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Ideas That Have Helped Mankind

The document presents a series of quiz questions and answers related to Bertrand Russell and his work 'Ideas That Have Helped Mankind.' It covers various topics including Russell's achievements, the significance of ideas in human development, and the impact of intelligence on survival. The quiz format highlights key concepts and historical facts associated with Russell's contributions to literature and philosophy.

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Ideas That Have Helped Mankind

The document presents a series of quiz questions and answers related to Bertrand Russell and his work 'Ideas That Have Helped Mankind.' It covers various topics including Russell's achievements, the significance of ideas in human development, and the impact of intelligence on survival. The quiz format highlights key concepts and historical facts associated with Russell's contributions to literature and philosophy.

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5.

IDEAS THAT HAVE HELPED MANKIND

1. Bertrand Russell was awarded Nobel Prize in literature in the year –

(A) 1956

(B) 1952

(C) 1950

(D) 1953

Ans:- (C)

2. Bertrand Russell is the author of the prose-piece -

(A) How free is The Press

(B) The Artist

(C) The Earth

(D) Ideas that have helped mankind

Ans:- (D)

3. We are able to get variety of enjoyment due to –

(A) Our intelligence

(B) Our riches

(C) Our physical strength

(D) None of these

Ans:- (A)

4. We are more friendly –

(A) Within the herd

(B) Outside the herd

(C) Everywhere

(D) Nowhere
Ans:- (A)

5. After language the second most important thing which

helped mankind was –

(A) Gold

(B) Silver

(C) Fire

(D) None of these

Ans:- (C)

6. The taming of domestic animals made life –

(A) Pleasanter

(B) Fearful

(C) Harmful

(D) None of these

Ans:- (A)

7. 'Ideas That Have Helped Mankind' has been written by –

(A) G Greer

(B) D.L. Sayers

(C) H.E. Bates

(D) Bertrand Russell

Ans:- (D)

8. Bertrand Russell died in –

(A) 1940

(B) 1950

(C) 1960
(D) 1970

Ans:- (D)

9. Russell was awarded Nobel Prize for –

(A) Philosophy

(B) Literature

(C) Medicine

(D) Economics

Ans:- (B)

10. The most indubitable respect in which ideas have helped mankind is –

(A) More knowledge

(B) Numbers

(C) Happiness

(D) Less numbers

Ans:- (B)

11. Survival for homosapiens primarily was –

(A) A problem

(B) Never a problem

(C) Both of them

(D) None of these

Ans:- (A)

12. Birds die of hunger in large numbers –

(A) During summer

(B) During rainy season.

(C) During winter


(D) None of these

Ans:- (C)

13. During summer birds –

(A) Remember this catastrophe

(B) Forget this catastrophe

(C) Fear from this

(D) None of these

Ans:- (B)

14. Every human death by starvation is preceded by a long period of –

(A) Sorrow

(B) Anxiety

(C) Happiness

(D) None of these

Ans:- (B)

15. Human belngs suffer more due to their –

(A) Ignorance

(B) Intelligence

(C) Reluctance

(D) None of these

Ans:- (B)

16. Animals get pleasure from –

(A) Music

(B) Football

(C) Science
(D) None of these

Ans:- (D)

17. Bertrand Russell has written the lesson –

(A) The Artist

(B) Ideas That Have Helped Mankind

(C) I Have a Dream

(D) A Pinch of Snuff

Ans:- (B)

18. Bertrand Russell was a philosopher and a –

(A) Historian

(B) Scientist

(C) Mathematician

(D) Geologist

Ans:- (C)

19. The invention of ………. Was more important than Domestication of animals.

(A) Car

(B) Fire

(C) Agriculture

(D) None of these

Ans:- (C)

20. Civilization taught us –

(A) To be unlawful

(B) To be rude or cruel

(C) To be more friendly towards others


(D) None of these

Ans:- (C)

21. …… was also a commentator on a large variety of topics.

(A) Martin Luther King, Jr.

(B) Bertrant Russell

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Dr. Zakir Hussain

Ans:- (B)

22. In …….. the last step was never taken.

(A) India

(B) Germany

(C) China

(D) France

Ans:- (C)

23. ………. Would not help the corn to grow unless he was allowed to feast on the blood of children.

(A) Toloch

(B) Moloch

(C) Noloch

(D) None of these

Ans:- (B)

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