S. Buck

    (D) H.E. Bates

75. Which of these is a story about a musician? (Sample for The Artist)

    (A) The Earth

    (B) The Artist

    (C) A Child is Born

    (D) My Marriage Proposal

76. Who is the author of ‘A Pinch of Snuff’?

    (A) Mahatma Gandhi

    (B) Manohar Malgonkar

    (C) Shiga Naoya

    (D) Anton Chekhov

77. ‘I Have a Dream’ is a speech delivered by:

    (A) Germaine Greer

    (B) H.E. Bates

    (C) Martin Luther King, Jr.

    (D) Bertrand Russell

78. ‘The Earth’ is written by:

    (A) Pearl S. Buck

    (B) H.E. Bates

    (C) Anton Chekhov

    (D) Shiga Naoya