Kerala SET 2019 Jul Question Paper _8_

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1. “Gandhi is a social scientist because he follows social truth by the scientific
method of observation, intuition and intellectual hypothesis and experimental test.”
Who made this statement?
A) Richard B.Gregg B) AmartyaSen
C) S. Radhakrishnan D) Gene Sharp

2. ---- documented and classified 198 different methods of nonviolent action into
nonviolent protest and persuation, non cooperation and nonviolent intervention.
A) Vincent Sheean B) Gene Sharp
C) Narayan Desai D) Rajani Kothari

3. What among the following was criticised and called as satanical by Gandhi in his
book “Hind Swaraj”
A) Machinery B) Modern civilization
C) Parliament D) Railways

4. Gandhi said “I hate privileges and monopoly. Whatever cannot be shared with the
masses is ------- for me”.
A) Unacceptable B) Evil
C) Taboo D) None of these

5. According to Gandhi, “it’ would not come by the acquisition of authority by a few but
by the acquisition of capacity by all in resisting the authority when abused. What does
‘it’ refers to?
A) Ramarajya B) The real Swaraj
C) Sarvodaya D) Village republic

6. Around 1928-1930, Gandhi refined his formulation about God and came to the
conclusion that ------.
A) Truth is God B) God is truth
C) God is Love D) God is light

7. Thinkathiya system is associated with
A) Champaran Satyagraha B) Bardoli Satyagraha
C) Ahamedabad Mill strike D) Vaikomsatyagraha

8. “Soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by
water, nor withered by wind” These words are from
A) Ramayana B) The Bible
C) Rig veda D) Bhagavad Gita

9. The political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice,
environmentalism and nonviolence.
A) Green party B) Human rights party
C) Republican party of India D) Swaraj Party

10. The English monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Mission started by Swami
Vivekananda:
A) Gandhi Marg B) Young India
C) Prabuddha Bharata D) Navajeevan

11. The first edition of Gandhi’s Autobiography was published in two volumes. The first
and second volumes of it were published in-----.
A) 1907 and1908 B) 1914 and 1915
C) 1945 and 1946 D) 1927 and 1928

12. Gandhi said, ‘the outstanding impression my mother has left on my memory’ is that of:
A) Fear of God B) Saintliness C) Faith in God D) Vegetarianism

13. Gandhi observed that ---------- of one language makes knowledge of other languages
comparatively easy.
A) Respect B) Understanding
C) Learning D) Scientific knowledge

14. Krishnashankar Pandya was Gandhi’s ----------- teacher.
A) Perssian B) Gujarati C) Sanskrit D) English

15. According to Gandhi, a clean confession, combined with a promise never to commit
the sin again, when offered before one who have the right to receive it is the purest
type of:
A) Prayer B) Repentance C) Apology D) Love

16. The book “The Ethics of Diet” which Gandhi considered as biographical history of the
literature of humane dietetics from the earliest period to the present day was written by:
A) Howard Williams B) Betsy DeVos
C) Dr. Jill Carr D) Dr. Oldfield

17. Full of neophyte’s zeal for vegetarianism, Gandhi decided to start a vegetarian club in
his locality, ----------- in England.
A) Crown colony B) Orange free street
C) West Kensington D) Bayswater

18. ‘The song of Celestial’ by Sir Edwin Arnold is the translation of:
A) Old Testment B) Bhagavat Gita
C) Ramayana D) Upanishads

19. Gandhi sharply differed from all economists, in respect of the theory of labour. To
him, labour was not a ----------- as economists define it.
A) Utility B) Disutility C) Surplus D) Value

20. --------- is the secret of happy life for Gandhi
A) Renunciation B) Celibacy
C) Consumption D) Non-violence

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21. Whom does historian Ramachandra Guha call ‘Green Gandhian’ by portraying him as
the founder of modern environmentalism in India?
A) Bharatan Kumarappa B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
C) Vandanashiva D) J.C.Kumarappa

22. The Wardha Scheme recommends ----- years of compulsory basic education for boys
and girls.
A) Five B) Seven C) Ten D) Twelve

23. According to J.C. Kumarappa, which among the following is the highest form of
economy in nature?
A) Economy of service B) Parasitic economy
C) Predatory economy D) Economy of enterprise

24. Match the following:
List A List B
a. Cow in our Economy 1. Vinoba Bhave
b. Swarajya Shastra 2. J C Kumarappa
c. My Gandhi 3. Ravindra Varma
d. The Spiritual Basis of Satyagraha 4. Narayan Desai

A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 B) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
C) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 D) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3

25. By ---------- we mean those aspects of culture, the symbolic sphere of our existence
that can be used to justify or legitimize direct or ‘structural violence.'
A) Social violence B) Cultural violence
C) Spiritual violence D) Intellectual violence

26. The Norvegian sociologist, mathematician and the principal founder of the
discipline of peace and conflict studies.
A) Petra Kelly B) Bertrand Russell
C) Johan Vincent Galtung D) T.M. Bondaref

27. About which of the following did Jayaprakash Narayan state that ‘it’ is a combination
of seven revolutions and its main motive being to bring in a change in the existing
society that is in tune with the ideals of the Sarvodaya.
A) Total revolution B) Cultural revolution
C) Village movement D) Social revolution

28. The two Gandhians awarded with Ramon Magsaysay Award:
A) VinobaBhave&G.Ramachandran
B) Jaya Prakash Narayan &J.C.Kumarappa
C) J.C.Kumarappa&Bharatan.Kumarappa
D) VinobaBhave&Jaya Prakash Narayan

29. ----------- considered power as an evil which should be eliminated from the social life
and hence he criticized Rajniti and propounded an alternative of Lokniti.
A) Jaya Prakash Narayan B) Vinoba Bhave
C) Nirmala Deshpande D) M.K.Gandhi

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30. According to Vinoba Bhave, Abhay is an important feature of--------.
A) Swarajya B) Shanti Sena C) Bhoodan D) Shramadan

31. Match the following:
List A List B
a. Lok Adalat 1. 1930
b. Non Co-operation Movement 2. 1920
c. Chipko Movement 3. 1973
d. Dandi March 4. 1987

A) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3 B) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
C) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4 D) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

32. The organization that was established in 1966 based on the decision of Swedish
Parliament:
A) Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame
B) Peace Research Institute Oslo
C) Gandhi Peace Foundation
D) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

33. The satyagraha struggle of Indians in South Africa lasted for
A) Eight years B) Ten Years C) Four Years D) None of these

34. The Natal Indian Congress was founded by M.K. Gandhi in:
A) 1904 B) 1894 C) 1885 D) 1907

35. To Gandhi, ------- is a call for humility. It is a call for self-purification.
A) Political work B) Prayer C) Labour D) Service

36. Fast is the last weapon in the armoury of the:
A) Coward B) Brave
C) Women D) Votary of ahimsa

37. It is a doctrine of multifacetedness of reality, a philosophy or doctrine of non-
absolutism and explains reality metaphysically. This description is about:
A) Anekantvada B) Advaita
C) Dialectical materialism D) Dialectical idealism

38. According to Gandhi, the truly rational individual will be guided not by rational
calculations but by his conscience which he equated to what he called the ---------.
A) Soul force B) Self C) Inner voice D) God

39. A religious term that means unflinching determination and lifelong commitment to an
observation of a ritual or ceremony:
A) Dharma B) Bhakthi Yoga C) Vrata D) Celibacy

40. What according to Gandhi was the core idea of Basic Scheme of Education?
A) Teach three ‘R’s
B) Intellectual development through vocational training
C) Inculcate democratic values
D) Inculcate moral values
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41. Which of the following peace brigade was started in February 2001 under the co-
sponsorship of Centre for peace studies at McMaster University, Hamilton and Indian
Scholorship and Advocacy organization, Sharmbharati(Patna)?
A) Mahila Shanti Sena B) Shanti Sena
C) Salvation Army D) International Peace Brigade

42. Who founded the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa after the end
of apartheid?
A) Winnie Mandela B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Nelson Mandela D) M.K.Gandhi

43. The protest movement against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was over --------- and
issues related to nuclear waste disposal.
A) Potential radiation threats B) Displacement of people
C) Sea water pollution D) Fear of explosion of the plant

44. Spiritual perception of the ‘Oneness of existence’ is the base of the vision of:
A) Swaraj B) Swadeshi C) Sarvodaya D) Trusteeship

45. “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not
be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.” Whose
words are these?
A) Martin Luther King Jr. B) B.R.Ambedker
C) Nelson Mandela D) M.K.Gandhi

46. Gandhi experimented his ideas on education first in:
A) Tolstoy farm B) Sabarmathi ashram
C) Phoenix settlement D) Sevagram ashram

47. Gandhi’s --------- was not only to leave him with conscious objection to war and war
efforts, but also to lead his country against imperialism.
A) Swadeshi B) Non-violence
C) Pacifism D) Internationalism

48. The goal of Buddhism is a state of lasting, unconditional happiness known as:
A) Moksha B) Salvation
C) Enlightenment D) Self-realization

49. Negotiation facilitated by a neutral third party is ----.
A) Resolution B) Mediation C) Settlement D) Arbitration

50. A set of values, attitudes, modes of behavior and ways of life that reject violence and
prevents conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and
negotiation among individuals, groups and nations:
A) Spiritual tradition B) Culture of peace
C) Ancient civilization D) Peace movement

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51. The procedure for settling disputes without litigation such as arbitration, mediation and
negotiation is known as :
A) Conflict resolution B) Conflict management
C) Conflict transformation D) Alternative dispute Resolution

52. The full members of the “Community of Ark” believed strongly in the principle of -----
expounded by Gandhi and Tolstoy.
A) Love of neighbour B) Forgiveness
C) Compassion D) Bread labour

53. To Paulo Freire“ --------- is a mechanism for the transformation from a Culture of
Violence to a Culture of Peace through a process of conscientation. “.
A) Peace movement B) Peace education
C) Adult education D) Non-violent social action

54. ------------ are at the heart of conflict transformation.
A) Human relationships B) Dialogues
C) Rapports D) None of these

55. It emphasizes the ‘restoring of relationships between victims and offenders and
between the offenders and communities. What does it refers to?
A) Social justice B) Distributive justice
C) Reconciliation D) Restorative justice

56. To a satyagrahi, pain is same as:
A) Sacrifice B) Pleasure
C) Liberation D) Self-actualization

57. The famous poetess who called Gandhi ‘Mickey Mouse’.
A) Kamala Das B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C) Sarojini Naidu D) Mirabehn

58. Gandhi’s insistence upon which of the following created a synthesis between the
revolutionary, the revolution, and the objective of the revolution?
A) Purity of end B) Self-rule C) Non-violence D) Purity of means

59. “He inspired my (Gandhi’s) life and is still inspiring it and in that I wish to purify and
spiritualize myself to that ideal” Who is he?
A) Gopala Krishna Gokhale B) Raychandbhai
C) Kaba Gandhi D) Ladha Maharaj

60. Gandhi’s nationalism was based on --------- of India.
A) Spiritual heritage B) Cultural heritage
C) Patriotism D) Anti- British feeling

61. Who differed with Gandhi on the issue of swadeshi, with charka as an integral part of
the programme?
A) Gopala Krishna Gokhale B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Subash Chandra Bose D) Motilal Nehru

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62. Swadeshism is not a cult of hatred. It is a doctrine of selfless service that has its roots
in the purest form of ahimsa which is otherwise known as:
A) Truth B) Spirituality
C) Love D) Nishkama Karma

63. Name of the person who read Ramayana for Gandhi’s father and left a deep impression
on Gandhi.
A) Mavji Dave B) Raychandbhai
C) Putalibai D) Ladha Maharaj

64. Gandhi’s grandfather, Uttamchand Gandhi was known by another name too. What was
it?
A) Ota Gandhi B) Kaba Gandhi
C) Tulasidas Gandhi D) Manilal Gandhi

65. Gandhi felt that “the labourer has to realize that the wealthy man is less owner of his
wealth than the labourer is the owner of his own, viz, -------”.
A) The power of wealth B) The power for action
C) The power of work D) The intellectual power

66. To Gandhi, working for equality means abolishing the eternal conflict between:
A) Man and man B) Capital and labour
C) Man and nature D) Land and labour

67. Under the Gandhian economic order, the character of production will be determined
not by personal whim and greed but by:
A) Profit motive B) Demand and supply forces
C) Self-realization D) Social necessity

68. J.C.Kumarappa opines that if a society is to fulfill its purposes smoothly and without
periodical upheavals, the control must be from inner self and not outside. Such a state
in a society may be called:
A) Cultural revolution B) Direct democracy
C) Cultural democracy D) Indirect democracy

69. Five cardinal vows can be found in famous Yogasutras of:
A) Patanjali B) Buddha C) Mahavira D) Veda Vyasa

70. Gandhi observed that “it was most tolerant of all religions. Its freedom from dogmas
gave the votary the largest scope of self-expression. Not being an exclusive religion it
enabled the followers not merely respect for all other religions but to admire and
assimilate whatever may be good in the other faiths …” The observations made by
Gandhi was about
A) Christianity B) Jainism C) Buddhism D) Hinduism

71. To Gandhi, adult education means --------- of the adult by the word of mouth.
A) Learning three ‘R’s B) Political education
C) Cultural education D) Moral education

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72. What helped the Indian National Congress to become a mass movement during the
period of freedom struggle?
A) Constructive work B) Nationalism
C) Patriotism D) Salt satyagraha

73. Gandhi said that the message of spinning wheel is really to replace the spirit of
exploitation by:
A) The spirit of capitalism B) The spirit of entrepreneurship
C) The spirit of service D) The spirit of trusteeship

74. Cultivation of -------- for other faiths will impart true understanding of one’s own
religion
A) Love B) Faith C) Knowledge D) Tolerance

75. Agricultural system that use ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilizers
derived largely from animal and plant wastes and nitrogen -fixing cover crops is
known as:
A) Intensive farming B) Organic farming
C) Extensive farming D) Multi-crop farming

76. “Its base was spiritual, its nature was spiritual; and so its effect had to be spiritual if it
was pursued with diligence and in the true spirit.” About what RavindraVarma made
this comment?
A) Satyagraha B) Nishkamakarma
C) Prayer D) Brahmacharya

77. Gandhi believed that real and lasting purity of mind can only be attained through:
A) Continuous prayer B) Continuous social service
C) Continuous work D) Meditation

78. Martin Luther King Jr. said that “Peace is not the absence of tension, but it is the
presence of ---------.”
A) Justice and brotherhood B) Harmonious relations
C) Wellbeing D) Happiness

79. It is the positive and constructive handling of difference and divergence, rather than
advocating methods of removing conflicts. What does it stands for?
A) Conflict resolution B) Arbitration
C) Mediation D) Conflict management

80. The Indian President gave his assent to the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
on -----.
A) 1st April 1993 B) 20th March 1993
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C) 20 April 1993 D) 24th April 1993

81. Articulator of utilitarian idea, ‘the greatest happiness of greatest numbers’ is:
A) Karl Marx B) J.S. Mill
C) David Thoreau D) Jeremy Bentham

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82. Tiananmen Square is located in the centre of Beijing, the capital of China. The term
Tiananmen means
A) Gate of spiritual peace B) Gate to harmony
C) Gate to happiness D) Gate of heavenly peace

83. Pre-basic, basic and post-basic education are comprised under
A) Universal education B) National education
C) Vocational education D) NaiTalimor New education

84. Which theory of Edward Azher’s suggested that many conflicts currently active in the
underdeveloped parts of the world are characterized by a blurred demarcation between
internal and external sources and actors?
A) Social conflict B) Modern conflict
C) Protracted social conflict D) Critical Race theory

85. Gandhi said, “ I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and non-violence are as
old as the---------”.
A) Hills B) The Upanishads C) The Vedas D) Human race

86. Match the following:
List A List B
a. Jayaprakash Narayan 1. Structural violence
b. Larrie Baker 2. Champaran Satyagraha
c. Johan Galtung 3. Partyless democracy
d. C F Andrews 4. Gandhian Achitect

A) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 D) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

87. Gandhi during his speech at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1931 has
said “British administrators, when they came to India, instead of taking hold of things
as they are, began to root them out. They scratched the soil and began to look at the
root, and left the root like that, and the beautiful tree perished.” Gandhi used the term
‘the beautiful tree’ to refer:
A) Village system B) Indigenous science and technology
C) Indigenous knowledge D) Indigenous education system

88. To Gandhi Bhagavat Gita was description of
A) Conflict between violence and nonviolence
B) Struggle between good and evil
C) Conflict between Aryans and Dravidians
D) Nishkama karma

89. --------- means agreement between parties to settle a political conflict, ending an armed
conflict.
A) Conflict settlement B) Conflict management
C) Conflict transformation D) Conflict resolution

90. To Gandhi, protection of ------- means protection of the whole dumb creations of God.
A) Nature B) Women C) Cow D) The weak

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91. “All I am concerned with is to show you that the profession teaches immorality; it is
exposed to temptation from which few are saved.” Which profession did Gandhi attack
by these words?
A) Doctor’s B) Politician’s C) Lawyer’s D) Teacher’s

92. -------- is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty. Performance
of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.
A) Civilization B) Modernization
C) Democracy D) Freedom

93. Who among the following was humanistic critique of classical economics based on
Utilitarian philosophy?
A) T.M. Bondaref B) John Ruskin
C) H.D.Thoreau D) Leo Tolstoy

94. A social condition of harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare and
tranquillity:
A) Peace B) Positive peace
C) Just peace D) Negative peace

95. Raychandbhai inspired Gandhi to observe ------.
A) Vegitarianism B) Brahmacharya
C) Vrata D) Chaturmasa

96. The transcendentalist who influenced Gandhi:
A) H.D. Thoreau B) Edward Fischer
C) John Ruskin D) Adam Smith

97. The book, ‘Key to Theosophy’stimulated in Gandhi the desire to read books on
A) Hinduism B) Buddhism C) Christianity D) Jainism

98. Which one of the following does not come under noble eightfold path of Buddhism?
A) Right view B) Right conduct
C) Right Knowledge D) Right mindfulness

99. According to Gandhi, -------- is not the end of education nor even the beginning.
A) Political education B) Cultural development
C) Literacy D) Conscientization

100. Sarvodaya workers must learn the art and beauty of self-denial and ----------.
A) Simple life B) Voluntary poverty
C) Non-possession D) High thinking

101. What is chronological order of following incidents?
1. Founding of Indian National Congress
2. Birth of Vinoba Bhave
3. Birth of M.K.Gandhi
4. Birth of Jaya Prakash Narayan

A) 3,1,2,4 B) 2,4,1,3 C) 4,1,2,3 D) 1,3,2,4

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102. Gandhi took a fast of five days in penitence for the crime committed by the mob in ----.
A) Bardoli B) Chauri Chaura
C) Ahamedabad D) Champaran

103. When did Gandhi perform his last fast?
A) 13th January 1948 B) 30th January 1948
C) 7thNovember 1946 D) 8th August 1942

104. Gandhi wanted to replace learning of 3 ‘R’s by 3 ‘H’s. What are the 3Hs?
A) Hand, Handicrafts and Habit
B) Heart, Health and Habit
C) Handicrafts, Head and Health
D) Head, Hand and Heart

105. What is chronological order of following incidents?
1. Assassination of Martin Luther King
2. Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
3. Death of Nelson Mandela
4. Death of Vinoba Bhave

A) 4,3,1,2 B) 2,1,4,3 C) 4,1,2,3 D) 1,3,2,4

106. Who founded Harijan Seva Sangh in 1932?
A) B.R.Ambedkar B) Zakkir Hussain
C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) M.K.Gandhi

107. Gandhi applied for admission as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Natal in South
Africa. The Natal Law Society opposed his application on the sole ground that
A) His Knowledge was only in English and Roman law
B) The Law did not contemplate that coloured barrristers should be placed on the
roll
C) Mother tongue was Gujarati
D) He violated the dress code

108. The barrister who tried to convert Gandhi to Christianity:
A) A.W.Baker B) Michael Coats
C) C.F.Andrews D) Henry Polak

109. Where did Gangabehn found the spinning wheel after long search for it?
A) Bijapur in Karnataka B) Sudamapuri in Gujarat
C) Bikaner inRajastan D) Vijapur in Baroda state

110. Who coined the term deep ecology in 1973?
A) Arne Naess B) Vandana Shiva
C) Petra Kelly D) Wangari Mathai

111. Period of anti-war satyagraha by Gandhi during the freedom struggle in India:
A) 1914-1915 B) 1936-1937 C) 1940-1941 D) 1945-1946

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112. The Gandhian scholar and freedom fighter who died on 30th January1960:
A) Vinoba Bhave B) Mahadeva Desai
C) Pyarelal D) J.C.Kumarappa

113. Sanatana Dharma means:
A) Right livelihood B) Eternal religion
C) Right effort D) Ethics as religion

114. Who among the following was the first donor of land to the great Bhoodan movement?
A) Vedre Ramachandra Reddy B) Sundaram Iyenkar
C) NirmalaDeshpande D) Ramlal Parikh

115. The ------- replaced separate electorates with joint electorates for the untouchables.
A) Communal award B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C) Poona Pact D) Lucknow Pact

116. To Gandhi, true economics is the economics of -------.
A) Permanence B) Profit C) Justice D) Wellbeing

117. “I do not think that Hinduism has ever thought that the life of any animal, no matter
how sacred, is more sacred than human life. All life is sacred, but the most sacred of
all is human life. Whose words are these?
A) Sunderlal Bahuguna B) Vinoba Bhave
C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Jayaprakash Narayan

118. ‘It’ does not recognise any right of ownership of private property except so far as it
may be permitted by society for its own welfare. What does ‘it’ stand for?
A) Economic equality B) Panchayat Raj
C) Village swaraj D) Trusteeship

119. Which of the following book is not written by Gandhi?
A) Satyagraha in South Africa
B) Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
C) Why the Village Movement?
D) An Autobiography or the Story of my Experiments with Truth

120. The total world military expenditure in 2018 according to Stockholm Internatioal Peace
Research Institute is
A) $ 1822 Billion B) $ 1431 Billion
C) $ 1854 Billion D) $ 2118 Billion

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