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Question number : 1
Section : Part B Subject : Prose Class Book : 10th Question Type : Comprehension
Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name : A Golden Path Year &
Exam : 2016Group4
Gopala Krishna Gokhale was

(A) a freedom fighter
(B) a thespian
(C) the first President of India
(D) the first Prime Minister of India
Question number : 2
Exam : 2016Group4
The speech in response to the student’s address was rendered by Gokhale at the Victoria
Hall in
(A) Delhi
(B) Calcutta
(C) Agra
(D) Mumbai
Question number : 3
Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name : Vision for the Nation ( India
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2017EO4
What resource is required to attain the developed status?

(A) Natural resource
(B) Human resource
(C) Oil resource
(D) Water resource
Question number : 4
Exam : 2017EO4
“You should no doubt study public questions but wait for your time. But while you are
students, you should give no cause to anybody”. These are the words of
(A) Abdul Kalam
(B) Abraham Lincoln
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Question number : 5
Exam : 2017EO4
“But it is not merely knowledge that will help you or help any class of human beings by
itself’.
This is addressed by Gokhale to
(A) The Freedom Fighters
(B) The Students
(C) His friends
(D) The teachers
Question number : 6
Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name : The Road to Success Year
& Exam : 2014VAO
The next step is to develop proper self-concept. What you think about yourself is very
important?
‘Self-concept’ is………….
(A) What you think about your colleagues?
(B) What you think about others?
(C) What you think about yourself?
(D) What others think about you?
Question number : 7
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2017Jailor
Choose the correct answer :

A nation’s progress depends upon how its people think. It is thoughts which are transformed
into action.
A nations progress is directly depends on——.
(A) Works of people
(B) Thoughts of People
(C) Works of politicians
(D) Thoughts of politicians
Question number : 8
& Exam : 2017EO3
William James was a

(A) Psychologist
(B) Doctor
(C) Professor
(D) Collector
Question number : 9
Section : Part C Subject : Prose Class Book : 11th Question Type : Comprehension
Question from the following Motivational Essays, Famous Quotes - Who said this? Unit
Name : Vision for the Nation ( India 2020 ) Year & Exam : 2017EO3
Who said these lines?

India is a nation of a billion people.
A nation’s progress depends upon how its people think.
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Kiran Bedi
(D) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Question number : 10
& Exam : 2017EO3
——– is an accepted procedure in experimenting, research, testing in all scientific

factors.
(A) success
(B) fear
(C) failure
(D) stress
Section : Part Others Subject : Prose Class Book : 11th Question Type : Comprehension
& Exam : 2017EO3
The road to success is not a bed of—-

(A) Lotus
(B) Jasmine
(C) Sunflowers
(D) Roses
& Exam : 2017EO3
“GOAL COMMAND” is a—––

(A) Project
(B) Mental picture of our goal
(C) Banking movement
(D) Vision
& Exam : 2017Feb25
“Successful people are those who manage their time efficiently”.

What is our most valuable resource?
(A) Talents
(B) Treasure
(C) Time
(D) Truth
Exam : 2017Jan29
Gokhale’s motivational speech, addressing the students was delivered in Mumbai in July
(A) 1941
(B) 1945
(C) 1931
(D) 1911
Section : Part B Subject : Poem Class Book : 8th Question Type : Comprehension
Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name : You can't be that No You
can't be that Year & Exam : 2017Jan29
“Streams will flow through me, I’ll be the home of eagles

I’ll be full of nooks, crannies, valleys and fountains ”
I am going to be——–
(A) an ocean
(B) a tree
(C) a range of mountains
(D) a bush
Section : Part A Subject : Vocabulary Class Book : 11th Question Type : Choose the
correct ‘Synonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given, Comprehension
Question from the following Motivational Essays, Match the following words and Phrases
given in Column A with their meanings in Column B Unit Name : The Road to Success
Year & Exam : 2016HC
Read the passage and answer the question that follows :

Failure is simply the means of finding out what will not work so that it can be eliminated in
the search for what will work.
The word ‘eliminated’ means
(A) Included
(B) Considered
(C) Excluded
(D) Destroyed
Section : Part B, Part C Subject : Prose Class Book : 11th Question Type
: Comprehension Question from the following Motivational Essays, Famous Quotes - Who
said this? Unit Name : The Road to Success Year & Exam : 2016HC
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea.
Let the brain, muscles, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other
idea alone. This is the way to success”
These are the words of——-
(A) Nehru
(B) Dale Carnege
(D) Napolean
Exam : 2016HC
Identify the incorrect statement about life and duties of students, according to Gokhale, from
the options given below
(A) The life of a student is a Sheltered life
(B) Whole-hearted devotion to knowledge is possible
(C) Discipline is optional
(D) Character is important in life
said this? Unit Name : Vision for the Nation ( India 2020 ) Year & Exam : 2016HC
“Let us, collectively set the second national vision of Developed India. I am confident…..”
is said by
(A) Gandhiji
(B) Dr. AP.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) R. K. Narayanan
(D) Nehru
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2016VAO
The attainment of a developed status by 2020 does not mean that we can then rest on our
laurels.
‘rest on one’s laurels’ means——
(A) stop seeking further success
(B) have a good rest and sleep
(C) have no rest at all
(D) not to let anyone take rest
& Exam : 2016AJ
Choose the correct option for the following passage :

The road to success is not a bed of roses. It is full of thorns, pitfalls and gins. Only those who
made through the hazards and hurdles with grit and determination could smell success. That
is how Gandhi became a leader par excellence. Gandhi became a great leader through.
(A) hard work and sincerity
(B) goodness and luck
(C) humility and patience
(D) love and leadership qualities
can't be that Year & Exam : 2016AJ
Which among the options best explains the role of a DJ?

(A) someone who introduces speakers in an event
(B) someone who arranges discs in a shop
(C) someone who plays CDs and records in a club or restaurant
(D) someone who acts as an anchor in a ceremony
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2016AJ
‘That is where our hopes lie for the realisation of the second vision’. What is Kalam’s second
vision?
Choose the right option from the following
(A) Developed India
(B) Free India
(C) India 2020
(D) Action oriented India
can't be that Year & Exam : 2016AJ
“They do not realize I can fulfil any ambition”.
What does this line from “You can’t be that…” reveal?
(A) people have fixed mindsets
(B) people don’t allow others to do things as they like
(C) by consulting others, one should try to fulfil one’s ambition
(D) one should be determined in one’s attempt to fulfil one’s ambition
Exam : 2016G2A
‘The life of a student is, comparatively speaking, a sheltered life’

What does Gokhale mean by this?
Choose the one statement which is inappropriate.
(A) They are protected by their parents
(B) They have lesser responsibilities
(C) They need not discharge their duties as students
(D) They have the privilege of being helped by others
& Exam : 2016G2A
“Count your blessings, not your troubles’ – Here the writer’s emphasis is on——
(A) Pessimism
(B) Nihilism
(C) Optimism
(D) Truism
can't be that Year & Exam : 2016G2A
I’m not going to be a scientist

Or some one who reads the news on TV.
No, a million birds will fly through me.
I’m going to be a tree’
What does the poet want to become when he/she grows up?
Choose the best option from the following :
(A) Scientist
(C) Animal species
(B) Naturalist
(D) Part of nature
Section : Part B Subject : Prose Class Book : 10th Question Type
: Comprehension, Comprehension Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit
Name : A Golden Path Year & Exam : 2015G2
“The habit of co-operation once required will continue with you all your life”
Which among the options best conveys the meaning of the above passage?
(A) The author insists on hard work
(B) The author states the importance of team work
(C) The author insists on friendship
(D) The author reiterates the importance of good behaviour
& Exam : 2015G2
“No matter what happened, I always insisted on their being themselves”.

What does the writer mean by this statement? Choose the right option from the following.
(A) the writer wants human beings to be day dreamers
(B) the writer wants human beings to be in their own world
(C) the writer wants human beings to be calm.
(D) the writer wants human beings to be individuals and not to imitate others
Section : Part B Subject : Poem Class Book : 7th Question Type : Appreciation Questions
from Poetry, Comprehension Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name
: Keep on keeping on, Keep Your Spirits High Year & Exam : 2015G2
“Good luck is around the corner” : What does this line suggest in the poem “Keep your spirits
High”?
(A) Do anticipate luck
(B) Do think that luck would favour you
(C) Be positive and optimistic in all your attitudes
(D) Do have the frame of mind that you are fortune’s minion
Section : Part B Subject : Poem, Vocabulary Class Book : 7th Question Type
: Appreciation Questions from Poetry, Comprehension Question from the following
Motivational Essays, Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their
meanings in Column B Unit Name : Keep on keeping on, Keep Your Spirits High Year &
Exam : 2015G2
“The present seems all dreary

The future very grim“.
The Underlined words mean …….. and …….. respectively.
(A) confusing and dark
(B) dear and lovely
(C) boring and sad
(D) damp and weak
& Exam : 2014G2A
‘Failure is an accepted procedure in experimenting, research, testing and all scientific forms
of “finding out”. Failure is simply the means of finding out what will not work so that it can
be eliminated in the search for what will work’.
What can be eliminated?
(A) things that will not work
(B) failures in life
(C) scientific processes
(D) searches for success
Exam : 2014G2A
“Knowledge is an exacting mistress; she needs devotion, whole-hearted, on the part of the
person who seeks her”.
What requires whole-hearted devotion?
(A) A mistress
(B) A nation
(C) The pursuer
(D) Knowledge
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2014G2A
“Any organisation, society or even a nation without a vision is like a ship cruising on the high
seas without any aim or direction. It is clarity of national vision which constantly drives the
people towards the goal”.
What drives the people towards the goal?
(A) a ship in the high seas
(B) a clear national vision
(C) a guide in the sea
(D) an organisation or society
Exam : 2014G2A
Acquiring knowledge is one’s primary duty – not only for one’s success in the examination
but also for one’s life.
What is one’s primary duty?
(A) Playing well
(B) Succeeding in the examination
(C) Working earnestly
(D) Acquiring knowledge
Exam : 2014G4
Reading the passage and choose the false statement from the options given below :
While they are students, their attitude towards the Government of the country such as it may
be good, bad or indifferent, should be one of acquiescence, loyal acquiescence.
(A) Students should be loyal to their country.
(B) Students should accept the laws of their country.
(C) Students should follow the code and law of their country.
(D) Students should take part in politics.
& Exam : 2014G4
“—— felt ashamed of his self-pity. He realized how rich he was. He had two legs and he
could walk”.
Fill in the blanks with right character.
(A) Kesavan Nair
(B) Mrs. Edith Allred
(C) Harold Abbott
(D) Alice
can't be that Year & Exam : 2014G4
Read the passage and select the answer for the question from the options given below :
“I told them :
I’m not going to be a DJ”.
Who is referred to a DJ?
(A) District Judge
(B) Disc Jockey
(C) Divine Jacker
(D) Disclosed Joker
Exam : 2014G4
Acquiring knowledge and acquiring character is the two fold duty to be acquired by the
students.
Who said this statement?
(A) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Ruskin Bond
(D) Hope Spencer
Question from the following Motivational Essays, Famous Quotes - Who said this? Unit
Name : The Road to Success Year & Exam : 2014G4
“Take up one idea. Make that one_ idea your life-think of it, live on that ·idea. Let the brain,
muscles, every part of your body, be full of that idea …. “. This is said by——
(A) Swamy Chachudananda
(B) Swamy Premanand
(C) Swamy Kirubananda
(D) Swamy Vivekananda
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2014HC
Our hope lies in the fact that even in the older generation, there a number of persons who are
ready to face challenges. Most of the people are proud to see India that bold. In addition, the
younger generation is ready to take action in such a complex environment.
Pick out the irrelevant statement :
(A) Indians feel proud to see an India that is bold
(B) Younger generations are ready to take action in complex environment
(C) Indians feel proud to see an India that is timid
(D) Older generations are ready to face the challenges
can't be that Year & Exam : 2014HC
“They do not realize I can fulfill any ambition

They do not realize among them walks a magician”
The speaker of these lines points out that present day youth.
(A) Do not want to be different
(B) Want to trail the beaten track
(C) Do not wish to exhibit their hidden potentialities
(D) Are capable of working wonders
Exam : 2014HC
As students – their attitude towards the government of the country, such as it may be good,
bad or indifferent, should be one of acquiescence, loyal acquiescence”
What should be the students attitude towards government?
(A) Aggressive
(B) Supportive without protest
(C) Unfriendly
(D) Non-cooperative
Exam : 2013G2
Read the passage and choose the correct option that answer the given questions :
The life of a student is, comparatively speaking, a sheltered life. There are, of course, certain
responsibilities; they are definite and they are assigned to you by those who are willing to
take care of you and there is hot much need to be constantly exercising your own judgements.
Which of the following sentence is false?
(A) Students have certain responsibilities
(B) Students need not exercise their own judgements
(C) Students are well-cared for
(D) Students are not assigned their work
I told them
I’m not going to be a DJ.
Here DJ refers to :
(A) A journalist who collects information in a district
(B) Someone who is the judge of a particular district
(C) Someone who plays CDs and records in a club or restaurant
(D) Someone whose job is to introduce speakers at a public event
Section : Part A Subject : Vocabulary Class Book : 11th Question Type : Comprehension
Question from the following Motivational Essays, Match the following words and Phrases
given in Column A with their meanings in Column B Unit Name : The Road to Success
Year & Exam : 2013G2
That is how Gandhi became a leader par excellence : that made Churchill the greatest and the
most successful war time leader.
Choose a word from the passage that means “by way of special eminence”.
(A) traits
(B) hurdles
(C) par excellence
(D) hazards
Section : Part B Subject : Vocabulary Class Book : 11th Question Type : Comprehension
& Exam : 2013EO4
Time is your most valuable resource. Successful people one those who manage their time
efficiently. They find time for everything, reading newspapers, jogging and even occasional
visits to the cinema. What should one possess to be a successful person?
(A) The habit of reading newspapers
(B) Occasionally visiting the cinema
(C) Jogging and exercising
(D) Time Management
& Exam : 2013EO4
The road to success is not a bed of roses, It is full of thorns, pitfalls and gins. Only those who
wade through the hazards and hurdles with grit and determination could smell success.
Who could smell success in life?
(A) One who has the will power and courage to overcome the obstacles
(B) One who is walks on a bed of roses
(C) One who has faith in fate
(D) One who believes in God
said this? Unit Name : The Road to Success Year & Exam : 2013EO3
“Take up one idea, Make that one idea your life-think of it dream of it, line on that idea. Let
the brain muscles every part of your body, be full of that idea and leave every other idea
alone”. This is the way to success.
Who said the above?
(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kala.m
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Gopala Krishna Gokhalc
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2013EO3
“This means the vision should become a part of the nation, transcending governments – the
present and the future”.
Who is the author of the book from which the line quoted above is taken?.
(A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Exam : 2013G4
“My first duty on rising is to tender my most sincere and grateful thanks to the students for
their address which they have just how presented to me…..”
By whom were these words uttered?
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Exam : 2018G4
According to Gokhale what requires whole-hearted devotion?

(A) Acquiring knowledge
(B) Spirit
(C) Instances
(D) Observation
2020 ) Year & Exam : 2018G4
Which of the following is not included as the main goals by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his
vision to achieve developed nation status in terms of the common people?
(A) Transformation of our national economy
(B) Bringing all-round prosperity for the people of the country
(C) Empowering the nation by enhancing our military power
(D) Providing high standard education and health facilities to people
The poem “You can’t be that No you can’t be that” by Brain Patten is about
(A) The importance of education to children
(B) The role of teachers in shaping the lives of students
(C) Trusting, respecting and valuing our children as individuals
(D) The need to appreciate nature for a happy life
Section : Part B Subject : Poem Class Book : 7th Question Type : Appreciation Questions
from Poetry, Comprehension Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name
: Keep on keeping on, Keep Your Spirits High Year & Exam : 2018G4
Which will take place of fears when some one keeps trying in the poem “keep on keeping
on”?
(A) worries
(B) Joy
(C) motivation
(D) success
& Exam : 2018G4
Dale Carnegie in his ‘The Road to success’ insists on saying ‘no’ generally because
(A) you can stay away from working hard
(B) you can make others think high of yourself
(C) it is incompatible with the necessary work you must do to reach you main goal
(D) it is stressful to get involved in many activities
Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name : Keep on keeping on, Keep
Your Spirits High Year & Exam : 2018G4
What does ‘Hope Spencer’ ask us to do when “Good luck is round the corner”?
(A) To walk away from the place
(B) To ignore it
(C) To show a smiling face
(D) To laugh at it
Section : Part B Subject : Prose, Vocabulary Class Book : 11th Question Type
: Comprehension Question from the following Motivational Essays Unit Name : Vision for
the Nation ( India 2020 ) Year & Exam : 2018G2
“We are not advocating Xenophobia nor isolation. But all of us have to be clear that nobody
is going to hold our hands to lead us into the developed country club”.
In the passage, Xenophobia’ means
(A) Fear of dogs
(B) Fear of darkness
(C) Fear of strangers
(D) Fear of water
Section : Part A Subject : Prose Class Book : 10th Question Type : Comprehension
Exam : 2019EO4
Success in life depends more on —–than on knowledge as per Gokhale’s words.

(A) Attitude
(B) Appearance
(C) Character
(D) Wealth
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Question number : 1

Gopala Krishna Gokhale was

What resource is required to attain the developed status?

Choose the correct answer :

William James was a

Who said these lines?

——– is an accepted procedure in experimenting, research, testing in all scientific

The road to success is not a bed of—-

“GOAL COMMAND” is a—––

“Successful people are those who manage their time efficiently”.

“Streams will flow through me, I’ll be the home of eagles

Read the passage and answer the question that follows :

Choose the correct option for the following passage :

Which among the options best explains the role of a DJ?

‘The life of a student is, comparatively speaking, a sheltered life’

I’m not going to be a scientist

“No matter what happened, I always insisted on their being themselves”.

“The present seems all dreary

“They do not realize I can fulfill any ambition

According to Gokhale what requires whole-hearted devotion?

Success in life depends more on —–than on knowledge as per Gokhale’s words.

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