Challenges to Civic Consciousness

Q.

Abstract noun of obey, deep, grow, treat, move, strong, appoint, coward, noble, friend

Q.

Abstract noun of "Sane"

Q. The year 1945 witnessed the creation of one of the deadliest weapons of mass destruction - the nuclear bomb, invented by Robert Oppenheimer, an American physicist. The bomb went on to claim millions of lives in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Oppenheimer, after the witnessing the first detonation of the bomb, quoted an excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita - "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds".

According to Gandhi's views on morality, what made Oppenheimer's work dangerous?

1. It was an example of 'politics without principles'
2. It was an example of 'pleasure without conscience'
3. It was an example of 'education without character'
4. It was an example of 'science without humanity'

Q.

Essay about how science empowers the nation.

Q. Which of these principles align with Mahatma Gandhi's views on morality?

A: Education which focuses on character development
B: Wealth which is earned through others' labour
C: Politics based on principles instead of power
D: Scientific development for the progress of humanity

1. A only
2. D only
3. A, C & D
4. B & C only

Q. is a set of personal or social standards for good or bad behaviour.

1. Fidelity
2. Morality
3. Philosophy
4. Religion

Q. S1: All citizens can demand their rights from the government.
S2: A citizen need not perform duties but can blame the government for zero development of the nation.

1. S1: True; S2: False
2. S1: False; S2: True
3. S1: False; S2: False
4. S1: True; S2: True

Q.

Define the following term

Science.

Q. S1: Learning social science helps in development of the society.
S2: Social science fosters civic consciousness which leads to growth of the society.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are related to each other
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent of each other
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

Q. ___ is a study related to society and human beings.

1. Physics
2. Social science
3. Chemistry
4. Archaeology

Q. Civic consciousness forms the basis of moral consciousness.

1. True
2. False

Q.

You and your friends have decided to go for a walk and have some coffee. You stop at a crowded local coffee shop, order some coffee, and wait. Suddenly a group of officers enters the shop and orders coffee. One of the officers tells the shopkeeper, "Serve us first, or we will seal your shop". You then see steaming cups of coffee carried past others to reach the officers first.

Which of the following terms can be associated with the officers?

1. Civic consciousness
2. Selflessness
3. Fellow feeling
4. Immorality

Q. Who among the following famously spoke of the dangers of practicing politics without principles?

1. Mother Teresa
2. APJ Abdul Kalam
3. Vikram Sarabhai
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Science classes are interesting. Yes, but your interest lies outside the laboratory, in the society you live in! The relationships among humans have always drawn your attention.

How does society function? Why does the human world work the way it does? These questions always seem to buzz inside your head.

Which of the following disciplines would best help you understand these questions?

1. Social Science
2. Formal Science
3. Applied Science
4. Natural Science

Q. If the author were to study current education in science to see how things have changed since he wrote the piece, he would probably be most interested in the answer to which of the following questions?

1. Do students spend more time in laboratories?
2. Can students apply their knowledge logically?
3. Do students know more about the world around them?
4. Have textbooks improved?

Q. Natural science is an area of study which is closely related to society and human beings.

1. True
2. False

Q. Choose the opposite meaning of the underlined word.
Adversity teaches man to be humble and self-reliant.

1. Sincerity
2. Curiosity
3. Animosity
4. Prosperity

Q. Do not ........ your rivals.

1. provoke
2. incriminate
3. instigate
4. discriminate