HUMANITIES VS SCIENCES: DR S. RADHAKRISHNAN’S PERSPECTIVE: MCQ’S

MCQs: Humanities vs Sciences – Dr S. Radhakrishnan

1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the ______ President of India.
   A. First
   B. Second
   C. Third
   D. Fourth
2. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday is celebrated as ______.
   A. Republic Day
   B. Independence Day
   C. Teachers’ Day
   D. Children’s Day
3. Teachers’ Day in India is celebrated on ______.
   A. August 15
   B. September 5
   C. October 2
   D. November 14
4. The essay “Humanities vs Sciences” deals mainly with ______.
   A. Political systems
   B. Economic growth
   C. Education and values
   D. Industrial development
5. According to Dr. Radhakrishnan, the three obstacles to national progress are ______.
   A. War, hunger, fear
   B. Ignorance, disease, poverty
   C. Illiteracy, corruption, crime
   D. Unemployment, inflation, debt
6. Which obstacle does he consider the root cause of the others?
   A. Poverty
   B. Disease
   C. Ignorance
   D. Hunger
7. Education helps remove ignorance by developing ______.
   A. Power and wealth
   B. Competence and skill
   C. Authority and control
   D. Fame and success
8. Educated people should have competence, skill, and ______.
   A. Political ambition
   B. Personal gain
   C. Social purpose
   D. Material comfort
9. Technological education without humanities is described as ______.
   A. Complete
   B. Perfect
   C. Incomplete
   D. Advanced
10. Science without moral values is considered ______.
    A. Necessary
    B. Acceptable
    C. Dangerous
    D. Unavoidable
11. According to the essay, science is ______.
    A. Only power
    B. Only knowledge
    C. Both knowledge and power
    D. Neither knowledge nor power
12. Science develops all the following qualities EXCEPT ______.
    A. Discipline
    B. Open-mindedness
    C. Prejudice
    D. Tolerance
13. Scientific knowledge must be oriented in the ______ direction.
    A. Economic
    B. Political
    C. Right
    D. Technical
14. Humanities help us understand ______.
    A. Machines
    B. Human nature
    C. Technology
    D. Industry
15. Along with technical knowledge, we also need ______.
    A. Wealth
    B. Wisdom and humanism
    C. Authority
    D. Competition
16. “Tat tvam asi” means ______.
    A. Knowledge is power
    B. God is great
    C. That art thou
    D. Truth alone triumphs
17. “Tat tvam asi” emphasizes the ______ of mankind.
    A. Diversity
    B. Unity
    C. Conflict
    D. Superiority
18. “We are members one of another” highlights ______.
    A. Individualism
    B. Competition
    C. Social responsibility
    D. Independence
19. “There is no decree of God or man which compels us to be sick and hungry” stresses ______.
    A. Fate
    B. Helplessness
    C. Human responsibility
    D. Religious belief
20. According to Dr. Radhakrishnan, “God is ______.”
    A. Love
    B. Power
    C. Truth
    D. Justice
21. The search for Truth is the search for ______.
    A. Science
    B. Knowledge
    C. God
    D. Power
22. Scientific discoveries were made by people from ______.
    A. One country
    B. One religion
    C. Different nations
    D. Ancient India only
23. The statement “Truth is indivisible” means truth is ______.
    A. Divided by subjects
    B. Different for each person
    C. One and universal
    D. Limited to science
24. Universities often produce ______, according to the essay.
    A. Only philosophers
    B. Only technicians
    C. Either seers or men with mechanical skill
    D. Perfect individuals
25. Dr. Radhakrishnan argues for ______ education.
    A. Purely scientific
    B. Purely humanistic
    C. Integrated
    D. Vocational
26. “It is not weapons that destroy us, but lack of ______.”
    A. Knowledge
    B. Science
    C. Wisdom
    D. Power
27. Mere increase of knowledge is ______.
    A. Enough
    B. Dangerous
    C. Not sufficient
    D. Unnecessary
28. The ultimate aim of education is ______.
    A. Employment
    B. Wealth
    C. Self-awareness
    D. Authority
29. “Knowledge of the self” is called ______.
    A. Philosophy
    B. Religion
    C. The greatest science
    D. Psychology
30. Education should help individuals live with ______.
    A. A competitive mind
    B. A technical outlook
    C. A human heart
    D. A scientific temper

Answer Key

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. C
12. C
13. C
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. C
20. C
21. C
22. C
23. C
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. C
29. C
30. C

Dr Aswathy Aravindakshan

Dr Aswathy Aravindakshan is a teacher, bilingual writer and artist with over two decades of experience in teaching English language and literature. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of English at NSS College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Her blog, ashlit.in brings together academic resources, creative writing in Malayalam and English, and visual art. The platform features lecture notes, study materials, poems, reflections, short prose, and a curated collection of her paintings. Through this space, she seeks to foster learning, creativity, and meaningful engagement with literature and the arts.