लाइव पेपर डेमो

निम्नलिखित गद्यांश / पद्यांश को पढ़कर प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें: (इस गद्यांश पर आधारित: प्रश्न सं. 1 से 3)

Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold
And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;
Round many western islands have I been
Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold.
Oft of one wide expanse had I been told.
That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne;
Yet did I never breathe its pure serene
Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold;
Then felt I like some watcher of the skies
When a new planet swims into his ken;
Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes
He stared at the Pacific-and all his men
Look'd at each other with a wild surmise-
Silent, upon a peak in Darien.

Q.1: What idea is expressed in the first four lines of the poem?

A) The poet is a geographer. B) The poet had deeply read Literature specially poetry. C) The poet had travelled worldwide. D) The poet found gold in the island.

Q.2: What does deep-brow'd Homer mean? It means that -

A) Homer never shaved. B) Homer was loyal to Apollo. C) Homer had bushy eyebrows. D) Homer is profound and difficult to understand.

Q.3: The literary device used in the lines 9-12 (Then I felt... Cortez):

A) metaphor B) epigram C) simile D) bombast

निम्नलिखित गद्यांश / पद्यांश को पढ़कर प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें: (इस गद्यांश पर आधारित: प्रश्न सं. 4 से 9)

My headache soon cleared as we careered down the other side of the pass. It was two o'clock by the time we stopped for lunch. We ate hot noodles inside a long canvas tent, part of a workcamp erected beside a dry salt lake. The plateau is pockmarked with salt flats and brackish lakes, vestiges of the Tethys Ocean which bordered Tibet before the great continental collision that lifted it skyward. This one was a hive of activity, men with pickaxes and shovels trudging back and forth in their long sheepskin coats and salt-encrusted boots. All wore sunglasses against the glare as a steady stream of blue trucks emerged from the blindingly white lake laden with piles of salt.
By late afternoon we had reached the small town of Hor, back on the main east-west highway that followed the old trade route from Lhasa to Kashmir. Daniel, who was returning to Lhasa, found a ride in a truck so Tsetan and I bade him farewell outside a tyre-repair shop. We had suffered two punctures in quick succession on the drive down from the salt lake and Tsetan was eager to have them fixed since they left him with no spares. Besides, the second tyre he'd changed had been replaced by one that was as smooth as my bald head.

Q.4: The term 'pockmarked' in the passage means

A) covered with traces of seismic activity B) covered with scanty vegetation C) covered with small hollows D) covered with canvas tents

Q.5: Presence of salt flats and brackish lake suggests that the place was -

A) a site of trade of salt from Lhasa B) on a salt mountain C) salt was spread accidently D) once submerged in an ocean

Q.6: The headache of the writer, according to the passage, cleared because of -

A) taking medicine B) taking rest C) descending D) change of weather

Q.7: 'Hive of activity' in the passage means -

A) Plodding and tardy B) Busy and highly active C) Ordered and commanded D) Sluggish due to crowd

Q.8: The term 'vestiges' in the passage stands for -

A) shadows B) remains C) imminent descent due to gravity D) illusions

Q.9: The phrase 'careered down' means -

A) To fall from a height B) Get down quickly and dangerously C) Get down through air in a chopper on cable car D) Get down slowly with precautions

Q.10: An English teacher uses Grammar Translation Method to teach English in his/her class, he/she would-

A) refrain from using students' mother tongue in the class. B) teach grammar deductively. C) lay emphasis on developing fluency among students. D) focus on developing good speaking skills.

Q.11: In which of the following sentence the use of preposition is incorrect?

A) He hindered me from going. B) His distrust of his assistants is perhaps unfounded. C) Child-marriage is a great hindrance to progress. D) I have often found him negligent of his work.

Q.12: "Formative assessment is ongoing and supports learning." What is its purpose?

A) To grade only final exams B) To rank students C) To compare with national scores D) To guide instruction and improve learning

Q.13: 'Gradation' in syllabus design refers to -

A) arranging content from concrete to abstract. B) creating group activities. C) giving grades to students. D) choosing who can participate.

Q.14: Choose the correct option - Which one of the following works was written as a poetic manifesto for the emergence of Romanticism?

A) A Defence of Poetry B) Preface to the Lyrical Ballads C) Hyperion D) Biographia Literaria

Q.15: Which one of the following writers doesn't belong to the Renaissance period?

A) Samuel Johnson B) William Shakespeare C) Christopher Marlowe D) Ben Jonson

Q.16: Read the following statements and choose the option which is correct about the Epic -

A) The subject of an epic is usually trivial and lacks serious treatment. B) An epic simile generally begins with "As". C) An epic is different from a heroic poem. D) The epic simile is strongly in contrast to the Homeric simile.

Q.17: Choose the correct pattern of the sentence - 'I put the plate on the table.'

A) . Pattern: SVOA. B) SVC C) SVOC D) SVOO

Q.18: The prominent feature of modernism, 'Make it new' was given by -

A) T.S. Eliot B) D.H. Lawrence C) Ezra Pound D) James Joyce

Q.19: Fill in appropriate articles/determiners in the blanks. Choose from the options given below - (A) I've seen ........good films recently. (B) What's wrong with you? Have you got ........headache. (C) I know ........lot of people. Most of them are ........students. (D) It's ........insect.

A) (A): the, B) : a, C) : a, X, D) : an

Q.20: What is Not the main use of alliteration in poetry?

A) To link related words. B) To create special stylistic effects such as to reinforce meaning. C) To provide tone colour. D) To shorten the poem.

Q.21: Choose the correct option to complete the sentence - If you........champagne with every meal, you........ tired of it soon.

A) drink, would get B) drunk, would have got C) will drink, will get D) drank, would get

Q.22: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose from the options given below - I went........ London last weekend and stayed........ a friend's flat.

A) at, in B) towards, for C) to, at D) in, with

Q.23: Fill in the blank with appropriate degree - The third requirement is ........(important) of all.

A) the most important B) the more important C) important D) more important

Q.24: In the 'Direct Method', 'grammar is taught inductively.' What does this mean for classroom practice?

A) Teachers give grammar rules before practice. B) Students discover grammar through examples and use. C) Only vocabulary is emphasized. D) Translation is used to explain grammar.

Q.25: Now, I ........not swim across the river. I ........swim, when I was young. (ability)

A) must; may B) can; could C) could; may D) should; can

Q.26: 'Presentation' in language teaching refers to -

A) administering quizzes. B) introducing new content meaningfully. C) reciting memorized lines. D) awarding students.

Q.27: Which one of the following is NOT a criteria for selection of language items for any particular stage?

A) novelty B) coverage C) range D) frequency

Q.28: Choose the correct meaning of the following proverb from the options given below - Blood is thicker than water.

A) Forget your past complaints and start over fresh B) Accept words of criticism C) People with similar qualities seek each other's company D) Family relationship is stronger than others

Q.29: Which of these statements are correct/not correct? Choose the correct option - (A) The Pre-Raphaelites belonged to the Victorian era. (B) They followed the academic styles of painting modelled on Raphael.

A) but deliberately rejected the academic styles modeled on Raphael, preferring early medieval art B) . C) (A) is correct, D) (A) is not correct,

Q.30: The phrase 'The house beyond the Church' has -

A) Post modification by prepositional phrase. B) Pre modification by prepositional phrase. C) Post modification by noun phrase. D) Pre modification by adjective phrase.

Q.31: Fill in the blank with appropriate conditional clause. Choose from the options given below - He........ unless he feels he's being threatened in some way.

A) has never said a word B) never said a word C) never says a word D) would never say a word

Q.32: Mrs. B while using Grammar Translation Method in her class emphasizes upon ........and ........as the primary skills to be focussed in classroom teaching.

A) Reading, Speaking B) Reading, Writing C) Listening, Speaking D) Listening, Writing

Q.33: Choose the correct option regarding 'Jejuri' - (A) It is a series of poems written by Arun Kolatkar. (B) It is a city in Maharashtra. (C) It is a temple dedicated to lord Khandoba.

A) (A), B) are correct C) are correct D) (A) &

Q.34: The world of Jacobean tragedy is a -

A) World of romance and discovery B) World of scientific knowledge C) World of spiritual enlightenment D) Dark world of corruption and perversion

Q.35: A few activities are listed in Column 'A' and the stages of intensive reading of Prose are listed in Column 'B'. Match each activity with the appropriate stage at which it should be conducted - (a) Revision of previous day's work (i) Pre-reading stage (b) Explanation of unfamiliar references (ii) Reading stage (c) Model reading by the teacher (iii) Post-reading stage (d) Language Exercises

A) (a)-(i), B) -(i), C) -(ii), D) -(iii)

Q.36: When a teacher uses direct method to teach English, he/she does NOT -

A) introduce new points orally. B) use students' native language to teach abstract vocabulary. C) teach grammar inductively. D) emphasize correct pronunciation.

Q.37: Which of the following statements about existentialism are correct? (A) Aesthetic existentialism argues that existence precedes essence. (B) In Sartre's vision man is born into a kind of void. (C) Soren Kierkegaard is the hierophant of modern existentialism.

A) (A) & B) C) D) (B) &

Q.38: Which of the following statements regarding the term 'Stream of Consciousness' are correct? (A) Term is applied to mode of narration depicting flow of character's mental process. (B) William James' 'Portrait of a Lady' is a qualified example of this technique. (C) Some critics use the term interchangeably with the term 'Interior monologue'.

A) (A) & B) C) D) (B) &

Q.39: Which one of the following forms correctly describes Toru Dutt's "The Lotus"? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

A) Petrarchan sonnet ABBA, ABBA, CDC, DDC B) Spenserian ABAB BCBC CDCD EE C) An Ode D) Shakespearean sonnet - ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Q.40: What distinguishes a Spenserian Sonnet from the Shakespearean form?

A) It has no volta or thematic shift. B) It uses interlocking rhyme (ABAB BCBC CDCD EE). C) It contains 16 lines instead of 14. D) It is written entirely in blank verse.

Q.41: Fill in the blank with the correct option - Realism was opposed to....

A) The Metaphysicals B) The Victorian literature C) The Pre-Raphaelites D) Romanticism

Q.42: What is the sentence pattern of the given sentence? 'Children are in school'.

A) SVO B) SVOA C) AVSO D) SVA

Q.43: Fill in the blanks with correct forms of verbs - If I ........time, I ........the exhibition.

A) had, should have visited B) had had, should have visited C) had, should visit D) had had, visited

Q.44: Which of the following sentence does not have correct subject-verb agreement?

A) Either the boy or his parents has erred. B) Neither praise nor blame seems to affect him. C) He and I are well. D) Either he or I am mistaken.

Q.45: A probing question such as, 'Let's compare... / What would have happened if..........?', to initiate a class discussion would support learners in -

A) understanding the plot of the text. B) exploring the text. C) interpreting the text. D) capturing sequencing of the text.

Q.46: 'Communicative Competence includes different skills in using a language. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A) Strategic Competence B) Discourse Competence C) Grammatical Competence D) Structural Competence

Q.47: Convert the following Affirmative sentence into Negative, without changing the meaning - Everybody will admit that he did his best.

A) Nobody would accept that he would do his worst. B) Everybody will not admit that he cannot do his best. C) Nobody will deny that he did his best. D) Everybody will deny that he did his best.

Q.48: Identify the figure of speech used in the following lines - 'And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost and deep almost as life.'

A) Irony B) Simile C) Onomatopoeia D) Metaphor

Q.49: Fill in the blanks with suitable articles where necessary - ........thief is a danger to ........society.

A) The, zero article B) A, zero article C) A, the D) A, a

Q.50: Identify the correct sentence structure in the sentence given below - 'Few found the film interesting.'

A) SVOA B) SVO C) Object Complement). D) SVA

Q.51: Phonetic transcription of the word "contribution" is..

A) /kɒntrɪˈbjuːʃn/ B) /kɔːntrɪbjufən/ C) /kəntribu:ʃən/ D) /kɒntrɪbjuʃən/

Q.52: What does the underlined idiom mean in the sentence given below? What's the good of entering into negotiations with a man of straw?

A) a light weight person B) a man of no substance C) a cunning person D) a strong person

Q.53: Choose the incorrect sentence in terms of degrees

A) He was the cleverest man I ever knew. B) She came out of the thickest part of the crowd. C) It was the exciting summer of their lives. D) Now we come to the most important thing.

Q.54: Fill in the blank with the correct option - Respect for rules, intellectual quality, a harking back to traditionalism and the emergence of the heroic couplet are some characteristics of

A) Romanticism B) the Post modern C) Victorian literature D) the Neoclassical poetry

Q.55: 'A Sheaf Gleaned in French Field' by Toru Dutt is -

A) critical essays on Leconte de Lisle and Henry Derozio. B) a collection of translations from French poets. C) an unfinished romance published posthumously. D) a novel written in French.

Q.56: Which of the following statements about the term 'Gothic' are correct? (A) It originally had mediaeval connotations. (B) The novels of 1760s to 1790s gave the term 'Gothic' the generic meaning of horror fantasy. (C) The link between the sublime and terror is clearly seen in the imaginative exaggeration of the Gothic novels.

A) (A) & B) & C) D) (B) &

Q.57: Choose the correct indirect speech of the sentence given below - Clare said, 'What time do the banks close?'

A) Clare said that what time does the bank close. B) Clare asked what is the time of bank closing. C) Clare wanted to know what time the banks closed. D) Clare asked the time of closing banks.

Q.58: Fill in the blank with suitable modal to express deduction or supposition. What a big estate! It........ cost you a fortune to maintain it.

A) would B) must C) might D) will

Q.59: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose from the options given below - Don't listen ........him! He always talks ........football.

A) with, of B) to, about C) with, over D) about, for

Q.60: Which of the following works have been described as a 'dystopia'? (a) Lord of the Flies (b) Nineteen Eighty Four (c) Brave New World

A) (a) & B) & C) D) (a) &

Q.61: The main organising principles of Victorian Society were -

A) Fanaticism and Religion B) Gender and Class C) Superstition and Occupation D) Region and Creed

Q.62: From the options given below, choose the odd one out -

A) Principal auxiliaries: to have, to do B) Modal auxiliaries: may, must C) Semi-modals: to dare, used D) to like, been, ought

Q.63: Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence given below - A woman said to me, 'Do you know my name?'

A) A woman asked if I knew her name. B) A woman asked if I know my name. C) A woman asked if you know my name. D) A woman asked if I am knowing her name.

Q.64: Which of the following statement is NOT true about the teacher using Communicative Language Teaching in the class?

A) The teacher prevents learners from making errors during communication. B) The teacher facilitates the communication process among learners. C) The teacher organises the resources for communication. D) The teacher acts as an independent participant in the communicative activities.

Q.65: ........should not worry the teacher, as the learners can correct it themselves. ........are serious, because it is a result of faulty learning. The learner unconsciously breaks the unwritten rule of the target language.

A) Failure, Mistakes B) Mistakes, Errors C) Error, Failure D) Error, Mistakes

Q.66: Which Romantic poet stated that 'elegy' is a form of poetry 'natural to a reflective mind'?

A) Coleridge B) Wordsworth C) Shelley D) Byron

Q.67: Choose the correct analysis of the given sentence in terms of SPOCA - Tom, on Monday, saw the giant.

A) , "saw" (Predicator - P), "the giant" (Object - O). Pattern: SAPO. B) SAPO C) SOAP D) SPOA

Q.68: Which one of the following were called the 'Lake Poets'?

A) Keats, Shelley & Byron B) Coleridge, Southey and Wordsworth C) Byron, Blake & Southey D) Wordsworth, Keats & Coleridge

Q.69: Which one of the following involves a situation in a play in which the audience and the author know something of which the character is ignorant?

A) Dramatic Irony B) Invective C) Wit D) Sarcasm

Q.70: The 'Victorian Compromise' in English Literature was - (A) Ideal vs. Real (B) Juxtaposition of benefits of industrialization with social problems (C) Duality of standards

A) (A), B) C) D) (B) &

Q.71: To play ducks and drakes means -

A) To waste money B) To end in nothing C) To be miserable D) To break one's promise

Q.72: When the word 'import' is used as a verb, the stress falls on the........ syllable.

A) first B) third C) second D) fourth

Q.73: 'Invention, Nature's child, fled stepdame study's blows.' Identify the figure of speech in the above line -

A) Simile B) Personification C) Metaphor D) Satire

Q.74: Which of the following metaphors does Jaya use to describe her married life in the novel That Long Silence?

A) A pair of bullocks yoked together B) A prison C) A puppet show D) A locked cage

Q.75: Who is described as the last great poet of the Renaissance?

A) John Dryden B) Thomas Shadwell C) John Donne D) John Milton

Q.76: Transform the following Assertive sentence into Interrogative - Wisdom is much better than riches.

A) Which wisdom is better than riches? B) Is not wisdom better than riches? C) Is wisdom better than riches? D) Why is wisdom better than riches?

Q.77: Which novel of D.H. Lawrence was banned?

A) The White Peacock B) Women in Love C) Lady Chatterley's Lover D) Sons and Lovers

Q.78: Choose the correct phrasal verb to fill in the blank of the given sentence - Now it is difficult to........ this business in the teeth of stiff competition.

A) carry out B) carry off C) carry into D) carry away

Q.79: Identify the figure of speech in the following lines - 'Here is the smell of blood still; All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand!'

A) Metaphor B) Hyperbole C) Onomatopoeia D) Alliteration

Q.80: The poem 'Enterprise' by Ezekiel is primarily about -

A) A literal pilgrimage to a temple B) A journey symbolising life's journey exploring theme of disillusionment C) A religious journey to some holy place D) A business trip to another country

Q.81: Which one of the following, correctly combines the two simple sentences into a complex sentence? Angels fear to tread in some places. Fools rush in there.

A) Not only angels but also fools tread in some places and rush in there. B) Angels fear to tread in some places but fools rush in there. C) Angels fear to tread in some places and fools rush in there. D) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Q.82: Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer from the options that follow - (A) They became angry. (B) He is an engineer. (C) She wrote a letter.

A) & B) is SVC; and that of C) is SVO. D) The sentence pattern of

Q.83: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the structural approach for teaching English?

A) Use of students' native language to explain structures B) Oral drills to practice new structures C) Use of situations to teach structures D) Graded structures

Q.84: A teacher uses Audio-Lingual Method to teach English in class. Which of the following statement correctly describes learners in his/her class?

A) Learners are free to make mistakes. B) Learners learn at their own pace. C) Learners play a reactive role in learning. D) Learners initiate interactions themselves.

Q.85: Change the degree of comparison of the given sentence from Superlative to Positive - Ashoka was the greatest king of India.

A) Ashoka was more great than any other king in India. B) No other king of India was greater than Ashoka. C) No other king of India was so great as Ashoka. D) Very few kings in India were as great as Ashoka.

Q.86: Which of the following is correct Indirect speech of the given Direct speech? He said, "I saw this man long ago."

A) He said that he saw that man long ago. B) He said that he had seen that man long before. C) He told that he had seen this man long before. D) He told that he had seen that man long ago.

Q.87: Mr. Y believes that students need to overlearn the target language in order to learn to use it automatically without stopping to think. He is using

A) The Audio-Lingual Method B) Task-based learning C) Direct Method D) Grammar Translation Method

Q.88: Fill in the blanks with appropriate tense. Choose from the options given below - I ........(have) a shower when I ........(slip) on the soap and ........(bang) my head on the wall.

A) am having, slipped, banged B) will be having, slipped, bang C) having, slipped, banging D) was having, slipped, banged

Q.89: Which option is true regarding the Ode? (A) It is a long lyric poem. (B) It is serious in subject and treatment, and elevated in style. (C) It has fourteen lines. (D) It has an octave and sestet.

A) and B) are true C) Only D) Only

Q.90: Which of the following statement is NOT true for a good English test?

A) All items of the test should be of average difficulty level. B) The test should neither be too long nor too short. C) The test should be valid. D) A test should be based on clear statement of objectives.

Q.91: Which of the following is not the basic characteristic, common to 'Ballad'?

A) Story narration through dialogue and action B) Abrupt beginning C) Inevitable tragic theme D) Simple language

Q.92: Match the words in column 'A' with their synonyms in column 'B' and then choose the correct code given below -

A) ; Just=Impartial B) ; Modest=Humble C) ; Feeble=Frail D) .

Q.93: A teacher using Communicative Language Teaching method in his/her class will use following three features in his/her activities -

A) Structure, choice and imitation B) Information - gap, choice and feedback C) Information - gap, choice and imitation D) Drill, translation and feedback

Q.94: Fill in the blank with most appropriate word from the given options - The journey down the........ was not so tedious.

A) descent B) dissent C) discant D) decent

Q.95: Which of the following statements about 'Realism' in literature are correct? (A) It was a literary offshoot of Naturalism. (B) It emphasised detachment, objectivity and accurate observation. (C) The movement was spread on the European scene, largely with the publication of the novel 'Madame Bovary'.

A) (B) & B) & C) D) (A) &

Q.96: French symbolist poets believed that evocativeness and suggestiveness could best be obtained by -

A) Blank verse B) Free verse C) Haiku verse D) Heroic couplet

Q.97: Antonym of diligent is -

A) prosperous B) idle C) shallow D) frugal

Q.98: Which of the following statements regarding Post-modern era are correct? (A) It celebrated diversity in writing. (B) It has a rich mixture of old and new, English and non-English, male and female etc. (C) It is an ongoing event and shall continue hereafter.

A) (B) & B) & C) D) (A) &

Q.99: Why does the speaker say - "My mind is an old Playhouse with all its lights put out"? (The Old Playhouse by Kamala Das)

A) To express her frustration with the theatre B) To lament her loss of ancestral affinity C) To describe her journey from youth to old age D) To convey her loss of freedom and vigour owing to her husband's patriarchal behaviour

Q.100: In which of the following sentence, noun has been used in its dative case?

A) Are you coming, father? B) Will you donate blood today? C) He gave the man a rupee. D) The Earth is moistened by rain.

Q.101: Which of the following sentence has a subordinate clause in it?

A) He confessed his crime. B) The management is as bad as it could be. C) He bought his uncle's library. D) Cain, being jealous of Abel, struck him.

Q.102: Identify the subject complement in the following sentence - 'Everything was as we had left it.'

A) as we had left it B) Everything was C) we had D) Everything

Q.103: Which of the following statements regarding Pre-Raphaelite poetry are correct? (A) The influence of Pre-Raphaelite school was stronger on the visual arts than on writing. (B) Nature of Pre-Raphaelites is different from Romantics, they are overtly more sensuous and symbolic. (C) Pre-Raphaelite writings did not have an enduring impact on literature.

A) (A), B) C) D) (A) &

Q.104: What does the underlined phrasal verb mean in the sentence below? Don't run away with the idea that I am unsociable; I just haven't got time to go out much.

A) bring together something B) pursue C) accept an idea too hastily D) bear patiently

Q.105: Which out of the following is an antonym of the word, 'opinionated'?

A) dispassionate B) adamant C) bigoted D) biased

Q.106: In which of the following sentence, 'but' is used as preposition?

A) My teacher is very nice but a bit strict. B) She returned all his gifts but one. C) I want to lose weight but I hate diets. D) The meal was good but expensive.

Q.107: Who among the following formulated the rules of Imagism?

A) James Joyce B) T.S. Eliot C) Ezra Pound D) Freud

Q.108: "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world", is an example of -

A) Apostrophe B) Simile C) Personification D) Metaphor

Q.109: From the kinds of adverbs given below, choose the one which does not fit into the given category -

A) Time: soon, still, then, today B) Manner: fast, happily, hard, quickly C) Place: here, there, near, down D) Degree: always, never, occasionally, often

Q.110: Which one of the given options correctly analyses the following sentence in terms of SPOCA? 'They painted the door green.'

A) SPCA B) SOPC C) SPOC D) SPOO

Q.111: Milton describes 'Lycidas' in the subtitle as a -

A) Monody B) Pastor C) Memoriam D) Dirge

Q.112: Sarojini Naidu's poetry is best described as -

A) Symbolist and Surrealist B) Realistic and Satirical C) Dramatic and epic in tone D) Lyrical with Indian themes

Q.113: Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Metaphysical poetry?

A) Obscurity and learning. B) Delight in novel thought and expression. C) Far fetched images. D) Excessive emotionality.

Q.114: Fill in the blanks with appropriate tense. Choose from the options given below - It ........(be) wonderful having my parents to stay. They ........(cook) all the meals and they........ (spend) a lot of time with the children.

A) is, are cooking, are spending B) has been, cooking, spending C) will be, cooked, spent D) was, are cooking, are spending

Q.115: Which one of the following was not a characteristic of Romantic poetry?

A) Obsession with death and unconscious state. B) No political inspiration or influence. C) Influenced by theories of association and drugs. D) Heavy symbolism.

Q.116: Which of the following is the correct transformation of the given affirmative sentence into negative sentence without change of meaning? "Alfred was the best king that ever reigned in England."

A) No other king as good as Alfred ever reigned in England. B) Alfred was not the best king that did not reign in England. C) Alfred was not the only good king that ever reigned in England. D) Alfred was not the best king that ever reigned in England.

Q.117: Identify the correct phrase analysis in terms of MHM in the given sentence - 'Very intriguing film about politics.'

A) MMHM B) HMM C) MHMM D) MMH

Q.118: In which of the following sentences adjective is used predicatively?

A) He sang to lords and ladies gay. B) Sweet are the uses of adversity. C) I appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober. D) We enjoyed a sumptuous dinner yesterday.

Q.119: 'Picture Composition' is an example of -

A) Reflective writing B) Guided writing C) Argumentative writing D) Controlled writing

Q.120: Match the following Works (Poetry) of Tagore with their English names - (A) Manasi (i) Song Offerings (B) Sonar Tari (ii) The Minds Creation (C) Kheya (iii) The Golden Boat (D) Gitanjali (iv) Ferrying Across

A) (A)-(ii), B) -(ii), C) -(iii), D) -(iv)

Q.121: Choose the complex sentence from the set of sentences given below-

A) One soldier was killed and another wounded. B) This is something I am very proud of. C) I try and see it their way, but I can't. D) I had no car, so I hired one for the journey.

Q.122: In which of the following sentences determiner 'enough' is used at an incorrect position?

A) This coat is big enough for me. B) The dog barked loud enough to frighten the burglars. C) He is old enough to go to school. D) I have food enough to last one month.

Q.123: Fill in the blank with a coordinating clause. Choose from the options given below - I want to leave,

A) as I have an urgent work. B) because I am getting late. C) since I will miss my train. D) and yet I feel obliged to stay.

Q.124: Fill in the blank with the correct option - Rejection of grand narratives, fragmentation, self-reflexivity, absurdism and indeterminacy of meaning are some of the characteristics of

A) Post Modernism B) Classicism C) Neo-Classicism D) Modernism

Q.125: From the list of consonants given below along with representative words in phonetic transcript, choose the group which is wrongly transcribed -

A) /p/pen/pen/;/b/bed/bed/; B) /tʃ/chin/tʃɪn/;/dʒ/June/dʒu:n/; C) /ð/then/ðen/;/z/zoo/zu:/; D) /l/leg/leɪg/;/r/red/reɪd/;

Q.126: Which of the following novels of Amitav Ghosh does not form a part of his Ibis trilogy?

A) Flood of Fire B) Sea of Poppies C) The Hungry Tide D) River of Smoke

Q.127: Identify the figure of speech in the following lines - 'How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. That reed was too frail to survive the storm of its sorrows.'

A) Metaphor (Implicit) B) Onomatopoeia C) Irony D) Oxymoron

Q.128: Choose the correct option, after reading the following - In the phrase: 'Brown, wooden, rectangular tables in the classroom.' (A) The Head is tables. (B) The phrase has pre-modifiers. (C) The phrase has post modifier. (D) The Head is classroom.

A) (A), B) and C) Only D) are incorrect.

Q.129: 'The poem is based on a true incident, it could easily have happened to me on the poverty-ridden sands of Gopalpur-on-sea'. The above confession of Jayant Mahapatra concerns which one of his following poems?

A) The Moon Moments B) A Rain of Rites C) Hunger D) Hands

Q.130: Fill in the blank with the correct option - The town which is the primary setting for "The God of Small Things" by Roy is

A) Kerala B) Cochin C) Ayemenem D) Calcutta

Q.131: Fill in the blank with the correct option - A revolt against rule and custom, return to nature and simple life, subjectivity and emotionalism are characteristics of

A) the Age of Sensibility B) the Neoclassical period C) the Renaissance D) the Romantic period

Q.132: The following lines are an example of which of the literary device? "The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees."

A) Pun B) Alliteration C) Onomatopoeia D) Hyperbole

Q.133: Choose the correct answer from the given options to the following question - What is the central theme of Desai's "Cry, the Peacock"?

A) existential crisis B) cultural dislocation C) religion and atheism D) social injustice

Q.134: Sir Walter Scott said for which one of the following, 'They played with thoughts as the Elizabethans had played with words.'

A) The Jacobean playwrights B) The Metaphysical School of Poets C) The Neoclassical poets D) The Pre Raphaelites

Q.135: Fill in the blank with appropriate conditional clause. Choose from the options given below - If anybody had asked me,

A) I could have told them what happened. B) I would tell them what happened. C) I should be telling them what happened. D) I would be telling them what happened.

Q.136: Fill in the blank with the correct option - The sinister, the grotesque and the claustrophobic atmosphere are characteristics of

A) the Gothic B) the Post Modern C) the Pre-Raphaelite D) the Victorian

Q.137: Choose the correct answer from the given options - (A) The aim of satire is to abuse and evoke feelings of despair. (B) Satire aims to diminish/derogate and evoke scorn. (C) Irony conveys the literal sense in a simplified manner. (D) Irony is a mode of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of that which is literally conveyed.

A) . Irony deliberately means the opposite of its literal words B) , not despair C) . D) , not the literal sense

Q.138: Fill in the blanks with appropriate tense. Choose from the options given below - We........ (work) long hours, but we........ (not get) much pay.

A) work, haven't got B) worked, didn't get C) are working, did not get D) have worked, did not got

Q.139: Which of the following statement does NOT represent a general principle of teaching poetry?

A) A Poem should be approached as a total work of art. B) Detailed explanation of the poem should be given by the teacher. C) Poetry should be read and re-read effectively by the teacher. D) Poetry should be taught in such a way that it gives pleasure rather than verification.

Q.140: What causes Raju's downfall in the novel The Guide?

A) Political Betrayal B) His obsession with fame C) Forgery of legal documents D) His addiction to gambling

Q.141: Two Leaves and a Bud by Mulk Raj Anand centers on -

A) the life of a peasant boy in pre-independence Punjab B) the exploitation of tea plantation workers in India C) the decline of princely states D) Lulu's political awakening and return to India

Q.142: Match the following writers to their works - (A) I.A. Richards (i) The World's Body (B) William Empson (ii) New Bearings in English Poetry (C) F.R. Leavis (iii) Seven types of Ambiguity (D) John Crowe Ransom (iv) Practical Criticism

A) (A)-(iv), B) -(iii), C) -(ii), D) -(i)

Q.143: Fill in the blank with the correct option - A mock epic.

A) treats a grand subject in an elevated and ceremonial style B) treats a trivial and common place subject in an elevated style C) doesn't imitate or use epic similes D) doesn't use invocations

Q.144: From the use of phrasal verbs in sentences below, choose the one which is wrong -

A) A treasurer must account for the money he spends. B) Some of the younger members called on the minister to resign. C) Don't answer me forward. Answer my question. D) I met Tom at the party; he asked after you.

Q.145: Ruskin Bond's autobiography is named -

A) Lone Fox Dancing B) The Lamp is Lit C) Funny Side Up D) Another Day in Landour

Q.146: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from given options - The crops have suffered from the long........

A) draught B) drot C) draft D) drought

Q.147: Choose the correct answer from the given options to the following question - Who narrates the story in Manju Kapoor's "Difficult Daughters"?

A) Harish B) Swarnlata C) Virmati D) Ida

Q.148: From the list of words given below, choose the group in which all words have been correctly spelt -

A) feesable, fetied, fjoard, fleddgling B) feesible, feteed, fojord, fledling C) feasible, fetid, fjord, fledgling D) fesable, fited, jord, fleging

Q.149: Complete the second sentence using appropriate modal auxiliary so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Choose from the options given below - It's possible that they didn't receive your letter. They ........your letter.

A) might not received B) might have received C) might not receive D) might not have received

Q.150: Which of the following is a feature of a 'Dramatic Monologue' which Browning omits in some of his poems?

A) Presence of Auditors. B) Revelation of the speaker's character. C) Persona as different from the poet. D) Single personal utterance.

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